Hello Roy

I have gotten into a regular routine for publishing articles, my traffic has increased 46% from last month since writing on Medium and Hubpages

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

That's really good news, Jeff! It just shows how consistency pays off, that's a great increase in traffic.

I must admit I have never used Medium to write a blog post, but I know people seem to quite like the idea, so I'm guessing it works. I always think that LinkedIn is quite a good traffic source for businesses.

Have a great day.

Roy

Hey Roy

Thank you for mentioning Linkedin for writing posts for traffic, Medium has so far increased my traffic more than I ever imagined

Jeff

Hello Jeff,

It's a pleasure!

I've never understood why platforms like Facebook, which to me, appear to be highly unprofessional, seem to get all the publicity. Whereas platforms like LinkedIn, bring a much more professional approach! I believe that LinkedIn is a powerful source and something that cannot be ignored.

Have a great day.

Roy

Very true Roy

You seldom even hear anything about Linkedin compared to Facebook, I am not a fan of Facebook myself.

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

That's so true!

Although Facebook has its uses, I also find it such a clunky platform. I do try to avoid it, but there are times when I have to use it, for example, we have a village Facebook group, which is useful. However, there always seems to be a terrific amount of clicking, to get to where you want to be, especially when it comes to showing comments. It's a time-consuming platform!

Have a fantastic day.

Roy

I agree with Facebook being time consuming, it just feels I could be using my time more effective on other platforms.

Jeff

Very much so, Jeff! I'm not quite sure why Facebook make the platform so clunky, it just feels time-consuming as soon as you get on the platform.

Enjoy your weekend.

Roy

Hey Roy

Facebook in my opinion is going downhill, I for one am not using it any longer. Many others have abandoned the site as well.

I did find the groups to be the real only value

Jeff

Hello Jeff,

I wouldn't normally say this, as I am someone who loves to see people thrive and businesses too!

However, I don't have a lot of sympathy for Facebook, as a couple of years ago, I was no longer able to access my Facebook account, which had some business pages attached to it. There was no offensive material on the Facebook pages, or account, so it didn't make sense. However, Facebook didn't respond to any emails, which I'm not surprised about.

Secondly, if you say anything on Facebook, and it goes against their narrative, you either receive a warning, or they just don't show your post, which is just wrong.

I agree, the groups can be useful, if you're running a group, they are a terrific amount of work.

I hope you're having a good weekend.

Roy

Hello Roy

It sounds like we have had similar experiences with Facebook. Someone hacked my account, so they banned me. I tried several times to appeal to them, but they never responded back to me one way or another

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

It certainly does, Jeff! That sounds very much like Facebook, it's just not clever.

About a year ago, I reported an account that was copying a friend of mine. The report came back and said that they couldn't see anything wrong with the account, despite him using all my friends pictures, etc! It really is unbelievable how they can get away with so much!

Have a good day.

Roy

Hi Roy

I can't believe how disappointing Facebook has become for those using it. I don't think they even check on reports or requests, since many times they don't even get back to you.

Lately I am only using social media mainly for sharing my posts and networking, I was spending too much time on them.

I think people should find one or two that works for their niche,

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

I hear you, massive time, Jeff, it's just totally wrong. I think you're probably right about the reports, etc, it seems that they rarely reply.

I'm going through the Boot Camp training that Kyle has been creating. This week's job is to create a Facebook page, I don't know if I can really be bothered, just because it's Facebook and they can take your page down at any time, and for no apparent reason. Plus it's just a terrible platform to navigate, etc.

This is a problem with social media, it's just so time-consuming, sometimes I think that we would be better off, if there was no social media, as such! I'm talking about when it comes to content, etc. I think you're doing the right thing, Jeff, social media is the perfect way to lose time.

Have a great day.

Roy

I agree with your feelings about social media, Roy

Other than auto-sharing my posts on social media, I seldom go on them any more. I am receiving steady traffic with other sources.

If you wanted to share your posts on Facebook you could create an account for that, also if you are into creating your own group.

