27 Social Media Do’s & Don’ts

14 Social Media Do’s

1. Cultivate friendships
2. Promote yourself, then your business – if culture allows it
3. Participate regularly
4. Repeat names
5. Look for opportunities to help
6. Use conversational tone
7. Employ correct spelling & grammar
8. Include http:// for a link
9. Be authentic, friendly, & interesting
10. Ask open-ended questions
11. Mind your manners
12. Be sociable
13. Use hashtags where appropriate
14. Research groups/blogs where you can post a comment and a link back to your blog

13 Social Media Don’ts

1. Blatantly advertise.
2. Say things you don’t want repeated
3. Be narcissistic – no one likes a ‘me’ person
4. Be negative
5. Be confrontational or controversial
6. Swear or cuss
7. Use ALL CAPS
8. Talk about religion, sex and politics
9. Drop the ball – always follow up!
10. Spam
11. Plagiarize
12. Use Texting language
13. Be an egg head