Week 8: SEO internship opportunity - MKTG 348

While studying SEO as well as reading Introduction to Search Engine Optimization I thought it would be a good idea to look up jobs/internships that deal with my studies. The results I found were amazing. One of the positions I came across was this one:

Yes, I am aware that this job description has nothing to do with SEO. But I continued to read through and found something awesome.

Under Preferred Qualifications the last bullet point states, "Experience with Google Analytics, SEO social media marketing and web development". All of which are now qualifications I have. Last semester I studied social media marketing and became certified in Hootsuite. For the past two semester I have looked into and got my feet wet with Google Analytics. It's really awesome to see that the things I am studying will benefit my future. This job that I found is something that I would 110% apply for. I love helping students and I am a big fan of social media marketing. In this case this job goes hand and hand with the things I am interested in. I'm excited to continue to dive head first into SEO as well ask social media marketing.

Week 10: More Hootsuite

Last week I talked about how Hootsuite and how it can be used as a tool to make posts and send them  to all forms of social media. This week I did a test post to get my feet wet. The first thing I did was make sure all my social media platforms were linked. As seen in the picture below.

After selecting which social media platforms you would like your content to be posted on click "send now" and your content will be posted! Below are some sample pictures of my test posts on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.

As you can see "testing Hootsuite" was posted to all three of my social media platforms at once! Say you did not want to post your content at this time. You can set a timer and have you content post whenever you want. That tool can be useful for time sensitive material. Last semester I took a public relations writing course. I wish I knew about Hootsuite while I was in that class. During that time was constantly posting to multiple social media platforms at once but I had to do each individually and all at different times. PR is a possibility for me in the future so I'm very fortunate to be learning how to use Hootsuite now. Can't wait to keep learning more!

Week 9: Hootsuite

This week in class we dove deeper into Hootsuite. Before I dive into my new discoveries I wanted to recap do a quick recap of what Hootsuite is. Hootsuite is a way to manage all your social media from one place. You are able to link you personal or business profiles to this site. For example, in the picture below you can see I linked my Facebook page, Twitter and LinkedIn. 

Linking all your social media networks to Hootsuite will make it easier to manage. Once you have linked all your social media you will be able to send posts to those networks from Hootsuite. In the picture below you can see that I am getting ready to send  a test post. This post will be sent to all three of my social media platforms. Not only can I send my post to multiple platforms at one time, I can also schedule when I want my post to be posted. Which I think is pretty cool.

I plan on using this wonderful tool for the rest of my career. I am a communications major and I know that this tool will make my life a lot easier. I plan on managing social media for a sports team in the future. When I land a social media job on a sports team you better believe I will be using Hootsuite. I can't wait to share the new skills I learn as I keep navigating through Hootsuite.