Podcast appearances and mentions of sara tasker

In today's episode (155) of the EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE podcast, I'm talking with author, photographer and podcaster Sara Tasker. We chat about how recipe creators and food photographers can best use Substack and why having a Substack is TOTALLY worth it. Sara's tips are essential for every food creator, photographer or creative business owner, no matter where you are in your journey. You're going to want to come back to this episode again and again!Here's what else you can expect from today's episode...I share some exciting news!Sara introduces herself.Sara explains exactly what Substack is.Sara gives the pros and cons of starting on Substack vs starting a blog.Sara talks about how to start and grow your Substack newsletter.Sara shares how Substack can complement your marketing strategy.Sara gives her top tips for encouraging your Substack subscribers to pay for your newsletter.Sara gives her best advice for how to price your Substack newsletters.LINKS MENTIONED:Order my brand new book HOW TO MAKE YOUR FOOD FAMOUS HERE! It's all about developing a social media strategy that works!My first book, Creative Food Photography is available HERE! It's for food photographers who want to find their own unique style and up level their photographyThe Arkon Remarkable Creator™ Pro+Plus Mount w/Ring Light camera stand. Use code TLPcreate at checkout for 20% off!Sara's Instagram, podcast, Substack and bookJosie George Porridge Brain on SubstackHow to build community on Instagram, with Sara Tasker – Eat Capture Share podcast episode number 25Investing in yourself, with Kimberly Espinel – Hashtag Authentic episode 97Find out more about my online Reels for Food Content Creators Course HERE and grab your discount using code PODCAST10 at checkout! Offer valid until 11th April 2025.Choosing a creative life, with Viola Virtamo (re-release) – Eat Capture Share podcast episode 81Advanced food videography and lifestyle photography workshop – Finland 2025. Read more about it in this blog post HERE.Find the full show notes HEREFind my Instagram HERE 

This episode is a special one for me - I'm sharing my recent conversation with Sara Tasker on her podcast, Entre Nous, all about setting up your business from the heart, and building communities online. If you'd said to me when I first did Sara's Instagram course many years ago that one day I'd be on her show, I wouldn't have believed you! Find out more about Sara's podcast at https://meandorla.substack.com/ Let's Keep in Touch Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

One of the things I feel super passionately about as someone who works with small business owners is that you can build a business that works for you and how your brain and your body work and not just do things cuz you see everyone else around you doing those things. In today's episode, I had an absolutely brilliant chat with Sara Tasker, who you might know online by her business name, Me and Orla. Sara runs a multi-six-figure business while dealing with multiple chronic illnesses, and we chat about how she's really consciously built a business that works around her illnesses and supports her in a way that a 9-5 just wouldn't do. We also chat about a whole bunch of mindset shifts that we've both had to make over the last 10 years. Sara's course, the Insta Retreat was one of the first online courses I ever took, and so I loved hearing about all the various ways that Sara makes money in her business, including through that course and what she is doing to grow her business while honoring the rest that she needs. Whether you have a chronic illness or not, this episode is a must-listen for small business owners.  Don't forget to check out Sara online and follow her on Instagram. And while you're at it, come and say hello to me on my Instagram page as well! Can't wait to connect with you. Check out Marketing Magic featured in today's episode  This episode was written and produced by me and edited by Lucy Lucraft. If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5* rating and review! 

In this episode, I had the pleasure of introducing Sara Tasker, a business coach and renowned expert in content creation and social media. Our discussion revolved around the potential of Substack for therapists as an additional revenue stream.We started by acknowledging the changing landscape of social media and the increasing need for therapists to have a broader platform to share their knowledge and expertise. Mental health services face accessibility issues for many people, and having a wider-reaching platform can help address this problem.Sara Tasker shared her remarkable journey, transitioning from her role in the NHS to becoming a successful Instagram influencer, author, photographer, and now a Substack writer. We delved into the power of authenticity, emotional connection, and storytelling in creating compelling online content.Our exploration of Substack focused on its unique combination of blogging, newsletters, email lists, and community building. We highlighted the advantages it offers therapists, such as the ability to share resources, provide valuable information, and cultivate a global audience. Additionally, we discussed the revenue potential and scalability of Substack, enabling therapists to generate income and reach a larger audience beyond traditional one-on-one sessions.To wrap up the episode, we provided practical steps for therapists to get started on Substack. These included creating an account, exploring existing Substacks for inspiration, and emphasizing the importance of creating valuable content for subscribers. We emphasized the organic growth and human-centred nature of Substack, urging therapists to prioritize meaningful posts over adhering to strict posting schedules.Overall, our conversation shed light on the immense potential of Substack for therapists as a platform for sharing knowledge, connecting with a broader audience, and creating additional revenue streams.Find out more about Sara at www.meandorla.co.ukLet's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Social Media with Sara Tasker, a podcaster, photographer and social media expert with a specialism in Instagram. Having built a hugely successful career around Instagram, Sara talks about the pros and cons of the platform, how to build and authentic brand - and how she started out posting pictures of sausages. In the episode, we talk about body image, diet and body positivity, as well as finding a balance between social media and reality, and how Instagram changed Sara's life.Follow Sara on Instagram @me_and_orla.Follow Sara on Twitter @meandorla.Listen to Hashtag Authentic on Apple Podcasts.Read Sara's Substack newsletter, Entre Nous.Buy Sara's book, Hashtag Authentic.Visit Sara's website.About Sara Tasker: Sara hosts the Hashtag Authentic podcast and runs coaching courses including her very own Insta Retreat. She describes herself on her website as 40% photographer, 40% writer, 40% coach and 10% cake. (She admits she's also terrible at maths.) Sara's book, Hashtag Authentic, was published in 2019.Mentioned in this episode:Listen to Investing in yourself with Kimberly Espinel in the Hashtag Authentic podcastAnd here's a recipe for Betty Turpin's Lancashire hotpotAbout the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud Yorkshire lass at heart, she spent several years in Latin America before settling in London with her two cats. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, bringing out powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.Buy Single Bald Female.Visit Laura's website.Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram Expert, Creative Coach, Photographer and Author Sara Tasker spent lockdown obsessing about the perfect French house and if you follow her on @me_and_orla you know she's an expert in making things look beautiful. We talk French bakeries, river beaches, Insta retreats, West Yorkshire, how she got into her work, the challenges she faces when travelling as a person with a disability, getting left on a plane due to her wheelchair in airports, growing up with parents that didn't have passports, childhood holidays to Blackpool Pontins, our mutual embarrassment of ‘second home problems' and so much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.This week Katherine chats to Sara Tasker, writer, social media expert and coach.While you might expect a full on party-popper celebration of social media from someone like Sara - an expert within the realm, this is a very honest chat which takes many entirely relatable routes and tangents which surely many of us can relate to. Sara and Katherine also connect on matters of the neurotypical and neurodivergent, involving Sara's own ADHD and hyperfocus and how that sews its thread into the fabric of her life and career. Really it's a just a perfect non-stop whirilwind of a conversation which flows freely, breezily and easily, with uplifting and positive navigation points for all while being straight up and down to earth. With so many jump-off points and natural detours, it's hard to summarise so just leap in with confidence, and enjoy. It's a goody...!SARA LINKSInstagramTwitterOnlinePodcastSara's Insta RetreatKATHERINE LINKSPatreonHomepageTwitterInstagramThe Wintering SessionsKatherine's writing class See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a replay episode with the brilliant Sara Tasker from late 2018, a while ago! She is a photographer, writer, business coach and author. She left her NHS day job six years ago to take a leap into the unknown to turn her passion for the Internet into a 6-figure business where we gets to work from home. She also has a fascinating podcast called Hashtag Authentic with online creatives and now she also has a book with the same name, out now, with so many incredible pieces of advice on how grow and build your own online platform with specific tips on Instagram. Hope you enjoy this conversation! xxBuy Sara's book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9781911127611Follow Sara on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/emmagannonuk/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you’re a regular listener to the podcast, you already know that Laura and Nikki buy books faster than they can read them. In trying to come up with 5-8 books to recommend on this episode, we realized we had way too many and decided to split them up into categories to share over time. In this week’s episode, we're sharing 7 books we’ve read that have helped us in our art businesses and why we love them.  We think you'll love them too. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo (1:22) Art Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist by Lisa Congdon (3:59) Hashtag Authentic: Finding creativity and building a community on Instagram and beyond by Sara Tasker (7:17) This is Marketing by Seth Godin (9:10) Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller (12:11) Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller - Bonus Recommendation (15:16) My Storybrand - Free Create a BrandScript Tool (14:11) 5 Minute Marketing Makeover - Free Video Series (16:38) Essentialism by Greg McKeown (17:32) Being Boss: Take Control of Your Work and Live Life on Your Own Terms by Kathleen Shannon and Emily Thompson (21:30) Read more and find links to all mentioned resources in the STARTIST SOCIETY SHOW NOTES: startistsociety.com/businessbooks/ JOIN THE STARTIST SOCIETY FB GROUP: facebook.com/groups/startistsociety/ FOLLOW STARTIST SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/startistsociety/ LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR? BUY US A COFFEE BOURBON: buymeacoffee.com/startistsociety/

Sara Tasker is an award wining multi talented creative behind the instagram account Me & Orla.  Sara's work evolved from a photography project she started on Maternity leave and has flourished into a successful layered business encompassing writing, online courses and coaching that works around her health and families needs. Sara conveys her day to day, how a diagnosis late in life has shaped her world and how success in can look different to the patriarchal society's version we are surrounded by. 

