Explode Instagram

Today I reveal my new method I have been using to gain at least 70 new followers a week on Instagram.  These followers are clean and the best part is that it is easy.  

Find Your Happy Place

Today we talk about how getting into a happy and relaxed state allows your blog, podcast and digital media to really get to the next level. Creativity is sometimes a hard thing to muster but if you can find a method to draw it out prior to your media creation it really pays off with clear and fun messages. 

Designing Your Brand Easy

• Spend your coffee money on your brand
• Facebook marketing is the key
• Combine marketing and branding effectively 
• Testing is the key to making an impact
• Focus on then the end goals and not the short sale

Today at the podcast we cover is going LIVE or producing you videos is best for your brand and audience.  

- You Can Have Your Own TV Channel

- Produced Intro

- No Sponsors on FB LIVE Videos...sort of

- Make Millions with YouTube

- LIVE is Scary but Worth It

- Facebook LIVE Videos Get More Traffic

- Buy Some Makeup and Get Pretty Fast

Interior Design vs The World

Today we discuss how to grow your audience past the design world.  Create an audience that grows at the pace you set for it.

– Expand Your Reach by Blogging with Related Topics

– Plug New Topics in Your Email Newsletter

– Use Facebook Ads to Target Similar Niches to Your Own

- Why Travel Tuesday Makes Sense for Tastefully Inspired

- It Is All About Bringing New People to Your Blog

- Introduce People to Interior Design and Create Loyalty

Learn how to think big and not only be a super star in the design world...think global!

LIVE Videos

Today I talk about the proper setup, use and the best way to maximize your digital media in the LIVE video arena.

- Proper Video Setup

- Lighting Does Matter

- We Still Love YouTube

- How to Best Shoot a Facebook LIVE Video

- Why LIVE Video is Here to Stay 

- Adding a Podcast to the Mix

- Embed Video to Your Blog

Interior Design and the entire design industry is changing and we want to stay ahead of the pack.  Enjoy these tips so you and your business can as well.

Today at the podcast I go into detail on the correct way to use video in marketing for interior design.  The war between YouTube and Facebook rages on but I will show you the best way to maneuver to get the biggest buzz around your video marketing.  

• Size limits for both platforms

• Why creating two different videos works the best

• How to maximize exposure in both worlds

• Quality matters

• Take advantage of the storage YouTube and Facebook give you

• How to market a video on Facebook

• Tease your audience

YouTube Videos Are Here

Today we talk about Youtube and why it really matters:

• Closed Caption Decisions
• Don't Be Scared Video is Here to Stay
• Why Videos Do Get Easier
• Youtube is the 2nd largest Search Engine for a Reason
• SEO Can Be With Video

The episode centers around how and why to do videos and then how to be found by them.  Enjoy and questions are always welcome!

Mark

Interior Design & Wikipedia Credibility 

As everyone knows I love being on the first page of Google. Definitely not an easy task but worth it’s weight in gold.  Traffic and quality content go hand-in-hand. The other thing that goes hand-in-hand is online credibility in Wikipedia.  This free to add to encyclopedia dictates in many ways how we view a person or company.

One of the first questions I ask any client.  Is why don’t you have a Wikipedia page?   Most look at me with a confused look.   Then they tell me…I’ve never been asked.  Then much to their surprise I say you don’t have to be asked you just have to create one.  Then I go to work and create their Masterpiece for them.

This masterpiece includes a beautiful picture, vital statistics, links to handpicked media and press, quotes and awards.  In today’s podcast I’ll explain why if you don’t have a Wikipedia page you really should get one.

I look over my stats twice a day once at the beginning of the day and then once at the end of the day.  I then change what didn’t work and keep what did work.  I gauge the traffic as to where it came from and where it went.  These numbers can help you forecast so many things.

We grew Tastefully Inspired to a blog that receives between 300-500 unique visitors per day in a matter of 6 months.  Without using statistics to allow us to see what was working and improve on what was not we could not have reached this goal.  Assuming your blog, store, website or online store's statistics are solid is just not good business.  Always know your numbers because at the end they really do matter.