This document provides a step-by-step guide to using HootSuite for beginners. It explains how to sign up for a HootSuite account and connect social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It then demonstrates how to create posts, schedule posts, and view analytics. It also discusses upgrading your account for additional features like custom scheduling and detailed reports.

1. HOW TO USE HOOTSUITE FOR
BEGINNERS
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2. A STEP BY STEP GUIDE
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3. ARE YOU READY?

4. LET’S BEGIN 

5. GO TO SEARCH BAR

7. TYPE IN THE WORD
“HOOTSUITE”

9. SELECT
HTTPS://HOOTSUITE.COM

11. YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO
THE SITE 

13. WELCOME TO HOOTSUITE 

14. SIGN IN TO START SHARING
WITH HOOTSUITE

15. HOOTSUITE CAN SHARE ON
TOP 3 POPULAR SOCIAL
NETWORKS

17. TYPE IN YOUR USERNAME

20. TYPE IN YOUR PASSWORD

22. CLICK AUTHORIZE APP

24. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU
CREATE AN ACCOUNT 

26. IF YOU WANT TO ADD MORE
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS, CHOOSE
HERE

28. LET’S ADD FACEBOOK
WHICH IS THE MOST USED
SOCIAL NETWORK

31. TYPE YOUR USERNAME

33. TYPE YOUR PASSWORD

35. CLICK LOG IN

37. HOOTSUITE WILL ASK
PERMISSION TO ACCESS
YOUR FACEBOOK

39. HOOTSUITE WILL ASK
PERMISSION TO ACCESS
YOUR POST PUBLICLY

41. HOOTSUITE WILL ASK
PERMISSION TO ACCESS
YOUR PAGE

43. FACEBOOK CAN IMPORT TO
HOOTSUITE. CLICK FINISHED
IMPORTING

45. IF YOU WANT TO ADD
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SOCIAL
NETWORK…LINKEDLN

47. LINKEDLN IS AN IMPORTANT
SOCIAL NETWORKS AND
TARGET CAREER
RELATIONSHIP

49. TYPE IN YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS

51. TYPE IN YOUR PASSWORD

53. THEN CLICK ON ALLOW
ACCESS TO COMPLETE YOUR
ACCOUNT

55. CLICK FINISHED IMPORTING
TO COMPLETE YOUR ACCESS

57. NOW YOU HAVE 3 SOCIAL
NETWORK SHARING POSTS
TO HOOTSUITE

59. IF DONE WITH ADDING
SOCIAL NETWORKS, CLICK
CONTINUE

61. THEN CLICK TO DONE
ADDING NETWORKS

63. WELCOME TO YOUR
HOMEPAGE. TO START, ADD
STREAM

66. STREAMS MEANS TO
MONITOR YOUR ACTIVITIES
ON HOOTSUITE

68. IMPORTANT STREAM FOR ME
IS HOME FOR TWEETER.
CLICK ADD

70. IF YOU WISH TO ADD
ANOTHER STREAM, CLICK
ADD

72. LET’S ADD FOR EXAMPLE
FACEBOOK TIMELINE

74. NOW, ANOTHER STREAM HAS
BEEN ADDED

76. LET’S MAKE OUR FIRST POST

78. LET’S ADD SOCIAL
NETWORKS YOU WANT TO
SHARE YOUR POST

80. COPY THE LINK YOU WANT TO
POST FROM A SITE

82. PASTE IT THEN CLICK
SHRINK TO GIVE A NEW LINK

84. WAIT FOR IT TO UPLOAD AND
THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR

86. TYPE IN YOUR MESSAGE

88. CLICK ON THE SCHEDULE TO
CHOOSE DESIRE TIME AND
DATE

90. FOR ME I’LL SET IT TO
10:00PM

92. CLICK SCHEDULE

94. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE
FILE WITHOUT POSTING,
CLICK HERE

96. YOUR POST WILL BE SAVE
UNDER DRAFT

98. IF YOU WANT TO EDIT, CLICK
THE PENCIL ICON

100. IF YOU’RE DONE TO EDIT,
CLICK SCHEDULE

104. A WINDOW WILL POP UP
SAYING YOUR MESSAGE HAS
BEEN SCHEDULE

106. TO VERIFY YOUR POST,
CHECK ON PUBLISHER

108. OPEN YOUR SOCIAL
ACCOUNTS TO CHECK YOUR
SCHEDULED POSTS

111. YOU’RE MESSAGE HAVE BEEN
POSTED ON YOUR TWEETER
AND FACEBOOK 

112. LET’S LOOK ON THE
SETTINGS AND MODIFY IT’S
DETAILS

114. EDIT YOUR NOTIFICATIONS,
CHECK IF YOU WANT TO BE
NOTIFY VIA ALARM

116. ON AUTOSCHEDULE, EDIT
THE DAYS YOU WANT YOUR
MESSAGES POSTED

118. LET’S CHANGE THE SETTING
TO EVERYDAY

120. THEN CLICK SAVE SETTINGS

122. IF YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE
ON DIFFERENT
DAYS/WEEK/MONTH

124. YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE IT
WHEN YOU UPGRADE YOUR
ACCOUNT

126. WHEN YOU UPGRADE, YOU
WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS FREE
TRIAL

127. AFTER WHICH, IT WILL COST
$8.99/MONTHLY, VERY
AFFORDABLE

128. AN UPGRADE IS GOOD FOR
MARKETING YOUR
BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES

130. THIS IS ANALYTICS, YOU CAN
GET A REPORT FOR YOUR
POST

132. IF YOU WANT SUMMARY FOR
REPORT ON TWEETER

135. CLICK CREATE REPORT. YOU
CAN ONLY ACCESS IT WHEN
YOU UPGRADE

137. CLICK ON APP DIRECTORY, IF
YOU WANT TO ADD

138. THERE ARE APPS WHICH IS
FREE OR HAS COST

140. FAVORITE APP IS YOU TUBE,
LET’S ADD AND INSTALL

142. YOU HAVE A NEW TAB FOR
YOUR APP

144. CONNECT TO YOU TUBE

146. TYPE YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT

148. CLICK ON NEXT

150. TYPE YOUR PASSWORD AND
SIGN IN

152. CLICK “TANGGAPIN” OR
OKAY IN ENGLISH

154. YOU CAN SEE YOU’RE
SUBSCRIPTIONS ON YOU
TUBE

156. CLICK ACCEPT IF YOU WANT
YOU TUBE CAN SEE OFFLINE

158. YOU CAN SHARE YOUR
YOUTUBE AND POST ON YOUR
WALL 

160. TRY IT NOW. IT’S SUPER EASY

161. YOU CAN POST ON YOUR
MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS IN ONE
CLICK 

162. THANK YOU &
HAVE A GREAT DAY

Riann G. Salandanan
yourvirtualprofessional.wordpress.com

163. “LIVE AS IF YOU WERE TO DIE
TOMORROW. LEARN AS IF
YOU WERE TO LIVE
FOREVER.” – MAHATMA
GANDHI
Riann G. Salandanan
yourvirtualprofessional.wordpress.com