How to Use Hashtags on Social Media Without Being Spammy
Hashtags are possibly the most misunderstood tool on the social web. Some people confuse social mentions with hashtags; others use completely obscure hashtags because they see their friends using the pound sign and don't even know why; and worst of all, some use hashtags to spam their followers and friends. When private users make those mistakes, it is annoying, but when a business does it, it can be very damaging. It is time to make some sense of all the hashtag noise. What are hashtags and when should you use them to increase your business's social media footprint? Sometimes, it's just funny. Let's just get this type of hashtag out of the way. If you are eating a delicious slice of pizza, and you add the hashtag #Yum at the end of your tweet or Instagram photo, that has one goal and one goal only: to add a little humor to your content. The best business social media accounts are the ones that add some personality to their posts. Y...