Seven Tips to Remember Before Posting on Social Media

Posted: April 14, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12261" align="alignright" width="300"] Image from socialmediatoday.com[/caption] When posting on social media, everyone should remember two important things: it's out there for anyone to see and it's always going to live online. Prevent putting out content that might be a mistake by doing a little preparation before posting. You should do these seven things to prepare before you post anything to social media site. Annaliese Henwood, writer for Social Media Today, shares what to do to prepare post anything to social media.

Before You Publish on Social Media, Do These 7 Things

How often do you see other users on social media post content where they clearly didn't prepare it properly? How often have you struggled with this yourself? We all have tweets we regret and posts we edit or delete after publishing when we can. Sometimes, we just make mistakes, but that doesn't have to be the case as often if we take the time to prepare before publishing. 1) Read the article you're sharing from someone else I know it takes extra time to read someone's article, but it is definitely worth it. Why share an article, knowing the risk that it could be about something completely different than what you expected? Headlines can be deceiving, and you might end up sharing something from someone who has opinions you completely disagree with. Don't make the mistake of sharing something that could go against what your business or brand wants to be known for. Read the entire article Before You Publish on Social Media, Do These 7 Things on Social Media Today.