4 Ways To Go from Unknown to Well-Known online Using Social Media

I was searching through different files on my computer and came across this post I had written about going from unknown to well-known online. I didn’t publish it then, but I am publishing it now especially since I have used the very tactics I outlined here and found success with them. Here are the four ways:

• Conduct a social media audit

  – This first thing you do is conduct an audit, to do this well, follow these steps

• Find all your Social Media Profiles and document them, ensure you know

1. Why you’re using this profile
2. Why you want to use it
3. Your primary goals for using it
4. Whether your Target market is using it

• Check the details of all profiles and fine-tune them, ensure consistency across all platforms with the message being sent and images
• Compare the performances of your profiles today vs. one or two years ago to see whether goals are being met
• Find some key industry influencers and find out how they manage their Social Media

1. Observe their branding
2. Observe the type of engagement
3. Observe the number of followers
4. Kind of content posted on their profile

 

• Have a tip-top highly optimized profile on all platforms

 

Adhere to all image size requirements on Social Platforms (NB- Some of these may have changed since this was written)

Facebook

• Cover photo: 851 x 315
• Profile picture: 160 x 160 (upload as 180 x 180)
• App icons: 111 x 74
• Timeline: 504 x height is up to you (shared image), 484 x 252 (shared link)
• News feed: 470 x 394 (shared image), 470 x 246 (shared link)

Twitter

• Header image: 1252 x 626, 1500 x 500 (redesign)
• Profile picture: 250 x 250
• Image in feed: 1024 x 512

LinkedIn

• Banner image: 624 x 220
• Logo: 100 x 60
• Link Thumbnail: 100 x 100

Google+

• Cover photo: 1010 x 608 (recommended), 480 x 270 (minimum), 2120 x 1192 (maximum)
• Profile picture: 250 x 250
• Image post: 4:3 aspect ratio (800 x 600 minimum)

Pinterest

• Board cover: 217 x 147
• Preview image: 51 x 51

YouTube

• Banner image: 2560 x 1440 (TV), 2560 x 423 (desktop), 1546 x 423 (mobile)

 

• Add Social Share Buttons to your blog, website, and email signature
• Have keyword rich text on your Social Profiles
• Use Unique Hashtag
• Be authentic in your communication
• Link your Content with Google Authorship
• Have a consistent image across all platforms
• Have a well written Bio
• Test Posting Frequency/ Test best time to post

 

• Create quality content that inspires, entertain and educate

  – No self-promo no one like a show-off. Blog for your business and guest blog to get your name and your business name out there. Some Content you can create includes,

• Blog Content and Management
• Custom Images
• Infographics
• Explainer Videos/Animations
• Memes
• Presentations
• Picture Quotes
• Comics
• Concept/Content Visualizations

 

• Use paid media

  – In order to get more reach on social media and get in front more people. Use paid media such as

FB ads, Twitter ads, Pinterest ads, Google AdWords, LinkedIn Ads