Social Media Must-Reads 1-31-16

Social Media Must Reads 1-31-16

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 5 must-read articles for your small business’ strategy.

Click on each title to go to the original article or save it as a Pin on your Pinterest account with the “Click here to Pin It” text.

1. Facebook Professional Services: How Your Local Business Can Rank

By Kristi Hines on Social Media Examiner

This is a very helpful article and tutorial for Facebook’s Professional Services Directory – see the directory here: https://www.facebook.com/services/

If you are a local business, then I recommend you save this resource!

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2. 125 Quick Tips to Sharpen Your Copywriting Skills

By Barry Feldman

Another fantastic resource to save! This one will help with your copywriting.

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3. YouTube Analytics for Social Media Marketers

By Jennifer Beese on Sprout Social

Learn more about the reports available when using YouTube for marketing. This one is a great, in-depth article.

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4. 28 Webinar Services for Small Business Owners

Thinking of running webinars for your business? This resource tells you all about services and tools available.

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5. What’s the Ideal Length for Social Media and Web Content?

By Michael Brenner on Marketing Insider Group

There is no one rule that works for all businesses and situations, but this Infographic serves as a helpful guideline when creating your social media posts.

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Social Media Tip of the Week

 

Tip of the Week: Schedule some of your social media posts to reach more people

Here are 3 reasons why scheduling some of your posts makes sense for a small business owner:

1. Your post has a short “shelf-life”
2. Your audience is not online when you are
3. You have other things to do (like running your business)

Learn more about these tips, plus a few of our favorite tools in this post – 3 Steps for a Social Media Automation Strategy –  click here

 

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!

 

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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.