There are very few things that you can put very little time and be successful on them. In real time, “effort in” usually results in “reward out”. If you can leverage your time through different actions, you may be able to see better results. If you want to be successful on social media, it’s going to take some effort.
I tell people that it could take 1 hour of their day to make a difference. That 1 hour could be split up into 4 fifteen minute segments. You could social media early in the morning, at lunch time or slightly after, before supper or after it and latter that night. If you have a smart phone, it could help you as you go about your day. Think about the time when you are in the check out line and “Mrs. Slow As Cold Molasses” is ahead of you. This could be prime time to get a social media post out.
By doing your social media at different times, you could end up in front of different groups from different times zones for example. Bottom line is this, you will have to be prepared to share on a regular basis. People need to see you and then they will connect with you if you are interesting to them.
I know you want to be successful. It’s going to cost you some of your time. Also remember that it’s going to take time to build momentum as well. Be prepared to see gradual results. Remember that you are building for the long haul. You don’t want to be a fire cracker. There one moment and gone the next.
Silver Level Strategy Tip
Your Twitter Tweets should reflect this makeup:
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- 1/3 of your tweets should be chit chat
- 1/3 of your tweets should be links to useful info, pictures and interesting material that should not be business related
- 1/3 of you tweets should be business related
This will give you a good mix of tweets that others should find interesting.
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Jeff – Have you read “The Power Of Less” by Leo Babauta? In it, he talks about batch-tasking, where you focus on similar tasks in batches. For example, during your lunch, you could tweet, reply to comments and write an email. All of these tasks use the same parts of your brain. And batching them together is more efficient than say tweeting, then balancing your checkbook (right brain / left brain).
I love your point about taking advantage of different time zones as well.
Thanks John for the great information. I have not read this book; but I will have to put that book on my list. Batch-tasking makes sense.
Appreciate the comment on the time zones.Thanks again John for connecting on my blog. It really means a lot to me. ~Jeff