{"id":8,"date":"2012-04-11T05:10:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T05:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:57:52","slug":"use-caution-in-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/use-caution-in-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Caution in Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many businesses, it&#8217;s hard to draw the line between what they can and cannot do when it comes to social media. And while social media use can help <a title=\"Boost productivity with dual monitors\" href=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/boost-productivity-with-dual-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\">boost<\/a> a business&#8217;s growth, it can also impair growth when it&#8217;s used the wrong way. Here are some important practices to remember when using social media for business.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Social Media and Your Business\" href=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/social-media-and-your-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Social media<\/a> is booming. Since its introduction a few years ago, social media platforms have not only changed the way people connect on the internet, it&#8217;s also changed the way business is done. When applied correctly, it&#8217;s a cost-effective tool that helps businesses connect with a much larger audience and client base, as well as potential clients. That is, however, IF it&#8217;s used properly.<\/p>\n<p>One common mistake businesses make is the failure to draw the line between personal and professional. While showing a human aspect of your business isn&#8217;t bad at all, doing it too much makes you less consistent as a business entity and makes followers or audiences lose touch of what you&#8217;re really about.<\/p>\n<p>Another common error is the failure to handle bad feedback correctly. More often than not, one negative comment can balloon into a full blown argument that will only give people an even more negative impression about you and your business. While you should acknowledge even bad feedback, more detailed discussion should be done privately and only between the parties concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Social media is not a &#8220;set it and forget it&#8221; kind of thing. You need to constantly update and monitor your social media platforms so they don&#8217;t become stagnant. People will be more encouraged to follow you on Twitter or visit your Facebook page if they have something new to look forward to every once in a while. Make sure, though, that you don&#8217;t post too frequently \u2013 or worse, fall into the trap of making it too promotionally-driven, which comes across as self-serving and impersonal.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in knowing more and drawing up a comprehensive and effective social media plan for your business, please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us so we can discuss things and better respond to any issues or questions you might have.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F8&#038;t=Use%20Caution%20in%20Social%20Media&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F8&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Use%20Caution%20in%20Social%20Media\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F8&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F8&#038;title=Use%20Caution%20in%20Social%20Media\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many businesses, it&#8217;s hard to draw the line between what they can and cannot do when it comes to social media. 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Here are some important practices to remember when using social media&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/use-caution-in-social-media\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-converged-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Use Caution in Social Media - Converged Systems Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/use-caution-in-social-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Use Caution in Social Media - Converged Systems Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For many businesses, it&#8217;s hard to draw the line between what they can and cannot do when it comes to social media. 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