The 5 Timeless Things You Only Need to Know to Grow Your Social Media Presence

Sheena
Sheena
Sep 6, 2018 · 3 min read

Someone asked me:

What is the easiest way to grow my social media presence?

Great question. No fluff here. Easiest way? Pay for PR. If you can afford $5K to $10K a month, why not, right? In the USA, PR can even cost as high as $100K a month.

Antsy about growing the number of your followers? Easiest way is to buy some. Tons of account owners have done this. And it’s cheap! You pay a few bucks and you get tons of (fake) followers. Would I recommend it? Definitely NOT. If you do this, the quality of your audience will be terrible and you can’t even monetize them in the end, and your engagement rate will always be inaccurately poor, which is the last thing you want in growing your business’ presence online.

So many entrepreneurs and brands are crazy about growing their social media presence instantly, but the reality is, social media is for the long term, and it’s worth it. It takes time, it takes patience. If you don’t have that — pay for PR and partner with influencers(if they agree) for instant boost of your social media presence.

If you are really determined to growing your social media presence, here are the top important things you need to keep in mind:

  1. Know your audience. If you want to attract your tribe, know who you want to attract. A community is a group of people who share similar interests, values, or mindset. Knowing your audience is more than a demographic data, dig deeper to their personalities, their pain points and desires.
  2. Content — Post quality contents that are valuable to your target audience. Share stories that would resonate with them.
  3. Engagement — It’s called social for a reason. So connect with the community. Give value and help other people.
  4. Analyze your data and optimize. Know what is working and do more of it. Cut what’s ineffective. It’s a constant work of listening to your audience, learning more about them, listening to the market and be in the know of what’s going on and adjusting your strategy along the way. Technology changes, so is social media and the brands building their presence online should adapt faster and accordingly.
  5. Do the basics. Start with it. There are so many new tactics, strategies, new features to try on, don’t get distracted by those! If you’re starting, stick with the basics which I’ve already mentioned above, sprinkle patience in each activities and you are on your way to growing your social media presence.

I understand that the internet is full of free content and you might be tempted to browse and read more social media advice after this, who knows. It’s alright, but at the end of the day, if you’re tired of getting lost about what to do, remember this post, come back to it and let it sink in. You really only need to know these 5 timeless things to start growing your social media presence. You can do it.

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