Spread the Word like Fire on Oil

People join social media to be able to share things with one another. With NGOs joining Facebook and Twitterto spread the word about their organization, people have the chance of doing a good deed sitting at home or even half way across the globe! How??

Well social media is all about connecting and sharing things with people of similar interests. I noticed that there was a key area that was not used to the full potential -- Using Social Media for a Social Cause! There are many organizations trying to help animals around the world. But the problem is that they only tend to gather followers from their own region. People, however are not as limited when it comes to friends and family! I have friends and family in various parts of the world. They in turn have friends from my country who I don't know.

When I share a post, and thereafter they share it too, the word spreads! But as I said in '

Tips and Tricks to Spreading the Word!', sharing everything might get annoying to your friends!

There is another quick way of spreading the word. Tag the friends who you think might be interested in the post. This works in several ways:

1. It sends them the message directly onto their wall.

2. Their friends can see it when they visit their page.

3. Some of your common friends might also glance at the post.

There are sometimes problems in doing this is. It might sometimes be difficult for you to tag too many friends, or if your friends have privacy settings that don't allow you to tag them, then you can't share it with them directly. But you can always send them a private message to spread the word!

Tips and Tricks to Spreading the Word!

Most people find it very annoying to share everything they like on Facebook. This might also bug your friends and they might not even read what you have posted (even if it is really good)!

So what is the solution to sharing things, but not having to clog the feed of your friend's with just that?

It is actually something that is quite simple. People know that Facebook has a 'LIKE' button. Although it might be meant to simply show that you like the post, it proves to be one of the best solutions for the problem at hand.

When you hit the 'Like' button, the post gets shared to all your friends! HOW?

Have you noticed that you can see the posts, links, pictures, etc. that your friends have liked? Similarly, your friends see things that you like.

People might wonder, how is this any different from sharing. There are quite a few. Firstly, it is a whole lot faster because there is no pop-up and confirmation window that comes when you click the button. So when you read a post that you like on our page, just click like, and your friends will have a choice of reading it too.

The second advantage of using the like button to spread the word is, the posts saying that you like something is actually much smaller than when you share it. This may not affect you, but your friends will thank you for not spamming their news feed with just your 'shares'!

So does this mean we are discouraging you to share things?

Absolutely not! Sharing is good! In fact, when you know that a lot of people might like the post you should share it. Reason--There are a lot more details of the post when you share it. So say you find details of some kittens or pups for adoption on our page, if you share it, people will immediately get details about it.

So then when should people use the 'Like' button?

Say there are adoptions in a country where you don't know anyone. Hit the like button. Your friends can see it, and if they know someone from that particular place, then they can share it! On the other hand, if you see some post relevant to people in your list, share it!

So those were some tips on how to spread the word fast using Facebook! More tips and tricks tomorrow (for Twitter and Google)