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You may think of websites such as Facebook and Twitter as places to post photos of your family or let people know what you're eating. Although this still applies, these social sites have evolved into very

influential, must-have marketing tools. Read this article in full to find out how you can leverage this amazing marketing channel for your own benefit.

Add a "Retweet" button to the top of each blog post. Your followers can then share your blog update with their own Twitter followers quite easily. It greatly increases the number of people you can reach with your message or information.

Don't forget that social media is first and foremost a conversation. Getting feedback from a customer is the first step to starting a conversation about improving your business. Be the one whom takes the time to learn why a customer left negative feedback and what you can do to change it. Find out what your customers really like and dislike about your products, and use that information to help move your company forward.

If you are using social media to promote your product and you have written a blog post, have it posted to your Facebook page as well. This way, everyone that is on your friends list has access to your blog post. The same holds true for other social network sites.

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