Social Media Must-Reads 1-3-16

Social Media Must Reads 1-3-16

Need help keeping up with news and updates in the social media world? Let us do the work for you! In our weekly post.  We share some helpful, must-read articles for your small business’ strategy.

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1. 6 Reasons to Use Twitter for Your Startup 

by Mordecai Holtz  on the Post Planner blog

A great resource for your startup – or any business that wants to start using Twitter in a more focused way.

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2.  7 tips for writing effective Twitter Ads copy

by Kathy Foley on the Twitter Blog

If you’re thinking about using Twitter Ads (or maybe just want to write more attention-grabbing Tweets), then check out this post on the Twitter blog.

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3. How [and Why] to Build a Booming Facebook Group 

by Ryan Stewart on Moz .com

A Facebook Group may be a smart option for your business/brand. Use this resource to learn more about optimizing this feature.

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4. YouTube Marketing Made Simple: 5 Examples, 3 Tips, and 12 Tools

by Ty Rothstein on Social Media Today

Get some great tips, links to helpful tools, and more in this YouTube marketing resource.

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5. 105 Ideas to Add to Your Editorial Calendar

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This is one of the site’s top 10 posts from 2015; but you’ll find it relevant now as you plan your 2016 content calendar.

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6. 2016 Social Media Marketing Predictions From the Experts

By Lisa D. Jenkins on Social Media Examiner

Check out the predictions from top social media marketers as you’re planning your small business strategy.

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Tip of the Week:

Pinterest Tip of the Week

Use the free Pin Alerts tool to find out who is pinning images from your website in real-time.

Go to pinalerts.com, set up an account, enter the url of your website and then choose how often you want to receive email notifications.

It only takes a few minutes to set up these alerts, and then you just check your email for them.

Note that Pinterest business accounts offer an analytics dashboard that tracks Pins from your website as well. But if you don’t have a business account on Pinterest or find it easier to check email rather than logging in to Pinterest’s analytics, then you’ll find this tool useful.

 

 

That’s it for this week. Stay connected on Facebook or Twitter to see all of the helpful resources we find and share each week!

Top image courtesy of (and derived from) Pixabay

 

About Terry League

Terry helps small business owners with social media strategy, training and account management. With a background in marketing and training, she enjoys combining those two areas to teach business owners how to get the most out of their social media marketing. Connect with Terry on Twitter and Instagram @TerryLeague for more on social media with a mix of positive motivation and inspiration.