[LinkedIn] A few Must-Know facts..

Did you know that current research shows a whopping 50% of LinkedIn users are more likely to buy from a company they engage with on LinkedIn!

Also...

While Facebook and YouTube are at a basic standstill when it come to annual growth, LinkedIn is still growing at a 9% clip!

And this may be the best one of them all...

While only 17% of Facebook users and only 14% of Twitter users will ever visit a website, a staggering 64% of LinkedIn users are likely to visit the website of a business they visit on that platform.

You know what that means? Its much easier to sell your business services when its easier to get people to actually go to your client's site.

These three facts are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true opportunity with LinkedIn.

We have an awesome F.R.E.E Report which gives you a ton more Proven Linkedin Marketing Strategies to get more leads coming into your business.

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How will LinkedIn help my business?

The primary way that LinkedIn can help your business is by giving your company exposure to its millions of users. In addition, LinkedIn offers a plethora of options that will help raise awareness to your company, such as profiles with custom pages, specific industry-related business groups, Q&A forums, and the ability to link back to your company website and other social networking sites.
LinkedIn offers interactive tools for your business page to help you promote your company. For instance, your business page can be customized to showcase what your business has to offer, including news updates, product and service information, recommendations, and more. The “Products and Services” tab provides a way for you to create a custom list of each product and service that you offer, as well as pictures and rotating banners next to each description.

How is LinkedIn different from other social networking sites and is there a way to analyze activity?

Unlike the other popular social media sites designed for both personal and business use, LinkedIn is exclusively used for business networking.

Moreover, other social networks offer games and other activities that let users pass time, whereas LinkedIn specifically lets users save time. Sales deals, investments, new customers, and job leads can all be accomplished on one site with a few simple clicks and exchanges.
LinkedIn’s analytics helps you to determine your customer base and who is most likely to purchase your services. You can analyze how many visitors you have, visitor location, and what keywords attract these visitors through an easy-to-follow chart. 

Can LinkedIn help me get more customers?

Don’t hesitate to ask satisfied customers to write a quick testimonial for your page. The more testimonials you have, the more likely you’ll bring in new customers.

Furthermore, consider engaging in LinkedIn’s industry-relevant forums and groups. You’ll not only get to promote your business, but you’ll also be able to find prospective customers who you’ll already know have an interest in your industry.

With so many companies on LinkedIn, is there a way I can make my business stand out?

Adding keywords is one of the most important things to do to get your business to stand out from the crowd. A good majority of LinkedIn users use the “search” function, which allows them to search for various companies by keyword, location, and more. Be certain to add the proper keywords to your profile content, headline, and summary.

Additionally, LinkedIn offers a Profile Badge for pages for members to use on their company websites and/or blogs. When viewers click on your Profile Badge, they’ll be taken to your LinkedIn page.

We have an awesome F.R.E.E Report which gives you a ton more Proven Linkedin Marketing Strategies to get more leads coming into your business.
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5 Things You Should Be Doing With Your Social Media

5 Things You Should Be Doing With Your Social Media

Social media should be an important part of your marketing strategy, but just because you are using social media doesn’t mean you are getting the most out of it. Let’s look at 5 things you should be doing with your social media.

#1 Facebook Ads That Have Dark Posts

We are told over and over again how important it is to have a presence on social media that the concept of dark Facebook posts seems contradictory. However, some of the top brands have learned how to enjoy success by publishing a post that does not appear on the newsfeed of their fans until they convert it into an advertisement. This is an excellent way to run two tests before you go widespread with a public post. Testing an ad with a dark post can help you to get more out of your Facebook ad budget.

#2 Influence the Friends of Your Twitter Followers

If you offer a great deal or discount your followers are going to share it with their friends. This is a great way to expand your reach. To help drive the sharing factor you can offer something free or discounted to the friend of the follower. For example, Starbucks offers friends of followers a 2 for 1 deal. This encourages sharing.

#3 Join Conversations that are Relevant

It can be hard for a brand to take a stand on a particular issue without the worry of alienating some of their customers. By sharing public conversations that you feel are relevant you give your customer the option of reading/watching without directly engaging the subject. This has less risk for you and your business. Do reply to conversations relevant to your business that won’t make your customer feel alienated or uncomfortable.

