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Why would you even want to consider using HootSuite?
Example:
Say you've written an article that you want to promote on your Facebook, Wordpress Blog, Twitter account, MySpace account, LinkedIn and your RSS Feeds, And let's say you only have a short time to get it out to as many people as possible and you'd also like to monitor the statistics and outcomes of those messages. What to do? Easy. Use hootsuite.
Just create a small message (like a twitter message) which hootsuite can shorten the link automatically for you, and select which accounts you'd like it posted on (such as twitter and facebook), click send and walla! Hootsuite just posted it for you on all your accounts at one time. Magic? No, just a simple and timesaving resource that every self-promoting writer should try.
Here's HootSuite's bio on Twitter:
" Monitor keywords, manage multiple Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & WordPress profiles, schedule messages, and measure your success. For support @HootSuite_Help "
And Here's How to Start Using HootSuite:
At the home page, click "Sign up now". Enter required information, then click "Create Account". HootSuite will send you a confirmation email with a confirmation link. For more information, see How to sign up for HootSuite.
Set up your Social Networks by adding your Facebook, Wordpress, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social networks to your profile. Click the Owl, go to Settings, select Social Networks, then click the button that says, "Add Social Network". For more information, see How to Add a Social Profile.
Here's some of the free services HootSuite Offers:
Multiple Networks
Save your time and save your sanity. Manage multiple social networks through one client.
Team Workflow
Have a company or organization with more than one contributor? HootSuite makes it easy to manage multiple users over various social network accounts.
Track Statistics
Impress your friends, your boss or just yourself with our improved visualizations link statistics. Graphs show not only a summary but also individual message statistics.
Multi-Stream View
Never miss an update with HootSuite's multiple streams feature. Organize your social networks into friends, news, search terms, keyword tracking - whatever you like. The drag and drop feature allows you to easily move individuals into list streams.
Play Demo
Manage Followers
See who's following you and who you're following, see their Klout score and manage your Lists. Easily gather your most important followers into a List of their own.
Wordpress Integration
View, manage, schedule and post directly to your WordPress blog from HootSuite.
Message Drafts
Message DraftsSave what you're writing for later or simply save messages that you use often.
Ping.fm Integration
Customize Urls. Add custom link parameters for tracking clicks and gathering information on your audience.
File Uploads
Upload images and files right into your messages. The files are instantly converted into super-short Owly links for space saving and easy sharing.
Schedule Tweets
Schedule TweetsProvide rich, nourishing content to your followers at any time of day using the HootSuite tweet scheduler. Pre-schedule anything you like, from radio programming to birthday well-wishes. Or, tweet live.
Twitter Lists
Twitter ListsNow you can create customizable streams for your friends, groups or topics of interest! Add users through their @username or drag and drop them from other streams! Hoot!
Quick Search
Located directly on the dashboard, click the search bar to see current trending topics, to search keywords, or monitor your brand. Like what you see? Save the search as a stream.
Print and Export Stats
Now you can take your link stats with you, export CSV data to your favorit data crunching program or just print off the graphs for maximum portability.
Secure Login
Credentials are now more secure than ever with all login information passing via encryption from your browser and through our servers.
View Threaded Conversations
Know what Tweet your followers are replying to with our threaded conversation.
Ping.fm Integration
Update all of your social networks with a single update. HootSuite with Ping.FM allows you to update your Facebook, Wordpress, MySpace, LinkedIn and more.
Embed Streams
Want to feed the chatter from a customized Twitter stream somewhere else? Now you can grab code from HootSuite to easily embed Twitter search streams in your blog or website.
Feed Your RSS
Like to feed your blog or website through your social media streams? 'Tis easy! Automatically feed your RSS to your stream with HootSuite.
Auto Refresh
Keep on top of new tweets, automatically. The auto refresh feature continuously updates your Twitter streams.
Notifications and Alerts
Know exactly when you get new tweets with our flashing title notification and optional audio alert.
View User Info
Easily view users' details without being taken to a separate window. Click on their username or avatar to view an in-screen popup to view their detailed bio, follow them, or add them to one of your groups.
Clickable Hashtags
Check out what others are saying about a #topic with clickable hashtags.
Report Spam
Keep spammers off Twitter by clicking their username and the "Report Spammer" link on their bio popup.
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RESOURCES:
http://help.hootsuite.com/entries/210935-hootsuite-quick-start-guide
http://help.hootsuite.com/categories/1495-official-hootsuite-help
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35 Comments
Post a CommentI'm too tired to give a Hoot right now. Thanks.
Thanks for the tip Will give this a try.
Sounds productive.
Not familiar with this. I'm a massive Twitter-er - or is that Tweeter? Hate Facebook, but use it anyway because it's part of internet marketing these days - but it sucks. I'm always looking for another good social networking site - just not finding. Thanks for the info.
I think I might give Hootsuite another try. I love Tweetdeck most but haven't downloaded it again on my new computer. So maybe i'll see if Hootsuite can fill that void. :o)
Great article Candice. I keep telling myself that I am going to set aside some time to try out hootsuite, but I still haven't yet.
I had to come back and review some of the steps. I'm still messing up trying to make a feed to my AC articles...
You have motivated me to look into this!
thanks peeps! and feel free to share this article with anyone ashlee :)
sounds good, but I am not good at this sort of technical stuff