Paperback's Pondering's is a weekly discussion when I take a topic and well, ponder about it! This week's topic is all about the social media aspects in blogging.
Having social media accounts is a big part of blogging. It allows you to connect with people outside of the comments section, and it helps you to get a bit more personal with fellow bloggers. I've had a personal Twitter account of year's, but I really wanted to set aside another account which I could dedicate just for my "blogging life". While I am not active on it daily, it was one of the best decisions I made :)
The positives of having social media is that it can really help you to form better friendships with fellow bloggers. I feel as if I can be more personal on there, and I really enjoy reading other people's posts about things that I can relate too. That being said, I do find it extremely hard to keep up with it.
So far, I run three Twitter accounts: my personal, my blog, and a one direction fan account. I find it so hard to be active daily on all three, and I feel like I'm missing out if I don't read my timeline on all free. This may seem like such a silly and first world problem, but it is a struggle to find time to communicate with everyone.
Another social media account that I have that I find more time for, is Goodreads. That it because it is so quick to update your status right after you're done reading. I love that people can recommend books to me, and I love researching a book before I start. It also kind of serves as an online bookmark because I can check where I left off based on my status. It is a bookworm's best tool.
I guess what I'm trying to get from this post is that having social media for your blog is both a blessing and a curse. While it is amazing for communication, to get to know people, and even if you just need cheering up, time management is the problem! I find myself stuck on which account to catch up on first, and sometimes I end up not even visiting some sights at all!
I treat social media to be as important as blogging, so it is important to me that I update it. I really love to see what everyone is up to, and hopefully I will be able to find the time.
Do you have any favourite social media sites? And how do you manage the time?
Emily @ Paperback Princess
I agree that having social media accounts for your blog is pretty important and a good idea. It's so hard to keep up with what's going on though, especially during the school year. I'll miss a twitter chat and feel extremely left out. I used to check Goodreads all the time, but now I barely get on to see other people's status updates.
ReplyDeleteI get so frusturated when I miss twitter chats! It makes me feel like I'm being left out of a fun time :(
DeleteSocial media is definitely a good thing for blogs, but I don't have any social media for my blog. It might seem silly, but twitter kind of scares me. It just seems so overwhelming! Lol. I was thinking of making a fb page for my bog, but eventually decided not to, since I don't really have that much followers yet, and I don't think I'll have much time to be active on it anyway. I am so busy during the school year, that I barely have time to focus on anything else, so right now it's just my blog and goodreads. I do want to make a bloglovin' account though, but I don't know much about it, so I have been hesitant to make one.
ReplyDeleteTwitter is a great way to connect with new people, I think you'd really enjoy it! Bloglovin is also just a really easy way to read and follow bloggers, I think it made my blogging experience a lot easier.
DeleteI am TERRIBLE at updating my Goodreads status! I simply DO NOT remember. I AM getting better at it, though! You should try just keeping up with one Twitter feed. I can't imagine how hard it is to maintain all three!
ReplyDeleteHaha I guess three is a bit excessive, I'm just in so many fandoms that I can't seem to limit myself lol! For me, goodreads is a necessity to check when I read because it's basically my own personal bookmark!
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