588 - Do you use hashtags properly?

Most people who post consistently know how to use hashtags to reach their audience.

We are told to use hashtags relevant to our post, our target audience and so forth.

LinkedIn makes it easy to search for the most effective hashtags.

In the search bar, type in # and the word you are looking for.

I often look for words pertaining to law. This is what it looks like the I search.

These are the number of followers for the specific words given.

# attorneys - 9,980

# attorney - 10,968

# lawyer - 56,466

# lawyers - 72,210

# law - 5,480,652

Those are significant differences in the number of Followers.

If you want to get more engagement on your posts, start searching for better hashtags that pertain to your post.

Are you offering advice in your post, which of these hashtags would you use to get the most followers?

# advice - 5,957

# goodadvice 107

# bestadvice 7,644, 841

Using the right hashtags can save you time and help the right people find your content.

You may have a niche that you want specific people to become aware of. Don't hesitate to use that hashtag so those who are looking can find you.

Your # widget will have 26 followers. Make it plural and # widgets has 40 Followers.

There are significant differences between singular and plural forms of the words you are searching.

Take a few minutes and create a list of hashtags that work for you.