Engagement is key in growing your 'Social Community'! Strategy is the 2nd key. Random postings sometimes work, however, if you are in it for the long haul have a strategy!
There are so many 'Social' Avenues out there, how does one decide and stay focused? It has been my practice to pick 2 be it Facebook and Linkedin or Twitter and Linkedin...just pick TWO and stay focused on them.
Focusing means be consistant and have a posting plan. As another 'Social' Avenue pops up or into your mind-do not divert from the TWO you are focusing on. Do this for 90 days! The results will astound you!
Linkedin has been growing in popularity over the last few months. Businesses are looking for ways to better themselves and this is the 'Social' avenue they are using to find other businesses to help get them to their goals. I have received 5-10 comments just in the last week asking about Alaska Tracy's 'Offerings' from engaging with my community on Linkedin
Engagement, Strategy and Focus!!! Keys to a successful 'Social' presence!
Alaska Tracy ~ teaching you the tools for your success! AlaskaTracy@gmail.com to receive my 'Social Offerings'
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Monday, Motivation & Honesty
I have experienced feelings of being 'not good enough' lately. Yes me, the Motivational, Social Media Coach! I think it is good for me to share the good and the bad about life. As we all know, life has it's ups and downs. I believe it to be all my perception!
So...how do I stop listening to the 'head chatter'? The chatter often tells me things that are not true. Some times my heart listens to the chatter. That is a scary place for me. The chatter says things like, you will never amount to anything, you are a financial nightmare, you will never be good enough. WOW! Pretty harsh chatter that goes on in my head. The chatter keeps me up at night. The chatter stops me from pursuing dreams and goals. The chatter pushes me far away from the ones I love. The chatter is unhealthy!
The 'head chatter' must be stopped!!!! Time to open the tool kit I have been blessed with over 45 years on this planet. The tool kit is loaded with goodness. There are phone numbers in the kit. Phone numbers of other women that I can call and ask how they are doing. The tool kit was recently blessed with over 200 women in a Facebook Group that I created. They are business women like myself. I can ask...how are you doing? What are you challenged with today. I have 2 businesses with hundreds of clients that I can call and say-how are you doing today. The key for me is to listen to them when I ask the question. Also the tool box gives me instructions on ways to sit still with the God of my understanding and ask for guidance and direction. Again I must sit still and listen. The tool kit tells me to Eat right, get enough sleep and exercise. The tool kit tells me to be kind and loving to myself. Then and only then can I be kind to others-especially the ones closest to me.
These are just a few of the tools that I am using this Monday morning. Already I feel a bit more motivated to be just a little bit nicer to myself and others. I hope the tools are helpful in your life today!
Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me'... here to Coach you and your business in Social Media and Motivation!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
5 Keys to Social Networking
I have found these to be key when building my community via Social Networking. This is my experience only....what has worked and continues to work for me.
1. Better to leave your personal views on politics and religion off your wall/page. My mother told me years ago that many controversial problems are created when discussing these personal issues. Posting the news and facts on issues is another story....
2. Engage in conversations. Ask others (and businesses) questions on their wall/page to get them to engage. 4 a day is a good start (this takes 5-15 minutes).
3. Share community events, pictures, things that spark interest. You will know if you get 'likes', 'comments', and the ultimate...'shares'!
4. Let your community know what you do for a living with out cramming it down their throats. Promoting yourself ALL the time is a turn off! Quickest way to promote is to promote others.
5. Thank your community out loud! When someone adds you as a friend go to their page and thank them! When they comment to a post - respond (the busier you get the less you will be able to respond to each and every person, however do your best). These are your fans - let them know how important they are to you! Flattery and acts of kindness will move you forward!!!
Go out and shine on others!
Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me' here to help you succeed!
1. Better to leave your personal views on politics and religion off your wall/page. My mother told me years ago that many controversial problems are created when discussing these personal issues. Posting the news and facts on issues is another story....
2. Engage in conversations. Ask others (and businesses) questions on their wall/page to get them to engage. 4 a day is a good start (this takes 5-15 minutes).
3. Share community events, pictures, things that spark interest. You will know if you get 'likes', 'comments', and the ultimate...'shares'!
4. Let your community know what you do for a living with out cramming it down their throats. Promoting yourself ALL the time is a turn off! Quickest way to promote is to promote others.
