Are You Managing Your Time Effectively On Twitter

We are all caught up with how much fun Twitter is, no doubt,but as we also know, it can take up a lot of your precious time. But, to say whether it will take up all of your time and whether it does or does not give you the results you would like, can be purely up to you. Here are some Twitter time management tips that may help.

Be sure you don’t click on any of the links in a tweet unless…

1. You are getting tweets and links from someone you are trying to build a relationship with. If this is happening, read the blog post, website page or article quickly and then make sure they know you by commenting on their blog, retweeting with something added showing you read it, tweeting them about what you thought (in 140 characters or less), or by emailing them and letting them know what you think. This can be a good way to building a relationship with someone on Twitter.

2. That tweet and the link is directly related to your current project, as in additional information you would probably benefit from having or checking what a competitor might be doing. What, you are not following your competitors?

For you to be clicking on any other links, while they may hold interest to you, will be using up valuable time.

Also, don’t be sending out promotional DMs unless…

1. That person has specifically asked for them.

2. They are going to a friend who will directly benefit from them.

If they aren’t then you are wasting valuable time sending promo DMs to people who will come to resent it and will unfollow you for spamming them. Then they might turn around and tell their followers who may be following you. That would definitely be a negative return on your time.

Determine your purpose.

As you get ready to log on to Twitter, have you determined why you are going on there? Maybe you want to strengthen a relationship with someone you may want to partner with, Then go for it. You could be looking for the latest news in your niche. Then just be sure that you are focused on just that or you could end up all over the place and then… If you are just trying to socialize and crack a few jokes, then go for it but maybe limit your time before you get back to work.

Twitter = Reward

If you think you might want to do the above, i.e., just socialize or crack some jokes, maybe you could consider using Twitter as a reward. Get those other tasks completed first, especially the harder ones that can get you some return and then you can reward yourself with some Twitter time. That way you can not only get those harder task done, but you will get them done quicker.

Turn off the notifications.

Do you get emails throughout the day stating you have a new Twitter follower and you can follow them back too? Those can be pretty hard to ignore so why not stop them from coming. Just get into that Twitter profile and hit that button that says you don’t want to be notified of new followers. There, that has saved you a lot of time!

Set a timer.

Here is a little experiment for you. Set up a timer and monitor your time. You will be totally surprised at how much time you are actually spending on Twitter. You don’t have to do anything fancy, just set a kitchen timer right there on your desk, or try using your oven timer so you decide how long you are going to spend on Twitter and lets you set how long you want to be there.

Hey, I am not trying to tell you, Don’t Use Twitter, because it can be used as an integral part of your marketing strategy. But as a marketer, time is important and that time you may be spending on Twitter could be spent on other task that can make you money.

I have only touched on some highlights on this subject. My good friend, Mike Paetzold, The WordPress Guy, has written an ebook on this subject. Twitter Time Saver is an awesome guide that can show you how Twitter can be used to improve your business. And yes, I am an affiliate for the product that will possibly help you make more money, so have a look at it and tell me what you think.

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