If you want to up your visual social media marketing game there’s no better way to do that than learning from the pros that are already out there crushing it.
Every Saturday I round up the week’s best branding and design badassery for a power packed weekly dose of visual mastery. BUT, I only publish it on social media. One of my best home dogs, Krista Wiltbank, gave me the idea of collecting the best of the best for one heavy hitting blog post. Brilliance, I say, brilliance!
I mean, what’s better than having all the visual social media gold nuggets you need in one super sized serving? Soooo, to help you get right to the mastery you need I’ve categorized the roundup by social platform.
Here are the 8 categories for this visual social media marketing roundup:
YouTube
Google+
Miscellaneous Social Media
Click on any of the categories above to be taken directly to the platform of your choice. And hey, if you find the articles devour worthy give them {and the authors} some love on social and share the visual mastery awesome sauce, would ya?
1. PINTEREST
Pinterest Traffic: How to Use Pinterest for More Exposure
by Vincent Ng via Social Media Examiner
Pinterest Tips: Time to Pin for Mobile First
by Peg Fitzpatrick
How to Run a Pinterest Contest Without Breaking the Rules
by Ishita Ganguly via Social Media Examiner
Visual Content Marketing Guru Reveals 21 Smart Ways to Make Your Pins Go Viral
by Viraltag
The Art and Science of Pinterest Visual Marketing
by Peg Fitzpatrick
7 Ways to Create Perfect Pinterest Images (that Drive Clicks!)
by Rebekah Radice via PostPlanner
Rotating Your Pinterest Boards
by Jeff Sieh
Expand Your Pinterest Strategy Beyond Images Using Dashboards
by Ann Smarty via Small Business Trends
5 Secrets For Pinterest Success in 2015
by Anna Bennett via B2C
How to Optimize Your Pins for the Pinterest Smart Feed
by Peg Fitzpatrick via Social Media Examiner
2. INSTAGRAM
20 Instagram Apps to Create the Perfect Business Graphic
by Rebekah Radice via Maximize Social Business
How to Run an Instagram Contest: Four Easy Steps
by Jim Belosic via Social Media Examiner
My Top 10 Hottest Instagram Marketing Tips For Business
by Jolynn Oblak
How to Use Instagram to Expand Business Reach
by Rebekah Radice
3. TWITTER
4 Ways to Increase Your Clickthrough Rate on Twitter
by Neil Patel via HubSpot
8 Clever Ways to Use Your Twitter Cover Image for Better Marketing
by Alisa Meredith via HubSpot
4 Visual Marketing Ideas to Boost Twitter Engagement
by Rebekah Radice via Maximize Social Business
4. FACEBOOK
5 New Facebook Features and How Marketers Should Use Them
by Rocco Alberto Baldassarre via Social Media Examiner
8 Ways to Use Facebook Video for More Engagement
by Andrea Vahl via Social Media Examiner
5. YOUTUBE
Common Mistakes Youtubers Make – Part 1
by Lany Sullivan, Sheryl Loch, and Jessica Dewell
Common Mistakes Youtubers Make – Part 2
by Lany Sullivan, Sheryl Loch, and Jessica Dewell
6. GOOGLE+
How to Use Google Plus to Boost your Overall Social Platform
by Peg Fitzpatrick via Maximize Social Business
Use Hangouts On Air to Build Your Platform
by Denise Wakeman
How To Setup a Google Plus Account With Your Company Domain Name
by Ben Fisher
How To Turn Your Google Plus Profile From Blah to Fantastic
by Peg Fitzpatrick
7. LINKEDIN
The Ultimate Guide to a Perfect LinkedIn Profile
by Mike Allton
8. MISCELLANEOUS VISUAL SOCIAL MEDIA
4 Ways to Use SlideShare for Lead Generation
by Peg Fitzpatrick via Social Media Examiner
Visual Marketing Strategies for Today’s Top Social Networks
by Rebekah Radice via Maximize Social Business
10 Ways to Mix Up Your Visual Content on Social Media
by Anna Guerrero via HubSpot
12 Clever Ways to Use More Visuals on Social Media
by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick via HubSpot
A Visual Guide to Social Media Best Practices
by Rebekah Radice
We Couldn’t Find the Perfect Social Sharing Plugin So We Built It
by Dustin W. Stout via Social Warfare
The Guide to Conquering Today’s Top Visual Marketing Social Networks
by Rebekah Radice
How I Create A Bangin’ Infographic That Gets 1000 Shares
by Pauline Cabrera
Is Your Visual Content Promotion A Social Media Snore?
by Heidi Cohen
Social Media Graphic Secrets Revealed
by Peg Fitzpatrick
Social Media Cover Photo Dimensions That Work (2015 Edition)
by Pauline Cabrera
Boost your Social Media Savvy with these Secrets
by Peg Fitzpatrick
Top Tools to Create Stunning Social Media Graphics
by Rebekah Radice via Maximize Social Business
Can I get a HOLY amaze balls? There’s some killer sh*t here, huh?! Don’t forget to bookmark and/or pin this post so you have it handy as you up your visual social media marketing game.
On a parting note…
I have to send out some BIG ass high fives to the allstars featured in this post for helping beautify social with their visual social media badassery. To each of you I say, thank you for sharing your tips, strategies and general genius on the topic of visual marketing. Without each and every one of you I wouldn’t be where I am in my journey of solopreneur success, which I’m sure is a sentiment shared by many of my fellow badasses.
May your generosity pay you dividends in good karma points! {BIG ASS HIGH FIVE}
Thanks for linking to so many great articles, Dre. I particularly liked Pauline Cabrera’s article about creating infographics. Great stuff!
Oh yeah, that’s the BEST article on creating an infographic I’ve ever seen! Thanks for the comment love, Joanna.
Thank you for sharing Dre! I regularly share your posts with other entrepreneurs and bloggers that I speak to online. This is definately one of those worth bookmarking and sharing with others. Massive post. Nice one!
I ALWAYS appreciate your social love, Jeffrey! Without badasses like you I’d just be a branding blogger sitting here all by her lonesome. No bueno on that!
yet again a wonderful resource that I wish I had developed! Thanks for including my Instagram article. Badassness looks good on you chica!!
It’s kinda my style…and it’s total timeless if ya ask me! ? I’m more than happy to spread you’re IG awesome sauce. ROCK ON sista…
DAMN, woman! That is one hell of a list. I know I’ve read a bunch of the articles you’ve listed here, but I will have to go back through every single piece to find the ones I haven’t. Thanks for this amazing compilation of the best under the sun.
{My little idea inspired this epic post? Sheesh! I need to have little ideas like this more often! And, thanks to your epic post, I just had a brainstorm of my own!}
Your little ideas = my badass visual resource. It pays to have homedogs with epic little ideas. I hope you’ll keep sharing them with me…pretty please…with a high five on top??