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Hashtags: 10 Ways to Use Them Effectively in Facebook

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Be specific when to use hashtags

• Piggybacking on trending hashtags to increase traffic is a big NO. It will eventually ruin your reputation. Use only 1-2 hashtags when you have something that people can filter on to find them.

Have Facebook insights regularly• Facebook Insights is a powerful tool for those who want to track

interaction on the Facebook page. • When hashtags are used in a post, make sure to check the reach

and engagement for that particular post, whether used hashtags are making difference.

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Privacy settings• Whenever you use hashtags make sure that that post is public. • If you used a hashtag in private posts, then it will be visible to

friends only. To avoid this scenario, make your post public so that everyone can see hashtags as clickable links.

Keep it short and simple• Hashtags are used to easily find things or topics and engage with,

but complicated and long hashtags can actually be more toilsome. To start using cool hashtags, keep it sweet and short while using one or two words as hashtags.

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Keep hashtags obvious• Some folks skip searching existing tags before using their own

hashtags, and this results into hashtags they expect others might be using. So to utilize hashtags at its best, do search existing hashtags and use hashtags based on your product or brand.

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Don't use more hashtags than words• Users often used an excessive amount of hashtags which might

leave them wondering why nobody loves them. Using too many hashtags in single update might leave that post as a spam, to tackle with this, use only and only 1 or 2 hashtags.

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 Use hashtag's URLs to drive traffic• Every hashtag on Facebook has unique URL along with a status

update box. You can use this URL to drive traffic to that topic if it is relevant to your goals.

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Use proper format of hashtag• Suppose you have to use the hashtag with 2 words, then capitalize

the first letter of each word which will make it more readable for users. For example: #CaptializeFirstLetter.

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Start with some popular hashtags in trending topics

• Use popular hashtags in trending topics which are an easy way to get started. To find popular hashtags, you can have a look at Facebook's trending topics which are selected by their staff itself.

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Test hashtags for specific profile• If you are using hashtags into your Facebook feed, use them wisely

and test them again and again. The audience response is the best indicator of what step to take forward.

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