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A Guide to Building a Referral Network for Your SMB

Act!

However, most small and midsize businesses can’t afford expensive advertising campaigns to attract potential clients. That makes word-of-mouth recommendations the most trusted advertising channel, even above social media ads and TV commercials. That’s what makes referral networks a marketing goldmine.

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Do You Know How A Sales Funnel Will Build Your E-commerce Business?

Smooth Sale

A sales funnel works the same way, through four basic steps: Target Your Advertising. Connect With Potential Customers . Draw in an ideal group of potential customers or traffic and qualify them down to a more functional group of would-be buyers. Target Your Advertising. That goldmine is Facebook. Close the Sale.