6 Steps to Dominate on Social Media for Beginners (Only Free & Organically)

I registered my social media accounts too late.

I couldn’t get even ten followers on one social media platform a few months.

Paid ads didn’t help me.

After a lot of learning and testing, I found six ways to get thousands of followers a month.

The best part is coming.

Many people told me it’s too late to promote on social media.

Time is gone — influencers who started earlier occupied social media presence.

After listening “this advice,” I set up paid ads on Twitter.

I spend $9 on getting three followers.

Crazy. Right?

No way. I can’t continue this way. I have no budget to gain followers.

Then I stopped.

I read a lot of blog posts about social media marketing, listened to many audio podcasts, and watched many YouTube videos.

I also check a lot on how influencers promote their accounts: GaryVee, Tony Robinson, Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin, and many others.

Learning is essential, but acting is more crucial.

I tested many different approaches to get followers.

I failed a lot with standard recommendations.

Then I stuck with six methods that work better than anything else:

• Forget about selling – bring value
• Breaking news is crucial
• Publish a lot
• Convert and syndicate content to different formats
• Follow others
• Write comments on influencers’ accounts

Forget about Selling – Bring Value

People are selfish – they try to sell everywhere.

However, the social media audience has a different mindset.

They don’t want to buy it.

For example, if you go to the beach, do you want to buy t-shirts and sneakers?

Of course not because you want to swim and sunbathe.

If you go to church, do you want to swim or sunbathe?

I’m pretty sure – no.

It’s the same with social media promotion.

Check out GaryVee accounts – he doesn’t sell anything.

He brings value and helps people.

In the end, he sells more than anybody else.

On social media, 100% of the time, you need to bring value.

It creates brand awareness and helps with selling your products.

That’s why I only publish valuable information.

Breaking News is Crucial

Publishing valuable information is essential.

However, users might know this information.

You need to bring them something new.

I usually read a lot of blogs about digital marketing, where I scoop the breaking news.

It isn’t effortless to open all these blogs.

That’s why I use feedly.com to check all news in one dashboard.

I usually read 10-20 blog posts a day and comment on them if there is a suitable comment section.

My comments are great for my social media posts.

Publish a Lot

Many marketers recommend publishing a few times a week.

However, you can’t achieve all your target audience if you publish not often.

Some people open social media on the weekend, others on working days.

Someone likes morning time, others only evening.

My wife is here in the morning, evening, working day, and at the weekend, but it’s rare for all people.

If you publish a few times a week, then your posts sink between others.

That’s why I publish every day at different times.

Convert and Syndicate

Before getting to all social media, you need to analyze your resources.

Can you occupy a few social media platforms?

Many marketers told me to pay attention to one social media platform where your target audience is.

They are right if you don’t convert and syndicate.

For example, I publish and syndicate this text on my blog, Linkedin, Medium, a few times on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Then I convert this text to video format for YouTube, Instagram, Linkedin, and Facebook.

Use this approach because social media don’t care about uniqueness – they only care about copyright.

Follow Others

It’s essential to follow other people in your niche.

Engage with their followers because it’s your target audience.

People follow you back if your content is valuable for them.

Write Comments on Influencers’ Accounts

It’s my loving strategy.

I write a lot of valuable comments and bring additional value to the posts.

I usually do it on blog posts, YouTube, and Linkedin.

I want to write on other social media platforms as well; however, my time is limited.

That’s why I publish my comments where I get more engagement.

Linkedin is the best place to do it because who wrote the comments on the same posts – get the notification about you.

Conclusion

Bring value and help people on social media.

Create brand awareness first!

Engage with a target community and create connections with people.

BTW, connect with my social media accounts.