Sara Tasker is one of the first instagram sensations and her writing , creativity and story telling is honest, beautiful and inspiring. Sara's podcast #hashtagauthentic was the very first podcast I listened to and I have walked many miles dog walking listening to her and gaining inspiration and knowledge. Sara's describes herself as "40% photographer, 40% writer, 30% business coach and 10% cake. I’m also terrible at maths" which really makes me smile. Sarah was awarded runner up for Natwest’s Creative Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and went on to win Content of the Year in the Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards in April 2018. She now runs her own courses to help others learn how to find their own tribe on social media and create a community. She never seems to stop, from creating her #hashtagauthentic podcast, writing her book, running courses, travelling the world as a speaker and taking really magical photographs. Subjects covered- Follow your creativity Creating an instagram community Owning your talent Stepping up in to the arena Starting her own podcast HashtagAuthentic Listening to your own gut instinct Lessons learnt in lockdown Balancing the introvert with a busy workload To keep up with everything Sara is doing please visit https://meandorla.co.uk and you can listen to the podcast #HashtagAuthentic . You can also follow her on social media Instagram and Twitter. Don't forget to subscribe to the new Out of the Bubble podcast website to keep updated www.outofthebubblepodcast.com and find me on Instagram @rachelperu1 and Facebook @stepoutofthebubble Have you joined the Time To Shine Facebook group yet? I'll be back next week to share some more inspiration In the meantime.... Keep being fabulous! Rachel x (Background music credited to Scott Holmes - Our Big Adventure.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outofthebubble/message

Hosts Rachel Smith from Rachel's List and journalist and content creator Lynne Testoni talk to Sara Tasker of MeandOrla and Hashtag Authentic about Instagram and how to make it work for you as a freelancer. About Sara Sara is an Instagram Expert and Creative Business Coach, best-selling author and host of the successful podcast Hashtag Authentic where she shares Instagram strategies and support. She runs courses and retreats on Instagram and has more than 200,000 followers on the platform – last time we checked.   In this episode we talk about:  How Instagram differs from other social media channels in that it is visually driven, rather than words-driven Instagram Stories and Reels – how they work and the difference between them Why Instagram is prioritising Reels in your feed at the moment Why you shouldn't be pressured into creating content that doesn't feel right to you How to use the analytics to create stickier content How to create content that will bring you business as a freelancer Why it's a good idea to change your Instagram account to a business account if you use it for work – and what the change will bring you in terms of features in the App. Here are some links we mention Buffer (Rachel's scheduling tool): https://buffer.com/ Mosaico (Sara's planning tool): https://www.mosaicoapp.com/  Find Sara Tasker Website (with links to her courses and book, Hashtag Authentic) MeandOrla https://meandorla.co.uk/   Instagram: @me_and_orla   Podcast - Hashtag Authentic     The Content Byte   email: thecontentbyte@gmail.com   Web https://www.rachelslist.com.au/blog/the-content-byte-podcast/ https://www.lynnetestoni.com/podcast-the-content-byte   Instagram @thecontentbyte @lynnetestoni @rachelslist and @rachelsmithjourno   Facebook @thecontentbyte @lynnetestonicontent @rachelslist.com.au  

Today I’m in conversation with Sara Tasker, who you will undoubtedly know and love as the business and Instagram brain behind Me & Orla and podcast and book Hashtag Authentic. After the release her book last year, Sara went off the grid for months and re-emerged with a brand new programme different to what she’s done before - and I have been dying to know exactly how that came about behind the scenes. So today, Sara and I talk about how she came up with a brand new idea, her process for putting a new programme together, her mindset and approach to business and how she began marketing something different to what she’s known for. We also, of course, touch on Instagram.Here's what I talk about in this episode:Background into SaraPutting together a new projectMarketing something different than what she is known forThe importance of long-form contentMarket research helps us to zone in and create more valuable content for our audienceFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSara on Instagram

Things we talk about in this episode-----------------------------------------------------------------Gratitude as a supportive practiceThe gifts of lockdownHow addiction masks the crisis of disconnectionThe healing magic of natureThe freedom in embracing our creativity and courage to exploreEmbracing online community as a way of finding connection when our busy modern lives don’t support it in real timeThe danger of polarisation and the importance of stepping outside of our communities of interest to hear different views and perspectivesWays to give and receive difficult feedbackThe hope that lockdown will help us value and create a more connected, slower paced and present state of being in the worldLinks mentioned in this episodeSara shares her adventures on her blog and Instagram under Me & Orla, and through her podcast Hashtag Authentic.Sara's website is -  www.meandorla.co.ukSara and Jen Carrington's podcast - https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com/You can find her on instagram here -  Instagram.com/me_and_orlaAnd the podcast is here -https://meandorla.co.uk/category/podcast/Sara and Jen Carrington's podcast - https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com/Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcastConnect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/My personal instagram is  https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/ The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcastSara’s BiographySara Tasker is a writer, photographer and coach living in the Yorkshire hills.A lifelong lover of photography, she switched to using her iPhone & Instagram to document her daily life whilst pregnant with her first child and stuck at home with a chronic health condition. Within six months, she’d attracted over 40k followers, and now runs a multi-six-figure business helping other creatives and small business owners use social media to build connection, confidence and community online.She shares her adventures on her blog and Instagram under Me & Orla, and through her podcast Hashtag Authentic.meandorla.co.ukInstagram.com/me_and_orlahttps://meandorla.co.uk/category/podcast/ Attachments

Sara Tasker's an Instagram Queen in my opinion - a photographer & writer who turned her hobby into a thriving Instagram business. She has a bestselling book, Hashtag Authentic and a podcast of the same name and she runs workshops and online courses that help people get the most out of Instagram be that for business or to feed their own creativity.Sara's the complete opposite of some of the shallow content/accounts that Instagram has a reputation for sometimes - her account @me_and_orla is writing, photography and storytelling - it's very honest and very, very beautiful.In this interview Sara explains why Instagram is a wonderful place for midlifers - a place to connect and build a community and how to get started so that you really get the most out of this platform.Once you've listened you can sign up for her free newsletter, which is a great place to start, via her website (details below) - from there you can also hear her podcast with fabulous guests and find out about her courses... there's something for everyone there.More about Sara Tasker:. Me & Orla: https://meandorla.co.uk. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/. Twitter: https://twitter.com/meandorla. Buy Sara's book, Hashtag Authentic: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07L6KRXMX/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 More about Aimee Cooper:. https://www.instagram.com/aimeecooperforms/ More about Louise Daniels: . https://twitter.com/LouiseDaniels_ . https://www.instagram.com/louisedanielsofficial/. http://louise-daniels.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I was thrilled to interview Sara Tasker of Me&Orla for season 6 of the podcast. Sara has been a sort of mentor to me with my business, although we've never met. Reading about Sara's journey as a female entrepreneur establishing her business, then falling down a rabbit hole reading her blogs, opened my eyes to the possibility of being able to run the sort of business I wanted to create online. Something soft, supportive, nourishing and that would support me to lead the kind of life I wanted to lead- something very different to what we're so often told business is or should be. This is the kind of business Sara has created, and it's run in what I would call a feminine way. This is, along with how the Internet has created so many possibilities for female entrepreneurs, is what Sara and I discuss in this episode.  To be clear, the way I'm defining feminine and masculine here is not the way we tend to in the West. It's more in line with Eastern philosophies, and the philosophy of Yoga. Feminine and masculine are viewed as energetic qualities, similar to the yin and yang (http://being-change.com/create-shift-s6ep2/) , that both exist within each of us. You don't need to be female to work in a feminine way and vice-versa. It's important to understand this distinction before diving into the episode.  As always, thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy listening to Create Shift S6,ep5 with the lovely Sara Tasker.  Ellen x Find Sara online at https://meandorla.co.uk/ Instagram @me_and_orla (https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/) Twitter @meandorla (https://twitter.com/meandorla) Full show notes for this episode including all links and resources mentioned available at being-change.com (http://being-change.com/create-shift-s6ep5-female-entrepreneurs/) Thank you for listening to Create Shift. I hope this podcast supports, encourages and inspires you to live your most purposeful and holistic life.    WANT TO SUPPORT CREATE SHIFT?   Excellent, I’m so grateful to have your support of this podcast! Here are some ways you may choose to support the creation of this free podcast.    -       Share Create Shift episodes with your friends and on your social media and encourage them to subscribe if they’d enjoy the show. -       Subscribe to Create Shift  yourself if you haven’t already! -       Become a Being Change Patreon community member to get early access to all Create Shift episodes, weekly exclusive holistic living content, live Q&As on holistic living and early access to in person events. https://bit.ly/2R72YUV   FANCY DOING SOME YOGA AND MEDITATION?  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE https://bit.ly/2WJoRNv     Websitebeing-change.com Instagram https://bit.ly/2WMAQdg Facebook https://bit.ly/2QLdEZd     The intro and outtro music for this podcast is Jellyfish by Sonics Podcasts. The music under the Being Change Patreon info is I Like Pizza by Steve Fantoms instrumental, via Soundstripe. 

In today's episode Instagram expert, Sara Tasker from Me and Orla, is uncovering truths with us as to how we use Instagram as creatives. Instagram is a great source of inspiration and of pain in our creative journeys as artists, so how do we balance it and use it to support our creative goals without falling down a rabbit hole of scrolling and comparison? Sara is a champion at using Instagram to build community and push her creativity to grow in new directions. In today's episode, she is sharing her views and strategies for curating our feeds, finding inspiration, dealing with negativity and the algorithm woes, managing comparison, and creating for ourselves instead of likes. Listen in for a fresh dose of creative inspiration that will stop your scroll and start your paintbrushes. For full show notes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-instagram-creativity-friend-or-foe-ep-404/ To join me for a creative art retreat sign up here: www.lauren-likes.com/retreats

Grace and Xandra are haunted by ghosts! The ghosts of their early work. But during the episode, they discover that they are haunted by another ghost too. They discuss embarrassment, homemade advent calendars, and the freedom of creating with frequency. SHOW NOTES: The Art Life wants to hear your stories! Tell us about the BEST gifts you've ever received. We'll read your stories on a special episode of the show!Frozen 2Instagram expert Sara Tasker, @me_and_orlaXandra's essay that she feels could be improved: Like Owl PostSHOW DETAILS:Read more at http://theartlife.showSend letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.comXandra Robinson-Burns is on Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetrainingGrace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficialOur music is ‘The Stream' by Rorie: http://roriemusic.comA Heroine Training Podcast

Nature in a virtual space. With Sara Tasker   A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.   These notes may contain affiliate links.        Garden soundtrack   Gardening in the rain   Most used garden tools   An argument for including a smart phone   Social media and gardening community     Micro book review 05:09   from Rootbound. Rewilding a Life by Alice Vincent Published by Canongate Books January 2020. Preorder here https://amzn.to/2splqOU   Extract read by Rose White     The role of Instagram in disseminating an awareness of plants, flowers and the natural world.     Interview with Sara Tasker 09:42     10:58 Sara’s social media beginnings   12:46 The role of nature in Sara’s photography, and the move from Manchester to Yorkshire   16:58 Autumn in the city and the countryside   18:00 Gardens or wider landscape?   19:38 Nature getting her way   20:21 The mood of the pictures – escapism, or freedom?   24:07 The common theme in a multi-hyphenated career   25:39 Communicating  ideas with Instagram   26:18 Insta cliches, meaning and language   28:27 The effect of social media on mental health   31:39 A female space?   36:03 The algorithm. Female-male dynamic – tensions between creativity and control.    39:43 Natural creativity winning out.   41:03 Sara’s favourite plant…   44:41 Online courses to help express ideas through using flowers  and natural elements in photography   46:45 15 Minute Magic       Thank you to Sara for joining me on the podcast. You can find out all about Sara’s work and her courses on her website here www.meandorla.co.uk, dive into her Instagram grid here https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/, or chat to her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/meandorla. Her podcast Hashtag Authentic is here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hashtag-authentic-for-small-businesses-bloggers-online/id1200930280, and of her book of the same name, subtitled Finding creativity and building a community on Instagram and beyond, https://amzn.to/34yy0K1, is definitely worth reading.        49:20 A mutually beneficial relationship between nature and technology?      Thanks too to Rose White for her wonderful reading from Rootbound. Rewinding a Life by Alice Vincent https://amzn.to/2splqOU. You can find Rose on Instagram at www.instagram.com/liveawelllife, and with her professional nutritionist hat on here. www.liveawelllife.co.uk.    With thanks to all my listeners for your continued support and reviews, I really do appreciate them. You can support the podcast by buying its producer a virtual cup of coffee for three quid, at https://ko-fi.com/andrewtimothyOB. Proceeds will go towards equipment, software and the monthly podcast hosting fees.      One-to-one online garden coaching I’m very excited about my new venture – it’s a way for me to work with more people than I can physically get around to, helping them to make the very best of their gardens in a way that suits the life they lead. If you’d like to find out more, please leave me your email address on the following link. I’ll be sure to let you know as soon as soon as this launches! https://www.gardensweedsandwords.com/garden-coaching-prelaunch       website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB       

