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24West SOCIAL MEDIA HANDBOOK 1 st Edition: 2013 - 3 rd Quarter

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24West !SOCIAL MEDIA HANDBOOK!

1st Edition: 2013 - 3rd Quarter!

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Table of Contents!Table  of  Content  Introduc1on  Facebook  Summary  Facebook  Do’s  -­‐  The  Basics  Facebook  Do’s  -­‐The  Strategy  Facebook  Pos1ng  Rules  Facebook  Don’ts  TwiBer  Strategy  TwiBer  Do’s  -­‐  The  Basics  TwiBer  Do’s  -­‐  The  Strategy  TwiBer  Pos1ng  Rules  |  TwiBer  Don’ts  Supplementary  Sites  Instagram  Google+    Youtube/Vimeo  |  Wordpress/Tumblr  Where  To  Host  My  Music?  (Soundcloud,  Spo1fy  Bandcamp  If  You  Really  Want  Your  Music  Everywhere  (Myspace,  Reverbna1on,  Pinterest)  Worth  Checking  Out  (Links)  Contact  Page  

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Over  the  past  two  years,  social  media  has  hit  a  new  stage  in  its  evolu1on  as  a  social  tool.  What  once  was  considered  a  supplementary  aspect  of  any  digital  marke1ng  campaign  is  now  arguably  as  important  as  an  ar1st  or  brand’s  website.    If  you  take  a  look  at  the  way  most  website  are  built  today,  there  is  an  emphasis  on  driving  fans  to  the  social  networks  and  vice  versa.  A  web  presence  no  longer  consists  of  a  central  hub  (website)  connected  loosely  to  social  media  sites  that  act  as  outliers.  Today,  the  website  and  social  sites  are  one  interconnected  en1ty,  funneling  informa1on  and  fans  con1nuously  between  the  two.  As  a  result,  a  properly  maintained  social  presence  is  even  more  important.    The  roll  of  sta1s1cs  in  social  media  has  evolved  as  well.  Whereas  there  was  once  an  emphasis  on  quan1ty  of  followers,  the  realiza1on  that  a  focus  on  op1mizing  the  interac1on  of  your  fanbase  has  shiced  the  focus  to  quality.  Having  a  large  following  is  one  thing,  being  able  to  achieve  interac1on  with  that  following  (via  retweets,  replies,  comments,  ‘likes’,  shares,  etc.)  is  a  much  more  effec1ve  word-­‐of-­‐mouth  marke1ng  tool,  leaving  these  sta1s1cs  as  the  best  sales  leads  one  could  hope  for  online.      

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!Facebook  is  the  largest  social  media  site  in  the  world.  It  currently  has  over  1.15  billion  ac1ve  monthly  users,  and  669  million  daily  ac1ve  users.  Facebook  is  also  one  of  the  main  places  people  find  new  music,  and  the  simplicity  of  clicking  ‘like’  allows  for  an  individual  to  easily  be  in  a  posi1on  where  they  can  be  kept  up-­‐to-­‐date  with  any  ar1st  or  brand  of  their  choice.      Its  important  to  realize  the  roll  of  math  in  your  Facebook  1meline.  Facebook  uses  an  algorithm,  formerly  know  as  Edgerank.  This  algorithm  determines  how  ocen  your  content  appears  in  a  user’s  newsfeed,  based  on  how  ocen  they  interact  with  your  profile.  In  short,  the  more  ocen  a  user  likes,  comments  on  or  shares  your  status  updates,  the  more  ocen  your  posts  will  show  up  in  their  newsfeed.  Also,  the  more  of  your  fans  that  interact  with  each  post,  the  more  likely  it  is  to  show  up  in  other  fan’s  newsfeed.      Fans  don’t  generally  visit  your  ar1st  page  without  promp1ng.  Its  for  this  reason  that  engagement  and  increasing  your  presence  in  their  newsfeed  are  essen1al  to  successfully  op1mizing  your  Facebook  presence.      

