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Checklist: 5 things to do every day to be an effective online marketer

Bernadette Coleman

Marketing ChecklistSocial media marketers have an extremely challenging undertaking now days, especially if the account activities that they manage are not organized within a systematic workflow. The dynamics of the various profiles of their client can get downright overwhelming. Ever changing updates, forming new relationships and filtering new connections, monitoring keywords, managing conversations; it's definitely a challenge. In our businesses, the online marketer has to juggle precariously upholding brand values, being extremely patient and sociable, and engaging different clients all at the same time.

So how do online marketers manage all this effectively? Well, it's not easy. But to help, we have listed a set of 5 tasks that should be performed daily. Following this list will help you become an effective online marketer.

1) Write Good Content. Content is king. I keep repeating this over and over again but seriously, post good content and the followers will come. It's an edict of nature. Give the best that you have and likewise, you shall receive. Take a few minutes every day to post stimulating, engaging content that provokes, questions, humors, and causes engagement.

If you have nothing grand to share, then share someone else's. Make a bold comment on a social issue that is in the back of everyone's mind. Take a stand. Give inspiration because that is one of the commodities that erode with the passage of time. Demand feedback and award original suggestions. Do not forget to make a clear call-to-action for your followers as they would be too dazzled by your brilliance to know or do otherwise.

2) Update Your Social Media Profiles. What makes social media tick so effectively is the fact that everything happens real-time. The conversations are happening currently, the likes and dislikes are forming concurrently, and the results are being displayed simultaneously. So, do not leave your profiles unattended. One of the main things that an online marketer worth his salt does is update their social media statuses. If you cant focus on them all, then concentrate on the few platforms where you can remain active. In the case of social media, it's always better not to have than to have and not to update.

3) Respond Throughout the Day. This is not the TV or radio were talking about here. This is not advertising to a mindless population catching glimpses of your brands during breaks from their favorite shows or games while rushing to the restroom. This is engagement, which means you have to engage to make it work so try to respond to your followers to make sure the right relationships are formed and maintained. Courtesy is a virtue so remember to

4) Hunt for New Followers. Not all will be lured in with your sweet talk and promises. For some, you need to stand up and take specific actions to make them follow. Be proactive and seek out friends of your brand. Twitter is a good tool to seek out the leading figures in your niche. Write messages and send invitations. It's really quite simple.

5) Write Down Ideas - As you are going through your daily tasks, reading your industry blogs, conversing with others in your industry, ideas for future content may be right in front of you. Create a spreadsheet that you can update with interesting bits of information as you go through the day. Refer to this spreadsheet when you need a content idea for your next blog.

Other than these, keep a tab on your analytics and check out what the competition is up to. Find out what works and what doesn't, classify those that bring in the most results and optimize your content.