When I first began this class, I wasn’t using
any social media outlets for my business. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to start it off and I was nervous.
Over the semester I was pushed to create my social media brand and I am very
happy that I signed up for this class! I went from no outlets to all the outlets and posting
regularly and engaging with my audience. More importantly I was able to over come the fear of
just doing it. I have been focused on running other people’s business that I wasn’t
able to focus on mine. This class time forced me to set aside time and showed
me what to post and why.
There hasn’t been an impact on my business
from the use of my social media YET. Unfortunately, most of the people on my social
media are friends and family and I have not fully broken out of the bubble. As
I continue to break out of my bubble, I am sure I will start seeing results. I
also haven’t purchased ads to target a specific audience but since I now know
how I am sure I will get good responses as well.
My view point on social media has changed. Reading
Likable Social Media has taught me the importance of being genuine of social
media and why it is so important. It taught me how to care for your following
through thoughtful business practices. The class assignments have showed me how
to navigate and understand each platform and to focus on what my business may
need.
I now know how to utilize social media so I
can better target a certain audience with the use of ads and I can now chose the
best time of days to reach my target audience and where to pull information to
see if what I am doing is effective.
This semester I was able to see other business
that offered things that interested me. The student who makes beef jerky is at
the top of my list. I love beef jerky! But also found other companies aside
from this class that offer services such as mine that I can partner with and they
offer white labeling for book keeping and social media management.
