There will always be critics, haters and naysayers out there in the real world and online world.

How many times have we heard sayings like:

“I don’t care what people are doing or where they are going, don’t tell the world on Facebook/Twitter”

The funny thing is mostly the people who do complain about this rant are usually users who have not found a benefit in using Facebook or Twitter and merely have an account just to have one.  They maybe update their account once every 2 weeks and has less than 50 friends.  However there are your emos and haters who just like to bicker and rant on things.

Honestly these people just seem to be bitter in life generally and are grumpy grandpas, if you ask me.

Then there are a few who doesn’t seem to grasp the benefit in status updates.

Take a look at a few more examples below:

Heres a Facebook Group

Twitter Comments

The benefits of Status Updates – Enough with the pointless bashing

Ok so whats the real benefit of an update of:

“I am getting ready for my trip to NYC”

“I just bought a new puppy”

“Just saw the movie G.I Joe”

Close minded people may view these updates..just babble….pointless.  I beg to differ.  Matter of fact, the millions of other users who effectively use Facebook & Twitter as an excellent medium for communication and engagement beg to differ as well, here’s why.

The main point in displaying these updates are to open up conversations and provide the lead for engagement

Its that simple folks.  Most people don’t realize that this is an excellent way to strike up a conversation and a perfect time to engage so that you are effectively using your Social Network to its full potential.  Why let anything go to waste when your not using it at full potential?  That’s like buying a Fast Expensive Car that just sits in your garage.

Now some people may say that some updates are too excessive?

Yes I do agree, some people need to learn The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook by Tamar Weinberg, however it goes back to the old saying “Something is better than nothing”

Its just like in jr.high when the boys would be afraid to dance with the girls but one boy who may not be the best dancer, dances himself silly in the middle of the gym and magically girls start to dance with him.  While the cool guys were laughing at the silly boy, the silly boy got to dance with the girls.

So stop the bickering, its only making yourself look bitter.  Go out there and Engage!  Communicate!  Do what the Social Networks were created for you to do and that’s Socialize, no matter how pointless the updates maybe, its just another way to provide communication.

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Why Facebook and Twitter status updates are not useless

Don’t Become A Social Media Prude

You have just signed up for all the latest Social Networking sites and have registered 3 new blogs today, sounds like you should be rolling in Social Media success right? Wrong, here’s why.

Great!  You have just stepped into the world of Social Media.  You have finally got off the bandwagon of sticking with the status quo and not embracing change.  You are venturing into a new world out there and took on the advice of your peers of the famous network sites they have told you about.

Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIN were the top 3 choices everyone has recommended. Your first task was to go ahead and register your profile and set it up.  Great, now what….

Waste of Space

You do not want your Social Media Sphere to be collecting dust like old baseball cards or comic books. Why set up these sites if your not going to use it to it’s full potential and capacity.  Think about it with your Social Network sites what good is it if you have zero friends or connections.  What about your blogs, what happens if you don’t have a community of friends or readers?

The same applies to Twitter Accounts.  Great you signed up and now are auto posting all your Blog Feeds but what happens if there is no interaction in your Twitter world?

Pop Your Social Media Cherry

Connect and Engage is your 2 major friends in Social Media.

• Connect – You want to connect to as many friends and associates as you can on these sites.  If your main goal is attract customers to your business then start your sphere of influence by past and current customers.  

Connect with your current family and friends.  You can’t just expect to connect to everyone in the world just because your client base is everyone.  Start building a foundation from the ground up and numbers will come.

• Engage – This is the most important aspect of the process.  Don’t become a prude and get out there and engage your community.  

 
Engage with your readers if you run a blog, ask questions in your blog, comment on other blogs similar to yours.  This is the fastest way of increasing an audience and traffic to your blog.

Engage your Social Networks by commenting on people pages, commenting on pictures, submit funny pictures or interesting links.  Do something that’s the nature of the game.  Don’t be looked upon as an inactive account with no activity.

The Social Media Sphere is a very smart community and will run right over you if you think just by sitting back because you have registered Social Media Sites will grant you immediate success.

Do you see value in Engaging or is it the same without it?

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Don’t Become A Social Media Prude And Pop Your Social Media Cherry

In the real world we may be Shy, Insecure and Nervous when meeting people for the first time or people we barely know.  Now granted some people are born with the ability of the Social Butterfly, but the rest of us are normal and have uneasy emotions about connecting with people in real life.

The telephone is a step up in coming out of our shell and comfort zone.  With the telephone all we have to rely on is our voice but still people are very terrified in talking on the phone.

Social Media breaks all barriers and has proven to be the most effective way to connect with someone without worrying about your insecurity and other emotions that may have prevent you from engaging someone new.

Through Facebook: You get a chance to connect with old classmates and everyone in your company.  It’s as easy as requesting to be a friend through association of going to the same school or same workplace.  

You shouldn’t be afraid if someone rejects your request because most of the time the other party will accept the request because of the common association you have with them.

If your business model is to find creative ways to break through your client base, my suggestion would be to dive into Social Media from the start and go break those conversation barriers!

What do you think?

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Social Media Marketing breaks barriers in conversations