Comments on: How Social Media Experts Get Their Wings

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:47:39 +0000

I thought it would be deeply considerate to ask, how years of experience challenge collective thoughts?

By: Carmen Brodeur

Carmen Brodeur — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:20:41 +0000

Based on your formula I have already reached 10,000 hours so I am technically an “expert” however I certainly don’t feel like one. I think I am still a newbie in the social media field compared to others like yourself.

By: Jason @ How to make lots of money fast

Jason @ How to make lots of money fast — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:55:33 +0000

Brian, one interesting thing you mention ibn your article is that . . . no one have quite spent enough time to be a social media expert. Even if you’d been around for 3 years. That really brings up something quite interesting. And I agree 1000 times – or so I have just realized. Social media is now in a stage where it is evolving even at a faster aggresive pace – and it’s almost as if the guys know knows about certain things could be scratching heads all over again with new technologies coming in every single day . . .

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:18:06 +0000

I think to call someone a Social Media expert is kind of ridiculous, social media is so new and ever changing, that one cannot really become an expert at it, sure if you have been in social media from the start, you are a seasoned professional, but in this day and age, I’d hardly call anyone an expert in it. It also doesn’t matter how many followers you have, it’s how many of quality you have.

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By: JustinAtSmile.ly

JustinAtSmile.ly — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:13:06 +0000

Brian,

Great Post. It’s true- “expertise” comes down to experience.

By: Sean - Australia SEO

Sean - Australia SEO — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:20:50 +0000

Sometimes people understand that a social media expert is someone who holds large number of followers/fans in his online community! And they don’t know the fact that numbers doesn’t indicate the popularity of a person’s social media experience!

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Mom of the Week | Social Media Mom — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:15:54 +0000

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By: Morah Mommy

Morah Mommy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:24:59 +0000

I think its actually refreshing to hear that most people don’t come easily to success, that my hard work isn’t in vain! 10,000 hours is certainly something to aspire to!

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:57:24 +0000

10,000 hours is a good rule of thumb, but I’m still leery of anyone that calls themselves an expert. The term carries much more weight if it’s used by someone you trust describing someone else.

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:21:02 +0000

@Eric: yes it is important to find the signal. Copycats can have some level of success but its still important to find the innovators.

@JaniceWilkes: I disagree with you. How does one get results? Through trial and error in the social media space. Even some folks that might get lucky the first time or two aren’t going to have a successful pattern for repeat success until they’ve put in the time.

@David Finch: glad you liked the connection, and thanks for stopping in – been a while!

@Art Cato: let us know when you’ve added those 170 hours in and enjoy the book

@Tad Chef: I would agree with you to an extent. Yes, focusing on specific topics within a field are important but you STILL need to log in the hours even to branch into a specific realm of expertise. And in my opinion…you are an expert blogger

@Rishi: yes sorry no magic bullet here, though having certain experience and aptitudes definitely help

By: Rishi

Rishi — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:07:09 +0000

Basically, if you want to succeed you have to work really hard. I was kind of hoping that wasn’t true…

By: Tad Chef

Tad Chef — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:55:07 +0000

As I started blogging in 2003 and finally went pro in 2005 I am by now an expert? Not sure about that. I think just being there doing that for 10k hours still doesn’t mean you’re an expert. Things like focus on one field, finishing manifold projects and at the same time performing a variety of tasks during that time are crucial as well.

By: Art Cato

Art Cato — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:06:34 +0000

I love the 10,000 hour rule. I broke out my calculator and did the math. This wannabe expert has logged in an estimated 9,830 hours, so when a client ask me if I am an expert my answer will be .98 expert-0.02 wannabe.

Some of my competition is so strong and embedded in my niche market that sometimes I think potential clients have drank to much of their claimed expert cool aid.

Thanks for the book suggestion. I am going to pick it up. Need a break from meeting that 10,000 hour goal.

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By: David Finch

David Finch — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:59:42 +0000

Brian, I like the way you connected the “social media expert” and Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule. In a time, when the word “expert” is so easily thrown around, at the end of the day, you still have to produce.

By: JaniceWilkes

JaniceWilkes — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:58:18 +0000

how many times is this topic going to be discussed? isn’t it time to move on. It dosen’t matter results matter….get over it already

By: Eric Hempler

Eric Hempler — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:43:28 +0000

I’ve run across a few so called “experts” only to find out they’ve been copying someone else’s material. Guess we know who I should actually be following.