Library Guides: Scholarly Identity: A Guide: Promote on Social Media

Promote on Social Media

Some general suggestions to help you make an impact on popular social media sites (also see Tips and Tricks) and increase your scholarly reach:

Make your profile public to increase visibility
Identify yourself as a trusted authority
Use #hashtags where appropriate
Follow many different profiles, channels, groups, etc
Post periodically to keep your profile active and visible
Re-share, re-tweet or re-post the comments of others
Share positively. Negative posts may discourage others from engaging and sharing your content
Actively engage in discussions with others
Do not post all of your updates all at once in "bursts" - use social networking management tools to help disperse postings
Automate updates, postings, and shares using social networking management tools such as Hootsuite or Buffer

Facebook
A website/app which allows users, who sign-up for free profiles, to connect with others from around the world.
Twitter
microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and retweet tweets, but unregistered users can only read them.
Instagram
Online photo and video-sharing social networking service
Snapchat
Downloaded dataset will also include information about your location history
Reddit
Home to thousands of communities, endless conversation, and authentic human connection.

Lee, K. (12 June 2016). Research-backed tips to get more followers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more. Buffer Blog. https://buffer.com/resources/get-more-followers-twitter-facebook-research