hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another video today I want to talk about
another video today I want to talk about
another video today I want to talk about another one of my favorite tools that
another one of my favorite tools that
another one of my favorite tools that are used to run my business and it’s
are used to run my business and it’s
are used to run my business and it’s called buffer and I use it to manage my
called buffer and I use it to manage my
called buffer and I use it to manage my Twitter account now when I first started
Twitter account now when I first started
Twitter account now when I first started using Twitter I got a little frustrated
using Twitter I got a little frustrated
using Twitter I got a little frustrated in that I don’t want to be on Twitter
in that I don’t want to be on Twitter
in that I don’t want to be on Twitter all day long and I wanted to be able to
all day long and I wanted to be able to
all day long and I wanted to be able to share the content that I wanted to tweet
share the content that I wanted to tweet
share the content that I wanted to tweet about over a period of time so I didn’t
about over a period of time so I didn’t
about over a period of time so I didn’t want to have 10 tweets go out all at
want to have 10 tweets go out all at
want to have 10 tweets go out all at once and kind of bombard all my
once and kind of bombard all my
once and kind of bombard all my followers and then have nothing for the
followers and then have nothing for the
followers and then have nothing for the next 24 hours so a solution that I found
next 24 hours so a solution that I found
next 24 hours so a solution that I found for this was called buffer and I’ll give
for this was called buffer and I’ll give
for this was called buffer and I’ll give you a quick tour about how it works and
you a quick tour about how it works and
you a quick tour about how it works and hopefully how you can use of yours your
hopefully how you can use of yours your
hopefully how you can use of yours your your business as well so this is my
your business as well so this is my
your business as well so this is my favorite tools page and just go find
favorite tools page and just go find
favorite tools page and just go find buffer and we’ll click on it to load it
buffer and we’ll click on it to load it
buffer and we’ll click on it to load it up so this is buffer and what buffer
up so this is buffer and what buffer
up so this is buffer and what buffer basically allows you to do is set times
basically allows you to do is set times
basically allows you to do is set times for when you want to send out your
for when you want to send out your
for when you want to send out your tweets so I used another tool a free
tweets so I used another tool a free
tweets so I used another tool a free tool called crowd booster which maybe
tool called crowd booster which maybe
tool called crowd booster which maybe I’ll talk about a different video but
I’ll talk about a different video but
I’ll talk about a different video but what that does is basically tell you
what that does is basically tell you
what that does is basically tell you what time people are looking at your
what time people are looking at your
what time people are looking at your tweets so it helps you optimize when you
tweets so it helps you optimize when you
tweets so it helps you optimize when you send out your tweets so you might be you
send out your tweets so you might be you
send out your tweets so you might be you know really good at working late at
know really good at working late at
know really good at working late at night and that’s when you find all your
night and that’s when you find all your
night and that’s when you find all your best stuff but maybe your readers are
best stuff but maybe your readers are
best stuff but maybe your readers are reading it mostly during the afternoon
reading it mostly during the afternoon
reading it mostly during the afternoon so you can schedule to go out at the
so you can schedule to go out at the
so you can schedule to go out at the times that work best for you so
times that work best for you so
times that work best for you so according to the crowd booster analytics
according to the crowd booster analytics
according to the crowd booster analytics the best times for me are two o’clock
the best times for me are two o’clock
the best times for me are two o’clock three o’clock 11 o’clock in the
three o’clock 11 o’clock in the
three o’clock 11 o’clock in the afternoon and then seven eight and nine
afternoon and then seven eight and nine
afternoon and then seven eight and nine o’clock in the morning so what I’ve done
o’clock in the morning so what I’ve done
o’clock in the morning so what I’ve done with my buffer is set up all of my
with my buffer is set up all of my
with my buffer is set up all of my tweets to go out we’ll add those times
tweets to go out we’ll add those times
tweets to go out we’ll add those times so you can see here that I have 5 tweets
so you can see here that I have 5 tweets
so you can see here that I have 5 tweets that are scheduled to come out and right
that are scheduled to come out and right
that are scheduled to come out and right now these are different articles that I
