
Don’t Buy It: Five reasons why “buying” social media subscribers is a bad idea
The advertisements are everywhere: for a fee (generally at least $20) you can dramatically increase the number of followers to your twitter feed, likes to your facebook page, and hits to your youtube video. Marketing experts advise against this as a rule. But it is hard to listen to that advice when the same experts are telling you that the NUMBER of twitter followers, facebook likes, and youtube hits are CRITICAL to getting sales. In June of this year, I fell for the hype,