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The  Basics:  !   Set  up  a  Facebook  fan  page  as  opposed  to  a  personal  profile.  !   Use  Facebook  ‘Like’  BuBons  on  your  website.  !   Add  Content  -­‐  Content  is  King!  The  more  photos,  video  and  audio  content  you  provide  the  more  interac1on  you  will  get  on  your  page.  

!   Create  A  custom  URL  -­‐  www.facebook.com/yourbandname.  !   Use  your  Facebook  insights  -­‐  You’ll  see  these  charts  and  graphs  in  the  admin  page  at  the  top  of  your  ar1st  page  when  you  are  an  owner  of  it.    

!   Don’t  flood  fans  1melines  -­‐  Spread  your  posts  out.  If  your  posts  are  one  on  top  of  each  other  you  might  get  a  lot  of  ‘unlikes’.  

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The  Strategy:  !   Connect  your  Instagram  Account  -­‐  This  is  an  easy  way  to  add  quality  visual  content  to  you  page.  The  same  

rule  does  not  apply  to  adding  your  TwiBer  feed  as  wall  posts  (though  you  can  add  your  TwiBer  feed  as  a  tab  on  your  Facebook  page).  

!   Use  En3cing  Headlines  -­‐  In  terms  of  wri1ng,  a  great  headline  is  almost  as  important  as  a  compelling  ar1cle.  It  doesn’t  maBer  how  great  your  music  video  is  if  you  don’t  convince  fans  to  check  it  out.    

!   Customize  Your  Tabs  (Add  Soundcloud  &  Youtube)  -­‐  This  allows  easy  access  for  fans    to  your  other  content  and  helps  to  ensure  you  are  keeping  all  of  your  social  media  sta1s1cs  in  the  same  place.    

!   Ask  Ques3ons  -­‐  Comments  on  your  status  are  great  engagement.  Try  to  turn  your  Facebook  posts  into  a  fan  forum.  Your  personal  par1cipa1on  in  doing  so  will  increase  the  interac1on  significantly.  

!   Show  Your  Personality!  -­‐  The  more  crea1ve  you  can  be  with  your  posts  the  beBer.  Think  of  your  Facebook  page  as  an  opportunity  to  let  fans  learn  more  about  you  personally,  and  build  your  brand  in  the  process.    

!   Post  some  Content  Not  About  You  -­‐  Nobody  wants  to  feel  like  they  are  just  being  sold.  Hear  a  piece  of  music  you  liked?  Post  about  it.  Saw  something  funny?  Share  it  with  your  followers.  This  helps  keep  them  interested  and  also  allows  you  to  build  your  personal  brand.    

!   Respond  to  Comments  -­‐  Engage  your  audience  and  they’ll  be  more  likely  to  engage  your  statuses,  upping  your  ‘Edgerank’.  

!   Shorter  Posts  -­‐  Facebook  generally  isn’t  the  place  for  a  long  diatribe.  Try  to  keep  the  copy  for  your  posts  short  and  to  the  point.  The  more  snappy/clever,  the  beBer.  

!   Pins  -­‐  Have  a  par1cular  post  you  want  to  con1nue  to  highlight  over  the  next  couple  of  days  or  even  weeks?  Facebook  lets  you  pin  a  post  to  the  top  of  the  page  and  con1nue  to  post  other  material  during  that  1me  period.  

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!   Post  no  more  than  once  or  twice  per  day  during  your  prime  pos1ng  period  (i.e  -­‐  during  an  album  cycle  or  tour).  Aim  to  post  3-­‐5  1mes  per  week  when  not  in  this  scenario.  

!   If  you  choose  to  automate  Facebook  posts,  be  careful!  Make  sure  the  posts  maintain  your  personality  and  don’t  come  across  as  lifeless,  spam-­‐ish  promos.  Also  don’t  over-­‐automate.    

!   Studies  show  that  there  are  three  1mes  of  day  that  people  are  mostly  using  Facebook.  Late  morning  (around  11  am),  midacernoon  (around  3  pm)  and  at  night  (around  8  pm).  Try  to  keep  your  posts  to  those  1me  periods  whenever  possible.  

