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.

Daniel Booter

I manage my own social media. I feel it is a great way to keep myself updated on social media & study all trends and growth strategies. It’s helped me stay ahead of a curve & give valuable information to my clients who need help growing their own accounts for themselves or their businesses. I feel that although hiring a company would definitely save my time; Read more>>

Jeffrey White

Yes, I managed my own social media platform by creating, editing and posting my videos. It’s very time-consuming spending countless hours putting my ideas into a single post. Everything on a post is detailed and important, from the transitions to the caption as well the hashtags. Even the slightest detail as a garnish or an angle I’m trying to capture is extremely important to me. I do not have anyone managing my social media so anything you see on my platform comes from me, the creator. Read more>>

Thea Velic

For the most part my social media is mostly me, but this is the first year I have hired help! I have a local social media manager that will take content I’ve made, help me make content or put together content we already have. She’ll schedule my posts, help me manage responding to inquiries and so much more. It’s been an amazing load off of my shoulders to have some help with such an integral part of my business. Read more>>

Alice Tan

Social media plays a huge part in building Third Tone. With limited capital, I decided to handle social media myself instead of outsourcing. Social media is a free form of marketing so I 100% try to utilize these platforms to build a community. With so many platforms and trends popping up in such a short span of time, it can be difficult to keep up at times. But I sit down every week to plan out a strategy and create relevant content. The best part of handling social media myself is that I get to interact with my customers and get to know them on a personal level! Read more>>

Suzette Berkhalter

I’m proud to say I manage my own social media. I believe the platforms I’m on, especially Instagram, are an authentic representation of who I am as a person, a mother/wife, a friend and most importantly as a REALTOR. Even though it takes a lot of work and dedication, hiring someone else to manage my social media wouldn’t translate the same way as me managing it. Read more>>

Bethany Clark

I manage all my own social media’s and create my own content and teach myself all different marketing methods. I have gained over 800 organic followers on instagram with high engagement on posts, reels and stories. I manage my own Facebook page which has really great likes, shares and comments. I am also trying to be more active and tactical on tik tok however that is still in the making! Read more>>