Before finding out what is the best social media platform for your small business,
let’s start with the simple question – Why is your Business should be visible on Social Media Platform/s?
The answer is simple, to attract as much attention as possible, that will eventually turn into sales and customers.
If this part seems obvious to you, then the next part will be super technical and it will allow you to choose the correct Social Media Platform for your business, to save your precious time and money.
Now, let’s talk about what are the best social media platform for small business. In order to understand which social media platform to choose, you need to look at them as they were products, let’s say – dresses, that you are buying in the store. Each dress is different in color, size, and material. The same thing happens with Social Media Platforms, they are used for different purposes, by different people, at different times and locations.
Considering these facts, the next step for you is to Define Your Ideal Customer. Here is what you should know:
- Location – what country are they from? If in your case it is possible to have clients from anywhere in the world, then just concentrate on 2 or 3 countries for starters.
- Gender – this one is easy, you only have 2 options.
- Age – divide it into groups, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54,55-64, 65+
- Relationship status – Married, single, and so on
- Interest – what is he or she interested in? For example, Fitness and Lifting weight.
- Behavior – do you think there is going to be any specific behavior for your ideal customer? Like, such as picture posting online on a daily basis or event organization for a living, or anything else that might be worth looking at.
Another thing that you should consider is Content Creation.
Each platform has its own specific content type, and it’s impossible to produce ALL of it at the same time.
Content types on Social Media Platforms:
- Image – taken by a phone or camera
- Designed Images – created with the help of a graphic design tool or by a graphic designer.
- Video – taken by phone and/or edited by phone
- Video – high-quality video (not from phone)
- Text content
Some content types are easier to create than others, some content types take more time to be created than others. All of these factors should be considered before you’ll start investing your time and money into a social media platform.
The important thing to remember here is that CONSISTENCY is the key to growing your brand awareness on any platform.
As for tools to use in order to create specific content types, you can always learn.
Now, when we understand who is our audience and what kind of content are we able to create, let’s review the most popular social media platforms.
Audience
- 56% of FB users are male
- The majority of users are between ages 25-35
- Almost 69% of adults in the US are using Facebook
- 81% of FB users are using their mobile phone
Content type
- Any type of Image
- Any type of Video
- Text content
Youtube
Audience
- Youtube is popular worldwide. The most popular countries are India, the USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Russia, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
- The majority of users are between 18 to 25
Content type
- Good quality Video – low-quality video won’t survive on the platform due to high competition.
Audience
- 68% of IG users are females
- 18-24 years old: 30.1%
- 25-34 years old: 31.5%
- 35-44 years old: 16.1%
- It’s popular in the US, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, UK, and Germany
Content type
- Any type of Image or short video
TikTok
Audience
- TikTok is now available in 154 countries worldwide (and 75 different languages)
- 57% of TikTok users are female
- 43% of TikTok users are between 18 to 24
- 21% of users are from the US.
Content type
- Any type of Video
Audience
- 77% of all users are female
- 32% of users are between 18-29
- 34 of the users are between 30-49
- 50% of Pinterest users are outside of the US
Content type
- Good quality Image
- Good quality SHORT Video
Audience
- People from all over the world are using this platform
- 61% of users on the platform are between the ages of 30 and 64.
Content type
- Any type of Image
- Any type of Video
- Text content
Audience
- Is mostly popular in UK and US
- 37% of users are between the ages of 18 and 29
- 25% of users are between 30 and 49
Content type
- Any type of Image
- Text content
In conclusion,
pick no more than two platforms and work on them consistently, creating and posting content at least once a week. Prepare to see results in at least 5 to 6 months, nothing will happen in the first week, and it’s Ok!
Check out your competitors from time to time, and see what kind of content works best for them, try to recreate it.
Learn new tools and technics for better content creation, like Canva or Photoshop, or hire a professional to help you out.
Believe in yourself and Good Luck in your Journey! 🙂
