Love them or hate them, hashtags are #trending

I don't know about you, but I find the use of hashtags to be the norm with millennials. The rest of the people I work or socialize with, either hate them or don't care for them. But why? Hashtags are just simply labels, another avenue for your content to be found on social media, it's a social way of engaging a dialog with your audience or getting people to talk about your product/company. Of coarse, just like any new skill it's something that you get good at with practice and learning a few basics.

First of all DON'T fear them! #hashtags are becoming more and more popular with advertising campaigns and weather or not you want to jump on the bandwagon or not, they will help increase awareness of your brand. Hashtags were used in the last Superbowl and some of the more memorable were: #BestBuds #salute #AmericaIsBeautiful #vw.

An easy way to start using hashtags is by simply labeling your business/products into your posts, just like you would label your recipes. The data shows that hashtags double your following when used.

If you are already using them, you can check your hashtag popularity here.

Hashtags Tips:

• Observe the hashtags other companies use
• Research the popularity of a hashtag on sites like: hashtagify.me
• Tranding. Using sites like: hashtags.org, you can check on a hashtag you though of by the minute. Also use: tagdef to check trendings and their meanings.
• Action. After you did your research, decide on the hashtags you want to go with and implement them. With five hashtags per post, start hashtaging away.