Comments on: Simple Social Media Strategies For Location Independent Professionals http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2009/08/18/simple-social-media-strategies-for-location-independent-professionals/ A community of professionals who live and work from anywhere they choose. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:22:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2009/08/18/simple-social-media-strategies-for-location-independent-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Robert Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:49:16 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/?p=3154#comment-1716 Great tips. It's good to see how others are using the main social networks out there. Do be weary of automating too much though as soon as people catch it's not really you writing those posts, they lose interest in you and your future posts! Friendfeed is dangerous this way! Great tips. It’s good to see how others are using the main social networks out there. Do be weary of automating too much though as soon as people catch it’s not really you writing those posts, they lose interest in you and your future posts! Friendfeed is dangerous this way!

]]> By: Dave http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2009/08/18/simple-social-media-strategies-for-location-independent-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 Dave Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:29:19 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/?p=3154#comment-1711 I didn't know that much about linkedin so thanks for the info. Great info.... Dave LifeExcursion I didn’t know that much about linkedin so thanks for the info. Great info….

Dave
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]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2009/08/18/simple-social-media-strategies-for-location-independent-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Sharon Hurley Hall Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:19:17 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/?p=3154#comment-1710 Thanks, everyone. Andy, yes, you are right. I use automation because I do a LOT of writing and it helps me maintain a presence on less active sites. However, I like to think that the percentage of automated stuff is low. In a given week, I will probably have two travel blog posts, one post on my writing blog, one post on Piggybankpie. That's the promotional stuff. Some of the automated stuff is sharing from Google Reader, StumbleUpon and Delicious and I've set it up so there are no more than two items a day from any of these sources. That means that most of my interaction, especially on Twitter, is talking to people, retweeting interesting stuff and so on. Social media must be social, otherwise what's the point? Thanks, everyone. Andy, yes, you are right. I use automation because I do a LOT of writing and it helps me maintain a presence on less active sites. However, I like to think that the percentage of automated stuff is low. In a given week, I will probably have two travel blog posts, one post on my writing blog, one post on Piggybankpie. That’s the promotional stuff. Some of the automated stuff is sharing from Google Reader, StumbleUpon and Delicious and I’ve set it up so there are no more than two items a day from any of these sources. That means that most of my interaction, especially on Twitter, is talking to people, retweeting interesting stuff and so on. Social media must be social, otherwise what’s the point?

]]> By: Andy Hayes http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2009/08/18/simple-social-media-strategies-for-location-independent-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Andy Hayes Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:11:00 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/?p=3154#comment-1715 Great post, Sharon, especially the comments about choosing a smaller number of networks and doing them well. (As opposed to being everywhere and being half-arsed about it). A note of caution on automation - be careful not to forget that it is SOCIAL media - so don't hide behind your automation tools. Be sure to respond to comments and check out what else is going on. It's too easy to hide behind a feed. (Just check out how Sharon does it, cause she's doing it right.) Great post, Sharon, especially the comments about choosing a smaller number of networks and doing them well. (As opposed to being everywhere and being half-arsed about it).

A note of caution on automation – be careful not to forget that it is SOCIAL media – so don’t hide behind your automation tools. Be sure to respond to comments and check out what else is going on. It’s too easy to hide behind a feed.

(Just check out how Sharon does it, cause she’s doing it right.)

]]> By: Vickie Smith-Siculiano, PMP http://locationindependentprofessionals.com/2009/08/18/simple-social-media-strategies-for-location-independent-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Vickie Smith-Siculiano, PMP Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:55:41 +0000 http://locationindependent.com/blog/?p=3154#comment-1714 Thank you for selflessly sharing your social media customization ideas and autoposting tips. I agree that social media should be optimized for maximum benefit - it's a jungle out there! :) Thank you for selflessly sharing your social media customization ideas and autoposting tips. I agree that social media should be optimized for maximum benefit – it’s a jungle out there! :)

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