building & engaging your social community
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BLOGGING
The Hub
• Original Content
• Social Icons
• Subscription
• Call to Action
• Bio
• Contact Info
• Buy Links
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BLOGGING
Consistency
• Content
• Posting
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BLOGGING
Optimization
• SEO
• Shareable
• Comments
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Momentum
Be Selective
Evaluate
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• 71% of adults use Facebook
• 45% engage multiple times daily
• 56% of adults 65+ use Facebook
• Accounts for 31% of all seniors
• 77% earn less than $30,000/yr
• Skews significantly female
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• 23% of adults use Twitter
• Beginning to skew male
• Daily engagement dropping
• 27% earning more than
$50,000/yr
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• 28% of adults use LinkedIn
• More popular than Twitter
• 50% of college educated internet
users
• 13% of users engage daily
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• 28% of adults use Pinterest
• 42% of females use Pinterest
• Dominated by women
• Skews young
• 50+ demographic growing
quickly
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• 26% of adults use Instagram
• 53% of those aged 18-29 use
• 49% of users use the site daily
• Teens from Wealthy Households
• Leading in terms of prestige
• Skews urban
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GOOGLE+
YouTube
• Google+• Usage numbers vary greatly
• Google possibly phasing out
• YouTube• Reaches more adults aged 18-34 than any
single cable TV network
• Reaches half of all people aged 18-34
• Top rated by millennials
• Top in search results
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CONNECTING
Build Your Profile
Align With Influencers
Start Sharing
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ENGAGING
Reciprocate
Be Proactive
Offer Value
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• Create a Page
• Claim Vanity URL
• Pay to Play
• Call to Action
• Photos
• Space Updates
• Schedule
• @Name
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• Public Profile
• No Twitter Eggs
• 80/20 Rule of Tweeting
• @Name
• #Hashtags
• No Auto DMs
• Schedule updates with caution
• Twitter Parties
• Lists
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• Personal vs. Business Use
• Claim Vanity URL
• Link to your other social profiles
• Establish Thought Leadership
• Solicit Recommendations
• Join Groups
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• Optimize
• Organize
• Consistency
• Balance
• Group Boards
• Engage
• Go Pro
• Quality & Quantity
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• Tell Your Story
• Link to other social networks
• @Name
• #Hashtags
• Location Tags
• Engage
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Q&A
What are some techniques for
encouraging blog comments?
Is guest blogging a good
strategy?
Can a blog post be used on
multiple sites?
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Q&A
Is it okay to share content
across all social media
channels?Personal vs. Professional.
Which style is better?