Top 10 Social Media Tools of 2017

Top 10 Social Media Tools of 2017

Even though I'm an SEO and I haven't written something in the Social Media section in a long time now I'm not totally indifferent to what happens with social media marketing. In fact, I'm actually pretty engaged in social media and I have a few colleagues with which I bounce ideas around as well as advice and most importantly TOOLS.  

So here is a list of the top 10 social media tools you need to use in 2017 if you want to have success with your social campaigns! 


1. Hootsuite 
Main advantages:

• Equiped with real time analytics. 
  
• You will have completed up to 10 social media profiles.
  
• You can schedule posts on any of your connected social media profiles.
  
• It can be a free tool or you can pay a starting price of 20 bucks.
  

2. KeyholeMain advantages:

• Can track hashtags; keywords; accounts as well as create reports of everything.
  
• Real time updated dashboard which will show you the number of shares, retweets, likes or impressions your posts gets.
  
• Can be used to track people you are interested in from a professional point of view.
  
• Free trials are possible and the standard packages start from 130 bucks per month. 
  

3. Google AlertMain advantages:

• Can track exact keywords on the internet and notify you when such keywords are posted anywhere. 
  
• Great free service I use it for multiple keywords, names, and queries. 
  
• The best part is the email notification. 
  
• Some customizations can be made.

4. Twitter Counter Main advantages:

• It can track tweets, mentions over twitter and other data.
  
• Offers insights comparing your tweets with your competitors. 
  
• You can create reports with it.
  
• Pretty cheap, starting at 8 bucks per month.
  

5. DigimindMain advantages:

• Can handle multiple social media platforms and track certain conversations. 
  
• Insigts into your post performance by giving you an analytics.
  
• Generate reports.
  
• Free but the paid service costs about $500 per month. 
  

6. Zoho Social
Main advantages:

• Sharing content across social media website will be easy.
  
• Advaced and detailed monitoring tools.
  
• Analytics and reports easy and fast
  
• Free trials are possible and the basic services start from 10 up to 50 bucks per month. 
  

7. Klout
Main advantages:

• It has a scoring system that allows you to figure out which influencers are best for you. 
  
• Give notes to social media interactions and engagements. 
  
• A few more monitor options. 
  
• Don't know much about the price, I guess you will have to contact them yourself. 
  

8. Sprout Social Main advantages:

• Can be used for multiple social media profiles.
  
• Will help you increase engagement with the help of analytics.
  
• Cool and customized reports.
  
• Starting prices go from $100 to $250 per month. 
  
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9. Buzzlogix
Main advantages:

• It has a tool for monitoring keywords. 
  
• Works on over 20 languages.
  
• Can help you find people that may be interested in your content.
  
• A free version is available but the paid version starts at $20 per month. 
  

10. Mention
Main advantages:

• If you have certain keywords you are interested in, this tool can provide fast and accurate updates. 
  
• Auto reports.
  
• You can gather data and results in accordance with the keywords you are interested in. 
  
• $25 per month