Social Media Decoded

It is possible to make money using social media. Host Michelle Thames has been using social media to generate income for over a decade. In this episode, Michelle shares how you can monetize your social media accounts. Tune in to start leveraging your social media for passive income. 

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In this episode, Michelle shares some amazing tools that she has been using to help her grow her online business check them out here:

Stan Store- A Stan Creator Store, is an all-in-one-App that you use as your link in bio. It is your very own digital store. Check it out here.

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As an online business owner, you need to focus on growing your community, not just an audience. Host Michelle Thames speaks with Kim Johnson about why you should join and build communities and how communities differ from audiences. 

Tune in to learn how to build a community for your business, so you can continue to scale your business and service your ideal clients. 

Kim is the Head of Community at Geneva, an NYC-based messaging app for groups, clubs, and communities of all shapes and sizes. Her work at Geneva focuses on helping brands, creators, and community leaders build their communities from the ground up. Before joining the team at Geneva, she built Community at Glossier from the ground up for five years.

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Kim's Instagram: @kimjohnson._

Geneva's Instagram: @geneva

Geneva's Website: geneva.com 

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Grow your business into a multi-million dollar e-commerce business with help from Kim Lewis. In this episode, Kim Lewis shares how social media fits into an e-commerce strategy and creative ways you can leverage your marketing efforts through social media. She also shares the dos and don'ts of social media and e-commerce. 

As CEO and Co-Founder of Listener Brands, which carries CurlMix & 4C ONLY as portfolio companies, Kim Lewis attributes her success to a resilient spirit and a strong work ethic. 

Her company employs a full-time staff of 30+ minorities and women. Looking toward the future, Kim is focused on expanding the business and being an active mother to her two baby boys. CurlMix is only one of the several brands in the Listener Brands portfolio, and she plans to continue to make stellar brands that listen.

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There are certain tools every online business owner needs to scale their business. In this episode, host Michelle Thames shares what these tools are as well as her favorite platform for each one. Tune in to learn what resources you need to keep your business organized and scaling. 

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In this episode, Michelle shares some amazing tools that she has been using to help her grow her online business check them out here:

Stan Store- A Stan Creator Store, is an all-in-one-App that you use as your link in bio. It is your very own digital store. Check it out here.

Clickup- The all-in-one project management tool

Dubsado- CRM tool. Get 20% off your first month or year!

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SEO can be intimidating, but once you determine the right acquisition channel for your business, you can start utilizing SEO to grow your online business. Host Michelle Thames speaks with Farzad Rashidi about why business owners should care about SEO, how to develop an SEO strategy online, and some important dos and don'ts of SEO on social media. 

Farzad Rashidi is the lead innovator at Respona, the all-in-one digital PR and link-building software that combines personalization with productivity. He also runs the marketing efforts at Visme, where he helped the company gain over 14 million active users and pass 2.5 million monthly organic traffic. Since then, he’s been helping other companies achieve similar successes via Respona.

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Every online business needs to have social media goals. As a business owner, you need to develop a clear strategy for how to achieve those social media goals if you want to grow your social media. 

Host Michelle Thames shares how to set social media goals for your business and walks you through common social media goals that may be helpful for you. 

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🔗 Join The Expand Your Influence Community! This group is for influencers, creators, and small biz owners who want to become the expert authority in their industry, build their brand, and grow their social media community. If you want to learn how to make money on social media, attract your ideal clients, get a ton of traffic to your offers, websites, and massively grow your list and customers, this is the place to be! We go all-in when it comes to social media and BEYOND!

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Social media, and especially Twitter, are great spaces for networking. Networking is an essential step business owners have to take to grow their businesses. In this episode, Brittany Reese discusses the importance of social media for networking, tips on where to network, and the dos and don'ts of networking online. 

Brittany Reese earned her bachelor's degree in journalism with an emphasis in photojournalism and a master's in mass communications. She's honored to be a 2021 Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program Fellow for the Society of Professional Journalists. Recently she transitioned to the communications and PR industry, where she continues to enhance her storytelling skills.

