At this point I hope you are starting to realize Twitter can be an incredible asset to your business, just likeemail can be. But just like email, Twitter can also be a massive time- waster and can suck hours out ofyour day without you even noticing. You get on Twitter and then the next time you look up it‘s 2 hours later!
A portion of self-control is important for any business person. If you are self-employed, it becomes evenmore important! Wasting time is wasting money.
WARNING: This video might offend some folks and be very annoying but it’s to simply make an important point of what can happen if you loose control. However, on the other hand the video is being monetizedand has over 700,000 views… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALbH63Ali9U
ALERT: You would also be very wise to read this article below about Robert who has
over 47,000 followers and has spent more than 2,500 hours last year with Twitter. Again, balance is thekeyword here and one needs to be aware of the fine line of addiction and actually building a businessthat’s profitable for you.
This is a prime example of one reason why you might want to be sure to read this
entire report to avoid mistakes many marketers are making
with Twitter. However, I’m not saying is was a mistake for Robert to put most of his
efforts into Twitter instead of his Blog, I’m just trying to point out the fact that you want
to be very clear on what you are doing and the reasons why you are doing it in the first
place. I’m not trying to rain on your Twitter parade here but just trying to keep it real so you can makemore money online, not less!
Here is the URL to this interesting article you should read. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/22/im-sorry-robert-but-its-time-for-a-friendfeed-intervention/
Wasting time on Twitter is like sitting around the water cooler and chatting with coworkers about last night‘s re-runs of sitcoms or of American Idol and who you think
will win. It might be fun, and it passes the time, but it’s wasted time that could have been used to makemoney.
The idea here is to make money right?
Here are some important aspects to consider on how to keep your Twitter time under control to avoidthe red flags.
Schedule a time for Twitter. Just like you can spend hours online checking emails and just surfing the‘Net, getting on Twitter 10 times a day doesn‘t help you at all. Schedule
two Twitter times per day – once in the morning and once in the evening – and then stick
to it. Your Twitter buddies can survive without knowing your entire itinerary for the day.
Decide the purpose for your visit before getting on Twitter. Are you sending a tweet about your latest blog post? Are you trying to find local business people to network with? Deciding what you want to do before you log on is a big time saver.
Jot down notes during the day for your Twitter time. It doesn‘t have to be anything long or fancy. A sticky note will do. Just keep track of your thoughts so when you get
on Twitter you can accomplish what you want and then leave the site.
Do not tweet about every single thing you do. No one cares if you are going to the
store. They don‘t agonize over the fact that your hamster ate too much. Keep your tweets limited toimportant stuff.
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