
This next section looks at the different areas on social media where you can tag people. Gauge their reactions and adjust as necessary. It’s probably best to only tag people when they are in the photo Once you have identified a passionate group for a topic you might try tagging people here and there to make sure they saw the content. In general, I would recommend to only tag people in photos – no matter the network (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter all allow it) – when people are actually in them. Recommended reading: Everyone is an influencer to somebody. If some brand I don’t know tags me because they want to reach all of you through me, that’s often spammy. It all depends on the relevance of the content, timing and maturity of the relationship. Read next: When is it okay to block somebody on social media? If they unfollow or block the tagger that’s really not a good sign.If they like, comment or share in a positive way it was appropriate.


“Yesterday I read an AWESOME post about the importance of teachers, tagged a teacher in my network. “I will tag people in a first comment if it makes sense,” said Stephanie Steeves. As a content marketer, I like seeing those tags as somebody else found my content useful and so much even that they shared it with a friend.

A less public way to do that is to privately share the post with that friend. It’s a bit different when readers tag friends in the comments. I even recommend that brands have media pages where they highlight all these mentions.īut if you are tagging a bunch of people who have no connection yet to the content that is likely a big no-no. If you are tagging somebody because they offered additional insights and is quoted that’s great. I read it and didn’t find it that interesting.Ĭonsider how your tag will be perceived by the person that is being tagged. Why are you tagging me? So I can read that content? Okay, I’ll add it to my list. Just tagging people randomly seems to be spammy to me.
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Read next: How to maximize organic social media The tagged people will likely appreciate it. Tagging people that are quoted in an article or the post will likely not be seen as spammy. The biggest thing to remember is what your goal is and what you are trying to accomplish. Tagging on social media – The Dos and Don’ts
