Klout

Klout is one of the sites I get asked the most about. Klout is probably the easiest to use but it can be very confusing at first. With Klout the only thing you HAVE to do for a good score is connect whatever social media you are using and post like you normally would or more. Another thing that is good to do is set up your area of Influence or topics. To do this sign in preferably on a computer, and go to your profile manage topics. You can pick from the ones they have available or create your own. You are limited to only 10, I guess they figure nobody is an expert in everything.   Every now and then they send an email asking you if you want to accept a "perk" how simple is that?  Once you get a perk it is up to you if you want to share it or keep it to yourself. You can also review the perk on Klout by clicking the perk tab at the top right side of your dashboard.

Now if you want to get more out of the site there are other things you can do. You can give your friends Ks - what is that you ask? That is like giving them a thumbs up on a certain topic, Klout says this does not increase your score but it doesn't hurt. You do this by clicking on your friend finding their topics at the bottem and click the orange give K. Then you can set up who influences you, this is done again in your profile. They can be anyone from a friend to a business but you are limited to 10 so choose wisely.  

If your score starts dropping don't be alarmed just post more. Just remember the lower the score the easier it is to raise but once your score is over 50 it's not so easy to raise. 

If you are not on Klout what are you waiting for? Go sign up. I have gotten awesome perks from nail polish and skin care to a $5.00 McDonald's gift card.  All of that just for doing what I would normally do on Instagram, FaceBook, and Twitter. Note: all of these instructions are for a computer, not a phone but there is a user friendly app. 

Get the most out of social media

I can't imagine a world without internet or social media but I wasn't always like that. I started with a FaceBook account because everybody I knew had one and now I'm very active on all types of social media.  I joined Twitter because I joined a bunch of word of mouth sites. You know the ones that send you free products in exchange for you telling people about them. I'm a huge blabber mouth, hence the name of my blog but to complete the tasks I needed to more active in social media .

I see a lot of people say they don't understand Twitter and boy do I know what they mean.I had no idea what I was doing when I first signed up for Twitter I remembered the first time somebody followed me on twitter I thought "why is this person following me?"  I didn't know that was a good thing that somebody wanted to follow me. I didn't under WHY somebody would want to follow. Then I started to learn and thought okay I WANT followers.

If you are interested in a Twitter account but you are afraid because you don't know what you're doing. Remember a few things  it's free if you don't use it so what; it won't hurt anybody if you do it wrong for a few months (I'm sure most of us have);  don't be afraid to follow your favorite brands and or people BUT don't follow too aggressively. Did you know if you followed too many people/brands in a day they flag your account?  Me either until it happened to my niece;  To find people  you want to follow think of what you like maybe you like sewing try searching #sewing and see who comes up. Or maybe you like a certain artist find their page and follow some of the people following them; hashtags ## are a great way to get you tweet noticed you know what you typed; Don't be mad at yourself if you can't keep up with a Twitter party. They are so much fun because you get to meet other people who have the same interest plus you get to know the person behind the brand; But wow they are crazy everyone will tell you use a some type of grid and it helps but not a lot.  So don't try to keep up with everybody, just catch what you can and have fun; and last but not least my biggest challenge, there is a limit on the amount of characters you can have in one tweet. If you can't fit what you are trying to say it's time to come up with a creative way to shorten it. I have spent lots of time shortening until I realized I had to say less to get it to work. You will find your nitch, so what are you waiting for go create a Twitter account. I can be the first person you follow :) !

Another one of my favorites is Instagram but to be honest I didn't always feel that way.  I thought it was basically like FaceBook so what's the hype.  In a way it's like a modified FaceBook but it's still very cool.  It's pictures and unlike FaceBook you can't use it as as your hourly log unless you want to take a picture. So that means no long drawn out statuses on pictures to look at. Just like with Twitter hashtags are the way to get your message noticed. You again can follow people and brands that you choose to follow. Important note Instragram can only be accessed from a smart phone.

Pintrest oh Pintrest how I love you. This is one my favorites out of f all the social media out there and I don't know why. It has the least interaction with actual people and the pictures may or may not be uploaded by the person you are following. But I have found TONS of good ideas from how to do my nails to how to cook chicken you can find it there. I could spend hours pinning things I like or things I want to try. You don't have to follow anybody if you don't want, you can use hashtags but you don't have to. This is my relax time going to Pintrest and finding cool nail art. I know strange but true.

I have met some very sweet people that I consider friends on these sites they helped me so much. With any of these sites don't be afraid to engage people. Thanks ya'll !  Comment on post, respond to tweets, or retweet something you like that will let people know you are there. If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask me, most people are very willing to help.