From Pinterest and Instagram to Facebook and Twitter, the number of social networks that consumers are actively engaged with - some even daily - are plentiful. Businesses that don't meet their users where they are, stand to lose out on precious, and often unexpected, revenue.

With all the social media networks that exist, wouldn't it be nice if there were some sort of checklist for best practices on posting across these networks? Thanks to The Whole Brain Group, there is. Website Magazine suggests using the following as a guide to starting and/or improving your current social media efforts.