How spending 10 minutes on social media daily can help grow your engagement.

If you’re short on time but want to stay active on your social media, here are five effective ways to make the most of just 10 minutes a day:

1. Engage with Your Audience
   Spend a couple of minutes replying to comments, messages, or mentions. A quick response goes a long way in building relationships and encouraging future interaction.
2. Share a Story Daily
   Share a Story. By sharing stories daily you can help stay top of mind and draw attention to your in-feed content. Stories could be a tip, a quote, or an in-the-moment update. Don’t make these too polished! It doesn’t have to be perfect, just consistent. Authenticity often wins over polished content on stories.
3. Reshare Content
   Share relevant content from other creators or industry leaders. This adds value to your feed and helps build connections with others in your niche.
4. Check Trends
   Spend a few minutes exploring trending topics online. Join conversations that are relevant to your brand, or engage with popular posts to increase your visibility.
5. Review Analytics
   Use the last minute or two to glance at your metrics. See what’s working and what’s not, so you can refine your strategy over time.

By focusing on small but meaningful actions, you can maintain an active presence on social media without feeling overwhelmed.

What you focus on grows. This 10 minutes each day will help your larger social media marketing strategy.

Oh and I find setting an alarm is a good idea for this and do it with your favourite beverage in hand so that it’s a fun and enjoyable experience.

About the Author of this blog:

Maddie Riehl

Founder and Director of Hey Marketing. Maddie has a passion for all things digital marketing.

She began her career in marketing in 2013. From there she completed a Cert IV in marketing and further developed her skills and knowledge base.

After seeing some flaws in other agency offerings, Maddie wanted to create a marketing agency where things are done a little differently - and so Hey Marketing was born!