Comments on: 7 Ways to Overcome the Social Media Time Sink

By: Business Coaching: 9 Realities About Social Media For Your Business | Finding Answers

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:07:47 +0000

[...] article by Cindy King, gives you seven ways to plan your social media so you can avoid the time wasting [...]

By: Emeri Gent [Em]

Emeri Gent [Em] — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:44:51 +0000

From an organizational and business point of view these tips make perfect sense.

From a personal point of view, the quality of one's life is equal to the value one ascribes to ones own time, so I never see a time sink where social media provides an avenue for personal exploration and when it is an enjoyable discovery.

Money is important but the value of the online space as a thinking space fits neatly with the extension view of Marshall McLuhan - that we personally understand our social media is an extension of our nervous system.

I am typing my thoughts here because I love exploring possibilities within DISQUS but on the way picking up a few entrepreneurial reminders is a worthy bonus, so this is also a visit of appreciation.

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By: Laura Kinoshita

Laura Kinoshita — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:37:03 +0000

Surprising how many people jump in without having a strategy, and then complain that it's a “time waster.” How are you going to know if it's successful if you don't know what you want out of it? I'm spending a lot of time educating my clients about how to develop their strategy. I shared this with my followers @lkinoshita

By: The Secret to Effective Social Media Marketing « Clean Communication & Keen Creativity Blog

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:07:54 +0000

[...] ran across a fantastic article with links to strong content that I wanted to share. 7 Ways to Overcome the Social Media Time Sink is an excellent article from Social Media Examiner, a free online magazine that accurately calls [...]

By: Name

Name — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:19:51 +0000

Great article, Cindy! And so many fantastic links too… I'm referencing this in a blog entry (and going to review my own strategy — it could use a little “freshening up).

By: Social Media Buzz 10/23/2009 | Dannie Speaks

Social Media Buzz 10/23/2009 | Dannie Speaks — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:24:59 +0000

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By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:15:27 +0000

Social media marketing should save your business time, but there are a lot of people that just get too much into one thing and waste time, which is sad when you thin of it. You have to make a plan and stick to it – don't let SM swallow your life.

By: Gail Grannum

Gail Grannum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:54:43 +0000

Cindy,
Great article that explains the need for a strategic social media business strategy. Coming from a retail background, I love your analogy to opening multiple stores in different markets. It is important to transfer our bricks and mortar thinking to online marketing.
I am tweeting and bookmarking this article for reference.

By: Cindy King

Cindy King — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:11:54 +0000

Hi Saundra,

I hear people say that rushing out and creating lots of social media profiles without taking the time to develop a presence on each social media platform is a wasted effort. I also hear others say you should go out and create as many profiles out there as you can.

Although I do understand the wisdom in securing your preferred user name on different platforms, when developing different platforms I tend to take a more business focused approach.

Not many businesses would open up different stores in different markets all at once, would they? There are questions of resources and risk.

By: Saundra Washington

Saundra Washington — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:03:40 +0000

Cindy, I really like your idea about adopting social media one step at a time. I think people sometimes feel they have to do it all–and that they have to do it all at once. Trying to do everything all at once is definitely a recipe for disaster. Thanks for offering a sane approach.