Here are some ways to make your account more secure⬇️. • Stop making your passwords so easy to guess! Your password needs to have zero to do with anything in your life. You can use a strong password generator to help avoid doing this. (For those tech challenged just put in random numbers, letters, etc.) Additionally, stop using the same password for everything. You’re literally giving them access to your life. • Have 2 factor authentication set up on each platform. You can find this under settings. This alerts you any time someone unauthorized is trying to log in. • For Instagram: download the app ‘Google Authentication’ and follow the steps to pair to your account. This app gives you a code that allows you to get back into your account if you’re ever locked out. For Facebook: Under settings you will find (6) six digit codes that you can download. These allow you to get back into your account if you’re ever locked out. This means if you are hacked, and they change your password and email, you can still get back in. • Lastly, store ALL sensitive information in a secure location. A sticky note or the notes section on your phone is not the winner. Personally I use the app Bitwarden. It allows you to keep all of your passwords in a secure location. At the end of the day, we know it’s important but we put it off and don’t prioritize it….. until it’s too late. I have seen countless small businesses lose more than their accounts (especially if your banking information is attached) and it is AVOIDABLE!!!! Make it a goal TODAY to secure your social media accounts. >>>>> Tune in next week where I cover “How to avoid the platforms themselves from shutting down your account”! >>>>> Drop a comment if this was helpful! AlterEgo Social Media Co. alteregosmc.com(706) 326-3367..#smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #cybersecurity #socialmediamarketing #columbusga
‼️It doesn’t have to be complicated‼️
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🔥Should you have a separate page on social media for your business? 👇🏻
A lot of people think they automatically need a separate page but that's not always the case. Listen to these factors you want to consider and then decide!
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People will follow your page for you, not what you're selling or offering. Studies have shown that picture perfect profiles are less effective than some variety.
This isn't to say your content has to be a hot mess! However, shake it up a bit. Show your audience why they should pick you.
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🗣Let's talk about the quality of the images you are using for your social media.
👉🏻Now I am, and always will be, a firm believer that your profile does NOT need to be perfect. In fact most "normal" people will follow because your content has quality and reflects the real YOU, before they follow because it's a "pretty" page.
📱Now, not everyone can go out and buy the new iPhone or new camera.
Here are 5 ways to make sure your image quality is the best it can be (within your control):
1. CLEAN YOUR LENS! Before you take a photo or video, make sure to wipe off your lens.
2. Use your back facing camera. Using the front facing camera or "selfie camera" reduces the quality of your image.
3. Make sure your screen brightness (found in your settings) is turned all the way up.
4. Use a good quality video editor or photo editor to adjust the brightness, saturation, and quality of your photo or video. My faves are VideoLab and MOLDIV (VERY user friendly) I use Lightroom/Videoleap as well but it's a bit more advanced.
5. Make sure to adjust the size of your video/photo to fit the format on the platform you're posting to. (Landscape/horizontal are dead. Stop using them)
✔️These extra steps can be ALL of the difference in whether or not someone stops scrolling.
Good luck!
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You're killing me smalls. Look at how your platform displays videos and avoid areas where your text will be hidden or covered.
Additionally, make sure your text is in an easy to read font and placed in an easy to spot area. There is no need for cutesy fonts if no one can read it.
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You could try this approach OR try one of these (3) methods:
▪️Mix personal content with your sales content, allowing a potential client to buy because they like you.
▪️Rather than making every post about selling an item, change it up. Make some posts educational, some funny, and some not about business at all.
▪️Make sure you are linking your products in your stories as well as having a strong DM game. Telling people to go to your website will not work, neither will telling them to call. Links and DMs are where it's at.
Shake it up and see what's working for others. Don't copy but improve and individualize it for you!
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🕺🏼🕺🏼S H A K E I T U P🕺🏼🕺🏼
No one is all business all the time! If you are I have a therapist you can borrow.
😍 Don't be afraid to put a little of you in your content!
🤯Remember, we aren't targeting our friends who followed us out of obligation. We are targeting potential clients/followers who will like what we have to offer.
