DAY 6: Understanding the Algorithm, Hashtags, Trending Audio and More – Part 2

Each and every one of us is a consumer to another business. Despite this, small business owners often fail to create a consumer friendly environment. The difference between a success business, a stagnant business and a struggling business is the consumer environment online, offline and with the products/service. We can pull some great examples of […]

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DAY 5: Understanding the Algorithm, Hashtags, Trending Audio & More – Part 1

When it comes to social media marketing, there are several moving parts to each piece of content you create. Over the years, we have seen an emphasis shift from one component to another whether it be post timing, hashtags, picture quality, audio or something else. Every small business owner or person utilizing social media is […]

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DAY 4: STREAMLINING WITH POST AUTOMATION

Post automation is one of the best developments in technology over the last decade. This is the process of using a (often) third party platform to plan and schedule your social media content all in one place. Post automation can be a life-saver for small business owners because it helps you stay consistent through batching […]

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DAY 2: HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE CONNECTING WITH OUR AUDIENCE?

Yesterday we talked about the purpose of social media for your business: to create connection. Now, let’s answer the follow up question: How do we know we are connecting with our audience? Building connection with your audience – like a relationship – has multiple metrics to determine its success. We have been led to believe […]

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Day 1: How Should We Use Social Media for Business?

To kick off this Social Media Group Coaching year, let’s talk about what social media is (and is not) in terms of our businesses and how to leverage that to grow our businesses. One of the top reasons why social media does not provide lucrative and/or sustainable results for businesses is because business owners are […]

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7 Things to Leave Behind in 2022

Anyone know what just happened? It seems like Christmas 2021 was just a few days ago and here we are staring at January 1st, 2023. Time has a funny way of sneaking on by us when we are busy with life, work and business. For many, 2022 was not the greatest year. Those booming sales […]

DECEMBER: SUGAR PLUM FAIRY REEL

Let’s create an easy reel for Instagram, Facebook & TikTok for your business! This reel idea is perfect for the month of December and an easy way to showcase 10 of your favorite products/designs for the season. You will need 9-10 product pictures cropped to 9:16 aspect ratio. This can be achieved through the basic […]

Our Favorite Affinity Resources

The Affinity Suite of design software offers a feature-rich, affordable alternative to creating and printing your digital designs for many projects. Our first recommendation is Affinity Designer, the vector based software and alternative to Adobe Illustrator; our second recommendation is Affinity Photo. A frequently asked question – especially during times where there are big sales […]

What Makers Need to Know About Running a Discount Sale

With just two days to go until Thanksgiving, many makers are wondering what they should do about running a sale for the biggest shopping weekend of the year. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday have become household terms and signify the official start to the Christmas shopping season and the end of the […]