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3 Rules to Remember Before You Post Online

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For each social media platform, there are particular rules you must remember before you post a message.

As social media users, we engage on different networks because something has attracted us to it. Perhaps you use Facebook to view photo albums of your friend’s baby as she grows up; or you use LinkedIn to engage with potential employers at your dream company; or you follow play-by-play hockey updates on Twitter.

Whatever your reason, you likely use social media because it fulfills a need. HOWEVER, sometimes we see posts that do not fulfill a need, and instead leave us wondering, “Why did someone post that?!”

Here are three things you should always think about before you post:

#1 Double Check Your Post BEFORE You Send It

Always, always, always double-check your post before you hit that send button. You never know if you may have accidentally forgotten a letter, or if you accidentally added one. Use a spellchecker if you need to, and since most applications and websites have spell check, there is no excuse.

Here’s a special, secret trick to help you double-check this: read your post out loud as if you were saying it to someone. Yes, it sounds a bit crazy, but it works. When you are speaking out loud, you can hear whether or not a sentence flows smoothly, and maybe you’ll realize that you actually forgot to type out a common word, such as “if” or “to”, in your sentence. This mistake is more common than most people realize, so always double-check!

#2 Follow the Rules and Etiquette of Each Network

Different websites have different rules, and although I don’t expect anyone to know them all by heart (is there anyone?!), you should know the basic rules and etiquette of each network that you participate on. Mainly, everyone should try to understand and remember what kind of post is appropriate for each website.

For example, if you finally landed your dream job at your dream company, share it! That type of post is even appropriate enough for LinkedIn – well, probably most appropriate for LinkedIn, actually. If you found an awesome dress on sale that you’re going to wear to a crazy house party this weekend, that is NOT LinkedIn appropriate! Save that for Facebook or Instagram.

Simply, think about what you want to share, and WHO it is appropriate for. Don’t make the mistake of sharing inappropriate content on the wrong social network and losing out on potential, life-changing opportunities.

#3 Share Content that is Worthy

Everyone has a different idea of what is “worthy”, so you will have to decide for yourself what this means to you, and more importantly what it means to the people who connect with you online.

I love seeing pictures of my friend’s new puppy. I do not love seeing 80 pictures of my friend’s new puppy sleeping, in the same position, in every picture. An easy way to filter out content that is not “worthy” is to think about whether or not the post would engage you. Would you go through an album with 35 photos of your friend’s new hair style, which was actually just a trim, and looks exactly like it did before? Probably not, so try to avoid sharing that type of post with your friends and followers.

Remember: you should always try to share content that is exciting, new, important, funny, amazing, or engaging.

 

For more social media tips, visit www.socialmediatips.com where you will discover all the tips you could possible need.

Know another social media rule that everyone should follow? Share it in the comments below.


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