The new year is approaching and with that comes new year resolutions. Perhaps your resolution is to try to take your business to the next level. In the past you may not have had the time and you may think that it is going to be expensive. One of the easiest ways to take your business to the next level and to make it more efficient is to make your online and social media organization more efficient. There are some tools that can make this easier for you and they come cheaper than you might think.
Managing your business’ social media accounts can be time consuming. It seems like you need to have a presence on each of them and it seems like another has just started up since you started reading this. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it. Is what you are doing on social media working? Or do you need some help with content on those profiles to make it more interesting and appealing? If you do it seems like that help does not come cheap but help could actually be easier on your wallet than you thought.
Facebook For Developers
Facebook For Developers will help you manage your Facebook and Instagram accounts to help develop apps for your Facebook page and gain insights about your pages. If you are going to link your Facebook or Instagram page to your WordPress site from Nicely Done Sites creating an account here is a must. Once set up and integrated with your WordPress site it makes content sharing and many other things a breeze and it’s free.
Barometer
How does the performance of your Facebook page compare to your competitors? You’ve probably wanted to know and now you can, for free. Agorapulse Barometer can compare your Facebook page to others based on several different metrics. Now you can know how your page stacks up.
Tweriod
Need to know analytic information about your Twitter account? Tweriod can do that. From when the best time to make a tweet is to where your followers are from Tweriod provides a wealth of data by analyzing both your tweets and your follower’s tweets. It’s easy to use and best of all, it’s free.
Likealyzer
Everyone likes to get likes on Facebook. Have you ever wondered if you could get more likes? Likealyzer can help determine if you can. It analyzes your profile using 70 different data points and tells you how to maximize your user reach based off of what others are doing. Log in for free with your Facebook page to get started.
Embed Social
Getting content on your website is not easy but Embed Social collects user generated content for it to be used on your website which can then by synced to social media. Photos can also be synced from social media to a website and you can capture and store your Instagram stories. A limited free version is available for use with pay versions with more features starting at $29 per month (and with a free trial for 7 days).
Fanpage Karma
Get professional social media management with Fanpage Karma in analyzing, publishing communicating, research and presentation. This tool helps to save time by streaming processes for answering social media queries and emails and to schedule posts. Real-time analytics are provided to help with analysis and planning. A free version is available for Facebook only with paid versions that work with other social media sites available for a fee.
Sprout Social
Want to take your social media presence to a new level? Sprout Social may be for you. Do you need help understanding your audience to determine trends? Do you need help determining the right time to make posts to reach your audience? Do you need to be more responsive when it comes to responding to visitors? Do you need information to help you make better decisions? If you answered yes to any of these Sprout Social can help. This is a pay service starting at $99 per month but a 30 day free trial is available to help you get started.
Buzz Bundle
Need help promoting your brand or social media effort? Buzz Bundle can help. With this you can monitor who is mentioning your page on social media and determine your reach. Real-time data is available with the click of the mouse. It works while you are away by helping to handle comments and messages as well as scheduling and publishing posts. It also adds an extra layer of security to your site and it also allows you to create different personas to publish under. A limited free edition is available with paid versions available with more features.