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Purposes & Approaches For Social Media Tools

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Purposes  &  Approaches  For  Social  Media  Tools  

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SEO  Book  Tools  measure  for  blogs,  tags,  etc.  

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Purposes  &  Approaches  for  Social  Tools  

!   Twitter:  Mentions,  hashtags  and  RTs  –  share  content  with  others,  hoping  to  grow  and  share  followers.  Drive  them  to  your  content  hub  (e.g.,  blog  or  website).    

!   LinkedIn:  Build  your  professional  network  –  personally,  invite  those  you  know  (especially  those  in  your  business)  to  connect  to  you.  As  a  company,  incite  your  customers  to  Follow  your  company  page  or  group.    

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Purposes  &  Approaches  for  Social  Tools  

!   Google+:  This  is  great  for  SEO.  If  others  in  your  industry  are  using  this  heavily,  by  all  means  do  as  they  do  to  follow  others  and  have  them  follow  you  (share  content  like  Twitter  or  Facebook).    

!   Google+/Local:  This  is  your  “Location”  page  in  Google  (appears  from  Google  searches  in  Google  Maps;  formerly  Google  Places).  This  is  where  customers  post  reviews  of  your  company,  so  pay  attention.  Google  does  offer  some  opportunities  for  response.    

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Purposes  &  Approaches  for  Social  Tools  

!   YouTube:  Believe  it  or  not,  YouTube  is  the  #2  search  engine!  It  also  comes  up  heavily  in  straight  Google  search  results.  YouTube  analytics  integrate  well  with  Google  Analytics,  and  videos  can  be  hosted  in  YouTube  and  posted  for  free  on  your  website.  So  what  are  you  waiting  for?  Build  YouTube  content!    

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Purposes  &  Approaches  for  Social  Tools  

!   Facebook:  Incite  customers  and  others  to  follow  your  business  page,  and  keep  them  engaged.  Many  companies  today  post  “cutsie”  pictures,  which  have  nothing  to  do  with  their  business,  and  ask  for  viewer  response  and  captions.  It  works!  It  keeps  viewers  engaged  –  far  more  so  than  on  business  content.  So  a  balance  is  encouraged,  but  more  helpful  is  to  find  engaging  content  relative  to  your  industry  for  viewers  to  engage  with.  The  Ga.  Meeting  Planners  Int’l  association  posts  social  questions  such  as  “How  do  you  survive  business  trips  and  flights”.  They  achieve  high  response  and  relevance.    

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Purposes  &  Approaches  for  Social  Tools  

! Pinterest:  Food,  Clothing,  Hobby  &  Travel  image-­‐sharing.  Find  your  market’s  image-­‐sharing  content  relative  to  you  and  engage  with  them  there.  Provide  images  worth  sharing  to  your  market,  find  those  others  have  posted.  Incite  curiosity  among  casual  image  searchers/sharers  and  drive  them  to  your  content  hub  or  use  in  link  wheels.  Optimize  profile  and  image  descriptions.  In  SEO,  the  rising  tide  floats  all  boats  –  the  broader  one’s  quality  digital  footprint,  overall  search  results  (website  and  other)  grow.