I have belonged to many organizations through my professional career and when I was in college but, to just be a member was never good enough. I always got involved and became part of the organization. By becoming an active member you get more out of it than being passive. You don’t always have to end up running a committee or being an officer of the group but you can participate in your own way. You should always attend meeting and events, especially the social ones. Isn’t this why you join in the first place? Didn’t you join to be social and network? It isn’t worth the fees to join and just put it on your resume. The same goes for Social Media.

Being on Social Media is not enough. You also need to participate and join the conversation. It isn’t enough to be a passive member only posting once in a while. If you are going to dive in, then go all the way in. If you expect people to like your posts and share them or re-tweet your tweets then do the same for others. Follow others that interest you and are in a similar field. I also recommend not just following people with your same point of view. You need to follow both sides of a discussion and be able to participate on both sides. There is nothing wrong with respectfully criticizing someone’s post you disagree with but, be ready to be criticized back. A good healthy discussion is a good thing.

There are very few people who can just be on social media without following others. Just recently Ellen DeGeneres, @TheEllenShow, started a campaign to get Beyonce to follow her. Beyonce has over 107 Million Followers on Instagram but follows no one. Even Ellen who has 48.1 Million Followers is following 307 people (stats as of October 5, 2017 see screen shots below). As it has been well publicized on The Ellen Show and written about all over the internet it is her goal in life to be the one person Beyonce follows. Here is a link to one of the many articles about it. Buzz Feed Article

Ellen inspired me to write this blog about this topic. It has always been something I believed in and she is proving the point in a grand fashion. So I am now declaring it to be a goal in my life to get Ellen to follow my Blog, Facebook Page or Twitter Account. So @TheellenShow please follow me and like my blog and remember “Be Kind to One Another”. #ViralZone #FactotumViralMarketing







