6 common ways social media can improve your life

According to WIKIPEDIA Social media are computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Everything with a disadvantage also has an advantage, and there are ways in which social media can improve your lifestyle. 

I just believe that in whatever you do, there is always a motive or expectations before you indulge in it. So, for everyone on the social media we all have what we are looking for, it could be companionship, business purposes and so many others.

Here, we bring you 6 ways in which the social media can help to improve your life:

  

1. Business purposes:

       With the growth of online sales of goods and services the social media has made it much easier for buyers and sellers to easily link up and purchase their desired item.

It is not even necessary you own a shop before you embark on this business, you could just post a clear picture of the item with price tags on your social media page or handle and the right audience will patronize you. Although, one has to be careful, ensure you buy from recognized online stores to avoid being duped. Most cases have been heard of scammers who use this platform to their advantage especially when it’s a pay before delivery service.

  Websites, social media platforms are all platforms that can be used to grow your business in terms of sales and profitability by reaching more customers quickly and cheaply (Strive Masiyiwa).

  2.  Social life:

           Life is all about socializing, meeting new people, learning so many cultural differences, different tribes and getting connected globally. It has made it easier for one in Nigeria to chat or video call a friend in London. It has also helped in retaining long distance relationships and also connecting people to old and new friends.

3. Information:
  It is no doubt that information is power and when you are well informed from the right source, you stand a better chance at understanding what is going on around you.
It could be been up to date with trends or news ranging from different topics.


4. Education:
      With the development of the internet, one can now study online, attend lectures, take exams and so many other things affiliated to learning.
It also helps you to brush your skills in written or oral English by providing contents on YouTube for viewers to learn better.
 Your Facebook feeds from friends or mutual friends could also motivate you, teach, and could enlighten you more but that is if you have the right friends on your list.

5. Inspiration:
       Inspiration is needed in our day to day lives, something to always remind us that our struggles won’t last long.
It still goes down to the kind of people you are friends with or following on social media.
If you have a friend’s list of materialistic and show-offs, you don’t expect such set of people to inspire or motivate you to being better. You will only be forced to believe that life is so easy and rosy but when you follow or make friends with business minded people, people aligned with your goals in life, you tend to learn much better and improve yourself intellectually.

6. Relationship:
    Stories have emerged recently on how Social media have made and marred relationships.
The good thing is it has really helped to groom and nurture most relationships online.
You can observe that some relationships online start from the private message thereby making it even easier for a lady to profess her interest for a man first.
So many social media users have had serious relationships that started online and most of them led to marriage or good friends for life.
For some, it did not work that way as so many lapses may occur, but regardless the social media has really brought about good relationships.
Some people can be so shy to profess or admit their interest in you, but can do so more easily through the use of social media.

With the way technology is going, as a lady you rarely see a man who would stop you on the way to woo you out rather they ask for your social media handle to reach out to you better.

NB: I am not sure if this is inclusive but i spoke with a friend of mine the other day and he said that his Facebook posts denied him visa to the U.S.

 I was surprised and asked why and how come and he revealed that he was part of the Anti-Trump, people who never wanted Donald Trump to win the Election and ended up making denigrating comments about him.

The thing is, the world is developing and more importance is been placed on the social media this days, to the extent that auditions and other forms you fill for important purposes, there is a space for you to write your social media handle or page.

One has to be careful of stuffs you post online.
 You are not the only one who sees your post, the world to sees it too, so be well guarded because soon enough you will likely suffer repercussions.

Hope this was educating, you could also share with your friends and family too.

Cheers!!!