Comments on: Social Media Scares The Sh** Out Of Me http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/ Tips, Tricks And Insights Into Online Business Success Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:21:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dilli Gaf http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-60267 Dilli Gaf Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:24:47 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-60267 Maybe one day I'll find a use for social media. I set up a new facebook acount, joined two fan pages and played a game (Yoville). In 3 weeks I had over 200 new friends none of whom I knew previously. I tried twitter ,500 followers of no relevence whatso ever. The biggest downside was the time lost in trying to keep up with it all. Any 'links' are gone in a nano second after the latest post, poke, tweet, retweet etc. The only good thing to come out of it is we made a real-life friend who works in our local police station. Damn - now I'll have to behave myself. :-) Maybe one day I’ll find a use for social media. I set up a new facebook acount, joined two fan pages and played a game (Yoville). In 3 weeks I had over 200 new friends none of whom I knew previously. I tried twitter ,500 followers of no relevence whatso ever. The biggest downside was the time lost in trying to keep up with it all. Any ‘links’ are gone in a nano second after the latest post, poke, tweet, retweet etc. The only good thing to come out of it is we made a real-life friend who works in our local police station. Damn – now I’ll have to behave myself. :-)

]]> By: admin http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-57009 admin Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:21:13 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-57009 Well said Mark, I totally agree. Andrew Well said Mark, I totally agree.

Andrew

]]> By: Mark Bown http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-57006 Mark Bown Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:22:22 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-57006 Andrew I think the problem with social media is the way newbies such as myself are being taught to exploit it rather than use it . I feel that most of us are guilty of this,some more than others with multiple accounts with every web 2.0 platform there is.Hence the rise of the so called experts and Gurus who,s sole aim is to sell the their crappy products to the 1000,s of gullible newbies who only buy because they are familiar with most of the social media platforms. Until they realise such as I did, most of their time will be spent managing these accounts and not focusing on the main issue we will see more and more self promoting, shallow and mostly failures in the real world claiming the title of expert. I worked for 30 years in B2B sales off line and in that time only met about 20 real masters in the art of selling. My first day on Twitter I met over 1000. If they are so successful why are they using software to harvest followers? Mark Andrew I think the problem with social media is the way newbies such as myself are being taught to exploit it rather than use it . I feel that most of us are guilty of this,some more than others with multiple accounts with every web 2.0 platform there is.Hence the rise of the so called experts and Gurus who,s sole aim is to sell the their crappy products to the 1000,s of gullible newbies who only buy because they are familiar with most of the social media platforms.
Until they realise such as I did, most of their time will be spent managing these accounts and not focusing on the main issue we will see more and more self promoting, shallow and mostly failures in the real world claiming the title of expert.

I worked for 30 years in B2B sales off line and in that time only met about 20 real masters in the art of selling. My first day on Twitter I met over 1000. If they are so successful why are they using software to harvest followers?

Mark

]]> By: What Social Media IS Good For http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55778 What Social Media IS Good For Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:23:50 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55778 [...] admin You wouldn’t know it with some of the things I’ve written in the past about social media… but I DO find social media valuable… in fact, extremely [...] [...] admin You wouldn’t know it with some of the things I’ve written in the past about social media… but I DO find social media valuable… in fact, extremely [...]

]]> By: admin http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55762 admin Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:42:20 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55762 Thanks for the clarification Scott. You might be an interesting one to ask - do you have a formula for measuring your ROI from social media activities? Love to hear your thoughts. Andrew Thanks for the clarification Scott. You might be an interesting one to ask – do you have a formula for measuring your ROI from social media activities? Love to hear your thoughts.

Andrew

]]> By: Jeff Ramos http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55760 Jeff Ramos Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:26:43 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55760 Apologies for the typos by the way! Apologies for the typos by the way!

]]> By: Jeff Ramos http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55759 Jeff Ramos Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:25:01 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55759 You know, as someone who wants to start doing "social media administration" for local artists and small businesses in the NYC area, I still have to agree with you. But my goal with it, in the same way I want clients, is for everything to be personal. I believe in ethical marketing and personal touches. Do I think clients should have YouTube accounts. Sure. But to make viral videos? No. To make videos to show that there are real people behind their art or products. I think a lot of people are jumping into things for sure. A lot of people are experts because they read a book or two and read blogs about it. I think social media has it's worth in a community. Do I think that my clients should advertise to the thousands of NYC Twitter users. Sure. All of them? Of course not. It's about community. It's about face time. It's about feeling. It's about memories. It's nt about friends, followers and retweets. Social media should be leverage to get people in your store. To get people to buy your work. Merely to get it out there. The real connection comes from the people, not a number. You know, as someone who wants to start doing “social media administration” for local artists and small businesses in the NYC area, I still have to agree with you.

