HowToUseHootsuite
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Hootsuiteisasocialmediamanagertool
Designedtohelpyoumanageyoursocialmedia.
Ithelpsyoutointegrateallofyoursocialmedia
Withinthesametool
Typeinhootsuiteingoogle
Clicksignuporcreateanewaccount
Choosefromthreedifferent plans-Free,pro,business
proversionhas 30-dayfreetrial
youcanaddupto50socialmediaaccounts
Youcanhave1enhancedreport,Bulkmessagescheduling
thatallowsyoutoprepareabunchofmessage
Andthenputitintohootsuiteautomatically
userincludesupto10soyoucanhaveteams
Soyouknowwhohasscheduledyourmessage
orwhoresponded yourquery
Butlet’sgetstartedwiththefreeversionfirst
Clickgetstarted -free
Putyourname,emailaddress,passwordandtimezone
Clickcreateaccount
Openupyouremailandlookfortheconfirmationemail
Clickjumpinbutton
Orclickthegreenbuttonwithyouremail
Checkyourverificationemailfromhootsuite withthe
confirmationcode
Copytheconfirmationcode
Andpaste ithere
Thenclicksubmit
Youmayclickiwanttoexploreonmyown
Yourhootsuite dashboardmenu
Let’sgetyourdashboardupandrunning
Connectyoursocialnetworkslikefacebook, twitter,
linkedin,etc.
clickyourprofileimagefromthetopofyourdashboard
Click+addasocialnetwork
Thiswindowwillappear
Selectthesocialnetworkaccountyouwanttoconnect
Sayfacebook,andthenclicktheconnectwithfacebook
button
Enteryourpasswordforfacebookandclickcontinue
ReadthisandthenClickeditandok
Hootsuitewillaskpermissiontopost,clickok
Choosewhatyouallowforhootsuite, clickok
nowgivehootsuite permissiontomanageyouraccount
selecttheprofileorFBpagesyouliketoimport
Thenclickaddselected accountsbutton
Youarenowsuccessfully addedyourfbpage
andyourfbaccountintoyourhootsuite
Youcanrepeatthesesteps
toaddyourothersocialaccountsintohootsuite
Let’ssetsetuptabsandstreams
Tabsandstreamsletyouorganize,customizeand
categorize
socialinformationinaneasytofollowway
Onceyou’veconnectedyoursocialmediaaccount
Youcanstartorganizingyoursocialmediaaccounts
withtabsandstreams
Tabsorganizeyourvarioussocialconversations
Createasmanytabsasyouwanttogroupstreams
bytopic,socialnetwork,projectorcampaign
Tocreateatabclickthisplusbutton
Giveyourtabaname
thenaddstreambyclickingaddstreambutton
Selectsocialprofileyou’veliketocreateastream for
Pressthe+icontoaddstreamstoyourtabs
You’renowonyourwaytoorganizingyouraccounts
intotabsandstreamsonyourhootsuite dashboard
Nowthatyou’veconnectedyournetworksandsetup
streams
it’stimetopublish
Composeandscheduleyourmessage
Pointyourmouseoverthecomposemessagebox
Orclickthissocialprofilepickerdropdown
Ontheleftareyoursocialnetworkaccounts
Youcanpinorstaryouraccount
soyoucaneasilyfindandsendmessages
Youcanchoosepostingonmultiplenetworksorjustone
Typeyourposthere
Pasteherethelinkthatyouwanttoshare
Toshareanimage
Pressthispaperclipimagetoshowthedropdown
Choosethefileorjustdraganddrophere
Clicksaveandthenclicksaveasdraft
Oryoucansenditrightawaybyclickingthis
Tovieworeditadraft,selectpublisheranddraft
Clickthisdrop-downmenutosortbysocialprofile
Orhoveryourmouseoverdraftthenclickedit pencil
Tosendadraft
clickthistochoosewhereyouwanttosendthepost
AndthenClicksendnow
Toscheduleadraftorpost
clickthiscalendartoschedule ittogooutlater
selectthedatewhenyouwanttopublishyourmessage
Selectthetimeinhours
SelectminutesandifyouwantitAMorpm
Ifyou’renotsurewhentopublishyourmessage
Togglethisautoschedule buttononoroff
HootsuiteWillchoosethebesttimetopostyourmessage
Toadjusttheautoscheduleoption
clickonthesettingsgear
Setupthedaysandnumberofmessagesperday
Setupthetime
clicksavesettings
Youmaychoosetocheckalertsandnotifications
whennewmessageappearinyourstreams
toreceiveanemailwhenthemessageissent
Checkthisifyouwanttoreceiveanemail
Sendingorschedulingadraftwillremoveitfromdrafts
unlesstheretaincopyofdraftmessageboxischecked
Todelete adraft
Selectpublisher anddraftfromthelaunchmenu
Hoveryourmouseoverthedraft,click xtodelete
Toretainadraft
Toretainadraft,Selectpublisherfromthelaunchmenu
SelectdraftOrhoveryourmouseoverthedraft
clicktheeditpencil
Checkretaincopyofdraftmessageandclicksave
“Whetheryouthinkyoucanorthinkyoucan’t,you’re
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How To Use Hootsuite