What Content Should a Small Business Share on Social Media?

Social media is a powerful tool for any type of business, but its use can be especially critical for small, locally owned shops. These free online platforms offer a way for small companies to connect with current, former and ideally future customers through shared content, commenting and direct messaging. It’s no secret that what a business shares on their social channels can heavily influence their page followers, so what type of content should be posted? Let’s look at a few key categories to drum up some inspiration for your own social media channels.
Photos
Visual posts are always more engaging than plain text, so do your best to always include a photo when posting on Facebook, Twitter and obviously Instagram, which requires one. Some top choices for photos are those of top services or products, team members with a bio, happy customers (with approval) and their story, and before and after shots of projects.
Video
Video is the fastest growing medium for online content, so being able to take advantage of it on social media can prove lucrative for any business. Have no fear, video doesn’t need to be highly produced. SImple smartphone videos or lightly edited video slideshows will help break your business into the videosphere and fuel social algorithms to put your content in front of fans.
Link Previews
On sites such as Facebook and Twitter you can load a link into the content to generate a preview of the link landing page, which generally includes an image. When you have a site that you want customers or fans to visit, be sure to load a preview instead of simply pasting the link into the content. This will provide a visual post that is more likely to attract clicks.
News Updates
Social media channels are perfect for sharing company news, such as new hires, promotions, sales, new goods and services or even the acquisition of a new company pet! Good news tends to travel far on the world wide web.
Coupons
If you’re running a sale or other type of savings offer, creating a visual coupon that you can share on social media could help your business’ promotion go viral.
Inspiration & Reminders
Sharing content that offers inspiration or reminders for services can be a great way to generate business. For example, an auto shop asking if their fans have remembered to change their car’s oil recently could draw several new appointments for services.
In truth, there’s no limit to what you can share on social media. Just be aware of what your fans want to see, and continue to feed it to them! If you’d like assistance with your social media management, reach out to MORBiZ. Our team of small business web marketing experts offer many services to help grow local companies. To learn more about our Internet marketing services, or to request a free web presence evaluation , please give us a call at 855-266-7249or use this contact form . We look forward to working with you!









