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45 Minutes of Daily Social Media Marketing

Social Media marketing is still very much in it’s infancy and one of the questions many people ask me is how much time they should spend on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

My answer is normally something like “how long is a piece of string?” but of course that isn’t very helpful. The key to success in regards to social media is keeping things social and to always remember that you get out what you put in (eventually).

There’s no quick fix solution or magic tool which will get you thousands of followers overnight. In fact anything claiming to do such a thing is certainly worth steering clear of.

This week’s marketing campaigns for photographers is designed to help business owners manage their social media time more effectively.

45 minutes of daily social media marketing

What would happen if you dedicated 45 minutes a day to social networking?
Would 45 minutes a day be less time than you already spend on social networks?

Here’s what you can do in 45 minutes Read More→

Marketing Campaigns for Photographers – #archiveday

This is the third in our series looking at different marketing campaigns for photographers.

Also in this series:

Marketing Campaigns for Photographers #4 #archiveday

This week we’re looking at another social media based marketing campaign but this time we’re using Twitter.

#archiveday was the hashtag suggested just a couple of weeks ago by New Media Photographer’s Rosh Sillars.

You can see the original post here – What is #archiveday?

The idea of retweeting old blog posts isn’t a new one. I certainly like to make a habit of it as does Trevor here at Current Photographer. But setting aside a specific day where you share old posts can bring a lot more traffic to your website. Read More→