Don’t get me wrong, I think there are merits to social media – it’s great for connecting with your community and engaging them to stay connected. But when I look at the numbers, not so much. Now, I know what you’re thinking – there some who appear to be “making it rain” on Facebook. To that I say, don’t believe the hype; believe the numbers.
Check out this week’s episode of Incredible Factor TV with a poignant question from Reign:
“Hi Darnyelle, I admit, I’ve been trying to be “Facebook Famous.” I read somewhere that the impression of increase can help you to attract clients. Now, I also heard you rant on a recent interview that you were on and it caught my attention. I think there is some merit in being active and seen on social media, but you have a different perspective. Would you mind sharing so I can truly understand how focusing this way may be inhibiting my business growth?”
See my response in this week’s episode of Incredible Factor TV:
Any successful business owner knows that to build a business by attracting and closing new clients, you need to marry online strategies like Facebook with offline strategies like speaking or phone calls. Because, if you rely only on social media, your conversion (the number of people you close) will be approximately 0.71%. As soon as you add in offline strategies, your conversion can increase to 20 or 30%. (And getting them on your email list for other online strategies helps too.)
It doesn’t take a genius to know that simply becoming Facebook Famous shouldn’t be your goal.
You need those other strategies to make it truly work.
Now, I want to hear from you: What’s your two cents?: How important is social media in your business building strategy? What kind of results have you gotten to illustrate that your focus there is working for moving the needle in your business. Please note: Engagement is great but revenue is better if you’re truly building a business.
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