I asked our current blog book tours class just how they handle their time commitments over at Facebook, and Joan De La Haye left this helpful comment:
My daily routine on Facebook is this.
I first check my Friend requests (I usually have about 2 to 3 a day) after I've accepted them as friends, I leave a thanks for the request message on their walls.
Then I ignore all the annoying application invites.
Then I check to see who's birthday is on that day and leave a Happy Birthday message on their walls.
Then I check my messages - reply to any questions, etc.
Then I respond to the people who accepted my Friend requests and leave thank you messages on their walls.
And then I go trawling through my groups - which I've specifically chosen for the fact that they have to do with the genre I write in. So in my case I belong to a lot of horror groups.
I send about 5 or 6 Friend requests a day.
So that's my morning Facebook routine.
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Thanks, Joan. We're all looking for good methods to minimize our non-writing chores, and this is enormously useful. You can visit Joan for more information here:
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I'm on Facebook, but don't go there very often. Usually, if a get a few friend requests, I feel obligated to accept them and I go over.
ReplyDeleteToday, I decided to set up a fan page, along with my regular page. I even put up a video with my dog, Rascal, on it. Trouble is now I can't find it. I've tried searching, but have no success. If I can't find it, I can't expect my finds to either.
Morgan Mandel
http://morganmandel.blogspot.com
Great list of things to do. I wonder whether it is kosher to invite people to be friends even if they don't know you and you don't know them. Does anyone know?
ReplyDeleteSharon
http://grandmaisawriter.blogspot.com
Hi Sharon, on Facebook it's quite accepted to send a friend request to people you don't know especially if you belong to the same group and have similar interests. But I usually only send a request to people who I have a few 'friends' in common with. And other writers are always happy to make new friends.
ReplyDeleteJoan De La Haye
http://joandelahaye.wordpress.com/
Joan, what a great easy schedule to follow. Thanks for the advice.
ReplyDeleteDaryl
Joan, what great advice for daily posting. Thanks for the advice.
ReplyDeleteDaryl
Facebook can use up a lot of time. I only check in every week or so.
ReplyDeleteRebecca
http://pursueyourwritingdream.com
Great list Joan!
ReplyDeleteI dislike Facebook with an intensity you could barely imagine, yet I check in every day and do what has to be done (accepting friends requests, ignoring applications etc.)
Then catch up with my kids there - which is the only reason I got Facebook to start with. :)
Thanks, Joan, for the great advice and Dani, for sharing! I've started trying to do a bit more with Facebook and this is very helpful.
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