Can I give you a little tough love today?
Getting more followers will not make you happier.
Read that again slowly. Let it sink in:
Getting more followers will not make you happier.
Getting more...
…and what to do with them.
RED
If you’re seeing red because you’ve just been criticized online, take a deep breath. Don’t respond in the moment when emotions are high. Put...
Yesterday I was completely stuck on what to write for this post. I kept scrolling through my list of ideas. I had exhausted most of them and hated the rest.
In desperation, I opened up a new...
How to get people from Instagram to your website:
Instagram is not inherently a traffic-driving platform like Facebook or Pinterest, so you need to be much more strategic to get people from...
How do I promote on social without sounding sales-y?
A few tips:
- Use full sentences an actual human would say.
- Take the stance of an invitation rather than a fear tactic.
- Don’t type words...
- Post something that inspires them.
- Post something that makes them laugh.
- Post something that helps them out in their everyday life.
- Post something that a smart person said.
- Post something smart...
How do I get my posts to always appear for my followers?
This was a question one of the the hope*writers asked me.
The quick answer:
You can’t.
A (hopefully) more helpful...
Posts: Image + caption
Stories: Images with words or gifs on them, or videos that last 15 seconds each
Posts: Forever (unless deleted)
Stories: Temporary (shown for 24 hours)
Posts: Buttoned-up...
Feeling like you’re bearing your heart and soul in each and every post but not getting any response in return is the absolute WORST part about starting out on social media!
Unfortunately I...
Engaging social media posts don’t just happen. They take time.
Today me and the hope*writers got to hear from Facebook ad expert Amanda Bond, @theadstrategist. I was...
Anywhere from 10-30% of the interactions on my posts come from the hashtags I use at the end of each post. You’re allowed 30 tags on each post, but not all hashtags are created equal. Some...
You can’t steer a parked car.
Kendra Brodin said this to me today. She’s a super smart fellow member of hope*writers.
We were talking about the direction of her speaking and...
