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Social Media Cartoon: The Social Media Guru, Expert, Or Wizard

Seems like a lot of the Twitter profiles I come across lately of social media professionals have the term “expert”, “guru”, or “wizard” somewhere in the profile. It certainly doesn’t help that Twitter profiles that use those words seem to get a lot of followers, leading everyone to believe that they should call themselves the nonsensical terms.

In fact, I saw a Twitter profile the other day that said “18 year Old SEO And Social MediaExpert”.  Now I’m not saying that it’s impossible to be an expert at 18 on SEO and Social Media, but I’m pretty sure that I’m not going to trust my business plan to someone who has zero experience in business. Hence, the following cartoon.

Enjoy and let me know if you have had experiences like this. I’d love to hear about them in the comments. Also, if you’re looking for tips on how to sniff out the fakes and find someone qualified to help you with your social media strategy, be sure to check out these 10 questions you should ask your social media expert, guru, or wizard.

 

There are plenty of self-proclaimed social media gurus, experts, wizards, or mavens. Make sure they are qualified to give you advice before relying on their "expertise"
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  1. Social Business Case (@socialbizcase) says:
    April 3, 2011 at 10:30 am

    Cartoon: The Social Media Guru, Expert, Or Wizard:

    Seems like a lot of the Twitter profiles I come a… http://bit.ly/eJInRE #sm

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  2. Heather Shipley (@socialnetcom) says:
    April 4, 2011 at 8:20 am

    Cartoon: The Social Media Guru, Expert, Or Wizard. I love these Cartoons! http://bit.ly/fAoqeD

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  3. Erika Kirsten Beck (@rydermedia) says:
    April 6, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    RT @socmedsean: Would you let a kid manage your business social media channels? http://ow.ly/4rZ4B #socmed #twitter

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  4. Leah Baade (@leahbaade) says:
    April 12, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Great social media cartoons on @socmedsean’s site – http://ow.ly/4yYvG

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  5. Ken Banks (@kenbanks) says:
    May 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    The #SocialMedia Guru, Expert, Or Wizard http://ow.ly/4KGCY <<< Cartoon :-) by @SocMedSean #SM #SMM

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  6. Superior Network Co (@SuperMNet) says:
    May 1, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    #SMnet SocialNetDaily: The #SocialMedia Guru, Expert, Or Wizard http://ow.ly/4KGCY <<< Cartoon :-) … http://sns.mx/mDbWy9 #SM24hrs

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  7. paul collier (@technewstweets) says:
    May 1, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    @SocialNetDaily: The #SocialMedia Guru, Expert, Or Wizard http://ow.ly/4KGCY <<< Cartoon by @SocMedSea… http://bit.ly/lHpImT #technews

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  8. Ayman van Bregt (@aymanvanbregt) says:
    May 2, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    Smile! RT: Cartoon: The Social Media #Guru, #Expert, Or #Wizard http://t.co/EKSMXkv #socialmedia #socmed #fb

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  9. Mark Aaron Murnahan says:
    July 23, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    I think I know that kid. Wait … isn’t that Justin Bieber? You know, he has a 100 Klout score, so he probably is a genuine wizgurupert.

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  10. Sean R. Nicholson (@socmedsean) (@SocMedSean) says:
    August 6, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    @AskAaronLee Social media frauds claim to be experts but know little about use in business. My thoughts: http://ow.ly/1vptnv #sm #socbiz

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  11. (@SocMediaRebel) (@SocMediaRebel) says:
    June 26, 2012 at 7:30 am

    Beware of Social Media Gurus!

    http://t.co/DtwBxNAh http://t.co/nwIBFlTd

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  12. @itsshivahere says:
    April 3, 2013 at 12:59 am

    Interesting! Very true. Are you a social media expert? http://t.co/q09dzn2QFr

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  13. @dekebridges says:
    April 17, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    Social Media Cartoon: The Social Media Guru, Expert, Or Wizard http://t.co/N8cI7LvIG1 via @socmedsean

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