Long before social networking and user-generated content sites, how did people promote themselves? Beats me. But I do know how they do it now. I’m going to give you a great example of a guy who is great at self promotion through social networking sites, and in the process hope to help with his promotion.
Meet Aaron-Michael Fox. He is a stand-up comedian based in Huntington, WV, but travels all around the country. Aaron-Michael is trying to break out into the big time, and is using social media to help him.
He has a Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, and FunnyorDie account. Online, he is known as WVfunnyman. He is very funny, and I encourage you to check him out. His most popular video on YouTube is “Do I want to fight?” it has over 84,000 views, and is posted below. (WARNING- foul language is used, if this offends you please do not click play. Please do not get mad and leave me negative comments if you are offended- I warned you!).
But I digress, this post isn’t really about Aaron-Michael, it is about the social media he uses. User-generated content sites such as YouTube let him to post clips of his comedy at no charge. This along with his other social media endeavors allow him to be more accessible to people who would like to book him for an appearance. He can also show his skills to millions of people who would never have seen him otherwise. He doesn’t have to pay for the services of an advertiser or public relations specialist.
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