For me, I find spending my time in other places works better for me

Jeff

It's an interesting subject, Jeff!

This sounds like the best plan, Jeff, auto sharing, rather than being sidetracked by social media, which can be another problem.

That's not a bad idea about having a Facebook page where I can share my posts, it could work. However, I think I may have at the back of my mind the fact that Facebook could shut me down at any time. I haven't been following Vitaliy posts about growing his Facebook page, but I believe he has been working quite hard on it. Every time I see one of his posts about Facebook, I just think that page could disappear at any time, without any warning! I don't want to sound negative, but that's reality!

That's good, that you have found other places that work, Jeff, I think this is the best way. I'm using YouTube a lot now, which I think is a good way to reach people. I've also just started a two month free trial of LinkedIn premium, which I much prefer to the other social media platforms.

It's interesting how different things work for different people. I've occasionally seen people direct me to their Instagram page, I have no idea why this platform is so popular. When I go to their Instagram page, I just see a few pictures, that's not really information, yet it appears that many people love Instagram! I guess I must be old school and like proper information.

Have a great day.

Roy

Hello Roy

As that you have shared about Facebook is why I avoid going on the platform now, you never know how long it will be before they ban your page.

I agree with you on different things work for different people, and this makes it rough for beginners trying to find where they should spend their time promoting their posts.

Linkedin is my first choice as well, you can write articles that can rank on search engines. Meet others which might join your programs, and even learn so much from others on the platform.

I see Linkedin as another WA in many ways,

Awesome to chat with you
Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

I think this is a potential problem for all social media platforms, however, from what I understand, Facebook is probably the worst offender! It just doesn't seem worth the risk, all that work, can potentially be in vain.

It does make it very difficult for beginners, there are too many choices out there, so which one do they go for?! I remember hearing a story about someone I know of who had 750,000 followers on Facebook, he had a successful business. However, he was spending 75% of time on his website and the other 25% on Facebook, he was also responding to people in the comments, etc, on Facebook.

One day, he checked his Google Analytics and discovered that Facebook was sending him virtually zero traffic! So, he decided just to post to Facebook, rather than spend time responding to comments. He was a bit concerned about how this was going to affect his income, but nothing changed, regarding Facebook, so is able to dedicate more time to his website.

This story is probably from two or three years ago, or maybe older. I do believe that Facebook pages may have become better again. When Facebook pages originally came out, they really were quite powerful, however, when things changed on the platform and they decided they were not going to promote business pages very much, everything changed for the user. This type of thing makes me very nervous about using Facebook!

Yes, I totally agree with what you're saying about LinkedIn, a totally different platform, although, I think there may be some changes going on there. Hopefully, it will stay much the same.

I almost probably ought to spend more time on LinkedIn, that I do on Wealthy Affiliate, but that hasn't happened yet!

I hope you have a good weekend, Jeff.

Roy

Hey Roy
Interesting story of the Facebook experience. Since I am only sharing my posts on social media my traffic has actually increased dramatically. The reasosn is I am able to spend more time writing and publishing on my website, also have more time on other traffic resources I am using regularly now.

With my experience, I don't feel social media platforms are providing enough traffic that they are worth my time.

That might just be me,
Jeff

Facebook only works in my opinion if you are using their ads. Maybe even then it isn't very productive.

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

That's what I thought about the Facebook experience. From what I understand, when Facebook pages first arrived on the scene, they were brilliant, then when Facebook ads came out, they became almost pointless. But it does seem over the past year, that Facebook pages have more punch again!

That's very interesting to know that social media is bringing you traffic, Jeff, It's funny how things change. Last night, I was talking to my Webmaster in the US, who is very knowledgeable. Before Facebook and similar platforms became famous or popular, he said that our website should be our main platform. However, yesterday, he was saying that we obviously still need our websites, but now we have to post to social media, to get that boost, which is interesting, but also lines up with what you are saying, Jeff! Maybe I need to create that Facebook page or other social media pages!

I do believe that our niche can make a difference to what social media platforms work, if that makes sense. So, for example, if someone was making high quality furniture, Facebook probably would not be very good. But if they were promoting a cookery club, it could stand a good chance of working well.

