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Cuddle up and join me for a casual conversation about social media and the role it will play in my business in 2022.

As an introvert, social media is hella exhausting and I’m not sure it’s worth the time and energy I put into it. The input doesn’t match the return (in my business), so I’m re-thinking my social media strategy. Tune in to find out why I’m nixing social and what I’m doing instead.

Discussed In This Episode:

• The biggest shift I'm making with social media in my business in 2022
• Why I don't think social media is benefiting me
• Where most of my website traffic comes from
• My theme for 2022 and how it led me to this decision

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

10-Day Operations Challenge

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/74

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Are you in the market for an all-in-one website option? You need to create a webinar, host it somewhere, get your domain, send marketing emails, sell your products, house your membership community ... whatever! You can do all of this with a Squarespace membership. Tune into today’s Tip Tuesday episode to learn what you can do with Squarespace and why it might be a good option for you.

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Squarespace

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

10-Day Operations Challenge

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/73

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Samantha Mabe, creative director and designer of Lemon and the Sea, helps service-based business owners feel more confident sharing their expertise and promoting their work through custom designed websites. She loves creating websites with beauty and brains that are designed to convert and give you the power to make edits yourself.

If you are still finding yourself struggling to create a huge marketing powerhouse website just to get your business launched, Samantha joins me today to tell you why you can and should launch with just 4 pages. No need to make it complicated, just launch it already.

Discussed In This Episode:

• The biggest obstacles people face when trying to build a website
• The 4 main pages that you need to launch your website
• Where people get hung up on website creation
• The strategic client journey for your website
• Samantha’s VIP day process for delivering a 4 page website in a day
• One thing you should do with your website this week

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Squarespace
• Adobe XD
• Clickup
• Dubsado

Connect with Samantha:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Free offer: 5 Updates for a Higher Converting Website

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/72

Send A Voice Message:

https://www.speakpipe.com/CoffeePoweredSystems

Today I’ve got 2 Instagram feed planning options for you: Feed Preview & The Preview App.

In my last episode, #70 Crafting Your Unique Content Strategy, Isabella talked about Feed Preview, and she mentioned that she uses this simple app to preview what her images will look like in her feed and she does this without having to sign into her Instagram account. I’ve got more details on this app for you today.

I also talk about another planning option for you if you need a bit more planning features, like auto posting, analytics, hashtags (and more!). Tune in to get your Instagram planning on!

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Feed Preview
• The Preview App for Instagram (use the code FUN for their Black Friday deal)
• Plann (what I currently use)

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

10-Day Operations Challenge

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/71

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If you're up for learning more content creation strategies, tune in as I chat with Content Strategist, Isabella Castañeda, about content creation, repurposing, social media strategy, content pillars, and so much more. No fluff here — ACTUAL tips and advice on getting your content out there and connecting with new customers. Isabella wants you to give yourself permission to create your own content system - not use the one everyone else is using. If you’re ready to put yourself out there like the expert you truly are, tune into this episode with Isabella.

Discussed In This Episode:

• How to know where to spend your time online
• Experimenting with TikTok and Reels
• How to create a system for consistent content creation
• The 2 apps Isabella uses for content ideation and creation
• The 2 key performance indicators to keep track of in social media
• How to be confident on video
• Her repurposing flow for content
• Her social media content pillar system

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Marina of Livin Vivaciously
• Airtable
• InShot
• Twisted Wave
• Feed Preview

Connect with Isabella

• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Schedule a VIP day

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Related Blog Posts:

023: Scheduling Instagram Stories with Storrito [Tip Tuesday]

020: Are Your Digital Systems Helping or Hurting Your Productivity?

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/70

Send A Voice Message:

https://www.speakpipe.com/CoffeePoweredSystems

I have reviewed a few popular task management apps like Asana, Zenkit and ClickUp in earlier episodes of this podcast (see links below). You have to understand that not all apps work for every situation, that’s why it’s good to try a couple until you find the one that suites you. To save you the trouble of going through the roller coaster of this time and time again, I tried 13 different apps and I’ve created a quick, 7 question quiz that you can take to help narrow down the right tool for you.

