How do you engage with your social media audience? Oh... I'm baaaaackkkk! The last time I published a blog post here was on the 1st of January. It was a blog post on my bucket list, which I'm supposed to update! HAH! Since I am no longer working for Post Planner, this means I can write and share my thoughts here more often. Let's get back to the post, I got an email a reader asking me how to create an engaging audience on social media from scratch. They are new to social media, and everything feels intimidating. They were hoping I can point them in the right direction. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. If you want to do well on social media, there's no other way than to scale the unscalable. What is scaling the unscalable? Scaling the unscalable means you're doing things that … [Read more...] about How to Create an Engaging Audience on Social Media from scratch
Your Gateway To Money, Happiness, Health & Impact – The Morning Ritual
What did you do this morning? Did you wake up, get dressed and rush out the door to start your commute? Did you unlock your iPhone 6s and scroll through your Instagram feed with the odd double tap? Did you open your laptop and check your inbox and start responding to other people’s demands? If so, I am here to tell you to be more selfish. Yes, you heard, selfish. “In order to reach the gateway to money, happiness, health and impact, I need to be more selfish?” Yes. The reason why is simple. I agree, that to reach success in money, happiness, health and impact, you must help other people. But in order to help other people effectively, you must first help yourself. In this post, we will follow my journey into the world of the morning ritual after I read a number of books on the topic, … [Read more...] about Your Gateway To Money, Happiness, Health & Impact – The Morning Ritual
How to Write the Next Blog Post With Reader in Mind
Approximately 2 out of 10 page visitors will read your entire article. 1 out of 10 people who land on your post will only read the headlines. In your next blog post, keep these psychology ideas in mind to ensure that more people read your entire article. Are Your Headlines and Subheadings Interesting? If you’re writing an article about rescue horses in your area: “Rescue Horses Near Atlanta, Georgia” That is not an interesting headline. The first question readers ask when seeing something like this is, “So what?” They’re not likely to even click through your link if this is the only bait. What makes readers want to continue is a desire to learn more. Your blog title and subtitles should be interesting and leave questions unanswered. how-tos numbered “tips” direct … [Read more...] about How to Write the Next Blog Post With Reader in Mind
Finding Balance & Getting My Life Back
Finding balance in your life? Want to get your life back? A few years ago, I applied a simple concept to optimize what I was doing daily. It was simply to do 5 little things each day to get me closer to my goals. Back then, that goal was to grow my network. So all I did daily for over a year was: … [Read more...] about Finding Balance & Getting My Life Back
Your first everything will probably be terrible (and that’s okay)
What was your first tweet like? What is your first blog post like? If you did video before, how did your first video like? Were you uncomfortable and look stiff in front of the camera? If you’re a photographer, how did your first photo look like? I recalled the first photo I took with my DSLR, I deleted it right away. It was that BAD. You would think I took it with a phone with low coloured resolution. What about the first time you rode a bike? You probably fell numerous time. Did that stop you? No. First time I sat on a bike. I was so afraid, my palms were sweating so much and due to me holding on to the bike so tight, but when I was able to paddle two full circles I felt I was the king of the little road ........ of my house. My first blog post had so many grammatical … [Read more...] about Your first everything will probably be terrible (and that’s okay)
Things to do when you are having writer’s block in blogging
This is an amazing contribution by Jerry Low from WSHR, read more about him at the end of the post. Writer’s block sounds like some horrible disease, intestinal malfunction or prison cells filled with literary types...... yuck... And, for those who make a living by stringing together words to create something fresh and new, it is a horrible affliction for which there seems to be no cure but time. However, if you are experiencing writer’s block, there are things you can do when blogging goes ugly and the writing flow stops. In addition, there are some things you can do other than writing that may help knock loose the blockage and get your typing fingers racing across the keys again. When the dreaded writing affliction of being blocked hits, simply work your way through this … [Read more...] about Things to do when you are having writer’s block in blogging