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18 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Newbies

Waxing UnLyrical

Use a real photo of yourself for your avatar. (I Make sure your avatar is “SFW” (safe for work… and yes, you’d be surprised again). < If nothing else, use your LinkedIn profile; else your personal website or blog or, if a business account, to your company’s preferred URL.

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Hootsuite Hacks: 19 Tricks and Features You Probably Didn’t Know About

Hootsuite

Polish your posts with vanity URLs. Hootsuite’s free link shortener, Owly , makes any URL you post look sweet, short, and a lot more trustworthy. Ok, I’ll bite: what are URL shorteners? ). That said, if you want to put in the elbow grease and level up your branding, Hootsuite also supports vanity URLs.

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February’s Featured Resource: Amplify.com

Harp Interactive

And if you simply cannot choose highlights from the post and want to share the entire article, Amplify gives you the option to “amplify” an entire URL. Just sign in with Twitter or Facebook and begin to share content. A Unique Social Community. Amplify is also a social media platform. Eric Goldstein, Amplify co-founder. .

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Creating Google Plus Business Pages

Janet Fouts

Because this is clearly a direct assault on Facebook pages. Save the Children UK launched their nonprofit page and did a great job setting off their profile with moving photos (hmm, just like Facebook pages eh?). See that little teeny arrow next to your avatar? How could we resist? How do I create a page?

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Snapchat for Business: The Ultimate Marketing Guide

Hootsuite

While Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are still seeing significantly more users than Snapchat each month, using Snapchat for business could still be an effective way for your brand to reach a new audience. Schedule posts in Facebook. Create an “add me” URL. This will show you what your unique “add me” URL is for Snapchat.

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How to Get More SoundCloud Followers in 7 Easy Steps!

Devumi

I mean the image that you use as your avatar! Here’s an excellent example of an avatar from Kid Ink. It has his face, an interesting pose, those tattoos all his fans know, and most importantly his name and latest album: Here’s an example of a terrible avatar from Big K.R.I.T. Facebook page. WordPress blog.

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TikTok marketing: The complete guide for brands in 2022

Sprout Social

For comparison, it took eight years for both Facebook and Instagram to hit that milestone. To brand your TikTok account, tap Edit Profile , then fill out the following: Profile photo or video: TikTok lets you add a video for your profile avatar. The cost for these is based on bids, just like how you pay for Facebook and Instagram ads.

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