Comments on: How Much Time Should You Spend On Social Media?

By: Keep Going: How to Create and Maintain New Habits

Keep Going: How to Create and Maintain New Habits — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:55:23 +0000

[...] between. But most of us also have destructive habits. These may include digital fiddling, spending too much time on social media, and working such long hours that our health pays the [...]

By: Monique Hodgkinson

Monique Hodgkinson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:29:47 +0000

Sam makes a good point about social media activity being a fits and starts king of thing. I check in on my social networks during the day, but never sit down and say, now I'm going to spend the next two hours on social media, unless I am blogging and promoting blog posts. The trick is to not feel the need to check in so often that it is disruptive to other activities during the work day.

An interesting exercise to understand how you spend your time, which is very applicable in this case, is to record your daily activity at 15 or 30 minute intervals. The results are surprising. It is a good way to track productivity.

By: 5 Easy Ingredients of a Successful Online Marketing Formula | Meryl.net

5 Easy Ingredients of a Successful Online Marketing Formula | Meryl.net — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:39:32 +0000

[...] These five I do on an almost daily basis. It works because I have a comfortable workload. You can do much more with online marketing, but other online marketing tools take more time. Some people do videos. Some do podcasts. Some do webinars. Some do email newsletters. Doing a video or podcast requires thinking about the goals, writing the script, recording and editing before you can publish. With social media, you have control over how much time you spend. [...]

By: Heather Kephart

Heather Kephart — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:54:25 +0000

Excellent idea, thank you so much! I'm a stay at home Mom of two small children, blogger, and aspiring writer. I've been spending endless amounts of time on activities that may or may not contribute to my goals. I need to slow down, focus, and plan. But there's so much I want to do and so little time that I haven't been able to pin down a schedule. I like your idea of tracking current activities for insight.

By: How to Deal with Lost Focus | Meryl.net

How to Deal with Lost Focus | Meryl.net — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:00:36 +0000

[...] I check in with social media a few times a day with the bulk of it occurring in the morning and evening. To make the most of my social media time without falling into the trap sticking around too long, I created a habit to check in for a few minutes and get out. I also figured out how much time I should spend in social media. [...]

By: Linda White

Linda White — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:48:26 +0000

Meryl, This is excellent. Another thing I have issues with! You’ve hit the nail on the head – it has to be conscious and not just spaced out surfing. Thanks for the play-by-play, cuz really, it does help.
Linda

By: Social bookmarking

Social bookmarking — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:42:06 +0000

Will you tell me please how social media affected in our daily lives and what we can do after knowing the importance of social media?

By: How to Make the Most of Your Social Media Time

How to Make the Most of Your Social Media Time — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:21:43 +0000

[...] figuring out your process for social media, you might want to figure out how much time you should spend on social networking. Also, be aware of your clients’ preferences to make sure you go to the places where [...]

By: Meryl Evans

Meryl Evans — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:28:38 +0000

Sam, I admit peeking in Twitter more often for a brief time. But feared it’d clutter the point. So I agree with you that for some of us, we need to check it on a consistent basis throughout the day. But for a lot of us, we easily get carried away if we check in too often.

By: RalphWhiteCoach

RalphWhiteCoach — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:19:36 +0000

Your blog is excellent and very much on point!
I agree with your recommendations to track your time. I coach people to do the same exercise and it opens up your awareness to what you are doing and what you are not doing. I also recommend the “Social Media Diet” of one half hour per day.

By: How Much Time Should You Spend On Social Media? « Translator Power

How Much Time Should You Spend On Social Media? « Translator Power — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:41:06 +0000

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By: imagingdesk

imagingdesk — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:41:21 +0000

I learn time management from here.!

By: Sam Davidson

Sam Davidson — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:01:54 +0000

While theoretically sound, I think this idea breaks down when it comes to social media because:
1) Rarely can social media be done well in chunks. For me, it’s a fits and starts kind of thing, where I’ll be on FB or Twitter for 15 minutes, then off, then back on. It’s tough to track time and stick to it when a conversation takes off unexpectedly.
2) As you mention in your next-to-last paragraph, social media is also a form of marketing/PR. As such, it may take time to pay off in terms of leading to paying gigs.

That said, you do bring a good point to mind in that we do need to consider from time to time if we are, in fact, “spending our time wisely” (as my third grade teacher would ask). By being honest about that answer, we’ll know if we’re doing the right thing with social media.

By: pamela wilson

pamela wilson — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:20:52 +0000

Hi Meryl,
Since our twitter conversation on this topic, I have come to realise that for all of us, the importance of social networking varies depending not only upon the nature of our work, but how highly we rate it is as a work requirement. Those days that I am too busy to do more than simply retweet a good post that I have read, I feel like I am missing out on opportunities to mingle with ‘my colleagues’. Like all strong, trusting relationships, interaction is a must.

cheers
Pam