#QOTD: Are you going to subscribe to my podcast? YES or NO?
#QOTD2: What can I do to make my podcast a TREMENDOUS experience for you?
#Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
01:44 - Iโ€™m a self taught social media marketer - is it worth doing a course on it, for applying jobs?
03:32 - How many impressions do you or your tweets have?
05:26 - Back in the old days of hiphop were you East Coast or West Coast? or both?
06:01- Short versus long videos?
07:38 - What is your take on marketing automation Software? How can you automate and still be human?
#LINKS
iTunes! - https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id928159684?mt=2
An interesting question was raised here about taking a course/class in order to become a social media marketer. The truth is, I'm self-taught. I didn't take any courses in social media, but in general I was never a real good student and never took any substantial classes in business or marketing -- But, that's seemed to work out for me just fine ๐Ÿ™‚
I think all this really just boils down to being self-aware and knowing yourself. I honestly think that 99% are you are clowns, and are just reading headlines, rather than being actual practitioners and going deep within each platform. I'm even scared of you taking a course because most of the courses I've been exposed to during speaking engagements were jokes -- either the course itself or the teachers involved came off as clowns.
My honest opinion is that Social Media right now is in a very awkward and early stage. If you look back at the early internet marketers of 1995, they were spewing out a ton of garbage as well. So the timing is difficult now, but I can say confidently that I would feel a lot better about you taking a "course" 5 years from now rather than today.
So, in this whole circus type of environment, it all scares me. The most important thing you can do is be surgical, knowledgeable, and become an actual practitioner. However, for this particular instance, there's too many variables to consider. Are the courses good? Can you actually learn in those environments? Because I can't - hence why my advice is to become a practitioner as best you can, because that's what I've done, and that's certainly worked for me ๐Ÿ™‚

Gary Vaynerchuk is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author, self-taught wine expert, and innovative entrepreneur. Find more at http://garyvaynerchuk.com
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14 thoughts on “#askgaryvee episode 31: is it better to be self-taught?”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kelly Noble Mirabella says:

    Wondering what your stance is on this, or strategy on this now that you are using a messenger bot on your Facebook page?

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John Dey says:

    Courses are for horses. Persistence provides determination and self preservation. Massive respect for Cleveland, Ohio. Quality will always provide substance over quantity. Thanks for the insight on automation. Pod-cast of course.
    I would to hear you one on one with a Guru that milks the public. G&W

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dev Shah says:

    Yes
    Call on a Rockstar

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kenwood Anderson says:

    I'm glad you mentioned that you don't have to take a social media course. Just diving in and doing, is the one of the best learning experiences to be had.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Valentina Khan says:

    Not going to listen on podcast as of now. I prefer youtube shows.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ashley Mackenzie says:

    Hey Garry, great show . I'm like you I don't learn well in a school setting, you have no MBA and yet you have a encyclopedic knowledge of this subject and business were did you learn all this stuff .

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Magna One Media says:

    Of course, I will subscribe!
    I downloaded itunes to subscribe to you
    Better itunes experience: keep being REAL

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars iamtelesmar says:

    this is what happened to Uber on January of 2017. I believe their tweet about surge pricong was automated but it was precieved as intentional and malicious. Gary correct again 2.5 years later.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stephon J. Davis says:

    Cleveland!! Yes represent. Bone thugs in harmony too cool!! CLE

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Salym Akhmedov says:

    I like YouTube

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stephen Hockley says:

    Killing it comrade

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars germz says:

    Already doing it.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars germz says:

    Yes

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Parchamento says:

    @Gary your content is so HoT…that here i am in july 2016 and finding that the pace i'm at watching your show is totally insync with my day to day business growth

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