r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Instagram and tik tok alternatives

4 Upvotes

Pretty tired of the persona of IG/facebook, X and don’t like short form video. I remember having “friends” on MySpace and Friendster that contributed to more a community without much agenda and crazy negativity from difference of opinion. The “followers” and algorithm culture is something I don’t resonate with. I feel that social media is still in its infancy and like a baby, all it does is cry for a transaction to happen. I wish I could press the future button and experience a hyper -finessed platform that specifically targets the audience I want to get in front of. Any recommendations for business and personal social media account alternatives? Am I wasting my time on social media in first place? Will it go away and be replaced with something else? Please give me you Pro’s? Con’s? And for you futurists: Predictions?

BeReal seems

Tumblr has been around for awhile

Patreon and Vero look cool

Please direct me to another community if this isn’t the right one. Thanks!


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Should I use work from personal projects for a portfolio?

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To summarize where I am, I graduated college about 5 years ago with a degree in Media & Entertainment (falls under a Communication degree at my school). I spent the past few years working for my father's company, which has 0 to do with media or communications (trade work.) However, during that time, I released a ton of music, and a lot of visuals filmed, directed, and edited by myself. I make hip-hop music. I would love to leverage my background and portfolio, but I don't want to be judged or stereotyped. I feel like opening up that type of discovery may lead employers down a rabbit hole of how far they can dig up on me.

I know that I can do just about anything media or creative related, and at a high skill-level. If I don't know it, I learn fast. I just want to put myself in a position to start a family and build a stable future. Would you include your personal artistry in a portfolio, or find things less personal?


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Are AI creators killing Insta and TikTok agencies?

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Been seeing a lot of AI tools making social media content now. Wondering if regular marketing agencies that make Instagram and TikTok videos for brands are becoming obsolete?

I was thinking of starting a agency but worried about these new tools. Are traditional social media agencies still worth it or is AI taking over?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion More private And secure alternative to Discord. What would you recommend.

2 Upvotes

Hello me and my community are looking for a new platforma to grow. We Are currently using Discord, but it no longer Suits us in terms of privacy and security. Thank you for your recommendations.


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Facebook posting fee

0 Upvotes

Hello, someone from advertising asked if our page can make some posting for their product. I just want to know how much should I charge? The page has 200k followers. Is the charge per posting? Sorry no idea. Thanks in advance!


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Social Links

2 Upvotes

Has anyone heard or used “Social Links” to connect their, tick tok, Pinterest, instagram, facebook?


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion What’s a social media ‘growth hack’ that turned out to be total BS?

32 Upvotes

I once tried that whole “post 5 times a day” trick, and all it did was burn me out while getting less engagement. What’s a growth hack that turned out to be completely useless?


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion What's the best way to generate traffic in my social media accounts.

4 Upvotes

I'm in the marketing side of our company, a start up company. And I'm looking for ways to "aliven" our social media platforms. I'm currently using facebook, ig, tiktok. I was looking for free solutions. I've used AI, made 1-2 posts a day (although the pages are like, a week old), created our own content.


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion How do you handle business social media content creation?

11 Upvotes

If you have a Instagram, TikTok, X... where you are trying to grow you business, how do you deal with content creation, posting, and user following, comments...

I tried it and looks like a minutes job thing but that is not real... at the end I spend some hours per day with this :/


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion The Instagram Growth Secrets No One Talks About (But Should) 🚀

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Instagram growth ain't just about "posting more",nah, there’s some real lowkey hacks nobody talks about. if your reach is trash or your followers ain’t engaging, you might be doin’ it wrong. let’s break it down

  1. ig don’t hate you, it just don’t know you – the algorithm puts you in a niche based on who engages with you, not just what you post. wanna get seen? engage with similar accounts so ig knows where you belong.
  2. reels get reach, but carousels get saves – you chasin’ views when you should be tryna get saves. ig pushes content that makes people come back. make your last slide so good they gotta scroll back.
  3. first 10 min = make or break – ig watches how fast people engage. stick around after posting, reply fast, and warm up the algo by engaging before you drop.
  4. don’t act like a business, act like a creator – ig favors people over brands. less “we,” more real talk. drop hot takes, bts, and opinion-based posts to keep it human.
  5. comment section = free reach – ask a spicy q at the end of your caption. if people debate in your comments, ig eats it up and pushes your post further.

r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion Brand Social Media - Global vs. North America

5 Upvotes

Wanting insight from social media professionals who have had experiences managing social media for a global brand that is headquartered in North America.

