I run Socialdraft, a social media marketing software for teams and we also are a distributed company. We do hold meetings (Zoom Video Conferences), we do have company hours (we are 24/7 so lots of flex for people in different time zones) and we do work from coffee houses a lot. Personally I think some structure is better then how lots of articles like this are portrayed in the press. It's not living on beach with a laptop but it can be if you plan it right. Lots of our team members are in beach areas, some in bigger cities and few just at home. For us it's what fits into you ideal lifestyle.
We currently are hiring.
http://socialdraft.com/how-to-get-a-verfied-badge-on-instagram/ Here's the link if anyone wants to try and figure this out. When I tried to Inspect Element and delete the blur it would delete the blur along with the text under it.
This won't help you now, but with future clients you need to set expectations. Example:
- content creation (how much content per month)
- account growth
-reporting
- available m-f from 9-5
- request will be looked into within 48 working hours
- and include rates for work outside of scope of contract
- 1 phone meeting per month
***include the things your clients MUST DO! Example:
-Send me 30 images per month
-Send me calendar of events 15 days prior so I can do content calendar
- etc...
When your clients try to nicely "ask" for favors...don't. That's them overstepping boundaries. Stick to the contract - always. Either tell them that's not part of the contract and as much as you'd love ot help your time is slated to the other items in the contract...or...reply with the charge for this.
That and use a good social media management tool. That can help a lot. Send them calendars and reports so that you're the one giving them stuff to do, not the other way around.
***oh - and since you're new at this. Get paid upfront and have a cc on file ;)
I'm Blanca with Socialdraft...since you asked...
Our dash allows you to schedule (note - not publish - the IG API does not allow this) to Instagram for multiple accounts (also works with Facebook, Facebook groups, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn).
We're an SMS based system, at your scheduled time, you get an sms with the image and write up for your post. Save image, copy post, open IG and post.
Our system also allows you to assign different team members to create content for IG.
We've also got an awesome share feature on IG that lets you share IG content to IG (like a repost), and to other social networks.
You can also search by hashtag/key word, like images, and follow content creators.
Any q's drop by our site - we have support online M-F 9-5 est and are always happy to answer questions http://socialdraft.com/demo/
Hi /u/Shamgoth - because of Instagram terms of service, there's no tool to help you schedule to Instagram.
I'd be thrilled if you tried out Socialdraft (disclosure - that one's mine). Our photos feature has an awesome Instagram search and it lets you re-share content to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. We're responsive, so you can use it from your computer, smart phone or tablet.
It does a few other things, but if you go here http://socialdraft.com/demo/ and watch the "Photos" video it will walk you through the general idea.
Ping me if you have q's...and if it is not what you're looking for, I'd love to hear what would make this a more useful to you.
***I use Iconosquare for analytics ;)
Do I need Social media Management software/program? - can be done without, but you'll waste a lot of time. Schedule your posts so you can save time for engaging. That's where your ROI will come from.
If so, what is the best? (preferably free, but if it's nice/necessary for success the job will buy it). - Take it with a grain of salt since I work for them, but Socialdraft is pretty thorough. I'll be glad to demo you on the dash if you DM me so you can see it in action. We're not free, but we're worth it and are doing a promo this month.
Can't really FAIL at this job because they never had this position before, but I'd prefer to just kill it and make myself invaluable to the company. I am pretty handy with social media anyways and know the best practices to gain followers/create content, but more so I am looking for STRUCTURE and trackings to show KPI's and stuff like that. Basically I want to turn my normal knowledge and know how's into a legit business platform, like a "real job" hahah. thanks. - Get to know analytics. If you can show the company that your social media efforts are driving web traffic and converting your customers into advocates, you'll be set. It's all about proving that you are worth more than what they pay you. Make sure that before you get started you take note of where they are now (sounds like you're starting fresh), so you have nowhere to go but up.
Good luck!
Full disclosure, I'm with Socialdraft. It's social media scheduling tool based on a calendar. Basically, it makes it really easy to plan out a calendar for all your social networks.
