If you have a WordPress site, a plugin like LearnDash may be the right choice for you. It comes with all the features and benefits you’d expect from online course software, PLUS you host your course right on your own site (www.yoursite.com/yourcourse). This means you have total control and total flexibility over how you run your course. Of course, this also means that if you run into technical difficulties, the buck stops with YOU!
SocialOomph
SocialOomph lets you schedule tweets, save and reuse drafts (saves you time re-typing tweets) and track your Twitter keywords. The premium version is great for finding new, targeted users to follow, and gives you access to tons of tools for managing Facebook, LinkedIn and even your blog posts. It also lets you bulk upload tweets…for those times you want to prepare your tweets offline and then simply upload them all at once!
Tailwind
It’s a tool that lets you schedule your posts at the PERFECT times for optimal engagement…and even lets you set certain posts to get reposted on an ongoing basis for your Pinterest and Instagram accounts. (this is their “SmartLoop” feature).
Iconosquare
Iconosquare (formerly Statigram) is an Instagram management tool that allows you to manage your conversations, customize how you view your feed, analyze which photos are resonating with your audience, optimize your photos and much more. You can use Iconosquare to promote your Instagram account outside of the platform, which is perfect for businesses that are new to Instagram but have a strong following on Facebook.
Social Mention
Staying on top of mentions of your business is key to managing your reputation online. Social Mention is a tool that lets you search the web for hashtags or keywords so you always know what’s being said about you, your business, your products….and even your competitors.
It will even tell you the “sentiment” behind those mentions – letting you know whether those mentions are largely positive, negative or neutral!
Brand24
Get instant access to brand mentions across social, news, blogs, videos, forums, podcasts, reviews and more.
Protect your online reputation. Follow up on positive comments from your brand ambassadors & respond to a dissatisfied customer before the story gets ahead of you.
Automated sentiment analysis. They use advanced sentiment detection to segment positive, negative and neutral mentions.
Instant notifications. Get instant alerts for negative mentions and engage key conversations before it’s too late.
ManyChat
ManyChat is a chatbot tool that lets you set up a Facebook Messenger bot in minutes, NO tech skills required. The bot will be connected to your Facebook page, meaning anyone who messages you through your page will automatically be added as a subscriber, and will receive a response that you’ve programmed in.
Set up your bot to respond to special keywords you designate, so people always receive exactly the type of message or content they need!
And one of my favorite parts of ManyChat? Set up automated sequences so you can build relationships with your subscribers over time – just like you would with your email list.
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