Five ways to make your social media marketing bulletproof

  • Last Updated : August 17, 2023
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If you want to succeed, you’re going to do a lot of failing—and that’s okay. But there are a lot of people who came before you and learned lessons the hard way, so you don’t have to. We’ve put together some things to keep in mind if you want to have a strong social media presence. Follow our advice, and you’ll find that social media marketing isn’t as overwhelming as people say it is.

1. Have a clear strategy

One of the most common mistakes people make is to jump onto the social media bandwagon without any clear strategy. While social media may seemingly be “free,” there is actually a lot at stake. The time and the effort that you spend on maintaining a social media profile could be spent elsewhere. This is why it’s important to have a strategy before committing to social media marketing.

If you want to succeed at social media marketing, make sure you have the answers to the following questions

a. What are my goals with social media marketing?

b. Who is my target audience? Which social networks do my target audience spend time on, and how can I reach them?

c. What kind of content should I create? Are my objectives being met, and am I getting enough engagement on my posts?

A sure-fire way to succeed in social media marketing is to be very clear on what your goals are. Make sure that you and your team are on the same page as to what they’re working towards.

2. Engage in conversations

Businesses that have a strong presence on social media all have one thing in common—they have conversations with their followers. When you’re on social media, it’s important to keep track of what your target audience is talking about. What problems are they facing? What solutions are they looking for? Maybe you’re already providing the solutions they want, but if not, you have an opportunity to engage with your audience and improve your business. Keeping track of these conversations will go a long way in ensuring social media success.

Conversations on social media are important because people treat their social media profiles as their personal space. When they like your Facebook page or follow you on Instagram and Twitter, they’re letting you into their space. They’re not just looking for information, they’re looking to build connections.

Be sure to keep the lines of communication with your customers open. Your activity on social media shouldn’t be a monologue. Ensure that you’re replying to people who mention you on social media, and be sure to do it within a reasonable time. You may want to consider using social media management tools to stay on top of your profiles and pages.

3. Focus on the most important thing—Content.

The success of your social media presence is not just measured by the number of likes your Facebook page has or the number of followers you have on Twitter. It doesn’t depend on the number of reactions that your posts get.

My friend who runs a GMB verification service tells me that many brands get carried away and pay for “likes” and “followers.” Companies also use bots to manufacture likes for their content. While this might seem tempting, this will actually do more harm than good for your brand.

When your main goal becomes increasing your likes and followers, you’re spending time and energy on a futile exercise. The spike in likes and followers that you manufacture will have no impact on your business. When likes and followers are paid for, they contribute nothing to your actual outreach or sales metrics.

If you want to succeed at social media marketing, focus on creating quality content that will attract the audience you want to target on these platforms. When you create engaging, meaningful content, your follower count will automatically grow. Plus, it’s more rewarding when you know that all your followers are people who are actually interested in your brand and what you offer, and not paid followers that exist just to boost your numbers.

4. Keep your posts relevant

Hood poet and famous rapper Tupac Shakur once said, “If you can’t find anything to live for, find something to die for.”

Confused?

Exactly.

People follow you on social media because they’re either interested in your product, or they’re curious. They want to see relevant, informative content that adds value to their social media experience. Sharing memes may get likes on your page, but is that the goal you had in mind? It’s important to create content that’s in line with your overall marketing strategy and business goals. You may think sharing inspirational quotes and “good morning” messages will make you appear endearing, but that’s likely not what your audience wants to hear from you. Get to the point. Follow your strategy. Are your posts really tying in? Are you aligning your content with your strategy?

And don’t forget to pay attention to your posting schedule! Maintain a consistent, regular schedule so you don’t spam your followers, or disappear off their radar.

5. Optimize posting times for maximum reach

One of the problems many people face when it comes to marketing on social media is that they often do it without a plan. Social media marketing, like any other business activity, should be done scientifically to be successful. Posting at random hours in the morning or the middle of the night is the opposite of that.

Successful social media marketers analyze their posts to find out when they get the most reach, what kind of posts encourage the most engagement, and which social media network brings in the most business. One of the ways you can do this is to identify where your target audience is, and then post according to those timezones.

You can also use a social media management tool to identify when your posts are performing best, and then use that data to schedule future posts. Social media marketing can seem overwhelming at first, but the trick to success is to ensure that you’ve kept your bases covered. When your strategy is clearly defined, and you’re posting relevant content aligned with your strategy, half your work is done. Then, it’s all about posting quality content at the right time and regularly engaging with your followers, so they have a positive experience with your brand. Soon enough, you will begin to see the benefits of having a strong social media presence for your business!

 

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  • vishal.muralidharan
    Vishal

    Content writer at Zoho Social, stand up comedian, and lover of dogs. I read a lot.

Comments(26)

  • Local PharmacyDecember 15, 2020 at 11:07 AM

    Very Very Informative blog for me.

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  • priyankaDecember 10, 2020 at 7:31 AM

    This is insighful. My returning users have gone down. Is there any way to drive more traffic through social media? Every week I can see that users coming from social media has a high bounce rate. Is there any way to reduce that bounce rate. Where as traffic through seo that comes has less bunce rate.