now these are different articles that I
now these are different articles that I want to highlight so they’re coming out
want to highlight so they’re coming out
want to highlight so they’re coming out of 23 11 7 8 and if I had another one
of 23 11 7 8 and if I had another one
of 23 11 7 8 and if I had another one benign and it just goes out
benign and it just goes out
benign and it just goes out automatically it’s synced with my
automatically it’s synced with my
automatically it’s synced with my Twitter account and add those times it’s
Twitter account and add those times it’s
Twitter account and add those times it’s going to automatically go out to my
going to automatically go out to my
going to automatically go out to my audience now the great way to use buffer
audience now the great way to use buffer
audience now the great way to use buffer is if I find an article that I want to
is if I find an article that I want to
is if I find an article that I want to promote so here’s an example of one that
promote so here’s an example of one that
promote so here’s an example of one that I wanted to tweet out it’s called death
I wanted to tweet out it’s called death
I wanted to tweet out it’s called death by sitting I use a stand-up desk
by sitting I use a stand-up desk
by sitting I use a stand-up desk something I’ve talked about before so
something I’ve talked about before so
something I’ve talked about before so I like reading about stuff that supports
I like reading about stuff that supports
I like reading about stuff that supports my cause hear about standing up so this
my cause hear about standing up so this
my cause hear about standing up so this is an article it talks about sitting
is an article it talks about sitting
is an article it talks about sitting down and how it can really harm you so I
down and how it can really harm you so I
down and how it can really harm you so I have a button up here that’s in my
have a button up here that’s in my
have a button up here that’s in my chrome called buffer for chrome and it’s
chrome called buffer for chrome and it’s
chrome called buffer for chrome and it’s an extension and if I click on it it’ll
an extension and if I click on it it’ll
an extension and if I click on it it’ll load up the buffer and what this does is
load up the buffer and what this does is
load up the buffer and what this does is pull the title of the article and it
pull the title of the article and it
pull the title of the article and it shortens the link and if i add it to my
shortens the link and if i add it to my
shortens the link and if i add it to my buffer it’ll automatically go and we put
buffer it’ll automatically go and we put
buffer it’ll automatically go and we put in for the rest of my schedule i can
in for the rest of my schedule i can
in for the rest of my schedule i can change the text to whatever i want and i
change the text to whatever i want and i
change the text to whatever i want and i can also post it right now if i wanted
can also post it right now if i wanted
can also post it right now if i wanted to go it immediately instead of waiting
to go it immediately instead of waiting
to go it immediately instead of waiting for it to go at a different time so for
for it to go at a different time so for
for it to go at a different time so for me I can either use this button here or
me I can either use this button here or
me I can either use this button here or there’s a shortcut that I recently
there’s a shortcut that I recently
there’s a shortcut that I recently learned if you type all be the same
learned if you type all be the same
learned if you type all be the same thing happens so if you don’t want to
thing happens so if you don’t want to
thing happens so if you don’t want to put the browser and you just do all
put the browser and you just do all
put the browser and you just do all being the same thing loads up so I can
being the same thing loads up so I can
being the same thing loads up so I can either just use the article title here
either just use the article title here
either just use the article title here or another thing i could do is if I
or another thing i could do is if I
or another thing i could do is if I really like a sentence in the article
really like a sentence in the article
really like a sentence in the article you know I could highlight the sentence
you know I could highlight the sentence
you know I could highlight the sentence here and click buffer and what it does
here and click buffer and what it does
here and click buffer and what it does here is use that sentence as my tweet so
here is use that sentence as my tweet so
here is use that sentence as my tweet so let’s give me my tweet that goes out
let’s give me my tweet that goes out
let’s give me my tweet that goes out tells me I have five characters left be
tells me I have five characters left be
tells me I have five characters left be able to use or can also just type
able to use or can also just type
able to use or can also just type whatever message I want so I could put
whatever message I want so I could put
whatever message I want so I could put in you know still happy with my stand-up
in you know still happy with my stand-up