Are you trying to grow your following on Instagram, but things aren't moving as fast as you'd like? Fed up with people telling you to “just post more pictures of yourself” to get more followers? But how do you know if that is actually what your ideal client or customers want to see? Would you love to know what to post on Instagram to REALLY get your clients or customers engaging with you? If so you'll love my latest podcast episode in it, where I share three key strategies that I've used to grow my Instagram followers by over a thousand followers in the last 30 days. I look at three key strategies. What kind of content to share and how I went about making key changes to my Instagram content by creating content that my ideal clients or customers were interested in. I also share how often I'm posting and how to analyse what time you need to post to reach your followers. I also explain how you can get your content shared so that it can go viral and why you shouldn't be afraid to be inspired by other people's content and how to go about sharing other people's content on your Instagram account to increase your following. PLUS why you HAVE to experiment to see what type of content your audience likes and why you shouldn't feel a failure if your content flops. And finally, I talk about hashtags and the strategies you can use to get the Instagram algorithm to show your posts to more people. So if you're looking to grow your Instagram account, you definitely need to listen to this episode. I'd love to know what you think. {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode} Podcast shownotes Why I decided to start focusing on growing my Instagram followers (3:10) How to find out what type of content your ideal clients/customers engage with on Instagram (6:13) Why you need to find out what type of content appeals to your ideal client/customer (08:01) Why you shouldn't worry if no one engages with your content (14:04) Why you need to focus on creating great content so that it gets shared (15:10) Why you should experiment with different formats for your images and text (17:13) How to research and find ideas for content to create by looking at other Instagram accounts (19:10) Why you should use other people's content for inspiration and how to  share content (20:01) How to analyse Instagram posts to figure out what made them popular (23:20) Why you shouldn't worry if you don't have the skill or time to make your grid amazing (25:20) Why experimenting with posting times will help you to reach your ideal followers (26:28) How to find the time to really make a difference on your Instagram account (29:02) How to research Instagram hashtags and why the follower size of the hashtag  matters (31:39) How to make the Instagram algorithm show your posts by using my hashtag strategy  (33:15) How to analyse a popular Instagram post by looking at the comments rather than the likes (38:41) Resources @JanetMurrayuk  Instagram @IamSamBearFoot Instagram [378] How to use hashtags to build your online audience (podcast) [362] How to grow your Instagram following to 27K - fast with Chris Taylor (podcast) [353] How to grow your audience through Instagram Stories with Tyler McCall (podcast) [348] How to write social media posts that sell (podcast episode) [343] The three audiences you must build to create a successful online business (podcast episode) [093] How to use Instagram to promote your business with Sara Tasker (podcast) Canva Graphic design tool When to Post app (iOS) How to create a high-converting lead magnet course How to write social media posts that sell (online masterclass)  Join the Media Diary Owners Club  Preorder your 2020 Media Diary here Buy my book Your press release is breaking my heart Build Your Audience Programme Rev.com* Kapwing Social Media Video Engagement Playbook Social Media Engagement Playbook LinkedIn Content Strategy Playbook Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn

Mystified about hashtags? No idea where or how you should be using them on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter? In this episode I demystify hashtags and give an introduction to how you can use hashtags to grow your online audience. I share my strategy on how I have successfully been building my Instagram followers using specific hashtag strategies and how you can do the same by understanding how the Instagram algorithm shows your posts. I also explain how you can use hashtags at events and  how you can use them to reach journalists on Twitter and get press coverage for your business. PLUS how you can use hashtags on Instagram to find out what content to create for your audience.  {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode.}   Podcast shownotes What is a hashtag and how do they work on social media (2:00) How you can use other peoples hashtags to grow your audience (3:11) How to build a relationship with hashtags on social media (without being pushy) (5:29) How to use hashtags to follow, engage and understand your followers interests (6:58) How to use hashtags at events and get delegates involved (8:00) How to use Twitter hashtags to reach journalists + get media coverage for your business  (09:10) How to choose hashtags on your Instagram posts (and why they need to be relevant) (10:24) How the Instagram algorithm works (and why the size of the hashtag and your own following matters) (12:54) When to use hashtags on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook (17:30) How to find the hashtags that your ideal clients are engaging with and why you need to create good content (19:30) Tools you can use to find hashtags and plan your Instagram content (21:20) How to find the hashtags your ideal customers/clients are using (21:50) How to create your own hashtag and awareness day (23:40) Resources [362] How to grow your Instagram following to 27K - fast with Chris Taylor (podcast) [ 356 ] How to build your audience on Twitter (and create FOMO) (podcast) [353] How to grow your audience through Instagram Stories with Tyler McCall (podcast) [348] How to write social media posts that sell (podcast episode) [343] The three audiences you must build to create a successful online business (podcast episode) [309] How to go viral on Twitter with Kerry Jordan (podcast) [093] How to use Instagram to promote your business with Sara Tasker (podcast) LinkedIn hashtags Andy Foot How to create a high-converting lead magnet course How to write social media posts that sell (online masterclass)  Join the Media Diary Owners Club  Preorder your 2020 Media Diary here Buy my book Your press release is breaking my heart Build Your Audience Programme Rev.com* Kapwing Social Media Video Engagement Playbook Social Media Engagement Playbook LinkedIn Content Strategy Playbook Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn  

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I chat with Sara Tasker about how she grew her business from side-hustle alongside her NHS job and maternity leave to where she is now, with a multi-6-figure business. We also talked about reigniting your creative flame, taking a break from your business and how you get that creative inspiration back after a period of burnout. You can follow us both on Instagram @Me_and_Orla and @JosephinePBrooks And you can find the full show notes here: https://www.josephinebrooks.co.uk/podcast 

Our chat this week was inspired by a recent email from Paul Jarvis in which he asked ‘do we have to love what we do?’ Our gut reaction is yes, we want to love our jobs. But how do you sustain that love over time? Franky comes up with an analogy that likens running a business to being in a long-term relationship. As always, Charlie champions prioritising the creative work. We also discuss embracing experimentation, trying new things in your business, and keeping it fresh. We also acknowledge the potentially toxic side of seeking fulfilment in our work and ask whether it might be easier if we didn’t love what we do. This episode was recorded on back-up mics, so please excuse any sound issues! Join us for our weekly podchat on Instagram Stories - @_charlieswift & @loveaudrey83 #friendswithbizbenefits Links and further reading:  Sara Tasker on her recent business break.

Things we talk about in this episode:Dominique's journey to 500k + followers.Behind the scenes of All that is SheSetting and following Instagram trendsPlaying the Insta game, and why being authentic is better than following trendsIntroducing 'boy Dom'Juggling a family life whilst running a business from homeMoney shame, and why it's difficult to talk about financial successWhat Dominque's average day looks likeThe real story of how much work a sponsored post takes to createPutting all your eggs in one digital basket/platformHow the algorithm has affected Dominque's accountThe impact of the ASA guidelines on sponsored contentHow Dominque has personally grown over the last three yearsLinks mentioned in this episode:My next Instagram class Dom's previous conversation on the podcastMy book, Hashtag Authentic*My Instagram (@me_and_orla)Domique's Instagram (@allthatisshe)Our sponsor for the event, Mirabeau wine My highly technical rosédeliciousness scale All that is ThreeScenes from the ceilingMrs Hinch's InstagramThe Slow Traveler's Mrs Hinch articleBook - Weapons of Math Destruction*Taylors of Harrogate * denotes affiliate links

My book, Hashtag Authentic*Dolly's book, Everything I Know About Love*Dolly's new novel, Ghosts - available for preorder hereMy Instagram (@me_and_orla)Dolly's Instagram (@dollyalderton)Dolly's Twitter (@dollyalderton)Brene Brown / vulnerability hangovers* Our sponsor for the event, Mirabeau wine My next Insta Retreat class* Indicates affiliate links

Sara Tasker is a writer and creative business consultant who credits Instagram with changing her life (you might know her as @me_and_orla). Sara is a podcast host, best-selling author, and her work is regularly featured in the press. Last year she was named ‘content creator of the year' by Cosmo magazine. She also runs super-popular online courses.  Sara has a chronic health condition that makes it hard for her to access traditional work. She is, therefore, passionate about helping others build lives and businesses that a play to their strengths and allow their struggles. In this interview we talk about the importance of prioritising creativity daily, the alternative way to being a businesswoman that isn't rooted in the extrovert culture, and the shift in defining success and how that looks different to different people.    Sara shares a bit more about her chronic health condition and how she has to work around this in her life and business.    We chat about Sara's self-care routines and how she has cultivated healthier practices over her summer break from the internet and can now introduce into her daily life.    We also talk about Sara's idea of a good life and the advice she would give to others looking to create a life they love.    Show notes:https://www.elizabethdhokia.com/saratasker/

