How to Use Facebook Groups to Grow your Business

When Facebook was founded, the initial reaction of business owners was that it is probably a site only teenagers and college students can benefit from by staying social and interactive. But little did they know that very soon this social networking website would become a very powerful tool which would help them make their business a success.

Before Facebook groups the trend was to have a Facebook page and while it worked for some businesses, there isn’t much visibility of your posts on a Facebook page unless you boast them. So you could have a really amazing post up and there is a possibility that no one would see it. However, on the contrary if you or someone else posts on the Facebook group then everyone in that group gets a notification (unless they have turned them off), which is a huge plus for you as a marketer. And considering the fact that people are always checking their Facebook and the notifications, it is quite likely that they will end up seeing your posts.

This makes Facebook groups incredibly useful for business owners to engage with their potential customers and build a good reputation for their business. So with that being said here are some ideas to make the most out of your Facebook group.

Post engaging content

It is crucial to post engaging content on the Facebook group so that people can share their views about it and you can see how many people your post reached out to. It is always a good idea to post content which encourages other people to interact with you because that increases their brand loyalty.

Don’t spam

Like discussed before, people can turn their notifications off so it is very important to keep that from happening. If you keep on spamming the group with pointless posts then the chances of that happening are very high. Therefore, only post useful content which people would be interested in learning about.

Be valuable

In lieu of just being promotional, provide value for your followers. If you keep on posting about your services and products then your followers could potentially unfollow you. To prevent that, post content which will hold value for them and they will definitely be more loyal to you.

Set a schedule

Set a time when you post on your group because putting up content every minute of every day will just be plain annoying. So select a time when you would post on the group. Ideally you should pick the time when people are usually back from work or college so that your posts are seen by most people.

Use your personal profile

You should use your personal Facebook profile to post content on the page so that when people see that it is being published by someone who is not a ‘robot’ then they will be more interested in reading it.