- jo + leigh marketing
- 5/9/2024
Social Media Advice for Small Businesses
Hey... looking for advice for socials? We got you.
We know the classic line “Small business owners wear a lot of hats.” I don’t know about you, but sometimes I need help with what hat to pick out and wear with my outfit if you catch my drift. I need someone to send a fit pic to and help me choose! Everyone needs advice from time to time!
With Social Media especially, there’s so much opportunity. From specifically what trends to participate in to the general what to post when on where, it raises the philosophical question ‘What are the benefits of social media marketing for small businesses?’
Totally valid question! You want to make sure there even are benefits to marketing your small business through Social marketing before you dedicate time and resources to this avenue for your company. So we’re here to offer some social media advice for small businesses!
This advice comes from personal and professional experiences!
And if you don’t know us… Hey! Anna and Madison here with jo + leigh marketing. We help service-based small biz owners like you avoid getting caught in the vicious cycle of wasting resources on underperforming digital marketing efforts by filling in the gaps of their online presence with result-driven web design, SEO & advertising so you can get back to running your business! Before we started jo + leigh marketing years ago, we worked in various social media marketing avenues, from outsource to in-house, so we’re been around the SMM block a time or 2!
how has social media changed small business?
Social media has completely changed the game for marketing, not even just for small businesses.
What are some of the main features of social media?
- Free (affordable marketing option)
- Accessible to anyone (unlimited customer base)
- Ability to connect directly (customer engagement)
- Opportunity for new interactions (increasing visibility)
- Content insights (customer data)
Social media empowers small businesses; it allows you to amplify your voice and thrive in an increasingly connected world.
how can social media help a business grow?
So… how can social media help grow your business? Unlike any other marketing platform, the ‘virality’ aspect is probably what’s most appealing to small business owners. A post or video that goes viral overnight leads to brand awareness that leads to hundreds of purchases- who wouldn’t want that?!
While this doesn’t happen to everyone, it’s always a small possibility. There are other more important (and attainable) aspects of social media that can help a small business grow.
Email marketing used to be the main way of getting directly in contact with your customers. However, with algorithms and ‘for you’ pages, your content could end up in front of a future client who hasn’t opted into your content and may not have even heard of you through social media platforms!
The biggest piece of advice we have in regard to how social media can help small businesses grow is just to start posting.
The only way you can even find out is this is a viable, helpful marketing avenue to pursue is to actually follow through with it! Post content your audience with engage with, develop a cadence of nurture vs. sell, and hop on a trend just for the fun of it! Just like you wouldn’t dump tons of money into an advertising campaign that you did no research and prep for, you shouldn’t give this a post online and claim it didn’t work.
advantages of social media for small businesses
Social media hits all bases of the marketing funnel, from top-of-funnel brand awareness to middle-of-funnel following and content engagement to bottom-of-funnel direct messaging and even purchases. The variety of opportunities is one of the main benefits of social media for small businesses!
How small businesses benefit from social media depends on how willing you as the small business owner are to take advantage of the platforms. Not every business will thrive on every platform, and that’s okay! But if you’re willing to get in there, create, (and hopefully have fun with it), you’ll be able to reap the benefits of using social media for small businesses.
benefits of using social media for service-based small business
While social media is admittedly geared a little bit more towards product-based businesses with the ‘shop’ abilities, service-based businesses can still thrive through social media! We compiled all the best tips and tricks for marketing your service-based business through social media- grab your copy today!
tips for small business social media
If you’re thinking to yourself, “I need help with social media marketing”, here are a few tips we utilize in our social media marketing our small business:
- View social media as an opportunity to connect with your ideal audience, not as another thing to mark off your checklist. This will pave the way for the creativity to flow!
- Start off with the basics. Introduce yourself, share what your business does, and explain what makes you different and why they should want to work with/buy from you!
- Figure out a way to create a sustainable social media schedule. If scheduling out the next month’s worth of content to a T works for you, then get to planning! If you’re more of an on-the-fly type poster, go with it! Make social media work for you, not the other way around.
- Keep a running note of content ideas you think of for your business. They can seem random or non-applicable at the time, but don’t write any ideas off. Especially for turning content into series- you never know what might work!
- When in doubt- use the “Recycle Method”. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. What started out as one video on one platform can turn into a variety of content forms that fall into sub-topics that can be posted on a variety of platforms.
speaking of a sustainable social media plan...
We just created the *perfect* social media resource for small businesses! ‘Small Business Social Media 101‘ is the service-based small business guide to creating a sustainable social media presence. This resource includes:
- 5 Chapters to walk you through all you need to know about today’s social media landscape
- In-depth depictions of the current social media platforms with applicable examples
- Notes section available
- Full printable checklist included
Full of information that’s actually helpful and applicable, this guide is exactly what you need! It’s time to embark on your small business social media journey today.
Keep creative friends!
– Anna Jo
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