!   Also,  posts  during  the  week  garner  more  fan  engagement  than  those  posted  on  the  weekend.  

!   Geo-­‐target  when  on  tour.  Facebook  allows  for  you  to  choose  specific  regions  that  can  see  your  posts.  On  a  long  tour,  geo-­‐target  the  posts  about  specific  dates  so  only  those  that  might  come  to  see  the  show  can  see  it.  

!   Are  your  link  previews  showing  up?  Make  sure  the  thumbnail  image  is  showing  up  when  you  post  links.  If  it  isn’t  refresh  your  page  and  try  again.  Those  liBle  images  make  the  links  all  the  more  en1cing  for  fans  to  click  through.  

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!   Don’t!  Set  up  your  band  or  brand  as  a  personal  profile  rather  than  a  fan  page.  !   Don’t!  Abuse  your  friend  list  with  constant  event  invites  that  they  likely  can’t  

aBend.  Case  in  point,  playing  a  gig  in  New  York?  Why  are  you  invi1ng  your  friend  in  Dallas  that  has  no  planson  being  in  NY  any1me  soon  to  this  show?  

!   Don’t!  Overshare.  Keep  to  the  pos1ng  rules  we  set  forth  here  already.  Pos1ng  too  ocen  will  lead  to  a  lot  of  ‘unlikes’  and  angry  poten1al  fans  and  supporters.  

!   Don’t!  Autopost  from  TwiBer.  TwiBer  is  a  social  site  that  allows  for  a  lot  more  upda1ng,  and  you  should  be  ac1ve  on  TwiBer.  Do  not,  however,  post  all  of  your  TwiBer  updates  to  your  Facebook  wall.  You  will  annoy  fans  by  doing  so.  

!   Don’t!  Be  a  cold-­‐caller.  You  know  how  frustra1ng  it  is  when  you  get  a  call  from  the  broker  trying  to  convince  you  to  re-­‐finance  your  mortgage  during  dinner?  Constantly  asking  people  to  “Buy  my  new  record”  or  “Please  download  this  track”  is  the  online  equivalent  of  doing  so.  It  is  okay  to  post  these  kinds  of  statuses  now  and  again,  but  do  not  make  it  a  constant  barrage  of  sales  pitches.    

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!Whereas  Facebook  is  more  of  a  social  media  hub,  TwiBer  has  developed  more  into  something  that  would  be  considered  an  evolu1onary  offshoot  of  the  newswire.  These  days,  breaking  news  and  viral  content  alike  spread  quickest  through  TwiBer.  As  a  result,  the  site  has  become  something  that  would  best  be  described  as  an  informa1on  network  with  a  social  capacity,  as  opposed  to  Facebook  which  is  largely  a  social  network  that  possesses  the  capacity  to  move  informa1on.      A  tweet  may  only  be  140  characters  but  it  can  make  a  game-­‐changing  impact  as  it  can  travel  through  TwiBer’s  tremendous,  interna1onal  usership  almost  instantly.  These  real-­‐1me  updates  allow  you  to  not  only  connect  with  your  fans  and  allow  them  to  get  to  know  you  on  a  more  personal  level  as  well  as  access  your  content,  but  also  transforms  them  into  the  best  word-­‐of-­‐mouth  marke1ng  tool  you  have  in  your  arsenal.      TwiBer  can  connect  you  to  fans,  other  ar1sts  you  wish  to  work  with  and  even  those  cultural  influencers  that  could  break  your  project  to  a  larger  audience.  Acer  Facebook,  TwiBer  is  the  most  important  site  for  you  to  build  when  promo1ng  your  brand  or  release.    

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The  Basics:  !   Choose  a  username  that  is  easy  to  remember.  (i.e  -­‐  

@davemaBhewsband,  @primus  @chipotle).  If  the  most  direct  username  is  not  available,  be  sure  to  make  it  as  easy  for  your  fans  to  find  you  as  possible  (‘_”  and  ‘-­‐”  are  good  ways  to  go  (i.e  -­‐  @Dave_MaBhews,  @ben_harper).  

