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Why Micro-Influencers Need To Be Part Of Your Marketing Strategy

Over the past several years, we have seen a shift in what started as people taking pretty pictures of their food for Instagram to people being fascinated in literally everything these people do online. No, these aren’t celebrities- they are social media influencers. Who needs a lifestyle magazine when we have lifestyle bloggers? These people’s lives appear to be so lavish that we feel compelled to follow their every recommendation and purchase the products that they use. Think Lebron James...

4 Essential Marketing Tactics For Small Businesses

If you own a small business and want to get people through the door, it’s a no brainer that you will need to invest in a little bit of marketing. Sure, small businesses might not have the budgets that large corporations do, but according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, you should be spending 7 to 8 percent of your gross revenue on marketing and advertising.   So, where do you even start and how can you get the most...

6 Reasons Why Your Social Ads Aren’t Converting

Nowadays if you want your content to be seen on social media, you are forced to pay-to-play. Having organic content scheduled weekly is still a must, but if you have an offering that you want to send out to the masses, you’ll find that creating an advertisement will increase website and foot traffic. But what if it doesn’t? You’ve created what seems like a great ad to you, but are lacking on engagement, and worse – conversions. 1. What’s Your...

Grow And Build Trust With Your Social Media Tribe In 2019

Every year bloggers and social media experts put out a long list of social media trends that are going to pave the way. Not surprisingly, a focus on video and paid advertising have made the list for 2019, but honestly, this isn’t new because social media experts been seeing this for a few years. However, what comes as more of a surprise to me is that there is a thirst from consumers to trust brands online again. I’m sure you’re...

Spring Clean Your Social Media – 6 Tasks To Make Your Page Look Good As New

When was the last time you rotated your profile photo, cover photo or captured new images of your business? If you have to click on your Facebook images to see the time stamp, it’s been too long. Think of it like this, if you invite friends to come over for dinner but when they show up the lights are off and your shrubbery has grown into the walkway, it won’t be very inviting. Same goes for social media. Often times...

Is Snapchat Thriving or Self-Destructing?

If you have taken an interest in social media news, you’ve heard Snapchat being slammed the past few months in regard to its updated design and filters. I mean, Kylie Jenner made one comment in February on Twitter asking if anyone uses the platform, and the stock lost close to $1 billion in market value. Sure, that’s probably because a large percentage of Snapchat users enjoy watching what she had to eat that day, or her notorious selfie videos of...

7 Signs That Scream It’s Time To Quit Your Job

It happens to all of us. You know, that moment where you’re fed up with your job and think, “ I need to leave this place!” A lot of those times you’ve had a bad day or are irrationally angry over office politics, however, there comes a time when you desperately need to quit. I’ve been there and sadly left a job I had enjoyed for a few years. That is why I want to share the 7 signs that...

Break Up Your Work Week – 7 Places to Work Remote

If you would have told my parents that my life path would lead me to a career in social media and that I work out of my house freelancing sans office space, they’d tell you to slow down and ask about this thing called “social media.” Wait, they still do that. But seriously, today more than 53 million Americans freelance, which accounts for a third of the U.S. workforce alone. And by 2020, it’s expected to account for 50 percent...

5 Reasons Why Businesses Need To Be Active On Social Media

It’s 2017, so the fact I am telling you your business needs to be on social media isn’t a surprise. I mean, social media is free, which is why 81% of small businesses are using it to some extent. However, there is still that 19% that hasn’t jumped on the bandwagon of free marketing. Why? Well, maybe they don’t have a budget, or possibly own a mom and pop shop that has seen proven sales efforts through traditional word of...