September 21, 2008
Where Do You Spend Your Time?
Just what are we supposed to spend our time on these days?
There seem to be more and more ways of spending time and I'm not so sure that they are all productive.
For example, I see lots of people spending hours and hours on the Warrior Forum, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Youtube and many other popular sites.
The problem is the amount of time that these sites can suck out of your day. Forums are great places to network, to get quick answers to questions, to build your credibility as an expert in your chosen field and to pay back to your community by helping others. Twitter is another great tool for networking and to keep your followers up to date with your latest progress and news. Social networking sites can provide you with the opportunity to network with like minded people and to build your online brand. Youtube and other video hosting sites can be a great source of traffic and also has excellent networking potential.
Do you find yourself being sucked into these sites?
It's easy to forget the reason we are online is to generate a profit!
Before you visit your favourite sites, set yourself an objective.. market research, networking, solving a problem, seeking a JV partner, catching up with the latest news. Decide how much time you are willing to spend and stick to your plan.
It's amazing how much more successful we become when we take control of our time.
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Comments on Where Do You Spend Your Time? »
Here's a quick tip for finding out where you spend your time: register a new Twitter account and every 15 minutes record what you are doing with a quick tweet.
At the end of the day, week or whatever period you wish to view, look at your tweets and analyse what proportion of your time you are spending on each activity.
Alternatively, use a spreadsheet to record your activity.
Whichever method you use, be honest with yourself. Take a snapshot of your activity every 15 minutes.
I agree. I noticed this exact same thing one day and made sure to manage my time more efficiently since then. Time management has been one of the most important issues I've had to address lately for my Internet Marketing efforts.
How ironic that I would stumble across this post whilst wasting time on Twitter and the WF..lol..
Thanks for the slap upside the head John..
You rock dude and glad Ifinally got to drop by your blog, I have been meaning to for a while
Peace
What are you guys doing "working" on a Sunday?
Nice to see I'm not alone in thinking about better use of my time.