Jessi Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 http://site-reference.com/articles/how-many-of-these-10-social-media-blunders-are-you-committing/ Here's a few of them: 5. Too much brand-related content Avoid excessive chatter about your website or company. Similar to sales overload, brand overload is also annoying even if you are not directly selling in your posts. Add valuable content your audience wants to hear and you will indirectly attract people to your brand. 6. Infrequent posting One Facebook post a week is not enough to show your audience you want to engage with them. In fact, it can appear that you business lacks the funds to continue your social media campaigns, which portrays a lack of success. Post at least 3-4 times a week on Facebook and several times a day on Twitter. Notice how your audience responds and over time you will find your posting sweet spot. 7. Off-time posting Simply posting won’t get the job done. If your fans/followers don’t see your post, you will never grow your profiles. The best times to post will be dependent on your audience and the specific time of day. Are you guilty of making these sorts of mistakes? Do you find that social media isn't really bringing you the results you thought it would then? I'm really bad at off-time posting so switched to just not posting entirely for the last while. The time I have free is often in the middle of the night when no one is really around and listening anyway, so what's the point? Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Nathan Posted March 16, 2012 Administrators Share Posted March 16, 2012 Great read, actually retweeted Makes sense, I'm bad about not pushing content at the right times it looks like. I'm also not necessarily infrequent, but not very consistent. ChuckTesta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllaHalligan Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 http://site-referenc...you-committing/ Here's a few of them: Are you guilty of making these sorts of mistakes? Do you find that social media isn't really bringing you the results you thought it would then? I'm really bad at off-time posting so switched to just not posting entirely for the last while. The time I have free is often in the middle of the night when no one is really around and listening anyway, so what's the point? I had an interesting white paper on the best times and days for posting on FB... it actually made sense. Early evening hours combined with, I believe, Thursday through Saturday (Thursday because it was the lowest overall posting day so you have less clutter to cut through, Friday because people are already "checked out" of work mentally and want to play... but by Sunday they're trying to get organized for the week.) I'll see if I can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHatClass Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 The one that is most prominent is spamming your links without adding ANY value to your profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godric Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Is there anyway to schedule your posts on FB? Actually i live on the other side of world. So it would be cool if i can just, keep it scheduled and it automatically gets posted at the given time without my intervention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardison Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Is there anyway to schedule your posts on FB? Actually i live on the other side of world. So it would be cool if i can just, keep it scheduled and it automatically gets posted at the given time without my intervention. You can use Hootsuite.com to manage Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godric Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You can use Hootsuite.com to manage Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Thanks, that solved the problem. Although it is a bit slow in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreso93 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Wow, I actually did some of those mistakes a million times. Thanks for sharing this, gonna incorporate this into my strategy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEddy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 This is so true about all social media's. They are happening everyday whether you realize it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehPhantom Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Nope, don't pay much attention to my social media, I don't wanna be a typical facebook/twitter addict. Its just not really worth it or interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHatClass Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Nope, don't pay much attention to my social media, I don't wanna be a typical facebook/twitter addict. Its just not really worth it or interesting. As a matter of fact, once you go viral on social media sites, you can get a lot of traffic, subscribers and revenues in the long run. Plus, that adds to your credibility. ChuckTesta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckTesta Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Nope, don't pay much attention to my social media, I don't wanna be a typical facebook/twitter addict. Its just not really worth it or interesting. Good, that means I have one less competitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolochicha Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Your list of 10 Social Media mistakes are spot-on! Granted there is a lot more that can be communicated to business owners to help educate them on how to utilize social media and marketing within that realm to help their businesses succeed, but you’ve covered some critical points, well done! As a web designer and social media marketer myself I can vouch for what you’re saying here. Thank you for helping to inform the masses, people need to understand this stuff because it’s not going away anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallace Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I like the tip about timed posting. It's hard to think of everything, and small tips like that ultimately make such a huge difference, so I appreciate the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckTesta Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 It's such a bear to keep track of all the social media. I'm not good at posting religiously on all social sites. I usually post stuff on pinterest and that's about it. It's almost like you need a social media moderator to keep stuff fresh and relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEddy Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I've seen Facebook with some grammar mistakes before but I wouldn't be laughing. We all make mistakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallace Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 It's such a bear to keep track of all the social media. I'm not good at posting religiously on all social sites. I usually post stuff on pinterest and that's about it. It's almost like you need a social media moderator to keep stuff fresh and relevant. This is basically how I feel about this.. with so many platforms these days, it's tough... I mean you've got: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Myspace, and so on... the list never ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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