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A5. That's a common question. The more time you spend the better, but I'd say an hour a week to maintain a basic social presence.

A5: If #SMEs can spend 15 min a day, that's #awesomesauce !

Depends on the goals for your business #Socialmedia. However, at minimum, I would say at least 10 minutes a day. If you're trying to use social media as a main means of finding clients, at least an hour a day

A5: IMHO you need to spend 15-30 minutes most days ... :D

A5 depends on their role. Marketing folks need to invest more time. Time = results

A5- I don't think there's a fixed rule for this. You have to know when is too little, or too much. Common sense will tell you when you're really engaging, and when you're just about 2 secs away from watching cats on youtube.

A5: I think that if you can target a mere 45min a week, you'll have a big impact. Be consistent!

How much time do you spend with your students to get them started engaging in #socialmedia?

A5: #SME's may be concerned about time spent, make #socialmedia a fraction of your day every day! #awesomesauce

Speaking of cat videos ... this one is pretty cute! https://youtu.be/i4N...

A5 @Profitecture whatever they can maintain over doing nothing! Once started, social engagement can't be relegated to bottom priority...also depends on goals and number of areas engaging

@VictorBSocial Do we have to speak of cat videos?

A5 speaking of funny videos http://di.gg/1Ln6aE8

time spent with students varies for #twitter, I have them start with something they are passionate about, sports, hobbies, etc..

@PaulKrappman agree! Consistency is key!

A5: On a related note, studies suggest most brands are not tweeting enough. http://j.mp/1LGPhRh

A3. They're all useful. I particularly like the advice to post about current events. You can get an extra short-term lift from doing that.

A3: All great ideas - just make sure they align with your goals.

A3: Q&As have always been useful. Interview a client, and expert, an author ... get good content.

A3 yes, great article. Contests can be tricky though.

A3: Yes, it is important to continually nurture engagement and these are good ideas for that!

@cathcamheldt Yes...in my mind, contests tend to turn almost always in popularity contests.

@cathcamheldt Better to run a sweepstakes ... :) easier to facilitate.

A3 @Profitecture yes, great and fun ways to get engagement...variety

A3 I would add to this article that visual is important. We're visual.people.

@JacobSoSocial Hi Jacobo!

@SandyRikkers Hi Sandy! Great to see you!

@cathcamheldt =) Hi!

@VictorBSocial Gleam is a great contest tool!

Welcome @JacobSoSocial and @SandyRikkers!

A3: These are great - I especially like the rec. to tag people in curated content. Share, give credit.

A3 I liked this article from @Johnrampton engagement http://onforb.es/1J8... Great links #engagement

A7: Candy... Lots and lots of candy

A7: Sign them up for #smbootcamp with @Profitecture

A7: But in all seriousness, getting them to plug into particular industry hashtags that they find interesting and monitor on an often basis.

A7 @Profitecture make it part of the job role, and it is a fun part!

A7: Bit of hand holding and teaching students the importance of listening! Get involved on #twitter!

A7 First the technical aspect. Then once they see/understand the value it's an easy sell.

Get them into the rotation on your blog with other experts who are having success. Let them ride on other people's traffic.

Note the time/money they invest in travel to speak at conferences and point out how much more they can accomplish by publishing online.

A7: Approach it from a place of interest or pride for them. Show them what others are doing.

A7: I showed up in the doorway of #SME s and asked 4 advice.

A7. I don't generally recommend financial compensation for #socialmedia participation, but I've heard of cases where it's worked.

@MeagherMimi so true, listening is sometimes the hardest part to wrap head around. "I'm going online to listen!" Yup.

A7 many/most students are mobile users, as am I. Mobile platforms are great to use!

A7: Use @storify to show them the #socialmedia impact

@pgillin I agree, but defining & sharing expectations can go a long way w/o $ compensation

@pgillin hearing about it more and more recently

A6 @JoeAIXvug is a true #SME

A6: Shout out to @packburgher! #smbootcamp

A6: #socialmedia shoutout to @michaelwattmba @carolinesdarby @michelerichens @jondenten

A6: So many to list -- @Carola164 is doing a great job!

A6: Shout out to @ProLogicSys! #smbootcamp

A6 @caldwellfaye. She is interesting, personable and an #SME

A6: We have so many great students... @sarmorte1 @Sarah_Warsi @JacobSoSocial #bcalumni

Q6: @Sarah_Warsi and @caldwellfaye deserve a shout out!