If you're struggling to grow your audience on social media, the temptation is to keep trying more and more new marketing strategies.  But this can often leave you feeling overwhelmed and overworked. And when you're spreading yourself too thin - you can end up doing lots of things not very well - which can actually stunt your audience growth.  If this sounds familiar, you'll love this podcast episode on how to bust through an audience growth plateau.  In it, I show you how doing things differently (rather than doing more) can help you kickstart your audience growth. {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode} 1. Focus on one platform  If you're struggling to build your audience on social media, it may be because you're spreading yourself too thin. Focusing on growing your audience on one social media platform means you can go deep on all the features of that platform - and experiment with different strategies - rather than ‘dabbling' with three or four.  This doesn't mean you can't post on other social media platforms at all; you can always repurpose some of the content from your main platform. But putting 90% of your efforts into one platform will almost certainly help you grow quicker.  For example, the Instagram expert Kat Coroy focuses her social media efforts solely on Instagram - which has allowed her to sell thousands of her online course Instagram Makeover.  The LinkedIn expert Helen Pritchard focuses solely on LinkedIn - allowing her to attract hundreds of students to her LinkedIn Bootcamp.  Love and London (an online resource for visitors to London) has over 100,000 subscribers to its YouTube channel. But while its founder Jess Dante has a presence on most social media platforms, her key focus is on Instagram - freeing her up to create high quality content and serve her existing clients. 2. Focus on engagement not numbers  When you're building an online audience, it's tempting to think it's all about the numbers. Which means focusing on building funnels and automating everything you can, right? Wrong.  Numbers are important (the average conversion rate for online sales is just 1-2% which means most people need a much bigger audience than they think). But what you actually need to build is relationships. So if you're focusing on building funnels and automation - over having real conversations with your prospective customers/clients - on social media and in your DMs if necessary - your audience growth will almost certainly plateau.  Building your audience is actually about building relationships. And you build this relationship one at a time. 3. Share more personal content  People like to do business with people they like. So if you're hiding away behind your laptop - or in your studio - you're missing out on the chance to build relationships with prospective (and existing) customers.  This isn't about sharing your personal secrets - or airing your dirty laundry in public. It's about creating connection points when you realise you share common ground with your followers. For example, fashion illustrator Zoe Georgiou, said she decided to join my Build Your Audience membership programme after she came to one of my meet-ups and found me warm and welcoming (not the ‘hard-nosed businesswoman ‘she'd expected). But what nailed it was when I revealed I also hated tomato ketchup. Finding those areas of commonality and creating those ‘that happened to me too' moments can be crucial for building your audience.  And as Marsha Shandur points out in our podcast interview on how to use stories to attract your ideal clients, when you're willing to be vulnerable and admit your life isn't perfect, that's when people often feel they can connect with you. 4. ‘Borrow' other peoples' audiences Creating guest content for other peoples' audiences e.g. guest blog posts, guest teaching sessions and virtual summits can be a great way to grow your audience - by tapping into other peoples' audiences.  There are pros and cons for each, but for me, by far the best way to do this is through podcast guest interviews.  Being a podcast guest is a great way to get in front of your ideal customers/clients - and build your audience - fast.  It's much quicker than writing a guest blog post (most podcast interviews last between 30-60 mins) - which means you can potentially do several a week.  It's also a great way to build new relationships quicker.  There's something about being in someone's earbuds that's much more intimate than the written word. Which means that by the end of a thirty minute interview, people often feel they know, like and trust you enough to visit your website, download your free resources and/or even buy your products/service.  And the best thing is, every time you appear on someone else's podcast, you're getting in front of a brand new audience - an audience you haven't had to build yourself. So if you set yourself a target to do three interviews a week, you could potentially build your audience by thousands - in a relatively short space of time. Here's how to pitch yourself as a podcast guest.  5. Show up ‘in person' Hosting a live event can be a great way to connect with your prospective customer/clients. There is something really powerful about meeting someone in person. You can create a much better rapport - and do it faster - than you can online.  This doesn't mean you have to put on a large live event.  A small meet up can be just as effective. And if that really isn't possible, you can add a personal touch by sending a voicemail or using a tool like Bonjoro.  Key takeaway Building an online audience can be tough and it is perfectly normal to hit a plateau. In fact, this can happen at any stage in your business. But if you can swap your a ‘funnel' mindset for a ‘feeling' mindset - using some of the ideas shared in this post - you'll bust through your audience growth plateau quicker.  Podcast shownotes Why you need to think differently when you hit an audience growth plateau (2:50) Why focusing on one platform will help you grow quicker  (04:09) Examples of people that use one social media platform media really well  07:03 Why focusing on the engagement and not numbers will help grow your audience (10:32) Steps to take on your platforms if you've fallen into an audience growth plateau (12:10) Why conversations and engaging on social media can help grow your audience (14:55) How sharing personal stories will help you connect with your audience (15:55) How to choose the content topics that you post about  (19:00) How ‘borrowing' other people's audiences can get you in front of a new audience (24:12) How being a podcast guest can help you grow a new audience (and bonus tips) (25:59) Why showing up in person  can help you connect and grow your audience (28:57) Resources Download 50 ways to build your online audience Kat Coroy online course Instagram Makeover. Kat Coroy Kat Coroy website  Helen Pritchard  LinkedIn Bootcamp Jess Dante YouTube  Love and London Kate Lister florist Instagram Julia Day The Independent Girls Collective Voicemail tool Bonjoro [190] How to pitch yourself as a podcast guest (and why you need to) (podcast) [196] How to get more engagement on Instagram with Sara Tasker (podcast) [253] How to land guest appearances on podcasts with Nicole Holland (podcast)  [341] How to use stories to attract your ideal clients with Marsha Shandur  (podcast) [348] How to write social media posts that sell (podcast) [353] How to grow your audience through Instagram Stories with Tyler McCall (podcast) [358] 13 Ideas for engaging social media posts (for when you're all out of ideas) (podcast) [362] How to grow your Instagram following to 27K - fast (podcast) How to add closed captions to your videos using Rev and Kapwing (blog post) Buy your ticket to my 2020 Content Planning Masterclass #2020Sorted Build Your Audience Programme How to write awesome sales copy How to create a high converting lead magnet course Order your special offer 2019 Media Diary  How to write social media posts that sell (online masterclass)  Rev.com* Kapwing Social Media Video Engagement Playbook  Social Media Engagement Playbook LinkedIn Content Strategy Playbook Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn    

Are you struggling to build your audience on Instagram? You're posting regularly but you're not getting as much engagement as you'd like (or sales). Everything just seems SO slow.... Or maybe you're thinking about using Instagram to promote your business...and would love some tips/tactics on how to make best use of the platform. If any of that sounds familiar you'll love this podcast interview with Chris Taylor. In it, he shares how he's grown his Instagram following from just 500 to 27k since last year. He's super candid about the tactics he's used and has this rare talent of making it all sound so simple. I tried one of his tactics immediately after the interview and 3x the reach on my next post. {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode} Podcast Shownotes How Chris started in social media and Instagram  (2:56) Practical strategies you can use to grow your  Instagram following (08:10) How spending an hour on Instagram can help build your relationships (11:32) How to find out what content your followers want to see  on Instagram (13:07)  How to use hashtags on Instagram to engage with other people's content (and how you can build your authority (17:03) Why social media is now the main marketing platform for small to medium-sized businesses (21:20) Why hashtags are important on Instagram and the best way to use them (22:30) How to use hashtags strategically on Instagram (and why you need to pre engage before posting) (23:40) How to use hashtags like a domino effect for your post reach (and go viral) (28:15) What tools you can use for hashtag research (30:18) Step by step example of hashtag research for a post on Instagram (33:01) How to get as much engagement as possible on your Instagram posts (36:04) Why Instagram is no longer about the image and it's the content that can make the biggest difference (41:07) How to use Instagram Stories to authentically engage with your audience (46:05) How getting rid of the money mindset can get you results on social media (52:40) Why you need to spend time on your social media to get the results you want (1:01:15) Resources Chris Taylor Instagram Tools that Chris uses for hashtag research: Social Report, Social Blade, Rite tag [196] How to get more engagement on Instagram with Sara Tasker (podcast) [318] How to write compelling email copy (podcast) [335] How to create a high converting lead magnet (podcast) [348] How to write social media posts that sell (podcast) [353] How to grow your audience through Instagram Stories with Tyler McCall (podcast) [358] 13 Ideas for engaging social media posts (for when you're all out of ideas) (podcast) How to add closed captions to your videos using Rev and Kapwing (blog post) Buy your ticket to my 2020 Content Planning Masterclass #2020Sorted Build Your Audience Programme Special offer - How to write awesome sales copy How to create a high converting lead magnet course Order your special offer 2019 Media Diary  How to write social media posts that sell (online masterclass)  Rev.com* Kapwing Social Media Video Engagement Playbook  Social Media Engagement Playbook LinkedIn Content Strategy Playbook Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn   The post [362] How to grow your Instagram following to 27k - fast appeared first on Janet Murray.

Sara Tasker is a blogger, photographer, writer and a business coach who says; “the internet (especially instagram) changed my life”. Sara went from working for the NHS to building her own hugely successful business and is passionate about helping others to do the same.

