Social Media For Streamlined Entrepreneurs

Most people know that constantly putting up posts asking people to buy is NOT the way to more sales. But you should always post with the attention of getting more people to hire you or buy from you. In this episode let's start improving your sales by covering what NOT to post.

My business as a social media coach and educator was built on YouTube, but is YouTube a social network? It's probably a matter of opinion, but I want to explain why you shouldn't think of it as a social network, and how you should approach it instead to get the best results for your business.

When I chatted with Lea Jacobson about her membership, we discussed feeling guilty because having a membership can almost seem too easy for the income you can generate. Hear about that and the rest of her inspiring story in this episode.

Michelle Caruana took a free Facebook Group and turned it into a paid membership, generating over $8,000 in ! Hear how she did it in this episode.

Mandi Oler took something she and her husband were teaching their relatives and turned it into an online membership! This is her story.

Kim Thornton's membership started in person, then went online during the pandemic. Now it is going strong both online AND offline. Hear her story in this episode.

In 2019, Jackie Grundberg was not an entrepreneur - she just had an idea. She ran with it, and now her membership business has given her location and time freedom. In fact she'll soon be spending 5 weeks traveling Europe with her family! Listen to hear her story and how she did it and how you can too.

Facebook Business Pages offer almost everything you can do on social media, but they do some things REALLY well, and others terribly. Let's break down the Pros and Cons of a Facebook Business Page.

I always laugh when people ask me, “When did you know you wanted your own business?” I DIDN'T! The success of Five Minute Social Media was a complete accident. In this episode I'm sharing my unlikely story, as well as the simple thing that enabled me to go from Fired to Freedom.

Whether you played the game Wordle or not, if you spend any time on Facebook it probably filled your feed. Why did that happen? In this episode I'm breaking down 6 Reasons Wordle Became A Social Media Phenomenon, and how we can apply those to our own businesses.

In this limited time series (comes down March 14, 2022) I'm sharing 4 ways you can use social media to get a new client in a week! New episodes released every day through March 10, 2022.

In this limited time series (comes down March 14, 2022) I'm sharing 4 ways you can use social media to get a new client in a week! New episodes released every day through March 10, 2022.

In this limited time series (comes down March 14, 2022) I'm sharing 4 ways you can use social media to get a new client in a week! New episodes released every day through March 10, 2022.

In this limited time series (comes down March 14, 2022) I'm sharing 4 ways you can use social media to get a new client in a week! New episodes released every day through March 10, 2022.

I remember being nervous about spending $29/month on the first email marketing software I used in my business, so I'm about as frugal as they come. But as business owners we have so MANY THINGS to worry about, so I'll gladly spend money on things that save me a ton of time, and in this episode I'm sharing the best time saving tools for entrepreneurs that I've found and use in my business.

Turning your social media over to someone else can be exciting because you get it off your plate! But it can also be scary - can we just give our passwords to someone we don't trust completely? In this episode I'm sharing 3 important things NOT to do when outsourcing your social media - listen so you don't make the same mistakes so many others have made.

2021 became the year of short videos & audio content coming to social media, but what will 2022 bring? In this episode I'm breaking down 7 social media trends to expect in 2022.

Is spending money the only way to increase our Reach on social media? Nope! In this episode I'm sharing 4 other ways to increase the reach of your posts.

How long before social media starts working? It's different for everyone, but I think it can work faster than many people do and we'll talk about why in this episode.

Reels are all the rage on Instagram and are rolling out to Facebook Business Pages, but are they worth your time? In this episode I break down why they are different than Posts & Stories, and discuss the opportunity for businesses using Reels.

How do I get more sales on social media? By the end of this episode you're going to know 4 of the most common reasons your audience isn't buying more on social media and how to overcome each of them.

Complaints on social media can throw your whole day off, but in this episode I'm breaking down how to deal with them. This includes legitimate complaints from customers and clients, as well as internet haters and trolls. Unless you believe the entire internet loves you and always will, listen now.

Most business owners rush to post about what they do for a living, but Streamlined Entrepreneurs say something else instead, and I'll share that with you in this episode. By the time you're done, you'll be able to instantly attract more people toward becoming buyers.

It's easily one of the top 5 questions I get asked: How many social networks should I be on for my business? And the answer is probably fewer than you think. Social media is tempts us to be as many places as possible because it's free, but we have to factor in our time as well. Listen and get help deciding how many networks deserve your valuable time and attention.

Why isn't my audience engaging with my posts? Savannah in the UK submitted this question, and in this episode I'm sharing the 4 reasons people don't engage and how to fix them.

Images on social media are hugely important, because we have to stop that scroll, right? But it's the words, whether written or spoken in a video, that get people to take action. In this episode I'm sharing my 3-step writing formula for social media so your audience is more likely to engage and take action.

There are 3 key things that have to be aligned in your business to drive sales, and social media won't work without them.

Everyone chooses their social network based on where their audience is, but most of our ideal clients and customers can be found on most of the social networks! I'm sharing 4 additional things to help you decide which network is best for your business.

Ever wonder why we don't have time for social media in our businesses? Or why it feels that way? In this episode I'm going to break down 3 reasons why that is, and how to overcome them.

Engagement is the big buzzword around social media, but do we need engagement if all we really want is sales? The short answer is yes, but in this episode I'm sharing 3 reasons why engagement is so powerful so you can decide if it's important for your business.

Is Social Media the best place to market your business? Sometimes it's not, and in this episode I'm going to share 3 questions to consider when making the best choice for your business.

If you've ever felt uncomfortable selling on social media, I'm sharing how I got over that, as well as how to get away with selling more often on social media, without spamming your audience.

How often should you post on social media for your business? I'm always shocked to see people bragging about posting a LOT. While posting a lot can make us feel like we're getting things done, over-posting hurts more than it helps. This episode will help you figure out how often you should post on social media.

Have you ever tried to copy what someone else was doing on social media, and it failed? And if you're like me, you may have blamed yourself. “I'm just not as good as them.” But it's NOT your fault it failed, and in this episode I'm going to break down 4 key reasons we fail when copying someone else's strategy, as well as how to get around them.

Is spending money on social media worth it for YOUR business? That Boost button on Facebook & Instagram can be tempting, but this episode will help you decide if it is worth your money before you waste it.

Social media can be so overwhelming, until you prioritize the most important elements and ditch the rest. In Social Media for Streamlined Entrepreneurs, host Jerry Potter helps you do that for your business, so that you can get back to more important things in life.