I know I am...I have tweeted it plurked it, blogged it, forum and facebooked it, thisnexted it and kaboodled it, cafehandmade it votehandmaded it byhanded it and Indiepubliced it MySpace and flickered it, blogcataloged it, Digged it, Delished it Reddited it Pinned it and even Stumbleuponed it
While it is true I pour more of my energies into some of these social sites then others I have made a very concentrated effort to see and been seen, get my name out there and help promo everyone in my path along the way.... I think it gets to a point where all of this becomes overwhelming and then the question becomes what do these countless hours really gain you in return... I mean ultimately the bottom line for most is the bottom line....sales. We all want to sell what we create and SMO seems a great way to really get yourself out there but I think there also comes a point that you overextend yourself and it becomes too overwhelming especially if you see little in return for all your hard spent hours SMOing it all over the web and if you are a party of one with no one to help you towards this end it can be an even more daunting task.
I think the best choice for me ultimately is to pick a few things I enjoy doing and participating in and let the chips fall where they may. After all a lot of theses countless hours could be spent creating or just bird watching rather then in front of the computer. It's not that I don't want to be successful, OH I do, but I also want to enjoy my life every day and look back on it when I lay down to sleep with a smile...that is bottom line for me.
I think the best choice for me ultimately is to pick a few things I enjoy doing and participating in and let the chips fall where they may. After all a lot of theses countless hours could be spent creating or just bird watching rather then in front of the computer. It's not that I don't want to be successful, OH I do, but I also want to enjoy my life every day and look back on it when I lay down to sleep with a smile...that is bottom line for me.
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I couldn't agree with you more. Just yesterday, I made a list of all of my "internet endeavors" and decided that I had to pick and choose my favorites and forget the rest......but it's really hard to choose. :)
Just reading all of your SMO'in makes me feel overwhelmed!! It is like a full time job in itself!
That is one of the best observations I seen yet of our little community of online sellers. It does take time and effort, but in the end if you've done all of that and it doesn't seem to make a huge difference, wouldn't we be happier just doing our craft / art and letting things sort themselves out? When I first started selling in my Etsy shop, I was making sales several times each week, sometimes several in one day. And then all of a sudden it stopped - ZERO - and I don't know if it was the SEO problem they were having or the economy or what . . . . but I'm just going to keep doing what I love, and trust that when the economy picks up so will all of our sales. Thanks for your wise insight!
Amen, Truli.
So true. I don't have nearly as many pots on the stove, so to speak, as you and I find that I get burned out. It saps the creativity energy because while I'm creating I'm afraid I'm missing something online. Taking time out for birdwatching is probably the best infusion for my creative juices. I'm off to find a timer to put by my computer!
Love finding a great new blog to follow on Linky. I'm following you now with the new Linky tool, so follow back so we can stay connected, Lori
I was unable to concur with you more. Just yesterday, I made a rundown of the entirety of my "web tries" and concluded that I needed to single out my top choices and fail to remember the rest. baby prams
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