What’s the Deal With All the Hashtags You see them all over the place: on TV commercials; on TV shows; on billboard signs; on cardboard shipping boxes; and everywhere else that you can imagine. Why are they so prevalent in todays world? I’ll jump into further detail in the paragraphs below. What’s the Simple Definition of a Hashtag A hashtag is a word or phrase that starts with the # sign. What Networks do Hashtag Searches Work On The primary social media channels supported are: Twitter; Instagram; Facebook; Google+; Pinterest; Tumblr; Flickr; and Vine. Things are changing all the time, so by the time you read this article, another few networks may have been added. If you know of one, drop me a note in the comments and I’ll be sure to update the article. What Does a Hashtag Actually Do Hashtags provide a way for people to search and group similar messages together. For example: #London allows people and businesses to search for any conversations that people are participating in about London. How Does a Hashtag Benefit a Business Hashtags benefit businesses because they can simply post a hashtag, then search for the hashtag of interest, and immediately engage with customer conversations in real time. For example: I am an employee of Porsche and I want to see what type of chatter is going on via the web about our new model. I’d simply search #porsche911 and I’d immediately see who is talking about our new model. How Does a Hashtag Benefit a Consumer Hashtags give the consumer an edge on staying up to date with the latest conversations as well. For example: you’re a Dallas Cowboys fan and you want to get pumped up before a game and get involved in real time conversations with people that love the Dallas Cowboys as well. All you’d need to do is search for the hashtag #dallascowboys and jump in on the conversation. How Can I Do a Hashtag Search Myself There are currently a few services: Tagboard.com; Hashtagify.me; and Hashtags.org. My personal favorite choice thus far is TagBoard.com, it’s simple, easy, and effective. The Call to Action Take this information and do something with it, if you don’t have the time or don’t know what your doing, that’s fine, reach out to me directly, and I’ll point you in the proper direction and connect you with a helpful resource. Visit the 90DayEntrepreneur.com site and select either the “sign me up as a learner” or the “sign me up as a helper” opt-in button. This will get you signed up in our thriving community of entrepreneurs.

1. What’s
a
Hashtag?
How
to
Use
Hashtags?
How
to
Search
for
a
Hashtag?

2. What's
the
Deal
With
All
the
Hashtags
You
see
them
all
over
the
place:
on
TV
commercials;
on
TV
shows;
on
billboard
signs;
on
cardboard
shipping
boxes;
and
everywhere
else
that
you
can
imagine.
Why
are
they
so
prevalent
in
todays
world?
I'll
jump
into
further
detail
on
the
following
pages.

3. What's
the
Simple
DefiniHon
of
a
Hashtag
A
hashtag
is
a
word
or
phrase
that
starts
with
the
#
sign.

4. What
Networks
do
Hashtag
Searches
Work
On
The
primary
social
media
channels
supported
are:
TwiMer;
Instagram;
Facebook;
Google+;
Pinterest;
Tumblr;
Flickr;
and
Vine.
Things
are
changing
all
the
Hme,
so
by
the
Hme
you
read
this,
another
few
networks
may
have
been
added.
If
you
know
of
one,
drop
me
a
note
in
the
comments
and
I'll
be
sure
to
update
the
arHcle.

5. What
Does
a
Hashtag
Actually
Do
Hashtags
provide
a
way
for
people
to
search
and
group
similar
messages
together.
For
example:
#London
allows
people
and
businesses
to
search
for
any
conversaHons
that
people
are
parHcipaHng
in
about
London.

6. How
Does
a
Hashtag
Benefit
a
Business
Hashtags
benefit
businesses
because
they
can
simply
post
a
hashtag,
then
search
for
the
hashtag
of
interest,
and
immediately
engage
with
customer
conversaHons
in
real
Hme.
For
example:
I
am
an
employee
of
Porsche
and
I
want
to
see
what
type
of
chaMer
is
going
on
via
the
web
about
our
new
model.
I'd
simply
search
#porsche911
and
I'd
immediately
see
who
is
talking
about
our
new
model.

7. How
Does
a
Hashtag
Benefit
a
Consumer
Hashtags
give
the
consumer
an
edge
on
staying
up
to
date
with
the
latest
conversaHons
as
well.
For
example:
you're
a
Dallas
Cowboys
fan
and
you
want
to
get
pumped
up
before
a
game
and
get
involved
in
real
Hme
conversaHons
with
people
that
love
the
Dallas
Cowboys
as
well.
All
you'd
need
to
do
is
search
for
the
hashtag
#dallascowboys
and
jump
in
on
the
conversaHon.

8. How
Can
I
Do
a
Hashtag
Search
Myself
There
are
currently
a
few
services:
Tagboard.com;
Hashtagify.me;
and
Hashtags.org.
My
personal
favorite
choice
thus
far
is
TagBoard.com,
it's
simple,
easy,
and
effecHve.

9. Closing
Comments
Hashtags
are
definitely
trending
and
I
don't
think
the
explosion
of
use
has
actually
occurred
yet.
For
businesses
looking
to
use
hashtags,
here
are
a
few
simple
Hps:
be
consistent
with
the
hashtags
you
use;
search
for
live
conversaHons
pertaining
to
your
specific
hashtag,
and
get
engaged
in
the
conversaHons;
and
only
use
a
maximum
of
two
hashtags
in
any
social
media
post.
Remember,
we
live
in
a
technology
world
that
changes
daily,
everything
I'm
saying
may
be
out-­‐of-­‐date
by
tomorrow.
Please
do
me
a
favor:
if
you
can
add
anything
to
this
presentaHon
or
update
anything,
please
leave
a
comment
for
me
and
I'll
include
it
in
the
next
update.

10. The
Call
to
AcHon
Take
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and
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it,
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Hme
or
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Author
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