Team Max: Social Media Day

Today is Social Media Day – Here are some ideas and tips on how to enjoy the holiday!

1. Update your profiles. Take a quick look at your active profiles to make sure your information is up-to-date and accurate and best describes who you are today. Go ahead and freshen up your profile pic as well!

2. Beef up your Facebook Business Page. We know, we know. It is easier to use your personal page for business because that is where all your friends are. But maybe your friends want to know more about you than your listings...? Spend some time focusing on using your business page for business! Here are some tips to get you started.

3. Friend or Follow a REALTOR. Whether you like their page or follow them on Twitter, connecting with other REALTORS is never a bad thing. Collaborate, share ideas and maybe even referrals.

4. Find a new blog and subscribe to it. A great blog can make your day. What is one new thing you want to learn about? There is a blog about it, guaranteed. Find it and enjoy it.

5. Get organized! Social media is much easier and more enjoyable to manage when you have some structure. Create a simple calendar to keep you organized or set up an account on a social media management tool like Hootsuite or Buffer.

6. Clean up those apps. We all know we use the apps on our Home screen the most. So strategically move those suckers around. Want to be more active on LinkedIn? Make sure your LinkedIn app is on your Home screen. Or create a folder for all of your social media apps. Most importantly, be sure to delete all those apps you aren’t using.

7. Set up a new account. Feel stagnant? Always wanted to know about Instagram or Pinterest? Set up a personal account and see what it is all about. What do you have to lose? If you like it, strategize a way to use it to market your business too.

8. Tweet using the official hashtag #SMDay. Intimidated to send a tweet? Here are some formulas to get you started on Twitter.

9. Teach someone a social media trick. Are you a social media pro? Chances are you know someone still struggling to “get it.” Share your tricks in honor of Social Media Day. (Leave a comment and share your trick with us as well!)

10. Take a selfie! Selfies are popular for a reason. According to this whitepaper, “In the age of the selfie, people want something that speaks to them personally. Images that come off as constructed, airbrushed, or posed no longer resonate. People want the unpredictable, but familiar at the same time. They want real, candid moments from everyday life.” Share a selfie and "connect" with your clients on a different level.

Got other plans to get social? We would love to hear how you plan on celebrating #SMDay! Leave us a comment or tag us in your post or tweet.