Want to grow your business? then use these social media apps

Top social media apps for business.

Social media offers many benefits to business owners, as it allows them to reach out to their customers and to gain the attential of more potential customers. a recent report has shown that social media enables businesses to get exposure, traffic and gain market insights.

Below are its advantages :

• Increases brand awarness
• Boost sales
• Partnership wioth influencers
• Easy audience engagement
• Customer reviews
• Targeted advertising
• Easy to handle
• Low costs

1.Facebook

Facebook allows almost all content to work great -- text, images, videos, live videos and stories. Facebook is used by more than 2 billion people, making it the largest growing social media platform ever. There are more than 65 million business account on it.

Below you will get some pros and cons of facebook.

Pros	Cons
Large audience potential                You can directly talk to your consumers Share pictures and videos from your business Build a community Communicate your brand voice easily Powerful analytics	Pay to play Need a team and planning Need specific marketing skills Requires time to time commitments Can be reached to those who have looked your posts

2.Youtube

Youtube having 1.9 billion active users a each month is the second most used platform in the world. To get started you need to create a Youtube channel of yours for your brand . Here you can upload videos of the product you want to sell.

Below are the some pros and cons :

Pros	Cons
Grows instantly Boosts your confidence Inexpensive to create videos Analytics Opportunities for paid promotion  Can be easily shared to others Second largest search engine	Huge amount of content tio compete with Unable to prevent someone to copy you Negative video comments and trolls Takes consistent engagement

3.Messanger

Messanger powered by Facebook has nearly 1.3 billion monthly users mailing it to reach ,any of your customers.  Bussinesses can now advertise,create a chatbox and create newsletters.

Below are the pros and cons :

Pros	Cons
Simple setup Keeps the record Saves time instead of a call More speed as compared to other browsers Message conferencing	Low security Can be a distraction to consumers As it is always running in the background the battery sucks Viruses Compatibility

4.Instagram

Instagam has about 1 billion usres an every month making it a popular social media platform. Instagram allows you to share a wide range of content such as photos,videos,stories and live videops.

Here are its pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Easier to share your brand messages         Growing quickly as compared to other media  Location tagging is available Allows to post your content easily  IGTV Effective editing features Hashtags  can make easy to connect people	Used specially by mobiles instagram do not support clickable links Strict privacy Your targeted consumers might dont have instagram

5.Whatsapp

Whatsapp is a messaging application owned by 1.6 billion users in 180 countries.

The app allows small businesses to set up a small  business profile. Through Whatsapp one can communicate to the customers through voicecall, videocall  and even send customers regular updates.

For businesses, you can upgrade to Whatsapp's Business API to access more tools and features.

Below are the pros and cons :

Pros	Cons
Very easy to get started Message any contact anytime Sends broadcasts to up to 256 contacts Can send upcoming event information as text and image Enables trusting messaging with security	Account can be be used on one device by a single user Lacks structure with no clear section Customers profile picture is seen that may make him insecure It can be annoying to get constant messages

6.LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the best social media platform for business to business marketing. 80% of the B 2 B social media marketing leads come from LinkedIn.

LinkedIn profiles are similar and instead of sharing personal updates, professionals share content relevant to their industry and career.

Below are some pros and cons:

Pros	Cons
Targets a professional audience Accurate targeting by industry Easy to apply multiple campaigns Can get regular updates Search engine friendly Cost effective	Conversion tracking is not as robust as google &FB Investment of initial time Privacy concerns  Premium can be costly

7.Tumblr.

Using Tumblr. for business offers useful features for any company. For small businesses, they can sign up and use this platform for developing their own site. Tumblr. is useful for visually engaging rich media. Tumblr. allows users to post several kind of content including text, chat messages, quotes, links,  photographs,videos and audio files. This ability to include a lot of media has been helpful to retailers.

Below are some pros and cons :

Pros	Cons
Easier to build a following than facebook Variety of post options Great option for short blogs	Time consuming Mainly used by teenagers Not a well organised design Does not support ads Hyperlink issues

8.Twitter

Twitter having 330 million monthly users is a great place for users to interact and stay updated with news, entertainment,sports, politics and more.

You can use your twitter account for advertising and much more.

Below are its pros and cons:

Pros	cons
Free targeting with "#" & "@" Easy to engage followers and influencers Meeting like minded people is easy You can get the latest news It gives business free publicity You can get easy n fast feedback	Requires multiple tweets everyday Drives traffic, but not necessarily sales Easy to overtweet Getting into troubles and trolls is easy Fake accounts harm sometimes

9.Pinterest

Pinterest is a social network where people can find inspiration and ideas for their interest and hobbies. Pins  can also link back to websites, which is why Pinterest is great for driving traffic and sales. 

Its great for businesses, because most users use for making purchase decisions.

Below are its pros and cons :

Pros	cons
Easy to drive traffic Perfect for visual brands Long pin lifetime value Helps boost your seo Small time investment Engaged users	Its time consuming Expensive to automate Lower audience reach as compared to Facebook & Instagram Primarily for businesses for consumers

Regardless of the platform, the basic concepts for business success remain fairly consistent

• Social media followers
• B2B networking on social media
• Social media reputation management

THIS SOCIAL MEDIA SITES WILL TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEST SUCCESS.

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