Why not grab our FREE Social Media Checklist and Guide at http://lakesideprofits.com/SMBlueprint

#4 Keep it Brief

Did you know that the perfect Facebook update length is less than 40 characters even though you can use 63,000. Many of the largest companies follow this rule of thumb and enjoy great success, so perhaps now is a good time to take note. A good post will have minimal characters but be highly effective and engaging. Don’t be afraid to experiment and find your ‘sweet spot.’

#5 Launch New Products Using Social Media

If you have something you want to promote or a new product your social media audience is your best option. Your followers are likely to share your post on Facebook and across other social medias.

Were you aware of any of these 5 things? You are now, so put them to work.

However, making sense of how to use social media to grow your business can be pretty confusing! I know, it was as clear as mud until I watched this free online webclass.

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Not Everyone is Your Customer.

Not Everyone is Your Customer.

Seth Godin - he of Wordpress fame - said this and he is so true.

The very first job you need to do when you set up your business (indeed some would say even before that!) is to define who your customer actually is.

Build an avatar of your perfect customer.

• What age are they?
• What gender are they?
• What kind of job do they do?
• What part of the world do they live in?
• What is their marital status?
• Do they have kids?
• What problems do they have?
• What dreams are they not reaching?
• and many more...

This is absolutely vital as without this avatar you are only going to be able to run a scattergun approach when advertising. Or as someone once said to me "like throwing a wellington up the high street!"

The next question you need to ask is

• where do they hang out?
• do they hang out on social media? if so, which platforms?
• do they frequent forums regularly?
• are they in groups on Facebook or LinkedIn?

Once you have these pieces of information written down and laminated so that you never forget them, you need to work out why they should buy from you!

What Makes You Different?

Whether you are supplying a service or selling a product you need to make sure that you have a USP (Unique Selling Proposition). What is it that makes you different from the 1001 other cookie cutter manufacturers out there for example!!

• Is it that nobody else does what you do?
• Is it that you have far more experience than anyone else in your industry?
• Are you the cheapest?
• Is your product made from something that nobody elses is?

By doing these things you can then communicate to them - whether that is by email, phone, advertising or whatever - as if they were one person. You do not have to think about how to communicate to different types of people.

So, as you can see, Not Everyone is Your Customer!

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This is the second chance you’ve been waiting for..

Most people don’t know this… but there is a very strange connection between your brain and your bank account.

As it turns out, your income is largely determined by the thought patterns, beliefs and habits that are programmed into your brain from a young age.

It’s true.

A lot of people grew up hearing things like:

“Money doesn’t grow on trees.”

“We can’t afford it.”

“All rich people are evil.”

“We’ll never be wealthy.”

These sayings act as instructions to your subconscious mind. They are the seeds that grow into the beliefs and thought patterns that determine how you think or feel about money today, as an adult.

Register for the ENCORE presentation of the 6th Annual Brain a thon HERE

And most people spent years having these beliefs programmed into their minds.

It’s no wonder why so many of us struggle to earn more money… or feel comfortable asking for or receiving money into our lives.

But there’s good news:

Thanks to neuroplasticity… these beliefs, habits and thought patterns are actually easy to change.

So if you’ve ever felt like there was something holding you back from earning more money… then check this out:

John Assaraf, New York Times Best Selling Author and Founder of NeuroGym is hosting a FREE online training event this Saturday that can help you remove all of the mental and emotional obstacles that are standing in your way of earning more money and achieving your goals.

It’s called The 6th Annual LIVE Brain-A-Thon.

Register for the ENCORE presentation of the 6th Annual Brain a thon HERE

For the past six years, over 1,000,000 attendees have attended this free online training event.

This year, John Assaraf gathered eight of the world’s top brain science and financial experts together to help you…

Upgrade Your Brain… And Upgrade Your Income

John and his team of experts are going to teach you more about creating wealth in one day than you’ve learned in your entire life.

Spend one Saturday at The 6th Annual LIVE Brain-A-Thon… and they’ll show you how to spend the rest of your life living in financial freedom.

Click the link below to register

Register for the ENCORE presentation of the 6th Annual Brain a thon HERE

Hope to see you there

5 Ways to Get More Instagram Followers

5 Ways to Get More Instagram Followers

Instagram has over 500 million active users with over 300 million active users daily, 80% of those users are outside the USA, 4.2 billion likes every day and over 95 million photos and videos uploaded every day. This is simply wonderful and a goldmine for online marketers and business.

