Want to know the secret recipe of viral social media posts? Here are five simple, yet effective tips on what makes a great social media post.

So next time you create a post for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ or other social networks, keep these points in mind

No one wants to read boring posts!

Find ways to compel your audience

Interesting excerpts or funny commentary make article links more engaging

TIP: Before you post anything, ask

yourself if it is something that would

interest you

Visuals are processed 60,000X faster than text

Images on social media get more engagement than links & text

TIP: Pair an Awesome Picture with

your Text Posts & links to encourage

engagement

Positive content gets more likes & shares on

Facebook than negative content

Positive content also gives a better

impression of your brand

TIP: Keep your posts upbeat & never

complain or badmouth another

business

Tweets that include the phrase “please retweet” get 4X more retweets

Facebook posts that mention “like” or “share” are more likely to receive that action

TIP: Use calls – to – action to

increase engagement, but don’t

overuse them or your posts might

seem “spammy”

Know when your audience is online on

each network

Schedule your posts for maximum reach

TIP: Make sure your posts are timely

& current based on the latest industry

– relevant news & events

http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33423/19-Reasons You-

Should-Include-Visual-Content-in-Your-Marketing-Data.aspx

http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33860/New-Facebook-

Data-Proves-Social-CTAs-Lead-to-More-Comments-Likes-Shares-

INFOGRAPHICS.aspx

http://blogs.constantcontact.com/product-blogs/social-media-

marketing/facebook-engagement/

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