5. Thank your community out loud! When someone adds you as a friend go to their page and thank them! When they comment to a post - respond (the busier you get the less you will be able to respond to each and every person, however do your best). These are your fans - let them know how important they are to you! Flattery and acts of kindness will move you forward!!!
Go out and shine on others!
Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me' here to help you succeed!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Creating your Dream Life~
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| How BIG Can you DREAM? |
I was just interviewed by a councilor for teens. The project for her teens was to interview a person(s) they viewed as 'successful' in life. She took on the challenge and asked to interview me.
I was HONORED! She asked me many questions that gave me pause and reflection of my life.
When I was a teen, I viewed successful people as perfect and put them HIGH on a pedestal. I always felt LESS than others. It did not come from a bad family life, it just came from somewhere deep in my soul. It was as if I had this big old HOLE in my soul. I viewed everyone else as having such an amazing incredible life and for me I was just going to have to struggle and suffer through. The work in 'changing' my beliefs and slowly starting to believe in ME started at age 31.
First and foremost I had to learn to start believing in myself. GOD and many terrific mentors and role models helped and continue to help me. I then started learning how to value all my beliefs and values. My life slowly started changing. Dreams BIGGER than I ever realized started becoming reality!
I have dreamed of creating a business where I get to help other business owners achieve all their dreams and goals. When I talk to a business owner and help them create a plan, a strategy, a goal and then they start implementing this, my heart sings!!!
The most important question on my interview yesterday was, 'what is your biggest obstacle or challenge', this was an easy answer. My HEAD! My head tells me all sorts of crap and lies ...it is at those moments when I need to stop and listen to my heart, to the universe, to my Higher Power......When I am able to stop and exhale all the negativity, I get to create space for the good to flow in. This is the KEY for me!
May the power of pausing enter into your world today-so the peace and goodness can enter~
Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me'... I am happy to help you achieve ALL your DREAMS!!!
The most important question on my interview yesterday was, 'what is your biggest obstacle or challenge', this was an easy answer. My HEAD! My head tells me all sorts of crap and lies ...it is at those moments when I need to stop and listen to my heart, to the universe, to my Higher Power......When I am able to stop and exhale all the negativity, I get to create space for the good to flow in. This is the KEY for me!
May the power of pausing enter into your world today-so the peace and goodness can enter~
Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me'... I am happy to help you achieve ALL your DREAMS!!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Taking Action!
When I am willing to put action steps on paper, I continually am AMAZED at the results! I am always amazed-as this is the 3rd business I have had the opportunity to create and watch grow and evolve. I feel blessed beyond words!
For years and years I have wanted to help businesses, however I did not have a clear path of how to go about doing that. So I would dabble. I would help out a friend here and there with writing a business plan or marketing ideas. In my heart I knew helping businesses develop, grow and succeed is where my heart was. I did not know how to start or where to go with a business. I do know that every business has helped me to get to where I am today and that the businesses I own today will push me to the next.
I always have to be in enough FEAR to move forward! I also have always had a mentor/coach through all my business endeavors. So in January I was STUCK in FEAR and again I reached out to a mentor/coach to help me move FORWARD. She gave me specific tasks. Simplified my crazy thoughts. Helped me outline a path.
I started putting on paper what the business would look like. The clients I would like to attract, the money I would like to make. ALL on paper.
It was only a week later when a twitter referral came along. She asked me to teach Social Media at a conference this summer. I again was asked to put in writing a syllabus for the class, resume, and price. I (painfully) did it and sent it off. I then got a call for a referral from another business friend. The door has been open I am moving forward!!!
My fears are still there, however I have turned them over GOD-or as my coach says, check them in at the airport and let them travel to another country!
My advice to you this Monday, if you want to move thru your fear, put the action steps on paper and discuss them with a coach or mentor. Then stand back and watch your dreams come true!!!
Happy Monday~ Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me'... here to help ALL your dreams come true!
For years and years I have wanted to help businesses, however I did not have a clear path of how to go about doing that. So I would dabble. I would help out a friend here and there with writing a business plan or marketing ideas. In my heart I knew helping businesses develop, grow and succeed is where my heart was. I did not know how to start or where to go with a business. I do know that every business has helped me to get to where I am today and that the businesses I own today will push me to the next.
