Monday, February 13, 2012

Social Media Tips

6 Ways To Find Stories and Readers with Social Media in minutes

1. Pay attention to popular trending topics to see what is on everyone's mind

2. LINKS ARE YOUR FRIEND!!!!! Include links in your posts to your blog, story or any other information you want people to see. Links are enticing, people feel compelled to click them!

3. Posts links to your blog on face book and twitter as soon as you create a new post

4. Become allies with other popular bloggers and promote each other

5.Ask your friends and followers what they care about or they have any input on a subject... the comments will overwhelm you.

6. Don't think of a character limit as a bad thing. Think of it as an opportunity or a challenge to get as find a new creative way to attract readers to your story or post. Find the most provocative parts, slap on some alluring verbs, and leave something to the imagination and you'll have readers anticipating your tweets.

These tips were inspired by Journalism Next by Mark Briggs.










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