This one is more for the bloggers out there especially the ones who use WordPress, so if that isn’t you, feel free to skip this post. I’ve always known I needed to have the “Pin It” button available for my posts. You know the button in the top left corner that shows up when you hover over a photo that allows you to “Pin” or “share” the content on Pinterest. It makes sharing content simple, easy, and convenient, but most…
Alright, if you’ve been following a long you know that I’m a newb when it comes to Pinterest. I’ve literally never used it. Now that I have mine up and running a little, here are some of the Pinterest basics I’ve learned so far… Setting up: Like all social media platforms, set up your Pinterest page by filling out all the information. Write a description about yourself or your business. Select the type of business you have. Add a photo,…
This last weekend was my Mother’s Birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!! Love you!!). That coupled with other family events I didn’t get anything done with the blog. There were no late night blog writings, no research, no social media hacking…nothing. I didn’t even get a post written for today (Monday, May 8th). And here’s the worst part, I don’t even feel rejuvenated from the weekend. If anything I have a weekend hangover. So what happens when the hustle stops?!? Begin Again:…
Pinterest is similar to Instagram in that it’s pretty visual. A lot of times people are attracted to your pins simply by your photo. I’m not going to pretend that I’m an expert photographer, I’m definitely not great at editing, but I have learned a little about culture hacking. I’ve done some research on which photos are popular, what pins are doing well and have done my best to replicate what has worked for others (with my own spin on…
I mentioned in a previous post that I’m learning from Rachel Pedersen in her “Social Media University.” She really does drop great knowledge in her courses about each individual social media platform. There’s a ton of stuff I would love to write about, but have to hold back because it is her material and I don’t feel it would be right for me to give it all away with out her permission. That being said there are little things that…
About a month ago I said I was going all in on Instagram. For the last few months I’ve really dived into Insta learning the ins and outs of how to use it. I don’t want to say I’ve plateaued, but right now I feel like it’s time to add to the social media knowledge bank. In my last post I mentioned that this next months focus is going to be on Pinterest (if you missed it you can go…
Every month we are sharing our Social Media stats to show the growth we’ve had, the losses we’ve taken, and the lessons we’ve learned from the previous month. Growing a following can be difficult, but it’s all about the process and journey, so we want to share ours with you. We’ll try to be as open as possible about what we’re doing and the methods/strategies we are implementing to provide as much insight as we can to you to help grow your…
There seems to be two major strategies on Instagram as far as following different accounts go… First, the follow/unfollow strategy. Here’s the gist of it, you follow a bunch of accounts in your target audience i.e. if you’re a sports blogger you’d follow a bunch of 18-35 year old men who are fans of the teams and sports you write about. Then everyone who doesn’t follow you back, you return the favor by unfollowing them. Second, you want everything to…
I signed up for a trial of Social Media University from Rachel Pederson. She walks you through the different steps she took to become a successful Social Media Manager. In the course she gives tips and strategies about social media managing as well as the different social media platforms. Naturally me learning about Instagram I watched that section first. It was pretty informative. The part that I was like…”What? How did I not know about this?” Was when she mentioned…
A couple posts ago I wrote about using an auto-bot for one of my accounts. Well, I decided to shut it down early. I know what you’re thinking…didn’t really give it much of a chance did ya? Here’s the thing. It has taken me to long to learn this about Social Media…it’s social. An auto-bot takes all the social out of it. Yes it was great to have it all automated and frankly it worked pretty well (I’ll show you…