In Social Media What Is Personal and What Is Business?
What is the proper role for personal vs.
business in social media? That has been the question that has puzzled many serious business owners.
Today the lines are not only blurry but down-right confusing.
Recently Gigaom (one of my favorite blogs) ran a story about a couple of media outlets.
One is doing it right and the other not doing it right - at least according to the writer.
Frankly, I see both sides and am a wee bit confused.
Social Media is about revealing who you are.
It is about being real.
However, you can't go "over the top" as we all know.
Some items are best left for only personal information.
Some fall into the category of "Too Much Information" and we just don't want to know about it.
Is your social media work in Facebook only business? Is Twitter just a broadcast channel for you and a way to spew your message out to others much as if it is a 21st Century version of a 60′s television ad? However, what about the people that share so much personal information that it loses any business value and frankly, we just don't have time to listen to your personal rantings.
Hey, we're busy and we have business to do! Here is what some of the professional speaker think: Biggest mistake I see professional people make in the Social Media-posting comments that are at least risky and often risque, regarding personal habits, dating, hygiene, bodiy functions, crude behavior, and similar topics.
With me, their credibility nosedives immediately.
I love humor as much as anybody, but I also love respect and good manners, especially when addressing a massive audience of people you really don't know.
My advice: When in doubt...
leave it out.
This is the question that just does not go away! I wish I had an easy answer for you and your readers.
I do know that most of us are experimenting on what social networking avenues "seem" to be working for our business.
I let clients/prospects know about my professional face book fan page because i want to connect with them on a different level.
If they ask me to be friends on face book, I direct them to facebook.
com/conflictresolutionconsultant.
I agree with your bloggers on NOT using other people's quotes on twitter since it tells followers nothing about you...
only your favorite philosophers or authors.
If everyone is doing this...
do something else! Twitter has been a new challenge...
do we add personal or professional info? Lately I have done a bit of both.
I tell my followers the new projects I am creating or destinations I will be at just in case they could be in my audience.
They are directed to my blog where I include my own quotes/stories/case scenarios.
I am having a great time doing this since the response is positive and connections are being made...
slowly but it is happening.
I'm looking forward to seeing some interesting results in the future since the potential is great and we all know that being authentic, helpful and even funny are all great characteristics to build smart relationships.
business in social media? That has been the question that has puzzled many serious business owners.
Today the lines are not only blurry but down-right confusing.
Recently Gigaom (one of my favorite blogs) ran a story about a couple of media outlets.
One is doing it right and the other not doing it right - at least according to the writer.
Frankly, I see both sides and am a wee bit confused.
Social Media is about revealing who you are.
It is about being real.
However, you can't go "over the top" as we all know.
Some items are best left for only personal information.
Some fall into the category of "Too Much Information" and we just don't want to know about it.
Is your social media work in Facebook only business? Is Twitter just a broadcast channel for you and a way to spew your message out to others much as if it is a 21st Century version of a 60′s television ad? However, what about the people that share so much personal information that it loses any business value and frankly, we just don't have time to listen to your personal rantings.
Hey, we're busy and we have business to do! Here is what some of the professional speaker think: Biggest mistake I see professional people make in the Social Media-posting comments that are at least risky and often risque, regarding personal habits, dating, hygiene, bodiy functions, crude behavior, and similar topics.
With me, their credibility nosedives immediately.
I love humor as much as anybody, but I also love respect and good manners, especially when addressing a massive audience of people you really don't know.
My advice: When in doubt...
leave it out.
This is the question that just does not go away! I wish I had an easy answer for you and your readers.
I do know that most of us are experimenting on what social networking avenues "seem" to be working for our business.
I let clients/prospects know about my professional face book fan page because i want to connect with them on a different level.
If they ask me to be friends on face book, I direct them to facebook.
com/conflictresolutionconsultant.
I agree with your bloggers on NOT using other people's quotes on twitter since it tells followers nothing about you...
only your favorite philosophers or authors.
If everyone is doing this...
do something else! Twitter has been a new challenge...
do we add personal or professional info? Lately I have done a bit of both.
I tell my followers the new projects I am creating or destinations I will be at just in case they could be in my audience.
They are directed to my blog where I include my own quotes/stories/case scenarios.
I am having a great time doing this since the response is positive and connections are being made...
slowly but it is happening.
I'm looking forward to seeing some interesting results in the future since the potential is great and we all know that being authentic, helpful and even funny are all great characteristics to build smart relationships.