Are you putting off launching an email newsletter because you don't know what to put in it? Or perhaps you started sending an email newsletter...and then hit ‘pause' because you weren't sure if the content was right for your audience? If that sounds familiar, you'll love this podcast on how to create an email newsletter that people actually look forward to receiving. In it, I cover:  What to include in your email newsletter  How often you should send out your email newsletter  The ideal word count for your email newsletter   The best layout for your email newsletter   How to get people to subscribe to your email newsletter And a whole host of other useful tips and tactics to create a successful email newsletter {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode}   First off, the most important thing you need to know about your email newsletter is that it's not about you. It's about your ideal customers/clients. So - unless you have a Kardashian style audience of people who are fascinated by your daily life - your email newsletter shouldn't be ‘news' about you and your business. It should focus on your ideal customers/clients problems.  What is an email newsletter? While this may sound obvious, a lot of people get this wrong. A newsletter is any regular email you send out to your current/prospective clients. It doesn't have to contain pictures or a fancy layout (although it may). It can just be plain text. The key thing is it must add value and help you nurture the relationship. What makes a great email newsletter? Your newsletter is, effectively, a lead magnet i.e. a piece of content you create to attract your ideal customers/clients (or nurture your relationship with existing ones).  A great lead magnet solves a specific type of problem for a specific type of customer/client, offers a transformation, gives a quick win and (crucially) leads your subscribers towards a paid product/service. Learn how to create an effective lead magnet for your business.  For example, the Instagram expert Sara Tasker has a monthly newsletter where she shares new and interesting Instagram hashtags that will be useful for her audience. I look forward to receiving it because I know I'm going to get some fab new hashtags to try.  It solves a problem for me because researching hashtags take time - and is not the most enjoyable job (which is why I look forward to receiving it). So Sara is saving me time on something I don't like doing. She has an online course specifically for Instagram growth, so her email newsletter is perfectly aligned with one of her paid offers.  Entrepreneur Marie Forleo sends out a weekly email about her latest Q & A Tuesday YouTube video - which contains valuable tips on business and marketing. These free videos add value and build trust, so when she launches her online marketing programme B-School, people are queuing up ready to buy.  Remember an email newsletter isn't just about attracting new customers/clients. It can be about nurturing your relationship with existing ones.  I send an email every Friday morning to update my audience about my latest podcast episode. And anyone who buys my Media Diary - an A4 desk that includes key dates and awareness days you can use to plan out your content for the coming year - also gets a monthly email newsletter. This includes additional awareness dates and news of new films, books and TV shows (things we wouldn't necessarily have been aware of when creating the diary) to spark content ideas. Because this email newsletter is adding value, subscribers often email back to thank us for sending it. You Are the Media founder Mark Masters, sends a weekly email (every Thursday at 6am GMT/BST) with news, ideas and inspiration around content marketing and audience growth. Amongst other things, this email helps him nurture his relationship with existing and prospective attendees of his annual You Are The Media live event. I spoke at the event in Bournemouth in June and it was clear this weekly email was instrumental in filling the room at that live event.  Pro tip: Remember that solving a problem for your subscribers doesn't necessarily have to be offering tips/advice. Solving a problem for your audience could be making them laugh or giving them something beautiful to read during their coffee break (the very reason I subscribe to Alexandra Franzen's newsletter). Whatever adds value for your audience.  How to find out what you should include in your email newsletter? If you already have an email list, ask them what they'd like to hear about. Don't ask them an open question e.g. ‘What would you like me to include in my email newsletter?' If you do this, you're asking them to think really hard - which means it's far less likely they'll reply.  Instead, give them three or four ideas you have for your email newsletter content and ask them to choose the one that feels like the best fit for them. This way, they have to do less thinking, which means they're far more likely to reply. Once you've got them in a conversation, you can always ask further questions to find out if they have any ideas of their own (some will volunteer anyway). If you don't have an email list, follow exactly the same process with five to ten of your ideal clients/customers. And/or ask your social media followers. Do remember that the only way you will truly know what your audience want to hear about is by putting content out there and seeing how they respond. This can be scary, but it's the only way to truly find out what kind of content your subscribers really need.  How long does your email newsletter need to be? The rather unsatisfactory answer is...as long as it needs to be.  I subscribe to some newsletters that are just a few lines long but solve my problems. Others are more in-depth. Make it as a long or short as it needs to be for your audience.  Does an email newsletter have to include pictures/or have a fancy layout? If you've got the resources to do it and you think it would work for your audience, go ahead and do it. But plain text is absolutely fine. In fact, there is a lot of research to show plain text emails actually perform better than those with images.  And remember an email newsletter doesn't have to be completely text-based. You can share video, audio, infographics, for example.  It all comes back to what your audience needs from you.  How often should you send out your email newsletter? The rather unsatisfactory answer is: as often as you feel that you need to and probably more often than you think.  The key thing is that you're adding value and you're tracking your results and tweaking and adjusting as necessary.  For example, Kennedy teaches entertainers to get booked out with clients. He sends a daily email to his followers and makes a paid offer for his membership/events in pretty much every email. It's delivering consistently good results for him.  Your email newsletter is only too frequent if it's not delivering results for you.  Don't panic if you get a few unsubscribes from your newsletter (or even one or two people who email to say your emails are too frequent for them. What is too frequent for one person is often fine for another). You only need to worry if it's happening regularly.  Bonus tip: Always try to provide an opportunity for people to ‘talk back' to you if possible e.g. ‘hit reply and let me know what you think about x or y.' The more conversation you can generate, the more effective your newsletters will be.  How do you get people to subscribe to your email newsletter? The key thing to remember is that no one wants to subscribe to a newsletter. Another piece of junk in their inbox that they probably won't open. So don't ask people to subscribe to your newsletter. Instead, sell the value e.g. ‘Sign up for my monthly hashtag newsletter and save yourself tons of time on hashtag research.'  or ‘Register for our monthly Media Diary newsletter to get additional awareness days and key dates you can use to help with your content planning.'  Here's 39 surprisingly easy ways to get people to join your email list.  What kind of email newsletter can you create if you have a product-based business? Many product-based business owners think the only email newsletter they can send is one with discounts/offers. If the only thing you're doing is offering discounts, you'll have no trouble getting people to sign up to your email newsletter. But you may struggle to get people to build the kind of loyalty that results in repeat sales.  A more savvy approach can be to think about how people might be using your product. A good example of this is my Media Diary newsletter.  Sending a monthly newsletter with additional awareness days and ideas not only adds value, it also reminds people that we exist - so other relevant products go on sale, I'm already top of mind. So don't just send information about your products, send information about how people can use your products (or products like yours).  For example, if you sell garden offices, send tips on how to style your garden office, how to keep it warm in winter or cool in summer. This is a practical content for past clients and aspirational content for prospective clients. If people see you as a source of useful information - rather than someone who is trying to sell them stuff all the time -  they're far more likely to want to buy from you. If sell homeware and gifts like my client Penelope Hope founder Nadia Newton, you can create seasonal content that helps your subscribers - and helps you make sales.  The great thing about a newsletter is that you can make it seasonal. For example, Nadia recently launched a range of beach bags. Creating a summer newsletter than includes a round-up of the most stylish beach accessories of the summer (that includes her beach bags) would be a great way for Nadia to add value and sell more of her beach bags.  She could also do similar round-ups for Mothers' Day gifts, Teachers' leaving presents and, of course, Christmas gifts.  Bonus tip: Don't be afraid to include competitors' products in your round-ups. While it might sound counter-intuitive, if you position yourself as a helpful person/brand, you'll build loyalty and trust - making people far more likely to buy from you.  If you have a product-based business position yourself as an expert in the type of products you sell - rather than someone who sells stuff. That is what will keep your customers coming back to you - time and time again.  Should you sell in your email newsletter? Absolutely yes. If it's appropriate, do make offers in your newsletter. But make adding value your number one priority.    Podcast shownotes Why your email newsletter is not about you (2:20) What is an email newsletter (and why it can just be a simple email) (3:48) What makes a great email newsletter (and why it's like a lead magnet) (5:03) Four things your email newsletter needs to do (6:58) Examples of some great email newsletters (7:52) Creating an email newsletter that solves your ideal customer or clients problem (14:28) How to present your email newsletter and how long should it be? (15:23) How often should you send out your email newsletter (19:07) Who should you send your email newsletter to (and GDPR considerations) (23:10) How to get people to subscribe to your email newsletter (without asking them to subscribe) (25:10) Tips for creating a product based email newsletter (27:59) How to add value and sell in your email newsletter (34:12) What a great email newsletter should look like (35:45) Resources Examples of great newsletters mentioned: Park Run UK Sara Tasker Alexandra Franzen Baby Centre UK Marie Forleo You are the media Penelope Hope Discounted 2019 Media Diary offer [245] What you need to know about GDPR with Suzanne Dibble (podcast) [300] How to Build an audience and why you need to  (podcast)  [318] How to write compelling email copy (podcast) [325] Three social media posts that will help you generate sales (podcast) [333] 39 surprisingly easy ways to increase your email subscribers list (podcast)  [335] How to create a high converting lead magnet (podcast) [348] How to write social media posts that sell (podcast) [358] 13 Ideas for engaging social media posts (for when you're all out of ideas) (podcast) How to write social media posts that sell (online masterclass) Buy your ticket to my 2020 Content Planning Masterclass #2020Sorted Build Your Audience Programme How to create a high converting lead magnet course Order your special offer 2019 Media Diary  Rev.com* Kapwing Social Media Video Engagement Playbook  Social Media Engagement Playbook LinkedIn Content Strategy Playbook Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn The post [359] How to create an email newsletter people look forward to receiving appeared first on Janet Murray.

In today’s episode (25) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m speaking with author, photographer, podcaster and instagram expert Sara Tasker. We talk about growing your instagram, nurturing your creativity and building community. Here’s what else you can expect from today’s episode … Sara talks about what propelled her to start sharing content on instagram, why she did the 365 project and how she grew her instagram account organically to over 200,000 audience members! Sara reflects on what makes instagram so compelling and powerful We chat about the comparison trap on instagram and how to navigate it Sara shares her top tip around standing out and finding your voice on instagram Sara outlines how to make money on instagram and get noticed by brands   You can find the show notes here: https://thelittleplantation.co.uk/eat-capture-share-podcast/how-to-build-community-instagram  You can find me on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thelittleplantation/

Today’s guest is Instagram Queen Sara Tasker, and we talk about using your online platforms to make a difference: with how you show up as yourself, setting an example for others (and talking about money), and being responsible with the brands you work with. This episode is part of the free Everyday Difference community project. "Rather than outsourcing whether or not what we’re saying has any value to everyone on the internet - which is just too huge a pool, and you’re never going to be able to please everybody - instead considering ok what does this core handful of people, who’s values alit with mind, who love me, who understand me, what will they think about what I’m doing?" - Sara Tasker Some of the things we talked about: Owning her status as a bestselling author Why Sara talks openly about money, modelling success for other women, and how making money can help us make a difference The power of connection and vulnerability on social media, and finding the balance between being honest and curating your own story Building a business around yourself and a chronic health condition How can influencers use their platform for good Figuring out who you are, what matters to you, and how to listen to your gut instinct when you want to make a difference For episode show notes & links, head to https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/

Today's guest is Instagram Queen Sara Tasker, and we talk about using your online platforms to make a difference: with how you show up as yourself, setting an example for others (and talking about money), and being responsible with the brands you work with. This episode is part of the free Everyday Difference community project: http://theeverydaydifference.com "A lot of us are able to be our most true and full self online"

It's an absolute delight this week to be joined by the one and only, Sara Tasker. You might know her as @meandorla on Instagram or elsewhere. You might also know her as the author of #Authentic the book or the host of the podcast by the same name. Or, maybe as one of the co-hosts of Letter from a Hopeful Creative. Sara is a busy bee online and it's clear she works hard yet it's still surprising to many people that she's managed to build a multiple 6-figure business out of what was once a hobby...posting on Instagram. Since those early days where she started gaining popularity Sara has expanded her empire to writing, podcast, speaking, consulting and coaching others how to do the same. In this conversation Sara shares about her journey to building a business and life she loves. Originally starting her career as a speech therapist Sara is now one of the authoritative voices on influencing online, digital marketing and being how to keep your soul and remain authentic whilst doing it. It was a delight to talk with Sara and I think you'll love this episode. If you do please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it helps spread the word! Hashtag Authentic the book Me & Orla Instagram

Lyra McKee - GoFundMe legacy fundraiser Wow…it’s been a while. I’m finally ready to start launching season 2 episodes and I’m really excited to share them with you. We’ll launch season 2 on 27th June which is exactly one year after our first official episode aired, with Mel Wiggins in the guest seat. And, in fact we’re going to launch with two episodes - double the goodness - the first two episodes feature Sara Tasker who started the incredibly popular instagram account meandorla and the podcast hashtag authentic and Daniel Giacopelli the Editor of Courier Magazine which explores the world of modern business and startups. They’re such great conversations and I can’t wait for you to listen to them. I had originally intended to release season 2 much earlier but life just kind of got in the way. As some of you will know I’ve had some quite big personal news…Cassie, my wife, and I have had our first child and we’re totally in love with her. She’s turned our lives upside down and inside out in the most special way. Alongside that I’ve been balancing work, starting a small property company, study and just life in general and the podcast sort of collected dust. But, no more! It’s time to get these conversations out into the world. Alongside all the goodness of the past year, it would be remiss of me not to reflect on the fact that one of season 1 guests, Lyra McKee, is no longer with us. For those who don’t know Lyra was brutally murdered as she was reporting rioting in Derry. Just 2 days before she was shot I was messaging Lyra and we were reflecting on the all too quick passage of time, something that feels even more poignant now. A fundraising page has been set up on gofundme to contribute towards Lyra’s legacy. I’ve already made a donation and would love it if you could consider contributing anything, even a very small amount, to help ensure that Lyra’s message and hope live on. The link is in the bio but you can also just search for ‘GoFundMe Lyra McKee’ and you’ll find it. Thanks for listening and following along - here’s to season 2.