I'm reading your post, as I write, Jeff, maybe I should have read it first and then responded.

I appreciate the conversation in the thread.

Have a great day.

Roy

Hello Roy
How are you doing this Sunday morning, well it is Sunday morning here.

It all depends on how you want to use social media, I am only using it mainly by auto-sharing my posts to my followers. Once a week I make an appearance, but I usually don't spend all that much time on one platform, as in the past.

You can use Buffer or another auto-sharing platform if you desire.

I am not fond of social media myself, but it does have its uses if you can prevent being addicted and spending too much time on them

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

I'm doing well, thank you, Jeff.

I believe that you are in the US, Jeff, I'm across the pond in the UK.

I think this sounds very wise, as social media has a habit of taking our time away from what we should be doing. It sounds like you have your social media down to a fine art, which is great.

Is Buffer a free platform, Jeff? I have used HootSuite in the past, but I know a lot of people use Buffer.

Your last sentence makes a lot of sense, Jeff, we need to be really wise and careful, otherwise I time can be stolen.

Thank you for the info and feedback, I do appreciate it.

Roy

Hello Roy

I am in the US, Pennsylvania is my home state. The weather here is not to my liking at times. There are worse places to live I am sure.

Buffer has a free plan for 3 social accounts if that works for you. Did you not like HootSuite?

Most people spend way too much time on social media in my opinion. I find using that time to write and publish to be way more important and productive

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

It's interesting where people live across the world! I'm not sure which places have the best weather, most places have ups and downs. My ex-wife, who is from Greece, comes from a very nice part of the world, which is where I'm hoping to move to soon. Although they have hot summers, they are geared up for it. I also like their Greek way of life and everything that goes with it!

It's been several years since I used HootSuite, but the last time I looked, the paid version was quite expensive. Maybe I need to give Buffer a try.

I couldn't agree with you more, Jeff, it almost seems like social media steels our time, if we are not careful!

Have a great day.

Roy

Hello Roy

It is interesting that you are planning on moving to Greece. I think that you are right most places has their ups and downs.

I know many new members are going to be spending too much time on social media. They are going to think the more time they spend there, the more money they will make.

I have never experienced many sales from social media myself

Jeff

Good morning Jeff,

Moving to Greece was something that I could never imagine myself doing a few years ago. However, it's a place that I came to very quickly like and enjoy, I also very much like the Greek people, they are a good race! Life goes by quickly, so it's important to be in a good place. I'm actually a great fan of the UK and its beautiful countryside. It's very sad that it's being thrown away by globalist politicians.

Having said the last sentence, despite how our country is, if everything is fine, I would probably have still been going to Greece.

Unfortunately, I see many people on this platform spending time on social media and using AI to write blog posts. I'm afraid that, sadly, it won't end well. I have told many people to make their content their own, but they tell me they are, despite me immediately seeing that it's AI content!! People are fed up with AI slop, and so is Google!

That's very true, Jeff, I'm the same with social media, I don't feel it's particularly brought me sales. I have a Twitter account, which I use more for news items rather than promoting my business. I think social media will properly work if you literally spend all day on it and it's your main platform, we still run the risk of losing everything!

Have a fantastic day.

Roy

Thank you for sharing Roy

Greece is one place i never considered a possible place to relocate. Do you speak the language well enough to communicate?

I use AI for research, but I write my articles from my own experience. Oddly I find my Wealthy Affiiate content to be ranking the highest.

I just have lost faith in social media as a marketing tool, it seems to be everyone is just interested in promoting their own articles. Even though I have followers who do repost my content, I have not experienced enough success to make social media my preferred marketing strategy.

You are more likely right about social media might work if you spend all your time on them, but when will you have the time to write and publish your content.

Interesting as always hearing from you.

This morning was a waste of my time writing and publishing. WA content didn't save most of my content when being published. I just deleted the post, maybe this afternoon I will try it again.

Maybe it would be safer to write directly on my website instead of WA content?

