A Guide to using Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)

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A Guide to using Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) Facebook 1. Visit www.

1 A Guide to using Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) Facebook 1. Visit 2. Click the green Sign up button on the top left-hand corner (see diagram below) 3. Enter all the information required and click Sign Up 4. Complete setup info (you can skip all these stages and enter your information later)

campaign page Homeopathy Worked For Me. It ll look like this: 6.

campaign page. Now you need to Like the page.

2 5. You ll then arrive on your Profile which should look like the below page. Use the search box at the top of the page to search for the campaign page Homeopathy Worked For Me. It ll look like this: 6. Once you click enter, you ll be on the Homeopathy Worked For Me campaign page. Now you need to Like the page. To do this, just look for the Like button, which you ll find relatively near to the top of the page. (See diagram below)

3 7. Once you ve done this, you should go back and setup your Facebook profile adding all the information and photos you d like to. To do this, click the Facebook button on the top left-hand side of the page. Then, click your name on the top left-hand side of the next page. This will take you to your profile, where you ll be able to take a tour of all that you need to know about Facebook. Most importantly, remember to set your privacy settings to suit you. These settings allow you to have control over what information other Facebook users can see, and what they can t. 8. To interact on the Homeopathy Worked For Me page, by commenting on posts, all you need to do is get to the Homeopathy Worked For Me page. Once there, and you see something you d like to comment on or like you either use the comment box under the post, or you use the thumbs up like button, to like the post or someone else s comment. You can also share the post with friends on your own wall by clicking the share button (also highlighted in the image below). 9. Once you ve setup your Facebook account, go ahead and add friends, and Like pages that interest you. Help spread the Homeopathy Worked For Me news by suggesting to friends that they also Like page.

4 Twitter 1. Visit 2. Enter your details into the box that reads: New To Twitter? Sign Up which will look like the picture below illustrates: 3. You ll then be taken through to the next page (see image below), where the information you have just entered will be included, along with a suggested Twitter username or handle as it is sometimes referred to. Feel free to change this to something you prefer, and it ll tell you if the username is available, or if it s already been claimed by another Twitter user. Once you decide on one, click Create my account at the bottom of the page.

4. You ll then be taken through to another page where you need to follow the very simple instructions that will show you how to start Following people (see image below).

5 4. You ll then be taken through to another page where you need to follow the very simple instructions that will show you how to start Following people (see image below). Initially you ll need to follow 5 users, and then you can click next. Try searching for some friends you know on Twitter, or some organisations (i.e. British Homeopathic Association) or high profile people you are interested in following.

Having done this, all the HWFM Tweets will start to appear on your main timeline, along with any other people you have chosen to Follow.

6 5. Once you ve begun to follow some people, you can search for the Homeopathy Worked For Me Twitter page. Just enter HomeopathyWFM into the search bar on the top right-hand side of the page, and you should find this page. Then simply click the Follow button. Having done this, all the HWFM Tweets will start to appear on your main timeline, along with any other people you have chosen to Follow. (See below for what the page looks like and where to find the follow button). 6. If there s some interesting homeopathic news or info you want to Tweet to the HWFM account, all you need to do is visit the HomeopathyWFM page and then click into the box on the left-hand side (as pictured below), and let them know what you want to say. Be concise though, as a Tweet is only allowed to be 140 characters long!

7. Also, if you click the Twitter Home button, you ll be taken back to your Twitter feed this is a chronological rundown of the Tweets of all the people you Follow.

7 7. Also, if you click the Twitter Home button, you ll be taken back to your Twitter feed this is a chronological rundown of the Tweets of all the people you Follow. You can Tweet from this page as well. Just use the box pointed out in the image below, and remember to use the Twitter which will make sure your Tweet goes directly to the campaign Twitter page. If Tweeting to or about the campaign, please also use the hash tag #HWFM. A hash tag allows your Tweet to be identified when other users are searching for HWFM as a topic that interests them. For more information on how to use Twitter or Facebook, please visit: For Twitter - For Facebook -

Introduction to Twitter

Introduction to Twitter Objectives After completing this class you will be able to: Identify what Twitter is Create a Twitter Account Customize your Twitter profile and settings Follow other users on Twitter