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
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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
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
Social Media Only Comes in One Speed
Social media is getting faster by the minute. Today, it is getting so competitive that brands and businesses are continuously thinking outside the box on how they can produce content that matches the pace of their audience. These days, social media waits for no one. If you’re LATE for the party, you’ll probably be covered by all the noise and you might not be able to get your voice across. It could only mean that if you want to be heard by the crowd, you have to be fast; and on social media, that means you have to be REALLY fast. Speed wins if you want to be the one people talk about on social media. … [Read more...] about Social Media Only Comes in One Speed
Twitter screwed up with Vine
Usually when a hot, new social network, app, software or even e-books turn up in town I’ll be one of those geeky guys who would immediately download it, try to get an invite or use them right away. However, when Twitter introduced Vine back in January what I did was download it, registered myself and simply sat back to see how others were using it. After awhile I stopped logging into it. Recently, I decided to log back in to see what changed. I even did my first uncreative Vine video after a little bit of a push from my friend Ahna Hendrix. Guess what? a couple of days later, Instagram decided to add their own version of Vine onto their already so popular app. … [Read more...] about Twitter screwed up with Vine
How to: Build a Twitter Following with Twitter Lists
Twitter can become a little overwhelming for those who have just got started. It is like having 100 radio stations switched on at the same time and catching bits of pieces of conversations here and there. One of the questions I get asked frequently is how do I manage or keep up with my Twitter stream? Some of these questions even come with questions such as if I am using a bot or have satffs managing my twitter account like Guy Kawasaki. All of them are false of course, and the answer really is much simpler than you thought. As you may already guess, it’s just by using Twitter lists. … [Read more...] about How to: Build a Twitter Following with Twitter Lists