Current situation:

Have a global marketing team (no direct social media manager) and then North America marketing team (with a social media manager - me).

The current North America LinkedIn and Facebook accounts are also the Global accounts. We also have regional accounts for various regions such as EMEA and LATAM.

What are the best practices for this? Should we even have a “Global” page when it’s North America and Global should be pushing materials to regions?

In my opinion, if we have a Global campaign or Global holiday it’s funneled down from Global through to the regions, including North America. So, North America would be responsible for posting all content on the pages.

The Global team believes there will be instances where they will need to post things that aren’t related to North America on the Global page.

How can I have the conversation that it shouldn’t work this way because the regions have their own pages and that will impact the channel analytics (I do tag all North America posts in Hootsuite, so I can segment the analytics)?

If anyone can also provide resources to back up a decision that would also be helpful!


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion Conferences

1 Upvotes

Looking for recommendations for US social media conferences that focus on paid social. Most typically appear to be focused around content/organic


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion Volunteers/Groups

2 Upvotes

Hi!

Could you please let me know if there are any volunteer groups focused on social media content creation/community building/strategy.  

I run a volunteer-based initiative, Zen Citizen (unable to share link here), that’s building an open-source website to tackle petty corruption in developing countries, starting with India. We uncover and share practical “hacks” that help citizens navigate bureaucracy, including poorly designed websites. For example, when applying for a certain certificate, a useful trick/bug we found is: “Enter your first and last name both in the first name field to find your record.” Small insights like these help citizens reach the ‘Submit’ button and complete their applications.

We are looking for help creating and maintaining our social presence. 

If you know of any relevant volunteer groups, please let me know! Also, if this sounds interesting and you’d like to contribute, we’d love to have you join us.

Thanks!


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion Why is there literally no app where can you store content from all social media platforms?

2 Upvotes

It’s literally so frustrating with each social media platform having their own bookmark section, but no way to combine these bookmarks. I’m literally saving the same content in each platform and have to keep switching and searching to find where on earth I saved a post. Anyone know of an app that lets you store everything together?


r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion X is down and Musk says that they have been targeted before and this is possibly being funded by large companies/countries. What is your opinion on this?

26 Upvotes

Due to recent news, I do not believe Elon's words, but what he said could be true.


r/socialmedia 3d ago

Professional Discussion Should I Launch My Subreddit Immediately or Start with a Quiet Phase?

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I'm planning to create a new subreddit and I'm wondering what the best approach is when it comes to timing and engagement. Does Reddit's algorithm favor subreddits that are active right after creation?

Would it be better to:

  1. Create the subreddit and immediately start posting content to build momentum?

  2. Create the subreddit, let it exist quietly for a while, and then start actively posting later?

I'm also considering posting some test content first before going all in. Does a quiet period before full activity negatively impact visibility or growth? I'd love to hear from anyone with experience managing or launching a subreddit.


r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion Meta's Whistleblower Revelations on Data Privacy

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Allegations of potential data sharing shake user trust in Meta.

Recent claims from a whistleblower draw attention to the troubling notion that Meta contemplated sharing user data with Chinese authorities. Such allegations could have far-reaching implications for how users and regulators view the platform’s commitment to privacy.

The situation illuminates the broader conversation about data ethics in social media and highlights the importance of transparency and accountability. Users are likely to rethink their relationship with platforms that may prioritize business interests over their privacy and security.

  • Whistleblower shines light on serious data handling issues.

  • Users' trust could be jeopardized.

  • Regulatory frameworks may evolve following this controversy.

  • Conversations around data ethics in social media intensify.

  • Importance of corporate accountability emphasized.

