Make The Most Of Your Time Online
Manage your online networking time in the same way that you manage any other area of your business or personal life.
What is your reason for going online? Limit the amount of time you spend there by setting yourself goals. Post xx blogs, connect with xx new members, connect with xx people in my network etc.
How much involvement do you want in the Clubs you are a member of? Some you can check every day, some you may only need to check once/twice a week. If you can, change the Settings to notify you automatically. Check the list of Clubs you’re a member of regularly and leave those you no longer use. Set your Email Notification settings to notify you for Private Messages so that you can quickly see new PMs.
Limit yourself to around 15-30 minutes at a time to read and comment on blogs, connect with people and make postings. Spread that time over the week and set aside your 15-30 minute chunks once a day. I have set times to do my regular club postings - once a week.
Responding to private messages takes priority, responding to blogs is a lesser priority and only gets done when I have time. I then get on with the important stuff and might come back to it later in the day - often in the evening when I have free time to read, respond and connect.
There's nothing wrong with taking a break from your other work to check what's going on online. Perhaps 15 minutes a couple of times a day. It's my equivalent of the 'water-cooler' conversation when working from home. Just make sure when you get to the end of the day you've achieved what you set out to do and didn't squander your time online.
What is your reason for going online? Limit the amount of time you spend there by setting yourself goals. Post xx blogs, connect with xx new members, connect with xx people in my network etc.
How much involvement do you want in the Clubs you are a member of? Some you can check every day, some you may only need to check once/twice a week. If you can, change the Settings to notify you automatically. Check the list of Clubs you’re a member of regularly and leave those you no longer use. Set your Email Notification settings to notify you for Private Messages so that you can quickly see new PMs.
Limit yourself to around 15-30 minutes at a time to read and comment on blogs, connect with people and make postings. Spread that time over the week and set aside your 15-30 minute chunks once a day. I have set times to do my regular club postings - once a week.
Responding to private messages takes priority, responding to blogs is a lesser priority and only gets done when I have time. I then get on with the important stuff and might come back to it later in the day - often in the evening when I have free time to read, respond and connect.
There's nothing wrong with taking a break from your other work to check what's going on online. Perhaps 15 minutes a couple of times a day. It's my equivalent of the 'water-cooler' conversation when working from home. Just make sure when you get to the end of the day you've achieved what you set out to do and didn't squander your time online.
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