Hootsuite is a must tool for virtual assistant who manages several social networking accounts. It is a social media management tool that manage MULTIPLE social profiles, analyze social media traffic, and lot, lot more. This is one of the most used tools. Here is a step by step Basic tutorial that will surely help you to get started. Very logical and no technical words used. It is a tool that every virtual people need to know. Happy learning!

1. HOOTSUITE
BASIC TUTORIALS
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2. HOOTSUITE
is a social media
management tool
that can be used
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3. to manage multiple
social profiles,
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4. schedule messages,
track band mentions,
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5. analyze social media
traffic
and more.
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7. Let’s
GET STARTED
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8. 1
SIGN UP
for HOOTSUITE
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9. Visit
https://hootsuite.com/
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11. Type
your email address,
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13. full name,
and
create a password.
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14. click SIGN UP
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15. You can click the
Plans & Pricing
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16. to begin your
30-day trial of
Hootsuite Pro
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17. 2
ADD Social Networks
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18. Click
Add social network
button
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20. Select
Social Network
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22. Connect
your Social Network
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24. Adding Social Networks
to Hootsuite
from Streams
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25. Adding Social Network
to your dashboard
allows you
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26. to complete actions
such as
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27. scheduling status updates,
and tweets,
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28. tracking brand mentions
and
analyzing social media
traffic,
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29. and
can be done
from Streams section
of your dashboard
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30. Click the
(house) streams icon
on the left-aligned menu
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32. click tab
where social network
will be saved.
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34. click
Add Social Network
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36. click
social network
to add
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38. Optional:
if adding Twitter,
the dashboard defaults
to automatically
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39. create
a new tab.
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40. If you have an
existing tab,
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41. click box to
remove check mark.
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43. click Connect
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45. Optional:
The dashboard defaults
to automatically
create a new tab.
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46. If you have an existing tab,
click box in
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47. bottom-left corner
to
remove check mark.
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50. REMOVING
SOCIAL NETWORKS
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51. removing a
Social network from your
dashboard will also
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52. remove any scheduled
content relative to
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53. that social network.
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54. Note:
removing social network,
from the dashboard
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55. only
removes it from
your dashboard.
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56. This process
does not delete
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57. the social network
account itself.
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58. TO
REMOVE A
SOCIAL NETWORK
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59. click your
user profile icon
on the left-aligned menu
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61. Hover mouse
over social network
to remove,
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62. click Gear icon
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63. select
Remove from Hootsuite.
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65. click OK
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67. click CANCEL
to stop the process.
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69. 3
ADDING TABS
and
STREAMS
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70. Creating tabs
and streams allows you
to perform and
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71. save advanced searches,
filter for content
and
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72. manage lists
and
followers.
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73. To add Tabs
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74. click
plus (Add tab) icon.
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76. Type tab name,
and then
press ENTER
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78. RENAMING TABS
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79. click the
House (streams) icon
on the left-aligned menu.
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81. click
tab name,
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82. type new
tab name,
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83. and then
press ENTER
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85. MOVING TABS
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86. to move a tab
with
drag-and-drop
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87. click the
stream icon
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89. drag-and-drop
tab to new location.
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91. 4
Compose
and
Send message
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92. To select a
social network
(more than one can be
selected)
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93. click
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94. Type in your message
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95. click SEND NOW
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96. 5
Scheduling Messages
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97. Select the social profile(s)
that will post your message
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98. click
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99. click compose Message
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100. Type in now your message
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101. click the calendar icon
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102. To
select a date
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103. click
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104. To
Select a time
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105. click the drop down tab
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106. Option:
notice of email
when message is sent
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107. click
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108. click SCHEDULE
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109. all your post SCHEDULED
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110. THANK YOU
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112. For the images and
tutorial tips
Thanks to :
https://hootsuite.com/
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