the six social media commandments

The 6 Social Media CommandmentsEveryone knows social media is the king of digital

marketing and a great platform on which to grow your brand. There are however six simple commandments you need to follow if you are going to use social media

to sell your business.

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I. Thou Shalt Be HonestWith information technology readily available to everybody these days lies don't last long and if you get caught out then everybody hears about it very quickly. If your product and your service is good you should have no reason to lie anyway.



II. Thou Shalt Provide ValuePeople are far more likely to like, follow, retweet, etc your comments, blogs and articles if you give them some good quality information than if you just spout promotional junk.



III. Thou Shalt Not SpamAs an addendum to the second commandment it is important not to flood prospective clients with advertisements or calls to action for your product. If you do a good idea turns into so much junk mail.



IV. Thou Shalt Mind Thy Manners

You don't have to agree with everyone, and a little controversy can be a good thing. If you find yourself sending out personal insults though you've definitely gone too far. Try and keep yourself in check.



V. Thou Shalt Give A Little BackIf someone follows you follow back. If someone retweets you give them a shout out. This is all about knowing your social media etiquette Obviously big companies will have trouble with this but for internet marketers it can go a long way to not only getting but keeping fans.



VI. Thou Shalt Know Thy FactsA big part of digital marketing comes down to being a recognised expert in your field. If you go around using dodgy data or making baseless claims someone is going to take you to task for it.

