About

Hello! My name is Josh “Shua” Peters. Thanks for taking the time to look at this little ol’ blog of mine. I’m a social media strategist (consultant), amateur artist, and a major horror movie fan. If you’re curious about the blog name it’s pronounced SH-WA-ISM. This blog is about ideas, strategy, and implementation of social media and internet marketing. It’s also a little about life in this crazy little thing we call the internet. Please join the conversation and read a post, click on a link and if you’re feeling frisky leave a comment or seven.

Professional
I’m a freelance internet marketer & coach with an emphasis on social media based in Salt Lake City, UT. I’m a very analytical, strategic, and detail oriented person by nature and I’ve been deeply involved in the study of social media for several years.  I’ve worked on social media plans, audits, and consulted with fortune 500 comapanies like Symantec. I love a good challenge and great conversations.

I’ve recently co-authored a book about social media titled TwittFaced and enjoy teaching others about social media and helping guide their efforts. I believe that social media is part of an overall internet marketing plan and should be an ingredient in your marketing mix and not the entire salad itself. It should play off of and compliment both your online and offline marketing work.

Other than here on my blog I occasionally guest post on sites like Mashable, Utah Pulse, Utah CEO, etc. and I’m always looking for more guest post opportunities. If you’re interested in having me do a guest post please check out my guest blogging page to see the kind of stuff I blog about on other sites.

If you have any questions please check out my LinkedIn profile, email me at shua (at) shuaism.com, or check out my Social Media and Internet Marketing page and get in touch with me.

Personal
Horror movies, art, music, comic books, and my dogs fill my downtime. I’m a haunted house aficionado and an appreciator of everything from fine art to modern and public art. My favorite magazine is Juxtapoze and think the works of people like Esao Andrews, Tara McPhearson, and Swoon are more amazing than words.

My music tastes run a bit wide, but keep rather close to old school punk, rock, metal and indie. My favorite genre of comics are the indie horror and indie life based comics, but I have been known to pick up a capes and tights mag or 10.

Hope this has sated your need to know more about me. If not send me an email at shua @ shuaism . com, look below for all the ways you can track me down online or watch these two videos and get the warm fuzzies of hearing me talk and watching me move.

Who The Hell Episode 37: The man, the myth, the legend…

Starting Up a Startup – Profile: Josh Peters

Web Marketing Weekly Podcast – Interview

City Weekly – Utah Social Media Stars

Social Media Professor Podcast – Interview