The Entrepreneur's 10 Most Popular Stories About Social Media in 2014 are:
10. How I Went From Zero to 380,000 Twitter Followers Without Spending a Dime - by tweeting often and making friends with influencers.
9. Post Smarter: The Best Times to Use Social Platforms (Infographic) - Pinterest works best on weekends, that might not be ideal for Twitter or Tumblr.
8. Social Media Prediction: Video Is Going to Be Bigger Than Ever This Year - It is just only the beginning for the rise of video.
7. 10 Signs You?re Using Social Media Wrong - For example, irregular updates and not varying your content to match the platform.
6. How to Succeed at Product Placement Without Celebrities - There are ways to generate buzz on social media without using celebrity endorsements.
5. 6 Reasons to Delete Your Facebook Account Right Now
There are serious benefits to keeping your life offline
1) you talk to strangers
2) your boss is watching
3) your friends don?t care about every little thing you do
4) it undermines your productivity
5) it makes you feel your life sucks.
6) getting called out for Facebook oversharing in public.
4. Women Dominate Every Social Media Network -- Except One (Infographic) - Women are using networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram more than men.
3. 5 SEO Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know for 2014 -
1) Effective SEO has three pillars: core components: links, content and social media.
2) The rise of content marketing moves toward digital maturity.
3) Mobile optimization is no longer optional.
4) Building your brand is more important than building links.
5) Social media, especially Google Plus, plays an integrated role with SEO
2. The Year Ahead: 5 Social Media Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know -
1) Diversify
2) Google+ is for real
3) Integration of social media, SEO, and content creation.
4) Visual content will win
5) Social media as a brand builder
1. 11 Unusual Social Media Tips to Drive Branding, Clicks and Conversions -
1) Create custom-formatted tweets.
2) Write longer posts.
3) Build Facebook Groups.
4) Insert embedded call to actions.
5) Market across many social platforms.
6) Facilitate meaningful connections.
7) Crowdsource user-generated content
8) Be a little weird by taking a risk that may prompt your audience to admire your company?s authenticity.
9) Stand behind your actions.The best entrepreneurs know when to fire a bad customer and can do so without regret
10) Put a positive spin on things.
11) Provide a bit of structure or format for response.
