Read My Article on Social Media Surrogacy at Women Grow Business

I’ve been honored again to have an exclusive article of mine published by Women Grow Business. Yes, I am honored to serve on Network Solution’s Social Web Advisory Board, and Women Grow Business is a Network Solutions Publication.

But it’s not like inclusion is automatic.

So yeah, I am hereby bragging about this awesome event.

The article is about how far you should take exporting your social media “chores” as a business person. Where’s the line? I’ll give you a hint, but first let me say this.

As I’ve always said, I believe that as long as there’s not social media deity, anything the social media service you’re using doesn’t prohibit, goes. I put this under the heading that I hate getting telemarketing calls but that doesn’t mean that someone should be allowed to shoot them for doing their job. Nor does it mean the method is not sometimes effective.

Sure, I think there’s a better way, but I don’t always know all the circumstances – I can only tell you what I’ve gotten results with and seen others get results with. I can take my expertise and experience and speculate, but nothing more.

So, while my article shouldn’t be considered the Bible on Social Media Surrogacy, do know that it comes from seeing companies just like yours attempt and flourish – or fail.

Getting back to the article and what crosses the line of social media surrogacy – I think it’s fine to hire someone to make you a Twitter page, or help you form strategy.

Does everyone who want a blog have to invent, and then use WordPress in order to have a blog? No.

And why shouldn’t someone log in to your account and delete obvious spam requests for connections? Frowning upon that would be like me telling you Akismet shouldn’t filter your spam or you should answer every phone call at the receptionist’s desk yourself.

So what’s not okay? What have I seen attempted and end in failure a couple of hundred times? And why?

You’ll have to read “The Limits of Social Networking Surrogacy “to find out.