Photo by Negative Space on Pexels.com If you're a writer, finding reasons to produce new work and ways to show it off can be difficult. Not having fellow writers to keep you accountable or workshops to display your writing can leave you feeling unmotivated or bored with the idea of writing. This is where creating … Continue reading How Can Blogging Help You As A Writer?
Social Media Specific: Secret Weapons
Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels.com You might already be a regular user of social media, but that doesn't mean that you know all the little tricks and features that can come with each platform. A lot of features that are helpful for business accounts might not be relevant for personal users, and you may not … Continue reading Social Media Specific: Secret Weapons
How to Network Via Instagram
Photo by Kerde Severin on Pexels.com We talk a lot on this blog about how to use social media to advertise your business. That is an important benefit of social media, but today, we want to focus on a benefit of social media that can help your business outside of garnering you more financial support. … Continue reading How to Network Via Instagram
Social Media Specific: Getting Overwhelmed by Online Platforms
Photo by Cristian Dina on Pexels.com So, you want to learn more about how social media works and how to use it to boost your business' profile. In theory, this should be a pretty simple thing. You do your research, and you implement your findings, tweaking things along the way so that your actions fit … Continue reading Social Media Specific: Getting Overwhelmed by Online Platforms
Being a Small Business Owner in the Time of a Pandemic
Photo by bongkarn thanyakij on Pexels.com The world looks a lot different nowadays on every level. Except for essential businesses, remote work has become the norm, and desks and couches replace office spaces and conference rooms. Many people have lost their jobs, and businesses have had to shut their doors. Most of us are living … Continue reading Being a Small Business Owner in the Time of a Pandemic
Social Media Specific: Making Posting Easier
Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com Social media has a lot of benefits for businesses, and, in this day and age, it's almost essential to have a social media presence if you're trying to attract and sustain a following for your products or services. But that doesn't mean that it's easy to keep up with … Continue reading Social Media Specific: Making Posting Easier
How to Avoid Small Business Burnout
Photo by Sebastian Sørensen on Pexels.com When you own a small business, it's easy to feel as though the work never stops. There is always another email to answer, another project to work on, another order to ship--the list goes on and on. However, because you aren't always clocking in and out and sometimes you … Continue reading How to Avoid Small Business Burnout
Social Media Specific: What Makes a Good Facebook Post?
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Ideally, if you run a small business or organization, you will already have a Facebook page set up. However, keeping your Facebook page up-to-date can be another challenge. You want your followers to stay engaged with your page, but how can you consistently create posts that they'll want to see? … Continue reading Social Media Specific: What Makes a Good Facebook Post?
What is “Success” in Social Media?
Photo by Snapwire on Pexels.com Success. It can be defined in a lot of different ways, especially when it comes to your small business. Perhaps success for you means making one sale this week, or perhaps it means processing hundreds of sales. Your goals can be focused on lots of areas, like more exposure, increased … Continue reading What is “Success” in Social Media?
Social Media Specific: Tags and Hashtags
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's somewhat hard to believe, but two little symbols can really make a significant difference when crafting social media posts. Tagging and hashtags are easy ways to group social media posts and connect different social media accounts, but what are they exactly, and how do they work? Read on to … Continue reading Social Media Specific: Tags and Hashtags