obembet:
Thanks for this...

deebee13:


Wow!
This is one of the best threads I've seen on Nairaland.
Thank you so much for this!
So on point!!!

Timagex:
Nice tips. But, not explicit enough. You focused on the people who actually "sell" and not people who render services. I'm a photographer. @timagex photography. How do I entertain customers without making the page less professional? I need responses please...

Aderewah:
Lol. Nigerian sellers don't want to invest. They don't brand. They don't do marketing. All that to them is money wasting. They use viva video for their business and phone apps for graphics. They are stingy and don't like paying professionals. That's why they often pack up in few months.

Timagex:
Nice tips. But, not explicit enough. You focused on the people who actually "sell" and not people who render services. I'm a photographer. @timagex photography. How do I entertain customers without making the page less professional? I need responses please...

Brooke60:
Many people come to me and complain about not making sales on Social Media despite the fact that they post almost every day. Even when you've found the perfect social media platform to engage your target audience, your marketing efforts may not be effective if none of them has heard of you before.

Below are some of the reasons you are not making sales:

1. Your Business is too *Salesy*: Visiting your page, what will I Find? Only your Products? Every time, come and buy. Did you put money in my account? Why can't I come to your page and be entertained, educated and informed while you are still selling your products? In short, your page must not be about your business alone.

2. No hashtag: Some online sellers don't make use of a hashtag, especially on Instagram. Using relevant, targeted hashtags on your posts and stories is still one of the best ways to get discovered by new audiences on Instagram. And this can translate into more engagement, more followers, and more customers for your business.

3. No Reviews: You need to post what people are saying about your business. It might be about fast delivery, about your customer service and even about the effectiveness of your products. Are you into fashion? Let people snap and send to you. Sometimes, you may have to tell your customer to say one or two things. Posting Reviews eliminates Scam from the mind of prospecting customers. They tend to trust you more and want to buy from you.

4. No Humanization: You need to humanize your business. Your business needs to feel what people are feeling. Is the Country sad about any event? Your business should also be sad (Post about it), is the country Happy? Your business must be happy. Did the country lose a match? Post about this. Is there an election? Pray for a successful one. Muslim Celebration? Celebrate your Muslim Customers. This should also be the same with all the public holidays in the calendar.

5. No Advert: This is so funny. Why won't you run sponsored ads? MTN, GLO, AIRTEL and even Banks are always running ads to stay in the face of their customers but you don't run ads for yours? How does it work? You should always have a monthly budget to run ads for your business. There are many competitors and you should always be ahead of them.

delawal:

I need platform DT can delver SMS to DND numbers

Timagex:
Nice tips. But, not explicit enough. You focused on the people who actually "sell" and not people who render services. I'm a photographer. @timagex photography. How do I entertain customers without making the page less professional? I need responses please...

Timagex:
Nice tips. But, not explicit enough. You focused on the people who actually "sell" and not people who render services. I'm a photographer. @timagex photography. How do I entertain customers without making the page less professional? I need responses please...

deebee13:


Wow!
This is one of the best threads I've seen on Nairaland.
Thank you so much for this!
So on point!!!

Brooke60:
Thanks

Guys, I help you or your business to have a solid social media presence to achieve your objectives. Contact me, Lets talk.

Krafty006:
Social media biz is survival of the fittest

Timagex:
Nice tips. But, not explicit enough. You focused on the people who actually "sell" and not people who render services. I'm a photographer. @timagex photography. How do I entertain customers without making the page less professional? I need responses please...

Seunnzy:

Now what kind of photography are u into

abbeysoul:

It is not compulsory that you entertain them bro. You can educate them by giving them some tips. For instance you can educate them about the best 10 venues to shoot videos in Lagos or Abuja or how to prepare for a photoshoot or whatever you can think of to give them value for their money. Just make sure you are building trust with your content so that they can see you as an authority in your niche. Trusting you will convert them into your full fledged customers

Brooke60:
You can share viral videos on your page as well, write short educative contents on how to take selfie, the benefits of lights in pictures e.t.c.

Intelligentdude:
Do you have a Facebook Page for your Business?Do you have an Instagram Business Profile? I feel you should start from there. The OP can expantiate on it more.

carlos1:


There is no difference here. When u r rendering services, u r also selling ur skills. There's no difference here. What r u talking about.

Aderewah:
Lol. Nigerian sellers don't want to invest. They don't brand. They don't do marketing. All that to them is money wasting. They use viva video for their business and phone apps for graphics. They are stingy and don't like paying professionals. That's why they often pack up in few months.

Intelligentdude:
It is the more reason why you need a Skilled Digital Marketer to guide you. If you know how to define your Customer Avatar and do your targetting,you should see results. The OP is good in things like this (SEO writeup,Online branding etc).

Timagex:
I shoot portraits, (@timagex photography), nature,(@nature_with_nikon), landscape, long exposure, architecture, products and any creative thing that tickes my fancy. I aim to go into wildlife, but, funds and equipments....

AutoMoTech:

Can you please expatiate more on branding and marketing?
And what's the right way for an entrepreneur to go about it?

Aderewah:


Branding is a long term journey. It's the image that you build in the mind of people about your products or services over time. Coke is just sweet, colored water without health benefits. But because they have built their brand over time, millions of people recognise and patronise coke everyday. It's not enough to just sell thing. There must be a romantic relationship between your brand and the minds of people. It's why people will queue at night to buy the iPhone. It's beyond just a product that works. And it is built over time using different medium, especially visuals and audio visuals. Video ads, graphics, shorts, commercials, promos etc are some of the best tools for creating branding over time.

AutoMoTech:

Hmmmmm.... tnx for this. And marketing?

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God bless .

AutoMoTech:

Sorry to say but i have found out alot of people claim to be social media/digtal marketers and all however many dont know shit in what they do. Now my question is I would love to know how to spot the right person for my business?

Timagex:
. I have an instagram page @timagex photography but I don't have one on Facebook. I don't really flow with Facebook... Tbh..

Intelligentdude:
I think it is not really about the platform you like but more about where your prospects can be found. This is all in the sales funnel process. I fot instance prefer whatsap to Telegram but last year I spent most of my time on Telegram because it was the platform most of my business associates were and still are using. It is all about going to where you ideal buyers are.