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Social Media Copy and How to Grab Your Reader’s Attention

February 23, 2018 By Connie Ragen Green 3 Comments

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Improve Your Social Media Copy with These Tweaks

Smart online business owners understand that creating content for social media is just another form of copywriting. Your immediate goal may not be to get fans and followers to purchase something, but your social media copy must resonate with them.

However, you do hope they’ll spend money with your brand eventually. That means being strategic with your social media updates and recognizing them as an important relationship-building tool. When it comes to writing copy on social media, keep these tips inside:

Use Social Media Copy to Share Your Journey

When someone follows you on social media, it’s like you’ve been invited into their home. You wouldn’t go to an acquaintance’s apartment, kick off your shoes, and try to sell them your latest product.

No, you’d spend time getting to know them. Paying attention to your shared interests and talking about those first.

On social media, this can take the form of sharing posts that you know your community would enjoy. If you’re part of the knitting community, then post a photo of your latest work in progress. If you’re part of the hiking community, share a video of yourself hiking a scenic trailer over the weekend.

Offer Value with Your Social Media Copy

It’s OK to make an offer to your social media followers; but, do it in a way that adds value to their lives and makes them want what you’re offering. For example, I often share tips and strategies, along with comprehensive “focus” guides on my topics, while also offering something related for sale.

Ask Questions

Don’t just talk to your followers on social media. Take time to engage with them by asking questions and responding to comments. Keep your questions related to your niche and don’t go for simple yes or no responses.

Instead, ask complex questions. Most complex questions start with “Why…?” or “How…?” For example, don’t ask “Are you going to start exercising in the New Year?” That won’t invite conversational responses.

Instead, ask your followers, “How will you stay fit in the New Year?” This question can be the springboard for deep discussions about types of exercise or activity preferences.

I very much like what Catherine Hatch had to say in her post on “7 Tips for Writing Effective Social Media Copy“. Her first tip is…

Get Personal

It’s important to remember the social part of social media. Users are on social media to interact with others in an informal way. Leave the business rhetoric behind and focus on your audience. Use first person words like “I” and “we” to make your posts feel more personal and address your audience directly. Keeping your posts personal is the most effective way to get your message across on social media.

Apply what you’re learning about copywriting to social media. You’ll be amazed to see how useful copywriting hacks can be, especially on social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

You may be interested in my course on really simple copywriting…

Really Simple Sales Copy

Connie Ragen Green is a bestselling author, marketing mentor, and online marketing strategist, working with people and corporations on six continents to help them increase their credibility, expand their visibility, and explode their profitability. If you’re interested in getting started with the journey to online entrepreneurship and taking your life to the next level, find out more by downloading your Online Entrepreneur Blueprint and get started today.

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  1. Kelly says

    February 23, 2018 at 12:30 pm

    I like that you’re reminding us that copywriting can be simple and natural 🙂 Great resource share Connie!

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    • Connie Ragen Green says

      February 23, 2018 at 2:09 pm

      Thanks so much for stopping by, Kelly. Yes, we must be conversational with our copy, as you do so elegantly in all of your offerings.
      Connie Ragen Green
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  2. Hazel Palache says

    February 25, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    I need Good reminders Connie so this was right on time. Thanks. Hazel

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