[andrew66]

Just wondering are you guys using social media to help promote your company and how effective is it for you?

[Chris Straker]

It is all I do to advertise, apart from people seeing van or websites, that is where my new work comes from (except the ones that are referrals)  :

Got many customers through FB page and now getting more support via Twitter & LinkedIn 

http://www.facebook.com/StrakerEcoCarpetAndRugCare / https://twitter.com/StrakerEco ........ very easy to join them so one post lands on all 3 pages etc.

[Chris Straker]

A good way to build an audience, is to post new stuff that will stir some interest ......... my latest very inexpensive PR/promo offering from Madmoo ......   http://youtu.be/-6k642mEwuw

[Completeclean]

 I find Fb great,lots of enquiries,lots of bookings from it,and it's free ! Chris,love the animation,great idea,very clever.

 Desi

[Chris Straker]

Cheers Des, cost me the princely sum of £12-13 ........ was 4 gigs at Fiverr.com and that is all dollars 

[mark_roberts]

Whats the average age of customers from facebook.

Im 36 and been on it twice.  Personally I just dont get it.

Mark

PS. If I had friends in another country or just far away from my town then fair enough but other than that whats the point of it?

[mark_roberts]

Nice video Chris.

Whats the green award you won?

Thanks
Mark

[derek west]

Whats the average age of customers from facebook.

Im 36 and been on it twice.  Personally I just dont get it.

Mark

PS. If I had friends in another country or just far away from my town then fair enough but other than that whats the point of it?

its a bit like garlic bread mark. it doesn't sound right but its the future.

[Deep Cleaning Solutions]

I can't get the hang of this facebook malarky. Customers who are friends are great, but i have been very disappointed with the quality of customer who has enquired on facebook, not the type i want tbh.

I'll keep at it though as i know a lot swear by it on here.

[Chris Straker]

Mark, there are six now .....from local newspaper & councils of Merton, Kingston, Sutton & Wandsworth .... most were Commended or Highly Commended but I was actually the Green Business of the Year 2007 in Wandsworth borough 

But I don't like to go on about it 

[david@zap-clean]

A good way to build an audience, is to post new stuff that will stir some interest ......... my latest very inexpensive PR/promo offering from Madmoo ......   http://youtu.be/-6k642mEwuw

Great idea. Chris, you just cost me $5.

[Craigp]

To pick up from deep cleans point, I think a lot of c/cers make a mistake with facebook, they get THEIR friends to like their page and try to sell to them and their friends.

Wrong audience, also other c/cers are the wrong audience, unless that's just to increase the likes.

What you need to do is get your customers to like your page so THEIR friends see it = correct audience.

Have I got that right Chris?

[Robert Watson]

I think your right Craig. I was thinking, when you give them a free spotter you could angle at a like or better a share. The power of reciprocation. 

[Jamie Pearson]

. The power of reciprocation. 

Chaldini ?

[Craigp]

Thats a good idea Rab.

I did have to make a second visit to job a while ago after a shrank her carpet (joke) she asked me if I wanted more money, I refused but in hindsight I should have said "If you want to thank me share my page.."

I do worry it might be hard for them to find the page though

[Robert Watson]

Ha Ha Ha. Put a like button on your home page.

[Craigp]

I have to get onto that, I got a like button but it 'likes' the website not my facebook page.

[B Bailey]

Twitter is the one that works for me.

[Chris Straker]

The more people that like it, the more people likely to come across by association ...... exactly as Criagp says 

[Chris Straker]

David, that is a good bit of PR for less than a pint of Stella