We’ve all heard the horror stories like “I had a Facebook group of 10,000 members and suddenly my group was gone”, or “My friend had an Instagram account with 50,000 followers and lost it all”. More disturbing, no one seems to know why this happens. But it’s a good reminder to NOT put all your…
2022 UPDATE: Unfortunately, Darice closed in 2021 so you’ll find their website, offer and blog are no longer active. However, I am repurposing all the content I wrote for them and I’ll be sharing it here on my own blog in the future. In December of 2018, Darice officially announced that I was one of their…
Choosing a social media scheduling tool can be overwhelming. I know there are many options out there and each one is a bit different than the next. Not to mention the different schools of thought about how an Instagram feed should look and feel like curated vs. authentic. For some reason, the current trend is…
You shouldn’t be winging your social media. I feel like most shopkeepers are so busy wearing 100 other hats that they tend to look at social media like a robotic process. Just post something, because I need to, and I’ll be fine. But, there’s much more to social media than posting. There should be a…
I often hear business owners say “I post every day of the week but I’m not getting any comments or more page likes”. It’s because social media marketing isn’t just about posting. We first need to be grateful that social media accounts, particularly for business owners, are FREE. Yes, yes, you can run paid ads…
Market the heck out of your shop NOW before Small Business Saturday comes along. Want the most successful Small Business Saturday sales day ever? Don’t wait any longer, start promoting it today! Here’s a checklist of things you can do (Note – many of these ideas could also apply to promoting Black Friday or Cyber…