Today's guest, Josephine Brooks is a mentor for side hustlers. If you're building a side hustle, dreaming of leaving the 9-5 and struggling to balance it all, this episode is for you. Josephine also shares her story of managing anxiety, having time off work and how she nurtures her mental health whilst running a business. Support Josephine https://www.josephinebrooks.co.uk/ Workshops https://www.josephinebrooks.co.uk/workshops https://www.instagram.com/josephinepbrooks/ Josephine's Resources Hashtag Authentic by Sara Tasker https://amzn.to/2JNDhqi Headspace https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app Also mentioned Alice Benham https://www.alicebenham.co.uk/

How can we live as our most authentic selves? Sara Tasker is a writer, photographer, business coach, podcaster, Instagram guru and author. She joins us to talk all about the process of writing and putting together her book and living a creative life. Our chat goes off on many tangents, which proves how much we love to talk! Before the interview, hear about Caitlin's encounter with a friendly kangaroo and Michelle's new crime podcast Predator. Join our Facebook group to continue the conversation. Follow us on Instagram @betterwordspod and please subscribe and leave a rating or review.

Things we talk about in this episode: Reading from Hashtag Authentic's introduction How I started out on Instagram by seeking beauty in an uncompromising environment My previous job, working in speech therapy for the NHSWhy communication is central in everything I do  Why I believe it's ok to create a 'highlight reel'Why visuals are the best communication tool My chronic illness (dysautonomia), and how this impacts on my workWhat  my average day looks like Spoon theory My initial vision in setting up my business, and my career path The need for a new wave of honest marketing and business Why I don't need a digital detoxHow to start out on Instagram from scratch (audience question) Why there will always be an Instagram community for you, no matter what your interest (audience question) My future dreams and ambitions (audience question)The importance of not being soley led by what your audience wants Who inspires me (audience question)Why going "off piste" in search of inspiration brings the best results Links mentioned in this episode: My book, Hashtag Authentic My Instagram (@me_and_orla) Laura's Instagram (@laurajaneauthor) Our sponsor for the event, Mirabeau wine  The rosé deliciousness scale  Laura's writing courses POTS Spoon theory Ira Glass quote - The Gap Pet crows and ravens Tori Amos Ani Difranco Elizabeth Day - How to Fail podcast espiode Raven Smith

Feeling frustrated with Instagram? That’s not uncommon as we all adjust to frequent changes and the ever-shifting social media landscape. Feeling sad and depressed by Instagram though? That’s not healthy -- time to step away from the ‘gram and get some perspective. In this episode of the Show and Sell with Charlene podcast, we look at signs we’re taking social media too seriously, and the importance of distinguishing between what you can and cannot control. In this episode: Signs you’re taking social media too seriously The importance of distinguishing between what you can and cannot control “Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and all these platforms, they should only be part of our overall marketing strategy.” “Like many things in life, there are things we can control and things we can’t control about social media.” “If you think of magazines, we understand that the images are Photoshopped, airbrushed, and not representative of necessarily how people are in real life, as well as representing a very strict definition of what's attractive. It's the same with Instagram.”   Links mentioned: Instagram expert Sara Tasker of Me and Orla Sara Tasker's new book Hashtag Authentic #MarchMeettheMaker on Instagram #MarchMeettheMaker founder Joanne Hawker    Website: www.hicharlene.com twitter.com/charclam/ instagram.com/charclam/ linkedin.com/in/charclam/

My guest today is Sara Tasker. Photographer, writer, business coach and author. She left her NHS day job six years ago to take a leap into the unknown to turn her passion for the Internet into a business. Now, three years on, she's been awarded runner up for Natwest’s Creative Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and won Content of the Year in the Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards in April 2018. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The Independent, Buzzfeed, Stylist Magazine, Mother & Baby and on BBC Radio 4.She has a podcast called Hashtag Authentic, and now she also has a book with the same name, out now, with so many incredible pieces of advice on how grow and build your own online platform with specific tips on Instagram.She lives in rural Yorkshire with her husband and her daughter, Orla. Her website (meandorla.co.uk) is her online journal; a record of thoughts, revelations, recipes, shopping lists and opinion pieces. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About Sara Tasker Sara Tasker is a photographer, writer and creative coach - she is the creator of Me & Orla and an author to the recently released book, Hashtag Authentic.   Sara left her NHS day job to turn her internet passion into a business. She travels the world for speaking work, runs a multiple six-figure business and helps other creatives. She was awarded runner up for Natwest’s Creative Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and won Content of the Year in the Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards in April 2018. Sara’s work has been featured in The Guardian, The Independent, Buzzfeed, Stylist Magazine, Mother & Baby and on BBC Radio 4. (You can see more of her writing and press features here.)   Her new podcast with @jencarrington went straight to number one in the iTunes business chart and she has just started writing a column for @inthemomentmagazine.   Sara lives in rural Yorkshire, England with her husband and daughter, Orla.   Episode highlights Sara used to work in pediatric speech therapy for children with Autism and also for a school for children with learning disabilities - nothing to do with current job but at its heart she says it is all about communication. While her former work helped kids have a voice, Instagram helps all of us all have a voice.   Sara’s new book is reaching out to a brand new audience - Sara talks about how this is terrifying but she is pushing through to the other side, where the good stuff is waiting for her. #feelthefearanddoitanyway   Sara talks about her growth on Instagram.   Sara talks about the connection you feel when you meet people from the IG community in real life.   No one could easily find Sara on IG, as she wasn’t using her real name so it meant she could be herself more and not worry about being judged.   Instagram has given women the opportunity to have a voice.   Sara’s theory is that the mainstream press is so negative about social media because they are threatened by all the free content that is put out there. Not a place from concern for the reader but from a jealous boyfriend perspective.   Sara discusses how to navigate social media in a conscious way - comes down to boundaries. Knowing how to hit block, unfollow (bringing negative energy), avoiding trolls. Sara advises not to outsource our happiness. Consider what elements of the online community is taking your power away. Power to see what we want to see - see graphic births online now - the power of the consumer.   If we were still in the village community you would see women give birth - we want to see it, same applies to breastfeeding.   Sara almost missed out on breastfeeding as don't have that village support where someone would just grab you and show you how to latch - the internet is providing this now with You Tube videos.   Sara’s favourite IG post - ones that really sparked conversations; one of how was much she earned in the previous year. Money is such a vulnerable topic. The most liked post was Sara’s Christmas tree on her car with beautiful fairy lights.   Sara’s tips for finding your passion - what are the things you are super passionate about and what do people need in the world.  We still have a Victorian work ethic where work is seen as hard work and painful. There is joy in following your passion.   Book Launch: Signing - Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Bristol. Sarah has Podcast guests on the stage with her, which will be recorded.   Book deal - publisher approached Sara as they wanted an IG book,. Sara said she did experience self doubt - but she knew that if she didn’t do it, someone else would. It took 18 months to write it. It has now been released.   She has started to put her whole self out there. Sara noted that it’s not so bad and the posts that feel the scariest to share often have some magic in there and resonates the most with people.   Sara noted that it is a fine line between not wanting to share something because it is private and don't want to share it because I am scared. They feel the same but are very different.   Sara said it comes down to how many people are needed to make your business viable. Is 1,000 followers enough so you can engage with all those followers. Then you can answer all the DMs. Just trust the process. Your worth is not linked to the number of followers. People can clean out their followers, if no one has liked your post. Its enough although to have people who want to engage in a different way. Favourite food = Christmas dinner Relevant links   Sara’s website is here   Sara’s Instagram is here   Sara’s twitter is here   Sara’s new book Hashtag Authentic is available to buy here. If you liked this episode of the Mothering the Mother Podcast, tell your friends! And go to iTunes and SoundCloud to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Follow us on Instagram, join my Facebook group the Mothering the Mother and email me at alison@alisonbarker.com with your questions, suggestions and feedback.   You can contact Alison at https://www.alisonbarker.com/connect/ or follow her on Instagram www.instagram.com/alison_barker_ and find details of her nutrition packages at www.alisonbarker.com/work-with-me-3   Please also join the Facebook group Mothering the Mother where we continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1885649551488600/  

Things I talk about in this episode: A reading of one of the sections in Hashtag Authentic - Our Visual Culture Why I ended up working directly with a publisher without an agent - and why I'll do it differently next time What happened when my publisher retired mid-way through the process How self doubt showed up for me during the writing process, and how I (re)learned to advocate for myself What the book's about, and digging into the different chapters One of my fave photos I've ever taken How I'm publicising the book on social media Why any book around Instagram needs to tackle imagery, photography and editing My hopes for the book and its messages around Instagram and wider social media Links mentioned in this episode: Pre Order my book UK / US / Australia My upcoming Live book events

