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As always, my first blog of the year is always about social media predictions for the new year. This year, as you can tell is no exception. Below, I have created a list of my 5 predictions for social media this year. 1. Instagram Stories Instagram Stories were huge in 2019 with 500 million daily users but I think they will be even more popular in 2020. I think a larger percentage of people will start to create their own Instagram Story content this year, rather than just watching other users Stories. With[...]

21 Aug 2019

Social Media

Why you shouldn’t invite friends to like your Facebook Page

You’ve set up a new Facebook Page for your business and now you want people to like the page. So you reach out to your friends and invite them all to like your new page. In this blog I’m going to talk about why inviting all your friends to like your Facebook Page isn’t a good idea and why doing this can actually damage your Facebook Page. I know it’s so tempting to invite all of your Facebook friends to your Page,I get it, you want to get in front of people and start making sales. However, yo[...]

24 Jul 2019

Social Media

Instagram Removing Likes from Posts

Last week Instagram announced that it was testing hiding likes on posts and video views on accounts in more countries. It first rolled out in Canada a few months back. Now it is being rolled out to: Australia Brazil Ireland Italy Japan New Zealand We still don’t know whether it will be rolled out globally, My hunch is that it will and over the next few months. There are mixed reviews as to whether this is a good or bad move by Instagram. In this blog I will be talking about why I am for re[...]

26 Jun 2019

Social Media

Mindful ways to use social media

Social media is a big part of our lives for most of us these days. With over half of the worlds population using it, there is always something new and exciting happening. Which means it can be sometimes difficult to switch off from social media. It can also bring up different emotions, positive and negative. We should be in control of our social media and how it makes us feel. In this blog I share six ways of how to use social media in a more mindful way. Unfollow/Unfriend If a frie[...]

17 Jun 2019

Social Media

Why use social media for your business

As of writing this blog, June 2019, there are more than three billion people using social media across the world. Many new business owners don't see the value of how social media can help their business or that social media is worth their time. Social media can often slip down the to-do list for some business owners that might not know all the benefits to being active on social media for their brand. Sherpa Marketing found that 80% of the 1 billion people using Instagram follow at least one business o[...]

How to promote yourself in a no promo Facebook Group

25 Apr 2019

Social Media

How to promote yourself in a no promo Facebook Group

How to promote yourself in a no promo Facebook Group in an authentic, mindful, non sleazy way but that title was way too long! In this blog I am going to share with you a couple of juicy tips that will allow you to promote yourself in Facebook Groups that don't allow promo. Disclaimer, please always check the rules of the Facebook Group if you are new to that group because no one wants to get removed and no one enjoys removing people from their group. You can watch the video here, or scroll down if you[...]

28 Mar 2019

Social Media

The best content to share on Facebook

Do you struggle to find content to share on your Facebook Page? Or perhaps you have tried lots of different things but you still get crickets? I get asked on a regular basis what is the best content for Facebook? In this blog I share my tips on what type on content you should be posting and a juicy tip on your best opportunity of being seen in the Facebook news feed (organically). You can watch the video below or keep scrolling for the transcript. If you are watching the video don't forget to come[...]

How to find 30 hashtags for your Instagram post

21 Mar 2019

Social Media

How to find 30 hashtags for your Instagram post

How to find 30 hashtags for your Instagram post Finding hashtags for Instagram can be a little bit overwhelming, confusing at times and even frustrating. I often see new clients Instagram posts with only 5-10 hashtags and ask me why they aren't getting engagement or growing their account. In this video, I share my tip on how to breakdown your hashtags so it no longer feels overwhelming when it comes to finding hashtags for your Instagram post. If you d[...]

15 Mar 2019

Social Media

How to get your Instagram post seen by more people

How to get your Instagram post seen by more people Do you struggle to get your Instagram posts seen? If you answered yes, you are not alone. This is a common problem that business owners have when it comes to Instagram. Everyone want to get their Instagram post seen by more people! Maybe you’ve tried all the tips and tricks to be more effective with Instagram but you’re still stuck. Here is my super quick tip on how to get your Instagram post seen by more people. Click here to watch the video[...]

05 Mar 2019

Business, Social Media

Running a Twitter Chat Hour

Over the past five years of running the Twitter chat hour #woofwoofwednesday many people have asked me what it takes to run a Twitter chat. In this blog, I share the story of how I started, how I built it up and what it take to run a Twitter chat hour. Back in 2014, I was part of a small group of pet business owners. All of whom I met on Twitter. We would often chat on Twitter usually during small chat hours that one of us had set up. At the time, I was trying to promote my local pet care services busine[...]