In social media, organization is key
At a workshop yesterday on computer maintenance, the instructor emphasized the importance of organization. If you keep data on your computer in neat order, filed appropriately and stored logically, you’ll have a far easier time of it whenever your machine needs repair, re-installment, or replacement.
For those who are naturally not-so-neat, this is disturbing news: your messiness can threaten the health of your data. It can be a liability in other aspects of life online, too: like social media and inbound marketing.
Yes, I’m talking to the millions out there (often including myself) who are willing victims of the internet’s boundless wealth. We get online and want to consume it all! We distantly sense the days turning into nights and back into days as the thrall of all that entertainment and enlightenment moves us from site to site to site without end.
The hard truth? You’ve just got to get organized. You have to set limits. You must make choices and stick to them. Join a very few social networks, not every one that looks cool. Read for a strictly observed amount of time. Get a grip.
The internet is a tool, remember. It is not an end in itself!
