Tips you need to know to Succeed on Facebook Marketing

I know you’ve heard various marketers and entrepreneurs talk about the lack of effectiveness when it comes to leveraging Facebook for their business.

Succeeding on Facebook is not about what other’s experience with the platform; it’s about how you are willing to learn on how to leverage the platform and adapt to the needs of your audience.

I want to challenge this popular misconception and help you succeed on Facebook. 

Here are my 4 key elements for you to succeed on Facebook Marketing.

Optimized/Professional Profile 

Succeeding on Facebook has a lot to do with your profile. When it comes to social media, the “I’ll do it later” habit often becomes never. When creating your Facebook Business page, every aspect of the page that is relevant to you or your brand should be professional.

To ensure that you do not miss any steps, follow this order when creating a new Facebook Business page. 

• Add a profile photo relevant to your brand (your logo). 
• An optimized cover photo (as discussed in my next point). 
• Complete all of your business information and the “about” section. 
• Be sure to complete your “story” section as well. 

The more information you miss, the less your audience will know about you and how you can serve them. 

One of the key aspects to remember is that businesses change, and your business goals and direction may change. Incorporate an action-step in your digital marketing strategy to review your social media profiles and “about” section every 3-6 months. This will ensure that the information is still relevant to your business, and you can make changes as necessary.

Professional Cover Photo

When it comes to the Facebook cover photo, this is often overlooked as having little to no importance. We often see stock photos being placed as cover photos, or enlarged, non-formatted company logos. We sometimes even see outdated promotion banners used as the cover photo.

We also see banners not optimized for mobile experience, and this can often lead to a missed opportunity from a potential buyer or client. 

The importance of having an optimized cover photo is that it's your chance to make a lasting first impression and to tell your audience exactly who you are and how you can serve them.

First impressions last, and when it comes to your social media banners and cover photos, this is no different. 

I've covered some best practices when it comes to creating a Facebook cover photo: 

• Don’t be deceptive or misleading in any way; representation accuracy is important, and you need to avoid any copyright issues. 
• Never ask anyone to upload your cover photo to their personal timeline, it’s against Facebook’s terms of use to do so for advertising and giveaway purposes. 
• Your profile banner should be relevant to your brand. 
• The 20% text rule can be thrown out the window. Your goals should always be to be visual, but if you have a little bit less or more than 20% text, as long as your banner is optimized, you should be fine. 
• Show what’s behind your brand. 
• Be mindful of the mobile experience. Leverage Stencil’s feature “Safe Area” to create optimized banners that will provide a positive experience both on mobile and desktop. 

Be use all of these tips to let your brand shine and help your potential customers in their buyers’ journey. 

Improve Customer Service and User Experience 

Every social media platform, including Facebook, should be used for our customer service efforts and to create a positive experience for our audience. User experience plays a big role for any businesses already succeeding on Facebook.

Here are my best tips on how you can leverage Facebook to create a positive user experience. 

You know that optimized Facebook cover photo that we just discussed? Did you know that you can add a description for your Facebook cover image?

This is another opportunity for you to provide resources, and let your audience know who you are and what you do — things such as important links, FAQ’s, educational videos, and more. 

Easily add a call-to-action on your cover image to increase the chances of your audience visiting your cover image description. 

Facebook is also a great platform to host a weekly Q&A, education session, or give company updates. Allow your audience to be in the know by making information readily available to them. 

When it comes to providing a great experience on Facebook for your audience, the key is to know your customer avatar and know what information would benefit them, and help them in their buyers’ journey.

Take that information and make it available to them on Facebook and across your other social media platforms. 

Leverage Videos

This may be the last topic that we discuss today, but it’s one of the most important.

If you haven’t wrapped your ahead around video marketing yet, it’s time to take some small steps and incorporate this crucial marketing component into your Facebook strategy. 

Video marketing is already dominating, and it’s time for you to get on board. When it comes to video marketing, we often conclude that it will be time-consuming, expensive to produce, and thus, it ends up in the follow-up pile instead of being done.

Here’s how you can get started with video marketing without feeling overwhelmed or overwhelming your team. 

• Take the videos that you already have on YouTube and share snippets of them on Facebook. 
• Gather some FAQ’s and do a Facebook live to answer your customer’s questions. Take that live video and reuse it to YouTube and IGTV. One video can quickly become content for multiple platforms. 
• Use your recent articles as outlines for your videos. This is easy easy to do. Scan an article, highlight 2-3 points in the article and then discuss these specific points in a 1-2 minute video. Re purposing articles into video topics is a great way to come up with new content and expand on a topic that you are already discussing with your audience. 
• If you aren’t comfortable doing live videos, do pre-recorded videos to start. 
• Use your Facebook cover image to announce your upcoming video releases or live videos. If you are planning on releasing a series of videos on a particular topic, modify your Facebook cover image to announce the release of your videos to drive more traffic and views. You can do the same for upcoming live videos that you are planning or for advertising a regular live video series. 

Here’s to you succeeding on Facebook Marketing!

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