6 Outdated Social Media Tactics That Need to Die
Search Engine Journal shares these tactics, along with what to do instead.
- Only posting links
- Jumping from follow to pitch
- Mass following to gain followers
- Using auto-engagement bots
- Obeying “best time to post” studies
- Not optimizing your content for sharing
Liked by Dan Hinmon, MCSMN Director, Carol Vassar
I’m sharing this with my colleagues who ask “Why do we need a photo/graphic/video for every post?” Lol
@MarieEnnisOConnor I agree with all of these especially #5 There are so many variations on this – it’s best to test for yourself and I hate #4 – it makes me want to instantly unfollow someone on Twitter when they send me an automated DM
Me too! When I get an auto-message after I’ve accepted someone’s request to connect on LinkedIn, it makes me wish I hadn’t!
@vassarradio I’m sharing this with my colleagues who ask “Why do we need a photo/graphic/video for every post?” Lol
It’s interesting, @vassarradio. We’ve learned that non-photo tweets perform better than tweets with photos. @MakalaArce just confirmed that with our team yesterday. The opposite is true on Facebook.
@MarieEnnisOConnor
I agree with all of these especially #5 There are so many variations on this – it’s best to test for yourself and I hate #4 – it makes me want to instantly unfollow someone on Twitter when they send me an automated DM
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