Want to Grow your Online Brand? Go offline.
Sounds counter-productive, right? Bear with me. Remember in the early 2000s when everyone was urging you to take your business online? It was hard to anticipate a day where websites and online marketing were no longer unique. Even elaborate sites with all of the bells and whistles still struggle to stand out in a sea of […]
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How To Get Freelance Clients With Cold Email
It’s the late afternoon and the email quota I’ve set for the day remains untouched. I got on board with the idea that I should be cold emailing about six months ago when I joined an online course that exclusively focused on outbound marketing tactics — something that still terrifies me to my core, hence why I’m […]
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What All Of My Failed Blogs Have Taught Me
Blogging isn’t for everyone, but writing is. I started my first blog when I was 13 years old (Xanga anyone?). “Blogging” wasn’t a really a thing, but it was fun to connect with people on the internet. In the 13 years since then, I started five blogs. I also abandoned five blogs. They weren’t successful, so […]
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How I Identify Potential Freelance Clients When I’m Out of Leads
It’s a process. I’ll preface this by saying that I’m not an expert. Just a person who has tried a lot of different techniques to try and find people willing to pay me money for my services. Some worked. Most of them didn’t. Throughout this process, even whenI’m not necessarily landing these clients for reasons out […]
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I’m A Marketer But Hate Marketing Myself.
I can’t be the only one, can I? Self-promotion makes me feel icky. Ever since I was a kid. I hated sharing what I did that summer with the class. I almost never share big life moments on Facebook. I deactivated Twitter because I didn’t want people to know what I was up to. I […]
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Social Media Automation Tools To Make Your Life Easier
A week in the life of a social media manager will reveal that no two days — not even two hours — look the same. Not only are they distributing information to large audiences, but they are also the face of the company’s social presence. This requires more than a little organization and attention to detail. Even dedicating a […]
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How to Work Around Instagram’s Algorithm and Get your Posts Seen.
You’re scrolling your Instagram feed on a Friday and see “#tbt to the best vacation ever.” You think: Nice try Susan, but it’s Friday, you idiot. *Checks the timestamp* “posted 23 hours ago”. Damnit. Sound familiar? Fake followers? Still can’t link from posts? Instagram had a perfect solution. No more chronological posts. I use Instagram […]
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