Monday, July 5, 2010

The Power of Social Media - Massive Traffic Generation Low - Cost Promotion

Facebook. Twitter. Stumble Upon. Del.icio.us.

Thousands or even millions of users flock these sites everyday. And with this tremendous user population, one can just imagine how these social media sites could help you interact with other people - or promote your business or website. Imagine the possibility of directing at at least a portion of those traffic to your site. Tremendous indeed.

If you are still not using these social media sites for your business or webpage promotion - then prepare to prepare consider your site as a barren traffic wasteland - or your feedburner meter flash mere two digit numbers for your traffic. More and more people are pulled into the social media networking wave that even top brand companies could not resist to sign up and  join in the community. Major companies like Ford,Starbucks, and Dell have joined the the entire bandwagon of tweeters online. Others also have corresponding pages in facebook.

Now why are more and more companies seeking the online social media sites nowadays?

1. To interact with costumers. Since the internet is such an in demand "commodity" for the current generation many businesses have sprung to make their own comfy niche in the worl wide web. And if you have already put up a webpage, you have all the reason to make social media accounts. Companies could set up online costumer service accounts using these sites to cater with the different complaints or suggestions, or gather commendations from costumers. This  is a very good way to improve your business and service through direct and real-time feedback from your band of followers.

2. To promote brand. The social media sites are also avenues where you could promote a product or your business for free . You could even post updates or recent releases about your product or company to your social media network.

3. To direct traffic to the main site. If you got your populace hooked and interested, chances are they will take a step further check out your main website.  So it is also equally important to put links in your  social media account pointing to your company site to generate traffic - and that's for free.

If you are planning to generate traffic to your site, better use and exhaust all means to get it so - and social media network is your way to go.

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