Keep it fresh!!
Here are (3) things you can post 👇🏻
▪️Get to know me
▪️Family/Fur babies
▪️Hobbies/events
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👉🏻A quick video on how YOU can strategize your month and optimize your time.
▪️Follow these quick steps to narrow down the days you can post QUALITY & VALUABLE content. (Quality beats quantity)
▪️Make sure to strategize WHAT topic you're posting and WHEN (check your insights to see when your demographic is online)
▪️Sell a product or service? Pay attention to paydays🕺🏼
▪️Running holiday specials? Optimize advertising NOW and not 3 days before Christmas.
Don't know WHAT to post? Narrow it down to these four topics:
▪️Education on what your business is
▪️Highlight the moving mechanisms that make up your business (products, services, staff, office, equipment, before & afters, etc)
▪️Client/Customer reviews
▪️Fun facts/myths about your industry
Content Calendars help us from just "winging it". Without them we can feel overwhelmed and stuck when it comes time to create.
🚨Stay tuned for tomorrow when I show you how to BATCH your content so that you're only doing it ONCE a week!
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👇🏻 Here are (3) creative ideas for content
▪️This or that (extreme addition) Pick two services or products, write them each down on a piece of paper, tape each one to a different employee, and have them battle it out. Then invite your followers to vote for the winner.
▪️Get to know me (reporter addition) Have a friend or employee act like a news reporter. They "catch" you coming out of your business or office and ask you 3 questions about yourself.
▪️Myth about your business. Record a 10 second video of your product, service, or just beautiful scenery. Later text over the video debunking a myth in your industry. Pair with a trending sound and you're good to go!
Go have some fun!
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🌟It's that time of year and it's time to get ready🌟
Now, more than ever, companies are announcing their "Black Friday" deals earlier and earlier. YOU NEED TO HAVE A STRATEGY!
👉🏻Here is what is working best for you in 2022:
▪️Have a clear cut idea on what you will be offering and make sure it STANDS OUT from other sales you've had in the last 3-4 months. You cannot create an offer that you've recently advertised. It has to be something new to create that 💥W O W💥 factor.
▪️Put a limit on it. If you announce a sale or discount that's good for two weeks with unlimited availability, that doesn't make me want to jump the gun THAT DAY! In fact I will put it off "to do later" and then forget. Create a sense of urgency.
▪️Have a CLEAR AND EASY communication strategy on how your clients can purchase or book. It needs to be loud and clear how they can go from W A N T > H A V E.
P.S. "Visit my website" doesn't cut it.
▪️Once these steps are taken, now it's time to build your social media strategy. You want to start posting:
✔️Sneak peaks ✔️Stay tuned ✔️Follow me ✔️Coming soon, at LEAST a week before you launch your sale day.
▪️If you don't feel like you can afford to offer a discount worth advertising, TEAM UP with others in your same position. Offer a smaller discount on a product or service along with something from other businesses that compliment your own and create an even BIGGER splash!
"Winging it" and not investing real time and strategy into the holiday season is leaving money in the table.
🤗GOOD LUCK!
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Read entire caption for an amazing Halloween video idea👇🏻
Passion for your business does not always translate into a strong social media presence. Finding someone who can take that burden away can be an amazing thing. Finding someone that will do it with the creativity and passion you have for your business is even better. For a creative Halloween video, film a video of you standing in the middle of your business (or room if you work from home) staring at the camera. Layer over a scary Halloween song or sound and caption it "For Halloween I went as the scariest thing I could think of - A small business owner" at the bottom of the caption include a small bio about your business and a call to action!
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🤓 I have been so distracted today! While you're here, check below 👇🏻 for a FREE way to build up your client reviews!
▪️Reviews are important but unfortunately it can be difficult to get clients to take the time to do them! However try trading a small service/product in exchange for a client testimonial.
✔️Carefully select a small group of people to try your product or service, for free, in exchange for a review. You can even ask them to post the review in their stories and tag you!
It allows people to try what you have and you receive something truly valuable in return!
Hope this helps!
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