Hello everyone. Isra here. I had this idea for this post for a few days. While I am not criticising anyone for spending time on social media, I wanted to create something thought provoking that would inspire rather than criticise those for being on it.

First of all, I asked a question to my followers on my personal Facebook. I asked, “Just a genuine question, but if you weren't spending all day on social media what would you be doing?” And the answers were a mixed bunch that consisted of , “playing golf!” “Spending time with family/ loved ones” “on holiday” “in the Bahamas” so in short these answers were based around fun and leisure, which is great, nothing wrong with that but nobody grasped the concept that I was trying to outline so I decided to do this post.

Truthfully most of us spend most of our day, looking at our phones, on our computers on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and the like. Now how many of us spend that time wisely and productively? I'm talking about those of us who set out to do something but instead we sit online and don't do anything except scroll. We all, including myself are guilty of this. It's human nature. So why do we do it? Is there a purpose to it? Does it change any aspect of our life? To bring us to a greater deeper purpose? In short, probably not.

I observed a few people on my friend's list. Obviously for privacy purposes, I won't be revealing any names or personal details. There is a great few who seem air their dirty laundry on there, some are sad and others are just in general lonely and seeking attention. Now the question here is, it's social media, so why not be social? A great majority of people, didn't seem to encompass the social idea, with posts such as, “Is there anyone who wants to chat?” Now it's great that people want to chat but whatever happened to going for a coffee round a friends or chatting on the phone? Are those communication methods obsolete now because of instant messaging and Facebook? Let's explore this further.

Some people are dependant on social media, yes dependent on it, meaning they cannot go a few minutes without checking their phone for their social network notifications! Crazy, right? Surely there are more awesome things to do with your day? But no, the majority, have such a compulsion to this that some could class it as an addiction. This means that phone calls and seeing people in the flesh could vanish in the next few years? That's a scary thought if so. Any ways, let's not focus on the dampeners of technology. I want to focus on how you can utilise social media in a productive and awesome way!


First of all, if you have message you want to share that is important, talks about serious issues or raises awareness to an important cause, social media is your best platform for getting your voice hard! Many charitable causes and organisations or simply those that want to share an inspiring message, go viral to thousands by simply telling their story! Make sure to reach your ideal audience by sharing in groups, pages or places of interest that fit to your message!

Promoting/ advertising. If you want to promote/ advertise something then social media is the best place to do it! You can connect with the people you believe will be interested by selecting the best audience for your object of promotion. Facebook advertising and twittter advertising services, work great for this and even work with a budget. You can further share value with those who fit your products catergory by sharing your promotion in places that connect with that area of interest. Just search the keywords you are focusing on and you are sure to find a wealth of pages, groups, people and more who may be interested. Remember, keep your advert, short and sweet but make sure you clearly explain what the product is. Don't spam people and then run, make sure it is something of value by replying to those who express interest or ask them how their day is going! Keep it connected!

Connecting with those with similar interests. You may have an interest or a hobby that is quite diverse and want to connect with others. You can do this by searching the interest and there will be a range of groups/ pages where you can connect and interact with people of that chosen interest!

Connecting with those who are not close by. Many of us, are not able to connect with friends/ loved ones who are not on our doorstep as much as we'd like. So social media is great for this! You can send a how are you message in the space of a few seconds, see updates via their photos and even start a video chat in Facebook messenger!

Now I am sure there are other positive ways to utilise social media without just idly scrolling through that I have missed, please feel free to comment any ways you know of below, or if this post inspired you or provoked some thought in you, alternatively you can contact me on twitter @israsravenheart or any of my social media links which you can find below on my amazon page https://www.amazon.com/Isra-Sravenhea...

Until next time. Isra xxx