Social Media Takes Too Long

Time-Saving Techniques for Managing Multiple Accounts

One frequent complaint of home business owners making the move into social media is the time drain of having multiple accounts to manage.  Time spent logging in and posting updates really adds up when you are managing Twitter, Facebook, and countless other services.

Using an update service is a great way to stay in touch with your followers without wasting precious time!

There are two types of services we recommend: multiple login and syndication.

Multiple Login Service

What it is:

A multiple login service allows you to sign into multiple social media accounts at once from one convenient location. Tweet Deck is a great example.

Why it Saves You Time:

Select one message to go out to multiple accounts or enter status updates for each, minus the hassle of logging in and out of each website.

Get Started:

Download the free Tweet Deck software. Enter login information for each account and you’ll be up and running in minutes.

Syndication Service:

What it is:

A syndication service will update other areas of the web whenever you hit publish.

For example, Linked-in allows you to connect your Twitter status to your Linked-in status.  You ‘tweet’ and they carry your work over to your professional profile, it’s that easy!

Why it Saves You Time:

Click ‘publish’ and your work is shared across your entire social media network for you!

Get Started:

Search the ‘apps’ of the social networks you already use or check out their features for sharing across other networks.

For blogs you can use applications such as the ‘WordPress’ app in Linked-in or Networked Blogs for other social networks.

For more information on using social media for small business check out the Work at Home Article section on HomeBusinessConnection.com.