Category: Social Media
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Taking a social media break helped me figure myself out
Over the last month, on my social media break (as much as work allows), I’ve noticed a few things. Things about my life that I completely missed in the non-stop app switch that is social media. Firstly, I’m not very satisfied with my life. I keep looking for meaning and coming up short. And yes,…
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Why I switched from MailChimp to FloDesk
Recently, I closed my MailChimp account. An account I had since 2011! 2011, team, do you remember the good old days? And if you receive the Suger News, you would know I switched to a new kid on the block, FloDesk. I’m going to talk a little more about it later, but first I wanted…
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Why I think 2020 will see the return of the personal blog
This is it! The time has come for the resurgence of the personal blog. Not that they were gone-gone or anything. But with the rise of the Insta-blogger, twitter-superstar and all the tween Tik-Tokers, blogging has been a little out-dated. Short, punchy and on platform updates seem to have taken the lead. But not so…
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How I’m improving my phone social media habits
As far as being on social media goes, I consider myself pretty balanced. I work a lot online and over the years have developed ways to manage the distractions of notifications and the draw of new posts. For those playing at home, I use MUTE a lot. Like, a lot a lot. Haha. But ultimately…
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Your child wants a digital career? What to do now.
So, your kids want a digital career? I get that. There’s a shift away from traditional employment happening. So maybe your child will be a YouTuber or eSports Gamer or any of the other hundreds of things people do online as jobs. But I can help you, and your kids, be ready for this change.…
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When it’s not yours to tell
I’ve been a little quiet for the past couple of weeks. From the high of daily (ish) blogging, it was a bit of a comedown. So, without excuses or blame, I want to tell you what was going on in the hopes it might clear the way for some words to show up. “You…
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IGTV; so that’s a thing
I don’t know about you, but the minute I saw IG TV launched online, I downloaded the secondary app immediately. Not sure what I’m talking about, read this from the Instagram blog first. Short version. Watch the video if you’re interested. I’ve embedded it and everything. (And yes, I went looking for it on YouTube…
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How do I bring THIS over to YouTube??
Genuine question. How do I transfer the renewed joy and consistency to my YouTube channel? Some of you have seen it, maybe you haven’t, but I need your help and advice. I wish I was offering you something different today but when I sat down to write, it’s the only thought I have. Not that into…
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Aren’t you embarrassed?
But are you embarrassed about how it looks? She asked. Not out of the blue, or to be unkind, as part of the conversation. We were talking about Instagram. The challenges people and businesses can face there and how we aren’t really that sure what to do to reach people anymore. And, I understand what she…
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I’m so proud
As some of you know, I started working with an assistant earlier this year. I wanted work to continue on my other blog, The Leave Home Blog, as well as some other things. I was lucky enough to hire Charlotte, the daughter of my friend Desiree. Oh heeeey. Charlotte, welcome to the team, right? I…
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