For my closing post in the series about the results of my 100 day social media blackout, I’d like to talk about one of the best side effects of this experiment. And that is? Learning how to let go. As I mentioned in an earlier post this week, I talked about how I was hypersensitive […]
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Prioritize By Value: Social Media Blackout Results
So yesterday I talked about how all signs pointed in a positive direction during the one-hundred day social meida blackout. Today, I’m going to bring up something I saw in action: the need to prioritize by value. When you’re working in a creative field, it’s not like being on an assembly line. You don’t constantly […]
Bump in Stats: Social Media Blackout Results
I don’t have a ton of time today, so I won’t be able post a ton of graphs like I wanted to, but I did want to talk about the fact that all of my stats: e-book sales, RSS/web traffic and social media followers (with the exception of Twitter) went up. My RSS feed subscribers […]
100 Days Social Media Experiment: The Results
All this week I’ll be releasing a five-part series about the results of my social media experiment. 100 Days: Turning Off the Lights on Social Media kicked off the series in early April and I’ve been blogging about my observations here and there. Now that I’m drawing this experience to a close, I’m happy to […]
100 Days Experiment of Social Media Silence is Almost Over!
So it’s almost been a hundred days since I’ve been off of Facebook, IMs and Twitter for personal use, and… …it’s about time. It has been an absolute chore trying to connect with friends, readers and fellow gamers outside of these tools. Some people are only accessible via Facebook. Others rely on one tool or […]