Wow, how much has changed since we talked last week???

I know our lives seemed to change almost overnight and we're all living in some very uncertain times right now. 

How you choose to navigate it is 100% up to you and what feels right for YOU - feeling extra creative and productive? Embrace it! Feeling scared and overwhelmed? Don't try and be productive right now. Take care of yourself. There's a lot of advice right now, but I hope you are paying attention to what your body is telling you and listen to what it needs. 

In this episode you're going to hear how 3 other business owners are navigating this situation for themselves, their families, and for their team members and communities. Nothing in here is meant to be advice you need to feel the pressure of following, but rather ideas and inspirations for what others are doing to stay calm and positive and how you might be able to incorporate what resonates with you. 

I know Del, Paul, and Winifred would love to hear from you with what got from this panel interview so don't hesitate to reach out to connect and let them know! 

Instagram:

Del Denney - @deldenneyiii + The Upgrade Your Life Podcast

Paul Rahn - @paulmichaelrahn

Winifred - @awentree

Dana Evans works with people of all ages and backgrounds to help them do the same thing - uncover their inner voice and quiet their inner critic, so that they can live a life of more fulfillment and alignment, knowing that they are aligned with the work they do, the relationships they're in and the person they want to be. 

And in this episode she's going to help us do the same. 

While this isn't a specific social media topic, it is an important one. 

Maybe the most important one yet because once we can tune in to that inner voice and learn to trust it, the answers to the questions we're asking around marketing, our offers, our business, and the next right step start to become crystal clear. We'll no longer be looking for the answer to those big questions outside of us, but instead begin to get the answers from within. That's where we can finally start to do the things that are right for us, instead of simply doing what's expected from us. 

This is a little longer of an episode, but with what's going on the world right now, I can't think of a better topic to cover than how to tune in to ourselves for guidance, calmness, and alignment in this time of uncertainty. 

Thinking of you this week. <3

More about Dana: 

In the Friday episode, we're switching it up a little with a fun interview I did with Intuitive Business Coach and Strategist, Janice Burch inside our Social Scholars Facebook Group earlier this week.  

She shares such tangible and helpful tips that I didn't want anyone not in the Facebook Group or not able to watch the video to miss out.  When you listen, you'll learn the 5 big benefits of using market research calls, which really is just a fancy way of saying picking up the phone and talking to your people! :)  

Janice shares the why and the HOW in this episode of doing marketing research calls along with the success she's experienced by making the time to talk with her follower community.  

AND how you can get started by doing the same with your community!  

Be sure and connect with Janice over on Instagram where you hangs out the most at @worksoulflow: https://www.instagram.com/worksoulflow/ To find out more about Janice and how she helps creative solopreneurs, check out what she has going on over on her website: https://www.worksoulflow.com/learn-more

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 I also mentioned at the end, that I have a Market Research Questionnaire template that I'd be happy to share with so that you're not starting off your questions from scratch. You will need to tweak to make your own based on what you do and who you serve but it will get you going. Send me a DM over on Instagram at @sarahlynn.co or email me at [email protected] and I'll be happy to send it your way!  

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2 quick things before you go!   1) Come hang out with us inside The Social Scholars Community Group over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialscholars/ 2) When you Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, send me an email or DM and let me know! I'll send you back the Selling on Social Media Roadmap + 4-week of launch content blueprint!

Gemma Bonham-Carter started her online business journey as a hobby blogger sharing her home renovations.

After she had some success with it, people started asking her what she was doing and could she teach them. 

Without knowing that Amy Porterfield or any other digital product guru existed yet for her to compare herself too, she took on the new challenge and started helping others build their own digital products and online businesses. 

And you can do that too. 

Even if your market is overly saturated. Even if there are other experts teaching the same thing you are. 

In the episode, Gemma shares how we can shift our perspective around comparison, perfectionism, and not feeling ready enough, so that you can start helping the people you are most excited to help. 

You'll also get a sneak peek under her social media hood and learn:

Connect with and learn from Gemma!

Rapid List Building Guide: www.gemmabonhamcarter.com/listgrowth 

Connect with Gemma on Instagram and let her know your biggest takeway from today: @gemma.bonhamcarter 

Find out more about her Passive Project Membership: https://thesweetestdigs.lpages.co/pp-webinar/

Listen to Gemma's podcast The Passive Project Podcast: https://gemmabonhamcarter.com/passive-project-podcast/

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Come hang out with us inside The Social Scholars Community Group over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialscholars/

When you Subscribe and leave a review, send me an email or DM and let me know! I'll send you back the Selling on Social Media Roadmap + 4-week of launch content blueprint! 

In this episode you’ll learn another option outside of Instagram hashtags, but can also be applicable for connecting with relevant people over on LinkedIn and Facebook! 

In episode 013., Winifred Costello shared her alternative strategy to using hashtags that we're going to focus on and get into a big more detail in today's Cliff Notes quick tip episode!  

Hashtags are used to bring more relevant followers to your social media communities, but with most people's ideal client not always being the most social media savvy, using hashtags might not be working. The tip that Winifred shared gives you a more likely chance of connecting with those relevant people and bringing them into your community.  

