10 Best Social Media Practices

I've learned a lot in MDIA 470B: Social Media Management. In this class, I've been able to better understand where technology is heading in the future and how I can successfully move with it both personally and professionally.  With that being said, here are what I consider the top 10 best social media practices:

1.  If you're going to use a blog or twitter or something where you want people to read and also grasp what you are writing, you must write in a way that is interesting.  You cannot write like a robot or nobody is going to connect with you or what you are saying.

2.  Have a nice layout.  If it looks pretty, it will most likely attract more people. Make sure it is organized and clean so that people can find what they are looking for.

3.  Update regularly.  It doesn't have to be every day or even every week. However, if you want people to tune in, you should really keep your site updated and post frequently.

4.  Comment on other people's sites.  It's a really easy way to be recognized and get your own site noticed.

5.  Use several different social media sites.  Having a Facebook is not the only form of social media and getting your thoughts out there.  There are so many different sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogger, etc.  The list is endless.

6.  Some sites are better for getting your media seen than others. Facebook seems to be the most successful at getting YouTube views versus Twitter.

7.  Making your sites easy to link to.  If you put a button for linking or following somewhere very obvious on your page, you'll get many more people to see your site.

8.  When it comes to businesses, social media can be a great tool.  Wikis are a great way to get everyone in your business connected and share ideas.

9.  Assume everything you write online will become public.  You want to be professional and not say things that are going to cause problems or even get you fired from a job.  It's very important to stay classy.

10.  Post useful and unique content.  If it's the same thing everyone writes about or posts about, nobody is going to actually read it and find it meaningful in any way.