#1 Rule of SMM: Don’t annoy me!
Social media marketing can be a great tool. I have learned more about the Austin area and its news in the past week due to the fact that the local paper joined twitter (@statesman). I’ve checked out new products and even thought about purchasing a few things (damn you Lisa and your cupcakes in a jar). It’s a great way to get your stuff read and talked about. It’s even great for link building!
But don’t annoy me with your fake shit. Seriously. You might have just got on Twitter, or any other social media thing, and just want to know what is going on. Hell I did that too, but don’t ask the world to be your friend. Start small, people you know, industries you know. (Great Job @kristyann for doing this right) Slowly get conversations going, get people liking you and then mention your new venture. Even some big names in the industry are talking about this topic. It’s annoying us all!
We can all smell advertising, and when your first contribution is “here is my website; buy something!” you get a block from me. Maybe no one else does, but I don’t want that crap out there, and I’m hoping that the admins on twitter notice when someone gets blocked 80 times.
It’s the same on Yahoo! Answers. I am there to help people and point them to our services. But I don’t write the same answer every time. I actually read their questions and answer them truthfully. Even when we can’t help them but I can give some advice.
This new world is about the conversation, the interaction. If you’re not willing to put the time into Social Media, go away.
On my annoyed list (don’t click unless you really wanna know, but Google, feel free to look into these guys):
- (no spam)the6(no spam)figureteam.(no spam)com
- biz(no spam)rotator.com
- topsecret(no spam)fatloss(no spam)secret.com
- Dare2(no spam)Dreams.(no spam)com
- lapon(no spam).(no spam)biz
- the(no spam)success(no spam)masterminds(no spam).com
- More to come (with no links, none 4 these people)
4 responses to "#1 Rule of SMM: Don’t annoy me!"
Amen! It’s amazing to me how few people get this simple point. Think of it as a real life conversation. If you stand around saying “I just wrote a new post. I just wrote a new post. I just wrote a new post.” No one will stop and talk with you. You need to engage with other people and add value.
Self promotion is ok to do, but it can’t be the only thing you do.
Kate — too nice!
In addition to saying thanks, I thought I’d also give you another annoying tweet to add to your list. Doesn’t seem real spammy, but definitely sleeeeeezy:
@yweezy
Kate,
you should corrupt those URLs for the spammers so they don’t get associated with your blog.
i.e. make them like this.. the6(nospam)figure(nospam)team.com
@paisley good point