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.

Alison Kuo

We manage our social media ourselves instead of hiring a professional social media team to manage it because we love engaging and interacting with our audiences ourselves! Read more>>

Asia Denise Griffin Crockett

I actually manage my social media accounts , so it can be a little stressful having to be the artist , and the dealer . I receive a lot of commission requests on my instagram account , some I don’t read or reply to until a week later , I’m trying to get better at this and having a set schedule for commissions . Read more>>

Beatriz Fox

Currently, I manage my own social media because I am still fairly new to the business and it is more cost effective to do so. I do see the benefits of having a company manage it, and hope to begin putting together a team for my continued success. Read more>>

Bethany Hicks

Currently, I manage all my own social media. I use Instagram a few times a week posting photo sessions or reals on photography content. My content can also be found on Pinterest but at the current moment, it’s not my main platform. Read more>>

Madison Price

I manage my own social media for Beachin’ Picnics. Managing my socials wasn’t exactly a choice, but more of a financial necessity. The reality of being a small business owner is that we find ourselves wearing many hats, even it the hat doesn’t fit, because we can’t afford to pay a professional. Read more>>

Jojo Marcelo

I manage my own social media and I love it! I truly enjoy making reels and posting behind the scenes “BTS” of my wedding day set ups or provide a quick glimpse of my life as a wedding planner. I feel that my audience/followers can really get a sense of who I am since I am managing it on my own. I don’t act a certain way for social media- you get what you get. Read more>>

Tre’Shaun Watknsi

For my social media accounts I run all of them. I made the choice to manage my own social medias account to give the customers a more personal experience. The result of that has been amazing, customers have told me time and time again that they love how down to earth my accounts are. Read more>>

Marta Petrioli

I manage my own social media. It takes time and perseverance but I think that anyone of my team or external agency could do this better than me. I started my own business ten years ago and I didn’t realize how powerful social media could be. Read more>>

Khatera DeGrate

I manage my own social media, but I’d love the opportunity to be managed. Something I learned that’s been around that would help save time in your day, is automation posts. With automation posts, you can schedule the day and time you want your content to be posted. You can also just pay for services from a professional. Read more>>