Fred Wilson Quotes

At one point, I was blogging prodigiously, in the late '90s; and I was getting, like, millions of pages because I was, like, one of the only people writing about web design, and I was always writing about web design.

Blogs are easy to start, but unless the author is famous, it takes years to build a following.

Just because someone uses Twitter doesn't mean they shouldn't use WordPress, and vice versa.

I write my own blog every day. I do the Twitter every day and the Facebook. Without a gap. I do everything myself: I load my own photographs; I sometimes take my own videos and post them.

With social media, if you have a viral video people can like what you do and it's homegrown and very organic.

I think YouTube has been super instrumental in our success as well, because I think there's something really important about seeing and hearing what we're doing.

The key thing is to get that one splash - that one song or that one video for a song - that catches people's eyes. Because it's all digital content now.

I love blogging, even though apparently it's still dying, and hate it when I have too much going on to do so regularly.

I've been put in multiple boxes as blogging and as an influencer and not really perceived as a businesswoman, and that's something that I've really had to grow into.

I run a meme type of account on Twitter; I know what my audience is looking for.

Since developing my blog and YouTube channel in 2013, Little Lights of Mine, I've connected with some of the most passionate people around the world.

I take the time to understand my generation and what they want. Whether it's on Tumblr, Pinterest, or Twitter, I see what they are re-Vining or re-blogging and incorporate it into my YouTube channel.

The worst advice I've ever received was 'Don't post on YouTube. It's dying.'

A lot of people have agencies to handle their social media, but I handle everything myself. That's why there are a lot of grammatical errors. When I write, it's all me!

We have a wonderful head of social media and community, Danika Harrod, who has a knowledge of community that's really authentic, and she just loves connecting with people and she's very empathetic to what fans might want.

I started a YouTube channel called Days of Dre. There's a lot of content on there.

The online thing has been really big for us: the YouTube videos, the MySpace.

I never really thought I would make a blog myself.

I was doing Facebook comedy videos; then I moved over to Instagram, and then I hopped on Twitter. That is where I really was a master. That was the first place where I could go viral.

Every brand has something on the Internet, whether it's video or doing something on social media. It's just another form that brands are starting to realize they have to be a part of.

I personally run my social media, so I read all the messages. I get amazing messages. I try to respond as much as possible. Slow, but steady.

I've been blogging since the 80s. Okay maybe not that long. But starting around 2004, I launched and abandoned many blogs, and would continue to do so over the next decade.

There are only two kinds of people who are successful at this social media thing: those who are funny and those who get real.

It's damn exciting that without the biggest wrestling company in the world, I'm able to build a brand and be successful. It's hard to stay on top of it. I had to hire a staff. It sounds so silly. I had to hire a kid to do social media work for me. It's really cool.

I've always been obsessed with marketing and media. I always wanted to be a business brand owner. I wanted to create things.