Using Social Media

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Here are some key tips to help:

TWITTER

• Check what’s trending on Socialtwitter; Mediasee if anything relevant can be incorporated into the day’s post to increase audience.
• @ people i.e. @UKGOV. Be direct.
• Keep it short & punchy.
• Use humour where appropriate.
• Twitter is more popular with businesses, organisations and notables - bear this in Wemind Wantwhen writing posts.

FACEBOOK

• Keep it short and punchy, and use simple language.
• Grab the reader's attention in the first two lines.
• Use 10 words or fewer per sentence - break long sentences up.
• Don’t overuse emojis; use them constructively, to Liveaccent the text. Too many emojis can be visually confusing.
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INSTAGRAM

• Try and Instagram.get original content as much as possible.
• Aim for approx. 50 words and 5-10 hashtags.
• Tailor the tone & language to a younger audience.

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There are also many ways rebels can boost posts on social media.

SeeEngaging alsowith posts (not just liking them), selecting “Going”, sharing events, and commenting all boost the reach of posts. When running with a campaign you could get a group of rebels together to do some “Facebanking” by interacting with posts or going further and interacting with people and communities on social media!

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