How to make social sharing pay off

Social sharing isn't just about plastering a message across Facebook and Twitter; there are many more social networks and some will help businesses reach consumers more than either Facebook or Twitter. A new infographic from The Search Agents explains how.

According to The Search Agency report:

• Referral traffic will spike for brands using both Facebook and StumbleUpon and Pinterest
• Men can be found on Google+, whereas women rule most other socnets
• Pinterest is driving more referral traffic than Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube combined

"There are so many social sites to play with today, and by taking a closer look at the dominant audiences on popular platforms, we thought we could show a clearer vision of where businesses should focus their social media strategy on based on each site's best-selling points," said David Carrillo, social media manager at The Search Agency. "This infographic illustrates that it's impossible to have a successful reach on every social site, so be wise about where you place your approach."

As for the breakdown of social networks, Facebook is still the reigning king with about 800 million 'active' users; StumbleUpon is close behind in driving traffic. But don't forget the smaller sites because Reddit is pushing more than 1 billion pageviews according to some reports.

The important takeaway is that all social networks can work, it's about how brands use the social sharing features of the sites together to create a campaign that engages consumers.

Tags: social marketing, social media tips, social media trends, social sharing, The Search Agency