Lena is a business owner who is passionate about baking. Oh, she could mix and bake flour into savoury cakes, pastries, or something delicious and sumptuous that made people's taste buds dance with delight. Everyone questioned if she was born with such talent or if she had to develop it over time, so they made educated guesses.
She's always wanted to transform her skill into a more profitable business, and after hearing that social media was a method to make money, she decided to expand her business into the world of social media. Basically, she wanted to legitimately increase her profit margin so she wouldn't be Sapa-rized (broke).
She had no idea where or how to begin, and she had little understanding of how to navigate.
One faithful day, Lena decided to take the bull by the horns and create an Instagram account for her business. You could see or feel the thrill coursing through her veins, but alas! She was going to make more money from the convenience of selling on social media.
She spent hours shooting her appealing products and composing comments she hoped would entice buyers. Despite her efforts, she was not receiving any engagement on her posts. How demotivating!
Feeling frustrated and disappointed Lena sought advice from a friend who had developed a successful brand on social media. Her friend advised Lena to take a step back and reconsider her strategy. She counselled Lena to prioritise brand building over product sales.
Okay, let's take a pause; and pinpoint three mistakes from Lena;
๐ Lena had assumed she was going to make quick sales on social media, hence the disappointment when things turned out awkward.
๐ Lena didn't request for more information regarding her navigation on social media due to overexcitement.
๐ Lena focused more on product sales rather than prioritising brand building.
This is the reality of some entrepreneurs out there, the urge to put your business on social media looks appealing but not having schooled on the right process makes it even more complex.
There's nothing wrong with your business, yeah? But having the wrong approach to your business on social media will make it even look more like nothing's working.
Social media marketing has strategies, here are some few tips to consider;
๐ When crafting your content, focus on your brand's unique personality and values.
๐ Your content should be somewhat educative, informative or even entertaining. Create content that's reasonable and valuable to your audience.
๐ Avoid being overly salesy to your audience.
๐Optimise your profile bio such that it reflects what your brand stands for.
๐ Avoid blurry pictures, if not, the Algorithm of that social medium will help you to.
๐ Engage with your audience or followers by responding to comments and direct messages.
๐ Hashtags are a great way of making your post discoverable online, utilise it as well.
๐ Collaborate and network with bigger account of your niche.
Brethren, if you focus on these tips for your business pages or personal brand on social media, you may not get rapid growth, but I can assure you there'll be tremendous improvement gradually.
Hope you got value?
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate contentโuse it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio contentโhigh-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover imagesโif your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps โ but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time โ without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments