The moving process can be defined as difficult to extremely hard and complicated. While moving is a stressful event, people want to have their family and friends around this emotionally draining time. There is no denying that moving to a new place is a life-changing event and we make lots of memories during the process. Social media plays an important role in our day-to-day lives and can even be used for making our move a little easier by connecting us with the local moving companies. Platforms like Instagram and Facebook can be exploited well to get timely help from your friends. We cannot challenge the power of social media as Facebook and Instagram are the best places to contact your friends at the earliest as they are the perfect tool for quick and easy communication with your friends.
There are various ways how social networks can help you with your move and some of them are listed below.
Let Your Friends Know About Your Move
Social media is the best place to inform your friends about your move. Informing your friends and family about your most used social media is the easiest and quickest way to reach out to all your friends. But before you announce your move on social media, you need to tell your close people and seniors at work. Break the news personally to your close pals, family, and boss but if due to any reason you cannot go personally then you can also consider making personal calls to each one of them.
As you need not announce that you are moving to all your social media friends, you could restrict the viewers of your announcement. Compose the message well as words hit emotions. You can thank specific people for their contribution to your life. Assure your friends that you will stay in touch even after your move.
Search Roommate/Flatmate
If you are a student or a working professional are looking for shared places, Social platforms are the best place to search for a room and/or flat partners. It will save you a lot of money and time if you find the right roommate before you move to the new city for your job or studies. You can ask your friends on social media if they can recommend someone. You may ask friends who are living in your destination city as there is a fair chance that they can suggest you a lead. Finding a roommate through a friend will also ensure that you will get the right person.
Moving Company Recommendations
Finding the right moving company for a move is the most challenging part of a move and here too social media can play a significant role. You can ask your social media friends for recommendations. As we all know that our friends from various fields are there on Facebook and Instagram, you can definitely get an overwhelming response on social media if you will ask for recommendations. The company recommended by your friends will be tried and tested by them and that will ensure that you will not become a victim to moving fraud. You can expect high-quality services at a reasonable rate.
Ask for Moving Supplies
Packing and moving supplies are very expensive. If you are looking for ways to control your moving expense, try asking your social media friends for used cardboard boxes. We all have a long list of friends on social media so there is a fair chance that some of them have moved recently or can have some spare moving boxes. Simply, compose a Facebook post addressing all your friends and ask them if they have any boxes. You can even consider returning those after use. This way you can save a good amount.
Give Away Your Unwanted and/or Unused Stuff
Moving is the best time to declutter and downsize your home but getting rid of the unwanted stuff is a challenging task. Though selling and donating the stuff is an option, both these actions require time and energy. And here comes social media to the rescue as once again, you can compose a message with a list of items that you want to sell or give away. You can also consider being a considerate friend and gift your close friends the furniture or artwork that you are not taking along to the new home. You can also gift your houseplants to your friends who you know will take care of them well. Once you will post the list on social media, it is recommended to talk to interesting friends in their personal chat boxes.
Make New Friends
You can also make some friends at your destination location by posting about it on social media. Moving to a new place and leaving behind your family and friends is a big emotional change. This transition can become a little easier if you get some references from your social media friends. This way you will be able to make new friends easily at your new place.
