Journey to #SMSports
What is #SMSports? So, the hashtag has definitely given me some laughs from friends before. One of my best friends in particular when she found out what it was she goes, "wait.. it doesn't mean, 'so much sports'????" and I about died. So, what does it really mean? Social media sports. It is essentially a way for Social Media: coordinators, managers, directors, etc. aka anyone who runs an account for a sports league, team, or brand to connect and follow each other work.
I remember when I was first getting into the world of social media in sports my mentor gave me a list of hashtags, websites, and people to follow and when I clicked into it it was this mixture of dread and excitement. Dread because I am seeing how many people are around this block, how long they have been doing it, and how good they all are. I was young what can I say, I didn't see it as more people to learn from and connect with yet, it was just competition and "catch up." But the excited part of me was just so ecstatic to see there was actually a space for this new outlet I had discovered. That I could actually make a career out of this and there's potential for me to see it first hand.
On the flip side, I remember when I first starting getting heavily into this people were hitting me with the "so you want to tweet and Snapchat for a living??" and even a little bit today. But the best part? Some of the same kids that tried to ridicule me for going this route in sports are hitting me up now saying that their older bosses are requesting they start up or run their accounts and I am getting questions on questions about "how do I write copy", "what kinda of hashtags do I use?", "what is the best time to post?" and if I weren't so me I tell them all, kma.