Shawn’s point for everyone is: it’s not always about YOU and what YOU want. So I suggest everyone try to put themselves in the shoes of others, and understand how others may view such activities as selfish. When I have to hear REPEATED complaints from members here about the same people always submitting content from their own sites, and always dominating the home page through their own little voting circles, I can see their point of view. Give other members here a chance to get in the limelight! How blunt do we have to be: it’s not good social media citizenship to just submit one’s own articles all the time, and constantly vote up one’s own articles to the home page. Refer to Shawn’s point #10 about not always submitting your own content. Perhaps some people “skip over” (as you call it) voting on articles, because they see the same people ONLY submitting their OWN articles from their OWN sites. What’s more, it is a failed long term strategy which over time others in the community will realize your game and simply walk away.Īre you a good or a bad social media citizen and what efforts are you making to be better? This is not only bad citizenship but short sited and missing the big picture of all that social media can and should be. Don’t look at social media only as a way to promote your content and business. Are you helping to broaden your community’s horizons by introducing new ideas and supporting new voices in the community or selfishly trying to promote yourself and a couple of cronies?ġ0. Think of the ideas you support as a growing resource that you are taking part in creating. Do think strategically about how you comment, vote and contribute. Your behavior is limiting your exposure to ideas outside your group and stopping you from growing your network.ĩ. If so, it may be time to shake things up. Ask yourself, is there a pattern to the way I’m voting, the people whose submissions I’m reading, the members whose work I comment on etc. It’s hard to be the new kid on the block. If you see someone new to the community, check out their contributions, add a constructive comment and maybe even vote for the post if you like it to give the new person a boost. Find civil ways to disagree and keep the topics appropriate to the venue.ħ. Be courteous and avoid attacking other members or the community in which you all participate. This isn’t your living room or if it is it would be on a night when you have guests, so conduct yourself accordingly.
Don’t make comments that are off topic or disruptive. Commenting on a wide range of topics will mean reading on a wide range of topics and will help you in the end.Ħ. Remember, a good social media citizen is well rounded on their topic so don’t make the mistake of staying within a single narrow category or a small circle of connections. Do Make sure to comment on a wide variety of articles. (Remember, others can check out your profile and click on to your submitted list to see whether you’ve been a good social media citizen sharing other people’s articles or just selfishly submitted your own.ĥ. Just as variety is the spice of life, so it is with being a good social media citizen. Don’t always submit articles from your own site. You will be seen as a source of great information, paying off great dividends in the future.Ĥ. If you’ve found an article or resource that has helped you in your business, be sure to share it with the community. Do share a wide range of information from across the Web. You’ll broaden your network greatly if you go outside the circle of people you interact with regularly and vote for someone you don’t know.ģ. Don’t vote on only the articles of a few select friends. How much more does it make you want to check out and vote for someone else’s work as well.Ģ. Imagine how nice it makes you feel when others vote for your article. This probably sounds obvious, but votes like comments have a beneficial effect. Do vote on articles other than your own submissions. Here are 10 dos and don’ts to be sure you give your social media community as much value as it gives you.ġ. But first it is important to know the basics of being a good social media citizen. Social media sites like and others are amazingly powerful tools helping to gain visibility for your business, product, service or topic.
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