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Summarizing my SMM class data


The term is coming to a close. For whatever it is worth, I can say that I definitely know more about social media and social media marketing than when I started this class in January. Back then my only social media exposure was Facebook. Now I am blogging, Tweeting and am finally on LinkedIn. Learning about these platforms is already a big stride for me. Then there is the matter of Social Media Marketing. This is a totally new world insofar as I am concerned.

Blogging is an avenue that I could learn to be comfortable with. Since the class started, I have had 7 posts, this being the eighth. My page has been viewed a total of 209 times since I started it, with 98 views last month, mostly from the United States. It is interesting to note that I got over 60 views from different parts of the world, most of them countries where I don't even know anybody. This tells me how small the virtual world has become and how much more I could reach with a little more effort. Below is a summary of statistics of my blog:

LinkedIn and Facebook were not very difficult to get into. I have been on Facebook for some time and opening up a new account was probably one of the easier assignments for this class. I currently have 31 friends on this new account, with 7 pending requests. I have found that Facebook is a great tool for social media marketing. While my statistics may not be impressive, the amount of information that comes through is really amazing. LinkedIn is an eye opener for me. For the longest time, I did not feel the need to be on LinkedIn. However, upon creating an account, I began to see the value of this platform. It is obviously more professional than Facebook and provides a good source of useful reference materials and articles. Building a network is both exciting and challenging. In the week or so since I created my account, I have expanded my network to 13 people with maybe another 25 requests pending. I made the decision to be selective on the people I want to connect with and not just send requests to all the names suggested by LinkedIn. 

While I was able to get into blogging, Facebook and Linked In with hardly any difficulty, Twitter and VLOG are another story. I see their value as a means of reaching an audience, but it may take some time before I get to the point where I will regularly use these avenues to reach others. My Tweets are a dismal total of 6 and my VLOG was viewed 10 times. It would have probably gotten more views if I sent out the correct link to begin with. 

My understanding of Social Media Marketing has increased more than a hundred fold since I started this class. That is due largely to the great instruction and patience of our professor who reduced the course to terms that a social media naive individual like me could understand. 

Comments

  1. 19thholeMarch 5, 2018 at 7:17 PM

    Hello, 209 views is very good for a new blog I think, so you did a very good job there .

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  2. Mira HuMarch 13, 2018 at 8:17 PM

    Hi! I also feel very surprised by the amount of views coming from outside of the country. You did very well during these couple months, and I enjoyed your posts!

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