Using Social Media Marketing For Profit In Antigua and Barbuda

• Updated on: 2018-09-26
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Using Social Media Marketing For Profit In Antigua and Barbuda
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If you wish to sell to Antigua and Barbuda citizens through the social media, either as an Antigua and Barbuda business or as an international/foreign business (that is, your business is not based in Antigua and Barbuda), you will need to know and understand how to use the social media to profit, through Antigua and Barbuda targets. The following are some tips on how you can do this.
Getting Some Social Media Audience Demographics On Antigua and Barbuda
You can get some social media audience demographics on Antigua and Barbuda from these sites
statsmonkey.com
statcounter.com
You may do some additional research to get other similar sites like these online.
The following are some of the social media sites/platforms on which you can find Antigua and Barbuda citizens online:
Facebook
Reddit
Profiting Through Antigua and Barbuda Targets
To sell and profit locally or in a specific location in Antigua and Barbuda, or in Antigua and Barbuda as a country through the social media, you will need to know
How to create and plan your social media strategy
You can learn more about each one of these by clicking on the links above.
You will also need to know
Who your targets are
The specific locations where you can get to them in Antigua and Barbuda
Who your competitors are at each of the specific locations where your targets are in Antigua and Barbuda
You should ideally have done some research on these before you start your business, you can learn more about this too through The Profit Blueprint .
To sell locally and/or in Antigua and Barbuda; you may target
Everyone in Antigua and Barbuda
A specific group of people in Antigua and Barbuda
For example, all the men and women in Antigua and Barbuda, all the women in Antigua and Barbuda, all the businesses in Antigua and Barbuda, plumbers in Antigua and Barbuda, graphic designers in Antigua and Barbuda, flower buyers in Antigua and Barbuda etc
And/or one or more locations in Antigua and Barbuda
To sell to any one of these through the social media, you will need to know
The social media sites where Antigua and Barbuda’s citizens can be found
The percentage of Antigua and Barbuda’s citizens that are on the social media
The percentage of Antigua and Barbuda’s citizens that are on each of the social media sites where they can be found
The age group of Antigua and Barbuda’s citizens that are on each of the social media sites where you can find them. This is important for businesses that’s sell age related products like shoes, clothes etc
The gender of Antigua and Barbuda’s citizens that are on each of the social media sites where you can find them, that is, whether the citizens on such sites are males or females or both. This is important for businesses that’s sell gender related products like shoes, clothes etc
(Most of these statistics/information are readily available online for Antigua and Barbuda and most countries, on the internet.)
If you are targeting some specific group of people and/or location in Antigua and Barbuda and not everyone in Antigua and Barbuda, you will need to determine in addition to the above, if you will be able to find
The specific group of people that you are targeting or
The specific group of people that you are targeting in the location(s) where you will be able to get to them
In Antigua and Barbuda, on the social media platforms where you can find Antigua and Barbuda citizens.
For example, if you are targeting plumbers (plumbing businesses) in Antigua and Barbuda, and have already determined that Antigua and Barbuda citizens are on Facebook, you will then need to do some additional research, to also determine if you can find Antigua and Barbuda plumbing businesses on Facebook too.
On the other hand, if your targets are plumbers in Liberta, Antigua and Barbuda and not just plumbing businesses in Antigua and Barbuda, you will then need to determine if you can find Antigua and Barbuda plumbing businesses in Liberta on Facebook.
You can do such research for Antigua and Barbuda or any location in Antigua and Barbuda by
Performing some niche related keyword search by location, on the identified social media sites, where you can find Antigua and Barbuda citizens. Some examples of such keywords include “plumbing services antigua”, “plumbing services liberta antigua”, “plumbing business antigua” etc.
Performing some niche related hashtag search by location, on the identified social media sites, where you can find Antigua and Barbuda citizens. Some examples of such hashtags include #plumbingservicesantigua, #plumbingservicesliberta #plumbingbusinessbarbuda etc
Searching for Antigua and Barbuda or Antigua and Barbuda-location specific social media profiles, pages, groups etc, on the identified social media sites, where you can find Antigua and Barbuda citizens
Searching for your competitors (and reviewing/researching their social media followers) in Antigua and Barbuda, and/or the location(s) in Antigua and Barbuda where your targets are, on the identified social media sites, where you can find Antigua and Barbuda citizens and targets
And by ensuring that everything you do to research your targets on the social networks are specific to Antigua and Barbuda and/or one or more locations in Antigua and Barbuda
You can learn more about how to research your targets on the social media at Social Media Marketing: Researching And Finding Your Targets .
