Hootsuite How-To
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO USE HOOTSUITE FOR YOUR BUSINESS
In this presentation…
 How
to create a Hootsuite account
 How
to connect social media profiles
 How
to schedule posts
How to Create an Account
1.
Go to
https://hootsuite.com/signup?
planId=1 .
2.
Type in your email, full name,
password, and location (as
prompted)
3.
Click “Create Account”
Wasn’t that easy??
How To Connect Profiles
1.
Click the Owl at the top left
corner.
2.
Under “My Social Networks”,
click “Add a Social Network”.
3.
Select the account type that
you want to add from the left
side.
Connecting a Twitter account

For Twitter, click “Connect with
Twitter”. You will then be
prompted to enter your login
info to authenticate and
connect. Fill out the info for the
Twitter account that you wish
to connect and click
“Authorize app”.
Connecting a Facebook Page

For Facebook, click “Connect
with Facebook”. You will then
be prompted to enter your
personal Facebook account
login information. You will then
be directed to choose which
pages to manage from
Hootsuite. Select those pages
by clicking the “+” sign next to
them. When done, click
“Finished Importing” in the
bottom right corner.
Connecting a Google+ Page

For Google+, click “Connect with
Google+” . You will then be
prompted to accept the
agreement that allows Hootsuite
to connect with your Google
account. Click “accept”. You will
then be asked to select which
Google+ accounts you wish to
connect. Select them by clicking
the “+” button next to the
account. Once you are finished,
click “Finished Importing” in the
bottom right corner.
Connecting a LinkedIn Profile

For LinkedIn, click “Connect with
LinkedIn”. You will then be
prompted to log in and accept
the agreement allowing Hootsuite
to connect with your LinkedIn
account. After signing in, you will
be asked to select which
profiles/groups/companies that
you would like to add. Select these
by clicking the “+” sign next to the
profiles/group/companies you
would like to add. Once you are
finished, click “Finished Importing”
in the bottom right corner.
How to Schedule Posts
1.
From within any page on
Hootsuite, you will notice a box
that reaches across the top of
the page. Click the area that
says “Compose message...”
2.
A box will pop up that looks like
this….
In the area on the left side, select the
profile(s) that you want to post to. You can
start typing them in the box that says “Find
Profile”, or you can scroll through the list
and select the profiles you want the post to
go out to.
In the large box on the right side, type in
the text that you want to go with your
post. This could be a status, or it could be
the text to explain a picture, video, or link.
If you want to
add a location,
click the pin.
If you want to add a link, paste
or type the link in the box that
says, “Add a link”. A button will
pop up at the end of the box
that says “Shrink”, click that to
add the link.
If you want to add a photo or
video, click the paperclip in
the bottom right corner. Then
click “Select files to upload”
to locate the file on your
computer.
If you want to schedule a post to go out
at a later date, click the calendar.
Click the date that you want the post to
go out. Select the time you want the post
to go out.

Once you have finished creating
the post, click “Send now” or
“Schedule” (if you chose to have
the post go out at a later time) in
the bottom right corner.

To see the posts that you have
scheduled, hover your mouse on
the left side of the screen and
click “Publisher”. This will show you
a collection of your scheduled
posts where you can edit or
delete them.
Want to Learn More?
If you’re ready to take your business to
the next level through social media,
contact Proximo Marketing Strategies
today! We can manage your social
media, or create a strategy and train
you!

proximomarketing.com

Twitter.com/ProximoMktg

Facebook.com/proximomarketing
Meet the author
Brittany Shaffer is Proximo’s Social
Media Strategist. She has studied
business, marketing, and social media
for over five years and manages
social media communities, creates
strategies, and teaches clients how to
use social media. She loves to spend
time with people, travel, and learn
new things.
@Brittanyshaf
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