Comments on: Social Media: Is It Rude Not to Reply?

By: Rita

Rita — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:22:40 +0000

I write two blogs daily and one a week for Boomer411. This takes a lot of time. If a social network can help your business, which one should you choose? How can it help your business?

I’ve been reluctant to get started in social networking due to the time involved. Andrea, I appreciate your blog about how you manage your time in social networking.

I write a boomer consumer blog called The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com.

Rita

By: Andrea Stenberg

Andrea Stenberg — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:44:30 +0000

Terri,

I agree; sticking with a small number of social media sites is necessary. You can’t be everywhere. It’s far more productive to focus on creating a visible presence on a small number of sites, rather than spreading yourself out too thin.

However, I disagree that Facebook is not a way to network with people. It can be a very useful tool for some businesses,if used properly. It depends on your business, who your customers are and your personality. It has a much more casual tone than LinkedIn, for example, but this can be a good thing.

In the end, it doesn’t matter which social media site you choose, as long as you are consistent, professional and are getting results.

Andrea

By: Terri Maurer

Terri Maurer — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:08:24 +0000

Andrea:
I could not agree more! There are only so many hours in the day, and at some time we need to work to pay the bills. As a business network, I don’t see Facebook as a way to get business or network with people I can help get business or can help me get business. I’m finding that it’s better to be selective and stick with one or two social media sites where quality time and effort can be expended and not try to be everywhere.