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Series Conclusion: Is Social Media Wasting Your Time

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The Is Social Media Wasting Your Time Series Conclusion

Time to Recap What You’ve learned and Take Action (It’s not just a Catch Phrase)

Is social media a waste of time (blog series)

Introduction

You’re wasting your time and money on social media without a plan. You’re struggling to prepare enough content that is both interesting to your customers and revenue producing for you.

Stop letting your accounts go to the ‘social media graveyard’. Connect with people like Kim Garst, Donna Moritz, and Peg FitzPatrick just to name a few (my favs). These ladies know what they’re talking about and DO IT.

Part 1: How To Create Engaging Social Media Content

Did you explore PLR or the other places to get content without writing it yourself? No matter what you choose to use be sure you’re writing Epic Stuff! What’s epic stuff? It’s long content that is at least 2,000 - 3,000 words. Think of bloggers like Darren Rowse or Neal Patel. Sure their stuff is long, but Dang it’s good stuff!

Action: Download the Marketing on Facebook PLR and repurpose it for your site

Part 2: Save Time on Social Media with the EASY Button

Stop social media overwhelm by using a content plan and some of these stellar tools:

Still don’t have the self-control to stay off of Facebook? Try apps like StayFocused and RescueTime.

Take a look at the 8 Printable Planners I share and grab one that suits you.

Action: Start creating content and scheduling it.

Part 3: Rad Marketing for Excellent Leads and Revenue

In this final post, I touch on Facebook Advertising. Warning: I’m no expert and I don’t use FB ads. I know enough to realize that until I get the organic stuff down (aka consistently) throwing my money away is not going to help.

Many of my clients have the funds to invest in FB ads. The problem is they’re just throwing the money at Facebook and hoping for a return - much like gambling at a casino. Inside I share a few resources that can help you in this area. I also share Lush’s social media presence. They are spot on as far as interacting with their market, providing engaging content, and utilizing Instagram and Facebook like the Rock Stars they are.

Finally, I challenge you to learn about the proper way to use Facebook Advertising. Be sure to check out the Hubspot Infographic and Download (opt-in required) I recommend.

What did you take away from this series?

I’d love your feedback - seriously ^_^. I know much of this rehashed stuff, but this is how I learn. I read and follow people who are doing a smashing job and then share it. I DO it too because that is the real ‘meat’ in all of this - ACTION.

Chat me up on Facebook or Twitter#mygiglife.

Create Truly Engaging Content

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This is the first week of the Is Social Media a Waste of Time? Series. Read more about the series and what will be covered.

Today is about content. Content that is engaging is shared, commented on, and acted upon. How does your audience react?

  • Does it get shared?
  • Do they answer your questions?
  • Do they share their experiences with you?

6 Places to Get Your Content Without Writing It Yourself

~~Introduction | Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3 | Conclusion ~~

Access to new and appealing content catered to the needs and interests of your customer is necessary for an effective social media presence. Aka Write Epic Stuff! It also helps deter the ghost town feeling you get when you run out of content and people stop responding.

You need blog posts, articles, visuals like photos, videos, and infographics plus status updates for Twitter and Facebook.

Preparing content for your accounts can be daunting but it doesn’t have to be. These tools may help you save time:

  1. PLR - Private Label Rights is pre-written content that you can tweak to fit your voice and business needs. Use it for blog posts, status updates, and even short reports. Try it for free, download Marketing with Facebook for free on DIYPLR.com. (affiliate link)
  2. Smart Curation Skills - 2 webinar replays and a Printable Guide to help you curate content to share with a little twist that brings traffic back to your site. $39 USD (This is so simple I can’t believe I didn’t do this before.)
  3. Quality Photos - Stock images are a great option for visual content. You can find free and fee-based photos that fit any need. (ex. morguefile.com and pixabay)
  4. Virtual Assistant - 🙂 You didn’t think I’d forget this option did you? Have someone do the busy prep work for you. Simply give her/him your content, let her schedule it and you concentrate on other parts of your business.
  5. GhostWriter - A writer can assist you in writing statuses, posts, and articles in your voice. It helps to have 30 or even 60 days worth of pre-written content for a campaign.
  6. Image Monthly - A monthly subscription service with an added 25 stock photos per issue plus short lessons on how to use them for your business. $12.97/mo USD

[Read more…] about Create Truly Engaging Content

New Series Intro: Is Social Media A Waste Of Time and Money

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Is Social Media A Waste of Time?

Don’t be a Slacker, Be Smart and Save Time With These Helpful Tips (series introduction)

Is social media a waste of time (blog series)

Have you ever timed yourself on social media? Go ahead, try a timer like e.gg.timer.

Without a timer or other tools to basically lock me out of time-warp sites like Facebook and Twitter, I would never leave my screen.

Recently I took a very long break from social media and the internet. (about 8 months)

I learned some things about myself, about my family, and about how stressed I was without even noticing it. It became my way of life - my normal.

For the next three weeks, I’ll share tips and resources on how to focus and save time while still benefiting from social media.

You may be wasting money on Facebook ads so I’ll touch a bit on saving money too.

~~Introduction | Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3 | ~~

In this 3-week series you will learn:

  • how to create engaging social media content
  • save time using tools plus a content plan
  • use marketing campaigns to increase revenue and find new leads

Each post will have an action step. They’re short and doable I promise. 🙂 Here’s an example:

Take action today:

  1. Download the free PLR article from DIYPLR.com
  2. Use the Marketing with Facebook download to create 5 statuses for Facebook and Twitter

In addition to the take action step, I’ll include a Power Action Step.

This is a recommendation for a product or service I use that saves me time.

I’ll also show how I’m using the product. Here’s an example:

Power Action Step:

Subscribe to Image Monthly (affiliate link)

Each month you’ll receive 25 royalty free images along with a short lesson on how to use them in your content marketing. Read my review and see how I’m using this product on my blog.

@kellymccausey’s Image Monthly offers a steady stream of ideas to make your content POP!Click to Tweet

Does Image Monthly Sound Like a Tool You Can Use to Save Time?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on Twitter @duggansara #mygiglife or Stop on by the Facebook Fan page to add your thoughts to this upcoming series.

P.S. If you think this series would be helpful to your audience please share using the social share buttons. Thank You. 🙂


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