It’s very odd to me that running a blog these days seems to require a lot more self promotion in the social media world. Back in MY day (when I was in high school and throughout university in the late 90s/early 00s) Facebook didn’t exist, Twitter wasn’t anywhere on anyone’s radar and Instagram wasn’t even possible since data plans didn’t truly exist for cell phones. Back then it seemed to be about getting known for your content and posting on message boards was a great way to make people aware of your site. (Hell, my Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan site is still online for anyone interested.)

Now, the world seems to revolve around hash tags and self promotion via social media. I’m not opposed to it really, but it sure did take me a long while to hop on the bandwagon! (Probably due to my outright stubbornness to be perfectly honest.)

So where can you find me? Here’s the list!

If you’re looking to keep up with me or what I’m wearing on my face on a day to day basis, you can see me posting near daily on Instagram as @mu_your_mind. Instagram has become my latest and greatest obsession and I’m surprised I held off as long as I did to join it. I’ll typically post my eyeshadow look of the day using my lower quality camera on my phone (before it makes it live to this site in a collection of looks) and some shots from my life as random things happen. For instance, I went snowboarding at Blue Mountain this past weekend and the trees were covered in a beautifully thick dusting of snow. I love Instagram for this – getting to take a picture and share it with people immediately – it’s actually quite a gratifying experience. Oh and instant hauls? Hell yes!

Next up is Facebook. I’ve created a Facebook page for this site, which helps get my posts out to the general public a bit more. It’s neat how a few hash tags will increase my viewership exponentially (my New Year’s Resolution post had something ridiculous like 306 audience reach when my average is usually around 40-50). I was originally linking to my blog posts on my own personal Facebook page, but I felt more than a little ridiculous telling my friends and family what was in my garbage or what makeup I was buying that month, so I’ve created that separate page for my site so I feel less like I’m spamming my friends and more like I’m spamming people who actually care about the makeup side of my life.

While not technically social media, Bloglovin’ is for anyone out there who has a plethora of bookmarks on their browser bar and is loathe to click the “open all in new tabs” button. Through Bloglovin’ you can input any URL and add it to your feed. I follow about 80 or so blogs and keeping that in a bookmarks folder was a living nightmare until I discoveredBloglovin’. Now, Bloglovin’ gives me a feed and alerts me whenever there’s a new post on any particular blog I’m subscribed to. This site is INVALUABLE for anyone and everyone who is an avid blog reader. If you’re so inclined, you can add my site to your feed!

And last, and certainly the least, there’s Twitter. Dear jesus I do not like Twitter. It’s one way to get noticed (hell, I was tickled pink when Marlena of Makeup Geek re-tweeted my swatches and review of her Foiled Shadows) but it feels like a sandbox where the cool kids hang out to get noticed. I dislike trying to condense my thoughts into 140 characters, so I really only use Twitter for blog promotion/connecting with others when necessary. It’s also helpful for getting up to date information (like when the MUG eyeshadows are back in stock… squeeeeee). If, however, Twitter is your thang, you can find me on there as@mu_your_mind.

That’s my social media round up du jour. I’d love to connect with you via any of these platforms! I realize not everyone likes to leave blog post comments, so please connect with me via your social media of choice. 🙂

As a side note, since most of my handles have been forced to be condensed to “mu_your_mind”, I do end up referring to my site as “Moo Your Mind”. And then all I can think about are cows…