Today, more and more businesses are relying on social media to complement their overall marketing plan.
This is because social media is seen as a low cost alternative to traditional marketing.
As a result, this makes it a very attractive option for businesses that don’t have a huge marketing budget to work with.
In this article, I’m going to cover seven social media statistics that you can apply to your business to help generate higher engagement, more sales, and help you reach the right audience.
It’s no secret, I’m a big fan of LeadPages. In fact, I often get asked a lot how to install LeadPages in WordPress.
Having been through the process, I thought it would be helpful to create a tutorial that walks you through the steps needed to install LeadPages in WordPress.
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While LeadPages provides users with their own custom LeadPages URL, some users prefer to use their own website address.
Not only does this help with branding, but it makes it easier for people to remember.
This is where using LeadPages with WordPress can come in handy.
Let’s get started learning how to install LeadPages in WordPress.
There is a lot of talk about how you can generate leads with social media.
But a lot of times when you look at your own social media channels, things don’t exactly add up.
You put in the work, but you don’t see good ROI on your investments or many leads coming from your efforts on social media.
If you aren’t generating a lot of leads from your social media channels such as Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter, it’s time to look at how you can change your social media strategy so that you are!
Today we’re going to go over tips on how to generate leads with social media.
Which social networks should you be on?
When social media first got started Facebook was the primary channel that everyone was on.
Today, it is best to be on multiple social networks – provided your business can commit to updating them regularly with unique content.
While social media can help generate leads, it isn’t the only channel you should be focusing on when you are trying to generate leads for your business.
Besides using social media channels, you also look to use videos, your email list, as well as your own blog to continue generating more leads and filling your funnel!
Here are a few stats on how people are spending their time on social media and what it can do for your business.
Try these tips for generating leads using some of your favorite social media channels.
Generating leads with Facebook
If you want to generate leads using your Facebook Page, you can create a Facebook landing page using Shortstack and then drive fans to your landing page by sharing a link to your landing page tab.
Here is an example on how to use a Facebook landing page to generate leads with social media.
A Facebook landing page to collect email address can be a great way to generate leads with social media.
Generating leads with Twitter
You can also use social media sites like Twitter to generate leads. They offer a lead generation card that can help you quickly collect email addresses for your business.
Example of Twitter lead generation cards.
Besides using Facebook and Twitter to generate leads, it starts with having a good social media strategy to generate leads.
The team at QuickSprout put together a great infographic complete with an eight-step plan to help you generate leads with social media. Check out the following infographic.
Below are a few noteworthy apps and updates for your smartphone (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) that I wanted to highlight. The selection of apps that I have chosen for this week can help you share your favorite links and photos with others who are nearby (who you might not even know), translate text by speaking in your native language, and monitor your bank accounts and credit cards in real-time.
I hope you’ll enjoy this weeks mobile app selections – they’re not only extremely helpful, but very practical as well.
