How to stay current on social media (in just 30 minutes a day)
Are you crazy busy? These eight easy steps will help you be in the know when it comes to blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and more.
After all, you need to continue learning do your job more effectively and efficiently. Plus, you want to stay smart about industry trends.
Did I get that right?
It’s the reality for me, and I’m guessing it’s the same for lots of you out there.
This is the topic I presented on recently at the Southern Public Relations Federation Conference in Destin, Fla., to a group of PR professionals from Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.
In my presentation, I laid out eight strategies for staying up-to-date on all the changes, new products/tools, and trends in the digital world. Here they are:
Strategy No. 1: Read 100 blogs in 15 minutes a day
I start most days by scanning my Feedly page. For the uninitiated, Feedly is a blog-reader tool (much like Google Reader). I prefer Feedly because of the way it’s laid out, but most folks use Google Reader. You can use either.
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