GI Social is a powerful social media management tool to manage all social media assets from one central place. We aim to build a simple, clean, intuitive tool to help you get started successfully managing your social networks using the GI Social Dashboard.
Getting Started
Step 1: Create a GI Social Account
- Go to gisocial.com
- Sign up for GI Social
Step 2: Create New Brand
Access `All Brands Page` where you can view, create and manage all brands. You can access this page from anywhere using the header drop-down and clicking on the “All Brands” link.
- Click on “Add Brand” button as shown in the picture below [This is only visible if you are a Brand owner. See User Roles for more info]
- Enter your brand name in the pop-up
- Click “Create Brand”.
- Your brand is now created and ready to Add Assets.
Step 3: Add Social Media Assets
Connect your social profiles to publish and schedule content and monitor engagement all from your GI Social dashboard. For most brands it will be sufficient to add one profile – your Facebook page or your Twitter handle. You can link up your social profiles immediately.
Step 4: Adding Facebook Pages to GI Social
Figure 1
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Facebook asset to add your Facebook Page/User.
- Then click on the “add a Facebook page/User” button, it will ask you to log-in the Facebook account.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your Facebook page details.
- Once it retrieves the Facebook page details, and then enables the check-boxes to add desired Facebook page here.
- Then click “Add selected page as asset” button. Then Facebook page will be added to the brand.
How to Add Twitter Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Twitter asset to add your Twitter profile.
- Then click on the “add a twitter account” button, it will ask you to log-in the Twitter account.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your Twitter details.
- Finally your twitter profile will be added to the GI Social account.
How to Add LinkedIn Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose LinkedIn asset to add your LinkedIn profile.
- Then click on the “add a LinkedIn Company/User” button, it will ask you to log-in the LinkedIn account.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your LinkedIn details.
- Once it retrieves the LinkedIn details, and then enables the check-boxes to add desired LinkedIn company/user here.
- Then click “Add selected Company/User as Asset” button.
How to Add Instagram Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Instagram asset to add your Instagram Account.
- Then log into your Instagram Account.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your Instagram details.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your Instagram details.
- Finally your Instagram profile will be added to the GI Social account.
How to Add Google+ Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Google+ asset to add your Google+ User/Page.
- Then click on the “Add a Google+ User/Page” button, it will ask you to log-in the Google+ account.
- Once it retrieves the Google+ User/Page details, and then enables the check-boxes to add desired Google+ User/Page here.
- Then click “Add selected Google+ Profiles/Pages as assets” button. Then Google+ Profile/Page will be added to the brand.
How to Add YouTube Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose YouTube asset to add your YouTube Channel.
- Then log into your YouTube Account.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your YouTube Channel details.
- And then, your YouTube Channel will be added to the Brand.
How to Add Web Analytics Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Web Analytics asset to add your Analytics Account.
- Then click on the “add a Google Analytics Profile” button, it will ask you to log-in the Google Analytics account.
- A pop-up will appear to authorize the GI Social App to retrieve your Google Analytics details.
- Once it retrieves the Google Analytics details, and then enables the check-boxes to add desired Google Analytics here.
- Then click “Add selected Analytics Profile as Asset” button.
How to Add TripAdvisor Hotel Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- In “more” option, choose TripAdvisor asset to add your TripAdvisor Hotel Page Account.
- Then click on the “add a TripAdvisor Hotel” button, it will ask you to enter the TripAdvisor login Email Address and password to connect it.
- Once it retrieves the Hotel Property details, and then enable the checkboxes to add the desired Hotel Property here.
- Then click “Add selected TripAdvisor Hotel as Asset” button.
How to Add Web Chat Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Web Chat asset to add Another Chat Account.
- Then click on the “add Chat Account” button, Enter your company name and website url. Then click `Create` button.
- A script code will appear in the box. Copy and paste the script code in your website or application to start using the conversation.
How to Add Website Page
- Click on the “Add Asset” icon. [See Fig.1]
- A pop-up will appear to Add Assets.
- Choose Website asset to add your Website Account.
- Click `Add Domain` button. Then enter your Domain name in the text box.
- Click `Create` button.
- Your domain will be added to your brand.