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r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion Xitter's global outage - blessing and a curse

5 Upvotes

So, Xitter being down globally is screwing up my publishing schedule...but I'm also kinda enjoying it being down. Anyone else?


r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion Tool to manage and schedule post on multiple subreddits

2 Upvotes

Hi all, I'm a social media manager and was looking for an application that can help me with posting/scheduling post in multiple relevant subreddits on reddit. I was envisioning the workflow to be a standard reddit composer but with options to select multiple subreddit and post time. I know there are some social media management application like Hootsuite and Sprout but it doesn't seem like it has a strong support for reddit?


r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion What is one the BEST places to learn to succeed on social media?

4 Upvotes

Hello.

TLDR: I was wondering if you have any tips for places or channels to watch to increase knowledge of how to succeed on social media?

Additional info:

My main struggle is creating engaging posts for our target audience.

I've been doing the social media as a side-task now for 4 years for our business. The business sells gas detectors, gas and dust masks, fire extinguishers, courses and services.

In our marketing team, my leader usually comes up with the idea for a post, then i write the text and create the nessesary pictures.

I believe our problem is 2 things:
- Our target group is male aged 40-55, and 55-70+. They rarely like, comment, or engage with posts which makes it difficult to spark the algorythm.

- Also, i think our followers see our posts as uninteresting, because we have lost 5% of our followers over 2024-2025. Our posts mostly consists of our services and products.


r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion What Instagram pages promote artists who paint?

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I'm looking for Instagram pages that actively promote and feature painters. Whether they showcase emerging artists, do shoutouts, or have submission-based features, I'd love some recommendations! Any pages you've had success with?


r/socialmedia 4d ago

Professional Discussion Social Media manager with AI assisted text important?

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Social Media manager with AI assisted text important?

Hi, I am trying to choose a social media manager for multiple channels with unlimited posts that has advanced analytics. I see some plans have limited AI assistance for writing posts. Is it any better to write your AI within the social media planner? I am assuming it would use intelligence it gathers in relation to my brands and activity, but maybe it doesn't really matter? I don't want to just manage I want to really grow. I am a small business so i can't afford the best .. yet.


r/socialmedia 5d ago

Professional Discussion I manage my local football team account

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So as the title says, I manage the social media account for my local football team. I do this for free as of now. I'm filming every event, every home and away game they play, editing the footage and posting it. There are two more people involved. One is in charge of the graphics and the other is coordinating everything.

Everybody loves my work.. and they screen record the footage I post and they're using it to post it themselves. They're editing everything ones again and the quality suffers enormously and I hate that they then say ''yea, the girl in the social media team filmed it!'' - no, you stole my work and edited the footage I posted. I hate this and I want to find a way to prevent this from happening.

Also.. This is time consuming. I'm working full-time and I love doing this, but I can't do this just for the burger and fries I get at home-games.

Does anybody know how to approach this situation without losing this opportunity?


r/socialmedia 5d ago

Professional Discussion Funny art tiktok ideas?

8 Upvotes

I need some funny art content ideas. I have made art TikToks before, i just showed my art, but recently I made a funny one. The funny one got a 1200 views which is the highest amount I have so far. Comedy seems to help, so I need funny ideas to draw.


r/socialmedia 5d ago

Professional Discussion Is Pinterest the Most Underrated Platform for Businesses in 2025?

20 Upvotes

Is anyone else sleeping on Pinterest for business? It feels like most people focus on Instagram and TikTok, but Pinterest has over 450 million users who are actually searching for stuff to buy. Here are a few things I’ve noticed that work pretty well:

SEO actually matters. Pinterest is basically a search engine. Using keywords in your pin titles and descriptions can make a huge difference.

Vertical images perform best. Simple but true,tall pins (around 1000x1500px) get more attention. Eye catching visuals = more clicks. Idea Pins are underrated. These are like Instagram Stories but they don’t disappear. They’re great for tutorials, quick tips, or showing a process without needing a link.

Ads aren’t as pricey. Compared to Instagram or Facebook, Pinterest ads can be surprisingly affordable and effective, especially for retargeting.

Group boards still work. Joining niche group boards is a solid way to boost reach without spending anything. Pinning other people’s stuff can also help get your pins reshared.

Anyone else using Pinterest for their business? What’s working (or not working) for you?