5 days of social media: Your tips | Heart Internet Blog – Focusing on all aspects of the web

You submitted a lot of fantastic tips and suggestions over the course of last week’s ‘5 Days of Social Media’ contest, so we thought it would be a good idea to bring the best together in one post so you can see the advice more easily. Check out our 5 days of social media board on Pinterest to get a visual overview as well!

Feel free to add your own answers to the discussions below, or just check out the advice:

Google+ discussions

How can you save time using social media? What are your favourite shortcuts?

How do you make your brand/business look and sound consistent on social networks?

What’s your best tip for getting followers?

Challenge yourself with a social media resolution. What’s your pledge?

 

Facebook debates

Which are the best social networks for small businesses and what’s your top tip for using them?

How can you make your Facebook page look great and represent your brand effectively?

Have you got a Facebook page? Share the URL with us and check out the others posted below.

Twitter tips

Each day had a particular task and theme, and we’ve pulled out some of the best tweets so you can see how these people positioned themselves as authorities, offered advice and engaged.

Local business? Search facebook for local sales groups. A good source of local work. #5days— Telford Computer Doc (@TelfordComputer) June 18, 2012

Who takes advantage of #followfriday / #ff ? Try it this friday to increase your Twitter following #twittertips #5days— Phil Johns (@pjstudio) June 18, 2012

Integrate social media into your site using official widgets twitter.com/about/resource… developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ #5days #twitter #Facebook— Ian Hazeldine (@dcman007) June 18, 2012

#5days – Why not follow other designer tweeters and keep in the loop with whats new in the web design world!— HostSphere Hosting (@HostSphere) June 18, 2012

Remember that using Hastags can help get yout tweets noticed (as long as its relevant!) #5days— Phil Midgley (@philmgsy) June 18, 2012

#5days don’t be shy as a blogger, tweet a company or two and who knows they may want to work with you and your fab blog! :)— Helen Grounds (@petitmew) June 18, 2012

Tip for using Twitter – Be yourself. Don’t auto tweet, or set advanced tweets. Say what you feel – here, now! #5days— P R Systems (@prsystems) June 19, 2012

Brand consistency is key. Make sure your Twitter page background matches your brand like we’ve done with @pjstudio and @CMTreehouses #5days— Phil Johns (@pjstudio) June 19, 2012

@channelonline have really used their twitter background image well!Nice pictures covering 50 years of broadcasting! #5days— Phil Midgley (@philmgsy) June 19, 2012

#5days Who can recommend some new businesses/people for us to follow in the #plymouth area?— Phil Johns (@pjstudio) June 21, 2012

Social media blog posts

If you missed any of the blog posts last week, here’s a quick recap:

Day 1 – Your social media strategy

Day 2 – Successful social media branding

Day 3 – 24 resources for increasing your social media followers

Day 4 – Social media mythbusters

Day 5 – The bumper social media roundup

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