your first 10 posts
You have all these new gorgeous photos! Now what?!
This can sometimes be when overwhelm takes over and you just freeze. I want to build some great momentum so let me help you get started with your first 10 social posts! I'm taking all the thought-work and planning out of the equation for you. The following posts ...
and a sample monthly calendar that you can modify and customize to your hearts content.
EDIT::You can post 1 every day you can post 2-3 times a week, whatever you feel works for you.
Copy and paste the text
Save in your notes folder so you can copy and past day off
Dealing with hashtags
SHOULD I INCLUDE STUFF FROM MY SLIDESHOW???
**PICK 10 Of these as sample posts - the rest can be listed as extra inspiration below
3 get to know me fun facts
Share your perspective as a business owner (mistakes, lessons learned, something you wish you did early on
Share a benefit of your product/service
Share your brand message/mission/ your why
Introduce your team
Share a client testimonial
Show a client using your product/service *working with a client
Answer an FAQ
Thank your followers/ Welcome new ones
Share a promotion
Share an event you attended
Share an event you are promoting
share your collaborations
Share a before and after/ transformations
Share a business milestone/ Throwback to where you started
Show a tool of the trade
INSPIRE Share an inspirational quote
Show your product/service
Promote your newsletter/other socials
Share a BTS
Share some industry news
Share a myth or misconception about your industry/product/service
Ask for recommendations (i.e. books)
Ask for advice or an opinion on something
Share your space
TIP of the day/how to use your product
Share a hack
Share a fill in the blank post. "If I could start my business again ------ --------- -------- would be the first 3 things I would do.
Talk about your why - ASK for theirs
Holiday posts/ Fun hashtag holidays
Share something you love/family/pets
Share your favourite things/products/ tools of the trade
How do your products help people
Ask people to share a struggle/ something they need help with
A day in the life
How you've solved a problem
Admin/Housekeeping (your hours of service, location etc
TEACH Give a Tutorial - help your audience
Upcoming events/launches/ new products
Sneakpeaks
Ask an icebreaker question/ this or that?
Refresh, revamp and re use old content
OTHER TIPS for growth:
When you post - stick around and interact/respond to any comments.
While you are waiting.... go comment on at least 10 of your ideal audiences posts. Make it meaningful. Teach people how to interact with YOU too. (5-10 stories as well)
Post some stories (share your post, share other's posts). Use some engagement stickers to get people to interact with you!
Reply to your dms
Find 3-5 new accounts to follow
Delete any fake accounts/spam followers.
Research 3-5 new hashtags, add them to your lists
Create video content
HELP TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS:
create a google calendar of thigns to post, add monthly/weekly/ annual reoccurrences
---- add your community dates, business dates, holidays and fun hashtags
Keyboard shortcuts
photo albums on your phone
add captions to each photo
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MONTHLY
map out your content for the next month
figure out if you need to create any content.
Screenshot your follower counts
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Photo Selection TIP:
Select a beautiful headshot image - welcoming smile, facing the camera so there is good eye connection.
post #1: Introduce yourself!
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Hashtag Inspiration: (you can use up to 30!)
#describewhatsintheimagebecontentspecific #yourcompanyname #yourindustry #nameofyourproduct #relevantcommunityhashtags #relevantnichehastags #describewhatyourdreamclientwouldsearchfor #yourcity #yourcommunity #yourserviceareas #yourlocationnameofyourproduct #nameofyourservice #yourlocationnameofyourservice #allisonclarkbrandphotographer
post #2: WHAT SHOULD THIS BE
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Hashtag Inspiration: (you can use up to 30!)
#yourcompanyname #yourcity #yourcommunity #yourservicearea #yourindustry #nameofyourproduct #yourlocationnameofyourproduct #nameofyourservice #yourlocationnameofyourservice #allisonclarkbrandphotographer
Photo Selection TIP:
Select a...