Looking for the best social media time management tools?
As you tweet, post, comment and curate, juggling daily can be tough.
Our hyper-connected social media world is demanding.
As days seem to accelerate and the to-do’s pile up, managing time and focus can leave you feeling riddled with stress and frozen in a spiral of wasted energy.
Between email, phone calls, projects and team meetings, it can seem that every time you turn around a new to-do has popped up. It’s easy to see why the days feel frantic when everything seems to be tugging at us all at once.
Below are a few tips to manage your social media daily activities more effectively.
Social Media Time Management Tools to Maximize Time Online
I track phone calls, time spent on projects, and even the time I spend responding to friends and fans on Facebook.
Stop wondering where the time went and take control with Focus Booster.
I absolutely love this app! Download itto find the focus you need to get done what needs to be done.
Another handy tool is online stopwatch. With each of these timers, you are less likely to waste time chatting with a friend about your weekend plans when a stopwatch is counting down the minutes in front of you.
Be A Password Master
Do you find yourself scouring sticky note after sticky note for elusive passwords? If you’re anything like me, this simply won’t do when you’re quickly moving in and out of one social media site to the next.
Thank goodness for one of my absolute favorite social media time savers!
Roboform is a password manager and web form filler that will help stop the madness! Here’s how it works:
Visit your favorite website, login and Roboform will securely save your information. The next time you visit, Roboform will automatically log you in. Plus, you can access your Roboform logins from any computer with Roboform Everywhere. I could not live without it!
Want to try Roboform? You can grab a free trial download right here.
Manage Your Time Spent Online
Who of us hasn’t found time slipping away as we mindlessly surf the web? RescueTime is a robust application that helps you identify how and where you are wasting your time online.
Once you set it up, it will run in the background, analyzing the amount of time spent on each website and application. Beware: It can be a real eye opener!
Shut Your Social Media Down
And last but not least, an app that will limit your time spent on social media so you can focus on what really matters most.
Freedom Software is an app for Mac or PC users and will shut down your social media so you can leave the day feeling effective and productive!
Finally, realize that there are only 24 hours in a day and completely managing your time spent on social media is not going to happen.
All you can do is manage the events, tasks and to-do’s as best as possible to alleviate additional stress.
What are your top social media time management tips?
Alex Pavlov says
May 19, 2014 at 10:33 pmI do not use any special tools to manage my time on social media sites. I just have a very structured schedule. Check and answer emails twice a day, log on Facebook once a day etc. Make a list of tasks for the day and if it is not not on the list I make sure not to spend time on it. I think to be productive a person should be well organized and have a lot of self control. It helps more that any piece of software.
Carol Lynn says
January 28, 2013 at 7:33 amInteresting stuff! I’m an app addict, I have to try out every new one I find 🙂 I have found a few that work for me. I like Harvest for time tracking but that is not free. It’s nice though because I can set up standard tasks and hourly rates that go along with those tasks so we can keep track of our project work. For passwords, I use Passpack. That was a huge decision! You would think what’s the big deal, but I tried a bunch of apps and I thought this was the simplest. I’m not sure I’d survive a day with a social media shutdown app! That’s for real addicts! Good roundup, I am going to check some of these out.
Rebekah Radice says
January 29, 2013 at 8:50 pmI’m not familiar with Harvest, but it sounds really interesting. I’m always looking for new productivity apps and anything that can help monetize my time, is well worth the money spent on it! Free apps only get you so far. Roboform was something I invested in long ago and absolutely couldn’t live without. I’m on multiple devices all day so the syncing capabilities and access anywhere is a beautiful thing!
Adam McGinness says
February 1, 2013 at 11:27 amWhat a great read Rebekah! When it comes to social media, it is so easy to get distracted and spend way too much time on these sites. I look forward to putting some of your ideas to use! Keep up the informative posts!
Franklin Rivera says
January 27, 2013 at 4:41 pmThanks Rebekah for such an informative article. I am always looking for new mobile tools to help me manage my time and social media efforts. I have been using Roboform for many years now and absolutely love it. I am going to try out the other ones you mentioned as well. Please feel free to check out any of my blogs to see if there is any information you might find helpful at http://www.viralvisualmarketing.com. Thanks!
Rebekah Radice says
January 29, 2013 at 8:50 pmThanks a lot Franklin! I will definitely check out your site!