How to improve your PROFESSIONAL FUTURE in just 20 minutes per
day by @trevoryoung Social Media and Content Marketing DIY Thought
Leadership and Personal Branding AUTHOR | SPEAKER | CONSULTANT
& ADVISOR
Twenty minutes per day. Or if you prefer 140 minutes across the
week. TY
CMON, YOU CAN DO IT! TY
What the heck can I do in 20 MINUTES a day that will improve my
professional lot in life? TY
I have two words for you. TY
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RECOMMENDATION: Spend 15 minutes per day on TY
#1 SPEND 5 MINUTES SHARING LINKS TO INTERESTING ARTICLES
TY
Sign up to the social media scheduling tool BUFFER APP and
install its plugin on your (Chrome) browser. TY
Whenever you read an article or watch a video you think others
will be interested in, buffer it to be distributed via Twitter
either in real time or at a later date/time. TY
N.B. time taken to read said article (or watch said video)
doesnt count you should be doing this anyway :) TY
Sharing links via Buffer should only take you seconds but lets
allow 30 seconds so you can make a comment or craft a more
interesting headline than what pops up with the article when you
buffer it. TY
Okay thats 10 tweets you should be able to send in ve minutes
per day, or at least 70 valuable tweets over the course of a week!
TY
The key of course is to ensure that what you tweet out has
value TY
What do you want to be known for? What conversations do you
want to drive or be part of? READ AND SHARE LINKS WITHIN THAT
CONFINED INTELECTUAL SPACE TY
#2 SPEND 5 MINUTES IDENTIFYING & FOLLOWING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
TY
Who are the people in your profession or industry the movers
and shakers, or more importantly, the emerging inuencers? Who are
the people who follow them? Who are the people they inuence?
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BE PURPOSEFUL! TY
If you follow 10 people within a veminute period per day or 70
people per week thats 3640 people per year TY
if 50% of the people you follow on Twitter decide to follow you
back, you will nish the year with potentially an extra 1820
followers TY
if you build a relationship ON and OFFLINE with just THREE PER
CENT of these followers, theres a solid (and valuable!) 54 people
ensconced in your personal and professional networks right there
and this is being conservative! TY
#3 SPEND 5 MINUTES RETWEETING OTHERS, RESPONDING TO PEOPLE,
GETTING INVOLVED IN CONVERSATIONS TY
This is the unsexy part of Twitter people dont think about or
respect. TY
Indeed, it is the BIG failing of companies that jump on Twitter
and bang on about their products! TY
Becoming a valuable part of the Twittersphere can sound jokey
and loose and aky but youd be surprised how jokey and loose and aky
can lead to serendipitous meetings and business opportunities!
TY
BOTTOM LINE: On Twitter, the more you put in, in terms of
genuinely engaging with others, the more you will get out of the
medium! TY
RECOMMENDATION: Spend 5 minutes per day on TY
Visit the site every day keeping an eye on those people youre
connected with and who are moving jobs or getting promotions, and
(selectively) drop them a line to say congratulations! TY
Update your feed with news and links to relevant videos and
articles you think others in your network might be interested in
(you can do this via BufferApp if need be, thus saving tons of
time!) TY
Share or comment upon other peoples content if you feel it is
interesting and relevant for your audience. TY
Always be on the look-out to connect with people who you either
already know and have had dealings with, or have come across as a
result of your activity on Twitter, or as a result of meeting them
at events and conferences etc. TY
Just 20 minutes per day is all it takes. Your time starts NOW
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How to improve your PROFESSIONAL FUTURE in just 20 minutes per
day www.trevoryoung.me Social Media and Content Marketing DIY
Thought Leadership and Personal Branding AUTHOR | SPEAKER |
CONSULTANT & ADVISOR