!   Connect  your  Instagram.  Again,  content  is  key!  !   Make  TwiBer  lists.  Organize  the  people  you  follow  into  lists  such  as  

“blogs”,  “sports”,  bands”  etc.  This  will  allow  you  to  search  more  effec1vely  when  you  need  to  reach  a  certain  group  of  people.  It  also  allows  you  to  focus  your  aBen1on  more  on  checking  in  on  the  people  you  need  to  keep  up  with  more  ocen  without  having  to  sort  through  a  million  inconsequen1al  tweets.    

     

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The  Strategy:  !   Follow  your  Peers  -­‐  You  should  follow  ar1sts  that  you  would  like  to  align  yourself  with,  as  well  

as  the  tastemakers  for  your  par1cular  demographic.  Engage  them  in  conversa1on  by  responding  to  their  tweets  and  twee1ng  at  them,  not  in  a  self  promo1onal  way  “Hey  @Questlove,  check  out  my  new  track”  but  in  genuine  conversa1on  “@Questlove,  caught  your  DJ  set  at  Brooklyn  Bowl  last  night,  good  looks  including  “Salt”  by  Chuck  Miller  #deepcuts”.  

!   Follow  the  conversa1on  about  your  brand  or  project  -­‐  Regularly  search  for  men1ons  and  respond  (or  you  can  Retweet  or  favorite  the  tweet)  when  people  tweet  at  or  about  you.  The  more  engaged  with  your  TwiBer  following  you  are,  the  more  they’ll  keep  the  conversa1on  about  you  going.  

!   Offer  content  for  tweets  -­‐  Have  a  free  download?  Consider  offering  a  ‘Tweet-­‐for-­‐Track’  promo1on  where  fans  can  receive  access  to  the  download  by  twee1ng  about  it  or  pos1ng  to  their  Facebook.    

!   Have  a  personality!  -­‐  Just  like  Facebook,  the  more  entertaining  you  are  the  more  people  will  engage  you  on  TwiBer,  and  the  more  followers  you’ll  find  yourself  amassing.    

!   Post  Pictures  -­‐  Whether  by  connec1ng  your  Instagram  or  just  through  Twitpics,  a  picture  says  a  thousand  words…and  gets  you  more  followers.  Same  goes  for  Video  and  Audio  content  as  well.  

!   Introduce  Yourself  -­‐  Go  to  an  ar1st  you  sound  similar  to  and  follow  the  last  few  people  that  followed  them.  Some  will  follow  you  back,  some  won’t.  You  can  use  the  applica1on  Twitkarma  at  a  later  1me  to  unfollow  the  ones  who  don’t.  

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!   Use  Hashtags!  -­‐  We’re  not  saying  you  have  to  overdue  it,  but  proper  use  of  hashtagging  is  the  best  way  to  increase  your  search  results.    

!   Include  per1nent  links  -­‐  Have  a  new  single,  don’t  just  let  people  know,  give  them  the  link  where  they  can  check  it  out.    

!   Post  regularly  -­‐  Unlike  Facebook,  to  a  reasonable  degree  the  more  you  tweet  the  beBer.    

!   Don’t!  overshare.  Yes,  tweet  ocen  but  don’t  perform  a  hos1le  takeover  of  your  follower’s  1meline.  !   Don’t!  be  a  mindless  promo  drone.  Maybe  1  in  58,000,000,000  people  will  click  your  automated  

promo  tweet.  Sending  out  the  tweet  “DOWNLOAD  MY  NEW  HOT  SINGLE  NOW  à  hBp://www.soundslikeeverythingelsebeingpromotedontwiBer.com”  will  not  increase  your  click  throughs.  It  will  just  get  people  to  unfollow  you.    

!   Don’t!  ignore  the  site.  There’s  no  point  in  having  a  TwiBer  account  that  you  use  once  in  a  blue  moon.  If  you’re  going  to  use  it,  use  it.  Make  the  most  of  it  or  invest  your  1me  somewhere  else.  

