The document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and using Hootsuite, a social media management dashboard. It outlines how to create an account, connect social media profiles like Twitter and Facebook, and schedule posts to multiple networks from one central location. Key features mentioned include connecting multiple social accounts, composing messages to send across platforms, and scheduling posts in advance.

1. How to use Hootsuite
By Hyacynth Anne C. Rocillo
www.thisishowyoushoulddoit.blogspot.com

2. What is
Hootsuite?

3. HootSuite is the Social
Media Dashboard!

4. … allows you to
connect to multiple social
networks from one
website.

5. Let’s get started!

6. Go to www.hootsuite.com

7. Click on the “sign up now”

8. This will appear on your screen

9. Click on the Basic Free Sign –up Now

10. Sign up will appear on your screen

11. Type in your email address

12. Your Full Name

13. Your password

14. Confirm your password

15. Choose your time zone

16. When done, click “Create an Account”

17. Wait for it to upload

18. This will appear on your screen

19. Go to your email to check Hootsuite
notification

20. Let’s now connect Hootsuite to
social networks

21. Go to your Hootsuite Dashboard

22. On your left are social networks
available for hootsuite

23. Let’s Connect with Twitter

24. Make sure that you are logged in to
your twitter account

25. Click on the tab “connect with twitter”

26. This will appear on your screen

27. Wait for a while for twitter to upload

28. This will appear on your screen

29. Type in your username

30. And your password

31. Then click on “Authorize app”

32. Wait for it to upload

33. This will appear on your screen

34. Click on “x” to continue

35. You will find the Twitter tab

36. Let’s Connect with Facebook

37. Make sure that your FB account is
open

38. Click on “Add to Social Network”

39. Click on “Connect with Facebook” Tab

40. This will appear on your screen

41. Click on “Allow”

42. Wait for Facebook to load

43. This will appear on your screen

44. Hootsuite will ask if you want to
connect with FB Pages

45. I will connect with “Singles 2010”

46. A check mark will appear

47. Click on “finished importing”

48. You will see the social networks you
are connected

49. Click on “x”

50. social networks you are connected
are shown on above tabs

51. Let’s now start
making
messages

52. Type in your message at the space
below

53. Here’s a sample

54. Then go to “Click to select profile”

55. Your different social network will
appear

56. Select a social network that you like to
send your message

57. Or click on “All”

58. The social networks I selected will
appear here

59. To schedule the message, click on the
calendar

60. Schedule your preferred time and
date

61. Or you may send it now

62. The message you sent will appear in
FB

63. And twitter