20 Social Media Tips Under 140 Characters

Daily I post social media tips on Twitter, I thought I would post the most recent 20 for you. Have any to share? Post them in comments below.

20 Social Media Tips Under 140 Characters:

  1. Spend at least as much time listening as you do broadcasting.
  2. It’s called “social media” for a reason. Be prepared to interact consistently.
  3. You can’t win the game focusing on the scoreboard. Focus on the game of engagement and the traffic will come.
  4. Losing followers is okay, measure the engagement level of who is still here to see how you are doing.
  5. Have a goal, measure results, measurement provides feedback and improvement.
  6. The internet has always been about helping people connect to people (@nickusborne)
  7. Pay it forward. Help, teach. guide and be patient with people new to the scene. [Tweet This Tip]
  8. Study people who are credible with the type of clients you want to attract. Model their strategy.
  9. Marketers aren’t always synonymous with community builders, traffic and followers isn’t always equal to credibility.
  10. If you’re an old school e-mail marketer or pitch artist, there’s some habits you will need to unlearn.
  11. Before you start your campaign define your market and their pains.
  12. Everyone and every company gets off message once in a while. Refocus and learn from it.
  13. Leaders of large “Tribes” need to have thick skin and a tolerance for noise.
  14. Continually tweak and update your Linkedin profile, your network will be notified.
  15. Social media is changing so quickly that if you stop too long to smell the roses you’ll be out of touch.
  16. Try a new platform each month, video blogging, FaceBook, tumblr etc. Curiosity can lead to great discoveries.
  17. You can’t make a robot network for you at a party, why do you think they can do it for you on the web?
  18. Some un-follows are strategic. People want to know if you’re really listening.
  19. You can’t please everyone. But know who you are trying to connect with. Get in sync with your audience.
  20. http://www.ping.fm updates FaceBook, Brightkite, Twitter, tumblr and Linkedin statuses all at once

June 16, 2009 · Filed Under Internet Marketing and SEO, social media, social media training

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  • http://www.PublicityHound.net/ Joan Stewart, The Publicity Ho

    Great list. May I add a tip in 140 characters or less?

    Use Facebook pages to create your “fan club.”

    You can updated your fans on new products and services and anything else you’re promoting. Too many people are oblivious to the fact that Pages are the ONLY place that Facebook will allow you to promote.

    It limits you to 5,000 Friends. But allows you to have an unlimited amount of Fans.

  • http://www.PublicityHound.net Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound

    Great list. May I add a tip in 140 characters or less?

    Use Facebook pages to create your “fan club.”

    You can updated your fans on new products and services and anything else you’re promoting. Too many people are oblivious to the fact that Pages are the ONLY place that Facebook will allow you to promote.

    It limits you to 5,000 Friends. But allows you to have an unlimited amount of Fans.

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    I especially loved No. 11. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Determine your market and their pains. Too often we focus on what we have to offer and not on how taking full inventory on the needs of our market. Great article!

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  • http://www.internetmarketingsysteem.nl/ Tom Zoethout

    Lots of marketers do spend lots of time in spreading information, but not listening. Good list of tips. I am going to translate it in Dutch and share it with people. Thanks for sharing!

  • http://www.internetmarketingsysteem.nl Tom Zoethout

    Lots of marketers do spend lots of time in spreading information, but not listening. Good list of tips. I am going to translate it in Dutch and share it with people. Thanks for sharing!

  • http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com Michelle

    Good set of tips..Thanks..btw I would like to add few things to the existing post..

    -”Encourage constructive feedback and always take into account what is being offered vs. what your customers are expecting.”

    -”Be flexible: What worked yesterday might not work today; you need to stay on the forefront of what is happening in your market and adapt or lead accordingly.”

  • http://www.inkatechnology.co.uk Social Meida Agency

    This is a great collection of socials media experts. Some really good information here. It's interesting to see the different perspectives on social media and new media.

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    Ping.fm is a great tool if you have a lot of twitter type accounts!

  • http://www.isol.co.in/ IntegratedS

    Great wrap up, thanks for sharing.