Essay on How to be Productive in Social Media?

Social Media cannot be separated with the trend in modern lifestyle as the Internet has influenced people with make them depend on it. We have to admit that, nowadays, almost the entire aspects of our life indeed require us to use the Internet. Starts with education, work, even shopping nowadays demand us to use the Internet and even have made us rely on it. Along with the influence of the Internet, social media is something that we cannot deny the influences as well. Social media has hypnotized people of all ages all over the world. No matter how old are you or which country you belong to, you must have got the influence of social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. have turned the world upside down, especially for the young generation. I mean, who does not have account on Facebook nowadays? Everyone must have an account not only in one; some people even made their account in almost all social media that exist on the Internet and spend hours to “online” in their account daily.

Well then, if you are one of those social media lovers who always make time to be “online” in your account, why don’t you make that activity becomes productivity? Yes! You read that right! You can use social media to be more productive. There are certain ways to make your “online” time becomes more productive as you can read below.

·         Stay in touch with family or friends who are far away

Social media with the help of Internet able you to stay in touch with family or friends who are living far away and you might be unable to meet them often. People who have to live separate from their family now no longer worry as they can use their account in social media to stay in touch and contact their family anytime they want.

·         The use of Network

Yes, the network is able to help you to make your dream come true and provide you with knowledge without having to go to any school. For example, if you wish to become a gym trainer, Facebook gives you many Facebook groups options that you can join and become a member. You can simply search for a Facebook group for gym trainer and join it. Then you will able to chat with the other member to learn the skills you need to become a gym trainer.

·         Improve your knowledge

Once you become a member of Facebook or Twitter group, you will able to share anything or even ask any questions and get quick replies. For example, try to ask a simple question on how to cook a nice pasta, then you will get many replies from the experts within minutes.

·         Promoting your business

Facebook provides the feature of the Facebook page where you can create a page of your interest field or even promote your business. Almost every business nowadays are using the help of social media to promote their business and get more customers from all over the countries across the globe.

One thing to keep in mind, do not let social media hypnotized you and make you spend the whole of your time on it. I mean, I know some of my friends who always “online” just to post each and everything they do in their Facebook account. Do not leave your real-world activity for social media even with its attractive stuff.  Instead, use social media to become more productive. So, what are you waiting for? Make your “online” time more productive!