Week #15 Overview

As my Social Media Marketing class is coming to an end I have realized how much I have learned over the last 15 weeks. Before going into this class I had no idea what to expect. The only thing I knew about social media marketing was how annoying the little ads that popped up on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter were. But after doing some reading and the listening to lectures from Professor Kelsey I realized there is so much more to social media marketing.

I also learned how to create my own Facebook page. It was a lot easier than I thought. Something I thought was super interesting was being able to see how many people have viewed my Facebook page, where the viewers were from and so much more. I had a couple of views from overseas and that totally amazed me. I even posted a few posts to my page using Hootsuite. 

Hootsutie played a big role in this class. Learning how to use Hootsuite and becoming certified was a huge deal to me. It's going to benefit me in the long run. I have talked so much about Hootsuite in my other posts I'm sure you know what it's all about by now LOL. But I think it will look good on my resume that I am certified.

One of my favorite things we did this semester was work on our LinkedIn pages. I have had a LinkedIn page for the longest time but I honestly had no idea what I was doing. During this class I was able to fix my page and make it look professional. 

If you have not already picked up a copy of What Color is Your Parachute? I recommend you do. That book will teach you everything you need to know about finding a job thats right for you. It is such an easy read and very beneficial. The main thing I took away from that book was its okay to fail at a job that you thought was going to be the best job in the world. It's a learning experience. This is a book I plan on keeping forever and rereading when I start looking for a job the semester before I graduate. 

Over all Social Media Marketing was one of my favorite classes. I feel like this is one of the only classes I have taken so far that will greatly benefit my future. I hope everyone enjoyed my blog through out the semester! 

Week #15 Hootsuite

I recently finished my Hootsuite certification. Honestly, it was hard but not too hard. You only needed a 65% to pass. 65%, easy peasy lemon squeezey. Hootsuite is going to greatly benefit my future. I plan on going into some type of social media work. Social media is only going to keep evolving. It's never going to go out of style. I cannot even imagine what social media will be like five years from now.  What I do know is that because social media will continue to evolve the jobs for social media will also evolve.

After working towards my Hootsuite certification all year I can say I highly recommend everyone who plans on going into a field that uses social media in any type of way to become certified. Hootsuite can be used in so many ways. Lets take a look at the benefits of using Hootsuite from a small business perspective. Say you just started your business and you need to get the word out that you started this business and show the things you have to offer. The best way to do this is thorough social media. But how time consuming it would be to have to type out posts for each social media cite. With Hootsuite it would be quick and easy. Not only will you be able to post on multiple social media networks at one time but you can also schedule when you want your content to be posted. You can even set reminders for yourself as well. If you have multiple employees they can also use Hootsuite as well. 

I enjoyed learning how to use Hootsuite and becoming certified. I am also I had the chance to understand what Hootsuite was. Before I took my Social Media Marketing class I had no idea what Hotosuite was. But now it is going to greatly benefit my future.