We may get to a point in our business's growth where we can hire a VA, intern, or team member to help us with social media marketing – but for most of us in earlier growth stages, we are own social media managers.
While we already wear lots of hats in our businesses (sales, marketing, customer care, all the money stuff), it help to know the core skills that are looked for in serious, talented social media managers. That way we know what to look for when hiring that VA, or what skills we need to brush up on while doing it ourselves.
And I agree wholeheartedly with this statement on what kind of content we need to be producing and sharing …
… brands really need to think hard in terms of coming up with great content that resonates with the users. Images of cats and dogs might work sometimes, not always. You need to experiment. Provide value. Content, in every sense, should inform, entertain, save money, inspire and more.
Yes it's a short list of skills, and seems pretty straightforward. I know from experience and working with other solopreneurs that these skills aren't so simple to put into practice. As solopreneurs we can't master all of these alone or when we're just starting out.
Which areas do you feel it would serve you and your marketing best to work on? Leave a comment and let me know! I want to work on being more proactive with client and customer care via social media.
I suggest you pick one area to work on strengthening this year, or pick a competency you will hire out for. And keep coming back here as we work together to make our marketing mightier!
I want all of my solopreneur pals to feel confident and mighty in their marketing - sharing what makes their work special and so vital to their clients. No B.S. or fluff here. I do the digging and research for you, translate "marketing-ese" into simpler terms, and help you avoid marketing headaches.
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Basic but absolutely necessary for social media success!
Thanks Celene! It’s so easy to forget the important basics, right?!
It’s interesting to me how much these core social media skills have changed since I came online in 2006. I never thought I’d be spending as much time and money on paid advertising as I now do, even though I have people to help me with this part of my business. Excellent post, Jennifer.
Connie Ragen Green
Thanks Connie! Yes, even this former ad exec bemoans a bit how much it has become a pay-to-play environment – but we should have expected that and we need to learn how to leverage it. Will be great to learn what’s working for you in terms of paid social media!
Great post Jennifer, definitely SEO skills for me. I don’t have a clue about any of that. I am sure it would enhance what I do at some point so one day…..
Thanks Kimberley! And good to remember that SEO these days is about our audience, what they want, what they engage with – and there’s no magic solution. But we can learn some tips that help our content show up where we want it to.