in you know still happy with my stand-up desk for example and I can click add the
desk for example and I can click add the
desk for example and I can click add the buffer and you can see now that if i
buffer and you can see now that if i
buffer and you can see now that if i refresh my dashboard I have six tweets
refresh my dashboard I have six tweets
refresh my dashboard I have six tweets and that one scheduled to come out at
and that one scheduled to come out at
and that one scheduled to come out at nine o’clock tomorrow
nine o’clock tomorrow
nine o’clock tomorrow so I really like that it’s an easy way
so I really like that it’s an easy way
so I really like that it’s an easy way to add to my Twitter of a constant
to add to my Twitter of a constant
to add to my Twitter of a constant stream of things going out to my Twitter
stream of things going out to my Twitter
stream of things going out to my Twitter account at optimal times and I’m not
account at optimal times and I’m not
account at optimal times and I’m not having to worry about always being
having to worry about always being
having to worry about always being online at those times opposed to myself
online at those times opposed to myself
online at those times opposed to myself another cool thing you can do so this is
another cool thing you can do so this is
another cool thing you can do so this is if you have articles that you want to
if you have articles that you want to
if you have articles that you want to send out you can also retweet articles
send out you can also retweet articles
send out you can also retweet articles so if I load up am i loading a maria’s
so if I load up am i loading a maria’s
so if I load up am i loading a maria’s account here works with me and if I
account here works with me and if I
account here works with me and if I wanted to retweet something that she
wanted to retweet something that she
wanted to retweet something that she posted for example I could click on one
posted for example I could click on one
posted for example I could click on one of her articles here so she posted
of her articles here so she posted
of her articles here so she posted article today setting goals to achieve
article today setting goals to achieve
article today setting goals to achieve right here this little buffer button
right here this little buffer button
right here this little buffer button that I can click on that and retweet it
that I can click on that and retweet it
that I can click on that and retweet it from here or i can actually cook on the
from here or i can actually cook on the
from here or i can actually cook on the tweet itself i can see a little buffer
tweet itself i can see a little buffer
tweet itself i can see a little buffer icon here as well i click on that buffer
icon here as well i click on that buffer
icon here as well i click on that buffer and the same thing happens so it says
and the same thing happens so it says
and the same thing happens so it says retweet the count again i can enter in
retweet the count again i can enter in
retweet the count again i can enter in my own message if i want and whenever
my own message if i want and whenever
my own message if i want and whenever I’m ready add the buffer and so now
I’m ready add the buffer and so now
I’m ready add the buffer and so now that’s been added and if i refresh here
that’s been added and if i refresh here
that’s been added and if i refresh here you see that that’s going to be set it
you see that that’s going to be set it
you see that that’s going to be set it for two o’clock the next day so I really
for two o’clock the next day so I really
for two o’clock the next day so I really find this useful system helps me manage
find this useful system helps me manage
find this useful system helps me manage my Twitter account way more effective in
my Twitter account way more effective in
my Twitter account way more effective in from was doing it manually so how to
from was doing it manually so how to
from was doing it manually so how to update those settings that’s kind of how
update those settings that’s kind of how
update those settings that’s kind of how to add articles to buffer if I want to
to add articles to buffer if I want to
to add articles to buffer if I want to update the time that it goes out and
update the time that it goes out and
update the time that it goes out and click on my settings and I can pick the
click on my settings and I can pick the
click on my settings and I can pick the times that I want to go out so I’ve set
times that I want to go out so I’ve set
times that I want to go out so I’ve set it up for seven eight nine to three and
it up for seven eight nine to three and
it up for seven eight nine to three and 11 those were the times again that were
11 those were the times again that were
11 those were the times again that were the highest impact for me but you can
the highest impact for me but you can
the highest impact for me but you can add a new time you can modify these
add a new time you can modify these
add a new time you can modify these times whatever you want to do basically
times whatever you want to do basically
times whatever you want to do basically you can update your own time zone you
you can update your own time zone you
