Do you know, there is much fun to be had wasting away the wee small hours checking on my friends' picture books, skipping down memory lane with all my buddies from college. But when I'm in working hours I maximise my online time.
I let my hair down in my free time on Saturday and Sunday with my laptop when I am chilling with wife (while she's on the desktop computer playing games or checking out the top news stories about rugby, or writing long messages to her family)
I make a time slot in my day planner 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 achieve 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.
On Twitter I can do a quick keyword search to find folks of like mind and follow them. I may spend just 2 or 3 minutes and be able to connect with a dozen new people and still have time for other activities.
One thing I always make sure I do when conversing with my social networks and connecting with new people is to deliver a consistent authentic heart felt message. By branding myself in this manner I will stand out from the crowd as someone who expresses their life purpose in a cohesive dynamic way non-stop for free accross the Internet.
At any given minute my online social network community can find me and in an instant know what I'm doing and connect on a deep and authentic level.
I love that on Twitter delivering a consistent message from the heart is easy and helps keep my peeps to a minimum, while at the same time creating a buzz about me which in turn helps me build my network.
I love sending heart felt quotes, a special link to a resource that has been helpful to me, or a special invite to a live upcoming event and it' all done in just a few minutes.
I can uplift a person by posting their stuff to my network or respond to a new follower with an inspiring phrase, all within the context of my 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.
Automation helps me to send one message out to all my networks or to follow or not to follow followers, or schedule multiple messages to go out whenever I want. 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 I have used my assigned 15 minutes, I can focus on other things. I've finished what I set out to do, made some online friends along the way, spread my message to the planet, and now my expanding Social Networks are working overtime for me, attracting new perfect clients, associates and buddies.
I let my hair down in my free time on Saturday and Sunday with my laptop when I am chilling with wife (while she's on the desktop computer playing games or checking out the top news stories about rugby, or writing long messages to her family)
I make a time slot in my day planner 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 achieve 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.
On Twitter I can do a quick keyword search to find folks of like mind and follow them. I may spend just 2 or 3 minutes and be able to connect with a dozen new people and still have time for other activities.
One thing I always make sure I do when conversing with my social networks and connecting with new people is to deliver a consistent authentic heart felt message. By branding myself in this manner I will stand out from the crowd as someone who expresses their life purpose in a cohesive dynamic way non-stop for free accross the Internet.
At any given minute my online social network community can find me and in an instant know what I'm doing and connect on a deep and authentic level.
I love that on Twitter delivering a consistent message from the heart is easy and helps keep my peeps to a minimum, while at the same time creating a buzz about me which in turn helps me build my network.
I love sending heart felt quotes, a special link to a resource that has been helpful to me, or a special invite to a live upcoming event and it' all done in just a few minutes.
I can uplift a person by posting their stuff to my network or respond to a new follower with an inspiring phrase, all within the context of my 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.
Automation helps me to send one message out to all my networks or to follow or not to follow followers, or schedule multiple messages to go out whenever I want. 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 I have used my assigned 15 minutes, I can focus on other things. I've finished what I set out to do, made some online friends along the way, spread my message to the planet, and now my expanding Social Networks are working overtime for me, attracting new perfect clients, associates and buddies.
About the Author:
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 believes Twitter is still a very untouched market place and for those in the know Twitter is a huge 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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