How much is too much when it comes to posting on social media?
So I have to admit, I am a little confused on this subject. First, Kyle states not to rush or force credibility with social media, yet each lesson, for the past 5 or so lessons anyway, have been to write a blog or post and post it to FB and other social networks. I feel kind of pushy doing this.
I am going through the course at what seemed like a steady and quick pace, but now I have slowed down a bit because there are so many things I am learning and my brain is on overload! I can be a bit of a perfectionist so I find that I am going back through my posts and pages and upgrading, whether it's applying new plug-ins or adding to my content. Before you know it, I have spent 8-10 hours a day on my site but still have a household to run and kids that need my time. I feel I am balancing fairly well, but with the holidays my kids demand much more of my time. Of course my site being topteengifts.com, I am trying to capitalize on the season. However, family is more important than anything, so for now all I have to cut my the time I am spending on my site back a bit.
So relatively, how often should we be posting on FB? I want my website to succeed but I don't to come off desperate and have it blow up in my face. So which is better?
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I am just starting out on facebook myself so my idea is to kind of feel it out and see. I am a novice in that area but will be learning! Keith
Ok so I think I am going to go with how I feel. I will post to FB but not as much as the lesson is telling me to. Like I said I am moving at a quick pace through the lessons and I DO NOT want to seem like a pushy salesperson. Thank you for your reply.
One suggestion would be to create a FB fan page. You can post as much as you want there and over time consistent posting will build up a following. You can occasionally post the fan page itself to your friends on your main timeline. This way, you are not too pushy but you can continue to post on FB in a more indirect way. Even if your friends happen to see your fan page, it's dedicated to your niche so it is acceptable to them, although they probably won't see updates unless they like the page. This is what I do and it is building up.
Best Regards,
Jim
By fan page, do you mean a personal page for my site, such as Top Teen Gifts? I have done that but haven't put a whole lot of effort into it. Maybe I should start doing that. Thank you for your advice.
To further this, post to groups related to your niche and allow posting. Or, you could create your own group and invite others. Even if you invite friends to your group, they will accept your postings because it is niche-related.
I am actually the wrong person to give you an answer you might like;
I have NO like or respect for social media in the way that everyone here seems to like it. I do not find that it has an awful lot of impact, good or bad, on my activities and profit profile.
Having said that, the people that believe in the credibility of FB/twitter/instagram/pinterest, et al seem to not have a breaking point in the number of times you post things.
My suggestion is that, if you are concerned about repetition, make each posting different (not necessarily in content as you have the same thing to promote each time, but in the WAY you say it!)
My two cents
So, as people on WA say all the time, follow the course step by step, I feel if I do that I will ruin my reputation and come off as a pushy salesperson. Would this be a time to make my own judgement call?
I would honestly treat your activity on social media just like you would an email campaign. (your followers have 'signed up' or 'opted in' to see your messages, but you do NOT want to make them sick of getting them from you, no matter what.
Recommendation: Private message Kyle and reference this question or ask him about it and see what he has to say to you, personally.
Mickeyb
ps. As I said, when in doubt with social media, I leave them out of the equation, but again, that is just me....
I would say on Facebook you can get away with posting every few hours, it's the same as when you see that 'one' friend on FB sharing link after link, generally we tend to ignore them, but maybe 2-4 links a day spread out isn't too annoying/pushy.
I also strongly believe it depends on your facebook groups, if they are all close friends who personally know you, you can get away with a little more as people have credibility and such.
I have mostly all close friends on FB and they have shared a number of my posts. But still, I feel like I am taking advantage of them.
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You don't need to post on FB at all if you don't want, but typically you want to post your regular activities there (as you would normally), in in addition to this you will share each page/post and work to create a discussion.
Social will lead to the best results if you are obviously engaging your network of friends in discussion and it can add to additional reach, but your website and building out your content should be your focus (95% of your time).
Don't over-invest in social, it will not pay dividends and is an accessory to your business.
Thanks so much for the insight. As stated above,I am trying to follow the course exactly but this was something I felt could potentially hurt my reputation. I didn't want to come off as an overly pushy salesperson. Thanks again for the advice.