15 Reasons Not To Use Social Media For Your Business
The author has a great reason why his 15 reasons are the worst ones for using social media for your business. This is a recommended read.
The 15 Worst Reasons to Use Social Media For Your Business
I am a heavy supporter of social media as a valuable business tool, but only when it is used for the right reasons, and in the right way. Sometimes it’s easy to convince yourself that your reason for using social media for your business is right when it’s actually wrong. So, here it is, in black and white, the 15 worst reasons to use social media for business.
15. Because it’s free to sign up
14. Because you like the idea of going viral
13. Because you heard the buzz about the South by Southwest conference
12. Because you have friends who are successful bloggers
11. Because you can automate many social network feeds
10. Because the 400 million people on Facebook are a new population to advertise to
9. Because other companies have made millions of dollars on Twitter
8. Because the other companies who have used social media have received positive PR
7. Because you read that people trust social network contacts
6. Because you think it’s all return and no investment
5. Because you read a case study in which another business used social media successfully
4. Because consumers are spending more time online
3. Because someone told you that social media was the next big thing
2. Because everyone else is doing it
1. Because you should
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Article Courtesy of
Steve Pohlit
“Building Social Media Networks That Build Revenue and Profits”
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