you can update your own time zone you can add team members if you want right
can add team members if you want right
can add team members if you want right now I manage my own account but if you
now I manage my own account but if you
now I manage my own account but if you wanted to add somebody else you can you
wanted to add somebody else you can you
wanted to add somebody else you can you can use your own shortener if you want
can use your own shortener if you want
can use your own shortener if you want different analytics on the links that go
different analytics on the links that go
different analytics on the links that go out and again you have an overview here
out and again you have an overview here
out and again you have an overview here so I have seven tweets currently my
so I have seven tweets currently my
so I have seven tweets currently my buffer and I’ve sent almost 500 from my
buffer and I’ve sent almost 500 from my
buffer and I’ve sent almost 500 from my buffer so I like to use my buffer then
buffer so I like to use my buffer then
buffer so I like to use my buffer then if I continue on I can look at analytics
if I continue on I can look at analytics
if I continue on I can look at analytics as an example so if I go back to my
as an example so if I go back to my
as an example so if I go back to my buffer
buffer
buffer it doesn’t only show you all the ones
it doesn’t only show you all the ones
it doesn’t only show you all the ones that are pending you can click on
that are pending you can click on
that are pending you can click on analytics and what it’ll show you is how
analytics and what it’ll show you is how
analytics and what it’ll show you is how many times each one has been viewed
many times each one has been viewed
many times each one has been viewed retweeted clicked on if there’s a link
retweeted clicked on if there’s a link
retweeted clicked on if there’s a link so it gives you detailed analytics for
so it gives you detailed analytics for
so it gives you detailed analytics for all the tweets that you send out but
all the tweets that you send out but
all the tweets that you send out but there has to be through the buffer
there has to be through the buffer
there has to be through the buffer system and for the account this is free
system and for the account this is free
system and for the account this is free so what it does is it gives you 10 free
so what it does is it gives you 10 free
so what it does is it gives you 10 free tweets to go out so soon as you use up
tweets to go out so soon as you use up
tweets to go out so soon as you use up those 10 that’s kind of your maximum if
those 10 that’s kind of your maximum if
those 10 that’s kind of your maximum if you find you tweeting very often you can
you find you tweeting very often you can
you find you tweeting very often you can either increase the space that when they
either increase the space that when they
either increase the space that when they go out so I’m only doing you know six a
go out so I’m only doing you know six a
go out so I’m only doing you know six a day you could boost that up if you
day you could boost that up if you
day you could boost that up if you wanted to or you can also upgrade your
wanted to or you can also upgrade your
wanted to or you can also upgrade your couch so right now I’m just on the free
couch so right now I’m just on the free
couch so right now I’m just on the free account because I find that that’s
account because I find that that’s
account because I find that that’s enough for me but you can click on your
enough for me but you can click on your
enough for me but you can click on your plan here upgrade and you can see that
plan here upgrade and you can see that
plan here upgrade and you can see that for 10 bucks or 100 bucks there’s
for 10 bucks or 100 bucks there’s
for 10 bucks or 100 bucks there’s different options so the main benefits
different options so the main benefits
different options so the main benefits of upgrading if you wanted to were to be
of upgrading if you wanted to were to be
of upgrading if you wanted to were to be able to post more some 50 post vs 10
able to post more some 50 post vs 10
able to post more some 50 post vs 10 posts and to add more accounts so here
posts and to add more accounts so here
posts and to add more accounts so here you can only have one Twitter account
you can only have one Twitter account
you can only have one Twitter account where you can have multiple on the other
where you can have multiple on the other
where you can have multiple on the other ones if you want but I use the free
ones if you want but I use the free
ones if you want but I use the free version I find that it’s enough for me
version I find that it’s enough for me
version I find that it’s enough for me and hopefully you guys can start testing
and hopefully you guys can start testing
and hopefully you guys can start testing it out and using it and improving your
it out and using it and improving your
it out and using it and improving your Twitter efficiency and effectiveness as
Twitter efficiency and effectiveness as
Twitter efficiency and effectiveness as well so I hope you guys liked it like
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