Social media can be a really powerful way to connect with and build deeper relationships with your audience – but it can be extremely time consuming. So, we asked some folks we admire to share how they manage their social profiles and whether they’ve hired professionals to help.

Hannah Van Woert

I have a complicated relationship with social media. It’s a vital social proof method for any business and a wonderful way to build a community. I personally believe that a brand’s social presence is just as important as its website quality. If both components are done well, together they build incredible trust and credibility for a business. Read more>>

Debra Bernard

I handle all of my Social media myself. I have 3 Instagram accounts; one for my portraiture work, one for my Dog and one just for fun. It’s definitely time consuming but I prefer to do it myself. I am happy that my Facebook pages are linked to my Instagram and that is super helpful for my business. Read more>>

London Green

I manage my own social media pages. I have created my personal brand by being consistent with social media. I began my Youtube channel in 2017 and took my Instagram account more seriously. This led me to multiple brand collaborations and extreme growth on my platforms. I learned the dos and don’ts of growing a social media page through trial and error and tons of research. Because I manage my own pages, I know I am capable of handling others as well. That is why I have not hired anyone else to do so. Read more>>

Jasmine Stamper

Let me first start by saying that social media is a beast. At the moment I manage my own social media with some assistance from someone that creates flyers for me. Finding someone to assist me with my social media platform has been extremely challenging. It’s challenging because essentially there isn’t anyone that will see or understand my vision like I do. But it’s hard for me because it’s a lot to keep up with. From learning more about the algorithm, understanding the trends and what’s required to keep it going appears to be a full-time job in itself. Read more>>

Hannah Obremskey

I have managed my social media all by myself. My background consists of a degree in Public Relations and I was hired as a Digital Marketing Specialist for a corporate company right out of college. My passion for photography began when I started a blog in college. That blog turned into a social media platform where I taught workshops on growing your brand online. I also did social media consulting for influencers and brands. Read more>>

Amanda Haywood

Since the start of my business, I have chosen to manage my own social media. I must admit, when I first started I thought that this would be easy to navigate, being that I have utilized social media in my personal life. However, I found that I had so much to learn because social media is a landscape that is constantly evolving! Read more>>

Jazmin Rodriguez

As for my Social Media, I am the one that takes care of it. I love having control when it comes to my Social Media page because that is essentially my portfolio. Nowadays, your social media page is what influences people to decide whether they want to be a client or not. It serves as a review. I love the creative side of it when it comes to the content that I create/put out and the managing part of it as in when to put the content and the overall look of the page. Read more>>

Kamesha Alexander

I currently manage my own Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Pintrest accounts. It is definitely a lot of work trying to create and post content on each platform everyday. I have found that planning out content works great for me. I’m starting small with 1 week at a time because it can be overwhelming. Hashtags are a big deal! I research for popular hashtags and hashtags being used by other stylist. Then, I like to create 6 groups of different hashtags to use for each post. Using the same set of hashtags repeatedly tends to get your post shadow banned. Read more>>

Erin Perkins

I did my own social media for the first 3.5 years of my business before I hired Devin of Creative Gravity to take over my social media. It wasn’t a decision that I took lightly because having someone that didn’t have my lived experiences – create and write my content is a challenge. But Devin does it beautifully. I do share my stories in other ways, that Devin takes my stories and makes it even better. This has made it easier for me to be more present and share with my audience. Read more>>

Gregory DeMyers

Currently I manage my own social media because its more convent. It seems to be working well for me because clients contact me weekly for some type of service needed. Read more>>

Kristin Guillemette

Social Media is ever so important with growing a business. As much as I would like to take credit for growing our social media accounts I can not my twin daughters have grown our social media accounts. There countless hours on our Instagram, Reels, Tik Tok’s and social media content has been outstanding. Tink’s Magical Vacations, Instagram account has over 75K followers. The girls understand the algorithms and analyze what works and what is trending. To say that I am forever great full is an understatement. With their age group knowing so much more about what works best on social media has done wonders for the business. Read more>>

Ian Luque Sanchez

Indeed, I manage my own social networks without the need to hire another person or entity to do it for me. In this way I am able to orient my image and my social media feed with the personality that characterizes me and how I really am, so that the followers receive an image that is as true as possible of how I am and how my life is. Read more>>