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8 Rules for Social Media Success (Video)

Friend, it’s all changed.  It’s changing every single day.

“Destination Internet” hardly looks like the quaint little geek-haven it did just a few years ago.  Sigh.  Ah..  The Golden Days of “If you build it, they will come”.

I blame social media.

Here’s the deal – What used to WORK, ya know, the “Conversation Starters” and “Interactivity Boosters” that got people to follow you or like your posts DOES NOT WORK anymore.  Yes, I am often drawn deeply into threads that want to know my favorite foods.  Sure, I’m happy to tell my followers what movie they should see this weekend.  And I don’t mind telling you that I’ve gotten many a spectacular Drink Recipe from the errant wall post.   But…

They’ve never made me want to buy anything from them.

I like stalking user profiles of your latest trip to the beach, where you show off the 3 centimeters of cloth that you claim is a Bikini, sure – i like that as much as the next letch.  :)

But it doesn’t make me want to buy anything from you. (Note:  Please do keep posting those photos, however.)

Yet, Social Media has become THE GO TO DESTINATION for consumers.  And most people are still treating it like a Locker-Room-Wall (Not that there’s anything wrong with that – it just… doesn’t make me want to buy anything from them).

I made a short video for you.  And basically, I stole all of the information from someone else, just so I could give you MY Opinion :)

It’s called the 8 Rules for Social Media Success - and if you dig it, and want more, follow the link under the video for some hard truths about how most online entrepreneurs are damaging their reputation with really really poor and not obvious use of Social Media Portals.

Watch the FULL VIDEO Here, Y’all!

 

Cheesy Movie Quote of the Day that’s Awesome : Be Bold, and Mighty Forces will come to your aid.

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IMPORTANT: Always Always ALWAYS do your OWN due-diligence before making any purchases, whether I recommend them or not. Never, EVER purchase anything that you cannot afford. Avoid purchasing products that do not have a clearly stated Money Back Guarantee, or that promise ridiculous results, like “Getting Rich Quick”. Most people don’t do anything with the products they buy, and most of the time, their results are zero – kind of like that Bowflex that I bought that is now serving as a clothing rack… No, there is no such thing as a “Free Lunch”. Don’t do drugs, stay in school, etc. Be safe out there!

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  1. maury says:
    June 27, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Hey Andy! I’d like to thank you! With your “illuminated” information I made my first video… and… I’m finalist in a world wide contest (uauuuuuu) taken by Paolo Coelho… this is the one!

    http://youtu.be/Ru2AtFt6C7Q

    Reply
  2. steve "crest" douglas says:
    June 27, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Nice one Andy – loving the video boss – keeping up just :)

    Reply
  3. Wayne Connors says:
    June 27, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    Hi Andy
    Keep up the good work, you are the BOSS

    Reply
  4. Andrew Edwards says:
    June 27, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Andy,

    Great addition to Don`s video.

    I like the point about the IPad as it reinforces the messages about being very targeted, which is easy to forget.

    Andrew (Australia)

    Reply
  5. Diana Baker says:
    June 27, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    LOVE YOU ANDY!!! This is super valuable, I am going off to tell all my people about this :-) keep it coming!

    Reply
  6. Troy says:
    June 27, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    Great Video – Thanks Andy!

    Reply
  7. Lela Bryan says:
    June 27, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Is the interactivity score judged on my like page or on my regular facebook page.

    So if I have a bunch of “friends” that I have on facebook and they are just sitting there will that detract from my interactive score

    Reply
  8. Lisa Gottfried says:
    June 27, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    I loved the manner in which you delivered this information. I could have it on and running in the background while I work on editing. Sometimes you just need a simple visual and someone talking it out. I walked away smarter than before. Thanks.

    Reply
  9. Dave says:
    June 27, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    Great info.. Thanks Andy…love your stuff keep it coming

    Reply
  10. Werner says:
    June 27, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    Awesome — Cuzin … will you provide that mindmap as a download?

    Reply
  11. Rules for social media « Ade's Blog says:
    June 27, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    [...] for business by a man called Don Crowther. There is an alternative version of it by a guy called Andy Jenkins  who is a video marketing guru. Either video is well worth checking out if you really need to [...]

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  12. Jason Moffatt says:
    June 27, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    My Facebook interactivity is through the roof. The moment I try to sell anything, it plummets.

    I’m also blessed to have a ton of absolutely great friends on there. It’s like high school all over but WAY better because I can go take a smoke in the park whenever I feel like it.

