Your mom always taught you to mind your manners. Do you think about your manners when you are involved in social media? As I was preparing a presentation on "Extending Your Reach Using Social Media," I was researching etiquette in using social media. Through my web searches, I have derived a list of the top 10 rules of social media etiquette that I think are most important. What would you add?
1)Acknowledge when someone follows,
comments, or retweets. A thank you goes a long way!
2)Keep your posts positive.
3)Be careful clicking on links. If it looks suspicious, it
probably is.
4)Don’t be afraid to interact with
businesses. I have had some really great opportunities and received some really great products for free by simply responding to a Tweet or blog post.
5)Give credit where credit is due. We all have great things to share. Be sure you acknowledge the source.
6)Complete your profiles and add a
picture. We like knowing there is a real person on the other end.
7)Don't put anything on the Internet
that you wouldn't
want
your boss
to read. They do check!
8)Spellcheck everything before you send.
9)Post regularly but not too often. We want to read what you share, but if it becomes too frequent, we often skip over your posts.
10)Don't follow someone just for the sake of building your number of followers. You will find yourself overwhelmed if you are trying to follow to many people. Follow those who share what is important to you.
Bonus: Learn to use hashtags. Hashtags are keywords or phrases that users search to find topics of interest. They always begin with #. {Click here} for an extensive list of educational hashtags.
~Cara
