Comments on: Are You a Slave to Social Media?

By: Why Aren't Marketers Using Social Media? | The Marketing Eggspert

Why Aren't Marketers Using Social Media? | The Marketing Eggspert — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:09:38 +0000

[...] professionals, many who owned their own marketing firms like I do. Now, I’ve been pretty slow to adapt to social media, but I was still amazed at the blank stares I got when I dared utter the foreign [...]

By: Social Media and Social Marketing Are Here to Stay | The Marketing Eggspert

Social Media and Social Marketing Are Here to Stay | The Marketing Eggspert — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:38:55 +0000

[...] Be aware of your time. My first objection to social media was that it was too time consuming. And it can be. But first of all, don’t let these tools be [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:24:46 +0000

Ananda–
Thanks for sharing your success stories! I’m glad you’re getting so much out of social media.

Susan

By: Ananda Leeke

Ananda Leeke — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:15 +0000

Hi Susan. I prefer to think of myself as someone a social media maximizer. I have been successful in using my Blogspot blogs and social networking sites such as Myspace, Ning.com, Gather.com, Authornation, and Authorhouse to build my author platform and reader audience.
The Ning.com networking sites have been extremely helpful in establishing connections with my various audiences. As a result, I have received several radio interviews and increased my book sales. In addition, I recently launched my own social networking site for women who share the same life experiences as my novel’s main character. In June, I will launch the companion radio show. These media efforts are helping me create and nurture my reader audience for my next books. Plus they are free to start and easy to maintain. My Blogspot.com
blogs and yoga Meetup.com group helped me expand my yoga and Reiki healing touch services. More folks in my local area now know about my services. They also helped me get some local news coverage about one of my free monthly events.

By: Susan Payton

Susan Payton — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:11:33 +0000

Shannon–
Agreed. People keep following me at Twitter, and I’m thinking, “Don’t follow me! I don’t participate enough to be interesting!”

Susan

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:57:38 +0000

These sites are overwhelming me too! I have joined some, but barely have enough time to get my deliverables done, let alone participate enough to make a difference.

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:16:50 +0000

Hi Susan, glad you’re on Twitter. I know I’m following but for the life of me I couldn’t find you to message you (I swear, I must be blind). Maybe you could add your Twitter handle to your blog or something? Anita