Growing Your Pet Reach In 15 Minutes

Guest post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess

There are times when I bemoan the fact that I don’t have enough time in the day or enough time to complete Project X, Y or Z, but then I realized that rather than looking at Project X as a HUGE project, I started looking at it as project that could break into bite size morsels and actually complete. The idea of breaking that big project down into smaller portions relieved a lot of stress and got me to thinking… what could I (or you) accomplish in 15-minute chunks.

When you consider what can be done to build the reach of your pet blogging and social media campaigns in less than 15 minutes a stretch, you will likely be even more productive than you’d ever imagined.

Here are 15 items you could complete in 15 minutes (or less):

• Research a blog post
• Take a picture for upcoming blog posts
• Outline a proposal to a site on which you’d like to be a guest blogger
• Write a blog post (yes, a post can be written in 15 minutes!)
• Write down notes on updates you want to make to your website
• Pen a paragraph for a book you want to write
• You could write five (challenge yourself for 10) Tweets
• Set the timer for 15 minutes and update your LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook page
• Brainstorm blog ideas then put them on your editorial calendar
• Comment on three blog posts by pet bloggers that you follow
• Pick up the phone and finish an interview with an influential pet blogger (provided you had it scheduled prior to your 15-minute time slot)
• Connect with five individuals or businesses on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+
• Comment on status updates of individuals or business pages that you follow
• Add to, delete from, or sign up for Google alerts.
• Dive into those to-be-read books in your stack so you can get them reviewed and on your website.

What can you accomplish in 15 minutes? 

Comments

[Carol Bryant]

I have a stopwatch feature on my iPhone and use it for segments of uninterrupted time. It helps me manage my day. Great ideas here, too! TY!

[Jana Rade]

Great tips. Though I have to say I have NEVER wrote a post in 15 minutes. I guess I'm a stickler for accuracy and over-think everything.

There were posts I wrote which took me two days to put together (research and verify every bit of information--never satisfied with one source only)

[caren gittleman]

I HAVE done a post in 15 minutes...it isn't the norm but I have done it!

These are fabulous tips and this post is a KEEPER!

[Ann Paws]

I can usually write very fast. I think finding good picturesand editing them takes the most time but I enjoy that part. It's just hard not to get sidetracked! Great tips, thanks for sharing.

[Nicole Tran]

I think this post is great. I am student at UNR, and one of my professors is always talking about how to improve your online presence. And these tips are great. I can add them into my toolbox of knowledge.

Thanks!!

Nicole‹