{"id":801,"date":"2017-01-26T07:48:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T07:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=801"},"modified":"2017-01-26T07:59:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T07:59:01","slug":"guide-to-use-hashtags-to-boost-social-media-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/guide-to-use-hashtags-to-boost-social-media-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Use #Hashtags to Boost Social Media Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p>\u00a0If you know\u00a0 Instagram or Twitter, hashtags should be familiar to you. But do you know how to use them strategically?<\/p>\n<p>Hashtags are everywhere these days. You see them on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>As a marketer, you can\u2019t ignore them!!!<\/p>\n<p>Whenever a user adds a hashtag to their post, it is immediately indexed by the social network and searchable by other users. Once someone clicks on that hashtag, they\u2019ll be brought to a page that aggregates all of the posts with the same hashtagged keyword in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>Once a keyword picks up enough momentum it becomes known as \u201ctrending.\u201d Trending isn\u2019t simply a matter of becoming the most popular hashtag on the networks. Each users\u2019 trending topics is different based on their location and social connections. You can use hashtags on personal and business pages, in groups and even in comment sections. You can use them <em>anywhere<\/em> to get found!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a completely cut-and-dry ruling on the topic of hashtags, then here it is: <em>You should be using hashtags for your business and your social media marketing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why should you use Hashtags?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By including a hashtag in your updates, you can get in front of <em>MANY MORE<\/em> potential clients who may not have seen your post otherwise and can create extra buzz and exposure for your business by sharing your content.<\/li>\n<li>Hashtags are the most popular means of categorizing content on social media<\/li>\n<li>Hashtags allow you to find relevant content from other people and businesses<\/li>\n<li>Hashtags allow you to connect with and engage other social media users based on a common theme or interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>How to use Hashtags?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember, hashtags have to be ONE word. Capitalization doesn\u2019t matter: You can choose whatever capitalization you want in the words themselves and the hashtags will show the same results. #SocialMediaMarketing and #socialmediamarketing show the same search results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Capitalize The First Letter Of Each Word: #whenyouputmanywordstogether in a single hashtag, the letters can become all jumbled up and difficult to read. #ButIfYouCapitalize the first letter of each word, it\u2019s easier to distinguish each word and read at a glance, and the hashtags becomes more memorable.<\/p>\n<p>Rule of thumb: 1-3 hashtags are best over all platforms. Don\u2019t have more hashtags than words, <em>except on Instagram.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Which Networks Support Hashtags?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/49309-using-hashtags-on-twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter:<\/a> The network that brought us the hashtag is the most popular site to use it on. Just scrolling through my own feed I see that more than half of the tweets contain a hashtag. You can find the trending topics on the left hand side of your Twitter stream.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/351460621611097\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram:<\/a> Hashtagging on Instagram is a <em>MUST<\/em>. Simply hashtag the picture you took and it will create a link to a page with other pictures of the same subject.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/587836257914341\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>: To use a hashtag on Facebook, all you have to do is publish a Facebook post to your Page or timeline that includes the hashtag. Be sure your post is public if you want people other than your Facebook friends to be able to find it. To make a Facebook post public, click on the button to the right of \u201cPost\u201d and choose \u201cPublic\u201d from the dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1762321 stretch-img\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.business2community.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Using_Hashtags_on_Facebook-1.png-1.png?resize=818%2C291\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"291\" data-pin-description=\"How to Use #Hashtags to Improve Your Social Media Marketing\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">To make a Facebook post public, click on the button to the right of \u201cPost\u201d and choose \u201cPublic\u201d from the dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediaexaminer.com\/google-hashtags-more-exposure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google+:<\/a> Google+ uses hashtags similar to the other sites, but with one main difference. Google+ will add hashtags to content if they think that it is a relevant and popular keyword.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogaid.net\/make-the-most-of-youtube-hashtags\/\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube:<\/a> You can use hashtags in video titles or descriptions to ensure viewers find your video when they search for a specific hashtag.Hashtag use within YouTube is most prevalent in the comments section. Users can leave comments with hashtags, which will then click through to a page with videos that contain that hashtag in their title.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/284214\/hashtags-become-searchable-on-linkedin.html\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin:<\/a> Linkedin now supports hashtags again. Hashtags included in your posts (or others) are now tappable and lead to search results so that you can discover other posts with the same hashtag. NOTE: Hashtag functionality has only been added to the mobile app, NOT to the desktop. In a post about the launch of their <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2016\/09\/08\/Welcome-to-Our-New-Publishing-Experience\" target=\"_blank\">re-vamped long-form publishing platform<\/a>, LinkedIn has confirmed that hashtags are also coming to desktop \u201cvery soon\u201d. You <em>MUST<\/em> add hashtags to your Publisher articles or long-form posts. This will tell LinkedIn what categories your article should be submitted to, and it will be indexed accordingly. When you click \u201cpublish\u201d on your LinkedIn publisher article, a pop up will appear to add your tags. Add a minimum of three hashtags, and a maximum of five.