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Take the quiz: mirandamerten.com/quiz
• mirandamerten.com/62: Team Coda vs Team Notion
• mirandamerten.com/65: ClickUp: When you’re looking for an all-in-one project manager [Tip Tuesday]
• mirandamerten.com/17: Zenkit: A Well-Rounded Project Management App [Tip Tuesday]
• mirandamerten.com/007: Asana: One Of The Most Popular Task Management Apps [Tip Tuesday]

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

10-Day Operations Challenge

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/68

Send A Voice Message:

https://www.speakpipe.com/CoffeePoweredSystems

If you are constantly stuck staring at a blank page when it comes to copywriting, looking for an easier way to write copy, it might be time to give artificial intelligence a try. Quickly create copy for for social media, bios, ads, blogs, and more with just a few keystrokes. Today’s tip gives you a tool that does just that. Tune in!

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Jarvis

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

10-Day Operations Challenge

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/67

Send A Voice Message:

https://www.speakpipe.com/CoffeePoweredSystems

Breanna Gunn is a messaging and funnel specialist, working with business owners and entrepreneurs to create messaging and processes that inspire loyalty, momentum, and action that leverages trust, authenticity, and profitability. Brea uses her more than 20 years of experience with customer service and marketing to uncover the gaps in messaging that lead to lower conversions and plugs them through customized systems, structures, and processes that are bolstered by copy that converts.

In this episode, Breanna and I discuss how to work at home with children and engaging them with your work, how to do a quadrant review of tasks for your business, when and how to hire help, how to craft your business messaging, and so much more. This episode is so juicy, tune in!

Discussed In This Episode:

• The wonderful suggestions brea has on working with young kids at home
• How the pandemic affected her business
• Her strategy for when and how to hire for your team
• How to do a quadrant review of tasks
• Brea’s fav business tools
• Her creative way to use trello
• Her tip on how to get started this week if you are ready to scale

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Clickup
• Slack
• Asana
• Trello
• Grammarly
• Hemmingway
• Jarvis

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Other Helpful Links:

Free Productivity Power Pack

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/66

Send A Voice Message:

https://www.speakpipe.com/CoffeePoweredSystems

Are you tired of using multiple different apps to manage your business? If so, it might be time to look for an all-in-one project management app. Using an all-in-one affords you the luxury of having all of your projects, docs, and spreadsheets all in one place (hence the name!). This is a great option if you feel stressed out everyday or you find yourself checking multiple places just to find one thing because you can’t remember where you stored it. Get off that hamster wheel!

This episode is about ClickUp — a popular project management app that is versatile and free. Even their paid plans are affordable, but most things can be done on the free plan, especially if you’re working solo.

So tune in to find out a little more about ClickUp and if it is something that could work for you.

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• ClickUp

Do You Need More Structured Help In Your Business?

Wouldn’t it be nice to: Remember where your accounts are, always know who's in charge of what areas of your business, effortlessly know how to create lead magnets and landing pages ... you know - all the things you think about everyday but don't really have the time to organize or execute.

Join The Systems Lab if you would like to: Learn how to create systems, to-do lists, and methods to help you stay on top of your work, and beat overwhelm throughout the day, even if you’re the queen of procrastination and avoidance.

What’s included? It’s a collection of templates, workflows, challenges, and planners for complete efficiency and productivity. Plus bonuses for annual subscribers.

The Systems Lab: https://www.mirandamerten.com/systems-lab

Related Blog Posts:

• 062: Team Coda vs. Team Notion: I choose my winner
• 059: Try Todoist for simple project management [Tip Tuesday]
• 037: Tech Stack: Choosing the Right Tools for the Right Task [Part 1]
• 007: Asana: One Of The Most Popular Task Management Apps [Tip Tuesday]

Other Helpful Links:

Join The Systems Lab

Free Productivity Power Pack

10-Day Operations Challenge

Website

Instagram (@mirandamerten)

For Full Show Notes

https://www.mirandamerten.com/65

Send A Voice Message:

https://www.speakpipe.com/CoffeePoweredSystems