The Recipe For Successful Self Promotion Is Right Here

October 9, 2018

Are you trying to promote yourself online? This will be crucial if you are trying to start a business or just attempting to sell. Remember customers and clients are just as interested in who you are as the quality of the product or brand that you’re selling.
That’s the first lesson you need to learn fast. Impressions matter and ultimately you need to look like a winner, a professional, a person who they want to be connected with. This is all about getting self-promotion right online. So, let’s look at some of the best ways to make that happen.
Connect With Influencers
Who are the influencers in your industry? You need to find these people and know who they key players are. Research their profiles and find out what they use the most. Some industries are going to be mainly on Twitter but others will be more visual which means Instagram should be the most popular place.
Once you have discovered who the influencers are and where they mainly reside, it’s time to connect. Sometimes this is as simple as a follow for a follow. Other times, you need to be more savvy, retweeting or sharing their content, connecting through chats and essentially getting yourself noticed as part of their following.
The benefit of being one of their followers? Suddenly, you’ll get noticed by their customers, their followers, and their clients. It’s a great way to grow your customer base.
Know The Handshake
Honestly, when you begin to connect with people online, and it goes wrong it can feel like there’s a secret handshake or code you just don’t know about. That’s exactly what’s happening. You don’t know the lay of the land here. You need someone who does.
That’s why a clever way to promote yourself is to get help from a professional PR agency. By doing this, you can make sure you have someone on your side who does know that handshake. They’ll be able to make the connections you’ve failed at before and increase the focus on your brand.
24/7
Don’t let up. When you’re trying to build up your personal brand online, you should be promoting yourself and it 24/7. It needs to be constant with fresh content always coming out of your business blogs and profiles. This should be a broad mixture with a diverse range of everything from infographics to full videos. Remember, video is going to balloon massively over the next few years so that’s an area you should definitely be focusing on for content.
Use Your Audience
Lastly, do make sure that you understand the full power of the buyers. They can help you reach the next level online through user-generated content. With UGC, it’s possible to connect to your audience, use the content that they create to promote your business and create a relationship with that individual. Remember, these days, that’s what clients are looking for. They want to connect with companies that they buy from on a deeper level. Achieve this, and it will do wonders for your brand.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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