But my goal with it, in the same way I want clients, is for everything to be personal. I believe in ethical marketing and personal touches. Do I think clients should have YouTube accounts. Sure. But to make viral videos? No. To make videos to show that there are real people behind their art or products.

I think a lot of people are jumping into things for sure. A lot of people are experts because they read a book or two and read blogs about it. I think social media has it’s worth in a community. Do I think that my clients should advertise to the thousands of NYC Twitter users. Sure. All of them? Of course not.

It’s about community. It’s about face time. It’s about feeling. It’s about memories. It’s nt about friends, followers and retweets. Social media should be leverage to get people in your store. To get people to buy your work. Merely to get it out there. The real connection comes from the people, not a number.

]]> By: Brawnydt http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55724 Brawnydt Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:06 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55724 Social media is about building and strengthening a community for your brand or for yourself. It's about building trust and making your community feel closer to you. It's not about numbers, it's about quality. Online communities for a brand or niche are powerful marketing platforms. You get a ton of people together all in one place voluntarily who are all interested in the same thing... and there is money to be made in more ways than one. Social media like twitter and facebook strengthens the bonds of that community, and increases their receptiveness. If you have a niche blog or a personal blog and you push aff products or something, using social media increases your credibility. Video blogging puts a face to the words, twitter lets people connect to you instantly and form relationships, facebook lets them network. You become a trust agent on a specific topic, and your words carry more weight when you mention affiliate products = more money in your pocket. For us internet marketers, when it comes to the big bucks in social media, it's about providing that platform and building that community. If you can build a strong community around a niche, using every means at your disposal to reach people and connect them together, then you can get a big piece of the Advertising Budget Pie that major corporations like Ford are throwing around. Sites like Ning.com are goldmines for those who know how to use it. Aside from that... social media is pretty much worthless. :) Social media is about building and strengthening a community for your brand or for yourself. It’s about building trust and making your community feel closer to you. It’s not about numbers, it’s about quality.

Online communities for a brand or niche are powerful marketing platforms. You get a ton of people together all in one place voluntarily who are all interested in the same thing… and there is money to be made in more ways than one. Social media like twitter and facebook strengthens the bonds of that community, and increases their receptiveness.

If you have a niche blog or a personal blog and you push aff products or something, using social media increases your credibility. Video blogging puts a face to the words, twitter lets people connect to you instantly and form relationships, facebook lets them network. You become a trust agent on a specific topic, and your words carry more weight when you mention affiliate products = more money in your pocket.

For us internet marketers, when it comes to the big bucks in social media, it’s about providing that platform and building that community. If you can build a strong community around a niche, using every means at your disposal to reach people and connect them together, then you can get a big piece of the Advertising Budget Pie that major corporations like Ford are throwing around. Sites like Ning.com are goldmines for those who know how to use it.

Aside from that… social media is pretty much worthless. :)

]]> By: Scott Monty http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55701 Scott Monty Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:13:12 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55701 The figure you saw for Ford is that 25% of our marketing budget is allocated to digital efforts - some of which is social media. It was <a href="efforts - some of which is social media." rel="nofollow">a story by BusinessWeek</a>. Scott Monty Global Digital Communications <a href="http://thefordstory.com" rel="nofollow">Ford Motor Company</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/scottmonty" rel="nofollow">@ScottMonty</a> The figure you saw for Ford is that 25% of our marketing budget is allocated to digital efforts – some of which is social media. It was a story by BusinessWeek.

Scott Monty
Global Digital Communications
Ford Motor Company
@ScottMonty

]]> By: Paul Darby http://andrewhansen.name/web-20/social-media-scares-the-sh-out-of-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55632 Paul Darby Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:25:37 +0000 http://andrewhansen.name/?p=576#comment-55632 At last! Someone with the guts and honesty to tell the truth. I always think of the Emperor's New Clothes when I read about Social Media and then I panic and wonder if I am the only one who doesn't get it? Ok it's back to the tried and tested and stop wasting time. Thanks Andrew At last!
Someone with the guts and honesty to tell the truth.

I always think of the Emperor’s New Clothes when I read about Social Media and then I panic and wonder if I am the only one who doesn’t get it?

Ok it’s back to the tried and tested and stop wasting time.

Thanks Andrew

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