Avoid social media mistakes with these simple, but amazing effective 7 top tips from The ON Task Agency

1. Beware!Beware!
Social Media Posting MistakesSocial Media Posting Mistakes
(and how to avoid them)(and how to avoid them)
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2. #1 Nonsense tweets#1 Nonsense tweets
• Over-use of the #hashtagOver-use of the #hashtag
• Using a string of #hashtagsUsing a string of #hashtags
• Not connecting #hashtags with words and thus, no explanationNot connecting #hashtags with words and thus, no explanation
The problemThe problem
No one understands it.No one understands it.
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3. #2 The rant#2 The rant
• Losing your professional coolLosing your professional cool
• Using social media to vent your spleen etc. against anything and everythingUsing social media to vent your spleen etc. against anything and everything
The ProblemThe Problem
This is NOT what your business social media should be about.This is NOT what your business social media should be about.
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4. #3 Politics#3 Politics
• Guaranteed to divide your audienceGuaranteed to divide your audience
• Extreme views can be detrimental to your businessExtreme views can be detrimental to your business
• Can alienate your audienceCan alienate your audience
The ProblemThe Problem
Politics can be a divisive as it can be cohesive with those that agree with you. Does aPolitics can be a divisive as it can be cohesive with those that agree with you. Does a
political agenda sit with your business?political agenda sit with your business?
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5. #4 courting controversy#4 courting controversy
• Are you Katie Hopkins? Can you afford to be famous for 15 minutes for all the wrongAre you Katie Hopkins? Can you afford to be famous for 15 minutes for all the wrong
reasons?reasons?
The ProblemThe Problem
People can be offended and the backlash can be personal, damaging and long-lasting.People can be offended and the backlash can be personal, damaging and long-lasting.
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6. #5 proofread#5 proofread
• Tere is nuffink worst than a post lttered with spelin’ mistaks and grammar mis-Tere is nuffink worst than a post lttered with spelin’ mistaks and grammar mis-
shapes.shapes.
The problemThe problem
Makes the business look amateurish.Makes the business look amateurish.
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7. #6 Check links#6 Check links
• Not all links lead to the places that youNot all links lead to the places that you thinkthink they dothey do
• Check them for validityCheck them for validity
• There is nothing worse than 404 error pageThere is nothing worse than 404 error page
The ProblemThe Problem
Broken links make your posts and tweet look shoddy.Broken links make your posts and tweet look shoddy.
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8. #7 Be nice#7 Be nice
• There is no explanation needed…There is no explanation needed…
• Think before you tweet and postThink before you tweet and post
• If you cannot say anything nice, stay silentIf you cannot say anything nice, stay silent
• Don’t be offensive or cruelDon’t be offensive or cruel
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9. Join usJoin us
• Join in the hilarity, the sharing and the joyJoin in the hilarity, the sharing and the joy
• The ON Task Agency on Twitter @wordramblesThe ON Task Agency on Twitter @wordrambles
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10. Join usJoin us
• Join in the hilarity, the sharing and the joyJoin in the hilarity, the sharing and the joy
• The ON Task Agency on Twitter @wordramblesThe ON Task Agency on Twitter @wordrambles
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