You can schedule directly on the calendar, upload a CSV (which is pretty handy for evergreen content), or use either our alerts system or Instagram repost scheduler to add content.
DM me if you'd like to see a demo...we're doing a May deal which gets new users either 30% off the first month on a pay as you go membership or 30% off the whole year for those who pay for the year ahead of time :D
You're being seriously underpaid. $200 a month is unacceptable for all the work you are doing. Where are you located? This will make a big difference as to your pay rate.
Take a weekend to study social media analytics. Assuming you have access to their social media, go in and do a deep dive. Figure out the average profit made by the club per person. If you can prove via Social Media analytics that you're driving people to go, you'll be able to quantify your worth.
I would not touch any social media for under $1000 per month and you are not just doing social media, but design, video work.
This may help a little. I suggest you start looking for other clients. http://socialdraft.com/how-much-can-i-charge-for-social-media-management/
You can do this with Socialdraft. Full disclosure - I work there.
We have levels where you can have team members. The account owner can decide what accounts each member can work on. He/she can also decide if a certain team member's posts need to be approved prior to publishing.
On our team plans, you can also assign tasks by social network to your team members.
The dash does a bunch more stuff. DM me if you'd like a demo.
There's a video here showing the feature if you want to check it out. http://socialdraft.com/socialdraft-admin-post-approval/
Check out Socialdraft (disclaimer - that one's mine). We have a nice CSV upload that works for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
It also has some fun features like Instagram Photo search & share and some cool stuff for local businesses.
We're currently offering a free trial.
If you run into any snafus or have q's please do not hesitate to message me.
We're pretty new and I'd love your feedback :)
They did not release the feature to everyone, but to some users. It could be that you did not get into the test. However, I'd check out the app. I use the app exclusively, so that could be why you're not seeing it.
Post I wrote on the feature, has step by step with pics on how to mute someone if you have the feature. Let me know if you have it on your account
http://socialdraft.com/how-to-use-twitter-mute-user-feature/
OP, Great question. I am actually owner of a Social Media software firm focused on Small biz and you've hit a few things on the head.
You're firm is making dollars are services but not growing the ink cartridge business (not a sexy business). It's not sexy because the online competition is fierce and it's not scaleable unless your HP. So you're firm should be pivoting on his marketing specifically to talk to local small biz and tell them the services you provide.
I dunno, web design, logo design, hosting, printer repair, network setup, phone setup, SEO. The local list can go on and on. His margins will from retainers. Every "web design firm" who focused on this market pivoted a few years back. Embrace it.
Also get plenty of testimonials from your current client base. When doing social posting (you can use our product [http://socialdraft.com](Socialdraft) ... shameless plug). But the big thing is engage the local business so they know who you are, what you do and that you're a real person behind a business. Hope this helps.
Socialdraft could be a nice option for you and we offer a very robust non-profit discount.
With the dash, you can schedule to most major social networks, generate reports, set up reputation monitoring alerts and a bunch more cool things.
DM me if you want a live demo :)
Or Socialdraft :D
If you're curious and would like a demo, I'd be glad to show you around the dash. It's got scheduling, reporting, reputation management and a ton more fun tools.
I'm with Socialdraft. We absolutely have that. You can set up team members, they can create content and you can make it so it will only go out once approved. If the post has not been approved within 24 hours of it being scheduled, you get an email to let you know you need to hop on and approve.
I'd be glad to demo you if you're interestedin checking it out.
Our team tried a lot, from hoot to sprout to the other small ones who offer us trials but a couple of years ago we made a switch to Socialdraft and we're still using them now.
Not sure when you said comprehensive but what won them over the past ones we used is what they offer in terms of management since we can literally do almost everything inside the dashboard from assigning task to post approval. We got some of that from other tools but pricing is great that our management decided to stick with them.
I'd be thrilled if you checked out Socialdraft (full disclosure - I work with them).
The dash is based on a calendar system so it is easy to work with. It can be used to manage multiple accounts and to have various people collaborate.
