Nowadays there are so many different social media websites, it’s not even funny. From Instagram, to Twitter, to Facebook, it’s almost impossible to keep up with what to post on which account and when to post it. To help you out, here are some social networking rules that may be beneficial.

• Rule #1: Don’t Photo Dump-

Try to avoid posting picture after picture. If you are at an event or special occasion, consider posting a collage instead of 30 different pictures back to back. This way, you don’t overwhelm your friends and followers.

• Rule #2: Overuse of #hashtags? #nothanks-

I hate to break it to you, but nobody on Instagram looks up tags in their search bar like #tags4likes and #face. If you want to tag your picture, try using a person or place, such as #Houston.

• Rule #3: Selfie Control-

If you feel the urge to take a selfie, and everyone does from time to time, keep the posting level to a minimum. Also consider using different poses when taking a selfie. Try and spice it up. You definitely do not want all of your selfies to look identical.

• Rule #4: Cyberbullying doesn’t make you Cool-

Using social media to bash on people is not okay. Creating hate pages for your peers is insensitive and it doesn’t make you cool, or funny, or better than anyone else. Social media consultant Nate Kievman states that, “Just because you are hiding behind a computer doesn’t give your free reign to act as you please. You still need to treat people properly.”  One of Kievman’s top social media rules is to be respectful. Don’t be a hater.

• Rule #5: Reject Reposting-

You probably see different pictures pop up on your dash all the time with something dumb written on them. For example, “Repost for good luck; ignore for bad luck.” Whenever you see something like this filter through your news feed, try and ignore it. Just because someone wrote a short little saying on a colorful background, doesn’t mean what they wrote is true.