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Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites and it has millions of registered users. With this in mind it is no wonder that individuals and businesses use it to make money and boost their profiles. So what can Facebook marketing be used for?

Facebook ads are one of the most obvious forms of marketing on this social networking site. These can be custom made to suit any business and users can specify the type of user they want to see the ads. Marketing of this kind can be very successful as it targets the people who are most likely to respond to an advertisement.

Polls can also be a great way to market a business. Anyone can create a poll of any kind and get Facebook users to complete it. These can then have a click through at the end to the businesses site.

Businesses can also use Facebook to send emails to all of the users they are friends with. Using this can be much cheaper than paying for a mass email service and it is becoming a preferred method of marketing. Emails sent in this way are also not going to be caught by spam filters, so they get straight to the recipient.

Information can also be posted on the Facebook wall of a business, thus providing free marketing for that business. Such information can be seen by everyone who accesses the business’s page and can reach a huge audience in very little time.

As shown Facebook marketing is a very cost effective (and cheap in some cases) way of getting information to thousands of users. It is fast, easy to arrange and can get some amazing results for the individuals and businesses that use it. Add to this the fact that Facebook accounts can be set up in moments and it is clear why it is so popular.

Devin Dozier offers exclusive information on Facebook Marketing on his blog Crowd Conversion