How to best promote this content via social media to gain backlinks

[SamCUK]

I have created this content http://www.musicliveuk.com/live-music/the-worst-function-bands-and-wedding-bands-ever in order to promote it via social media. Ideally I want it to be shared across the web in order to gain backlinks. My question is how can I best do this? I know I can post it on twitter, facebook, google plus etc... but is that it? I'm new to social media and don't really understand how to use it to good effect. By posting it on social networking sites am I risking people copying the content and duplicate content penalties? Any help would be much appreciated!

[Yanbo]

Hi Samuel,

Just copy what seoMoz is doing with their blogs :).

Take a look at the placement of social buttons on their blog posts and track them on various social network in order to see how they promote blog posts. Also there are lots of posts and videos related to social networks on this site, so give search button some love.

As for being worried about people stealing your content, don't be. Produce quality content, share it and interact with your visitors. If somebody happens to steal your content, be cool to them, kindly ask for back-link and offer a guest post. Make friends not enemies, after all if they are stealing your content, it must be really good.

Kind regards

Bojan