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Tips for Creating Social Media Content

Social media content is important for small businesses because it allows them to reach a large audience at a relatively low cost. Additionally, social media platforms provide small businesses with the opportunity to engage with their customers in real-time, building relationships and loyalty. Social media content can also be used to showcase products or services, generate leads, and drive traffic to the business’s website. Overall, social media can be a powerful tool for small businesses to increase their visibility and grow their customer base. Here are simple tips for creating content to use on Social Media:

  1. Understand your target audience: Before creating any content, make sure you understand who your audience is and what they are looking for from your service or industry.
  2. Research relevant topics: Research the topics that your target audience is discussing and looking for content on. Recommended tool: answerthepublic.com
  3. Brainstorm ideas: Once you have identified topics that your audience is interested in, brainstorm creative ideas that you can develop into the content.
  4. Keep it simple and concise: As much as possible, try to keep your content simple and to the point. Confused people don’t buy!
  5. Make it visually appealing: Incorporate visuals such as images, videos, and gifs into your content. This will help to make it more attractive and eye-catching for your followers and potential customers.
  6. Share your content: Once your content is ready, don’t forget to share it (and share it again) on social media and other relevant channels. It’s a poor frog that won’t praise its own pond!

Here are three tools to help with creating and or managing social media content:

Canva.com – a graphic design tool that allows users to create visual content such as images and videos for social media.

Picmonkey.com -an image editing tool to crop, resize, and adjust pictures and images.

Hootsuite.com – a social media management tool that allows users to schedule and publish content across multiple platforms.

Planoly.com – a tool for scheduling and publishing Instagram content, including support for Instagram Stories.

Sharvette Mitchell

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