#08: 10 Easy Steps To Hosting A Profitable Giveaway On Social Media

"If those Sunday morning screen time stats were any indication of just how much time we spent online in 2020, it’s possible that we’ve never used social media more than we did last year." Planoly Blog Author DARREN GRIFFIN INSTAGRAM: @DGRIFF123 writes. If there is anything, I know for sure it's that change is constant. We see it everywhere, with the internet and social media speeding up how often things change and how long items remain the same to become legendary.  Darren's article goes on to say "Last year, we collectively saw an uptick of 21% in monthly social media usage. We’re logging on more and staying longer when we do. Which prompts a question: what does our increased social media use last year mean for this year? Well, it means that all the new tools, exciting trends, and up and coming platforms that began to take shape last year will become commonplace over the next 12 months. And for marketers, small businesses, and influencers, it's critical to understand and implement those trends to have a successful go at social media marketing this year" {source: planoly blog}  In this episode, we'll dive deeper into this article and talk about the pros and cons of the top 9 Social Media Trends & Predictions For 2021 You Need To Know. We’re breaking down some of Planoly's 2021 social media trends and predictions to help you get a jumpstart on your social strategy for the New Year. If you are ready to learn how to.… Take the guesswork out of social media strategies. Find out what you’ve been missing after the latest algorithm updates. Turn social media from distraction or duty to interaction and beauty. Save time by taking powerful, social-media-friendly shortcuts. Create a thriving, happy and responsive community Then jump on the link in the show notes and book your free seat to my masterclass go to 5 Steps To Build A Highly Engaged Audience to reserve your seat for my FREE live masterclass. Links mentioned in this episode: www.twenty-4-social.com/toolswelove 5 Steps To Build A Highly Engaged Audience Use my exclusive link to get 50% off your first month! http://share.plano.ly/3bRTfM This episode is brought to you by PLANOLY, one of my favourite marketing tools. Planoly is built from a brand’s perspective. It’s more important than ever to be visible on social media; it’s almost impossible to keep posting original content daily when you are doing it manually. Using a scheduling system software platform is the key to bringing you to the forefront of your audience's minds on social media. With Planoly, you can not only schedule your posts to Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook, but you can also create and schedule Stories as well, and it’s all automated for you. PLANOLY was the first visual planner for Instagram – homegrown and beautifully crafted to be simple, clean and easy to use. Now we’re simplifying social marketing on Facebook and Pinterest too! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

Did you know that building a community starts and ends with attracting and interacting with the right group of people, but who are they? If you’ve already found your community, you’ll know they are the ones who can’t get enough of your content or coaching; the ones who share your passion in a common interest and goal. That’s really all there is to it but make sure you’ve thrown your lot in with the right community is key. Today we will go through my top-secret hacks to become a social media marketing guru! This episode is brought to you by PLANOLY, one of my favourite marketing tools. Planoly is built from a brand’s perspective. It’s more important than ever to be visible on social media; it’s almost impossible to keep up posting daily when you are doing it manually. Using a scheduling system software platform is the key to bringing you to the forefront of your audience's minds on social media. With Planoly, you can not only schedule your posts to Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook, but you can also create and schedule Stories as well, and it’s all automated for you. PLANOLY was the first visual planner for Instagram – homegrown and beautifully crafted to be simple, clean and easy to use. Now we’re simplifying social marketing on Facebook and Pinterest too! Use my exclusive link to get 50% off your first month! http://share.plano.ly/3bRTfM If you are ready to learn how to.… Take the guesswork out of social media strategies Find out what you’ve been missing after the latest algorithm updates Turn social media from distraction or duty to interaction and beauty Save time by taking powerful, social-media-friendly shortcuts Create a thriving, happy and responsive community Then… Jump on the link in the show notes and book your free seat to my masterclass go to www.twenty4socialmarketing.com/5stepstobuildanengagedaudience to reserve your seat for my FREE live masterclass. Links mentioned in this episode:  Canva Mind Maps MAX MARA UDEMY Kristen Joy Laidig Joanna Penn Slideshare K.M Weiland Subscribe & Review in iTunes 'I love Amy-Lee and Twenty4 Social Marketing Podcast' <- If that sounds like you, please consider reviewing and rating my show! This helps me, support people - just like you - move toward the online life and business they desire. Click Here: scroll to the bottom, tap rate with 5 stars and select write a review. Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't already, please hit subscribe to my podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and if you are not subscribed chances are you'll miss out. Subscribe now! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

