How do you expect to finish if you never start?
I began collecting emails for my book launch a year in advance. During casual conversation I would mention what I was working on. If someone seemed interested, I would offer to add their email address to my list. I added one or two at a time, nothing magical about the process, but the list grew steadily. I had collected my first 100 emails by the… Continue reading The Quickest Way To Get Your First Hundred Email Subscribers
I went ten months without a job. I spent most of that time lost and confused, not knowing which path to take. And when I finally chose one, I didn’t know if it was the “right” one. All I could do was forge forward and trust that everything was going to work out. I put my story into a book.… Continue reading Giving to Gain
Since I try to publicize my blog in as many places as I can find, I have to keep all of my social media accounts up to date and active so my work can be published on each platform. Yesterday I was checking my notifications on Linkedin, one of my least checked profiles. I took note of few new things, but… Continue reading “I’m huge on Linkedin” – Avoiding Social Ego Boosts
As the world of social media continues to become more and more crowded we find it harder and harder to keep up with the pace. How do these huge brands have people that use all of these different platforms? How do they stay relevant? They must sit in front of their computers and type posts every 10 minutes, do they… Continue reading Learn to be in 2 Places at Once & Save Time Doing It (4/4)
The entire purpose of social media is to connect with others, plain and simple. Connection (outside of social media) happens when we talk with others and share experiences. Connection is a meaningful thing, it’s the 2nd and 3rd most important in Maslow’s Hierarchy after our basic survival needs. Translated, this means connection isn’t just being someone’s friend on Facebook or… Continue reading Why talk if nobody cares? (no shouting, please) (3/4)
When choosing a social media platform for our businesses, we need to take 3 major facets into consideration: (1.) Who are our customers? (2.) Where are they? (3.) Which one(s) am I willing to use every day? When we can honestly answer these three questions, we are able to come up with the social media platform(s) that will guide our… Continue reading How Small Businesses Should Choose Social Media Platforms (2/4)
With the ever-growing number of social media platforms available in the world today it’s easy for us to get lost and confused like a scared puppy that’s run away from home. We see so much out there and we want to chase it all, but we don’t really know how to use it or what the benefits are. Then if… Continue reading How to be Everywhere on Social Media Without Losing Focus (1/4)