    Reply
  13. Andy Iskandar says:
    June 27, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    Dude, I thought you said the video is a concise summary of Don’s (Crowther) video? But it’s equally long! But thanks anyway, really appreciate it…

    Reply
  14. Robbie Gee says:
    June 28, 2011 at 2:41 am

    Hey Andy you really have got your finger on the pulse of what is happening NOW!!

    How do you have enough time to do all this stuff?

    I eat, sleep & S**T InterWEB marketing these days but there just aint enough hours in the day…

    Keep-up the good work BOSS MAN!

    Robbie
    RO33IE.com | Internet Marketing Made Easy

    Reply
  15. mor says:
    June 28, 2011 at 3:51 am

    Great Video! Thanks andy

    Reply
  16. Speers Auto Glass says:
    June 28, 2011 at 5:40 am

    Loved your ideas, we have been following your emails and videos for sometime. We are now trying the ideas ourselves for http://www.speersautoglass.ca as well as http://www.autoglasswizard.ca both sites can benefit from videos showing the public what it is that we do better than the large glass chains like apple and speedy, after all in this competition we need to show customers what it is specifically that makes us different and let them decide. Video makes it easy to understand. tnx!

    Reply
  17. Jon says:
    June 28, 2011 at 8:24 am

    Very bossy video, i mean, great, informative, top quality stuff, boss. I hope you create more videos, like this. I can no longer access the free videos for video boss, any chance I could get access to somehow? I just like to repeat what you tought us. Please just drop me a line if that’s ok.

    Reply
  18. Monique Nelson says:
    June 28, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Andy…
    I love your stuff. The Boss program is, for lack of a better term, BOSS! This video is also totally and completely BOSS.

    Here’s something I need to know though. I am close to terrified to run contests on Facebook because of their contest restrictions and because of the restrictions on sweepstakes vs contests vs blah blah blah. Basically, I don’t want to get sued, but I also don’t want to hire a lawyer to bankrupt me so that I can figure out what it is I’m actually allowed to do.

    Help?

    Reply
  19. Wes Man says:
    June 29, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    True that! About the Blog.

    Quality blog can accompany everything and can be of a help to almost any type of goal. Traffic, leads, conversion, lists and so on :)

    Not to mention it’s most of the easiest CMS to install and use!

    Reply
  20. albert' "taxman" says:
    July 6, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Hi your ideas are wonderful. I have been in the Cuz course and I have learned a lot.
    Where did you get your blog skin? And what do you think of ping.fm.

    Reply
  21. Episode #1 – Getting the right fans | Marketing Local Business Online says:
    July 9, 2011 at 3:31 am

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  22. DwayneRoss.com - What Andy Jenkins says about Blogs says:
    July 9, 2011 at 4:45 am

    [...] A blog can be updated as many times as you desire anytime you desire for any reason. Most websites require the web master or others to do all the updating and posting etc. which could be a very expensive situation based upon how much traffic you already get to your web site. I also want control of whet my visitors get to see. If they were searching for me or perhaps Dan Thies or SEO Guru Blueprint for Social Media for Dummies you want people to find you. Now of course when they find you the information you provide must be relevant and exactly what they can use…. I watched this video and it was very clear that you need to do: Follow someone who tells it like it tis! So here’s a link to the blog Post Andy Jenkins made regarding the 8 Rules of Social Media Success but if video is your thing Go Here and watch it… [...]

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  23. John Robbins says:
    July 9, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    Hmm Andy it just gets better, any chance of seeing the Video Boss pre sell videos again?

    Reply
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    July 13, 2011 at 8:04 pm

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  25. Andrew says:
    September 9, 2011 at 10:40 am

    RE: Integrating social media properties.

    What tools do you use?

    What is your work flow system?

    Thanks a lot Andy!

    Reply

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IMPORTANT: Always Always ALWAYS do your OWN due-diligence before making any purchases, whether I recommend them or not. Never, EVER purchase anything that you cannot afford. Avoid purchasing products that do not have a clearly stated Money Back Guarantee, or that promise ridiculous results, like “Getting Rich Quick?. Most people don’t do anything with the products they buy, and most of the time, their results are zero – kind of like that Bowflex that I bought that is now serving as a clothing rack… No, there is no such thing as a “Free Lunch?. Don’t do drugs, stay in school, etc. Be safe out there!


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