Having followers for the sake of followers will not grow your business. You need people in your community that care about what you have to say and offer and excited to engage with and share what you have to say. 

This alternative gives you a better chance of finding those people.  You will need to know a few things about your ideal customer, but that's it! Looking forward to hanging out with you in this!  

NEW RESOURCE! In addition to your social media platforms, podcasts are a powerful way to amplify your personal brand, capture attention and connect with your most important audiences. Download the 9-Step "Land Your First Podcast Interview" Workbook here that walks you through how to find podcasts, what to say to hosts, and what to do after the interview! https://www.sarahlynnco.com/podcastguestguidefreebie

A few months ago, I hosted a private Instagram group for the members of a 21-day group training program I ran. In this episode, I share why I chose to host the group over on Instagram vs. Facebook or a community forum on a website, who else it might be a good fit for, how I set mine up, what content I shared where, and also some of the things that didn't work so well.  

I'm sure there's so  many more creative things you could do with this that I haven't even thought of so I hope by listening to this episode you get it inspired to take what works and add in your own twist! 

If you're looking to stand out online by building your personal brand and open to using the power of Instagram to help you do that, the self paced version of INSTABrand Self Study that I mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://www.sarahlynnco.com/buildyourinstabrand

NEW RESOURCE!

In addition to your social media platforms, podcasts are a powerful way to amplify your personal brand, capture attention and connect with your most important audiences. Download the 9-Step "Land Your First Podcast Interview" Workbook here that walks you through how to find podcasts, what to say to hosts, and what to do after the interview!

https://www.sarahlynnco.com/podcastguestguidefreebie

Winifred Costello is the Magic Maven of her charming boutique store in Massachusetts called Awen Tree  and the founder of the Witching Well, an online membership community for earth centered spiritual seekers. 

She's also a social media genius when it comes to sharing engaging content and building a community online. 

In this episode, Winifred breaks down:

AND, she gives the best, least sleezy way to sell your products and services using social media, with an awesome sleeping bag analogy. 

Whether you own a brick and mortar or have an online business, you will get very practical tips from this conversation with Winifred.

To connect with Winifred and see what she's up to find her below. Be sure when you do to let her know you what you enjoyed most about what she shared today! I know she would appreciate it! 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awentree/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awentree

Website: https://awentree.com/

Email: [email protected]

Waitlist for the Witching Well Membership: https://awentree.com/the-witching-well-wait-list/

She is also offering her "Tarot for the Entrepreneur" sessions to listens of this podcast where she will serve as your intuitive guide to uncover insight and clarity regarding: your relationship to prosperity and abundance, being visible vs invisible, learning to play big, core paradigm shifts required and how to focus your gifts and skills.  LEARN MORE HERE. (scroll down to the bottom for the entrepreneur specific option!) 

NEW RESOURCE! 

In addition to your social media platforms, podcasts are a powerful way to amplify your personal brand, capture attention and connect with your most important audiences. Download the 9-Step "Land Your First Podcast Interview" Workbook here that walks you through how to find podcasts, what to say to hosts, and what to do after the interview! 

https://www.sarahlynnco.com/podcastguestguidefreebie

In this Friday solocast episode, you're going to learn 4 easy, yet powerful changes you can make to your LinkedIn profile so that even if you don't want to hang out on LinkedIn, you can still be seen as a pro and direct people to where you do what them to go to connect with you. 

A few weeks ago I did a live training with a group on bringing their LinkedIn profiles back to life, along with adding in a simple content strategy with the 6 ways to post on LinkedIn and an easy way to make intentional and meaningful relationships. If you are feeling like you want to give LinkedIn some solid effort, this training will keep things simple in those 3 areas (profile, content and connections) so that you can continue showing up on your other platforms without overwhelm while still make progress on LinkedIn. 

The 90-minute video training workshop and workbook are available to you now too at: https://www.sarahlynnco.com/linkedin.

Either way, I'd love to hear from you over on LinkedIn too, so definitely connect with over there and let me know what you got from this episode!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlynnwallace/

"Being visible and consistent is literally what built my business." 

In episode 011, you'll hear from graphic designer and website fairy godmother, Karima Neghmouche.

She walks through how she went from getting fired to thriving in her own business, the results she's seen from showing up on social media regularly, and how she's using Pinterest to complement her Instagram efforts for connecting with ideal leads that convert in to clients. 

We also talk about: 

> Why she hired a coach before she made a dime in her business

> Feeling like a fraud because she didn't have Master's Degree in graphic design

> How starting a business is kind of like dating - You have to kiss a few frogs because you find prince charming aka what you were meant to do

> No amount of thinking will get you closer to figuring out what you want to do - only action

> Her daily content creation strategy even when she doesn't always feel like it

> What type of content do you like to see? Create that kind of content! 

> You don't need a professional photographer

> How she uses Pinterest to drive website traffic and uses Instagram for nurturing 

> What you can learn from her Lowe's sign photo being one of her most engaged with Story on Instagram

Connect with Karima on Instagram: @karima.creative

Connect over on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/karimacreative/

Find out how she can help build your brand and next website: https://karimacreative.com/

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