Social Media Tip #003

View all of our Social Media tips

Social Media Tip #002

View all of our Social Media tips

Social Media Tip #001

View all of our Social Media tips

Escape Routes is a tv show that airs on NBC Saturday evenings. The show features 6 teams of 2 that compete against each other to earn points and to ultimately win the entire challenge. The difference between this and something like MTV Road Rules is that they are also harnessing the power of Social Media in the competitions. Some competitions are physical and timed while others involve votes from “virtual” team mates. 

One of the teams, Ross and Brett, are YouTube vloggers and have already built a network prior to this competition giving them a head start when it comes to the virtual team mates. Other teams aren’t happy and find this to be extremely unfair. I loved listening to Brett and Ross explain why they should create a “strategy” only to get the response of “I don’t have … Read More »

It’s normal to want to build a following quickly. It’s also normal that people want to promote they’re presence across the Internet. We’ve all done it, but sometimes it’s better to focus on the content and engaging when it comes to building your Social Media presence for many reasons.

You’re Not Engaging

People aren’t going to connect with anyone that’s simply Tweeting or Facebooking that you want them to follow you on blahblahblah.com. We want something we can engage with you about. Give us the goods, talk to us. Social Media is about being social. This will increase your numbers!

Your Focus Isn’t Where It Should be

You look desperate when that’s all you’re talking about. Desperate and too focused on numbers. No one cares about your following as much as you do so really, this is worthless.

Your Focus Is On The Wrong People

You … Read More »