Social Media Shortcuts That Save Time

When it comes to working, it is always best to work smarter, not harder. Not that there is anything wrong with hard work but if you can do more in less time without compromising on the quality of your work or output, you should look to achieve this. In the modern day, there are many shortcuts you can take when working and some of them will have a really positive impact on how much you can get done.

Mac users will love these handy shortcuts that help you to make the most of your time and computer use.

You can succeed with YouTube

You should be using YouTube as part of your recruitment strategy or in your marketing campaigns. Did you know that there are a number of keyboard shortcuts that allow you to use YouTube in a more effective manner? These tips are the sort of thing that you don’t think you need until you actually start using them and then they become your standard way of working.

For starters, if you are looking to pause or play the video, you don’t need to move your mouse over the screen and click on it, all you have to do is hit the spacebar. Yes, hitting the spacebar pauses and plays the video, ensuring that you never miss a second of information.

When the video is in play and you want to skip to later on in the video, the numbers at the top of your keyboard can help you move along. This is because every number corresponds with a percentage of the YouTube video. If you hit 1, you move to 10% of the video clip, if you hit 2, you move to 20% and so on, all the way to hitting number 9 which will move you to 90% of the video clip. This can help you to reach important sections but also, if you are making videos, does this information help you plan your video?

It should do. If you know people have an easy way to reach 10%,20%, 30% etc of your video, make sure that you hit them with something interesting at that point. This will make sure that you grab their attention and get your message across. Other short YouTube tips include:

• Use the front and back direction keys to rewind or fast forward the video
• Hit F to switch the video to full screen mode
• Hit M to mute the volume on the video

There are also tips for Google and the other most popular social media platforms

If you are searching Google and you want to find prices, using the $ key will provide you with what you are looking for. If you are searching for keyword terms or you want to find out uses of a product or service, you can use a wildcard to give you more ideas. The * symbol stands for a wildcard and when you place it at the end of a search, you will receive returns that build on the initial term.

Other tips will help you make the most out of Google + and you can open navigation by clicking on the backward direction key and you can open the explore bar by hitting.

Quick tips on Twitter include:

• Pressing “N” opens the compose window
• Hitting “.” Will load new tweets
• Hitting “?” will return only shows questions
• When you use quotation marks, you will search on and specify an exact phrase
• Hitting “J” allows you to scroll down post by post in a range of social media platforms
• Hitting “K” allows you to scroll down post by post in a range of social media platforms
• Pressing “( and : “ helps you find negative posts
• Pressing “ ) : “ helps you find positive posts
• Pressing Control + command + spacebar at the same time allows you to quickly insert emojis

These shortcuts will help you to save time while actually using social media in a more productive manner.