When it comes to engaging with others, Snapchat is the place to be for teens.<\/p>\n
5 things you need to know about Snapchat<\/h2>\n
While owner Snap Inc. describes it quite simply as “a new kind of camera,” it’s a multimedia messaging app. One thing that makes it different from other options is that photos users create on the app are only available for a short time. After you open an image a friend sent, the image will disappear.<\/p>\n
Will you find your readers there?<\/p>\n
Here are five things you need to know about Snapchat.<\/p>\n
1. It\u2019s popular.<\/h2>\n\n- The app claims more than 300 million monthly active users.<\/li>\n
- There are 188 million daily active users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. Users are young.<\/h2>\n\n- 47 percent of U.S. teens consider Snapchat their most important social network:<\/li>\n
- 28 percent of U.S. millennials use it daily.<\/li>\n
- 79 percent of U.S. teens use it.<\/li>\n
- 71 percent of users are younger than 34.<\/li>\n
- In the UK, more than 25 percent of all smartphone users also use it.<\/li>\n
- 50 percent of Norwegian smartphone users are on Snapchat.<\/li>\n
- For the older than 16 crowd, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and Sweden have the highest levels of use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. More females than males use it.<\/h2>\n\n- The gender breakdown is 59 percent female, 41 percent male.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. People use it frequently.<\/h2>\n\n- 63 percent of users access the app daily.<\/li>\n
- 71 percent of users between 18 and 24 use it several times a day.<\/li>\n
- Active users open the app 25 times a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. Users spend time on the app.<\/h2>\n\n- People spend an average of 30 minutes on the app daily.<\/li>\n
- Users younger than\u00a025 use the app an average of 40 minutes a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Data sources:<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/326460\/snapchat-global-gender-group\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nGetting started<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>You’ll find a great deal of helpful information online but if you’d like to take an affordable course, I spent a little time checking out options on Udemy. I looked for courses that have been updated in 2018, reviewed course outlines, and played sample videos.<\/p>\nI selected “How to Use Snapchat for Marketing in 2018”<\/a>\u00a0from the handful of choices that seem to be current and appropriate. (That’s an affiliate link.)<\/p>\nYou might find “A Guide to Snapchat for People Who Don\u2019t Get Snapchat<\/a>” offered by The New York Times<\/em> helpful. “What is Snapchat, how does it work and what is it used for?<\/a>” also provides good, basic information.<\/p>\nFor author-specific information, read the articles “Snapchat for Authors<\/a>” and “12 Simple Chatchat Post Ideas and Examples<\/a>.”<\/p>\nI spent a chunk of time going through Snapchat books on Amazon and couldn’t find anything I felt confident recommending. Most are short, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but they also seem to be poorly written and lack reviews.<\/p>\n
Do you use Snapchat? What advice can you offer other authors?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2. Users are young.<\/h2>\n\n- 47 percent of U.S. teens consider Snapchat their most important social network:<\/li>\n
- 28 percent of U.S. millennials use it daily.<\/li>\n
- 79 percent of U.S. teens use it.<\/li>\n
- 71 percent of users are younger than 34.<\/li>\n
- In the UK, more than 25 percent of all smartphone users also use it.<\/li>\n
- 50 percent of Norwegian smartphone users are on Snapchat.<\/li>\n
- For the older than 16 crowd, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and Sweden have the highest levels of use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. More females than males use it.<\/h2>\n\n- The gender breakdown is 59 percent female, 41 percent male.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. People use it frequently.<\/h2>\n\n- 63 percent of users access the app daily.<\/li>\n
- 71 percent of users between 18 and 24 use it several times a day.<\/li>\n
- Active users open the app 25 times a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. Users spend time on the app.<\/h2>\n\n- People spend an average of 30 minutes on the app daily.<\/li>\n
- Users younger than\u00a025 use the app an average of 40 minutes a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Data sources:<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/326460\/snapchat-global-gender-group\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nGetting started<\/h2>\n
<\/a>You’ll find a great deal of helpful information online but if you’d like to take an affordable course, I spent a little time checking out options on Udemy. I looked for courses that have been updated in 2018, reviewed course outlines, and played sample videos.<\/p>\nI selected “How to Use Snapchat for Marketing in 2018”<\/a>\u00a0from the handful of choices that seem to be current and appropriate. (That’s an affiliate link.)<\/p>\nYou might find “A Guide to Snapchat for People Who Don\u2019t Get Snapchat<\/a>” offered by The New York Times<\/em> helpful. “What is Snapchat, how does it work and what is it used for?<\/a>” also provides good, basic information.<\/p>\nFor author-specific information, read the articles “Snapchat for Authors<\/a>” and “12 Simple Chatchat Post Ideas and Examples<\/a>.”<\/p>\nI spent a chunk of time going through Snapchat books on Amazon and couldn’t find anything I felt confident recommending. Most are short, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but they also seem to be poorly written and lack reviews.<\/p>\n
Do you use Snapchat? What advice can you offer other authors?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
3. More females than males use it.<\/h2>\n\n- The gender breakdown is 59 percent female, 41 percent male.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. People use it frequently.<\/h2>\n\n- 63 percent of users access the app daily.<\/li>\n
- 71 percent of users between 18 and 24 use it several times a day.<\/li>\n
- Active users open the app 25 times a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. Users spend time on the app.<\/h2>\n\n- People spend an average of 30 minutes on the app daily.<\/li>\n
