DEBUNKING THE MYTHS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

 

It’s hyper-competitive, after all.

 

Thinking about establishing your career identity online?  Here’s what you should know if you haven’t opted out yet. The real deal about Philippine social media.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE COUNTRY has become the last bastion of hope for many career explorers who want to have an alternate or a parallel career outside the office confines of yesteryears.

What is not to like when anyone can read your post, leave a comment and you have all the platforms ready to access to build your strategy.

With social media, you can:

·         CREATE A BUSINESS PORTFOLIO.

·         UPLOAD YOUR RESUME.

 

·         NETWORK WITH COLLEAGUES.

 

·         TAP ON OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME.

 

·         UPSKILL AND RE-EDUCATE FOR PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT.

 

 

 

By creating a business portfolio, one can easily promote a product or a service and be within the reach of customers. And have instant access to feedback.

 

By uploading a resume, one can have easy access to jobs on resource sites that offer a variety of openings for young workers.

 

Also, by joining social media, one can easily network with colleagues, in whichever industry one belongs to. The list of possibilities is immense for possible networking and community-building.

 

Still by having a continually updated social media account, one can also explore other sources of income, some side hustle that can help find means to earn without having to walk away from a job, or ride on another’s brand identity for some career revamp.

And not to be left out is the nice opportunity poised by social media to get an upskill or professional upgrading because most training and seminars whether free or paid are, well offered and announced over social media microsites.  Your pick is as many as can be.

 

AFTER THE GOOD POSSIBILITIES FOR ENGAGING IN ONLINE MEDIA ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT’S CONTENT PRODUCING, COMMENT POSTING, OR SIMPLY BEING SEEN, HERE ARE THE DOWNSIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA EXPOSURE, THAT ORDINARY NETIZENS MUST BEAR IN MIND:

 

1.       That social media is open to almost anyone, and the filter one subscribes well into, may not be enough to sway out the unwarranted comments of others. 

 

Others could have sworn in so easily that social media is the best equal-opportunity media around town.

 

But social media can also exploit the privacy of other individuals. People who have public profiles can be subject to unwanted unfriendly comments and followers that aim not to build a community that helps, but prey on another netizen’s interests and activities online. Thus, a netizen must keep afloat and stay updated with the latest security tips given by the experts when active on social media posting and content creation.

2.       There are hoax ads on the internet hence caution must be observed.

 

If you are one of the many consumers who like to research on the net rather for the convenience of finding the right products and services, one has to safeguard against confusing ads on social media, not the more established corporate ads, but the below-the-line community ads that aim to drive customers to their business.

 

There are plenty of social media posts that announce a service or a product. But when inquiring about them for real, most of the contact numbers posted on social media can be stale, unattended, no longer active, or in use. 

 

So having your mobile identity posted and shared by responding to small-time community ads can actually expose a netizen to an identity compromise. Thus, one must take heed of some security warnings in the comments section posted by other netizens.

 

3.       There is no such thing as 100 percent convenience in using social media for business.

 

In truth, creating a business portfolio on your social media account can help you gain prominence or better awareness of what a business-- whether big or small, has to offer.

 

However, creating a business portfolio can actually attract shark competitors around a business.

This means your business position gets a narrower prospect of attracting sales because you could all be targeting the same market, reach, or niche.

 

Also, your widely-read posts over social media instantly can make a business an easy prey or target for online bullies who only want to know more about what others have to offer in their business, with zero intention to support fellow entrepreneurs or even buy the products and patronize the services offered online by your business.

 

THESE ARE JUST THE THREE MYTHS THAT WE ARE LISTING HERE IN THIS POST. FEEL FREE TO SHARE MORE TIPS FOR GENERAL READING, HERE ON NEWS REVIEW PHILIPPINES.

 

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