Do you want your content to be more successful? Whether your goal is to help people, grow your customer base or generate ad revenue there are definite rewards when posts get seen by lots of people. High engagement and steady growth underpin success, but a viral post can give you a huge boost. When a post goes viral it is pushed out far beyond your normal audience and it is seen by hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. The challenge is: how do you make a post go viral?  Lots of resources claim to have the formula for creating viral posts, but my approach might be a little different and it is achievable for everyone. Whether you want to be successful on Instagram, TikTok or Facebook the key elements of success are the same.

A viral post can bring a huge boost to your business, but how do you make viral posts that are beneficial?

It is easy to lose heart with your social media. Sometimes you can put in hours and hours of effort and not feel like you are getting anywhere, or worse that you are going backwards. You might be losing followers, your engagement might be down, you might not be getting work or sales coming in. What do you do? How do you get your mojo back? 

It's normal to get disillusioned with social media, but you can start to enjoy them again

Social media can be a great way to get your business or blog seen by a huge audience, but it can also take up a lot of time and doesn’t always lead to sales or work. If you find the time you spend on social media is taking over or that you aren’t getting the results you want then you should consider hiring a Social Media Manager. What is a Social Media Manager though and how can you ensure that they benefit your business? 

The right Social Media Manager can hugely benefit your business

There are lots of different social media platforms and you don’t have to be on them all. Each platform has a slightly different group of people using it and content is consumed differently. Knowing your ideal audience will help you choose which platforms to focus on.  If you choose to use multiple platforms you should tweak your content slightly when posting it to different places to get the best responses.  

A big part of your digital strategy is deciding which networks to use and how to use them, but first you need to know what they are.

What are the differences between social media platforms?