1.) Pick and choose your social communities wisely.

2.) Don’t worry about creating meaningful content until you’ve been an active member of the community for at least a couple months, if not longer.

3.) Tell stories.

4.) Give away your own knowledge.

5.) Interviews with industry personalities.

6.) Lists are almost always popular with any crowd.

7.) Debate another popular member of your community, or take the opposing point of view on a current topic.

8.) Write great headlines.

9.) Follow through on the promise of your headline.

10.) Tell your audience what’s in it for them.

11.) Cite external examples and resources as evidence supporting your point of view.

12.) If creating articles or blog posts, include quality imagery to illustrate your words.

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