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6 Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Social Media Manager

Social Media Strategies Summit

For social media managers, being “always on” has long been a challenge of the job. Sprout research found almost two-thirds of social media professionals had experienced burnout in the previous three months , while two-fifths planned to quit working in social media within the next two years.

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How Much to Charge for Social Media Management

Social Media Strategies Summit

Despite this fact, many business owners and marketing teams are missing the experience or resources to internally manage their social media presence in a strategic way. More and more businesses are opting to outsource their social media management to freelancers, consultants, or agencies.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

It can seem like social media is a waste of both time and resources in a world of competing priorities. Adding a social media consultant to your team will fix this. A smart social media strategy focuses on hard goals like sales leads, staff recruitment and retention, brand awareness and more.

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Outsourcing Social Media Management

yMarketingMatters

Outsourcing Social Media Management: The Flawed Logic of the Badged Employee. I sometimes see posts on social media or articles talking about the evils of outsourcing social media management to an outside consultant or company. Social media consultants can be 20x more effective.

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Social media management services: 9 agencies your brand should check out

Sprout Social

So it’s never been a better time to explore social media management services. When we say social media management services, we’re referring to the social media agency world—organizations that live and breathe social media. What do social media management services include?

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How to Make Money as a Freelance Social Media Manager

Hootsuite

Working as a freelance social media manager can provide a lot of freedom. Luckily, social media management can be done from anywhere, as long as you have access to a reliable Wi-Fi connection. Bonus: Customize our free, professionally designed resume templates to land your dream social media job today.

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What’s next? 8 career paths for social media managers

Sprout Social

Social media managers wear many hats, filling necessary and strategic roles ranging from marketing specialist to customer care provider. Fortunately, working in social media builds a broad range of transferable skills. Fortunately, working in social media builds a broad range of transferable skills.