10 Strategies for Amazing Social Content
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Give Your Followers a Reason to Engage. The goal with encouraging engagement on social media is to put yourself in your followers’ shoes. Does the piece of content spark an emotion? Does it give the viewer a much needed relief from the woes of everyday life? If the answer is Yes, they will be all the more likely to like, comment, and share the piece. And remember: Engagement is not always about self-promotion.
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Think Positive.
The use of positive and inviting language is infinitely more likely to
draw in the viewer than negative vibes. Remember to stay upbeat and
steer clear of words that could turn off your audience.
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Remember to K-I-S-S (Keep it Simple, Stupid). Studies
show that longer posts get very little engagement on social media. So,
keep it brief and concise, and let image, video, or link do the
storytelling for you!
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Have a Conversation.
Your followers want to be spoken to by human beings, not robots. That
being said, it’s your job to do your best to make up for the lack of
face-to-face interaction online and really get on their level.
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Ask Yourself: Is it Sharable?
Shareable content is the mecca of everything that exists on the Web. In
the fast-paced and ever-changing state of social media today, if your
content is not shareable, it simply won’t get very far. Learn everything
there is to know about your audience on social and do your best to
strike a chord with them.
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Know How To Properly Curate. Content
curation is a great loophole in production process. Not only does it
take care of several roadblocks in creating authentic content (i.e.
running out of ideas for what to post), it also establishes your
business as an expert in your field. Properly curating content from
outside sources will make your Facebook page or Twitter feed a
destination for information.
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Be Mindful of the 4-1-1 Rule.
Maintaining proportions for the types of posts you produce will keep
your page on track without deterring any of your fans. Our favorite rule
of proportions is the 4-1-1 rule, which states that for every six
social media posts, four should curate information from other relevant
sites, one should be a personal piece you’ve created yourself, and one
should be a high-value piece to promote your business or brand.
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Keep it Timely. Stay
current! Try to plan your posts around big events happening in your
town or buzzworthy news stories. If you are linking to an article in a
post, make sure the article was written in the last couple years (i.e.
not an article from 2007) to keep the information fresh. If you are
using a management tool (like ours) to pre-schedule content, make sure
that posts you are scheduling for the future are either timely for that
date or evergreen (i.e. can be used anytime).
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Use Visuals to Enhance Your Message.
Our Graphic Designers lay out some of the best tips for creating
branded images for your posts. Remember that image posts and video posts
tend to get much higher engagement rates on social.
Tell a Story. Never underestimate the power of storytelling, especially on social media. Walking your audience through the history of your business or brand and how it came to be is a great way to create a personal post (and is sure to get lots of great engagement!). People love hearing stories, and the people that follow your page will be excited to hear yours.
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