Social media platforms do make instant stars overnight, but the platform does not do anything, rather the person who wants to become a star needs to work on it. Also, you have to keep working hard and there will come a day when the magic will happen. Nothing comes to you overnight. Here is a list of things that you could actually do for it.
Selecting a niche
The first and the foremost thing that one should do to become an overnight star at social media platforms are to choose the proper niche. Now, we have kept this point at the top of this list because if this particular point is fixed, everything else will fall in place. Having a proper niche for your social media platforms is something that you need to get started with it. The thing is, one really needs to spare some time to think about the niche that you are going to follow from now onwards. There are certain factors that you need to keep in your mind if you want to choose the perfect niche for your page or blog.
There are two or three things that are most commonly used for selecting these niches. First, if you are an expert at something, you should start working in that particular field. The second way for selecting a niche is that you should follow the trends. Research about it and try to know which topic or niche is trending. Last, but not least, one could go for promoting a certain kind of product and that is probably the easiest way to find a niche.
Add a hint of your personality
Now that you have selected your niche, it is the time to work on it. Well, there are a lot of ways in which one could work to make this flourish. You are here to show up yourself in front of a particular audience. Any niche you are trying to follow, you will have to come in front of the public. You need to work really hard to make the presentation best. The only key to success to make this presentation out of the world is to add a hint of your personality. The public knows and understands it all. If you are going to do anything that does not belong to your personality, your audience will understand it. So, the best you could do is to highlight some of the features of your personality. This will help your audience understand that the particular work is done by you. This again is very important for the process of becoming a star at social media.
Platforms selection
Not just the niche and your style are important, but the right platform for showcasing your skills is very important. The first thing that you should keep in your mind is that there should be three to four platforms where you could showcase your talent and also it would help you in promoting your own page. The first thing could be blogging. It could be a self-hosted a blog or a WordPress blog. Along with blogging, one could go for micro-blogging that is twitter. You will have to give small descriptions of the things you are promoting.
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Apart from that, could opt for multimedia platforms, i.e. audios and videos. The videos could be uploaded on YouTube and the audios could be uploaded as podcasts. Nonetheless, social media platforms also need to be explored and used. Use Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, etc. according to your niche and availability.
Strategy making
Till now, you have decided your niche and also you have decided the platforms that you are going to use. Now, it is time to start making strategies for your work to flourish. Look up to this strategy making the thing as a part of your work and you need to take some time to write it. Now, the thing is, you should know how much time you need to dedicate to your strategy making sessions. Also, you should have this thing in your mind that different ideas need different strategies. For example, if you are running a written blog, then the strategy for promoting it should be different. If you have a YouTube channel, you need to make different strategies for it. One more thing that should be there in your mind is that if you are making a weekly post, then the strategy should be different for it. Similarly, strategy for other posts should be different from this one.
Consistency
This could be considered as the most important factor after all the above things are done. This is something that is needed in each and every work that you do. However, it becomes more important, if you are having a job in which you have to make an online presence. By now you have formed an audience and these people could be called as your followers. Now, if you do not post the related content every now and then, there is going to be a disappointment always amongst them. So, it is always important to maintain consistency.
Creating engagement on your page
There are a lot of ways in which one could actually engage your followers. The first way in which you could start engaging your audience is that you could actually ask questions related to your genre or things that are trending. Now, when you get these answers, you need to post the best responses. This will make your followers feel valued. Along with this, never forget to say thanks to them, if they have done any favour for you.
So, these were the tips or the points that one should consider if they really want to become an instant star on social media platforms. All the points that are mentioned here actually work and a lot of people have used them as their key to reaching out there. So, if you too are someone with the same aim, you could actually try all these points.