We all do it. Give yourself a break, and here are some other helpful strategies.

In this week's episode:

• Even though I still can't notice a foul most of the time, I love watching basketball. You'll hear why in the episode.
• I didn't allow myself to watch any basketball games for almost three years.
• This was a very stupid move on my part...I explain why I did it in the episode.
• I watched basketball highlights for over an hour the other day for the first time in a long time.
• But I wasn't ready to do it before...
• I provide strategies on what to do personally and professionally when you do stupid things on social media in the episode.
• Most of your social media posts are NOT being seen right now. Grab a spot in my social media series here.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Bonnie's microphone
• Arkon Mounts (Use the code "BonnieLFrank" to save 10-20% every single day!

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This episode was recorded during many of the Black Lives Matter protests and during the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights how both personal and environmental events and experiences can affect you and what you can do to help yourself in the process.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sometimes I'm less visible online because I simply get tired of all of the posting and creating and selfie-taking.
• But during other times, it the environment or certain events I experience that cause me to withdraw and become less visible.
• The Covid pandemic and protests and riots and deaths are some of the reasons I've been less visible.
• I cannot pay attention to the death stats from Covid because it affects me too much.
• I'm an empath and empaths FEEL EVERYTHING.
• I need to practice MUCH more self care right now so that I can rest the way I need to and grow my business the way I want to.
• I had to learn the importance of self care the hard way. (I almost died.)

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Simply being on the social media platform isn't enough...learn easy and effective strategies to increase listens, views, likes, and shares on social media.

In this week's episode:

• The question I get asked all the time is WHERE...? Where to be on social media, Where to promote your podcast, video, business, etc,
• The actual location doesn't matter--as long as it's where your people are!
• You must know the demographics of your audience on and off of social media.
• Google "social media demographics 2020" for this year's general demographics on each social media platform.
• Look at social media metrics on each of your social media platforms to determine your exact demographics there.
• I have a very different audience on each of my three Instagram accounts: @bonnie.frank, @thevisibilityexpert, @businessfabulouspodcast
• Google Analytics (It's free and easy to install) will show you exactly who comes to your website, who they are, where they come from, their activity on your site, etc.
• I...

It is a very confusing and ever-changing world right now and many people are looking for guidance on how to navigate social media. This episode is my ideas and opinions.

This episode was taken from a live broadcast on Facebook that was simulcasted (broadcasted in multiple places at the same time) in five different places and immediately received loads of views organically and was watched lives in multiple countries.

In this week's episode:

• It's completely understandable (and normal) if you're unsure about what to do or say on social media right now. Be gentle with yourself. 
• There are many perspectives all over social media right now in terms of social justice, Black Lives Matter, race relations, and more.
• There's a lot of live broadcasts right now, too.
• People online are choosing to do many different things right now, and it can be confusing as to what YOU should be doing.
• Some people are exploiting the movement and hashtag #blacklivesmatter to sell more of their own...

Adding to the engagement strategies for live broadcasts from episode 53, I provide even more strategies and give loads of engagement examples from my own life.

In this week's episode:

• By following all of the steps laid out in this episode, I've already organically gotten hundreds of views, likes, loves, comments, and shares from one Facebook live broadcast that I repurposed into two podcast episodes--this episode and episode 54.
• Your title MUST be compelling!
• You need to draw your audience in.
• Use hashtags EVERYWHERE (on every platform) on social media. (I provide the number of hashtags to use on specific platforms in the episode.)
• You should be using relevant hashtags as well as uniquely branded hashtags
• Try the AMI Headline Analyzer to see if your titles/headlines are using strong marketing and/or emotive words.
• You cannot own a hashtag, but you can dominate them.
• On Instagram, you should be using a variety of growth and content hashtags.
• You need to...

Why use your great content marketing pieces once? Learn to easily use one piece of content (like audiograms or Instagram and Facebook stories) in multiple ways.

 In this week's episode:

• In Episode 10, I mention 25 ways to repurpose one podcast episode.
• You can easily repurpose an audiogram or Instagram (or Facebook) story, as well.
• You can automatically have your Instastories appear on Facebook (I detail how to do this in the episode)
• Facebook is also experimenting with automatically having Facebook stories appear on Instagram. 
• Adding an intro and outro to an instastory can dramatically change that social media story into a great piece of video marketing content for an email or future opt in to build your email list.
• This same piece of content can be used in a multitude of other ways, too (these are listed in the episode).

Mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 10: 25 Ways to repurpose one podcast episode for more subscribers, increased downloads and greater social...

Social Media is FREE advertising and a great way to serve your audience. Here are two more ways to effectively do that.

 In this week's episode:

• You should put at least two hashtags on each social media post and on every social media platform.
• Instagram feed posts can have up to 30 hashtags.
• Use one uniquely branded hashtag and one relevant (topical) hashtag.
• You cannot own a hashtag, but you can dominate them.
• Put #businessfabulous in the search of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
• It's really important to try new things like STORIES on Facebook and Instagram.
• Instagram users go to stories first!
• Check my these episodes for Instagram stories Info: here here here here 
• It's really important to test out your hashtags and try new ones and then test again!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Business Fabulous Social Media Cafe
• Business Fabulous Academy
• Link Tree

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It is always acceptable for you to grow your business as long as you follow these four steps.

In this week's episode:

• It is completely okay and perfectly acceptable to grow your business right now.
• It is completely okay and perfectly acceptable to take care of yourself, your family and pay your bills right now. 
• There is never a reason for you to ever feel guilty about doing the things I just mentioned. NEVER.
• I detail the four simple steps to grow your business and increasing online sales in the episode.

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• Business Fabulous Social Media Cafe
  
  

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You don't need to go to major conferences to be visible online and grow your brand! Here are four simple and proven ways to do it, free, without leaving home.

In this week's episode:

• The number one rule to gaining online visibility is to be where your audience is online. If you're unsure, google "social media demographics" and look at the data for the platforms you enjoy using most. 
• Facebook has approximately 2.8 billion people, so your audience is likely on there.
• LinkedIn is all business all the time, so if you have a business you should have a daily presence there. 
• Use one or two hashtags for each social media post (up to 30 for Instagram), including a branded hashtag and one topical one.
• You cannot own a hashtag, but you can dominate it.
• The easiest and fastest way to get noticed by experts or others in your industry is to be a helpful audience member in the chat of livestream broadcasts. I detail many ways to do this in the episode including greeting the host(s),...

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...