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As the usage of social media becomes more widespread in our everyday life, it becomes more apparent that the majority of people choose to use social media for meaningful purposes, such as spreading news, staying connected, motivating others, etc. What’s pivotal about social media is its vital effect. For example, when you tweet an impactful story, your message can trigger hundreds of  retweets, which is called network effect. Hence, using social media as a motivational tool has become a common practice amongst all of us.

Here we will walk through 5 techniques regarding how to motivate your social peers via social media and tools alike.  5 aspects that'll be covered include:

1. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc…

2. Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr, Posterous, etc…

1. Twitter – Create a Hashtag

Hashtags (#) on Twitter have the ability to make your message go viral in an instant. If I wanted to emphasize certain aspects of my message, I usually would add a hashtag to highlight particular words.  For example, in the following quote, I wanted to emphasize the the word “Life.” Hence, it goes something like this:

“#Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”

You see my point here.  A hashtag helps other twitterers find relevant tweets easily and quickly.  Most importantly, it highlights what your “passion” and helps you establish relationships with your followers.

2. Facebook – Create a New Page

Out of all Facebook’s features, the most I like is its ability to create fan pages.What is so critical about these a fan page is that it draws closer all like-minded people and helps with the development of meaningful communities.  For example, there is a Facebook page called “Cooking for Busy People.” Its mission statement is put like this:

“Helping Busy People Have Tastier, Healthier foods in Less Time with award winning recipes made with 7 or fewer ingredients and in less than 30 minutes!“

Simple but powerful, this statement is exactly what bonds 600+ people together (still counting). So if you are passionate about cooking but do not have a lot of time, joining this group seems to be a viable option.

3. Meetup – Organize Focused Conversations Offline

While Facebook gathers people online, the opposite of it is to use Meetup to organize meetings offline. If you do a simple search on the Meetup website for a particular topic, the search results reveal a list of groups sharing the same interests in that topic.  In other words, if you are passionate about a certain subject, you can always create a relevant Meetup group .  Here are just a couple of examples:

• Sit ‘n’ Knit New York City (Knitting)
• Carolina Smooth Jazz Friends! (Jazz)
• Tea Tour NY (Tea)
• The London Movie Meetup Group (Movie)

There is a great article about social media marketing on Duct Tape Marketing - 7 Simple Truths of Social Media Marketing. For entrepreneurs who want to use social media to develop their own businesses, this article is a must-read. According to the author, the 7 simple truths are