!   Don’t!  buy  followers.  The  twiBersphere  is  onto  the  fact  that  @TimfromHempstead,  the  accountant  by  day  jazz  flu1st  by  night,  probably  doesn’t  have  100,000  followers.  It’s  quality  not  quan1ty,  and  fake  twiBerbot  followers  definitely  fit  more  into  the  laBer  category.    

!   Don’t!    Automate  tweets.  Its  one  thing  to  ‘schedule’  a  few.  But  having  the  same  tweet  repea1ng  every  three  hours  is  the  equivalent  of  lewng  a  record  skip.    

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Instagram  is  similar  to  TwiBer  but  exclusively  based  around  photos.  It’s  a  great  way  to  increase  the  amount  of  content  you  have  to  share  with  your  fanbase,  and  also  gives  your  followers  a  ‘behind-­‐the-­‐scenes’  look  into  you  and  your  project.  

!   Use  hashtags  -­‐    Same  concept  as  we  described  in  terms  of  using  them  on  TwiBer.  !   Be  interes1ng  -­‐  Share  insighxul  pictures  that  give  followers  a  glimpse  into  your  personality,  

and  use  it  to  help  build  your  personal  brand.  !   Link  to  your  Facebook/TwiBer  -­‐  Maximize  the  reach  of  your  Instagram  content  by  sharing  with  

these  sites.  This  also  provides  those  sites  with  more  quality  posts  to  increase  their  page  virality.  

!   Search  for  Tags  about  you  or  your  brand  -­‐  Follow  the  conversa1on  as  you  do  on  TwiBer.  This  will  help  bring  people  to  your  page  when  you  engage  their  post,  and  encourage  them  to  share  more  posts  about  you.  

!   Make  the  most  of  your  cap1ons  -­‐  Give  people  more  of  a  reason  to  engage  your  photo  with  an  insighxul,  descrip1ve  or  clever  cap1on.  

!   Diversify  your  posts  -­‐  For  example,  share  photos  fom  soundcheck,  live  shots,  in  the  van,  wri1ng  sessions,  recording,  merch,  video  shoots,  and  also  more  introspec1ve  or  ar1s1c  posts.    

!   Geo  Tag  -­‐  Let  people  know  where  your  posts  are  from.  This  will  help  create  familiarity,  which  breeds  greater  engagement.  

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Google+  is  Google’s  answer  to  Facebook  and  TwiBer,  and  it  is  quickly  gaining  ground  on  both  sites  in  terms  of  popularity.  Its  actually  set  up  to  be  more  friendly  towards  content  producers  as  well,  and  an  ac1ve  Google+  profile  also  helps  greatly  with  op1mizing  search  results.    

!   Use  hashtags  -­‐    Again,  proper  hashtagging  goes  a  long  way  here  as  well.  !   Customize  Your  Profile  -­‐  From  the  header  to  the  bio,  to  the  content;  make  sure  this  

page  really  represents  your  brand  to  its  fullest  poten1al  as  it  will  show  up  prominently  in  search  results.  

!   Post  Constantly  -­‐  The  best  way  to  build  a  following  here  is  through  consistent  pos1ng.  You  should  update  this  profile  as  ocen  as  you  do  your  TwiBer,  or  at  least  close  to  it.  

!   Use  your  ‘Circles’  -­‐  Google+  allows  you  to  organize  people  into  ‘circles’  based  around  categories  and  lets  you  share  posts  to  specific  categories  if  you  would  prefer.  Organize  your  friends  here  by  geography  as  well  as  type  of  rela1onship  (similar  to  the  aforemen1oned  TwiBer  lists).  Post  content  that  will  only  be  interes1ng  to  certain  people  in  the  corresponding  category.  Big  announcements  can  go  out  publicly.  

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The  most  effec1ve  piece  of  content  in  terms  of  garnering  coverage  in  the  blogosphere  is  an  interes1ng  music  video.  Even  above  free  downloads,  a  great  visual  will  capture  your  audience’s  aBen1on  and  reach  your  op1mum  levels  of  virality.  It  is  important  to  have  a  Youtube  or  Vimeo  account  where  you  house  not  only  official  videos,  but  also  behind  the  scenes  footage/vlogs,  live  footage  and  any  other  interes1ng  content  that  you  can  think  of.  Be  sure  to  properly  tag  your  uploads  to  ensure  they  are  really  reaching  their  full  poten1al  in  terms  of  coming  up  in  search  results.  

