On the + side: 1) I believe in the concept of growing your potential market through social media networking. Well, at least I like the concept. I haven’t put it to the test yet, as I do not yet have my product line. 2) I am hopeful about selling art with the support of such a network, potentially world wide. 3) I have had great conversations and found mentors that I never would have it it hadn’t been for the internet and email 4) I am excited by the possibility of teaching through the internet, as well as, as a writer, developing e-books and creating passive income. 5) I am VERY interested in AUDIO communication, from creating a CD for my own spoken work, to 6) teaching podcasts, audio blogging, etc. I have facebook for the social networking thing. I think you don’t need so many of these programs, you could easily go nuts trying to have a “presence” in several. However, since you can link all over the place now, like a blog can be linked to facebook, your website, and probably much more, this is good.
There is certainly a job for people who want to create tags for search optimization, and even creating/maintaining blogs for people, lots of work there. I don’t, actually. I’d rather put my creative energy into my art, although I see that communication is also an art. But, there is a limit to my interest in learning all the technical aspects of it all. I don’t seem to have the focus or interest in it. I do have inteterest in writing the content, creating the files, photos, and would like someone else to make it all work together or else have it streamlined to the point where all I have to do is upload.

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