Lead generation is a marketing term for getting more business. It comprises organic and sometimes inorganic ways to get potential customers within the vicinity of your company’s existence and make them aware of what you do, and eventually trying to convince them for a sale. This whole process, though sounds comprehensive, is not an easy task at all. Sunil Saldanha of V-care has some advices for the new members on the block about how they can generate leads online easily and quickly for their business to get the necessary kickstart needed.
Here are 4 effective ways to generate leads, as told by the expert Sunil Saldanha of Thane.
1.Use the right hash tags
Very few people get the concept of hash tags, and even fewer can utilize them for the best of benefits initially. It takes spending a lot of time online to understand how hash tags work. These blue colored texts on posts, written with a ‘#’ mark, help categorize and group similar content together, so when someone searches with the keyword, it shows up on the results. There are different tools available to help generate the trending hash tags in a particular category, which you can use to reach out to more people and generate lead.
2.Ask for shout-outs
Shout-out is a not a new, but recently very popular concept, especially on Instagram, Pinterest and other such platforms. This is a practice where you ask your friends, followers and occasionally fellow members of the same community to give a post about your business on their own profile using a screenshot of your website or social media page, and a link to it as well. As a result, all of their followers get to see it, and even if only a handful of them follow the link to your page, it is more than what you had before.
3.Hold contests and give-away
Contests are a quite effective way of getting more people to your page. This has been a trend with the online companies, where they ask their followers to give a shout-out or tag 3 or more friends in the comments, follow your pages and then only they can be eligible for a free contest of give-away. This way you get to engage your existing followers and get more leads in the process.
4.Blogs and Vlogs
Blogging has been around for a while. Vlogging is its close cousin where the vlogger rants on screen instead of writing it down, and it is quite popular as a content option right now. If you have a website, which you must if you are running a business, an associated blog is an essential thing to go with it. This way, your customers do not only get animated webpages, but also know you personally through your words. For vlogs, the best way is to get your own YouTube channel, upload regular videos there and link them back to your website.