Comments on: Why Social Media May Not be Right For You!

By: Lily Bent

Lily Bent — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:56:53 +0000

Social media cannot be considered the waste of time at all. It can be very beneficial for those who really understand its value. Why some people are so scared to be on publicity?

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Social Media Now 12.7.08 | Social Media Club — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:30:17 +0000

[...] Patricia Skinner wonders if social media is really right for everyone. [...]

By: Super Affiliate Traffic

Super Affiliate Traffic — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:02:20 +0000

While social networking can be good for some (the people who know how to) It can be damaging to those who do not know how to go about it. Time consuming? Yes, if you want to do this proper, you will need to take out some serious time for it. Just like in the offline world really. I remember networking as a sales manager with Canon, you just do not rush in, shake a few hands, throw a few business cards left and right and go home, thinking your new contacts to become beneficial. This takes time. I am assuming this is the same with online networking. Super Affiliate Traffic's last blog post..Super Affiliate Traffic by Erick Rockefeller and Howie Schwartz

By: OSYM

OSYM — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:48:18 +0000

I don’t think it’s a fear of being on the internet, it’s that most of the social / web 2.0 are geared toward teens or geeks and the rest of us feel there isn’t really a place for social networking. Twitter and Facebook are okay, but the others are more tech or teen. OSYM's last blog post..Aralıktaki Sınav için Son Gün

By: Monica - current accounts

Monica - current accounts — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:45:04 +0000

Totally yes, i agree, it is too time consuming indeed!

By: Anaokulu

Anaokulu — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:11:45 +0000

Businesses are moving towards social media to cut through the clutter and reach that generation of Internet users–they need all of the consumers they can get at this point! Social media presents a simple, quick, often less expensive way to get a message out there and keep your consumers updated and interested. It’s use will only continue to grow in the near future-

By: A Lesson in How NOT to Use Twitter

A Lesson in How NOT to Use Twitter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:36:25 +0000

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By: Erwin Tan

Erwin Tan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:14:36 +0000

I understand Social Media so it isn't that hard for me. I would say it really depends on certain groups of people and how they integrate it into their lives or their community/businesses Erwin Tan's last blog post..Unleashing The Niche Genius In You

By: office space

office space — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:42:10 +0000

Not sure what I will rely on here but I totally agree with this post. You have to take a few step back and make your product makes sense on social media. That’s the essence of SM as it ‘s really time consuming.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:27:13 +0000

I think the time involved cannot be underestimated. To do social networking right you need to invest the time in the community and really build relationships. For those who think they can just slap up a Facebook page, and post a couple links on Twitter an be good to go, they are going to be let down when they measure the response to their social media efforts and find they were better off doing nothing than doing SM half way. Matt Matt's last blog post..POLL: What Would You Like to See?

By: Diamonds

Diamonds — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:13:30 +0000

yes, i agree, it is too time consuming indeed! Diamonds's last blog post..The Romantic History of Diamonds

By: Kevin W

Kevin W — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:40:07 +0000

Perhaps I should clarify. I can see how sites like Digg or StumbleUpon can expose an article to a large number of users and give a huge boost, it’s more the Facebook and Myspace social networking that I don’t see the point in. From what I know about these sites the only people who will see your message are your contacts, so it seems like the opportunity to reach new potential customers on these sites is quite limited. That is unless, as I mentioned before, you manage to come up with something that goes viral. I doubt that is likely in my case since I am trying to market security software not the newest iPod gimmick

By: Patricia Skinner

Patricia Skinner — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:06:06 +0000

I totally agree with you Utah. No point in hiding.

Kevin W: You most certainly are missing something here. Have you ever posted a good article to StumbleUpon? I have had over a thousand hits in just a couple of hours from my SU network, even when that was only about twenty people! Try it and you’ll see what I mean. Don’t try posting rubbish though, because you’ll fall flat. It has to be something worth passing on and it’ll take off.

Although SU is the best of all for getting traffic to your site, the same process works through other social media too. If you talk about something that interests readers then they will tell others. This is the premise around which the entire linkbait industry has evolved.

Patricia Skinner’s last blog post..17 Reasons Why You Need to Grab Your Space on Twitter

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:44:27 +0000

These days it's hard for a company to hide online. People are going to talk about you so you might as well talk with them and spin the conversation how you like. Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..ExactFactor: An SEO Tool Review

By: Slavomira Vladimirova

Slavomira Vladimirova — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:03:40 +0000

My location is Bulgaria. My native language is Bulgarian.
As you know, PC, Internet, and many other ways, that are been used for global communications, usually “speak” English.
The mass Internet access here is from few years.
I am full time on line, from a year.
Thanks Patricia for the article!
I read the comments with interest. Thanks, to all, for sharing your opinion.
I am registered with some of the social sites.
I am moving inside slowly. Quite new atmosphere.
Why? You have written above many of the reasons.
But I like these sites. New challenge in human relations.
My first communications, last night, with my Squidoo account, I have registered before a month, made me laugh, at my self, in a voice.

By: SeoBrain

SeoBrain — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:30:16 +0000

Social media is very useful for people who care about : popularity, friends, opportunity in business, etc. So if we not people like that dont ever get in or join at social media.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:11:13 +0000

I agree with this post. You have to take a step[ back and make your product makes sense on social media. If you sell insurance and you are trying to connect with 20 yr olds on Myspace you might be wasting your time.

By: Kevin W

Kevin W — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:28 +0000

Ok, perhaps I’m missing something here. Unless my message goes viral, which is unlikely due to my content, am I not limited to getting my message out only to my friends list? If so I don’t really see the point since even my teenagers, who are on Facebook all the time, have less then 500 friends between them. If that’s all I’m reaching I could do just as much with a handful of flyers and a couple nights walking

So someone fill me in, just how is this social netorking supposed to help?

By: Why companies should not use Social Media | ethority Weblog for Online Marketing and Research

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:42:28 +0000

[...] might surely have their reasons not to adopt social media. Based on Patricia Skinner, here are some of the reasons: • Company needs no publicity • Company has something disastrous [...]

By: GPS

GPS — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:43:20 +0000

Struggling to find the time to even do #1 on the “good plan” list — “Do some research and decide which social media sites would best suit your interests”