Month / January 2017

3 Automation Tips for Twitter

3 Automation Tips for Twitter

Do you automate your Twitter posts? While convenient, there are some good reasons to be mindful when considering automation.

Twitter is big on engagement.

As such, one major faux pas is to frequently post things that make it obvious you’re not there. Posts such as:

  • regular auto-tweets pushed from your instagram account
  • auto-tweets pushed from Facebook
  • scheduled time-sensitive tweets that are past their due date (think Valentine’s-related tweets in August – it happens!)
  • and worst of all, scheduled tweets that are inappropriately timed

So, what to do if you are pressed for time and need automation?

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Sara Hodge's CONNECT Facebook Networking Group for Entrepreneurial Women www.strongandworthy.com

CONNECT! For Entrepreneurial Women Facebook Group

It’s funny how sometimes things happen by mere synchronicity, if you’re paying close enough attention.

I’ve been intending for a while now to launch my third Facebook group dedicated to networking women, this one specifically for women entrepreneurs and not as locally-focused as the two I currently run. I wanted this group to be for ALL entrepreneurial women, regardless of their location, who are committed to creating, growing and nurturing their own networks, filled with their ideal clients. A group where I can share tips and knowledge I’ve gained from my 7+ years of experience running networking groups, both online and off, including my original Facebook women’s group, started in 2009.

I’ve been thinking about it.

And then yesterday, while scrolling through my Facebook feed, I noticed a post from a friend of mine asking if such a group existed. I know there are women out there looking for this, and it suddenly hit me how silly it is for me to continue putting it off when I could be helping people.

And so, I took that as my wake up call, and did something about it.

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3 Ways to Turn Up the Awesome on Your Social Media Images www.strongandworthy.com

3 Ways to Turn Up the Awesome on Your Social Media Images

There are countless things I’ve learned in my years of adventures on social media, and in the last 3 years I’ve shared that knowledge by coaching businesses. In my coaching sessions, I’ve assisted clients with strategy, planning, and deciding which platforms are best for them. Once that is done we go into detail on how to get the most out of their social marketing.

There are a few very common issues I’ve found the majority of my clients to struggle with, but the #1 question they all have (and stress over!) is:

“What the heck do I post?”

The long answer to this is, of course, going to depend on some important factors. Some of these include: the individual business, what their goals are, what their clients respond to, what their brand’s personality is and so on. And all of those things most certainly play a huge part in getting it right.

Assuming you know most of that, there is one additional but commonly overlooked element: including great visuals.

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