Social media doesn't have to be a harbinger of mental health issues and FOMO, as Instagram guru Sara Tasker tells Mickey in this Chops. Sara's debut book, Hashtag Authentic, looks at how women can use Instagram (and other platforms) to positive effect. She and Mick chat about how to navigate social media with your soul intact, stealth feminism, and what Luke Skywalker did with his pants. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we catch up with Alice-May Purkiss, author of new book Life, Lemons and Melons, about being diagnosed with breast cancer at 26 and why we all need to CoppaFeel! Dr Julia Shaw swings by to tell us about her new book Making Evil: The Science behind Humanity’s Dark Side, why all “evil” roads lead back to Hitler, and giving that kitten a squeeze. And there's a sneak peak of this week’s Sunday Chops, in which Mick natters to Instagram guru Sara Tasker about why social media isn’t ruining your life and her new book Hashtag Authentic.We’re a woman down in the Bush Telegraph, Jen is getting narky about visibility (or the lack of it) in Jenny Off the Blocks, and Dunleavy Does Disney edges ever closer to the finish line with Brother Bear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The algorithm gets all the attention, but did you know it’s actually a great time to be a human being on social media? In this episode of the Show and Sell with Charlene podcast, I share my Social Media Best Practices in 2019, including an overview of what changed and what’s new on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and more.   In this episode: Social media trends and developments over the past year Why the key to social media success in 2019 is being human What’s currently working and what's no longer working on social media   "Real connections and conversations are being encouraged across the different social media platforms. Outdated practices like bots and auto replies are being looked down on."   “I don't think that you need to know all the nitty gritty of what all the different platforms are doing and the changes in their algorithms. What's more important is knowing which platforms are right for you and who you're talking to, and who you want to talk to, and creating content for that platform and for those people.”   “Posting like a human is actually what the experts advise.”   "The platform have matured and evolved, and the social media users have also matured and evolved."   "People are being more aware of how they're using social media. They're pickier about who they follow and how they spend their time on their devices and on the different platforms."   Mentioned in the podcast episode: Social Media Marketing Talk Show, hosted by Social Media Examiner (available as a podcast or video) www.socialmediaexaminer.com/morning-social-media-marketing-talk-show/ UK marketing expert Janet Murray www.janetmurray.co.uk/ TheInstaChat - Monthly Twitter chat on all things Instagram with Sara Tasker twitter.com/theinstachat   LINKS www.hicharlene.com twitter.com/charclam/ instagram.com/charclam/ linkedin.com/in/charclam/

Things we talk about in this episode: Farrah's new book - The Discomfort Zone Farrah career path, and the role failure and discomfort have played The 'London bubble', and why you don't need to be in it to succeed in print media Breaking down the barriers of starting out in journalism, and the need to diversify the media The challenges faced by young people today, and the concept of "generation snowflake" Whether women - or anyone - can ever really 'have it all', or should even want to Why we all need to have a 'failure CV' What lies outside of our comfort zone, and why we need to dive into it The relationship between old and new media, and why Farrah is positive about influencers and bloggers The creation of the Cosmo Influencer Awards Links mentioned in this episode: The Discomfort Zone - Farrah's book Farrah's Instagram My Instagram My book The Insta Retreat

In this episode, we chat about everyone’s favourite social media platform - Instagram! We discuss how we got started on the app, how we use it now, and where it sits within our businesses. Charlie shares how she uses Instagram as a creative outlet, how the platform was the catalyst for becoming self-employed, and how talking to camera stresses her out. On the other hand, Franky explains why she’s wholeheartedly embraced Instagram Stories and shares some excellent advice about using it to connect with your community. Links and further reading: Sara Tasker’s Instaretreat Follow us: @_charlieswift @loveaudrey83 http://friendswithbusinessbenefits.co.uk #friendswithbizbenefits

This week, I chat to Sas Petherick - a self doubt researcher, coach and mentor. I first came across Sas through Sara Tasker, and I’ve been following her ever since. Sas is hugely knowledgeable on the topic of self-doubt, and she helps us to understand why it comes up for us and how we can deal with it. Sas has recently come up with a Self-Doubt Archetype Quiz that I really recommend you check out - it gives you a taste of how self doubt might be showing up for you, and it’s really worth having a look at. You can find Sas at: https://www.saspetherick.com https://www.instagram.com/saspetherick/

In this episode you’ll hear an interview from Sara Tasker, the photographer, writer and creative coach from Me & Orla and the Hashtag Authentic podcast. The interview by Claire Gamble (MD Unhooked Communications and founder PR Unlocked) was recorded live at the Creatives Unhooked event held in Manchester in April 2018.  They talk about:  Creating content and building audiences on Instagram Social media algorithms versus creativity and authenticity Mindset and motivation around money and success Breaking traditional business rules Influencer marketing Building a successful creative business Links:  Creatives Unhooked event with Sara Tasker, Me & Orla, Manchester: https://weareunhooked.com/me-orla-instagram-content-marketing-careers-event/  Hashtag Authentic Podcast: https://meandorla.co.uk/hashtagauthentic/ Letters from a Hopeful Creative podcast: https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com Me & Orla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/

Jen Carrington is a creative coach, writer, and podcaster from Manchester, UK. Jen hosts the Make it Happen podcast and co-hosts ‘Letters from a Hopeful Creative’ with Sara Tasker. Jen is passionate about helping us to live life and run creative businesses on our own terms, choosing more than feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and burned out in our careers. Its been a pleasure to admire Jen’s work evolve over the years and I particularly love how she creates thoughtful, useful mini books to help us all figure this running a business lark out! Jen and I discuss what it really takes to build an online creative business, how to do it with self-doubt, and how to trust yourself when the online world is trying to profit from your insecurities. We talk about defining success on your own terms, why chasing six figures is a path to disillusionment and how navigating through life's adversities are the best training any business owner could hope for.

When you don't know what your talent is, with Carly Rowena by Sara Tasker

Hello and welcome to part two of our three part Gathering series! This one is a live recording of the second panel from this event, held in Orange back in May. The theme was Community, Collaboration and building connections and our panel was moderated by Barbara Sweeney. Barbara Sweeney - ModeratorLuisa BrimbleSara TaskerAnnabelle Hickson Creator of the wonderful Food and Words festival and events/talks series, Barbara is a food writer and contributor to Country Style magazine. A woman of many talents, she also writes about food, farmers and artisan producers, is a judge at The National Honey Show and is also a talking cookbook.  Sara Tasker of Me and Orla; In her own words, Sara “ 40% photographer, 40% writer, 30% creative coach and 10% cake.” Instagram expert and creative coach, Sara has come all the way from Yorkshire, England today and has much to share. Her podcast Hashtag Authentic, blog Me and Orla, Instagram account and e-courses are hugely popular, she is endlessly generous with her knowledge and experience and again in her own words, she is “passionate about helping other women and creatives find their online voice, because I know first-hand all of the huge and brilliant changes it can bring.” Annabelle Hickson; Annabelle is a writer, photographer, stylist, podcaster and columnist for Country Style magazine. Her clean, bright social media feed has resonated with over 60k followers who come back for the flowers, stories and snippets of life she shares in such a beautiful way. With her partner and three kids, Annabelle lives on a pecan farm in Australia.  Luisa Brimble; Luisa is a photographer, publisher and queen of collaborations and one of the most generous and talented creatives in this country.  Luisa brings life to the ideas of dreamers and doers through fresh, natural photography and her documentary-style of shooting gives her subjects soul and captures beauty in the everyday. Luisa has worked with some of the world’s biggest publishing houses and her photos bring to life some of our favourite books from Community and Neighbourhood by Hetty McKinnon, to Real Food by Australian Women’s Weekly and her passion project WILD Adventure Cookbook (with Sarah Glover).

Instagram, self-doubt and chasing your dreams with Sara Tasker Sara Tasker, also known as Me & Orla, is an Instagram expert, photographer, writer and a creative coach. Her Instagram courses sell out within hours of launching. She has her own podcast - Hashtag Authentic, as well as co-hosting a new podcast called Letters from a Hopeful creative. She’s an inspirational figure to many women, turning her blog into a hugely profitable enterprise in just a few short years. In this episode, I talk to Sara about the very beginnings of her Instagram career, juggling motherhood and work, fearlessly pursuing your wildest dreams, self doubt and the importance of having a coach. You can find Sara here: Me & Orla blog - https://meandorla.co.uk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/me_and_orla/ Hashtag Authentic podcast - https://meandorla.co.uk/hashtagauthentic/ The things we talked about: Sas Patherick - https://www.saspetherick.com Sas’s podcast Courage and Spice - http://courageandspice.com Book recommendation - Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday https://amzn.to/2N1N2yY

Letters From A Hopeful Creative is a weekly podcast brought to you by Sara Tasker and Jen Carrington. In each episode they answer a letter from a hopeful creative who is looking for some guidance, support, and encouragement in their journey, and share some of the lessons they have learned along the way as creative coaches and online business owners. Each episode is like a mini coaching session and pep talk all rolled into one - tune in every Monday morning for brand new episodes.

In this, the final episode of season one, I'm chatting with Instagram expert, writer and photographer Sara Tasker from Me & Orla. We had such a lovely conversation about the how you rarely get to where you want to go in a straight line, how she felt giving up what was, in her own words, a more worthy career, and why she decided to share what she's earnt this year online.

There are introverts, there are extroverts, and then there are webtroverts—those of us who embody our most comfortable selves on the internet. For Sara Tasker, the web has allowed her to control her anxieties, develop relationships, and establish a thriving business that she can run from her phone in bed, with or without pants. Sara is a writer-photographer turned social media coach and host of the Hashtag Authentic podcast. She left her day job with the NHS three years ago to turn her internet passion into a business, and today her work revolves around helping other creatives tell their own stories online. Sara recently won Content of the Year in the Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards and earned runner-up honors for Natwest’s Creative Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Buzzfeed, and Mother & Baby, among many other publications. Today, Sara joins me explain her initial interest in Instagram as a creative outlet and how it evolved to become a multiple six-figure coaching business. We discuss the misconceptions about what it means to be a social media influencer, and she shares a brilliant way to reframe the common fear around succeeding in a saturated market. Sara offers her advice on marketing your business through a mailing list and building a social media following in today’s online climate. Listen in for real talk on overcoming the guilt of making money and learn the value in viewing your business as an entity separate from yourself. What You Will Learn How Sara’s business evolved to include podcasting and coaching Sara’s initial interest in Instagram as a creative outlet How Sara made the decision to become an entrepreneur Sara’s insight on receiving freebies vs. payment for your work How extensive experience as an influencer adds value Sara’s take on competition vs. community in the Instagram space Sara’s pause-and-consider approach to dealing with negativity online How Sara translates her popularity on Instagram into revenue Why Sara considers herself to be a ‘webtrovert’ How to market your business through a mailing list Sara’s holistic social media marketing strategy Sara’s advice around building a social media following today How to see your business as an entity separate from yourself How Sara overcame the guilt of making money How Sara prices her offerings based on hours and experience Why Sara struggles with guilt around maintaining work-life balance Connect with Sara Sara’s Website Sara on Instagram Sara on Pinterest Sara on Twitter Sara on YouTube Connect with Beth Beth’s Website Beth on Instagram Beth on Pinterest Beth on Twitter Local Milk Blog Local Milk on Facebook Email hello@localmilkblog.com Resources Mentioned The Instaretreat Bloom & Grow Hashtag Authentic Hashtag Authentic: Be Your Best Creative Self Via Your Instagram Online Presence by Sara Tasker Gleam Futures MailChimp You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sicero You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sicero Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead by Tara Mohr Tara Mohr’s Website Tonic Site Shop Showit

James should be used to a family business. Before he went freelance as a photographer, he worked for his dad. Now he's partnered with his wife - working from home with the three kids not far away. Juggling the needs of his customers alongside those of his family. Where your business itself is like another child constantly after your attention as it grows. Love learning from other freelancers like this? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, subscribe to the podcast and to the newsletter.* You'll also find useful links for this episode. That's beingfreelance.com Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.