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    • amruthavarshinii
      Amrutha VarshiniiDecember 19, 2020 at 1:25 AM

      Hi Priyanka, There’s a high chance that search engine traffic being more intentional and are coming down the rabbit-hole of specific keyword/phrase searches. The same can’t be said for social media audience, it could be more unpredictable based on your audience type. Have you tried heat-mapping your pages to see where the bounce-off point is? I hope this helped a little. Cheers Amrutha

      Reply
  • RishabNovember 10, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    Hi Vishal, It is a great joy to read your post. The thought shared in this post are really worth notable and you did a good job by sharing five best ways for better marketing. A better engagement is the first and important key in this aspect. Thanks for sharing these facts through this post-Vishal. Keep sharing.

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    • amruthavarshinii
      Amrutha VarshiniiNovember 20, 2020 at 8:38 AM

      Thank you for your feedback, glad to hear it helped! ????

      Reply
  • kahn GilbertSeptember 26, 2020 at 3:57 PM

    Thank you for sharing this. I have been posting on social media put i have not really seen much traffic from social media. But after reading your post, i think i have learnt some things i didn’t know before. Thank you

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  • Frank LouAugust 21, 2020 at 7:08 AM

    I think in 2019 the infographics plays an important role of making social media irreplicable impact .

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  • marwaAugust 20, 2019 at 12:14 PM

    I am marketing on social media, but I do not find the results and interaction I will follow the steps mentioned in the article to get better results.

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  • WisconsinJuly 16, 2019 at 9:01 AM

    I think in 2019 the infographics plays an important role of making social media irreplicable impact .

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  • fehmeezJuly 6, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    It is useful article, certainly for beginner like me,. social media is helpful for business today, and I have read some for B2B business twitter and linkedin will be very useful and for fashion industry pinterest and instagram plays a key role. Anyway thank you so much

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  • udit khannaJuly 5, 2019 at 5:14 AM

    Thanks for providing this information it was really helpful. I got to know that now a days social media is a great platform to gain traffic to our website and how to make facebook ads.

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  • Quventix SolutionsJune 27, 2019 at 3:24 PM

    Yes, I agree with you “social marketing probably isn’t the only thing you have to do all day”. Its just only a part of the marketing but not the all in all. Thanks for your great discussion.

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  • davidJune 25, 2019 at 12:31 PM

    hi thanks for sharing this informative article with us it helps me to manage my social media marketing platform

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  • richerJune 25, 2019 at 10:09 AM

    social media marketing is very important for every business and it is the best places for promoting a business

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  • Vinay LokhandeJune 19, 2019 at 6:56 AM

    Wonderfully written post!! Really fascinating article! Thank you for sharing this information.Great share! I feel really very nice to read this post! so useful. Many Thanks.

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  • FloraJune 17, 2019 at 4:47 PM

    These tips you provided are really helpful. I agree that Making use of social media is also important since most people are socially active on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It helps the most to generate leads. I just loved your tips and definitely going to implement all these tips.

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  • jerry johnMay 29, 2019 at 7:09 AM

    An informative article with all the points discussed well. The blog is also amazing. The conclusion is perfect. The social network strategy is essential for the social promotion of your business. But I’m still baffled, what’s the difference between marketing through social media and marketing content?

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  • Roadrunner E-mail SupportApril 20, 2019 at 9:40 AM

    Hii, The social medial is very powerfull plate form. start the bussiness. but you’r five tips bulletproof is benifits evey the bussiness man . Thanks for sharing the info.

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  • atul pandeyMarch 27, 2019 at 6:06 AM

    Hi Vishal, your article is very helpful for me. as we all know that in today world we can’t expect growing business without social media. so must have to active on social media to promote any business, brand, and product. I have a question that how we can retarget out traffic on our website. tell me about it. Thanx.

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  • socialmediaJanuary 23, 2019 at 6:31 AM

    Today, we cannot think the world without Social Media. To have a successful business every individual needs social media platforms.

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  • Sammi KhanDecember 22, 2018 at 5:38 PM

    Hello Vishal, Your article is very helpful for me! How can I retarget users who visited my website? Thanks

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  • Melisa SmithNovember 28, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    Hello dear, I am very glad to read your article. I try to read different types of digital marketing related article always. Today I am surfing to read about SMM and I found your one. I think today’s web world cannot think without SMM. Day by day the rang of SMM in becoming wide. In my view, every marketer should have a clear concept of how to use social media for SEO. In that case, You tips, strategy, and the blueprints will help a lot for using SM. Thank you so much for your awesome article. Keep covering this type of valuable content more.

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    • vishal.muralidharan
      Vishal MuralidharanDecember 18, 2018 at 6:09 AM

      Hello Melisa! Thanks a lot! ????

      Reply
  • Ella HayesNovember 5, 2018 at 8:06 AM

    “Keep your posts relevant” most of the marketer fail to keep their post or content relevant. It is very important to increase the targeted visitor. Thanks for sharing your ways for effective marketing.

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    • vishal.muralidharan
      Vishal MuralidharanDecember 18, 2018 at 6:09 AM

      Thank you! ????

      Reply

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