If you have an online business, you will know how important it is to build an email list. This is the list of people who have willingly supplied you with their email address so that they can receive information from you. Overtime, as they start to see that your information provides them with value, they will come to trust and respect your opinions and be more inclined to buy from you.
Social networking sites have an important role to play in the growth of your online business. Whether you love or loath social networks, you cannot ignore them. In this article we'll look at the significant role that Facebook has in your list building strategy.
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How To Build an Email List with facebook[/caption]List Building Tips With Facebook.
Facebook is the biggest social networking site, with over 1 billion members and over 860 million people checking into Facebook at least once a day. But many online business owners don't see the results they want and eventually abandon it.
When using Facebook to build your email list do not try and do it from your personal Facebook account. You need to create a separate Facebook business page. As your business grows and you have more people 'friending' you, the messages that you send out about your business are different to the personal messages that you might send or receive.
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If someone follows your business on Facebook is a very strong signal that they are interested in your services and products and would like to hear more from you. When you generate good content and people like and share that content, you can potentially reach thousands of people.
That's why it is important to set up your list building opt-in form onto your Facebook business page so that new people can join your list if when they see that more information is available to them. If you're using AWeber as your list building software, they have an easy application that does the job for you.
What Will Post On Your Business Page?
The information that you post on your Facebook can be links back to your blog with a short commentary about it. Or you can upload memes or quotes that will appeal to your audience (images do very well on Facebook). Also, you can ask questions on your page to generate a conversation and post facts and statistics about your niche so your followers can 'Like, and 'Share' them.
Your Facebook business page can be promoted from your website, blog sidebar and your email signature. This all pushes traffic to your Facebook page, which in turn gives you more Facebook follows and more opportunity for your list building objectives.
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