5 Steps for Dealing with Social Media Negativity

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Do you remember the first social platform you were on? I am slightly embarrassed to admit mine was Myspace. 😅 I was a middle schooler at the time and loved adding pop music and sparkly animations to my page. But as fun as that experience was for 12-year-old me, it also was the first time I realized how unkind online spaces can sometimes be.

And while no one is immune from social media toxicity, it can especially be stressful for small businesses and influencers who depend on the internet to make their living. That’s why Tami wrote a super helpful piece providing the best practices for dealing with negative and rude comments online.

Also on the blog, we debunk a myth about scheduled content, share an article from Susan and Michael Perlman on how championing charitable causes helped their small business thrive, and I wrote a fun piece about Buffer’s 4 day work week.

Hope you have a lovely start to the week and we’ll see you next Monday!

Warmly, 

Umber & the Buffer team

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👇🏽 The latest from the blog

5 Steps for Dealing with Social Media Negativity

Tami covers everything you need to know for when encountering negativity on your social media - like creating a clear and concise policy for responding - so you can tackle it before it becomes a problem for your business.

Ask Buffer: Will Scheduling My Social Media Posts Affect My Engagement?

Tami debunks the myth that using third-party scheduling tools will reduce your engagement and provides advice for getting the best results out of your posts - no matter how you choose to publish your content.

How Charitable Giving Helped Us Take Our Dog Daycare to $1M in Revenue

Many business owners may worry about the extra cost of charitable giving, but Susan and Michael Perlman have found that it’s not only a good thing to do, but it’s good for business. This is a great read about how supporting charitable initiatives has helped their dog daycare succeed.

What It’s Like Working a Four Day Work Week and How We Spend Fridays Off

I had so much fun writing about my experience with the four-day work week in this post. And as a bonus, I also shared how some of my coworkers spend their Fridays off.

📱 Social Tip of The Week from Mitra, Buffer’s Social Media Manager 

Use this audio on TikTok to join this up-and-coming trend! It’s super quick and simple. Use the first few seconds to add text with something that people may be saying to you isn’t possible, and then transition to the part that says “watch this” where you can show yourself doing exactly what they said you can’t do. Check out what we posted on TikTok as an example!

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