subject: Social Polling For Your Business [print this page] If social networks have become a household term, then social polls are the oft ignored offspring. Probably not for long, though, as social polls are on the rise. This article will tell you all about them and why theyre great not just for passing time when youre bored on the internet, but also for promoting your website or products.
Everyone is most likely already familiar with polling, or asking a question to an audience and providing a limited number of predefined responses. After all, this is how we decide who we place in the Oval Office (most recently President Barack Obama). Polls can be found outside the political world as well and are regularly used by companies as a marketing tool to determine where to allocate money for R&D, and more.
Marketers use social polling as an effective means of figuring out what works and what doesnt. Information, or more specifically directly usable information, is the key to making good business decisions, whether you own a small boutique that caters to a niche market or a giant retail store that serves the masses.
This is the part where social polling steps in. There are several social networking websites out there that allow users to create and join groups with like interests, ask (poll) and answer questions, and provide an overall opinionated and educationally conducive online community.
While social networks are great, it is actually social polling that all marketers should focus on. Social polling websites are a must have tool in every marketers arsenal. These sites enable users to create and integrate polls into their websites, blogs, or social networking profiles easily and within a matter of minutes.
Poll widgets are usually customizable so you can change the look and feel of your polls to match your website. Some even allow you to add various media such as photos, videos, and audio. And did you know that polls increase the audience participation on your site?
If you want to survey your target market at no cost so you can market smartly and properly, then social polling may very well be the answer.
Here at BooRoo.com weve provided you the opportunity to do just that! Also, you have the chance to access our entire suite of polls, surveys and quizzes along with a vault of designs and helpful hints. All free if you grab it before 2010 is gone!
