3 Social Media Platforms To Market Your Content
After you’ve written a great article, it’s time to promote it. We all want our content to be seen by lots of people. Social Media is one of the most powerful ways to market your content and reach more people.
Marketing your content is one of the most essential elements that'll increase the visibility of your articles. Using different social media platforms will help you increase traffic to your blog so that your content can be seen by a wider audience.
In this article, we'll discuss 3 social media platforms that you can use to market your content. Let's get started.
1. LinkedIn:
is a professional networking platform that is ideal for writers who want to connect with other writers, editors, publishers, and other professionals in the same industry.
- You can use LinkedIn to share your articles, stories, blog posts, and any writing piece.
- Sharing your work on LinkedIn will increase your visibility and increase traffic to your website.
- More people will know about your work and will read your articles which means more views, claps, comments, and overall engagement.
- There are lots of Medium writers on LinkedIn that you can share your work with and support each other.
- Also, there are several Medium groups on LinkedIn that you can join to share your stories, connect with other writers and reach a wider audience.
- Here are a few groups that you can join to promote your work: (Click on the group name)
This group is great for promoting your content. It has hundreds of members that can support your work. Lots of people share their work for more visibility and reach.
This page is a writer's community to connect with other writers, share your content, promote your work and grow together on Medium.
- Medium Writers Club also has a publication called How To Increase Your Followers Number that has hundreds of followers.
When you share your article with this publication, they share your article on their LinkedIn page as well which is a great way to reach more people.
Here's an example:
- I published one of my articles with this publication.
They accepted it and they shared it on LinkedIn as well.
So, if you published your content with this publication, they'll share it on LinkedIn as well.
• Writers Community | Substack, Medium, Kindle, etc.:
You can promote your content on this group whether you write on Medium or any other platform.
If there's any other group on LinkedIn that I didn't mention, feel free to share it with us in the comments.
- When you share your content on LinkedIn, other people may like it and you can connect with potential clients and promote your content.
2. Reddit:
is a network of communities where people can dive into their interests, hobbies, and passions.
- Anything that you might be interested in, you’ll find a community for it that you can join.
- Reddit users ask questions, provide answers, share memes, share their work, or anything they want.
- When you download Reddit, you can choose the communities you like, whether freelance, digital marketing, writing, jokes, makeup, DIY, Medium, social media, or anything you like.
- Here are several subreddits you can join to share your work: (Click on the name to join)
• r/Medium:
There are lots of other communities you can join. Comment down below if you know any other community.
- When you share your articles on Reddit, you should ask people to support you.
Don't just post your link and wait for people to read your article. Add a comment or a snippet of your article and then your link. Remember you're building an audience so be interactive.
3. Quora:
is a question-and-answer platform that can be used to market your content as a writer. It’s a place to gain and share knowledge. It’s a platform to ask questions and connect with people who share unique insights and quality answers.
• How can you promote your content on Quora?
- Once you've written some high-quality answers, you can promote your content by sharing it on Quora.
- You can also use Quora’s promotion tools to get your content in front of more people.
For instance:
You can add your answers to Quora’s featured answers section or promote them on your Quora profile.
- If you want to get more views, you should:
1. Create a great profile.
2. Follow topics in your industry.
3. Follow and support other people.
4. Engage with them.
5. Post consistently.
6. Add images and catchy visuals.
7. Answer relevant questions posted by other users so can people know that you're an experienced blogger in the field.
- With Quora, you can mark your position as an industry thought leader. You can also drive traffic to your website and build valuable relationships with potential readers and clients.
Finally, It’s important to be consistent with your social media marketing efforts. The more you post, the more you’ll reach your target audience.
- It's also important to interact and engage with other writers and readers on the platforms that you choose. This will help you to build relationships with other writers and readers and to promote your content.
Remember, Consistency and engagement are the keys to having a successful writing career.
Which social media platforms do you use to promote your content? Let me know in the comments. :)
