It takes a warrior heart to do this..
Running a solo biz is NO JOKE... sharing my "new" business word for the year... social media updates you need to know.
“I want to acknowledge you and all the work you are doing, it takes a warrior’s heart to put yourself out on socials”… I said this to my client this week and they started to cry. “Thank you for seeing me”, they said. “It’s so hard sometimes I want to give up and I’m tired of posting and writing into nothingness”.
Running a solo biz IS SO HARD.
This is what I have to say to you…
#ImWithYou all the way. Everything I learn I share with you. Let me know if you need an extra cheerleading boost. Maybe specific ideas for your socials, are you optimizing your posts with SMO, do you have a livable schedule… find me on Notes and ASK ME! I am HERE FOR YOU. 🦋
During my morning walk this week, I listened to Amy Porterfield discuss the impactful practice of selecting a 'business word of the year.' Listen to her podcast here… I got all excited and inspired by her insights, so after much discussion and journaling, I've chosen Elevate as my guiding word for the rest of the year.
I’m committed to elevating our journey. Here’s what I’m doing:
Elevate Systems: Streamlining processes to boost efficiency and productivity. I will continue to share what I’m doing and how it’s going.
Elevate Goals: Set ambitious targets that challenge and inspire you. My book will be done and up on either Amazon or Gumroad and my offer begins at the end of June.
Elevate Money: Enhancing financial strategies to grow our revenue and profits. How can I help YOU make more money? If you think socials and a newsletter don’t work, it *could be you need a bit of adjusting. I can help you!
As many of you know, my mantra for the year is "Thrive." The synergy I found between Thrive and Elevate makes me more excited than ever to thrive and elevate with you, for you.
If you decide to choose a biz word, I’d love to hear what it is!
Reply, or find me on Notes.
🦋 Social Updates you NEED to know! 🦋
🔗 LinkedIn Enhances Company Page Insights: LinkedIn is introducing a new feature that allows company pages to view who has checked out their profile. For added privacy, users have the option to toggle this feature on or off.
⏰ TikTok Launches Notes: Watch out Instagram! TikTok Notes is now available for download in select countries, marking TikTok's latest expansion into social media tools.
→YES, I’m excited for this CUZ I love socials! (and maybe a little mad at IG).
⏰ TikTok Enhances Video Engagement: TikTok is currently testing a new feature that allows publishers to include links in their organic videos. This could open up new interactive possibilities for content creators.
📺 YouTube's "Most Relevant" Feed Option: YouTube is experimenting with a new "Most Relevant" feed view, which users can opt into. This feature is designed to enhance content discovery by prioritizing videos that are more likely to interest the viewer, based on their viewing history and interaction patterns. Update #2 - YouTube is testing out a new option to allow viewers to skip to the next most engaging part of a video easily. The platform is also expanding Remix options within Shorts to foster more creative interactions.
→These are both VERY good IMHO, especially for creators.
📸 Instagram's New Sticker Stories Tray Design: Instagram has updated the design of its sticker stories tray, which has received mixed reviews. Some users might recall seeing early tests of this design.
→I think it’s super cute but it’s getting some serious hate right now. Let me know if you like it!
👨🏻💼Instagram’s, Adam Mosseri, recently emphasized that follower counts are becoming less significant compared to views and likes on posts.
📷 Instagram is developing a new feature that will allow users to respond directly to specific photos or videos within a carousel.
→Hmmm 🤔 keep trying IG!
🤖 Meta AI Powers Real-Time Web Search: Meta has integrated its AI into the search functionality, enabling real-time web results directly within the app, enhancing user experience by keeping all interactions seamless.
→Have you tried it? Have you tried the AI answering one on FB? I’d LOVE to hear your experiences with that!
Here’s a link to Work-Life Balance that I wrote last week. It’s paywalled… but not for you! 😜
Now do something good for the Earth…
(I picked up trash on my walk today, and our family is working on recycling more), and share what you are doing! 🌏
The Butterfly Effect
That's a wrap on this update! Remember, every tiny step matters. Think of my butterfly effect analogy—small actions, big impacts.
Stay tuned for my upcoming book where we'll dive even deeper. 👀
Thanks for joining me. Let's keep creating big changes—one butterfly flutter at a time! 🦋
Karen
I got butterflies just reading this (I'm sorry I had to). Hopefully, my inner butterfly makes a move, even if it's a small one, I've been waiting for the impacts to happen all year (he appears to be lazy).