Basics of Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a social media
management tool or system

that helps in tracking and
managing your social media
channels

such as Twitter, Facebook,
LinkedIn, Google+,
Foursquare, MySpace,

WordPress, TrendSpottr and
Mixi.

For this presentation, we
will use Mozilla Firefox
browser.

you can also sign up using
Twitter, Facebook or
Google+

You can click here as well
to create account

will sign up using Facebook
account.

Key in your email address
here.

will choose ‘Okay’

The hootsuite dashboard
will now appear.

Let’s add other social
network. Click here.

Let’s choose Twitter. Click
here.

Click here to connect with
twitter.

Key in your Twitter email
address here.

You will now see your
twitter account here.

Let’s edit the name of
the first tab

Now, let’s try to add a
stream.

Streams are parts of your
Social media account

that help further break
down each tab in your
hootsuite account

according to social
networks, apps,
functionality, keyword
searches, etc.

To add a stream, either
click this button or

Let’s say we choose
Scheduled Stream

Since there is no scheduled
message yet,

Before we create a message,
let’s install a hootlet
first.

A Hootlet is a hootsuite
extension that
automatically takes content

you want to share and pops
it into a message,

ready to go.
No need to leave the web
page.

Hover your mouse to the
left section,

Under Extensions and
Downloads, look for Hootlet

This notification will pop-
up.

Let’s click on ‘Restart Now’

Once Mozilla
Firefox is reopened,

You will now see this
Hootlet icon here

Let’s now go back to your
hootsuite account.

Before we proceed to
schedule a message,

let’s add a tab for your
facebook first.

Type in a name for your new
Tab

Click on ‘Connect with
Facebook’

Choose the facebook pages
that you want to import.

Let’s choose the first one.
Click here.

Click on ‘Finish Importing’

Click the dropdown arrow to
choose your personal facebook
account.

Now, choose your personal
fb account.

Let’s add 2 streams for
facebook personal account.

Let’s click Timeline
stream.

It will now display your
facebook timeline here.

Let’s also add Scheduled
Stream.

Scheduled stream is now
displayed here.

Remember that when you add
social network accounts,

For instance, we go to
lifehack.org website

Let’s say we like this
article

It will immediately put the
link on the message box

Choose here the social
network

where you want to send the
message to.

You can either schedule to
send the message

will schedule the message

Let’s click here to
schedule the message

Put a check as well on this
box.

You will now see the post
in your scheduled streams.

If you want to delete the
post/message, click ‘X’

When composing messages,
note that you will see

the number of characters
allowed in Twitter and
Facebook

Do not worry in putting in
long links here

As there is a default
option to shrink it

For example, we want to
share the link below

Now this is the link in
shortened form.

You also have other options
found here.

It lets you attach a file,
schedule the message

add location, select
targeting options, and
select privacy.

Basics of Hootsuite

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