You can not achieve success in all areas of marketing, without taking any measures.
But it is possible to take action too quickly.
You want to take action only after you have a solid original plan to act; Otherwise you will be up to do things that in the end no results produce wasting not only your time.
When I see how many marketers social media approach, it is clear to me they have no plan.
Connect randomly with users, post things, and sometimes send messages to this user.
Through the basic logic, random actions lead to random results.
And that is not what we as marketers want.
Step 1: Find your target audience?
All planning social media strategy, or start with the audience.
The whole point of social media marketing is to get users of a social network on your website or something (or both) to buy.
It sounds basic as it is, but always keep that in mind.
To achieve this, you usually need to "connect" with these people in a social network. That's how these sites are installed; Users form a network with other users.
There are a few questions that need answering here to complete this first step of the plan.
Step # 2 - Who are they? Before you even a particular social networks, you need to find out what type of users that you try.
Basically, you want to define your niche.
This is an important task in its own right. You need to get as accurate as possible. If you need help, here are some great resources:
Step # 2 - Where are they? Now that you know the type of user that you want to target, you need to find out where they hang out.
Usually you want to keep to the networks that have the largest base of users, because they can sustain long-term growth for you. However, short-term tactics can work on almost any network, if what you are interested.