Social Media Man

TikTok Update and Other Stuff!

If you remember a few weeks ago I joined TikTok? I appear to attract a few other TikTockers (if that’s what they are called) I’m not sure if they are people or robots though. Some of them are people, I know this because they want to sell me services (out of the gutter, please!😂) Formatting, editing, SEO something or other, you know what I mean. I started by explaining I wasn’t looking for those things, but they persist, so now I just ignore. The Bots are easily identified. “Hi, how are you today?” or “Where are you from?” “What’s your book called?” I find it strange because all that information is in my 30-40 second videos. I guess a Bot can’t watch videos. I mean, really, when was the last time you met an old Phillpino or Russian bloke with a Yorkshire accent?

I decided to put the same 40 second videos on You Tube. In the first two weeks my three shorts (they’re YT lingo for short videos, See! I’m getting down with the kids already 😂) I’ve had 3,700 views, 10 hours watching time, 10 subscribers and my last one got 23 likes and 17 comments. BUT, more importantly three book sales. No one asked me a thing, or tried to sell me something. So, I’m happy with You Tube at present.

Out of all the social media Apps I’ve tried this has been the most enjoyable one. Instagram is okay once you get rid of the sex workers. I remember a girl started following me and messaged. “Have you been in my Cam Room?” I replied with. “Why did I leave my socks behind?😂” I never heard from her again.

Aww, bless em, I guess everyone has to earn a living.

Happy Trails, Folks.


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Author: Charlie

They say I’m retired. Huh. I prefer to say I now work for myself. I published a debut novel a couple of years ago and have now published the sequel. For my sins I am a Yorkshireman, albeit well travelled, but back home in God’s own country now. I run, cycle, swim and drink Red Wine. If you want to know anything else just ask.

5 thoughts on “Social Media Man”

  1. I was curious if you went through with the TikTok thing. Glad to hear youtube’s turning out to be a good experience, I’ll stop by and have a look :-) . I try to push myself to be more active on social media (or at least present), but… I finally went and set up an instagram account, now if I could only get myself to post too. Oh well, maybe tomorrow . ;-) Anyway, thanks for sharing and for giving me a little push this way.

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      1. Great point, Charlie. :-) I keep reading everywhere that you should post at least once a day, quality content, of course. I feel like there may be a contradiction in terms in there, somewhere, at least as far as I’m concerned :-D . I liked an article saying that you should get the first 9 posts out more or less at once, so you’d have a complete grid, also suggesting what you should include.. That made sense to me, so I’ll try it. We’ll see how it goes.

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