This is EXACTLY How To BRAND Your Blog on Social Media and How I Set Up ALL the Social Media Accounts for My Blog! So, if you’re Wondering How To Set Up Social Media Accounts for Your Blog The Right Way? This is one of the most important steps you need to take if you’re trying to learn how to start a blog! Also what I like to call “Branding Your Blog!”
Here’s How I created all of my social media accounts for my blog (aka my website and brand) by securing the usernames and @handles for @BornToBlogClub on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, etc.. whichever platforms you want to be on. But, those are the major ones (depending on your niche). And, I like to do this ALL at one time meaning in one sitting. It only takes a few minutes for me 😉
So, Before Asking yourself “How do I create a social media strategy for my blog?”, the first step is getting every account set up on each of the platforms! Then you can worry about How to craft an effective social media content strategy next! By having all your social media accounts set up aka “Social Media Branding” you can focus on How to make your blog and social media accounts work together!
FYI: And, I was only worried about securing the usernames and @handles for @BornToBlogClub NOT taking time to upload a photo, header, add a bio, etc… I’ll come back and do that later.
Before Setting Up Social Media!
Whether you’re trying to decide on a name for your blog, or already have a name in mind you want to use be sure to do your research to see if anyone else is already using it, and if so how? Also, is the website URL (i.e. www.YourBlogName.com) available? What about the social media username handles for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok etc…? Can you get the same handle on every platform such as @YourBlogName? I mean you want to look uniform like a real brand and business or should I say BLOG online! It’s called Branding!
Also, I always get this question or resistance to being on every social platform. For instance, if you don’t think you’ll use Twitter, why make an account? Well, one day you might want to use Twitter and you might not be able to get the same matching username you used on all your other accounts. It mainly comes down to branding and having the handle if you decide to use it. Or maybe you just don’t want someone else impersonating your brand? Either way it’s a good idea to grab all the same matching social handles and URL if at all possible from the start. No one is forcing you to use them!
There steps I would take and start to do some research before deciding on a name for your blog, buying the domain, and securing the social handles etc… things like Running a Google Search to see if someone else is using then name and if so how? As well as searching ALL the social media platforms to see if the name is taken. But, once I had decided on a name and knew it was available I started taking the following steps to set them up!
>> Learn what to do BEFORE naming your blog!
Creating an email address
I like to have a separate email address for my blog brand vs my personal email address that I normally use for all my bills, doctor’s appointments, etc… So I set up a Gmail account for my brand with something like Hello.BornToBlogClub@Gmail.com or maybe Hello.BTBC@Gmail.com this you’ll use to set you all your social media accounts and for emails for now.
Securing all the same social media handles
Next, I spent a few minutes creating all of my social media accounts, securing the usernames and @handles for @BornToBlogClub on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube. Again I already knew these were available because I had done some upfront research before deciding on the name “Born To Blog Club”
And, I was only worried about securing the handles NOT taking time to upload a photo, header, add a bio, etc… I’ll come back and do that later.
I also took a few minutes to secure the username and @handle for @BornToBlogClub on Instagram — Since I had already done my research before deciding on a name for my blog, I knew that it was available! Meaning I wanted the URL to be https://instagram.com/BornToBlogClub nothing else is important right now except getting the account setup! I’ll come back to updated it later!
However, sometimes I’ve gone back through and updated it immediately after creating all my social media accounts. I’ll just add the headers, profile pic, bio, etc… all at the same time.
I also spent a few minutes setting up a new Facebook Page and changing the name username and @handle to @BornToBlogClub on Facebook — Since I had already done my research before deciding on a name for my blog, I knew that it was available! Meaning I wanted the URL to be https://www.facebook.com/BornToBlogClub/ nothing else is important right now except getting the account set up! I’ll come back to update it later! i.e. add the headers, profile pic, bio, etc… all at the same time…
Another social media platform I set up an account on and one of the most underrated is Twitter (now X) — which is ESSENTIAL for my BLOG since it’s mainly a text-based communication platform, easy to use and Not to mention great for backlinks! For Twitter, I set up the username and handle to be @BornToBlogClub so people can find me via https://x.com/BornToBlogClub plus it would match all the other social media accounts and make my brand look uniform. I’ll come back to update it later! i.e. add the headers, profile pic, bio, etc… all at the same time…
Next, I LOVE Pinterest for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to help rank my blog posts in Search results! So I made sure to set up an account so I could secure the social media user name and handle for @BornToBlogClub — which not only makes me look like a brand but helps others find me with they search or try to tag me. All I cared about was securing the https://www.pinterest.com/borntoblogclub/ URL link. Again I’ll come back to update it later to add the headers, profile pic, bio, etc… all at the same time.
For LinkedIn, I already have a personal account via @BloggingBrandi so I just set up a company page for others to be able to find and tag me as @BornToBlogClub or via my company URL https://www.linkedin.com/company/borntoblogclub/. I’ll come back to update the page later and add the headers, profile pic, bio, etc… all at the same time.
TikTok
I have to be honest I have NEVER used TikTok or looked at it for more than 5 seconds. I don’t know much about it other than how to set an account up and secure the social media username and handles I want like I did for @BornToBlogClub again so people could find me and tag me online. Plus just to have the handle or people can find me via my TikTok URL: https://tiktok.com/@borntoblogclub I’ll come back later to add a profile pic, bio, etc…
YouTube
Last but not least and in no particular order I secured the YouTube. handle and Channel for @BornToBlogClub so others can find me and tag me. Even if I don’t plan on posting a video (right now or ever) I can still create playlists and set-up a profile on YouTube. So people can subscribe to my YouTube Channel and turn on notifications for when I DO post a video they’ll be the FRIST TO KNOW!
Another thing I like to do for all my YouTube Channels is create a SECRET SUBSCRIBE LINK that will generate a pop-up box encouraging visitors to click the button and subscribe to my YouTube channel!
All I have to do is add a little secret code ( ?sub_confirmation=1 ) to the end of my channel link to get more subscribers and views.
Mine is:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC932q7SMXl2vt4xVKjmUbiA?sub_confirmation=1
Let’s Review
So now you know how I set up ALL my social media accounts at one time for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube. And, I was only worried about securing the usernames and @handles for @BornToBlogClub NOT taking time to upload a photo, header, add a bio, etc… I’ll come back and do that later.
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- How to craft an effective social media content strategy
- How To Set Up Social Media Accounts for Your Blog The Right Way
- How to make your blog and social media accounts work together
If we haven’t officially met, Hi I’m Blogging Brandi an EX-Corp Kool-Aid Drinker, born to be a blogger, Creator, and Entrepreneur! I also have a Degree in Finance and am a Licensed Cosmetologist. Plus, I LOVE RVing and hanging out with my Dogs ( I have a Cat too!)…