Instead of posting the exact same content, try varying the image and copy to speak to the platform’s audience best.
One of the best examples, brings me back to my childhood. If you’re old enough to remember the Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters show from 1980, you’ll know what I’m referring to. Otherwise, Google it.
Barbara and her two sisters would do musical numbers and their costumes for each set were similar enough to look coordinated but customized enough for the body type and personality of the wearer. Kudos to the costume designer.
Opening number shows my point exactly.
Take several photos from different angles, use them in collages, add text, embellish according to the platform.
This is how we should approach sharing similar (not the same) content on social media.
But I also refer you to this:
“” by Gary Vaynerchuk on Inc Magazine
Write For the Platform, Not Your Convenience
Every platform has a distinct culture. Write your post for that. If you crosspost, you run into quite a few dangers.
Here’s an example of how I posted on Instagram, Twitter, and our Facebook Page photos from a 1989 project. One is a simple tweet, one is a cover of the magazine, and the Facebook Page post is similar to Twitter but without hashtags.
Here’s a fun #ThrowbackThursday the Boss-Man Found.#TiltUp project 11/20/1989 in now Lake Forest. pic.twitter.com/DKjkuILEPX
— Riggins Construction (@RigginsConst) June 26, 2014
They’re similar, but not the same.
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