Best practices for getting started with social media.

2. SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media is: the means of
interactions among people in which
they create, share, and exchange
information and ideas in virtual
communities and networks.
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3. SOCIAL MEDIA: CREATE
Create original articles, videos,
images, memes, and jokes. Invite
the community to do the same
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4. SOCIAL MEDIA: SHARE
Share resources, websites, quotes,
articles, videos, and comments from
community members and people in
related fields.
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5. SOCIAL MEDIA: EXCHANGE
Exchange ideas and information
through conversations, discussions,
and questions with community
members.
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6. SOCIAL MEDIA: EXCHANGE
Everything we do in social media is
one of three things:
• Creating
• Sharing
• Exchanging (conversation)
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7. MAKE A PLAN
Good social media takes time.
• Set a monthly goal and hold yourself
accountable. (150 followers, 200 likes)
• Enjoy the conversation. If you’re not
enjoying it, your audience can tell (and
won’t follow).
• Set aside 2-3 hours each week to plan the
week’s posts. Then check in sporadically.
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