Connect with Brittany:

Website: www.iambtrp.com

Links page: https://www.iambtrp.com/links

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👋🏽 Say HI on Instagram @michellelthames 

🎥 Check out my Youtube Channel 

✅ Work with me

🔗 Join The Expand Your Influence Community! This group is for influencers, creators, and small biz owners who want to become the expert authority in their industry, build their brand, and grow their social media community. If you want to learn how to make money on social media, attract your ideal clients, get a ton of traffic to your offers, websites, and massively grow your list and customers, this is the place to be! We go all-in when it comes to social media and BEYOND!

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Highly curated Instagram feeds hold back many online business owners because they're waiting to post their content until it is perfect. 

Host Michelle Thames shares what you should focus on instead of perfectionism and how to connect with your target audience using social media. 

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💌 Join my email list and get access to The Ultimate Social Media Checklist + valuable newsletters every Monday!

📲My flagship membership program The Social Pro Academy is open for enrollment!

👋🏽 Say HI on Instagram @michellelthames 

🎥 Check out my Youtube Channel 

✅ Work with me

🔗 Join The Expand Your Influence Community! This group is for influencers, creators, and small biz owners who want to become the expert authority in their industry, build their brand, and grow their social media community. If you want to learn how to make money on social media, attract your ideal clients, get a ton of traffic to your offers, websites, and massively grow your list and customers, this is the place to be! We go all-in when it comes to social media and BEYOND!

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Social media is an ever-changing landscape, and it's critical that as an online business owner, you adapt to not only the changes to various social media platforms but to the cultural and political environment around you. In this episode, host Michelle Thames speaks with Kikora Mason, the social media and digital strategist for the Mayor of Chicago. Kikora shares the importance of adapting to changes on social media and why content is essential for both personal and business brands. 

Kikora N. Mason currently serves as a vice present overseeing social listening + community management for J.P. Morgan Chase. Most recently, she served as the deputy director of digital strategy for the City of Chicago, where her work focused on making Mayor Lightfoot the most digitally savvy mayor in the country. In addition to overseeing the digital strategy around Mayor Lightfoot’s and city social channels, she worked with her team to provide strategic social media direction to all 35 City departments and sister agencies. 

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⭐️ Click HERE to subscribe and get access to new podcast episodes every week

💌 Join my email list and get access to The Ultimate Social Media Checklist + valuable newsletters every Monday!

📲My flagship membership program The Social Pro Academy is open for enrollment!

👋🏽 Say HI on Instagram @michellelthames 

🎥 Check out my Youtube Channel 

✅ Work with me

🔗 Join The Expand Your Influence Community! This group is for influencers, creators, and small biz owners who want to become the expert authority in their industry, build their brand, and grow their social media community. If you want to learn how to make money on social media, attract your ideal clients, get a ton of traffic to your offers, websites, and massively grow your list and customers, this is the place to be! We go all-in when it comes to social media and BEYOND!

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Storytelling is an essential part of social media. Host Michelle Thames shares how you can use storytelling to connect with your target audience and create loyal customers. 

Listen to learn the key components of storytelling on social media and how to sell through your social media content.

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⭐️ Click HERE to subscribe and get access to new podcast episodes every week

💌 Join my email list and get access to The Ultimate Social Media Checklist + valuable newsletters every Monday!

📲My flagship membership program The Social Pro Academy is open for enrollment!

👋🏽 Say HI on Instagram @michellelthames 

🎥 Check out my Youtube Channel 

✅ Work with me

🔗 Join The Expand Your Influence Community! This group is for influencers, creators, and small biz owners who want to become the expert authority in their industry, build their brand, and grow their social media community. If you want to learn how to make money on social media, attract your ideal clients, get a ton of traffic to your offers, websites, and massively grow your list and customers, this is the place to be! We go all-in when it comes to social media and BEYOND!

⬇️ Download the 5 things you should do with every Instagram Post

Support the Show.

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