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Easily Increase Your Social Media Engagement

Nov 18, 2018

You can listen to a livestream of this content at http://bit.ly/easyengagement. What is social media engagement? What does it mean, how in the world do you get it and how do you increase the amount you have now? Social media engagement means that people are “talking” to you in some way on social media platforms. This can take the form of likes, comments, shares, retweets, emojis, actually hopping on someone’s livestream, etc. It’s a way for folks to acknowledge that ...

Video Marketing Must Haves

Feb 10, 2018

By 2020, Video will be 80% of the content we consume on Facebook. If you're not currently incorporating video into your marketing strategies, you need to start! Here are my top three tips for quality video marketing: Good Lighting You don’t need an expensive lighting kit, but you do need good lighting to produce quality video. This can be natural light from a large picture window in front of you and you record your videos early in the morning when this light is at its peak. ...

WHY You "Unsubscribe" and Keep Getting Those Emails!

Jan 28, 2018

Every so often I go a little nuts because I have way too many unwanted emails in my Inbox. This happened to me again after the New Year, so, rather than just continue to be frustrated, I decided to do a little investigating. As you may know, there are loads of ways that folks are getting in touch with you these days including: in-person meetings, phone calls, live broadcasts (my favorite!), social media, bots, SMS, text messages, and email Until very recently, I had a slew of pe...

Online Dating Is Social Media 3.0

Oct 30, 2017

Online Dating really is social media taken to a whole new level. I began online dating four months ago and it occurred to me early on how similar the process was to the way businesses market their goods and services through social media. Maybe you only have a LinkedIn profile, or you're a member of a few Facebook groups, perhaps you have a Twitter account, or you might even create a couple of Facebook ads each year to grow your business or "all of the above and much more..." you are us...

Hey entrepreneurs! Feel like pulling your hair out? Here's some help!

Apr 24, 2017

Ladies and gentlemen, If you're an entrepreneur, this will come as no shock to you: Being an entrepreneur can be tough. If you put the word "entrepreneur" in a Google search, you'll likely get a definition of someone who has a business and that definition will probably use some phrasing like this: "...taking on greater than normal financial risks..." Being an entrepreneur does not guarantee a consistent paycheck on the 15th and 30th of each month--unless you've created your own unique sys...

Facebook Live from Your Desktop!

Jan 13, 2017

Facebook Live from Your Desktop! Dreams do come true! Facebook has started rolling out the ability to broadcast on Facebook Live via desktop! For many months, we've been able to livestream on the Facebook platform through our profiles and pages, but we needed to our mobile devices (phones, iPads, etc.) to do it. Or we could go live on our desktop by also using OBS (free) or Wirecast (not free). For me, that was less-than-stellar...too much trouble. Not a one-click process. No...

What Can YOU Expect From An Amazing Coaching Session?

Sep 13, 2016

I just had two amazing coaching sessions and I wanted you to know all about them! If you've never had a coach before, this is what it's like for me and for my clients: Session #1: Group coaching with Entrepreneur School Scholars Session #2: Private 1:1 session with new client In this Facebook Live broadcast, you'll hear all about the topics and discussions from two different coaching sessions. Please let me know if you have any questions. bit.ly/chatwithbonnie Work Smart & Hust...

The BEST Part of Being An Entrepreneur Is Also The WORST...

Sep 10, 2016

The BEST Part of Being An Entrepreneur Is Also The WORST... I love being an entrepreneur! In fact, there are so many things I love about being one, I'm going to list them for you here: The things I LOVE about being an entrepreneur: Calling all the shots Being in charge Making all of the decisions Being my own boss Deciding when/where/how/if I'm going to work Determining when/where/if I work each day ...

I Took the Day Off Today...And Still Made Money!

Sep 03, 2016

I Took the Day Off Today...And Still Made Money! I took the day off today. (Well, technically, I did do a 20-minute business chat with a new client, but the rest of the day was spent not working.) I thought about working, I just did other things instead. Got a manicure Went shopping Drove my son from ACT training to weight training to basketball training Spent loads of time scrolling through Instagram Besides that 20 minute chat, I didn't work at all...and I still made money...

HAS LIVESTREAMING CHANGED THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD? ...

Jun 14, 2016

HAS LIVESTREAMING CHANGED THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD? (As seen first in June issue of iBlog Magazine) The answer is a resounding YES! Livestreaming has absolutely changed the social media landscape for brands as well as small business and individual broadcasters. Livestreaming (live broadcasting) has been around for years, (remember Ustream?) but it has gotten miles of traction, loads of press and many tens of thousands of participants within the past year; particularly since March 26, 2015 wh...