We again have President Donald Trump to thank/blame for our latest, greatest meme. Thanks to him, the internet spent a day losing its collective mind over covfefe. In case you’ve been in a coma, this all started because Trump tweeted something in the wee morning hours that appeared to be a typo: Despite the constant negative press covfefe Everyone waited for him to delete the tweet and finish his thought. And waited. And checked their watches. It's been five minutes. What if this is it. That is his final tweet & the rest of history stops. — emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum)…
We again have President Donald Trump to thank/blame for our latest, greatest meme. Thanks to him, the internet spent a day losing its collective mind over covfefe. In case you’ve been in a coma, this all started because Trump tweeted something in the wee morning hours that appeared to be a typo: Despite the constant negative press covfefe Everyone waited for him to delete the tweet and finish his thought. And waited. And checked their watches. It's been five minutes. What if this is it. That is his final tweet & the rest of history stops. — emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum)…
I receive emails and social media messages regularly from bloggers who are suffering from a dangerous disease. The disease prevents you from moving up in blogging circles. It kills your chances of succeeding online. I fell prey to this blogging malady for years. Hurt me terribly. I had no clue I was sick either. Many desperate, fearful bloggers taught me – through their example – that going this route was okay, or, the way to get featured on top blogs. Many struggling bloggers taught me this was the way to network. Or, this was the way to hustle and to
Any day on your commute, look around and notice how many people have their faces glued to their phones. In lectures, you’ll see students tweeting while their professors try to teach. When your friends go out to the bar on the weekend, they bring Snapchat with them. Real moments become hard to enjoy when every action is gauged by its shareability on Instagram.
With this in mind, I recently wondered how I could engage my social network “in real life” (IRL). I wanted people to put down their phones and talk again. Here are a few things I came up with. Feel free to use these suggestions to reconnect with your tribe as well.
1. Host a Meetup
When I first noticed how cell phones were controlling us, ironically, I decided to take to Twitter. I voiced my dismay with how people weren’t engaging with each other in real life. So, I proposed to my followers that we should have a creative meetup. The event would be for anyone who’d want to take cool photographs or get photographed at a park in New York City. I wanted to bring everyone on my timeline to one place for one reason—to engage with each other in real life. Before I knew it, hundreds of people were showing interest in the meetup. They too had become jaded with how the Internet had taken hold of our lives. To my surprise, about 50 people showed up.
Everyone who attended the meetup posted about it on social media. My follower numbers jumped and profile views were in the tens of thousands after just a few days. This is a great example of IRL marketing. Bring your followers to a given location with a specific purpose in mind. You’d be surprised how many people will come together for a cause.
2. Start a Club
A few weeks after my meetup, I received a direct message from a friend. He decided to start a book club with some of his social followers. The club would meet once a week at a park in the city. As a professional social media practitioner, I recognized this as a real opportunity. Building a club with your followers is a great way to get to know them in person. It’s organic and you don’t have to hide behind a keyboard to showcase your brand or who you are.
3. Stream Live Q&As
Going on Instagram Live or Facebook Live isn’t necessarily engaging with your followers in real life, but it is engaging with them in real-time. Ask your followers to prepare questions for you. This is a great way for them to get to know you. Don’t have enough followers to get questions from? Try looking up “Personal questions” on Google. In my experience, answering deep questions on live video has been a great way to build relationships both online and offline.
I’ve made it my mission to bridge the gap between social media and the real world. If you have any supporting ideas on how to engage with your followers in real life, please comment below.
If you are a blog or a website business owner, you know about Google AdSense. But have you heard of Media.net? Media.net made headlines across the world when its founder and serial entrepreneur, Divyank Turakhia orchestrated its acquisition by a Chinese consortium in the 3rd largest ad-tech deal ever. He takes the approach that any website owner or blog owner should have the power to reach the masses and to be able to tap into a huge network of advertisers to reach their full potential as an online publisher. Media.net exclusively powers the Yahoo! Bing ad marketplace, giving blog owners
At the center of every successful business is a kick-ass brand, and these days, the best way to build a brand is through online resources; entrepreneurs have access to more tools, more people, and more options to connect with audiences … Continue reading →
Since Just Bieber returned to Instagram, he's used the platform for art, whether he's announcing his conjunctivitis diagnosis of documenting his abs.
This morning, Bieber Instagrammed 26 times in a single hour, including a TMZ screenshot of himself getting into an altercation and a photoshop of his head on Halsey's body.
In his endless thirst for wisdom, he also apparently searched for uses of ecstasy on YouTube and shared a video of what he found out, because he is a generous soul who can't help but let his fountain of knowledge spill out onto the streets.
Entrepreneurship is more than a skill, it’s a passion and way of life for many of us. With so many people diving into the world of online marketing, blogging and business, it’s important to always stay ahead of the curve and competition. One of the best ways to accomplish this is by continually improving your knowledge and expertise on whatever it is you may do. In short, keep on reading and learning from others. With millions of excellent books in the world to choose from, there is always going to be a new topic, book cover and author just waiting to
How do you persuade someone to buy your product or service… even if you’re not great at “selling?”
If you read advice from other “experts,” you’ll see that they recommend you use shady tactics like “fake scarcity,” “fake discounts,” and worse, they’ll encourage you to outright LIE…
UGH!
David Ogilvy always said, “The customer isn’t a moron. She’s your wife.”
He said this more than 50 years ago, but the spirit of what he said was 100% right. The customer isn’t a moron. She’s your wife. He’s your husband.
Your customers are your friends, your colleagues, your family members, your friends of friends, and they deserve to be treated with respect.
And that’s why I approach “selling” much differently than these other “experts.”
How to Sell More: 3 Steps to The Perfect Sales Pitch
So, how do you create the perfect sales pitch online? How do you communicate the value you provide to your customer… even if you’re not great at selling?
I share the 3 simple steps in this new video…
As you watch the video, you’ll notice something interesting: people think selling has to be complicated. It’s not. The key to making a sale is as simple as making people want what you’ve got before they know you’re selling it… and this formula makes that EASY.
Now…
If you’re pumped that Social Triggers TV is back, and you’d like to help support the release…
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#1. Go subscribe to the channel on YouTube (and click the notifications bell). While I plan to email most of the videos, I will also publish videos that I won’t send out as an individual broadcast.
#2. Do you know anyone who you think will benefit from this new series? Send them a personal email to let them know about Social Triggers TV. And if you could send a personal email to at least 3 friends, I’d be eternally grateful.
#3. Leave a comment on this blog post letting me know what you think. Or even better, leave a comment on this blog post letting me know what types of topics you’d like me to cover in upcoming videos. I can’t guarantee I’ll get to all of your great ideas, but I’ll read every single comment.
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