There are reports that you can download as PDF (and we don't cap the amount of reports you can pull).
We also have an alert monitoring system that comes with a nifty share button, so when something good comes in, it's super easy to share to social.
There are a ton more features too like CSV bulk scheduling, recurring posts, scheduling reposts from Instagram to all your connected social networks, etc.
You can create lists on Twitter. They can be public or private. If you create a private list, the user won't be made aware that you added them to a list. Great for segmenting by interest. Then you can choose a list and Twitter will show you content from only those people. Makes it easy for you to check out their tweets and engage them. It's a great way to reverse engineer the discovery process for them. Follows are fine, but a follow does not equate to a sale. Follows are great if they are people who may buy from you. I find that if you engage genuinely (give a view of the person behind the account), this increases the chances of conversions. This is an older article, but a good place to get started http://socialdraft.com/how-to-use-twitter-lists-business/ - also - get to know how to use Twitter search, they have great options for finding people, so this will help you narrow things down even more.
Was it added recently, or is it possible it's been there a long time? It might be a RFID or NFC tab like a security guard might have to "ping" during his rounds to show that he really is making his rounds.
It reminds me of a Facebook beacon, although those are octagonal, not hexagonal.
We do this at Socialdraft, we are social media calendar for teams.
Full disclousure I am a partner in the company.
We come from the world of social media management.
In 2010 we were running a local search website which about 30k visitors a day and our social pages would have between 50k-1 million fans.
We kept getting agency clients asking if we could help them with their "social".
Was funny at first, but when you have 30+ not related companies asking the same thing you can't ignore it.
I think it was MTV that finally told us we need to work in that market.
We started an arm of our firm doing social media. It was painful but we grew accounts to 10k in 3 month consistently.
I was on the tech side of the team and pushed for more software to automate lots of the day to day stuff.
In the end, that is what became Socialdraft. We are now a social media scheduling calendar for large teams. There are special permission, downloadable content calendars, reporting, and some other tools.
Just us "scratching" our own "itch".
Socialdraft
We are a social media marketing tool.
You can schedule to Facebook pages & groups, Instagram, LinkedIn pages, Twitter, and Pinterest boards.
Our dash is built for team collaboration. Add team members, give them specific permissions, and if needed; you can decide if their content needs to be approved before publishing.
You can download content calendars and Facebook/Twitter reports as PDFs.
There's a reputation monitoring area too. We crawl billions of websites, give you the most relevant result and they come with a cool share button so you can create social media posts in seconds.
For Instagram, you can search terms to find content, you can like that content, and you can repost it to all your connected social networks.
We've got a bunch of other features like duplicate posts, bulk uploading, etc...
There are no hidden fees on our dash. There are 6 plans.
We do tons more. If you want to check it out you can go to our site and if you want a demo, DM me. http://socialdraft.com/ :D
Happy weekend all!
That is actually what we do at Socialdraft. We do Facebook, Facebook Groups, Facebook Pages, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram. We also just release a new pricing which give you that for $15 a month.
If you need to print out your monthly calendar you can do that also with our tool.
Hi /u/nick2687
Blanca with Socialdraft. We're kinda new to the scene, but would be thrilled if you checked us out.
We're a dash where you can schedule posts to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram (more of a reminder that is sent to your smartphone).
You can download reports as PDF, and even your content calendars if you need to send those to clients.
We've got a few more nifty tools too.
I'd be thrilled if you checked us out http://socialdraft.com/demo
DM me if you have any q's.
Thanks!
Full disclosure - Socialdraft is mine. We're an SMM dash where you can schedule to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn (and remind you via SMS for Instagram) AND we have built in reputation management starting at our mid tier level. It's really good...we pull everything that comes in from the web - social networks, review sites, regular sites, and put it all in one place. You can share these to social media with a few clicks. We offer a risk-free trial if you'd like to check it out. Our mid-tier starts at $69 per month which comes in right at your price point. DM me if you have any q's :)
Hi all,
Total disclosure - I'm with Socialdraft - we're newer to the market, but I'd be thrilled if you checked us out. We're a small team, we're scrappy, and we're here to listen to you. (I apologize in advance for the super cheesy write up - but here goes).