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/what-you-need-know-hashtags-pinterest-daniela-lazovska\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest:<\/a> Hashtag are not officially supported on Pinterest. Hashtags are only clickable in a Pin description. If you put a hashtag in the description of a pin, it does not mean it will appear in search results for that hashtag. Pinterest does not index all the pins with a hashtag; Not all pins that have the hashtag appear in search results.<\/p>\n<p>Also, hashtags aren\u2019t searchable on Pinterest, so you\u2019ll need to just search the keyword to find the content.<\/p>\n<p>Do not use hashtags in your username, account description, names or descriptions of the boards. You cannot click hashtags on mobile. Hashtags are clickable only on desktop. This must be taken into account considering that over 80% of traffic on Pinterest comes from mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How To Find Hashtags On Social Media Networks:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the search window or the magnifying glass on your home screen to search the hashtags:<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to find hashtags on Twitter:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"803\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/guide-to-use-hashtags-to-boost-social-media-marketing\/twitter-hashtags\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/twitter-hashtags.jpg?fit=450%2C242\" data-orig-size=\"450,242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"twitter-hashtags\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/twitter-hashtags.jpg?fit=300%2C161\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/twitter-hashtags.jpg?fit=450%2C242\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/twitter-hashtags.jpg?resize=450%2C242\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/twitter-hashtags.jpg?w=450 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/twitter-hashtags.jpg?resize=300%2C161 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to find hashtags on Instagram:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"804\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/guide-to-use-hashtags-to-boost-social-media-marketing\/mi-perfil-con-tags1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?fit=640%2C640\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1296427503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mi-perfil-con-tags1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?fit=640%2C640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mi-perfil-con-tags1.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to find hashtags on Google+:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1762324 stretch-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2.business2community.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hashtags_on_Google-1.png-1.png?resize=840%2C290\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"290\" data-pin-description=\"How to Use #Hashtags to Improve Your Social Media Marketing\" \/><strong>How to find hashtags on Linkedin (mobile only):<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>image: http:\/\/cdn.business2community.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hashtags_on_Linkedin-576&#215;1024-1.png-1.png<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to find hashtags on Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"802\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/guide-to-use-hashtags-to-boost-social-media-marketing\/signal-results\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/signal-results.png?fit=765%2C561\" data-orig-size=\"765,561\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"signal-results\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/signal-results.png?fit=300%2C220\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/signal-results.png?fit=765%2C561\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/signal-results.png?resize=765%2C561\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/signal-results.png?w=765 765w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zombiesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/signal-results.png?resize=300%2C220 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>How to find hashtags that will grow your reach:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To find trending and popular hashtags, use these sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>https:\/\/tagboard.com<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/www.trendsmap.com<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hashtags.org\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hashtags.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hashtracking.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hashtracking.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/hashtagify.me\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hashtagify.me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/ritetag.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ritetag.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong class=\"external\">Start using hashtags to improve your social media marketing!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1762326 stretch-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2.business2community.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/InfoGraphic_for_using_hashtags_on_social_media-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=697%2C697\" alt=\"Rules of Using Hashtags on Social Media Courtesy http:\/\/louisem.com\" width=\"697\" height=\"697\" data-pin-description=\"How to Use #Hashtags to Improve Your Social Media Marketing\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<div>by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saugata-halder-95135355\" target=\"_blank\">Saugata Halder<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Saugata\u00a0is Senior Product Manager at a leading retail\u00a0eccomerce\u00a0\u00a0player and consultant with Zombie Software.\u00a0You can 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