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Is going viral worth it? Going viral is very exciting, but do those big spikes in engagement actually lead to more overall traffic? In this blog, we’ll take a look at a few of our recent viral posts and weigh the pros and cons of their impact on our social media following. Read on to learn whether or not it’s worth trying to go viral and how it can influence your business’s social media marketing.

#Hashtags. Some companies use them, some don’t. Ultimately, if you use the wrong ones, it’s true that your business won’t see much benefit from them. Yet, if you research your hashtags and treat them as the communities that they are, your social media following can grow and get the traffic it deserves. In these three steps, I’ll go over how to choose the right hashtags for your business and get more engagement on your content.

Recently we learned that Instagram is testing out, in select markets, a separate messaging app rather than packaging it directly inside of its app. Most of us remember when Facebook made this move a little while back, taking messages out of their colossal Facebook app and bringing it into its own app — enabling the obnoxious chat heads and frustrating people everywhere. Personally, I am of the belief that we have too many individual areas where you can direct message or private message someone. On any given day, I can receive and respond to messages on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Facebook…

We’re happy to announce an upcoming hasOptimization training on Marketing on Social Media. Who should take it? Anyone who is managing Social Media for their company! This class is great for small business owners, marketing managers at small to medium companies, and even members of the social media team at larger companies. We’ve taught for all sizes of business–past students include the University of Michigan, the CDC, and entrepreneurs just getting launched. Where is it? Online, so anyone can join! The web conference details will be provided to all participants in advance. You’ll just need a computer with an internet…

We’re happy to announce an upcoming hasOptimization training on Marketing on Social Media. Who should take it? Anyone who is managing Social Media for their company! This class is great for small business owners, marketing managers at small to medium companies, and even members of the social media team at larger companies. We’ve taught for all sizes of business–past students include the University of Michigan, the CDC, and entrepreneurs just getting launched. Where is it? This class will be held at a greater Manchester area conference room, exact location to be determined at this time. When is it? That isn’t set…

Sometimes you want your social media to do all of the heavy lifting for you, and that means making one post stretch as far as it can. Certain social media services allow you to connect to other social media services, which means that one post can be posted to multiple services at once. In this instance, we will be connecting Instagram and Facebook. At the time of typing this, Instagram can post to your profile (timeline) or your page — not both. Facebook is unable to post to Instagram for you, so it’s a one way relationship. Instagram can also…