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SCHEDULING POSTS
I am a HUGE fan of planning
things in advance weekly. It saves
me SO much time. I use
Hootsuite for twitter and instagram
and schedule in Facebook as
well.
When you plan things in advance
you can refer to your social media
calendar AND use your pre-made
images. Are you seeing the time
saving theme here?
Let me know if you try any of these
tools!
I promise you, it will save you time
AND
energy!
Well, it means you have to start planning AT
LEAST one month in advance. The best thing
you can do is start with an overview.
Write down everything you want to do in each
month of the year. Then back track. Think
about what you need to do 8 weeks before, 6
weeks before, 4 weeks, 1 week, 3 days etc. and
PLAN IT OUT. That’s how you will be the
most effective.
For example: I’m launching a podcast in February.
I’ve been working on behind the
scenes things for 4 weeks already. Next week I
will start reaching out for interview appointments.
I’ve been telling people about it also,
which keeps me moving forward.
Just keep planning! Plan your lead generators
for 2-3 times a week. The rest of the time focus
on adding value and delivering GOOD, valuable
content.
Plan out your blog posts, periscopes, tweets,
Facebook etc. which bring me to my next tip.
BATCH
If you make all of your own images for blog
posts, instagram, Facebook, pinterest and twitter,
make them in batches and take the pictures
in batches. Yesterday I did a Blissful Eats photoshoot
and took pictures I can use for the next
few months.
Do the same with food, work out pictures, family
pictures, etc. Then edit and create images at
the same time. Staying focused on ONE TASK
at a time will save you time because you’re not
switching between what you’re doing.
I’ll make about 10-15 images at a time for Instagram
and twitter. It’s SO much easier!
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