business organization

Facebook and Time Management

Okay, I admit it, I’ve got the bug! I am actually asking people if they are on Facebook… I never thought I would! I can remember saying, maybe 6 months ago, “I already spend enough time on my computer why would I want to spend more”

I didn’t get it… I’ve got it now! My god what a learning curve!

BUT this email is not about how to use social media mediums… There are heaps of courses about this! This newsletter is about how to NOT invest TOO much time in Social Media because it is very easy to from working away and somehow, and you don’t know quite how, you ended up on Facebook:)

Statistics show that in January 2010 the average Facebook user was spending 7 hours per month checking and updating their Facebook page. This is phenomenal!

I know myself if I don’t have any structure or time limit to what I am doing on Facebook 30 minutes of time can quickly expand into 1 to 2 hours… I don’t want to be doing FB for leisure (all the time!) I went there to build a network around business SO how to manage time, network and get results using this tool…

Have a strategy… what’s yours? To get known? If so how? There are so many ways you could do this – set up a page and advertise? Start a group? Join groups and start contributing useful information, observe others in your field… what are you going to do? Decide firstly are your clients on FB? And if so, WHAT is your goal.

Then the How… What do you need to do first…. When is the best time to take your action – when are your clients on FB so they see your updates/posts? Schedule time in your calendar to do this. Go on FB and do that for that amount of time. Set a timer if you have to so you know when the time is up.

Record your actions and Track your results so you know your invest of time is worth it and what to do more of in the future. The key to the above steps is WHAT action are you going to take and how long are you going to spend on it today and When (what time). Stick to your task it is so easy to get lead away from what you need to do.

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