We read many blog posts during the week at League Computer Solutions, looking for the best tips to help our readers with social media marketing. So check out the top 7 resources in our Wrap Up posts. (And you’ll see an interesting photo from our local area, just for fun!)
To view each resource below, simply click on its title to go to the original article or save it as Pin on your Pinterest account (by clicking on the Click here to Pin it text).
1. How to Promote Your Blog Post to Get 1,000 Shares
Promoting your blog posts can be a time-consuming process. This guide shares some great tips and tools to make the job a bit easier. Also included is a terrific Infographic.
2. The 8 Most Useful Buffer Features for a Powerful Social Media Presence
A fantastic guide for the top features in the Buffer App! Besides the short learning curve with this tool, one of my favorite features is the ability to “buffer” an image. I use this a lot in Pinterest, when I want to share the Pin’s image with the link back to my Pinterest board.
Also announced this week: a New Feature for the Buffer App! For “Awesome Users” and business plans – you can now set up feeds (15 max) from your favorite blogs within Buffer. You can also customize the feed for each Social Profile you’ve connected to Buffer – so if you share content on your Facebook Page for topics that are different from your Twitter Profile, you can have independent feeds for each account. Sounds like a great time-saving feature!
I’ll be testing it out on my accounts over the next few days. Read their blog post for details and let me know if you’ll be using it too! Click here to learn more
3. How to Get Your Business Started on Instagram: 5 Tips
Are you thinking about creating an Instagram account for your business? There are 5 great tips in this post for using the site for business.
I would also include Iconosquare (formerly Statigram) as a tool to help optimize your posts and monitor your community.
4. The Must Have List of Free Summer Content Titles
This is a fantastic resource from Heidi Cohen! Fifty ideas for seasonal blog posts – you are sure to find something here. Check out the collection to fill in your blog’s content calendar for the next few months with these headline ideas.
5. How To Find Great Hashtags To Market Your Business
Hashtags are everywhere! And they’re a great way to target your content to a specific audience. Take these tips (and helpful tools) from Kim Garst to find Hashtags to use in your marketing strategy.
6. Canva Tutorials Playlist on YouTube
Have you heard about the free photo editor/graphic design tool Canva? There are a lot of things you can do on this site; it’s pretty easy to use, but you may want to watch a few short tutorials first. This is a great collection of videos on YouTube.
I haven’t had a chance to watch them all, so if you do, tell me what you think!
7. 53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts
Wow – what a collection of resources in this post! Check it out for free image sites, information about creative commons licensing and attribution, plus photo editors. This is one to save!
This week’s local photo is actually from the St. Augustine area. You’ll see peacocks at quite a few spots around the state. This one was strolling through a parking lot 🙂
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