Any q's - ping me - always happy to answer your q's:
Our dash lets you schedule to Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin. You get real time alerts that are easily shareable with a few clicks. We give you intel on the most important people who interact with your posts. We have a duplicate feature that allows you to repeat posts. And tons of other stuff that I don't want to bore you with. You can check them out at the link below. Our pricing model is simple - 3 price points with no surprises.
PS - I'm Blanca :)
We're working on that at Socialdraft. We love Tumblr and it's a huge market. We're half between integrating with IFTTT or Zapier. Can I understand why IFTTT would be a winner for you?
Hi /u/SocialMediaAccount
Full disclosure, I am one of the founders of Socialdraft. I'd be thrilled if you checked us out. I think we may fit your needs.
Our dashboard allows for team collaboration as well as multiple Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and LinkedIn accounts (no pages as of right now). We've also got some nice real time alerts that are sooo much better than Google alerts...and non-profit discounts :)
You can set up "projects" this allows you to group certain social accounts together (example Facebook A + Twitter A + LinkedIn A or Facebook A + Facebook B + Twitter C) so that when you have one post that needs to be shared by multiple accounts, you can do so with the click of a button.
While we don't have "approval", you can use the CSV bulk upload option. Some of our larger clients use CSV, approve the csv and then upload those to our dash).
Our $59 level gets you 5 collaborators, 10 Twitter, 10 LinkedIn, unlimited FB, alerts, CSV and a ton of other stuff, so while not as inexpensive as GroupTweet you get a lot more with us.
Drop me a DM if you have q's.
This is our demo where you can see a bunch of our features http://socialdraft.com/demo
I've tried a few dozen (Social Media Manager for an Agency typing here).
Bundle Post is a nice, mid-budget option. For it's most comprehensive package, you'll shell out your max of $100 per month. It's definitely more Twitter-focused, though.
A more comprehensive platform is socialdraft. You can connect Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. The price is right, too. It'll run you upwards of $30/month.
But, to be honest, Hootsuite is really the best bang for your buck. Since you're just doing social for one company, Hootsuite Pro would be more than robust enough for your needs. I'm not sure of any platform that integrates Pinterest-posting capabilities, so if anyone else does, I'd be curious to check it out!
Even crazy high-priced alternatives (see Nuvi) won't really give you exclusive insights that you wouldn't be able to spot with Hootsuite.
Hope that helps a bit!
-EB
sure. We run http://socialdraft.com, a tool to simplify social media management. We have targeted marketers and have been doing fairly well. It's a SaaS company so a monthly fee. We're looking to bring out an affiliate network to help promote the product.
You can get a free one month of our dashboard which offers bulk scheduling via CVS. That should take care of one month for you. Check it out and if you have q's drop me a line :)
http://socialdraft.com/tour/Hi all - shameless plug here (sort of). But we just launched Socialdraft. It's more geared towards review monitoring, but it does have some social features like Twitter, Facebook & we're starting to work on Instagram (Instagram & Plus are a priority)
Since you are discussing, what would make our product irresistible to you?
And if you'd like to try it and give me some feedback - it's free, no credit card is required & I'd be truly thankful for the feedback.
Thank you both in advance.
Hi rocketman19.
My first post under this account.
Our product Socialdraft has a scheduling tool that most definitely posts pictures to Twitter & displays them. We're built with local businesses in mind (not sure if you are posting for a brand/local business), but if you are not a local business, DM me so I can have you set up.
You can sign up for our free trial here http://socialdraft.com/sd-signup/?handle=premium (lots of pricing models available)
I'd LOVE to get your feedback. We're brand new and working to improve and grow the product every day.
Thanks in advance for checking us out.
Socialdraft can schedule Instagram and Pinterest but to other networks (FB&Twitter). I'll tell the engineering team to speedup our roadmap for Posting to those networks directly.