social media explorer

Found this very helpful Jason. I think this is a huge challenge for all of us: how do we manage inputs and still get purposeful work accomplished. I just heard a stat that 26% of our time is dedicated to managing the information overload we deal with. Yikes! That’s a lot of wasted time. And it’s systems like this that help reduced that number and help create meaningful results. Appreciate you sharing!

Found this very helpful Jason. I think this is a huge challenge for all of us: how do we manage inputs and still get purposeful work accomplished. I just heard a stat that 26% of our time is dedicated to managing the information overload we deal with. Yikes! That’s a lot of wasted time. And it’s systems like this that help reduced that number and help create meaningful results. Appreciate you sharing!

Thanks for the comment Don – glad you found the post helpful.

Thanks for the comment Don – glad you found the post helpful.

[...] the original post: Developing a Twitter Workflow | Social Media Explorer /* */ /* */ window.fbAsyncInit = function() { [...]

Hi Mark,

Really an awesome workflow and loved it. I think people who want to effectively use twitter can use this workflow. Thank for the share…

Dear Mark,

Really an awesome workflow and loved it. I think people who want to effectively use twitter can use this workflow. Thank for the share…

[...] journalism. Mark is passionate about the evolution of social … … Read more here: Developing a Twitter Workflow | Social Media Explorer ← Facebook Marketing Success – What You Need to Know « Instant … Technical [...]

Thanks Mark for sharing your Twitter work flow sample as it gives me an idea on how to control my time on conversing online.  Though, it only takes me less than an hour to automate posts for the whole week, each week.. I get to spend more time in listening and talking to peers instead.  It’s just that twitter is becoming an addiction for me lately as I love to hangout in these Twitter chats where you get to spend an hour of discussing topics with like minds ( and influencers as well ).  That’s what I love Twitter for, among many other things.

Thanks Mark for sharing your Twitter work flow sample as it gives me an idea on how to control my time on conversing online.  Though, it only takes me less than an hour to automate posts for the whole week, each week.. I get to spend more time in listening and talking to peers instead.  It’s just that twitter is becoming an addiction for me lately as I love to hangout in these Twitter chats where you get to spend an hour of discussing topics with like minds ( and influencers as well ).  That’s what I love Twitter for, among many other things.

[...] Developing a Twitter Workflow Publisher: SocialMediaExplorer.com Author: Mark [...]

You’re welcome. Great point about automation – scheduling tweets is an effective way to manage the process of sharing but you have to interact in real time as well.

You’re welcome. Great point about automation – scheduling tweets is an effective way to manage the process of sharing but you have to interact in real time as well.

Thanks – glad you got some value from the post.

Thanks – glad you got some value from the post.

Looks a lot like my workflow! Nice to see it written down–feels a lot more orderly this way. I tend to plow through RSS feeds for an hour or so at night and then schedule posts for the next day, leaving me a little less panicked each morning, as well as more free to wander into chats and interesting conversations online.

Looks a lot like my workflow! Nice to see it written down–feels a lot more orderly this way. I tend to plow through RSS feeds for an hour or so at night and then schedule posts for the next day, leaving me a little less panicked each morning, as well as more free to wander into chats and interesting conversations online.

Cool! Here’s something to help you to streamline even further…If you subscribe to a lot of feeds take a look at Buffer – it allows you to schedule posts right from Google Reader.

Cool! Here’s something to help you to streamline even further…If you subscribe to a lot of feeds take a look at Buffer – it allows you to schedule posts right from Google Reader.

Mark, this is awesome, I’m going to share it with clients. I do have a question for you – why do you schedule your tweets in clusters? Most scheduling/timing apps space them out (what does Timely or Buffer say for you?) and many users only dip in to Twitter a few times a day, so if you only tweet in three brief timeframes (vs 8-10 times in a day), aren’t you missing people?  Would love to know if you’ve tested this against your own followers and therefore that’s how you do it, or if it’s instinct, or if you’ve read other data on it. Thanks!

Mark, this is awesome, I’m going to share it with clients. I do have a question for you – why do you schedule your tweets in clusters? Most scheduling/timing apps space them out (what does Timely or Buffer say for you?) and many users only dip in to Twitter a few times a day, so if you only tweet in three brief timeframes (vs 8-10 times in a day), aren’t you missing people?  Would love to know if you’ve tested this against your own followers and therefore that’s how you do it, or if it’s instinct, or if you’ve read other data on it. Thanks!

Thanks Stephanie.

Regarding clustering – it’s a blend of instinct and analytics. Based on my history, Buffer recommended something very similar to what I was already doing, but I adjusted it based on my primary target audience (geographically, CAN and USA). First and foremost I only share links that I find interesting and have imposed a daily max. of 9 scheduled tweets – I supplement these with a few more interesting RT from the people I follow, time permitting

Specifically, I like to post 3 tweets in a 15-20 minute cluster (5-6 minutes in between tweets). I also work on the premise that people dip into Twitter a few times a day and try to drop my clusters into those time slots: these include 7am-8am PST, 8am-9am PST, 11am-12pm PST, 1pm-2pm PST and 4pm-5pm PST. I move them around and gauge results.