- Users younger than\u00a025 use the app an average of 40 minutes a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Data sources:<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/326460\/snapchat-global-gender-group\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nGetting started<\/h2>\n
<\/a>You’ll find a great deal of helpful information online but if you’d like to take an affordable course, I spent a little time checking out options on Udemy. I looked for courses that have been updated in 2018, reviewed course outlines, and played sample videos.<\/p>\nI selected “How to Use Snapchat for Marketing in 2018”<\/a>\u00a0from the handful of choices that seem to be current and appropriate. (That’s an affiliate link.)<\/p>\nYou might find “A Guide to Snapchat for People Who Don\u2019t Get Snapchat<\/a>” offered by The New York Times<\/em> helpful. “What is Snapchat, how does it work and what is it used for?<\/a>” also provides good, basic information.<\/p>\nFor author-specific information, read the articles “Snapchat for Authors<\/a>” and “12 Simple Chatchat Post Ideas and Examples<\/a>.”<\/p>\nI spent a chunk of time going through Snapchat books on Amazon and couldn’t find anything I felt confident recommending. Most are short, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but they also seem to be poorly written and lack reviews.<\/p>\n
Do you use Snapchat? What advice can you offer other authors?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
4. People use it frequently.<\/h2>\n\n- 63 percent of users access the app daily.<\/li>\n
- 71 percent of users between 18 and 24 use it several times a day.<\/li>\n
- Active users open the app 25 times a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. Users spend time on the app.<\/h2>\n\n- People spend an average of 30 minutes on the app daily.<\/li>\n
- Users younger than\u00a025 use the app an average of 40 minutes a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Data sources:<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/326460\/snapchat-global-gender-group\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nGetting started<\/h2>\n
<\/a>You’ll find a great deal of helpful information online but if you’d like to take an affordable course, I spent a little time checking out options on Udemy. I looked for courses that have been updated in 2018, reviewed course outlines, and played sample videos.<\/p>\nI selected “How to Use Snapchat for Marketing in 2018”<\/a>\u00a0from the handful of choices that seem to be current and appropriate. (That’s an affiliate link.)<\/p>\nYou might find “A Guide to Snapchat for People Who Don\u2019t Get Snapchat<\/a>” offered by The New York Times<\/em> helpful. “What is Snapchat, how does it work and what is it used for?<\/a>” also provides good, basic information.<\/p>\nFor author-specific information, read the articles “Snapchat for Authors<\/a>” and “12 Simple Chatchat Post Ideas and Examples<\/a>.”<\/p>\nI spent a chunk of time going through Snapchat books on Amazon and couldn’t find anything I felt confident recommending. Most are short, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but they also seem to be poorly written and lack reviews.<\/p>\n
Do you use Snapchat? What advice can you offer other authors?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
5. Users spend time on the app.<\/h2>\n\n- People spend an average of 30 minutes on the app daily.<\/li>\n
- Users younger than\u00a025 use the app an average of 40 minutes a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Data sources:<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/326460\/snapchat-global-gender-group\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nGetting started<\/h2>\n
<\/a>You’ll find a great deal of helpful information online but if you’d like to take an affordable course, I spent a little time checking out options on Udemy. I looked for courses that have been updated in 2018, reviewed course outlines, and played sample videos.<\/p>\nI selected “How to Use Snapchat for Marketing in 2018”<\/a>\u00a0from the handful of choices that seem to be current and appropriate. (That’s an affiliate link.)<\/p>\nYou might find “A Guide to Snapchat for People Who Don\u2019t Get Snapchat<\/a>” offered by The New York Times<\/em> helpful. “What is Snapchat, how does it work and what is it used for?<\/a>” also provides good, basic information.<\/p>\nFor author-specific information, read the articles “Snapchat for Authors<\/a>” and “12 Simple Chatchat Post Ideas and Examples<\/a>.”<\/p>\nI spent a chunk of time going through Snapchat books on Amazon and couldn’t find anything I felt confident recommending. Most are short, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but they also seem to be poorly written and lack reviews.<\/p>\n
Do you use Snapchat? What advice can you offer other authors?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Data sources:<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/snapchat-statistics\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/326460\/snapchat-global-gender-group\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n I selected “How to Use Snapchat for Marketing in 2018”<\/a>\u00a0from the handful of choices that seem to be current and appropriate. (That’s an affiliate link.)<\/p>\n You might find “A Guide to Snapchat for People Who Don\u2019t Get Snapchat<\/a>” offered by The New York Times<\/em> helpful. “What is Snapchat, how does it work and what is it used for?<\/a>” also provides good, basic information.<\/p>\n For author-specific information, read the articles “Snapchat for Authors<\/a>” and “12 Simple Chatchat Post Ideas and Examples<\/a>.”<\/p>\n I spent a chunk of time going through Snapchat books on Amazon and couldn’t find anything I felt confident recommending. Most are short, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but they also seem to be poorly written and lack reviews.<\/p>\n Do you use Snapchat? What advice can you offer other authors?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getting started<\/h2>\n
<\/a>You’ll find a great deal of helpful information online but if you’d like to take an affordable course, I spent a little time checking out options on Udemy. I looked for courses that have been updated in 2018, reviewed course outlines, and played sample videos.<\/p>\n
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