Social Media Must-Reads 2-27-15

5 Social Media Must-Read Articles from the Week

Need help keeping up with news and updates in the social media world? Let us do the work for you! In our weekly wrap up post, we share 5 must-read articles for small business strategy.This week’s list includes articles on blogging faster and a publishing checklist, a cool, free tool for making your Tweets more visual, and more…

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1. How to Blog Faster: Tips From Six Experts

by Nina Amir on the How to Blog a Book site

How long does it take you to create a blog post? Too long? These tips may help you speed up the process.

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2. Your 16-Point Content Publishing Checklist

Arnie Kuenn has put together a helpful checklist on the Convince and Convert blog. Use this guide when creating your blog posts for optimal results.

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3. TwitShot: Extract Images from Links for your Tweets

Here is a new tool that makes it easy to include images in your Tweets. As Twitter states in a blog post, “photos gain users an average of a 35% boost in retweets alone.”

Check it out and let me know what you think!

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4. You Can’t Spell ‘Twitter’ without ‘Wit’: How to Write a Tweet To Engage Your Audience

By Kristina Cisnero on the Hootsuite blog

This is a great template for creating Tweets that will get the best results on your Twitter account.

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5. The Ultimate Guide to Hashtags

This terrific Infographic from Neil Patel gives you a place to start with hashtag strategy. Test what works with your audience based on these tips.

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6. Bonus – Facebook Ads mobile App

Facebook has launched a mobile app for managing Facebook Ads (only on iOS now; Android version to launch later this year). You can read the official announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/business/news/ads-manager-app
Do you plan on using this app? Have general questions about Facebook Ads? Let me know!

 

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.