| Don't Waste Your Time On Social Networks |
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I know, there's so much fun to be had wiling away the hours checking out my friends' photo albums, tripping down memory lane with my buddies from Junior High. But during work hours I leverage my time online.
I know, there's so much fun to be had wiling away the hours checking out my friends' photo albums, tripping down memory lane with my buddies from Junior High. But during work hours I leverage my time online. It's okay to goof off in my free time on the weekends with my laptop when I'm just hanging out with wife (while she's on the computer playing solitaire or checking out the lastest rugby news, or sending an email to all the sisters) I make a time slot in my dayplanner When I will spend time online. I do this by allocating a limited block of time. I keep this down to 15 minutes and just to be on the safe side, I set a reminder to pop up when my time is up so I don't get sucked down the Facebook-hole only to come up many hours later, with bloodshot eyes and a sore neck. I have a clear sense of what I want to acheive with my online activities. For me the name of the game is build my following, so expanding my network is always my #1 priority. On Facebook I like to check out what my friends are up to and reply to any requests first. Then I go searching for others to connect with via my friends and related groups. When online in Twitter I do a quick keyword search to find people similar to me and follow them. This may only take a few minutes but I can easily connect with dozens of new people and still have plenty of time left for other activities. In my social networks I deliver a consistent authentic message when I'm connecting with new folks. Because I live in the realm of "Branding from the Heart" - my life purpose is expressed in a cohesive brand message I'm delivering almost non-stop on the free Internet 'airwave.' It's a great thing that at any given moment in time those in my online community following can find out what I'm sharing and get to know the authentic me very deeply. Twitter is my favorite place to create a buzz about me delivering heart felt messages. It is though the sending of short consistant messages that my following is growing me a huge social network. I love sending a pertinent quote, a link to a great resource, or an invite to a live event and it only takes seconds to do. I can change a persons day by posting their info to my network or responding to a new follower with an quote that has inspired me, all within my simple message. Using tools to automate much of what I do saves me time by helping me limit the number of times I need to go online or how many websites I need to visit. I can send one message out to multiple networks at once, automatically follow or unfollow folks, or I can schedule multiple messages to go out over time. There are Social Networking tools galore, some of which I teach in my webinars or write about here on my blog. They help me leverage my time online. When the buzzer goes to tell me my 15 minutes are up, I find I can easily focus on other things knowing I've spent my time wisely online. I've made some new friends along the way, spreading my message accross the internet, for all time, attracting and growing my free Social Networks 24/7. More information: Simon Smith has worked out by trial and error how to use web 2.0 such as Twitter, YouTube, Face-Book to get 50 to 100 leads per day for his business. He thinks Twitter is still a very untapped market place and for those in the know Twitter is a virtual goldmine. Be sure to get a copy of his favorite How to use Twitter resource for free when you visit his blog.
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