Social Media Examiner | Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/feed/ Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Sun, 19 May 2013 18:49:04 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19145<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19145 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:03:42 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business @
Nadadur Janardhan
Yes, this is why most all of us are here.  Some can answer questions while also asking questions about items in which they have no experience.
It's a two way street; give and take; share and […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19079<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19079 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:28:33 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business @fredericgonzalo  Thanks for that, Frederic. :)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19023<![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19023 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:56:06 +0000 Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business I also thought it ironic that he ends the
article with:
Please follow War
Room on Twitter
and Facebook.
Follow Peter Shankman on Twitter.And then has links to: Twitter,
Facebook, Buzz, Digg, […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post-<![CDATA[Richard McLaughlin replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:45:54 +0000 Richard McLaughlin replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business @warrenveach sad actually. Like saying I'll never hire an expert in print marketing if that is your intended direction. 
The author says that it's marketing, which it it. But markets and tools differ. Best to […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19014<![CDATA[Nadadur Janardhan replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-19014 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:36:21 +0000 Nadadur Janardhan replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business I think the post and suggestions here are like a good substitute for a personal mentor/coach. In fact, many small business cannot afford the luxury of personal mentors for many of their needs! That is one reason i […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18978<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18978 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:44:01 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business @ @danonbranding ...very  good  points.... one  thing i think woud  help is  to  somehow  show   what  you  can  do  for this price range ....and   what  you  can  do   for  this price range.......  there seems […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18971<![CDATA[Dan Gershenson replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18971 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:48:59 +0000 Dan Gershenson replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business So much of this comes down to great communication of expectations from the very beginning. It's entirely possible for a consultant in good faith to begin a relationship - and that consultant actually being a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post-<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:34:34 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business i agree  honesty should  prevail....but there is a whole lot of  grey out there in  the interactions...and  bad  deals  that   both parties  might have thought or  naively hoped    were  good , missing  lots of   […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18965<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18965 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:10:26 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business

Hi Ann - sorry, but anyone who takes money from anyone else under false pretenses is referred to as a "scammer" online and actually, it is appropriate. Not to put too fine a point on this, as it […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18958<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18958 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:52:57 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business maybe  scammers is  too harsh...maybe  well meaning  newbies...who  come and  go...

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18941<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18941 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:37:46 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business This is funny. I've written an article to post this week at one of my blogs concerning this very issue.  I'll be back to post the link here when I upload the article. I agree with the posted article so many will […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post-<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:34:06 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business great  thread....showing a lot of the  problems...i think  there are too many   in the field , so its kind of  getting a  bad name....there are  too many  giving  out   advice who  arent  really  qualified  or  […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18833<![CDATA[Frederic Gonzalo replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18833 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:55:14 +0000 Frederic Gonzalo replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A ”Social Media Expert” in the club Small Business I remember reading Peter Shankman's post when it came out and thought he was pretty spot on. Back then, I was VP, Marketing in a medium-sized business, and we had mixed experience dealing with so-called SM […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18819<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18819 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:38:44 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business What an awesome thread! Fun read,too. Thanks, Warren. @warrenveach

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18790<![CDATA[Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18790 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:35:47 +0000 Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business I did not find much to disagree with... Social Media is a part of the right approach. But it usually helps to have a coach. As a web developer I witnessed what happened with no SEO investment or no social media […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18787<![CDATA[Dan Gershenson replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18787 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:18:15 +0000 Dan Gershenson replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business An article like this makes me wonder...is any of the "I'm More Of A Social Media Expert Than You" talk helpful? 
No. It's not. Oh, it gets a lot of comments and that probably feeds the beast to write even more […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18784<![CDATA[Diane Coville replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18784 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:47:58 +0000 Diane Coville replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business @warrenveach I am sure you will get numerous comments on this post as did the writer who has over 600 comments at this point - so I won't go there!  Like @russellallert, I offer Social Media Services in […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18782<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18782 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:44:02 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business @warrenveach It is a good article and just as @russellallert says, there is a lot to agree with in his words.
I believe a while beack we had a thread on the term social media expert, and many agreed they did […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18764<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-i-will-never-ever-hire-a-social-media-expert/#post-18764 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:53:11 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" in the club Small Business @warrenveach Great article, Warren!I guess I would be classed as one of those "social media experts", although I don't call myself that. I just know a lot about social media. Which doesn't make me better than […]

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