Social Athletes
When I interviewed
Hailee Loughman, a senior on the softball team, she spoke about how social media can play a big role with athletes. Today, I am going talk about athletes
and how they should be using social media.
Here are 12 tips I found
on Via Sports. These
tips are going to make athletes using social media successful.
1. Create key messages
and goals- If you set these goals beforehand then you will know how exactly you
are going run your social media when it comes to posting.
2. Create a distinction
between your personal and public life- Via Sports suggest that you don't post
too much personal information on your social media. If you want to have social
media to keep up with your close friends and family, then you should make a
separate page and set strict privacy setting. The main rule is if you don't
want it posted on a billboard then you shouldn't post it for the public to see.
3. Tell a story- Tell
your story, tell us how you got where you are today. People and fans are going
to be able to connect with you more if they know your story
4. Show yourself in
action on and off the field of play- This is saying that you should post what
you are doing throughout the day. People follow you because of what you do on
the field but they also want to see what you are doing off the field as well.
5. Let your personality
shine- If you want to be silly, then be silly. You account shouldn't feel like
a robot wrote it. Your followers will grow bored. Be yourself.
6. Use correct spelling
and grammar- On Facebook, grammar is important. On Twitter, you have less
characters so you can shorten words and use abbreviations. Just try your best
to keep your writing professional.
7. Engage with the
larger sports community- Engage in conversations with your followers and fans.
No, I wouldn't fight with them (Trevor Bauer) but I would tweet back once and a
while. Just to let them know you see their tweets and you care about their support.
8. Be consistent- You
should try to post a couple times a week and not just for big events. You want
to keep your followers engaged.
9. Don't reveal too
much- You should check with your coach or your trainer to make sure that you
are allowed post certain things.
10. Focus on the
process- Via sports says that you should post and be optmistic about your
goals. They don't think you should tweet that you can't wait to "win the
gold" but you should post that you can't wait to "perform
today".
11. Be appropriate-
Basically, don't be dumb. Don't fight with your girlfriend or post a drunk
selfie.
12. Remain Positive- Try
to stay positive. It might be hard after a tough loss but just try to give your
best attitude when posting.
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