Comments on: Special Report: The Pros and Cons of Using Social Media http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/ Home business news, information, tips and tools to help direct sales consultants succeed online. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda Stacy http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5513 Linda Stacy Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:05:21 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5513 Thanks for stopping by to comment everyone. As several of you have said, social media can be a great marketing and sales tool. And like every tool it's important to know how to use it. I agree with you - it's the interaction with customers and potential customers that provides the benefit. And to reiterate, you can gain more from a couple hundred targeted, interested followers than from a thousand random, uninterested ones. What do you do to engage your followers? What types of updates and comments do your customers respond to? Thanks for stopping by to comment everyone.

As several of you have said, social media can be a great marketing and sales tool. And like every tool it’s important to know how to use it. I agree with you – it’s the interaction with customers and potential customers that provides the benefit. And to reiterate, you can gain more from a couple hundred targeted, interested followers than from a thousand random, uninterested ones.

What do you do to engage your followers? What types of updates and comments do your customers respond to?

]]> By: Sam@Social Networking Development http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 Sam@Social Networking Development Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:03:32 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5508 Well popularity of social media has increased a lot. Social media is indeed good to market your business and to get traffic as well. You can increase your sales also with this. Well popularity of social media has increased a lot. Social media is indeed good to market your business and to get traffic as well. You can increase your sales also with this.

]]> By: Linda Stacy http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5495 Linda Stacy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:09:55 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5495 Hi Rowan. Social media sites can be a very powerful marketing tool when used properly. One thing I would caution about is assuming that large numbers of followers, or even large numbers of site visitors necessarily translates to large profits. It's been my experience that quality followers and highly targeted visitors are much more worthwhile than numbers. If a follower or site visitor isn't really interested in what you have to offer, I wouldn't recommend spending time or money to gain them. Hi Rowan. Social media sites can be a very powerful marketing tool when used properly. One thing I would caution about is assuming that large numbers of followers, or even large numbers of site visitors necessarily translates to large profits. It’s been my experience that quality followers and highly targeted visitors are much more worthwhile than numbers. If a follower or site visitor isn’t really interested in what you have to offer, I wouldn’t recommend spending time or money to gain them.

]]> By: Rowan @ Get Facebook Page Likes http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5491 Rowan @ Get Facebook Page Likes Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:06:15 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5491 I have gotten about 50% of all the traffic I've ever gotten online from social media sites, and that's close to a million people. It's a very important thing to do, and you don't want to put all your eggs in one basket, just in case there's a problem with one site or method. I have gotten about 50% of all the traffic I’ve ever gotten online from social media sites, and that’s close to a million people. It’s a very important thing to do, and you don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket, just in case there’s a problem with one site or method.

]]> By: Web Development Singapore http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5489 Web Development Singapore Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:55:29 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5489 Social media can help you very much and its very beneficial to drive the traffic to your site and then you have disadvantage like the spammer will also come on this site. Social media can help you very much and its very beneficial to drive the traffic to your site and then you have disadvantage like the spammer will also come on this site.

]]> By: Adam@Outsourced Product Development http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 Adam@Outsourced Product Development Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:04:26 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5481 Good to read, I think social media is a great way to promote your business and to increase your sales as well. Good to read, I think social media is a great way to promote your business and to increase your sales as well.

]]> By: Jacqueline V. Robbins http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5460 Jacqueline V. Robbins Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:18:52 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5460 Yeah Lindsay has a point. By with social networking it will be more easy to promote your product. Social media is a nice way to help your business to be more famous. Yeah Lindsay has a point. By with social networking it will be more easy to promote your product. Social media is a nice way to help your business to be more famous.

]]> By: Rowan @ Social Media Marketing http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5439 Rowan @ Social Media Marketing Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:26:00 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5439 For me, I don't bother being all that social with people, as I'm not a very social person, but I have gotten thousands upon thousands of hits from Twitter. For me, I don’t bother being all that social with people, as I’m not a very social person, but I have gotten thousands upon thousands of hits from Twitter.

]]> By: chiliemae http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5275 chiliemae Fri, 27 May 2011 15:37:35 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5275 For me, it is true that Social networking is interacting to your customer. You need a good communication so that you can able to communicate well. Learn a trust to both of you. I’m happy to see you working on hat. Now, you can figure it out. That’s the right way to do. Keep it up . For me, it is true that Social networking is interacting to your customer. You need a good communication so that you can able to communicate well. Learn a trust to both of you. I’m happy to see you working on hat. Now, you can figure it out. That’s the right way to do. Keep it up .

]]> By: analyn http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/1661/social-media-pro-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5274 analyn Thu, 26 May 2011 00:05:29 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=1661#comment-5274 I agreed on you Lindsay. Social networking are interacting to your customer. It's a time for you to build a good relationship to your customers. LinkedIn is the best examples of the social networking at are really useful when it comes to business. Thanks for sharing! I agreed on you Lindsay. Social networking are interacting to your customer. It’s a time for you to build a good relationship to your customers. LinkedIn is the best examples of the social networking at are really useful when it comes to business. Thanks for sharing!

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