“A lot of people hop on Social Media without ever thinking about what their goal is.”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

Social media is no longer a choice. In today's episode I share how to beat the exhaustion and overwhelm that comes with social media.

You may have heard that you need to "be everywhere" on social media--not true! But how do you know where to be on social media and how much time you should be spending on each platform? Should you spend time on Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, Clubhouse, Twitter, or Twitch? Where are your ideal clients hanging out? Should you use a social media scheduler?  

Listen in and get the answers to these questions as well as great tips and tricks to figure out where your audience is and how to make sure your posts are consistently seen by your target audience..

Show Notes 

In this episode I share how to stop letting social media overwhelm and exhaust you. 

• What is OPO and why shouldn’t you listen to...

You have a lot of valuable information to share with your audience, but are they really able to hear you? Find out how to reach the right people online!

In this week's episode:

• The social media environment is a very noisy place and it can be difficult to be noticed,  seen, heard and remembered over all of that noise.
• You want to be a "scroll stopper!"
• How can you set yourself apart from everyone else talking about (or selling) what you are on social media?
• You must know your target audience and it's NOT everyone anywhere.
• Your audience is actually a very specific group of people "living" online in particular places. (I give examples of this in the episode.)
• Your audience may not be hanging out on social media very much at all--you must know the demographics of your target audience to know this.
• You must know your ICA (Ideal Client Avatar before you can know your target audience.
• Sometimes you will attract outliers (people outside of your target audience), and that's okay, but...

We're often told that it's important to be "transparent" and "authentic" online, but how much is too much to share on social media? We answer this and more on this episode of the Business Fabulous podcast.

In this week's episode:

• Please stop paying attention to what others are doing on social media--it's crazy-making.
• Take a "social media cleanse" for a reality check to what's truly important.
• Look at how many minutes/hours you're spending on social media! (Your smartphone will track this.
• Please don't eat on live video unless eating the food is a food review, etc.--super rude to your viewers.
• I define transparency and authenticity (they do NOT mean the same thing) online and what this means for your branding. 
• Why Bonnie's on so many social media platforms.
• How many social media platforms YOU should be on.
• Why I get over 27,000 Pinterest views every month.
• What I do and do not share on social media and why.
• How I decide what to share and not share on social media
• What I...

In this episode of the Business Fabulous podcast, I describe 25 different ways to repurpose one podcast episode and increase subscribers, downloads and social media reach.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Restream.io

Crowdcast

Wirecast

Ecamm Live

Streamyard

Canva

Wavve

Headliner

In this weeks' episode:

• Livestreaming (creating a live video broadcast) your podcast allows you many different ways to repurpose your podcast episode--or any content.
• Your audience really will want to see your tech, your podcasting set up and a behind-the-scenes look at how you do what you do.
• You need to use third-party software (Restream.io, Crowdcast or Wirecast) when you simulcast to Facebook and anything else.
• Do NOT go against Facebook's (or any platform) Terms of Service,
• I'm a...