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1. 11 Things You Should Stop Doing
on Social Media
After you’ve been blogging a while, you’ve
surely come across things other people do on
social that drive you nuts.
As someone who’s been in marketing
communications for years and years, I have
extra spiddy senses when it comes to the way
people communicate (which makes me not
only hyperaware but also HYPER-PICKY).

2. 11 Things You Should Stop Doing on Social
Media
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3. 1. Auto-posting Facebook Posts to Twitter
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• Auto-posting basically posts EVERYTHING you share
on Facebook to Twitter
• As a follower, often have to go to Facebook to THEN
go to the final destination

4. 1. Auto-posting Facebook Posts to Twitter
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• If share an image on Facebook without any
accompanying text, it just tweets out like
“fb.me/ccjiotw” which looks spammy
• Or if write something longer on Facebook, it gets cut
off
• Plus, people who are on Twitter are on Twitter. They
don’t want to be on Facebook at the moment

5. 1. Auto-posting Facebook Posts to Twitter
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• So they’d rather see the content ON Twitter versus
being driven to Facebook

6. 2. Overusing Hashtags
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• Too many hashtags just looks desperate
• No matter what the platform
• But well-balanced hashtag use isn’t a “one size fits all
platforms” kind of thing

7. 2. Overusing Hashtags
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• Don’t even use Pinterest
• What to do instead: Keep hashtag usage in check

8. 3. Posting Too Much Content at Once
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• Posting too much content at once on a consistent
basis can turn audience off
• So cut it out
• If have a lot of stuff to pin, consider if it makes more
sense to put on a secret board instead of sending it
through feed

9. 3. Posting Too Much Content at Once
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• If pinning stuff your followers would love, then try a
scheduling tool like Tailwind Plus (affiliate)
• For other platforms, just be mindful on how many
times posting in a row

10. 4. Starting Tweets with @ When You’re
Trying to Share with Your Followers
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• The scenario goes like this: someone trying to tell
followers how awesome trip to Disney World was so
tweet “@waltdisneyworld was such a blast, you
guys!”
• That doesn’t go to all your followers
• Any tweet that starts with @ is considered a reply

11. 4. Starting Tweets with @ When You’re
Trying to Share with Your Followers
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• Only people who follow BOTH you and
@waltdisneyworld will actually see it
• Since they follow both, they can see replies since
Twitter feed is public

12. 5. Asking People to Follow You Back (on
ANY Platform)
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• If there’s one that thing that’s sure to get me NOT to
follow, it’s for to follow
• It’s pretty much the equivalent of comment vomit

13. 5. Asking People to Follow You Back (on
ANY Platform)
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• Until you get entrenched in the blogging world a
little more, it’s hard to wrap head around exactly
HOW to get new followers
• So this tactic sounds innocent enough
• Respond when they ask a question or leave a
comment on a post

14. 6. Posting Too Many Quotes
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• Quotes WORK. Good quotes inspire, motivate, and
even just cause a good laugh
• But just because quotes work doesn’t mean 90% of
social media stream should be quotes
• If someone’s trying to decide to follow/friend/like
you, they don’t want to see back-to-back-to-back-to-
back-to-back tweets of quotes

15. 6. Posting Too Many Quotes
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• Just don’t let them overtake social universe
• Someone CAN have too much of a good thing

16. 7. Using Fake Names on LinkedIn
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• LinkedIn is a place to put work experience, highlight
awesomeness, and be visible to brands looking for
bloggers
• On Twitter you can get away with a cute or clever
Twitter handle
• What to do instead: Use an actual name, or stay
away from LinkedIn until ready to be a real person

17. 8. Keeping Your Social Media Accounts
Private
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• if someone is a blogger just on social to chat with
friends and post pictures to friends
• Make it as easy as possible to follow - a private
account is an extra hassle most people won’t bother
with
• What to do instead: If someone want to keep some
accounts private,do NOT link to them from blog.

18. 8. Keeping Your Social Media Accounts
Private
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• Otherwise, make those profiles public and instantly
notice grow following faster

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9. Pitching Brands Publicly
• Leave a comment on a company’s Instagram post
that sounds like this: “How can I get free products to
review? I’m a popular blogger!”
• Social media is a great place to start in getting a good
contact, but not like that
• Plus, while you should keep pitches brief, can’t say all
that much in 140 characters

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9. Pitching Brands Publicly
• What to do instead: Ask the brand who you should
reach out to about opportunities for bloggers
• That way you’re taking the actual pitch out of the
public space
• Or post a private message on a brand’s Facebook
page.

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• What to do instead: Remember that search is king on
Pinterest now, not collaborative boards
• Use keywords in your pin descriptions, but still make
it sound conversational
• In Pinning Perfect, one thing we teach is to severely
limit the number of collaborative boards on
• Show how to write effective descriptions
10. Relying Too Much on Collaborative
Boards on Pinterest

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• Different platforms call for different approaches
• On Twitter, keep it short. On Google +, you can go
longer, making your post keyword-rich
• On Instagram, maybe you share a behind-the-scenes
image from the craft
11. Posting the Exact Same Message
Everywhere

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• What to do instead: No, don’t need to completely
rewrite every single thing
• And sometimes it’s short and sweet enough for more
than one platform
• But for the majority of content, adjust and tweak it a
little to cater to each audience and platform
11. Posting the Exact Same Message
Everywhere

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