How To Find Local Customers On Social Media
There are over 1 billion social
media users worldwide now. If you are casting a wide net when looking for
social media followers, then there is a good chance you are missing out on the
small fraction of that total who live within driving distance of your business.
Unless your business is intangible or ships worldwide, you’ll be looking for
local people. This article talks about special tactics you can use to find
local potential customers using three of the largest social media platforms.
Local Facebook Users
Over the last few years, ever
since ads became a popular marketing tool on Facebook, businesses have seen a
downward trend in local organic reach. The most obvious way to find local
customers on Facebook is, of course, to buy advertising. Facebook has collected
so much data on people that you can laser-focus on your perfect customer and be
able to afford ads even on a small budget.
There are a few other free ways to
attract locals as well, such as: posting about local events, commenting on
local events, connecting and collaborating with other local businesses, tagging
other businesses and your customers in posts about them. Tagging really ups
your visibility as the posts are shown to all the users that follow people you
have tagged. You can also encourage customers to “check in” at your location
using in-store signage and discount promotions.
Local Twitter Users
You can easily find local people
on Twitter using location based hashtags. You can also search for lists of
local people that your other Twitter followers have made. Check out competing
Twitter accounts and follow the people that follow them. You can also use
advance search to combine a local area with keywords. For instance, if you were
a local coffee shop you could search for “coffee lovers” within 15 miles from
your store.
Local Instagram Users
If you are using beautiful photos
and graphics to build up a branding Instagram account, make sure to include and
hashtag local landmarks, groups and sports teams. Since Facebook owns Instagram
you can also do targeting geography-based paid promotional posts. Use local
hashtags to find people that live near your business. Hashtags like
“HoustonForever” or “NYCGIRL” can help you find locals.
Tag photos, add local hashtags and
tag customers or local businesses to increase your organic reach. On all social
media account make sure to reference your service area in your profile.
Using these local social media
tactics can really help you find and connect with people that live near you and
are likely to shop with you. Using a business app like Bizzalley can help you
find and connect to your customers as well. Download it today and give it a
try!
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