As a business and blogging mom there are a few tools I use to save time and one of my favourite tools for social media is Hootsuite so join me on this Hootsuite 101 review.
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Hootsuite 101
I had the opportunity to visit the Hootsuite ‘nest’ a few months ago and I have been working my way through Hootsuite University since then.
This post is going to be on the basics of Hootsuite.
If you know nothing about Hootsuite or have never heard of it, you are in the right place.
Definition, what is Hootsuite?
Hootsuite is an online tool used by small businesses, large businesses and bloggers to centralize social media sharing and posts.
Which social media accounts can I link?
Hootsuite links Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, WordPress, Mixi and Google+.
We typically use Hootsuite to schedule posts for two different Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and Linkedin accounts: Thinking Outside The Sandbox and Thinking Outside The Sandbox:Family.
What is the cost of Hootsuite?
Here’s the best part.
It’s FREE to start!
Many bloggers and small business owners use this service for free.
There is a Pro version that Hootsuite offers a free trial on for 30 days.
How can you sign up for Hootsuite?
Signing up is easy. Start here.
We will walk you through the dashboard and features in future posts!
Once you’ve signed up, come back and tell us what you think! We hope you enjoyed this article Hootsuite 101.
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Perfect timing! I’ve been wanting to get more into Hootsuite recently and this is the perfect starting point! Thank you so much for sharing this post – I can’t wait to see your next posts!
I love Hootsuite! I have started using it regularly.
I’ve heard a bit about hootsuite but never really knew what it was. Thanks for the info I’ll check it out now!
I’ve been curious about Hootsuite so this post was super helpful. Can’t wait to read the follow-up articles!
This is a great post! I have signed up and am going to give it a try. Anything that will save me time makes me happy too! I saw that they even had a university. I might need that, I’m a total newbie and can’t wait to see more installments.
I have heard so many grest things about hootsuite. I am going to sign up today or tomorrow (whenever I get some laptop time lol) So I guess I’ll sign up and then you can teach me all the fun things I’ll be able to do 🙂
Nicely written Cat. Really excited to read the rest of the articles on HootSuite.
Also – I’m happy to answer any questions / help anyone get setup with HootSuite.
-Connor from HootSuite
Hello Cat,
I heard about the Hootsuite and started working after reading out your blog. It is so simple and makes the work easy for the bloggers who wants to promote their contents in multiple networks at a time. Its design is quite simple that anyone can handle it. I currently using for Facebook, G+ and Twitter with each 2 streams. The one is my profile pages and the other is scheduled posts.
It really saves my time a lot. Thank you for sharing a useful tool of social media. Please keep posting like these tools.