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Social Media ninja Kate Dore joins us today for PART TWO of our "Social Media Pro Tips" conversation. We talk about the digital tools available to independent artists. Kate is a social media consultant, and she also blogs at http://cashvilleskyline.com where she talks about becoming financially independent.

 Here is just a snapshot of the Social Media Pro Tips in this episode:

• Using Mailchimp for free to get your email list started
• Facebook audiences (and look-a-alike audiences)
• Utilizing your email list to sell merchandise
• Tracking interest and clicks to gauge engagement
• Using social media to build relationships
• Two things she would NEVER do
• building trust with your audience
• What your sharing tactics may have in common with a flock of geese
• How frequently she shares and posts on four different platforms
• Using tools like Buffer and Tailwind to help schedule posts
• Twitter lists and how to use them
• Narrowing down your incoming posts
• Why patience is key but monitoring interest is more valuable
• Where she would advise spending money
• What to make sure of BEFORE you spend money :)
• Facebook ads and boosts
• Where you can hire a social media assistant
• Knowing your hour worth and subbing out tasks to save money
• Snapchat!
• Facebook groups and pages

and honestly too much more to list!

Kate Dore's Favorite Social Media Resources How great is Kate Dore??? She also provided us with valuable resources to some useful articles and tools you can explore and use in your social media strategy.   Resources:

How To Land Freelance Jobs with Social Media
http://cashvilleskyline.com/2016/01/27/social-media-freelance-jobs/

How and Why to Collect Emails Using Your Website https://raventools.com/blog/collect-emails-on-your-website/

Everything You Need to Know about Snapchat
https://blog.bufferapp.com/snapchat

Gary Vaynerchuk on Why Snapchat Matters

http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/gary-vaynerchuk-snapchat-matters/

Kate's Resources Page: http://cashvilleskyline.com/resources/

Social Media tools Kate Dore likes ...

Buffer - Twitter scheduling

Mention - Brand Monitoring

Tailwind - Pinterest scheduling

Social Warfare - Social media sharing plugin

 

To find out more about Kate Dore visit any of her links below!

Website - Twitter  - Facebook - LinkedIn - Google+ - Pinterest  

Kate Dore

Owner & Editor Cashville Skyline  

This episode is brought to you by the Clean Comedy Conference which takes place in San Diego, California October 13th through the 15th, 2016. Visit www.CLeanComedyConference.com