My view is that people have a higher likelihood of connecting with a cluster than a single tweet.  The 5-6 minute increments are based on my personal preference…it drives me crazy seeing 5 or more consecutive tweets from a single user – my goal is not to inflict that on my followers I don’t worry too much about missing people. In order to maximize reach using my system I would have to send out 15-20 tweets per day…too much for me.

I hope that helps clarify things.

Thanks Stephanie.

Regarding clustering – it’s a blend of instinct and analytics. Based on my history, Buffer recommended something very similar to what I was already doing, but I adjusted it based on my primary target audience (geographically, CAN and USA). First and foremost I only share links that I find interesting and have imposed a daily max. of 9 scheduled tweets – I supplement these with a few more interesting RT from the people I follow, time permitting

Specifically, I like to post 3 tweets in a 15-20 minute cluster (5-6 minutes in between tweets). I also work on the premise that people dip into Twitter a few times a day and try to drop my clusters into those time slots: these include 7am-8am PST, 8am-9am PST, 11am-12pm PST, 1pm-2pm PST and 4pm-5pm PST. I move them around and gauge results.

My view is that people have a higher likelihood of connecting with a cluster than a single tweet.  The 5-6 minute increments are based on my personal preference…it drives me crazy seeing 5 or more consecutive tweets from a single user – my goal is not to inflict that on my followers I don’t worry too much about missing people. In order to maximize reach using my system I would have to send out 15-20 tweets per day…too much for me.

I hope that helps clarify things.

Planning strategies are so powerful as so as social media tools

Planning strategies are so powerful as so as social media tools

Planning strategies are so powerful as so as social media tools

Planning strategies are so powerful as so as social media tools

Very helpful! This is a great guide to managing Twitter.

Very helpful! This is a great guide to managing Twitter.

I am using this scheme everyday:

Follow 10 people

Pre-post five tweets daily

Respond to @ replies

Respond to direct messages

Tell followers to follow a
friend

I am using this scheme everyday:

Follow 10 people

Pre-post five tweets daily

Respond to @ replies

Respond to direct messages

Tell followers to follow a
friend

Thank you for the post. I agree with the Workflow chart, which can be used for just about any social aspect for a successful organization. 

Thank you for the post. I agree with the Workflow chart, which can be used for just about any social aspect for a successful organization. 

[...] Bron: SocialMediaExplorer ©Twittermania @Hermaniak [...]

Very nice & impressive article you have posted.. Wonderful post, It is really not difficult to study your blog.. I have found good information in your blog… So excellent … It’s a treasure for me to reading your blog..I will definitely share it with others.thanks

Very nice & impressive article you have posted.. Wonderful post, It is really not difficult to study your blog.. I have found good information in your blog… So excellent … It’s a treasure for me to reading your blog..I will definitely share it with others.thanks

Yes, I agree too, very good workflow chart. @intersection1:twitter did a great job! Would love to see @MarketMeSuite:disqus  included on future ones though
~Tammy

Yes, I agree too, very good workflow chart. @intersection1:twitter did a great job! Would love to see @MarketMeSuite:disqus  included on future ones though
~Tammy

[...] Mark Smiciklas/Social Media Explorer: Developing a Twitter Workflow [...]

shdkljashdlk kshadlkahslkdn ahdlk dalkdhlkndlaskadhzxkmnclsadhalKDHLKZJXXNCLASKKDHDLSAKJADHDCLSAKSJCDHLKAXJACNLKASS

shdkljashdlk kshadlkahslkdn ahdlk dalkdhlkndlaskadhzxkmnclsadhalKDHLKZJXXNCLASKKDHDLSAKJADHDCLSAKSJCDHLKAXJACNLKASS

Hey Mark! Interesting post – this type of planning could be very useful to corpcomms depts setting out on their social media journey, particularly when working with slimmed resources. 

Hey Mark! Interesting post – this type of planning could be very useful to corpcomms depts setting out on their social media journey, particularly when working with slimmed resources. 

[...] Media Explorer: Developing a Twitter Workflow – “Despite all the great content available online regarding Twitter do’s and don’ts, [...]

Yes, Exactly. Well said. It is really very interesting post to read.

Yes, Exactly. Well said. It is really very interesting post to read.

“…objectives: sharing information, building awareness, making connections and marketing my service”

These are great objectives, even when building a personal brand! Definitely captured the right workflow!

“…objectives: sharing information, building awareness, making connections and marketing my service”

These are great objectives, even when building a personal brand! Definitely captured the right workflow!

A lot of these tasks can be automated with TweetAdder http://www.tweetadder.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=13521

A lot of these tasks can be automated with TweetAdder http://www.tweetadder.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=13521

[...] Mark Smiciklas/Social Media Explorer: Developing a Twitter Workflow [...]