Your business will thrive once you engage people in discussion whether through email, blogs or social media. People are happy to provide feedback and today anyone can connect with your brand using a variety of channels.
Of course, there are going to be negative comments, but those serve to strengthen your brand or even spark new product ideas. Here are some tips to get people engaged.
• Avoid yes/no questions by asking open-ended questions. This means the responder has to provide some thought to the response. You can use this method at the end of a blog post. For example, let’s say you are looking for some ideas on topics for informative reports. You could ask, “What’s hot in your niche?”
• Don’t be afraid to disagree or play the “devil’s advocate. ” However, do so respectfully. Don’t turn off the interaction from people with difficult retorts.
• Give reasons for your opinion. The “because” in a sentence is very powerful for swaying opinion. If you can back it up with facts or a story then that is ideal. Don’t just toss out opinions to stir the pot.
• On the other hand, stir up the mix by thinking outside-the-box. Don’t be afraid to propose a new idea or ask a probing question to generate conversation.
• Share tips and resources. Sometimes this is done by backlinks or even inserting excerpts from other blogs. The latter method is referred to a curation and is a powerful method for building interest and traffic between blogs.
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