{"id":45521,"date":"2020-11-18T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T22:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/act.com\/how-to-promote-your-business-on-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:18:33","slug":"how-to-promote-your-business-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/blog\/how-to-promote-your-business-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to promote your business on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/blog\/pros-and-cons-of-starting-a-facebook-page\/\">last post<\/a> discussed how to create a Facebook page; now we\u2019ll cover how to actually promote your business on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/blog\/social-media-marketing-strategy\/\">social media<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others have been created, how do you make the most of them?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, make sure you\u2019ve taken care of the basics. 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