How to Get Started with Social Media for Small Businesses

by Guides Team

Learn how to get started using popular social media websites including:

Facebook: Setting up a Facebook business page, designing compelling cover photos, managing all of your posts, creating and managing contests and running Facebook advertising campaigns, creating relationships with other businesses and organizations on Facebook.

Google+: Setting up a Google+ page, synchronizing it with your Google business listing, managing your posts, building your circles of friends and customers.

Twitter: Setting up your Twitter page and background image, managing your Twitter posts, monitoring for posts related to your business and products, following related people and businesses.

LinkedIn: Creating a business page, monitoring group discussions relevant to your business or products, creating relevant groups and discussions.

Pinterest: If you sell products best illustrated with pictures, then Pinterest may be the social network for you. We’ll post your content and encourages others to “re-pin” it.

Instagram: This photo-centric social network continues to grow and is fertile ground for young, hip customers.