I think the most asked question is when should I post on social media? The best time is when your followers are online. Most services will give you analytics when your people are most active on your page or profile. However, if you are new, and your page is new you can’t benefit from these […]
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Is Pinterest adding Livestreams?
Pinterest is one of the last major social media networks that doesn’t have a live stream option on the Platform. This may be changing sooner than later. Pinterest communications manager Marie-Joëlle Parent said on her Twitter that they testing live events May 24-26th on the app. This makes me think you will need to join […]
3 Simple Procreate Tips
I originally bought Procreate about two years ago because I thought it would be a cool app to have on my iPad to use with the Apple Pencil. I never quite got the app at the time and only did a few things with it. Flash forward almost two years and I finally get this […]
Best Practices for Livestreaming – FREE E-book
In this free E-Book, I give you the general best practices for doing a livestream in general. Because, there are principles that go across each of the different platforms. Then I break it out and give tips and best practices for each platform. The platforms include: Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Amazon Live You will learn […]
2020 Social Media Editorial Calendar
When I worked in a previous job I had an editorial calendar that I loved working with, it was color-coded and simple. After leaving that job, I recreated the calendar to use for my personal use. I have decided to make this free to anyone out there who needs a calendar. The calendar is set […]
New Video Features for Facebook and Instagram
Some good changes are coming to Facebook and Instagram! This week Facebook announced at the International Broadcasting Convention some much-needed changes to the video and streaming of Facebook also analytics changes and scheduling for IG. Tech Crunch reported the changes on Monday morning. (https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/16/facebook-rolls-out-new-video-tools-plus-instagram-and-igtv-scheduling-feature/) Here is the overview of the changes: Live Video – Rehearsal […]
Shot with iPhone – 3 generations of iPhones
I am a big proponent of using the camera you have with you. Nine times out of ten, this is your phone. I don’t carry around a point and shoot or DLSR every day. I used to, but now the phone is as good if not better than most point and shoot cameras. On my […]
Can you shoot professional quality video on a phone?
I read a post on a blog, I won’t mention any names, but they wrote a post about video and mentioned that use your phone to shoot social media video, but it’s not “professional” quality. I went, “WHAT?” I disagree with this statement. Yes, there are steps you need to take to make it more […]
What happened at Facebooks 2019 F8 for Small Businesses
Each year Facebook has it’s F8 conference for developers. It’s a week long event similar to Google’s I/O and Apple’s WWDC events. It’s about announcing new things and helping developers use the platform better! This year there are a few changes specficially affecting small businesses. Messenger The first thing coming to Messenger for Business is […]
Can you podcast on your Phone or Tablet
It’s been a while since I last blogged or even podcasted. I have been working a ton and really wanted to come up with a solid plan for 2019 to reinvent Marketing Elements. This includes a content plan that is reasonable with working and new skills I have gained this past year. The skills are […]