In my latest newsletter, on Facebook and Twitter, I have mentioned some great advice I heard from Gihan Perera in a webinar a couple of weeks ago. Namely,
do something nice for someone on social media every day.
Such a simple concept with the potential benefit of making people feel good and remembering your positively, and giving you inspiration to maintain your social media presence (without being a sales pitch). It also makes you feel good, expands your creativity and shows your generosity.
Not sure of how to do this?
Nice social media activities
Here is a list of things I have thought of, but I’m sure you could add more to this list…
- retweet interesting tweets
- leave comments on blog posts you read (hint hint!)
- answer questions on LinkedIn, even if its just your opinion rather than your expertise
- give someone an online testimonial (LinkedIn is great for that, but why not try Facebook, twitter, Tumblr or their own website? Or maybe compliment them in many places!
- answer questions in a forum
- share the link to a great blog post or article
- write a blog post and link back to someone else’s blog or social media profile
- if you see an opportunity to promote someone, do it (for example, if a relevant site accepts recommendations or links, suggest someone else)
- give support to someone in a forum
- ‘pin’ someone’s image or infographic
- introduce people in your networks (via email or through platforms like Facebook and Twitter)
- add a comment or favourite a YouTube video or a Slide Share presentation
- share a random link with your social media audience – show support for a charity, a good resource or someone who needs a boost
- forward an enewsletter to someone who would appreciate it
I’ve created a pdf of these ideas but I will update it next week when I have more ideas added to the list – share your ideas as a comment and I’ll include your name with your ideas.
