Comments on: Social Media: Valuable Investment or a Waste of Your Valuable Time? Your Thoughts?

By: jinnie@human race

jinnie@human race — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:44:29 +0000

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By: Andrew from Investment Trusts

Andrew from Investment Trusts — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:07:26 +0000

If think they can be good to get news of special offers and new products out there. Of course it has to be targetted in the right way.

If your followers are genuinly interested in what you sell, and are potential customers, then it can work very well. In the majority of cases though, I don’t think it is a good investment of your time.

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By: InternetStrategist@GrowMap

InternetStrategist@GrowMap — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:41:10 +0000

@Josch The thing is they won't pay RIGHT NOW even if they click out of curiosity. They MIGHT be in the market and buy if they find your Tweets or other Social Networking messages using search just as they would using search engines. It is key to remember that content clicks should not be expected to convert as well as search UNLESS they are extremely well targeted on pages related to making a purchase. InternetStrategist’s last blog post..What IS a Social Media Expert?

By: Josch@Anwaltsberatung

Josch@Anwaltsberatung — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:46:12 +0000

It’s a waste of time. That’s what I think. People who use it won’t pay for most products.

By: InternetStrategist@GrowMap.com

InternetStrategist@GrowMap.com — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:46:29 +0000

@Eric Any type of curiosity click (any click that is not a direct result of a search) is unlikely to convert (result in the action you're interested in). Yes, being successful in Social Media is very time-consuming and challenging. I would say ESPECIALLY if it is ads because of how most people feel about them. InternetStrategist’s last blog post..Blog Traffic Up 54.87% in the Last 30 Days: Our Proven Traffic Improvement Strategy

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:55:50 +0000

You are right about the traffic one gets from social media(if one does things right), but after getting a lot of traffic from different kinds of social media sites I have felt that they are not interested in what you are selling, even if it is ads. I feel that successful social media campaign need a lot of your time. Eric’s last blog post..Dirfferent Categories of directories

By: InternetStrategist@GrowMap.com

InternetStrategist@GrowMap.com — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:01:44 +0000

@Zeffy To each their own I guess. I share the best content I find while researching and get breaking news too in the process. I’m not much for who ate what either.

@John Thank you so much for sharing that it is working for you. Even what can supposedly be measured by analytics is so misleading that is makes more sense to pay attention to how your business is affected by what you’ve done most recently.

@Sire LOL That is EXACTLY how I feel about it – especially when I’ve been out commenting and my inbox is filling up with blog posts with new comments.

There is no way to truly catch up – I just do what I am guided to do when I am moved to do it and know that as long as I’m being productive it is bound to be sowing seeds that will produce eventually.

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By: Sire

Sire — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:36:20 +0000

You kidding IS. I would love it if I had a button that would pause time so that I could catch up on a whole lot of things. The only thing is that I would be pushing that damn button all the time. Sire’s last blog post..There Is No Way In Hell That A Man Can Please A Woman

By: John Dilbeck

John Dilbeck — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:48:48 +0000

Good evening, InternetStrategist.

I’m finding that social media is a great investment of my time and energy.

I’m meeting interesting, knowledgeable, and helpful people.

My sites are getting more traffic and I’m making more sales, but I can’t positively attribute that to what I’m doing with social networking.

I’m very satisfied with the return I’ve gotten so far and expect it to be more effective over time.

Act on your dream!

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