Once you have determined, where you can find the Antigua and Barbuda audience, that you may be targeting on the social media, you can then use the following to get to your targets there
Local business pages on the social media sites
Pages, groups, social media platform-shops and apps created specifically for Antigua and Barbuda, or some specific location in Antigua and Barbuda and/or some group of targets in Antigua and Barbuda
Content, ads and offers created specifically for Antigua and Barbuda, or some specific location in Antigua and Barbuda and/or some group of targets in Antigua and Barbuda
Building a following specifically for Antigua and Barbuda, or some specific location in Antigua and Barbuda and/or some group of targets in Antigua and Barbuda
Paid ads that are targeted to Antigua and Barbuda, or some specific location in Antigua and Barbuda and/or some group of targets in Antigua and Barbuda. You may also choose to use one or more influencers, and other social media users with some active followings (that is, followers) from Antigua and Barbuda, or some specific location in Antigua and Barbuda and/or with some group of targets from Antigua and Barbuda as followers. Influencers and/or other social media users, may do the promotions/marketing of your products/services for you on the social media through joint ventures, partnerships etc.
Once you’ve done some research on all these, you can then apply and implement the following in your business, in order to profit through your Antigua and Barbuda targets on the social media.
Set A Social Media Goal
You will need to set some goal for Antigua and Barbuda, or for some specific location in Antigua and Barbuda and/or for some specific group of targets in Antigua and Barbuda, if you wish to make some money or generate some sales, through Antigua and Barbuda targets, in your business on the social media. Some examples of the type of social media goals that you may set are as follows
I Want To Make EC$25,000 In Net Profit From Antigua and Barbuda Within A Year Through The Social Media
I Want To Make EC$10,000 In Net Profit From Liberta, Antigua and Barbuda Within 6 Months Through The Social Media
I Want To Make EC$3,000 In Net Profit From Plumbing Companies In Antigua and Barbuda Within 2 Months Through The Social Media
etc
You can learn more about setting social media goals at Social Media Goals .
Create A Social Media Strategy And Plan
You will need to create a social media strategy and plan, to achieve the goal you may have set for your business.
To create, manage and execute the social media strategy and plan that you will need to make as much as you want from your Antigua and Barbuda targets through the social media, you will generally need to do the following.
Do Some Research Before You Use The Social Media
Select Some Targeted Social Media Sites (Where You Can Get To Your Antigua and Barbuda Targets) To Use
Do Some Social Media Profile, Page And Group Review/Audit
Set Up Your Social Media Accounts
Create Some Write Up (Bio, Company Information Content etc) For Your Social Media Profiles, Pages And/Or Groups
Create And Use Some Graphics To Set Up Your Social Media Profiles, Pages And/Or Groups
Use One Or More Payment Options To Get Paid Through Or From The Social Media In Your Business
Create A Social Media Content Strategy And Plan For Your Business
Create Your Organic Promotional Strategy(s) And Plan(s) If Any
Select Some Social Media Management Tools To Use
Execute Your Content Strategy And Plan
Execute Your Organic Promotional Strategy(s) And Plan(s) If Any
Connect And Engage With Your Target Audience
Listen And Engage With Your Target Audience
Create Promotional Strategies And Plans For Your Paid Promotions (If Any)
Create Promotional Strategies And Plans For Influencer Marketing (If Any)
Create Promotional Strategies And Plans For Marketing/Promoting Your Product/Service Through Other Social Media Users (If Any)
Execute The Promotional Strategies And Plans For Your Paid Promotions (If Any)
Execute The Promotional Strategies And Plans For Influencer Marketing (If Any)
Execute The Promotional Strategies And Plans For Marketing/Promoting Your Product/Service Through Other Social Media Users (If Any)
Measure And Track Your Results
Determine What Is Working For Your Business
Optimize Your Results
You will need to determine how you will get to your Antigua and Barbuda targets through the social media, that is, whether directly, through paid ads, influencers etc. This will determine how you will define, how you will get to your Antigua and Barbuda targets in your strategy.
You will also need to choose some free, low cost or premium social media management options or a combination of these, to create, manage and execute your strategy and plan, this will also form part of your social media strategy and plan too.
You can learn more about creating social media strategies and plans at Your Social Media Strategy And Plan .
Some of the skills that you will need to create, manage and execute your social media strategy and plan are
Research Skills
Social Media Profile Bio And Company Information Content Writing Skills
Graphic Design Skills
Social Media Profile, Page and/or Group Information Audit/Review Skills
Social Media Profile, Page and/or Group Audit/Review Skills
Administrative Skills
Social Media Strategy Creation Skills
Social Media Strategy Management and Execution Skills
Social Media Strategy Audit/Review Skills
Social Media Plan Creation Skills
etc
You can learn more about this too at Your Social Media Strategy And Plan .
You can generally use some estimates with your social media strategy and plan, in order for you to have some idea on how much you will need, in terms of skills, tools, resources etc to make as much as you want in your business, through your Antigua and Barbuda targets on the social media. You can learn more about, how to potentially plan for how much you may want to make in your business, through the social media at Social Media Marketing: How To Generate Some X Amount Of Sales/Profits Through The Social Media .
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