Those statistics should send a signal to your nerves and let you understand how important Instagram could be for your business. The issue is that, how do you get on Instagram and acquire followers that will become your loyal customers. I will be showing you how to do that in the following steps and guidelines

1. Signup with Facebook: This is the most easiest and quickest way to set up your Instagram account. It will automatically allow you to follow your friends that are already on Instagram and in turn they will follow you too. Your friends and family will be the first followers on Instagram which will help boost your profile and get you ready for the main deal

2. Quality Photos: the most important thing on Instagram is the quality of your photos, make sure your photos are of high quality before posting them on Instagram. Having quality photos on Instagram help you get more likes, comments and more followers which will help push you up the ladder and on top of all your competitors within the same niche. If you are taking the pictures with a camera, make sure the lighting and focus are right to get you the right photos you need to go viral on Instagram.

We have a fantastic guide on Instagram Mastery for you and it comes at no cost to you.

Access it at I-Want-to-Know-About-Instagram

3. Like other Photos: I call this trick notice me. Is like your first day in school, no one knows you and the only way people will start interacting with you is by you taking the first step to say hi or introduce yourself to them. When you like other people photos, those people visit your profile and decide to follow and also like your photos. This is how you start growing your network on Instagram

4. Follow Others: This is the fastest ways of growing your followers on Instagram. When you follow others, they decide to follow you back and create a connection between you both. This helps increase your followers and likes on photos you have on your profile. Follow others to get more followers

5. Comment on other Photos: This method takes more time and work but it surely pays off. When you comment on other people's photos, you increase the chance of them following you and liking your photos too. Just take some time out of your social media marketing timetable and comment on other people photos to increase your followers

Another question might be "How much do you WANT to know about Instagram?"

Just in case you have been hiding under a rock for a few months, Instagram is growing faster than any other social media platform and the ability to grow your business on it is huge.

And what I didn't know until recently is that unlike Facebook (where only a small percentage of your friends/fans see your posts), on Instagram ALL your friends and fans see ALL your posts.

How great is that?

We have a fantastic guide on Instagram Mastery for you and it comes at no cost to you.

Access it at I-Want-to-Know-About-Instagram

Any questions just shout

Until next time

Jon & Debbie Lake

http://LakesideProfits.com

This is what Harvard and Oxford educated experts say will make you successful

Saturday 7th October 2017 - 6th Annual Brainathon

Most people don’t know this… but there is a very strange connection between your brain and your bank account.

As it turns out, your income is largely determined by the thought patterns, beliefs and habits that are programmed into your brain from a young age.

It’s true.

A lot of people grew up hearing things like:

“Money doesn’t grow on trees.”

“We can’t afford it.”

“All rich people are evil.”

“We’ll never be wealthy.”

These sayings act as instructions to your subconscious mind. They are the seeds that grow into the beliefs and thought patterns that determine how you think or feel about money today, as an adult.

And most people spent years having these beliefs programmed into their minds.

It’s no wonder why so many of us struggle to earn more money… or feel comfortable asking for or receiving money into our lives.

But there’s good news:

http://LakesideProfits.com/Brainathon17

Thanks to neuroplasticity… these beliefs, habits and thought patterns are actually easy to change.

So if you’ve ever felt like there was something holding you back from earning more money… then check this out:

John Assaraf, New York Times Best Selling Author and Founder of NeuroGym is hosting a FREE online training event this Saturday that can help you remove all of the mental and emotional obstacles that are standing in your way of earning more money and achieving your goals.

It’s called The 6th Annual LIVE Brain-A-Thon.

For the past six years, over 1,000,000 attendees have attended this free online training event.

This year, John Assaraf gathered eight of the world’s top brain science and financial experts together to help you…

Upgrade Your Brain… And Upgrade Your Income

John and his team of experts are going to teach you more about creating wealth in one day than you’ve learned in your entire life.

Spend one Saturday at The 6th Annual LIVE Brain-A-Thon… and they’ll show you how to spend the rest of your life living in financial freedom.

Click the link below to register

http://LakesideProfits.com/Brainathon17

Hope to see you there