Social Media and why you should be on it

There is a lot being said about social media. But what is Social Media? Social media is a virtual platform where people share information, videos, photos, opinions, ideas and interests.

Why you should be on Social Media
1. It reaches a large audience
2. Customise your strategy
2. Faster reach
3. It help build networks
4. It can influence your audience
5. It costs less

Some of the things you can do on social media
* Social Bookmarking: You can interact by tagging websites.
* Social News: These are websites that follow trending news which can keep you updated about your audience's likes and interests.
* Social Networking: A platform where people share interests and information
*Social photo and Video sharing: Youtube and Flickr are websites that help you share video and photos and give you a rating and ranking of your videos/images

Top 5 Blogging tips revealed

Here are top 5 some tips to consider while starting a blog
1. Know your audience. Understand their profile, what interests them? and what are they looking for?
2. Recognise your blogging style that would bring out your character and follow it. Make sure you don't break the style as it might disturb and confuse your readers
3. Use plug-ing and widgets to get a viral
4. Use keywords and tags to help your readers get to your post faster
5. Don't stop

For more tips on blogging, do's and dont's, take a look at this presentation:

Blogging and video workshop

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