Jeff

It's always a pleasure, Jeff!

Greece is a lovely country, Jeff, but I guess in the US, your country is so vast, you almost don't need to leave your country, plus you have a huge selection of places that you can go, etc. I don't speak the language properly, however, I am having lessons, which helps. I'm told it's a difficult language to learn, but I think any foreign language is difficult! We are fortunate in this day and age, as so many people speak English, but I think it's important and right, if you want to go to a country, to learn the language.

That's interesting that your Wealthy Affiliate content ranks higher than your own content. I guess that may be due to the fact that Wealthy Affiliate has authority. AI is great for research, but it's so important that we make it our own, as you are doing.

I hear you, regarding social media, Jeff, to a certain extent, I still don't understand how it works! It seems like there are some accounts that receive huge amounts of traction and yet they will never, reply to a comment.

I knew of a man, in the UK, who was very successful on social media, he was in the landscaping industry. He actually ended up going on television, due to a highly successful tweet that he wrote. He was very quick to reply to people and had lots of followers. However, now, sadly, he is nowhere to be seen, I think he could have had a nervous breakdown, from what I understand. My guess is that the pressure of continually replying to people, was just too much!

I'm sorry to hear that, Jeff, that's very frustrating when you lose content, it's also very time-consuming. Maybe you need to write into a document, that you save, before you start writing. I will generally use a Word document, which I can save, but just make sure to use plain text when you paste it into your website, or wherever it's going.

I must admit that the features that Wealthy Affiliate offer for writing, have never worked for me. I know for some people, it appears they work really well, but for others, for some reason, it just doesn't work. Personally, I would write into a document and then plain paste it into WordPress. In this way, you can also have a copy in your documents.

Have a fantastic day.

Roy

I hear you Roy,
I rewrote my article that didn't make it yesterday morning in the afternoon. It was a little disappointing to lose one of my better content articles.

Most other countries teach their children at a very young age to speak English. Maybe we should be doing that in the USA.

Writing in a text document is a good idea. Today I wrote and published an aritcle using WA content. I saved it as a draft, and then checked the draft to be sure it saved all the information.

I have been experiencing quite a few errors from WA this week, maybe it is just me having a bad week.

Learning to speak the language in Greece is a great idea, so are you finding it difficult to learn the language.

Jeff

I understand what you are saying Rob

There are times when I can't spend as much time on my business as I would like to, life just gives us other things we must deal with first.

I live alone without any family other than my elderly mom, but taking care of her isn't so time consuming since she moved in my apartment building close by

Jeff

I can relate to that. There was a time I was taking care of both my mom and dad. Family comes first but thankfully it isn't so time consuming for you.

Thank you for being able to relate to taking care of my mom. Sometimes it take more time from my schedule than others, but my mom has to come first. She is 87 years old now, so she has some confusion some days

Jeff

Again I can relate, especially with that "confusion" part. My mom had dementia when my Dad was still alive. Then after he died my mom progressed into Alzheimer's.

Fortunately for me, my sisters and I were able to get her into a really good assisted living facility that catered to seniors with her condition. Be thankful you still have your mom.

I am sorry to hear about your parents, but I do understand since my grandmother had dementia for a very long time. She got that she could not eat, and that is how she ended up passing.

Jeff

Sorry to hear that.

Thank you Boomer

I publsihed a new post today,

Jeff

Thanks for the feedback on usig MailerLite, I plan to just use the free version as well. Any tips and tricks on email marketing would be appreciated, even though I am experienced with this business, this strategy is brand new to me

Jeff

It is always nice to hear from others experiencing the same things, Teri

As long as I have been in this business, you would think that I ventured into email marketing long ago. What pushed me to take this step was reading an article that this is still the most productive strategy for marketing, keep me posted on your own experience with this.

Jeff

Hello Ms Alysanna

I was debating between MailerLife and Mailchimp, being new to this I hope I made the right decision. I would be interesting to hear more about RSS feeds when you have the time, maybe you could write a blog for us to learn from you.

Jeff