9 Facebook Applications To Help Grow Your Business

Facebook is one of the fastest growing social networks and is rapidly becoming a powerful and cost effective portal, ideal for businesses and business professionals alike for establishing that ‘brand connection’ with the consumers. Below are some excellent Facebook Applications that can help businesses to grow using social media:

Lasso

Lasso is a Facebook application that allows business owners to reach out to new customers by creating and promoting deals on Facebook. These deals are then shared between Facebook friends, hence, attracting more traffic to the business.

Branded Promotions

Branded Promotions is a complete marketing solution for businesses on Facebook. It allows companies to create their own branded interactive promotions, including contests, coupons, sweepstakes, instant wins, gifting, quizzes, voting and giveaways. Using Facebook Connect combined with the power of the application, companies can simultaneously publish promotion campaigns on the designated “promotions tab” on the company’s Facebook page and on the company’s website.

Netcarnation Marketplace

Netcarnation Marketplace allows users to create virtual storefronts on Facebook and begin selling or promoting their products to millions of Facebook users. User’s storefronts will be available on their Facebook profile and can be searched as well.

Polls

Polls give business owners a chance to strike the pulse of fans with custom polls for their Facebook Pages. Polls are easy to create and analyze, with attractive graphs showing user responses across demographics.

ArtFire Kiosk

ArtFire is one of the most popular websites to buy/sell hand-made products. ArtFire Kiosk on Facebook is an app to allows for a flawless incorporation of your ArtFire Fusion Studio. Its features include, Real time updates from Fusion Studio, 256 bit secure checkout encryption, Auto importation of your banner, avator and items, Sales tracking through your ArtFire control panels, Separate tab for Facebook profile and pages and many more.

My LinkedIn Profile

My LinkedIn Profile lets you promote your LinkedIn account with a badge on your Facebook profile. It gives you a great opportunity to combine the power of social and professional networking to enhance your career or business.

Work With Us

The Work With Us application exhibits jobs on profile or fan pages. Anybody can browse interesting opportunities at companies where friends work, apply to the jobs and send Jobvites to their own friends and contacts.

I am Selling

I am Selling promotes your ebay items on your Facebook. You can also list a friend’s items if you’re not selling anything. This widget is a very good way of promoting your ebay items to new potential customers.

Real Estate – Realtor Listing Application

With the Real Estate Listing Application, you can easily add all your Real Estate listings to your Facebook profile. In addition to promote your real estate, the application also allows members to post reviews about different realtors and properties.