Have you heard? The World is now a Social Media Networking has never been more popular. With so many social media platforms to choose from, how do you decide which ones are the best for your brand and travel blog? Here are some of the best social media platforms for promoting travel blogging. I’ll start by giving you some examples of good and bad use of social media.
From there, you’ll learn about each of the major social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest and Tumblr. So, let’s get started!
Facebook is by far the most popular social media platform for business and travel blogging. With close to 1.2 billion users and growing, the platform has become a home for almost every type of information and connection. You can promote your business on Facebook through ads, content and even career advice.
You can also share your photos and videos on Facebook, and use the platform to promote your travel blog. Facebook also works as a great platform for businesses to interact with their followers and connect with other travellers.
You can set up your Facebook business page to automatically receive birthday greetings, comments and more. You can also choose from a wide variety of themes, colour schemes, and fonts that will match your brand. Facebook also offers great tools for managing your media and adding interactivity to your posts.
Over the years, Twitter has evolved from a primarily social media platform to one that hosts more tools for businesses, including a rich feed format that lets you respond to and share content with followers. You can also create micro-sites on Twitter, which are short, exclusive places where you can host short, customized content.
You can also link your social media accounts to your business account so that people who follow your brand on social media can also find your business online. In addition to business promotion, Twitter is also a great place to follow breaking news and current events, and you can use the platform to build and promote your business.
Many people think of Instagram as a photo-sharing service, but the service is actually packed with tons of functionality for brands. You can use the platform to promote your business, follow trends, and connect with consumers.
You can also take pictures and videos and add effects, filters and Lab Louvres to your posts to transform your images into works of art. You can also set up your Instagram account to automatically send likes, comments and shares to your posts. You can also link your Instagram and Facebook accounts to make it even easier for people to find you.
Google+
Google+ is essentially a social media network for professionals, with more than 1.4 billion users. It enables you to share and interact with people from all over the world through a variety of mediums, including the web, apps, and even hang gliding.
You can promote your travel blog on Google+ by setting it up as a social feed, where people can find and follow your posts. You can also include Google+ as a feed option on your website so that people see your posts automatically. Google+ is also a great platform for businesses to interact with their followers and connect with other travellers.
You can set up your Google+ business page to automatically receive birthday greetings, comments and more. You can also choose from a wide variety of themes, colour schemes, and fonts that will match your brand.
Pinterest is similar to Google+, but focused on visual content. You can use the service to share photos and videos, and you can also create board-style collections that are ideal for pinning to the cloud.
You can also use Pinterest to store your travel photos and videos, and to share those photos with your followers on social media platforms. You can pin a picture to your board, or share a link to a website. You can also set up your Pinterest account to automatically receive likes, comments and shares.
Tumblr
Tumblr is an open-source blogging platform that runs on the WordPress software. You can create a blog on Tumblr that’s exclusively for your business (or other types of blogs).
You can also choose from a wide range of themes, colour schemes and fonts that will match your brand. You can set up your Tumblr to automatically receive likes, comments and shares.
Conclusion
Social media is a powerful tool for marketing your business. You can promote your brand, products or services on social media without any additional expenses or efforts. With so many social media platforms to choose from, it’s important to choose the right one for your business. In this article, I’ve given you six of the top social media platforms for promoting travel blogging.
So, which one is the best for your business? Only you can decide that. But one thing’s for sure – the competition is tough and getting tougher. So, what’s already not to like about social media?