Social Media for SEO and Social Networking

 I think I would rather be a hobbit or maybe a hermit. I am not the most social butterfly on the planet. I love to see pictures of my friends and family far away, but for me social media becomes a black hole I get sucked into and hours later I come out on the other side shaking my head a little disheveled. After doing the reading this week and (thank heaven for) participating in the discussion board in my class, I can see why social media is a great way to grab peoples attention. I know lots of people see, scroll, love to post their selfies in social media, I am just not really that person anymore- and I feel I am better off for it. I will miss my sisters well documented dress up shenanigans at DI and I won't see my Aunt Brenda's latest crochet project, but outside of that, I don't really want to be there. So thank heaven for the post by Steven in the discussion board that suggested I look at social media as a modern day newsstand. This suggested attitude/perception change is probably what I would need if I were going to continue down the path of e-commerce with my website. While I am going to continue to post for the rest of the year, I am not going to continue to be an affiliate blogger. I don't really think it is my cup of tea. However, because of the discussions this week and the bigger picture of how social media fits into our world, I can see that a knowledge of and benefits from working to promote a business in social media would be good for any company. So who knows, maybe someday.

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