{"id":1724,"date":"2018-12-31T11:37:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2022-10-17T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:03:11","slug":"start-career-in-social-media-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/social-media-marketing-blog\/start-career-in-social-media-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Career in Social Media Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Social media marketing is one of the most sought-after careers today. Companies all over the globe are demanding the very best. CEOs everywhere are looking at CVs where they will note where the person in question has received training.<\/p>\n

Becoming a Social Media Marketer<\/h2>\n

Channel your energy into social media<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You need to channel your energy and excitement into shaping your future. If marketing has always been your thing, but you want to get into social media, you need a strategy or a set of goals on how you\u2019ll accomplish this.<\/p>\n

The best way to ensure that you can achieve your goals is to make them S.M.A.R.T:<\/p>\n

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  • You need to be very S<\/strong>pecific about how you conceptualise these.<\/li>\n
  • At various points along the way, you need to M<\/strong>easure your progress towards achieving them.<\/li>\n
  • The goals that you set need to be A<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • In addition, the goals need to be R<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • You can\u2019t spend forever and a day working towards your goals. There needs to be a T<\/strong>ime limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For a comprehensive understanding of SMART objectives and goals, the Digital Marketing Certificate<\/a> covers this technique in great detail.<\/p>\n

    The joys of being a freelance social media marketer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The world of freelancing is open becomes wide open to you as a social media marketer. The joy of being a freelance social media marketer<\/a> is that you can choose your hours of work and you can work from anywhere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>