If your ideal clients are business owners, whether real estate investors or retailers, you can find them on LinkedIn. While getting those business owners to engage with you takes some creativity, there are some simple techniques that are proven to evoke a response.
- Share links – A status update doesn’t give you much space to add value, but by linking to another resource, you can connect your followers with something that truly benefits them. LinkedIn users are nearly 50 percent more likely to engage with an update that contains a link. Linking to your website isn’t the only way to bring in new prospects. Just by regularly sharing quality links, you become a trusted source of useful information, which encourages your followers to contact you when they’re planning a new project.
- Ask questions – Questions give your followers a quick and simple way to interact with you, so they easily garner more comments. To prompt more replies, formulate thoughtful questions on topics your target clients have definite opinions on. As an added benefit, smart questions and polls help you learn what your target clients are looking for.
- Post images and video – Images and videos get between 75 to nearly 100 percent more likes, comments, and shares than text-only updates. Photos and videos of your projects tempt your followers to your website to see more. A short video of you answering a common question or alerting your visitors to a new trend can also work well. These give you a chance to pitch your services and invite viewers to get in touch.
- Build showcase pages – LinkedIn’s showcase page feature lets you highlight your company’s specialties beyond your main profile, helping you better target separate market segments. If you offer both multifamily housing construction and home renovation services, you can create a showcase page for each client base. Because LinkedIn members can follow these pages individually, you’ll be able to post interest-tailored updates that spark more reactions than the general updates on your main profile.