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 Cohrs

With the current size of CraftedbyHannahCo. I have decided to handle social media on my own. Results have been great – we are steadily increasing in our followers & engagement despite being a full-time college student. Read more>>

Tasha Sojka

At one point I did have someone run my social media. She did a great job and brought me growth. I currently manage my own socials. So much of my art comes from how I view the world and I think it’s important for my clients to hear my voice and see my essence. Read more>>

Avery Greey

I manage my own social media. Social media plays a huge role in small businesses now, you almost can’t get by as a small business without using a platform. I’m the beginning I hated running my TikTok page. I didn’t want to talk on the internet for thousands of people to see but I know I had to. Read more>>

Isik McCallum

Currently, I manage my own social media, so I would say I am my own team. I conceptualize, script, film, edit, and post all of my content on my own. I enjoy this aspect of my social media presence because it reminds me that it is a real business into which I put a lot of time and effort. Read more>>

James Samuels

I wanted to share how taking control of my social media presence has been a game-changer for my business, and I believe it can do wonders for others venturing into social media marketing. Read more>>

Ben Burley

Social media and marketing is a tricky beast; we owe a lot of early success to our identifiable branding that we were able to promote on Facebook and Instagram. Since then though, the landscape has drastically changed and its no longer just great photos that are needed but quality, edited video that is current and in-tune with rapidly changing trends and fads. Read more>>

Jeanette Velasco Shane

I manage my own social media. When you’re growing a business based on something you enjoy doing, which for me happens to be social media it’s something in this moment I am not ready to pass off. I enjoy content creation coming up with ideas and bringing them to life eventually maybe having people take over editing and posting maybe. Read more>>

Jess Patterson

For my Art Business, I decided to manage my own social media simply because I know exactly what types of postings I like to create. While I am rising as artist and business owner, I have not reached a point yet where I need to hire a team for my social media postings. I also figured that since my posts do not include many components, I could learn how to do it myself. Read more>>