Social Media Channels are a great way to market your business and position you as a leader in your industry. People will tell you that Social Media is free, but this is not the case. Keeping all your Social Media platforms up to date, takes time. And time is money!
Social Media Management Tools are a great way for you to utilize your time more effectively and therefore, save money.
I use the following Social Media Management Tools to help me manage my time online more effectively:
Buffer is a well-established social media management platform. It has several good features – publishing with queue, engagement, analytics, and team features. It integrates with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, and LinkedIn. You can link 3 Social Media platforms for free. I use Buffer to once a week to schedule all my daily inspirational quotes.
HootSuite has probably been around the longest (since 2008). It has all the various applications that you need and some robust content features as well – content curation, organization, scheduling, RSS integration. I use HootSuite to schedule upcoming events and tweets. You can link up to 3 Social Media Platforms for free.
Crowdfire was created to give Twitter users a more efficient way of managing their accounts. Built with the initial aim to answer the oft-asked question, “Who unfollowed me on Twitter?”, Crowdfire has now matured into a holistic friend management platform. I use Crowdfire to manage my followers and inactive followers on Twitter.
TweetDeck offers a more convenient Twitter experience by letting you view multiple timelines in one easy interface. It includes a host of advanced features to help get the most of Twitter: Manage multiple Twitter accounts, schedule Tweets for posting in the future, build Tweet collections, and more. I love the dashboard as you get a Birdseye view of what is happening on your twitter account(s). A handy tip is to create a column using a keyword for misspelt versions of your company name. This way you will not miss out on a tweet!
Canva: Not very creative and don’t have money to employ a graphic designer? Then Canva is for you! With Canva you can easily create beautiful designs and documents. Use Canva’s drag-and-drop feature and professional layouts to design consistently stunning graphics. I just love Canva! I create all my Social Media images on this easy-to-use platform.
I trust these tools will help you add value on your Social Media platforms.
Please share your favourite tools! I would love to check them out.
I’ve been considering a couple of these, so thanks for the reminder and info!
You are most welcome Ramona. Have fun!
Interesting set of tools. Buffer sounds helpful. Twitter takes up a lot of time and I will have to look into perhaps Crowdfire, as I have only one timeline but definitely need to grow my list there. I have never had any luck with Canva. I am not sure why. It seemed easy but somehow I never got the pictures to come out nicely that everyone always says is possible. I even took an hour class in it once. Thank you so much for your helpful ideas, Gwen!
Amy
Thank you for your comments Amy. I am sorry to hear that you struggle with Canva as I find it so useful. Have you tried to use one of the templates they offer you? For instance, you can select a Facecbook, Twitter or Instagram post templates. Crowfire is very useful if you want to find out which Twitter accounts are inactive and unfollow them. Good Luck!
thanks for sharing. I’m currently only using canva only now would explore the rest too.
I am sure you love Canva as much as I do! I can play around with it for ages. I hope the others also help you.
I’ve used buffer, hootsuite and crowdfire but haven’t used the other two. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your comments Mary. Give Canva a try. You will love it!
Great list – I’ve used them all. Canva is a big favourite of mine, as is Social Oomph… for their keyword alerts… and the rest.
Thank you! Yes love Social Oomph too. Thank you for sharing.
Great list! I’ve heard of or used all but Crowdfire which sounds like something I might find very useful.
Hi Jyll, Crowdfire is useful to find inactive Twitter Followers and unfollow them. Hope you find it of value.
I love Canva but haven’t been using it. The other tools are worth considering. Thank you!
Thank you for your comments Maria. Hope you find the tools of value to you.