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Q5: How much time per week should #SME 's plan to spend engaging in #socialmedia?
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Paul Gillin
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.
Denise Bahs
A5: If #SMEs can spend 15 min a day, that's #awesomesauce !
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Brian Gilb
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
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victoriabsocial
A5: IMHO you need to spend 15-30 minutes most days ... :D
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CatherineCameronHeld
A5 depends on their role. Marketing folks need to invest more time. Time = results
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Jacobo Gonzalez
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.
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Paul Krappman
A5: I think that if you can target a mere 45min a week, you'll have a big impact. Be consistent!
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Profitecture
How much time do you spend with your students to get them started engaging in #socialmedia?
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Mimi Murray Meagher
A5: #SME's may be concerned about time spent, make #socialmedia a fraction of your day every day! #awesomesauce
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victoriabsocial
Speaking of cat videos ... this one is pretty cute! https://youtu.be/i4N...
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Sandy Rikkers
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
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Paul Krappman
@VictorBSocial Do we have to speak of cat videos?
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CatherineCameronHeld
A5 speaking of funny videos http://di.gg/1Ln6aE8
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Mimi Murray Meagher
time spent with students varies for #twitter, I have them start with something they are passionate about, sports, hobbies, etc..
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Sandy Rikkers
@PaulKrappman agree! Consistency is key!
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victoriabsocial
A5: On a related note, studies suggest most brands are not tweeting enough. http://j.mp/1LGPhRh