According to a research done by AAL, there are a billion social media experts on the internet. Do you know what do they do on a daily basis? After “interviewing” more than 20 (actually none) experts, this is what I found out.
What do social media experts do daily
9:00am: Wakes up, check email, checks twitter, facebook and Google Plus
9:15am: Grabs coffee and check if people responded to their auto RSS tweets, facebook messages and G+ post.
10:00am: Reads Mashable and RSS reader.
11:00am: Watch videos of babies laughing on youtube.
12:00pm: Copy and paste email templates and send them to potential clients
1:00pm: Grabs lunch
2:00pm: Post tweets, facebook updates, google plus updates and Pinterest photos.
3:00pm: Work on info products about “how to make money with social media” and sell them to earn a quick buck.
5:00pm: Read more news from Mashable
5:30pm Watch videos of cats on youtube.
6:00pm: Buys the latest method on how to make money off the internet.
7:00pm: Grabs dinner
8:00pm: Continue working on info product/ blog post and finds out how others are doing it to sell to others
9:00pm-12am: Watch tv and head to bed.
This is what they do on a daily basis, except on weekends where they spend most of their time on youtube watching cat videos.
Disclaimer: I’m not a social media expert and this post is meant to be a joke.
I laugh, really laugh with you on this one. After about a year and some change online in this social media vortex of sorts I have seen this to be true.
I hear things too…
They also try to get free products from people who make and produce things for mentions and reviews?
They really don’t make a dime worth talking about and they are desperate to do so!
I’ve seen your tweets at some of the places I go to read and learn.
Enjoyed this and the irony is not lost to me.
Billy
@Billy_Delaney Good day Billy,
Your comment just made my day, glad you laughed at this! 🙂
You’re right, they try getting for free products in exchange for a free mention or review. I met a couple of those trolls before. Some of them do make a dime, but it doesn’t last long before they move to the next thing. (Hint: Pinterest) 🙂
Cheers for the comment.
Aaron
Haha, hilarious post Aaron, have been laughing out loud over here for a while! And Buffered it a few times for sure! 🙂
Too funny Aaron. I’ve reread this 3 times and laughed out loud each time!
Well done!
@LeoWid LoL! thanks Leo!! You’ve been an amazing support and friend 🙂
@paulcastain Thanks Paul!! Whenever you feel down… try reading this! teehee! joking!
Cheers! 🙂
Too Good Aaron, you gave me laughter dose in morning 🙂 , everyday now when i check y tweets and FB in morning i will remember this 🙂
Warm Regards
Harsh Shah
Strategix.in
(you are so right about them reading Mashable all the freakin’ time)
LOL is all I have to say…I wonder what the Guru’s and Rock Stars will think…:)
Good one, thank goodness it does not apply to me, I can’t handle an hour and a half of baby and cat videos.
Great post Aaron, but you left out the part where they shoot the latest “Sh*t people say” video.
Other than that, I’d say this is pretty accurate. 😉
@GarrettIra Ahhhh!! man totally forgotten about that one!
@zimpeterw LoL! me neither but social media experts do it without a problem 🙂
@GeeklessTech LoL!! I bet they are scrambling looking for another video to watch so that they don’t fit in those categories 🙂
@GiseleNMendez and social media examiner hehe!
@harshdigital Woot! I’ll remind you if you don’t read it 🙂
“I’m not a social media expert” Dude you really need to think twice on this line. As far as I know, I have not seen a personality like you.. humble, sharing and active!!
@techonzo Thanks mate. I have to thank my parents for bringing me up that way :))
You nailed it, Aaron. So no to gurus.
Amber
LOL well written. Loved the ““how to make money with social media” and sell them to earn a quick buck” part…
It’s hard being a social media ‘expert’ ;-)Regards.
You ought to be a great observer, Aaron! Lolz. Rip-roaring ones. But I suspect the 11 AM / 5.30 PM activities. 😉 Thanks for the fun.
@arkarthick My pleasure buddy, glad you enjoyed!
@JCAnderson_ LoL! its happening with Pinterest now haha. seeing so many books about it
@WordsDoneWrite Guru’s begone! 🙂
Ha! Sounds about right..
Aaron, you area goddess!
I heard Guy Kawasaki talk about his normal day. It sounded a lot like this list. Maybe the question would be better asked as “What value am I getting from social media and how might I expand on what works rather than watching more cat videos”