Quick and Simple System for Tracking Social Media Posts

Hello!

A few months ago I wrote about struggling to consistently post on social media. I was overwhelmed, had no system to show what I was actually accomplishing, and needed a fix that I could squeeze into my day in just minutes! I knew that I did not want to add this tracking to my Life Planner by Erin Condren so I decided to use a Blooms Planner that I had at my house. While this is only my second month using this system, I absolutely LOVE it!

As a little background, I run social media accounts for Teach.Dance.Dream, my dance studio, my college graduating class, and I sometimes post for the dance company I'm involved in. I did not want my planner to be too word heavy but I wanted a way to streamline the way I could look at social media posts.

Side note: everything you see is my super quick, "no one else was going to see this" handwriting! My apologies for not actually making it pretty for the blog! :)

I first created this list of symbols that I would use in the monthly view of my planner. Each shape signifies a social media outlet and I make sure I use a letter to identify which account I am posting on.

At the beginning of the month, I write in specific posts I want to make in pencil. As I post during the month I will either trace the planned posts or write in unplanned posts in pen. On the monthly view I only use symbols and the letter for the account. This allows me to quickly scan at the end of each month to see where my strengths were in posting and which accounts I really need to start using more.

After I make the post I turn to that date and make a quick note about about the content given in that post. I can always go back and look then at how my post was received on that date. In that space I could also jot down likes/hearts, make a note if it was strong content, or anything else I find pertinent. So far I haven't made any of these types of notes, but just a thought for later!

Finally, at the beginning of each month I've been listing my follower numbers on each site so that I can see if my social media posts are actually impacting my reach or if I need to work more on a particular social media platform. At the end of the month I just write a quick +/- if I've gained or lost followers during the month.

Quick tips:
-Use pencil until you make the post. Life happens and I HATE needing to scribble out posts.
-Find symbols that work for you - mine make a lot of sense to me!
-Keep it simple. The reason I only use symbols is so I can see everything easily at the end of the month.

I hope you find this system easy and simple. It just takes a couple of minutes for me and has been so effective. If you have any questions feel free to email me at teachdancedream@gmail.com.

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I plan to be back next weekend with my post on tracking health habits. Have a wonderful week!

Allie

Currently - January 2016

Hi everyone!

I'm super excited to be writing my first blog post of 2016! Let me tell you, this year is going to be BIG! This year I have big plans for my blog, opening my TPT store, and I want to get more involved in other social media outlets (I'm looking at you, Periscope)! I've basically been spending my first weekend of 2016 getting my ducks in a row, but I'm hoping that working on organization right away will help with my 1 big word of the year! I am linking up with Farley at Oh Boy Fourth Grade for the 3rd time.

Fonts: Hello Fonts by Jen Jones

Listening - I know: new year, new everything, but I'm a little over the radio right now and am jamming out to the most random playlist of throwbacks that I could have thrown together! I love most genres of music so my playlists are always all over the place. What's your favorite throwback song?

Loving - Periscope has been blowing up today! I love that I have no school, no dance classes, and no crazy schedule so that I can watch everyone live. Replays are great, but it's much more fun being able to comment!

Thinking - I absolutely love the new year because of all the opportunities that it seems to bring. In fact I love the new year so much that I think there are many "new year" points during the year: January 1st, the end of the school year/my birthday, and the start of a new school year. I use all of those times as great opportunities to reevaluate my goals and visions. I'm ready to make 2016 my year!

Wanting - I've been super motivated to do a lot but still no motivation to go to the gym. I've at least been getting my 10,000 steps at home but I really want to go and use some equipment, especially since I've had a 2 week break from dance classes too. Hopefully the motivation will come around soon. 

Needing - Speaking of this break from dance, January is when I start teaching all of my recital dances to my kiddos for our spring recital in May. The first step in the process is to get the music cut so I can finally start choreographing. Garageband has been sitting on my computer like this for the past 3 hours. I really need to get started!

One little word - I talked about this in my resolutions blog post a bit. I think that I will not only accomplish more but also have more time to connect with the people in my life if I create more systems for efficiency. This may mean cleaning/reorganizing a room, trying a new planner system, or getting an app to help with time management. I took my first step in setting up a budget binder that has room for me to record all needed tax information so that my 2016 taxes will be super easy!

I would love to hear about the start of your year in the comments! What's your 1 word?

Happy New Year!

Allie