How to cure it and get the most out of your Social Media Experience
We’ve all been there. We want to try out that new social site everyone else is talking about, but we are afraid. Sounds like it could be a giant waste of time. Sounds like it’s more work than it’s worth. Sounds too complicated. Sounds like we might put out too much and give people too big of an open window into our guarded personal life. Sound familiar?...
There is more to be gained from Social Media than there is to be lost, as long as you approach it in the correct way. The networking possibilities alone for anyone from the biggest business tycoon to the “normal” man or woman who just wants to keep in touch with family or friends that have scattered around the country or globe are huge.
So, what keeps us filled with anxiety and continually putting off signing up for Facebook or Twitter or Instagram? Nope, sorry to tell you it’s not a waste of time. Try again!
We fear what we do not understand. You think if you post a picture, someone could leave a comment you wouldn’t want your mother or grandmother or step-daughter to see. You think if you type up a tweet and hit ‘send’ that you might regret what you said or make a spelling mistake and be ridiculed. Am I right? If this doesn’t describe you it sure described me when I took my first steps into the Social Media world.
One of the key elements that people tend to forget about or overlook is the amount of control you truly can have in your social experience. Afraid to dive into the deep end? Dip your toes in first and see if the water is inviting... Then a whole foot... Then your leg... Well, you get the picture.
Each Social Media site that is worth your time investment has privacy controls that you really should utilize. For me, this made all the difference in the world. The sites are all set up to be super “social” and to share basically everything you do. You “like” something on Facebook, and your 200-2,000 friends all see that activity. Maybe you’d like to “like” things and not have it broadcasted - or at least not every time? There’s a setting for that! Maybe you fear that terrible picture of you that your friend looked great in (that you know they’ll post cause of their narcissism completely forgetting that you were in mid yawn in the background), and then they tag you and the whole world sees into your mouth...? There’s a setting for making sure any tags of you come straight to you for approval first. If you were caught mid-yawn or mid-sneeze or mid-one-too-many-cocktails, you will get to control being attached to it with a tag.
The amount of time it takes to look into these things is minor in comparison to the level of relaxation you could feel afterwards! There is a positive experience to be gained, I promise. It doesn’t have to be scary. Jump on in, the water’s fine!!
Stay Social!
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Leave a comment if you’d like to see some tutorials of different privacy settings you could utilize in some specific Social Media sites. We’re listening and if we think we can help, we’ll post a tutorial video.
