IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS* Welcome to the second episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL* Join the BGC Crew* Join me on Periscope on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/InstagramTOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE* Building your brand * Building your brand needs to be consistent across the board * What can you do to help build your brand * Know who your target audience is * What does your website say* Not being intimidated by bigger bloggers * Guest posting, attending live events, create a product, comment, build your email list * Collaborations/Partnerships with other Bloggers and Brands* Find Your TribeTAYLOR SAID"Building a brand needs to be consistent." Taylor Bradford"You want to have consistency in your posting schedule." Taylor Bradford"Social media, the platforms, the key is to stay consistent too." Taylor Bradford"It is important to pick one platform that you are really truly drawn to and rock that platform out." Taylor Bradford"Go through your feed, like and comment, that is how you get engagement." Taylor Bradford"It is super important to figure out who is your target audience, who is your customer, who is the person reading, and then who are you wanting to attract." Taylor Bradford"Ultimately you want to know what desires you are filling to the people who are reading." Taylor Bradford"It’s important to always reach out to your readers, find out, give them an incentive…to get them to answer you." Taylor Bradford"Because your site is kind of your informal speaker, when a brand does lands there, they want to figure out who you are right out of the gate and whether or not you compliment their customer." Taylor Bradford"Building your brand is hard work because you are constantly working to keep up at the level that you want to put forth." Taylor Bradford"What are you saying outside of your blog?" Taylor Bradford"People will fall in love with who you are, that is the most natural and organic way to build your brand." Taylor BradfordLAUREN SAID"I really strive to be very open, honest, consistent with who I am on my blog, my social media, in person, and in emails." Lauren McBride"If your readers are taking the time to sit there and comment, you should comment back." Lauren McBride"Know who you want to be out there, and the audience that you are targeting, and again with the consistency, and your site really needs to line up with all of that." Lauren McBride"Especially when you start partnering with brands, you really want your site to look professional and really speak volumes of who you are just from that one, that initial landing on your page." Lauren McBride"You want your site to be you." Lauren McBride"You don’t have to try so hard to be you, just be you and you can’t go wrong." Lauren McBrideRESOURCES AND LINKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODESurvey Monkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/BSchool: http://www.marieforleo.com/bschool/Pinterest: http://pinterest.comInstagram: http://instagram.comTwitter: http://twitter.comFacebook: http://facebook.comPeek User Testing: http://peek.usertesting.com/Hello Bar: https://www.hellobar.com/Gleam Capture: https://gleam.io/app/capture

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