How to Use a Social Media Dashboard

May 2, 2012 at 5:16 pm  |  Category: Blog, How To  |  Tags: , , , , ,
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Social Media Dashboards include Hootsuite

Whether it’s Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Seesmic or any of the other fantastic social media time-saving and integrating dashboards out there you need to know how to use them to your advantage.

Why we love social media dashboards

Well, who wouldn’t really?! They’re time-effective, simple and usually free (or very low-cost if you wish to take them to the next level).

  1. You can use your dashboard on the go – Most have their own apps meaning your social media can be managed on the go, rather than being tied to your desk.
  2. Pre-Schedule your updates – this saves you time and makes sure that even if you have a day “off” from your technology your social media will act as if you haven’t (perfect for the busy business person in us all!)
  3. Automatically create links to blogs – with Hootsuite (and several other tools) you can link blogs to your social media so they automatically go out. No more trying to find the link and posting it to all of your profiles!
  4. Filter the noise – use the streams for your lists, keyword searches and mentions so you no longer see miss the people you regularly engage with. Perfect for keeping those relationships blossoming.

Whether you use it to “filter the noise” by using streams that show just your lists, keywords and mentions or if you use them for a more time-effective use such as scheduling, the social media dashboard can be your key to ensuring you achieve your social media dreams in one place.

Which social media dashboard do you use to ensure your social media success?

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how to get your social media booming for your business F7 Social is hosting a one-day extravaganza to help business owners become socially successful!

Written by

Matt Hodkinson is Founder and Chief Listening Officer at Influence Agents, where his early adoption, and subsequent research into the best techniques and tools for social media monitoring have seen him gain worldwide recognition as a thought leader in the area. Regularly invited to speak on BBC television and radio, Matt also speaks to audiences around the UK, in an effort to inform brands and business owners on best practice for turning an ear to the consumer. Social media has the power to bring better alignment between product output and consumer satisfaction – but only when you listen to what the consumer wants. Matt advocates the use of co-creation to welcome consumers and existing customers into an immersive, creative role, as well as empowering customers to serve each other, post-sale. Matt lives in Surrey, UK, with his amazing wife and 2 beautiful daughters. If not working or enjoying family time, you’ll find him enjoying his other passion … cutting up the slopes on his snowboard.
  • http://bajabybus.com/ Baja By Bus

    Useful advice – thanks!

  • Kevin

    Great post.  Will help be more productive the sure

  • Jed Duffield

    I find Hoot suite to be efficient for presetting tweets and use the Dashboard of WordPress to set posts for auto publishing.  Everything has a use but the one thing I dislike about web based is the latency difference between the different dashes.

  • http://www.facebook.com/cudahym Michael Cudahy

    I use Hootsuite, and can’t imagine getting by without it. I’ve tried most of the most popular, and it’s by far my favorite. That having been said – the biggest frustration (for those of us who utilize a large number of SM networks) is the limited number of networks that are offered for automation on these  dashboards.

  • http://twitter.com/voice_compass Detlev Artelt

    I use Hoot but after the first WHOOWW I use it less….. have to give another try?!?!