{"id":5017,"date":"2020-10-15T16:14:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/share.independentagent.com\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:14:04","slug":"social-media-what-not-to-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/trustedchoice\/blog\/social-media-what-not-to-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media: What Not to Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social media is one of the best ways to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0digitally promote your agency and the services you offer. However, with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">digital marketing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">power\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that social media offers, restriction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and discipline<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0apply<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there are a fe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w guidelines that every agent should adhere to on what to and not to post<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on social media.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Personal Views<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the biggest things to avoid\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">post<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on your agency\u2019s social media platforms\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0any of your personal views. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, the purpose of your social media should be to promote your agency, not your personal opinions. Steer clear of posting anything online pertaining to controvers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ial\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">topics such as politics, social views and religion and try to keep posts as general as possible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Negative Things About Customers<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sometimes accidents happen, and customers can get upset. However, while a customer may be upset and be difficult, be the bigger person and refrain from posting anything negative on social media about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. If a customer leaves you a bad review on social media, take the necessary steps to troubleshoot their problem and make things right, but do not respond back in the same upset manner. Showing good customer service and keeping things positive on social media in order to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fix their problem paints your agency in a compassionate light and helps you retain your professional image on social media platforms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unprofessional Content<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, refrain from posting any unprofessional content\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0your social media accounts. This serves as a general guideline to steer away from anything that may be too funny,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">explicit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, not safe for work<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uses profanity or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contains\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">any\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">type<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of socially unacceptable slur.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When creating and posting social media content, post material should be uplifting, inclusive,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">promote your agency and be consistent with your agency\u2019s brand. Make sure to always maintain a professional\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demeanor on social media, as the way you portray your agency digitally carries over into the physical.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is one of the best ways to\u00a0digitally promote your agency and the services you offer. However, with\u00a0the\u00a0digital marketing\u00a0power\u00a0that social media offers, restrictions\u00a0and discipline\u00a0apply.\u00a0Thus,\u00a0there are a few guidelines that every agent should adhere to on what to and not to post\u00a0on social media.\u00a0 Personal Views\u00a0 One of the biggest things to avoid\u00a0posting\u00a0on your agency\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4390,"featured_media":33050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"authentication_status":"","authentication_restrictions":[],"_downloads_block_files":[],"_sponsor_title":"","_sponsor_url":"","_person_author_id":0,"content-type":"","share_enabled":false,"community_list_site":"","_bigi_custom_date_time":"","blog_show_author":false,"author_name":"","author_title":"","author_bio":"","author_facebook":"","author_twitter":"","author_linkedin":"","author_image":0,"bigi_community_list_restrictions":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"blog-tag":[],"class_list":["post-5017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Social Media: What Not to Post - Trusted Choice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Social media is one of the best ways to\u00a0digitally promote your agency and the services you offer. 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