Chapter 1: Discovering Helpful Tech Tools

In This Chapter

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check.png Distributing content efficiently

check.png Keeping search engines in the loop

check.png Giving long URLs a haircut

check.png Selecting shopping tools that work with social media

check.png Monitoring the buzz

In Book I, you discover that the key to social media success is planning. This minibook reviews useful tools and resources to make your plan easier to execute. Before you start, you may also want to skim Chapters 1 and 2 in Book VIII, which focus on measurement tools for traffic, costs, and campaign performance.

As you select tools and schedule tasks from suggestions in this chapter, remember to enter them on your Social Media Marketing Plan (Book I, Chapter 3) and Social Media Activity Calendar (Book I, Chapter 4). You can also download blank copies of these forms at

www.dummies.com/go/socialmediamarketingaio2e

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