You know I share a lot of posts on how to find your voice in your writing. Well, you need to find and have your voice represent you on social media as well.
Identify Your Authentic Social Media Voice
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson
As authors we talk a lot about voice. In fiction, and even non-fiction, it’s defined as that certain something that makes an author unique. In everything—from the rhythm, cadence and flow—to the sentence structure. It conveys the author’s personality and attitude.
Although many may not realize it, there’s an advantage to developing a voice for your social media presence. If you think about it, it’s something that those most successful social media folks have done.
But with social media, it’s not just the words you choose, but it encompasses the images you use to represent yourself and the topics of the updates you post.
Here’s how to develop an authentic social media voice:
- Be yourself. This may seem obvious, but with any new technology, it’s easy to get sidetracked by all the bells and whistles. Don’t over think the hashtags or lingo of any platform.
Read the full post on The Write Conversation!