What to do with Social Media? Be careful, but have fun… Here are four quick tips for surviving social media, hope you find it helpful.
1. Use common sense. Simple. Don’t put your home address anywhere on your websites, blogs, profiles, anywhere. I keep a business mailing address that is posted on my sites, but it’s no one’s business where I live.
2. Avoid personal attacks. Follow the age old advice “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” This is sometimes hard to do in life, and on the Internet, but it is vital to your social networking efforts. Having conversations online about things that you are passionate about is great for building your reputation, but watch your words! If you take issue with something someone has posted, respond with fact and supportable opinion, do not attack the person who posted it. Likewise, as soon as someone launches a personal attack against you, restate your qualified opinion on the subject, then let it go – disengage from the conversation. I have seen many instances of people getting involved in a “tit-for-tat” argument online that quickly dissolves into juvenile name-calling antics, resulting in all parties looking like fools.
Read this -> Social Media Smart Move: Be an Aggregator, Not an Aggravator
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4. Have fun. If your efforts posting on Twitter and Facebook (or any other Social Media outlets) are taking over your life, organize it.
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I use tools like Buffer and Tweepi to help me keep the interactions moving, even when I am doing other things. One important note, I do schedule tweets with Buffer, but do not depend solely on that. I spend a little time each day doing “real time” interaction online, you have to keep it “human”.
More about this concept in this post -> Why You Should Schedule Tweets AND Engage. Yes. It Matters.
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I liked your point about scheduling social media time. I know some people have allowed it to take over their entire lives. They spend late into the night and every free minute online. This is sad because they’re missing out on what’s going on around them. I have a time table that helps me rush in and out again.
Glad you enjoyed the post, YES time management is really my biggest hurdle, not only online, but in “real life” too… sharing what I learn in this blog. Thanks for commenting!
All good counsel. I commented on a video that had gone viral and said something that I thought to be pretty positive and innocent. Since the video had gone viral there was a good number of people going on to see it.
One fellow reacted to my comment, which happened to be a quote by Bette Davis, and deducted a totally negative connotation. So yes, watch out for the kooks! I alos totally agree with your suggestion to walk away after your scheduled time. Wat too much time is spent on SM websites to the neglect of personal contact and touch! It is a shame! Great poet Tracy!
Thanks Rusty, glad you could relate to the post, I appreciate your kind comment here, all the best, T
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Excellent advice Trace – Especially number 3 – So many think it is cool to have a Twitter fight or FaceBook brawl – but it is not – only hurts their brand :)
Thanks so much Susan, I appreciate you! Thanks for reading and commenting on my blog posts and your kind sharing with others on Facebook and Twitter.. you rockit in a very cool way… cheers, Trace
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