Choosing a social media tool set to handle the massive tasks before you is almost as bad as the problem it’s attempting to fix. How to decipher which of these tools are really necessary, and what they can do for you can be difficult.
Yet we’re going to try to help you do just that, as besides a great strategy, dedicated personnel and a couple of bucks, to look after your social media it really requires a few tools.
So let’s take a look at a few of these social media tools, try to provide a clear picture of what they do, and if you need them.
9 Amazing social media tools and what they do
The very first thing to do is determine which of the many social networks you are wanting to try and make use of. Then we can dive into which of these tools may be best for your business.
Tweetdeck – A great tool for Twitter that organizes all of your Twitter activity onto one “deck”. This gives you the ability to see at a glance what’s going on.
SharedCount – Just how popular is your content? This tool will show you exactly how much play your content is getting and where it’s being shared.
TweetReach – This Twitter tool shows you the reach and exposure of each tweet you send out, and delivers data reflecting who retweets you and their influence.
LikeAlyzer – This Facebook analysis tool comes up with stats and insights into your Facebook pages and lets you know what you may wish to do with them.
Klout – What’s your Klout? This tool gives a score based on your social profiles and reach, and spits out a number between 1 and 100.
Mention – Would you like to know who and where your brand or name is being mentioned? This is the tool for that! It can track anywhere, and send it to you in an email once a day.
IFTTT – This very unique automation app works with more than 90 different channels including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram to automatically update your services using “formulas” you concoct. (If this, then that)
Buffer – Buffer is an automation tool that permits you to schedule social media posts and updates to your accounts. Buffer currently covers Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn Twitter and more.
Hootsuite – Hootsuite is a social media management tool that can help you monitor, measure and manage up to 100 Social Profiles on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ Pages, all from one convenient dashboard.