For sure, there are not many Instagram and all the other social networks` users who have heard nothing about the hashtag now. Nevertheless, I repeat it once again. Hashtag – are the keywords that help you to find information on the topic you need. Mostly, a hashtag is used in social network sites. If you are interested in a particular topic, then with the hashtag it is much easier to find any posts in the abyss only those that are relevant to your topic.
That is why we want to emphasize how important it is to include hashtags for your posts. However, there is an even better option! You can create your own hashtag. How to do this? Read on.
What should be a unique hashtag like?
- Original. The better you pick your hashtag, the better you can use it to evaluate its effectiveness. Therefore, it cannot get lost on the vastness of the global network. You should not use common words as a part of a unique hashtag.
- Vivid. It is true, you cannot use color selection, it burns in the same blue tint as any other link does. However, you can make it memorable. Hashtag makes it possible to use it effectively after the event! A bit of clarity, expressiveness and maximum compliance with the subject of the event. It is important that hashtag does not have to be long, so it could not be remembered yet!
- By the size. Short hashtags are easier to remember, and the probability of their shortening during reposts is minimal. Such combinations are more often taken for the use in other types of media. It is not worth repeating the feat with #Most LongHashtegWorld because it already exists (the Kentucky Advertising Agency created the longest hashtag in the world). The one is enough! You have another goal – a quick search for readers!
- Logical. The effectiveness of using your hashtag is based on two whales – consistency and consecution. If you come up with a hashtag for your event, use it as much as possible. Apply it in any messages related to this event – and your audience will soon seize this idea.
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Tips for using a hashtag!
- It is suitable for any place in the text. Although most often hashtags are placed at the beginning or end of the record.
- More than three – a hint of spam. We recommend that you select no more than three keywords in the text.
- Supports numbers: #top_5 ideas. However, special symbols, spaces, punctuation marks, asterisks, exclamation marks and question marks are not used.
- It works in different languages.
- It can consist of two-three or even more words.
- After the publication, become a clickable link, by clicking on the hashtag, you will see the information on this request.
- Supports social networks: Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, Vimeo, Flickr, Tumblr, VKontakte.
- Use the brand names of your company, product or service.
- And let everyone know that you can be found by a unique hashtag #NasMozhnoNayti
- Use services to analyze the popular hashtags. For example, hashtags.org
- You will not get any copyrights. So be prepared that the others can use your unique hashtag, sometimes with malicious intent.
- Help users to stop scrolling your news feed. You just need to organize the content on the page, create unique names for the categories and add a hash of the heading to a specific message.
- Remind yourself. Share the hashtag always and everywhere. Moreover, do not forget about the uniqueness!