As bloggers, we all need to face this big monster called as Social media. And when facing it, we need to tackle upon something called Social media addiction, which can be very bad, in terms of time, effort and motivation it can take away from you.
In this article, we will talk about taking that social media addiction and using it for the good of your blog (for marketing and driving more traffic to your blog).
Well, the thing is simple.
All you need to do is to spend your time on the right places. Yes, funnel add your addictive energy into something useful, such as networking, and use the relationships (you build through networking) to promote your blog even further (Relationship marketing).
This is a very effective method. From my personal experiences, I have funneled negative energy and thoughts (such as quitting blogging) into something useful such as writing a post or networking with my fellow bloggers. Funneling the negative energy into something useful will not only help you to get things done, but also help to make those positive acts (Such as writing) more enjoyable.
Social media addiction – spending time on the right places?
In social media, the best way to get new traffic (new visitors) is to engage and participate.
And you can do that through various means.
In twitter, participation comes in the form of twitter chats (generally, hash tags) and conversational tweets (Yes, participation also means sharing others’ content, but it is more about networking with others than sharing content).
In Facebook, you can do it through Facebook groups (Create and Join in groups, network, ask questions and discuss with others), Facebook pages (share awesome status updates in various media – text, photo etc, go participate in others’ pages, engage with your fans) and through Facebook status updates (this one is included with the former two).
In LinkedIn, you can do it through connecting with like minded folks (and conversing with them through the message system – ask them what they do, tell them what you do in your blog etc). LinkedIn groups are also a great way to participate.
In Google Plus, it is limited to status updates and Google plus Hangouts (which is an awesome feature). The best way to network in Google Plus is to create circles and put the most like minded folks in a circle (putting them in a circle helps you to focus on only them and not others).
In Skype, you can network by forming chat groups – in which you could discuss about issues you face and help others with issues they face.
With every social network, there is always some feature which you can use to participate and network with others. I am only going to mention these 5 sites because they are the most important social media/networking sites.
The Wrap
Instead of trying to fight it, you should always funnel the negative energy (addiction can be bad, most of the times) into something positive as networking. Use that energy. Trying to fight it is only going to cost you even more energy and it will end up in you being tired.
So, funnel the energy.
Use it for good.
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I often suck when I browse Facebook. I lost numberous hours there without any real intention, just go around for nothing from fanpage to profile, from photos to statuses. I hope I can make use of this post and use my time more effectively on Facebook
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I have had the similar situation too, Robert!
The key is to find similar FB pages/people and interact with them.
Anyways, thank you for the comment!
Social media sites are the best for social media optimization. I mostly use these sites to increase visitors to websites or blogs. Most of the people use social media sites for time pass or to engage with their friends and family. But the real use of social media is only for social media optimization.
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Social media sites are great for many things, we just need to use them appropriately to serve our purpose. Yes, and of course, there is a growing base of people who actually spend time to promote their business and network with other link minded folks.
Hi Jeevan,
of course, addiction is a bad thing, but is there such a thing as social media addiction ? Every time something new comes up and there are few freaks who use it extensively, so-called experts appear who bring up the word “addiction”.
Probably it’s not an addiction…chances are we’re just lost because we don’t why we are on social media and what we are looking for. We want to build our business – but aren’t we just avoiding the important tasks at hand when we spend (too) much time on social media ?
Thanks for a thought-provoking post.
Take care
Oliver
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Hey Oliver,
Yes, I was basically referring to spending lots of time to get results – yes, like you mentioned, people are lost on what they should do.
But, there are also people who are “addicted” to social media(just like I am addicted to blogging, every time I try to quit, I can’t, it keeps coming back).
No problem. Thank you for your comment!
Hello Jeevan,
This is your another awesome post I’m reading after your post on BasicBlogTips. The tips which you shared about Twitter and Facebook is common and almost every Blogger is doing it, but your tips on Linked, Google+ and Skype was useful for me. Thanks,
Have a pleased day.
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Hey Ehsan,
Thank you! I am glad you liked my work.
I am glad you found it useful, hope you use it and get results. Thank you for the comment!
Hey Jeevan,
I really like what you are saying here. Overall in life you can focus negative energy into doing things that are positive but you need to know what you are doing.
What’s important is knowing how to manage that negative energy, in other words knowing what to do with it.
Thanks for this post Jeevan,
Terry Conti
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Hey Terry,
Of course. A clear understanding of negative energy from an action and how it can be used is necessary for managing it effectively and putting it to good use.
Thank you for the comment, Terry!
Well said about being social network addict, I guess I am now. I might try your post to treat this. Another triggered signs I guess are Signs that I am a Social Network Addict which might diagnosed the issue.
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Thank you Paul,
Ah, I have seen you have diagnosed it pretty well
Hope my post can help you! Thank you for the comment!
I wouldn’t say I struggle with it, I love every minute of it! haha
I use it mostly professionally, as you suggested in your post, but I have a lot of fun using it personally as well. I use social media probably more than most people would consider to be normal, but I truly enjoy it
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Hey Matt,
Yes, I can relate back
Hi Jeavan! This is very innovative and informative Articles., Really social media sites are great way to promote your website and to promote your business. but Most of the people use social media sites for time pass or to engage with their friends and family. But the real use of social media is only for social media optimization.Well thanks for sharing this post.
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