Hugh Benjamin | Marketing Consultant

Top 4 Places to Connect with Influencers Online

Social media has made it a whole lot easier to connect with influencers in your industry.

Why is this important?

Because they can help you reach more of your target audience in a fraction of the time.

Unfortunately, influencers know this is why brands contact them, so it's important to gain their trust, build a relationship and give favors in return.

Otherwise, you'll be overlooked as one of the many others who are looking to feed off of their success.

So where should you look for these influencers?

Here are the top social networks to find them.

Facebook:

Use the search bar to look up keywords and phrases relevant to your industry. Once you find pages of influencers, like the page, then comment on and share their posts.

LinkedIn:

If you're in the B2B sector, this is a great place to locate industry shakers. You can use the search bar to find people using keywords. This time, you can send a connection request and then message them directly.

Twitter:

You can find more than enough influencers here. Follow all of their accounts – personal and business. Make sure to tweet a thank you if they follow you in return. You can engage with them easily by retweeting their posts or replying to their tweets.

Stay diligent in your attempt to connect with influencers and sooner or later, you'll have a great network to work with.

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Hugh Benjamin | Marketing Consultant