How to use Social Media tools and Manage your Time.

When I start to work for any new clients, Social Media always seems to be a little overwhelming, especially when you are a small business, and your time is often stretched anyway, so using tools is essential, and good time management will make a big diffrence, so I have attached a number of links to some great articles about these topics.

Enjoy them, and let me know what your top tips are for managing your Social Media Time

Simply Zesty – always a source of great articles and this one written by Lauren Fisher is no expectation, she looks at a full range of Social Media tools, with a few mentioned that I did not know about.

http://www.simplyzesty.com/social-media/your-complete-guide-to-the-best-free-social-media-monitoring-tools/

From Next Web

http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/02/18/social-media-tools/

from practical e-commerce another comprehensive list of 15 Social Media Tools

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2688-15-Services-to-Manage-Your-Social-Media-Activity

social mouths wrote this fantastic set of articles about what and how to measure your social media metrics, really worth the read

http://socialmouths.com/blog/2010/05/24/snapshot-of-your-social-media-presence-part-5-dashboard-on-a-spreadsheet/

and an slideshare presentation by twenty feet about measuring your competitors activity on social media

http://socialmouths.com/blog/2010/05/24/snapshot-of-your-social-media-presence-part-5-dashboard-on-a-spreadsheet/

and a great article about how to manage your time to get all your activities completed, written by Beth Kanter, I think this is an issue for most of my clients when we first start building their social media strategies, how to fit it all into a working day, so great tips here.

http://www.bethkanter.org/time-manage-tip/

Make sure you tell us your best bits of advice!