Social Media Sales Solutions is the topic for this month’s SiMar Small Business News. It’s a 4-part series on a specific business topic.  Most times, those topics are business services or our favorite business subjects.  We love to answer your most asked questions during our monthly talks.  Send your questions our way <<click here>>.

If you are the type of person who loves to learn, then you’re in the right place.  First things first, everyone knows social media boost sales, yes?  These days you can make purchases everywhere – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.  You can earn money from anywhere in the world with a digital device.   These free social media accounts are platforms for companies to connect with their target audience.  In addition to the revenue increase, image the relationship engagement with 1.8 billion users.  Either way, these free social media accounts can be made into a profitable e-commerce business.

Business owners are selling from social media accounts without websites.  Eventually, you should build your website (if you haven’t already)  Here are a few social media sales solutions that will lead you to business growth.

Business is the ultimate one-stop shop for an entrepreneur. It allows you to create your own business page via Facebook, buy ads, integrate your website and add a mobile app. It also comes with an easy to navigate Manager and Help section to assist in basic needs like creating new ads. This allows you to create a brand buzz and raise awareness.  It also helps build your customer base and increase revenue.  <<Read more>>.

 Pinterest for business, like Facebook, let’s you create a page to market your products, services, and brand.   Your Pinterest followers will have access to your shop’s name,  product details, pricing information, and availability.  Register and “Pin It”.  To set-up, <<click here>>.

With Shopial. your online store will be on Facebook in 3 clicks.  It’s an easy social app and Pinterest.  You will love the fully customizable templates.  All you need to do is install this app on the tab of your Facebook.  Then, import items from your online store.  It creates magic on your Pinterest page and turns your boards into the online catalog. This multilingual e-commerce platform also integrates well with Etsy, Magento, Amazon, Wix, and Shopify.  If you have an online store, check out the Shopial  Ultimate Facebook How-to Guide.

Time for conversions! Soldsie offers a free 30-day trial for you to get started.  Soldsie will create one link to your Instagram.  Once you place the link in your profile, fans will be able to view your photos and relevant content.  The upsell Have2Have.It (comes with a charge) allows fans to shop directly from your IG feed.  Soldsie also works with Facebook.  It turns your comments into conversions.  When a fan comments on your photo, it automatically places it in the customers shopping cart.

This website-mobile app-social platform works like Instagram only customers can directly get what they want via its “BUY” button. Make money while cleaning out your closet.  You take the photo and post your product.  The consumer purchases it and Poshmark will send you a mailing label.  And you take it the parking lot! Cha-ching!  You can market used and new products, designer, and non-designer fashion.  Make sure you have a good title, clear images and invite your friends.  This can be a hobby or a profession.   Try Poshmark and get ride of fashion that’s no longer for you, but perfect for someone else.  It’s a fun way to sell and shop online.

There are other social media sales solutions in the digital space.  These platforms offer salespoints for your business.  While you are focused on increasing your social sales, take time to review Olapic, Beetailer, inSelly, and Chirpify.  They are excellent avenues for revenue increase.  As social media progresses, you can guarantee an increase in leads, fans and conversions in no time.

Social media, however, is a highly volatile platform. Newcomers and non-tech business owners can easily get lost in this labyrinth. The scary thing is that– one wrong move and a business can easily find its way to the gutter. No wonder the demand for social media manager continue to rise over the years. When thinking of hiring one for the first time, it is essential to know what to look for to prevent ending up with a pseudo-guru wreaking havoc to your social presence.

To give you an idea, here are some guidelines on how to find an excellent social media manager:

Social media managers must be considered as a business prime mover. Adequate care must be done when hiring one. If possible, go for a team as “more heads is still better than one.” Overall, look for a social media manager who can nurture your social presence and mentor you on how this volatile system works.

Having a hard time grasping the full power of social media in your business? You are not alone as there is no stopping the force of business socials in this day and age. With the advent of new technology and growing improvements in the Internet, social media continue to propel forward as a leading platform in sustaining business development. To give you an idea on what’s been going around in social media, here’s a look back on some notable aspects that have happened (and are continually happening!) in the first quarter of 2017.

In all these, social media marketing for the first quarter of 2017 continue to point to a more personalized approach. Online audiences are more keen on putting their trust in ads and promotional campaigns that have a hint of “sincerity” and “trustworthiness” in them. With these, creating social campaigns must be custom-fit to a targeted audience