SOCIAL MEDIA HELL!

[David Jayne]

i must admit upfront, i hate social media. i was the last person i know to get a cell phone, the last to get a smart phone, the last to sign up for facebook, twitter, linkedin...fortunately, i never did set up a myspace page.

not that those aren't great inventions, but i don't like to have my life consumed by gadgets, gizmos, and social websites.

with that said, i see the value of maximizing social media in the real estate investing business. but i'm not sure my once-a-month login to facebook will quite do the trick.

so my question is, how do you effectively utilize social media without letting it overtake your life? if i only chose to use one site, which should it be? the thought of keeping up with 4-5 media modes is totally overwhelming to me.

[Joel Owens]

Hands down there is this thing called BIGGER POCKETS that trumps them all.

Look up on search engines when you post to forums or create a blog on it. The ranking this site gets organically is almost second to none.

So if you only did one thing being on this site might help you grow your business and reach your goals if time is put in.