It's a bit of a different one today as Sas inadvertently gives me an hour of therapy!  If you don't know Sas, she is one of the most awesome humans around. I discovered her through Sara Tasker's podcast, Hashtag Authentic and quickly became enamored with her dulcet Kiwi tones and awesome podcast Courage and Spice.  She's a self-doubt expert, coach, and mentor for women who want to transcend their self-doubt and cultivate self-belief instead. I can't emphasise enough how incredibly empowering Sas is and tell you gently that you NEED her in your life.  I went on one of Sas' retreats Write Yourself Home and it was a real turning point for me in my self-doubt journey. So, in this episode, we discuss something that I'm more than a little preoccupied with - feedback. Good, bad......we are all bombarded with it and especially so when you've chosen a life and career online.  If you need to hear an episode that will make you feel everything's okay, this one is for you. In fact, whoever you are and whatever you need - this one's for you! Read full show notes here > https://wanderluce.com/what-she-said-podcast/

In this episode I'm joined by the awesome Sara Tasker of Me & Orla and we talk about the incredible things she's made happen these past few years and the lessons she's learned along the way, we both share our experience of becoming the breadwinner in our marriages, and Sara shares how she creates awesome courses that really deliver and delight. Where you can find Sara online:WebsiteTwitterInstagramPodcastand for more from Jen head here

This isn't a standard episode because instead of all the normal stuff I reflect on the year that was 2017 and what I want to achieve in 2018 with the podcast, my company Provenance Craft Co. and with my designing under Fay Dashper-Hughes Designs. I have kept the show notes to a minimum and provided all of the links from the bits and bobs that I talked about in the episode.    This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:   Clarity I have never done a 'word of the year' before, in part because that isn't something that usually motivates me.    On New Year's Day, Matthew and I headed off to have our annual review - we are very business focussed in our household. This involves pitching up at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park with our laptops, eating good local food and going for a walk around the grounds and deciding what we want more and less of in the following year.   In the weeks leading to the end of the year, I did A LOT of work on what I want to get out of the podcast, my business and designing in 2018.  A couple of days before we headed to Yorkshire, one word was popping up everywhere - CLARITY.   So, who am I to ignore something that keeps on presenting itself to me?  Clarity is my word for 2018.   To me it means the following: 1 - Being clear about what I want from the three elements of my business. 2 - Spending my time wisely/  More doing, less faffing. 3 - Planning what I think is achievable in a year - 12 podcasts, 12 designs, more of my own manufacturing. 4 - Being better at communicating with the crafting community. 5 - Improving my photography skills. 6 - Being creative for the sake of being creative and not always for the end goal of creating patterns or products. 7- Having a colour palette that is attractive to me and works across all three areas of my working life (podcast, online shop and designing) bringing clarity and consistency.  This is a massive step forward for me and helps me to understand that not liking rainbows, unicorns and pastels are actually acceptable. You would not believe the hours spent wondering why rainbows and unicorns leave me cold and even irritated at times.     By writing all of these things down and talking about them in Episode 25 I feel like I have kicked off the process of approaching 2018 with clarity.  I have told you what I am up to and now I feel accountable.  That would scare some people, but I am self-employed and work from home, I have no other way of making myself accountable.  You are my team.   So, to highlight the colour palette things, here are a couple of photos.  The first shows a lot of the yarn that I will be designing with this year.  The second shows the same yarn with the Autumn colour palette on top.  I bought/ received all of these yarns well in advance of gaining any understanding of the colour psychology seasons.  Hmmm, I seem to really like the Autumn colour palette...       Links to information So, here is what I have been reading, listening to, possibly even taking in through osmosis.   Things that have helped me get focussed for 2018 and beyond: 1 - Sara Tasker from 'Me & Orla' has a beautiful instagram account, is a Social Media Influencer and I really like her down to earth approach.  2 - Sara also does the Hashtag Authentic podcast which has been invaluable to me so far and will continue to be this year. 3 - There are a few guests that Sara has had on that have really hit home for me, starting with Fiona Humberstone from The Brand Stylist.  The podcast that I linked in number 2 will take you to that interview.  Here's the page on the Psychology of Colour.  There is just enough detail here to get your teeth into and you can buy Fiona's book if you need to know more.  I am an Autumn person.  I knew this already but reading this information and looking at the colour palette really helped to cement this for me. 4 - Tara Swiger, is very au fait with the yarn community and helps crafting and other businesses to move to the next level.  I haven't delved into lots of Tara's information yet, but I will be. 5 - Jen Carrington also did a great interview on 'The Glorification of Being Busy' which is worth a listen too. 6 - Photography course with Shaw Academy - I am currently doing the free introduction to photography which is online.  I have also previously done the online course from Making Light and they currently have a free taster course running.   Here are most of my finished objects from 2017.  I crocheted and knitted just over 10kg of yarn, most of which was crocheted.    I think that is enough for now.   In February you will get my normal podcast and less talk of clarity and focus.   Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite

My first interview with Instagram expert Sara Tasker has been my most popular podcast episode ever. So I invited Sara back on as a guest, to find out what has changed on Instagram since her appearance and get an update on ways you can use the platform to grow your business. Here's what you'll learn... READ MORE The post [213] Instagram strategies that work with Sara Tasker appeared first on Janet Murray.

Welcome to EPISODE 21 aka the SEASON FINALE! That's very American indeed. Sorry. This week I chat to the amazing Sara Tasker, aka Me & Orla all about Instagram, Wordpress hacks and building a loyal tribe online. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST If you follow me anywhere at all you'll know I adore Sara Tasker. She is an incredible writer, brilliant Instagrammer and a hugely generous human being to boot. Her beautiful lifestyle blog is just that, bloody beautiful, and what she doesn't know about Instagram isn't worth knowing. I did her Instaretreat course earlier this year and totally credit her with transforming my views on how Instagram can interact seamlessly with your business. Far from making me a slave to it, I've found a happy medium where I post for the joy of it while understanding how it can drive sales/traffic too....because it really can. More than anything, Sara helped me find my tribe which is something I want for everyone! We chatted about Wordpress hacks, blogging and, of course, about Instagram. References Sara's courses > http://meandorla.co.uk/courses/ Sara's podcast > http://meandorla.co.uk/category/podcast/ Where you can find Sara >> Her Blog: http://meandorla.co.uk/blog/ Twitter: @meandorla Instagram: @me_and_orla L x Sign up to my newsletter  

Sara Tasker is a gifted photographer and writer and she mentors other creatives through her ecourses and podcast: Hashtag Authentic. She now has 'The Official Blue Ticks of Validation' on both Instagram and Twitter! In our conversation, Sara shares generously and openly about the realities of 'success' and what she is learning about both her self-doubt and her self-belief.

My first slight podcasting-related drama! I mean, not really. But it was all a little fraught this week as I had a brilliant chat with my lovely friend Giulia then realised I needed to publish the episode today, instead of two months time because I really wanted to promote something that is happening in a couple of weeks!! That meant recording a pre-roll, writing show notes and turning around the edit before uploading it all to my podcast host in less than a week. This actually isn't a big deal at all, except baby. So I did my first ever bit of outsourcing and got a professional podcast producer to edit it. He, amazingly, turned it around in a couple of days which is why it is only slightly delayed in getting to your ears. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Giulia was deep in organising the next Creating For Good event, a panel discussion about staying authentic held on the 19th September (with Sara Tasker amongst others!) If you want to come along (and meet me!!) head to the Creating for Good website and secure your ticket by donating £20 to Just Bread London (make sure you follow the instructions here). It's all for such a good cause and, to be honest, even it wasn't I'd want to go along as the evening looks SO much fun! We chatted all about Instagram and how she manages content planning and editing, food styling and photography (there are some FAB tips for you here) and all about why and how Creating for Good started. References: Creating For Good Just Bread London Planoly (Instagram planning app) Where you can find Giulia:  Her blog: http://mondomulia.com Instagram: @Mondomulia Twitter: @Mulia Facebook: @Mondomulia/ Sign up to my newsletter L x

Sara Tasker is the woman behind the iconic Me & Orla Instagram account that’s accrued over 160,000 followers since it was launched only a few years ago. Sara’s beautiful photography and refreshing outlook is a huge inspiration to many, so it’s no surprise she’s been able to turn her love of photography and passion for Instagram into a business model that involves workshops, an e-book and a hugely successful podcast. We chat about her journey into photography via the NHS, how she’s created such a unique way of conveying her art, how she created her e-courses and podcast, top tips you can implement on your own Instagram account, plus huge news on what’s coming for her in 2018! Find Sara on her website: meandorla.co.uk
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Sara Tasker runs the blog Me and Orla. She's a stylist, photographer, writer, and Instagram coach. We're talking about finding community (and making friends! online), curation vs. authenticity online, how Instagram has changed her life, and how she balances motherhood and chronic illness with her work.

When I interviewed Instagram expert Sara Tasker, I had only just started using the platform to promote my business. In just a few weeks, using Sara's advice, I have really upped my Instagram game. In this episode, I'll share what I have done to double my Instagram following. Here's what you'll learn in this episode:... READ MORE The post [108] How to get more engagement on Instagram appeared first on Janet Murray.

Sara Tasker otherwise known as Me & Orla is a Photographer, Instagram Pro, Coach and Freelance Writer. What started as a way to escape the isolation of pregnancy and early motherhood has turned into an unexpected career. In our interview we discuss Instagram, the algorithm, stories and what it's like when the agency who owe you money goes bust. Full show notes: http://blogtacular.com/podcast

When Sara went on maternity leave it wasn't just her child that was born. A business was too. Her story shows what can happen when you find and connect with your people, with your audience. Her instagram followers have given her the ability to quit her 'day job' and follow her passion for photography and writing. Now she uses her knowledge of instagram as another revenue stream: teaching, sharing, mentoring. Episode sponsored by The Podcast Host - use the promo code FREELANCE for 10% off - bless 'em* Love learning from other freelancers like this? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, subscribe to the podcast and to the newsletter. You'll also find useful links for this episode. That's beingfreelance.com Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.

Three years ago, Sara Tasker was a speech and language therapist working for the National Health Service. Now she's an Instagram pro and coach, who helps others grow their businesses through Instagram.  In this episode , Sarah explains how she grew her Instagram following to 110k in just a few years - and shares some... READ MORE The post [093] How to use Instagram to promote your business with Sara Tasker appeared first on Janet Murray.

In this episode of Make It Happen I’m joined by Sara Tasker of Me & Orla, a writer, photographer, blogger, and Instagram coach. We talk about her story and journey so far, her best advice for utilising Instagram as a platform, her approach to putting herself out there, and what she’s learning about balancing motherhood alongside her creative career.