However, with all this choice, two problems tend to arise. The first is that so much choice inevitably begins to cause a creative block (and the last thing you want to do is become a mechanical poster). The second is that there is a danger of forgetting the rules of social media success, and how those rules change across different platforms. You should market differently on Instagram compared to how you do on Facebook; the important thing is to play to the strengths of each platform.
Ideas for Posts
Therefore, given the great diversity of ways to post on social media, the best advice is perhaps simply to offer ideas. We could easily fill a whole book with the different things a business can potentially post on social media. Engaged Media, social media strategy specialists, advise that the trick is to keep things fresh, avoid falling into mechanical posting and, above all, to respect the conditions of whatever social media platform you are using.
With that in mind then, here follows some excellent social media posting ideas for businesses:
Your Blog Posts
Does your company have a blog? If not, it should, and you should post links to your blog posts on social media. Facebook is probably the best place to do this, but other social media platforms can work too so long as you post properly. Facebook is friendlier to text posts, but you can post the image from your blog post (with a link) on other platforms like Instagram and Twitter.
Culture Posts
A culture post is a post showing what your company is all about. This is a terrific way to advertise your company, but offer something else as well. Culture posts are great for educating people about your company. Try a post about a typical working day or something that your employees have been doing in the last week.