My last post talked about some tools to use when managing multiple Instagram accounts. When I was writing that post, I realized that I had another tip to share … here it is!
And it’s an easy one. Use separate browsers for work and personal stuff. This works great for me. For example, I’m logged into my personal Google account (for gmail, Google plus, Google Apps, etc.) all the time at work. I use Chrome for that. Chrome is also hooked into Facebook, my personal Twitter account, etc. – pretty much anything “me related” goes on Chrome.
For work-related web tools, I use Firefox. This gives me an easy way to log into separate social media accounts at the same time. For example, I can be logged into work and personal Twitter accounts, or work and personal Google accounts at the same time. No logging out of one and into the other one.
So – a simple tip that might work for you. Have any other tips to share? Please do!
Peter Murray says
The same thing can be done by using different profiles of the same browser. For instance, I use Chrome almost exclusively (exceptions are when I’m testing web site functionality across browsers), and I have two “Persons” set up in Chrome. In the Chrome settings, scroll down to the “People” section and select “Add person…”. (https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2364824?hl=en) The latest versions of Chrome added a label to the top of the browser window to indicate which profile is being used, which is a great addition. Firefox has the same sort of functionality (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles) although I think it is harder to use in Firefox.
Ethan Fenichel says
You can also just use multiple Chrome accounts – which is certainly not an endorsement for Chrome over Firefox.
davidleeking says
Didn’t know that – nice!
davidleeking says
Someone else shared that, too – I didn’t know you could do that!