I always have to be in enough FEAR to move forward! I also have always had a mentor/coach through all my business endeavors. So in January I was STUCK in FEAR and again I reached out to a mentor/coach to help me move FORWARD. She gave me specific tasks. Simplified my crazy thoughts. Helped me outline a path.
I started putting on paper what the business would look like. The clients I would like to attract, the money I would like to make. ALL on paper.
It was only a week later when a twitter referral came along. She asked me to teach Social Media at a conference this summer. I again was asked to put in writing a syllabus for the class, resume, and price. I (painfully) did it and sent it off. I then got a call for a referral from another business friend. The door has been open I am moving forward!!!
My fears are still there, however I have turned them over GOD-or as my coach says, check them in at the airport and let them travel to another country!
My advice to you this Monday, if you want to move thru your fear, put the action steps on paper and discuss them with a coach or mentor. Then stand back and watch your dreams come true!!!
Happy Monday~ Alaska Tracy ~ 'follow me'... here to help ALL your dreams come true!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Communicate and GROW your Social Community!
Are you communicating and providing topics that interests your social media community?
You are not sure you say-"I have hundreds of fans on my biz page", my response, are they commenting on your posts? Are you interacting with them? When you post something-do you get feedback? If the answer is NO, you are not providing content that interests your community. Sorry, this is the TRUTH!
Helpful tips: 1. Change your community. Start adding businesses that may be interested in your content.
2. Start adding content that intriques your community. This is the strategy part...the thinking part. Where you have to 'do the work'.
Maybe this is the part of your business that you dislike. Maybe you are terrific at implementing all the other details of your business. You do NOT have to be good at all parts of your business. Why not focus your skills on what you are good at and hire someone to do the creative marketing work?
Alaska Tracy ~ follow me... is an expert in this area and is happy to help you. As a previous and current business owner and years of marketing experience, I know how to market a business inexpensively and creatively. I have implemented these skills into social media and would love to share my thoughts and ideas with you.
There is nothing more exciting than to help a business owner grow and succeed beyond their wildest expectations! The sky is the LIMIT!!!! I am passionate about what I get to do and am here to help you~
Dream Big-take action-live a full rich life! Alaskatracy@gmail.com
You are not sure you say-"I have hundreds of fans on my biz page", my response, are they commenting on your posts? Are you interacting with them? When you post something-do you get feedback? If the answer is NO, you are not providing content that interests your community. Sorry, this is the TRUTH!
Helpful tips: 1. Change your community. Start adding businesses that may be interested in your content.
2. Start adding content that intriques your community. This is the strategy part...the thinking part. Where you have to 'do the work'.
Maybe this is the part of your business that you dislike. Maybe you are terrific at implementing all the other details of your business. You do NOT have to be good at all parts of your business. Why not focus your skills on what you are good at and hire someone to do the creative marketing work?
Alaska Tracy ~ follow me... is an expert in this area and is happy to help you. As a previous and current business owner and years of marketing experience, I know how to market a business inexpensively and creatively. I have implemented these skills into social media and would love to share my thoughts and ideas with you.
There is nothing more exciting than to help a business owner grow and succeed beyond their wildest expectations! The sky is the LIMIT!!!! I am passionate about what I get to do and am here to help you~
Dream Big-take action-live a full rich life! Alaskatracy@gmail.com
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Action & then MORE Action!
My 2012 goals are written! Now the implementation of them-this is the part I usually find 'other' things to do...laundry, shopping, eating..anything but creating the action steps to obtain the goals. I like to think I am unique and no one else does this, however I think I am not alone in this area.
For today, I will do just a small amount of work on this area. Just to get started. That is the hard part. The beginning. I will spend 10 minutes on implementing my business plan. I will then go about my evening and let it go!
How do you motivate when all you want to do is procrastinate? I would be curious to hear others answers. I have no distractions for the next 10 minutes. So...I am going to quit blogging and go do 10 minutes of work.
For today, I will do just a small amount of work on this area. Just to get started. That is the hard part. The beginning. I will spend 10 minutes on implementing my business plan. I will then go about my evening and let it go!
How do you motivate when all you want to do is procrastinate? I would be curious to hear others answers. I have no distractions for the next 10 minutes. So...I am going to quit blogging and go do 10 minutes of work.
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