Blogging  is  another  way  to  create  extra  content  that  fans  will  value.  Tradi1onally,  a  blog  is  thought  of  as  text,  however  with  the  advent  of  Tumblr,  and  Wordpress’  recent  adap1ons,  any  sort  of  content  is  great  here.  You  can  post  Spo1fy  Playlists,  videos  you  find  interes1ng,  songs  you  are  releasing  or  listening  to,  pictures  or  of  course  text  blogs.  The  great  thing  about  the  current  state  of  blogging  is  that  both  our  suggested  blog  hos1ng  sites  are  set  up  to  increase  the  viral  poten1al  of  your  posts  as  well.  tagging,  ‘reblogs’  and  following  via  the  site  creates  a  whole  new  poten1al  audience  that  a  blog  will  grant  you  access  to.  

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Soundcloud: Due  to  Soundcloud  being  set  up  in  largely  the  same  way  as  your  standard  social  networks  (followers,  reblogs,  likes,  etc.),  it  is  the  best  place  to  host  your  track  uploads.  Soundcloud  is  also  ideal  for  gewng  blog  coverage  and  spreading  your  track  to  other  sites  as  it  is  easily  embeddable  (the  code  is  directly  in  the  player  for  people  to  copy  and  paste  on  their  sites).  We  suggest  using  Soundcloud  to  host  all  of  your  uploads,  and  promote  the  players  from  this  site.  This  will  allow  you  to  keep  the  majority  of  your  stats  in  one  place.  

Spotify: Spo1fy  is  an  ever-­‐growing  music  streaming  service  that  allows  users  to  listen  to  any  track  in  the  site’s  tremendous  catalog  without  actually  downloading  it.  More  and  more  people  are  turning  to  Spo1fy  to  listen  to  music,  and  they  also  recently  added  a  social  aspect  and  embedability,  which  increases  the  usefulness  and  importance  of  maintaining  a  presence  there.    

Bandcamp: Bandcamp  is  a  DIY  music  based  e-­‐commerce  site.  If  you  are  interested  in  selling  your  music  digitally  in  a  more  affordable  way  than  iTunes,  emusic,  or  the  other  more  tradi1onal  methods,  Bandcamp  is  a  great  op1on.  That  being  said,  it  is  not  an  essen1al  aspect  of  your  digital  presence.  

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Myspace: At  one  1me,  Myspace  was  absolutely  essen1al  for  musicians  trying  to  make  it.  A  whole  genera1on  of  acts  such  as  My  Chemical  Romance,  Taking  Back  Sunday  and  Fall  Out  Boy  owe  a  lot  of  their  success  to  this  site.  That  1me  has  come  and  gone.  Even  with  Myspace’s  recent  revamping,  it  is  s1ll  not  necessary  to  have  a  presence  here  (though  it  doesn’t  hurt  either).    

Reverbnation: Reverbna1on  is  a  sort  of  ‘jack-­‐of-­‐all’  trades,  master  of  none  type  of  site  for  ar1sts.  It’s  a  one  stop  shop  for  mailing  list,  digital  distribu1on  and  content  streaming,  but  there  are  beBer  sites  you  can  go  to  in  order  to  handle  each  of  these  aspects  of  your  marke1ng  campaign  individually.    

Pinterest: Pinterest  is  an  extremely  niche  site,  and  is  only  beneficial  to  certain  ar1sts  that  fit  that  sort  of  branding.  It’s  billed  as  a  ‘tool  for  collec1ng  and  organizing  things  you  love’,  so  it  can  be  helpful  in  solidifying  your  brand,  but  be  sure  your  fan  base  has  a  presence  on  Pinterest  before  you  decide  to  commit  your  1me  and  effort  to  the  site.    

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