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How To Use Hashtags For Your Horse or Dog Care Biz
23/09/19 16:07
What do you think about hashtags?
They can be annoying, they can be helpful - there's definitely good and bad to using hashtags. So how can you know what to use for the best for your social media posts?
Hashtags are useful on several social media platforms. This is because hashtags are a helpful way for people to search for information. In particular hashtags are great on Twitter and Instagram. But they're not so useful on all social media networks. For instance the way Facebook works means hashtags tend to be less helpful on this network.
But knowing what hashtags to use can be confusing. Have you browsed your social media newsfeed, and seen a range of hashtags used? Sometimes you’ll see lots of hashtags on a single post and other times not so many - so what’s right?
Well the simple answer is there is no right way! But……If you use 4 or more hashtags on Twitter it may well come across to the viewer as being ‘spammy’. On Instagram it’s much more acceptable to use many - up to 30 even. But in saying that it’s important to be relevant.
The idea of a hashtag is to make related content from many people easy to find. So if you're searching for say what posts there under ‘horses’. If you start finding content nothing to do with horses, then you’re going to find it irrelevant. And if you’re like me it’s not going to make me want to look at a post that’s nothing to do with what I was looking for. I’m more likely to think what a nuisance!
Here's three top tips for you, before you start adding hashtags to your posts.
Visit https://animal-star-social-media.teachable.com or email me at info @ taranet.co.uk
About The Author
Suzanne Harris is an equestrian and canine entrepreneurial coach and consultant to veterinarians who want to help prevent animals being affected by domestic abuse.
They can be annoying, they can be helpful - there's definitely good and bad to using hashtags. So how can you know what to use for the best for your social media posts?
Hashtags are useful on several social media platforms. This is because hashtags are a helpful way for people to search for information. In particular hashtags are great on Twitter and Instagram. But they're not so useful on all social media networks. For instance the way Facebook works means hashtags tend to be less helpful on this network.
But knowing what hashtags to use can be confusing. Have you browsed your social media newsfeed, and seen a range of hashtags used? Sometimes you’ll see lots of hashtags on a single post and other times not so many - so what’s right?
Well the simple answer is there is no right way! But……If you use 4 or more hashtags on Twitter it may well come across to the viewer as being ‘spammy’. On Instagram it’s much more acceptable to use many - up to 30 even. But in saying that it’s important to be relevant.
The idea of a hashtag is to make related content from many people easy to find. So if you're searching for say what posts there under ‘horses’. If you start finding content nothing to do with horses, then you’re going to find it irrelevant. And if you’re like me it’s not going to make me want to look at a post that’s nothing to do with what I was looking for. I’m more likely to think what a nuisance!
Here's three top tips for you, before you start adding hashtags to your posts.
- Do a bit of research and see what your peers / competitors are using. Will any be relevant to your business? If they are, then consider using them!
- Make a list of hashtags and keep them on your phone or computer so you can re-use them. It can work to your advantage to be consistent. Then people searching under a hashtag will see your posts often.
- Remember some hashtags are more specific to one network. What is used often on Twitter may not work on Instagram, and vice versa.
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Visit https://animal-star-social-media.teachable.com or email me at info @ taranet.co.uk
About The Author
Suzanne Harris is an equestrian and canine entrepreneurial coach and consultant to veterinarians who want to help prevent animals being affected by domestic abuse.