Cerule’s Top Tip for Social Media #40: Using a Poll

 

Social Media is a great way to share a product or have your voice heard by many people at one time.

A great way to get a quick and easy answer to a question you may have is using a Poll on Facebook. You can ask a question and give multiple choice options for answers, which can be interacted with by your friends, family and followers – depending on the privacy settings you choose for the post. People can also add their own answer as part of the poll.

How to set up a Poll:

1. Go to your profile/business page.
2. At the top where the ‘write a post’ box is, click on the three dots next to Photo/Video and Feeling/Activity. This will bring up all of the types of posts you can create.
3. Click on the ‘Poll’ button.
4. At the top it will say ‘write something’ – enter your question or statement here.
5. In the options tabs write the answers you want to hear (once the Poll is live, people can add their own answers to the poll or click on an existing answer. Once someone has added an answer, other people can select it too).
6. You can then add photos or GIFS (moving image) to each answer to make people want to click and contribute more!
7. Click post!

You now have a quick, easy way to gain interaction, traction and start conversation on a topic that is important to you, and get a fast answer for your question!