Social Media Must-Reads 12-6-15

Social Media Must-Reads 12-6-15

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.

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1. 8 Twitter Tips to Improve Your Twitter Marketing 

by Erik Fisher on Social Media Examiner

There are some great tips and tools in this post on the Social Media Examiner blog.

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2. 20 Successful Entrepreneurs Share Their Top Advice on Making Social Sales

by  Tor Refsland on the Flight Media Blog

A very interesting article with some advice that may surprise you.

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3. 20 Things to Remember for Writing a Perfect Blog Post 

by Lucy Barret on JeffBullas.com

This is a very helpful “checklist” for creating blog posts. A good one to save!

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4. How to write a great LinkedIn profile

by Melonie Dodaro on Top Dog Social Media

This tutorial includes examples and a video, so it’s a great resource for optimizing your LinkedIn profile.

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5. Facebook Starts Testing Live Video Streaming For The Masses

by Martin Beck on MarketingLand.com

This could be big news for Periscope and Meerkat users – if Facebook rolls its LIVE video streaming feature out to everyone, we will have more choices. As we learn more, we’ll keep you updated.

If you’re hesitant to do live-streaming and/or videos, this article by Darren Rowse on ProBlogger may help you:

How to Overcome Fear of Speaking, Podcasting, Live Streaming, Webinars and More

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Instagram Tip of the week

Tip of the Week: IFTTT Recipes and Instagram

Use IFTTT (If This Then That) recipes to share some or all of your Instagram posts to Twitter as photos (instead of just links). These recipes are easy to set up (browse the site for recipes others have already created and tested). You then modify the recipe with your account information and it’s ready to go!

Stay connected with us on Facebook or Twitter to see more tips, plus 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.