Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Social Media all the Way…

Dashing through the snow, updating Facebook with one hand, checking Twitter too, feeling like the social media man! Retweeting is fun, spreading good advice! What fun it is to have control of your social media tonight!

This holiday season, don’t get worn down by trying to keep up with your social media profiles and taking part in the festivities!

Follow these tips and you can spend your holiday unwrapping gifts and whistling carols.

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If Santa can go around the world in one night…

…you can schedule tweets in one night! If you don’t want to have to constantly check Twitter during your holiday time, it’s rather easy to plan some basics ahead of time to keep yourself a presence on the site. With HootSuite, you can easily schedule as many tweets as you’d like in advance. Even if you’re an expert when it comes to retweeting, try something new with your planning! Find some inspirational quotes, helpful or interesting articles, and even throw in some random activities you plan on partaking in with your families. Though it may seem like a hassle at the time, it will be well worth it when you have your hands free to play with your new gadgets rather than sitting in front of the computer scrolling through your Twitter feed.

Keep yourself on an online schedule

Sometimes when you find yourself checking emails, updating Facebook, looking at recent news in tweets and spending time online, you may find hours pass by in the blink of an eye. Don’t let this happen to you when everyone else is kissing under the mistletoe and ringing in the New Year! If you find yourself needing to do some online work or wanting to do some profile updating, limit yourself to an hour or two. Multi-task while you’re online with updating, sending emails and replying to followers. Once your time’s up, pull yourself away from the computer and join the party!

My family’s here…save me!

Avoid your social media sites at all costs if all you’re going to do is update everyone on which relative is most annoying, who bought the best and lousiest gifts or complain about whatever issue with the holidays you have. If you’re feeling the angst, type out a message but don’t send it. Have yourself a cup of eggnog, roast chestnuts on an open fire, tell your children Santa doesn’t exist–but keep your grumpy attitude off line! It might not damage your rep, but it may cause the loss of followers and spreading your holiday anti-cheer to friends. Trust me, it’s better this way. Your followers and your family will thank you for holding your tongue and smiling your way through the holiday.

Take a hiatus and really enjoy the holiday

Taking a few days away from your blog, Twitter or Facebook won’t be like committing social media suicide. Send out a message telling your followers you’ll be away enjoying the holidays for a couple days and will be back shortly–they may even be doing the same! No one is going to sit by their computer on Christmas and New Year’s anxiously waiting for a new tweet or status update from you. It’s ok to step back and stay offline for a few days.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Whatever you decide to do with your online presence during the holidays, the most important thing is to find some down time to relax. The online world will still be there when you’re ready to get back to building your brand. Until then, hopefully your grandma doesn’t get run over by a reindeer and you find yourself rocking around the Christmas tree!

Happy social networking to all, and to all a good night!