Comments on: Marketing for Shy People: How Social Media Can Help

By: cottage copy » The Five Keys to Unconventional Marketing

cottage copy » The Five Keys to Unconventional Marketing — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:36:48 +0000

[...] I’ve written about this before, but I’ll say it again because it deserves repeating: Social media is the best marketing tool out there if you truly hate marketing. [...]

By: cottage copy » Blog Archive » I Return! A Weekly Roundup of Epic Proportions

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:09:45 +0000

[...] you’re a shy marketer (like me) these two links will probably be right up your [...]

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:51:03 +0000

Holly,

I think you may have convinced me! I just recently got facebook sort of figured out and I have received traffic from there, but I guess the reason I hesitate to get on twitter is that I dont want to be tied to the computer all the time. But I thought facebook would be like that and it isn’t I’m able to manage that effectively so I think I’ll jump on the twitter bandwagon soon. I love talking to people and meeting new people so it’s probably the perfect place for me.

Yvonne Padgett
http://www.Refermyhomebiz.com

By: Patrick Welch

Patrick Welch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:15:22 +0000

This is a good topic – utilizing Twitter to reach out to people is certainly a nice stepping stone to building confidence…and having a support group out there is comforting. Thanks.

By: Andy Fogarty

Andy Fogarty — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:42:20 +0000

Samantha,

I used to have the same fear and it held me back for way too long. It’s a normal fear.

Once I finally decided to only focus on helping others instead of worrying about being the “expert” I thought I needed to be, the road to success started to get paved with lightning speed. It’s amazing how the strongest barriers around us are the ones the we built.

If you’re providing value to your market – you ARE all that.

By: Samantha Flick

Samantha Flick — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:15:42 +0000

This really struck a chord with me re: being found out to be not ‘all that.’ I think this particular fear, at least for me, is one of the biggest barriers to success.
Samantha Flick´s last blog ..Bibliotherapy & Procrastination

By: Alison Gresik

Alison Gresik — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:03:21 +0000

Thanks for writing this, Holly. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to use social media when I have an aversion to socializing. For me it’s not just shyness–it’s out-and-out introversion. Interacting with people, even in low-key environments like Twitter, email, and blog comments, is taxing for me.

Anyway, I’ve just signed up for Laura’s Twitter webinar so I am going to see if I can find a way to make Twitter work for me without stressing myself out!

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:48:32 +0000

@Cynthia I love your perspective, and it’s the opposite of my issue. My job, by nature is pretty solitary, and I crave socialization, but I’m also pretty shy. I can imagine how Twitter would let someone decompress whose job required a ton of social interaction. That’s the beauty of Twitter: you can make it work for you, no matter what your issue is.

@Paul Thanks so much! I’m still scared to do video blogs, so I admire you putting yourself out there. Twitter really is a great gateway marketing tool. Sometimes having that affirmation that what you say is worth listening to is what motivates you to take the next big marketing step.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:41:37 +0000

Holly you are so right!

Opening your self up on the web can be very intimadating but sites like twitter make that step so much easier. When I first got started, I was very intimadated about getting in front of a camera and doing videos on youtube. So twitter made much more sense to start with.

Now that I have gotten used to socialing on the web, via twitter, I have now taken the steps into more agressive marketing.

Loved your post!

-Paul Roberson
Paul´s last blog ..Are you a Social Media Spammer?

By: cynthia bailey md

cynthia bailey md — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:36:28 +0000

Twitter and shyness is a very interesting thought. I’m not shy, but I’m reclusive in my non-patient care time; solitude is how I recharge. I love twitter because I can ‘interact’ with people from the quiet of my home, which is out in the country. It allows me to interact in small increments of time and without going back into town. I have made some friends on twitter that I would never have met otherwise-it’s lovely.

In addition, I can socialize on twitter for business without feeling like a salesperson. It’s more like sharing news that I’m excited about.

cynthia bailey md, http://www.otbskincare.com/blog/