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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Pinterest
This is one of my favorite topics: Pinterest. Love it. I’ve jokingly said if I’m not on Pinterest for 3 days, call the police. So what does Pinterest have to do with the holidays and why does it matter to you and your business? Pinterest is a Referral Tool...
Tis the Season for Holiday Promos
It’s the holiday season and that means it’s the time to start thinking about holiday promotions. Before you offer up a promotion, make sure you do the planning necessary to make it a successful one. Here are some tips for holding an effective holiday promo. ...
The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly
Everyone experiences trolls, negative comments, and bad reviews. How you handle each is important. Dealing with each of these is a little bit different and I want to make sure you know the options available to you. Negative Comments Let's be clear that a...
Ingredients of a Great Graphic
For graphic design students and people that do graphics professionally, there are seven elements of design. I want you to know what those are but then I also want to give you some beginner tips. Specifically, 7 tips to help you get better at making graphics for...
Social Media News: September 2020
There’s a lot going on in the social media world this month. I wanted to get all the information out to you in a timely manner so this blog will cover all of the top news in social media for September 2020. Instagram Reels Most of you probably know about...
8 Reasons You Get Unfollowed on Social Media
There are several reasons you could get unfollowed on social media but today we are going to talk about the 8 I see most often. If you are guilty of any of these things, it’s not too late to fix it and retain your followers. Let’s jump right in. Lack of...
Instagram Mistakes That Will Keep You Up at Night
These Instagram mistakes are like a train wreck that can’t help but grab your attention. They can also damage your business. Knowledge is power so we are sharing some common mistakes so you’ll know what to look for when using Instagram for your business. First, let’s...
Things to Stop Doing on Facebook Right Now
There are some very common mistakes I see on Facebook all the time that can really make you look like a rookie. You want to look like a professional, so let’s expose these mistakes and stop making them. Stop Asking for Follows You really don’t need to ask people to...
7 Don’ts of Social Media
This is one of my favorite topics. We actually get asked about this all the time. What are the worst things you can do on social media? Let’s jump right in. Not Researching Your Audience This is a huge don’t. You have to know who you’re talking to so you can get the...
LinkedIn: To Business Page or Not To Business Page
Should you have a LinkedIn page for your business? Most everyone has a LinkedIn profile. Google loves it. You can customize your URL which makes you easy to find. So why do you need a business page? Especially if you’re a solo-preneur doing everything yourself. Why...
3 Tools to Grow Your Instagram
From the start, let me go ahead and warn you guys that all the apps today aren’t free. You know I love free stuff but sometimes you’ve got to pay to play. We are going to talk about 2 tools today that will analyze your Instagram hashtags, your profile, and your actual...
LinkedIn: The Ultimate Referral Tool
LinkedIn is the ultimate referral tool. In the last job I had before I started my own business, my boss wanted me to make a bunch of cold calls. My response, and I don’t think he took it the way I meant it, was that I never want to work that hard again. What I really...