35 Ways to Promote Your Social Media Profiles

You’ve started a new business and now it’s time to let people know about it. Social media is likely the first thing you’re thinking about these days. Once you have the social media profiles set up how do you let people know where to find you?

1. Business card
2. Mention in your printed newsletter
3. Include links in your email newsletter
4. Website
5. Brochure
6. Window/car decals/bumper stickers
7. Posters/signs
8. Digital Screens (advertising TVs in waiting areas)
9. Stationery
10. Voice Mail
11. Radio/TV ads
12. Magazine ads
13. Newspaper ads
14. Blog
15. Online profiles (Manta, About.me, local directories)
16. Yellow Pages (if you still advertise there)
17. Cross posting (inviting Twitter followers to find you on Facebook)
18. Pay-per-Click advertising
19. Banner ads on other websites or blogs
20. Online Directories (Chamber of Commerce and other associations you belong to)
21. Waiting room signs
22. Intake forms
23. Exit surveys/feedback surveys
24. Billboards (but please, no QR Codes on them!)
25. E-mail signature
26. Lawn signs
27. Receipts
28. Clothing tags
29. Stickers
30. Door clings
31. Trade Show booths
32. Book covers
33. Promotional items: Pens, notepads, etc
34. Chalk writing on the sidewalk
35. Parade handouts (like water bottle stickers or tags on the candy you’re handing out)

Can you think of other places to advertise your social profiles? List them in the comments!