Did you know that getting organised is directly tied with Self Esteem? Feeling good about your surroundings also makes you feel good about yourself. In fact, if you are reading personal development books, listening to audio programs or attending seminars on personal development and self-esteem, then chances are you're caught in a circle. You do some personal development, and you feel better, and you get on with life, but the disorganization of your life catches up with you, and so you go back to doing a bunch of personal development. Self-esteem and personal organization are essentially two sides of the same coin. The coin that opens those gateways to all success. You can focus on either of those sides separately. Still, in the end, being organised depends on self-esteem, and vice versa, self-esteem depends on getting organized in your career development and personal life. LIGHT BULB! Today we will go through my top-secret hacks to become organised and stay organised to help you improve self-esteem, money, and relationships.  This episode is brought to you by PLANOLY, one of my favourite social media scheduling tools. Planoly is built from a brand’s perspective. It’s more important than ever to be visible on social media; it’s almost impossible to keep up posting daily when you are doing it manually. Using a scheduling system software platform is the key to bringing you to the forefront of your audience's minds on social media. With Planoly, you can not only schedule your posts to Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook, but you can also create and schedule Stories as well, and it’s all automated for you. PLANOLY was the first visual planner for Instagram – homegrown and beautifully crafted to be simple, clean and easy to use. Now we’re simplifying social marketing on Facebook and Pinterest too!  Use my exclusive link to get 50% off your first month! http://share.plano.ly/3bRTfM  Subscribe & Review in iTunes 'I love Amy-Lee and Twenty4 Social Marketing Podcast' <- If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me, support people - just like you - move toward the online life and business they desire.  Click Here: scroll to the bottom, tap rate with 5 stars and select write a review. Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't already, please hit subscribe to my podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and if you are not subscribed chances are you'll miss out. Subscribe now! If you want to head into 2021 knowing that you will nail your organisation skills, conquer your social media marketing and make next year a huge success in your business, go to www.twenty4socialmarketing.com/5stepstobuildanengagedaudience to reserve your seat for my FREE live masterclass. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

Before we get into the logistics of hosting a giveaway or contest, I think it’s vital to understand just how important they are for your business. In fact, I believe endeavours like this are only useful if we can measure their success and how, specifically, they help us grow. But not all measurements are crystal clear. I mean, like, how do you measure a follower thinking more highly of you as a result of a contest, right? I get it, but there are other signs we can look to determine their effectiveness. Have you ever wondered how to get people talking about your social platforms? I think movie publicists understand how to make this happen better than anyone else. They get how vital it is for people to talk in advance, so they drop exciting hints and clues leading up to a movie premiere, but I believe that contests on social media function the same way. Getting people excited in advance is just one way for contests/giveaways create buzz.  Today I'm going to teach you the ten steps I take when creating a giveaway to grow and engage my audience. This incredible growth strategy is not going away anytime soon, I mean everyone loves to win something! Not only does a good giveaway grow your fanbase it also can grow your business network and I have the secret sauce to show you just how to do that in today's podcast. I love to host. giveaway, I love connecting with my audience on this level, it totally gives me an insight into what my audience wants from me in terms of content. So let's dive in, shall we? You'll learn... 1. The importance of Contests and Give-Aways 2. Why you Should have a giveaway 3. My ten Step Strategy to hosting a profitable giveaway 4. I'll give you my giveaway checklist to download 5. How to collaborate with other businesses for a hugely successful campaign 6. You'll also get my collaboration email template  Plus more... [3:07] Let's get started - Download your toolkit at TOOLKIT DOWNLOAD Let's talk more about the Live and give you an overview of giveaways [8:00] Introduction of who I am and what I do and how contests have affected myself personally [12:00] A deeper explanation of the 5 days Live Challenge [16:01] Answering the age-old question of how to get more time to grow your audience [18:00] How to get people talking about your brand [23:44] 10 steps to hosting an amazingly profitable giveaway [42:44] Collaboration email [45:59] Wrap up and Bonus information  Find me on Insta and Pinterest @twenty4social --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

Welcome to this weeks episode: “Putting it all together - Planning” In this episode, we’re going to take a close look at how to plan and schedule your social media engagement, and how to nurture your audience with social media. We won’t just talk about how to; we’ll also look at how to plan out your posts effectively, for higher engagement. If you haven’t already done so head over to the link in the discussion posts and download the toolkit for today's podcast. https://www.twenty-4-social.com/5-day-live-toolkit/ Also when you share this video ad do the challenges each day please use the hashtag #24socialnarrative, this way I can keep up with your posts and see how awesome you are doing PLUS you get to go into the draw to win a 3 months 24Social narrative membership. 24Social Narrative is a monthly, quarterly or yearly subscription that provides you with narrated lifestyle photos and caption templates to elevate your social media presence so you can have an overall social strategy. We also offer a range of graphics templates for Lead magnets, Stories on IG LinkedIn and Pinterest…My mission is to help you to get time in your life back! The official release starts on November 30!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

This week I chat with Billie Sharp Businesswoman extraordinaire - Billie started her business from scratch and took it to 5 figures within 3 months, and finds great joy in helping/coaching other service-based businesses to do the same. Billie loves Orcas and anything to do with the Egyptian Pyramids. Billie is a mum, wife and business leader. This is no side gig business either; this is how Billie makes a living (shocking right). Billie helps business owners to become UNSTOPPABLE. “I grew up in Australia in a small country town; I had a ‘normal’ childhood. I rode my bike to my public school; my parents separated when I was little, and my mum made sure I never went without. I came from a working family and knew from a very young age that I wanted to help the world be a happier place. I just wasn’t sure how I was going to do that. I am living proof that ANYONE can be successful if they put their mind too it.” - Billie Sharp Links mentioned in this episode are: www.Facebook.com/billiesharp  Facebook.com/twenty4social https://billiesharp.com.au  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

On this weeks episode, we're doing a deep dive into the powerful ways to turbocharge your business using Facebook Ads. I'm sharing my secret sauce to making a ton of income and reaching your perfect audience using my Facebook Ads strategies, which by the way can translate to other social media advertisers as well.  With the right strategy, you'll find creating the perfect ad doesn't have to be hard, stressful or even time-consuming. I am doing something I've never done before and taking a module straight out of my 10X Sales and Scale Course and sharing it for FREE on this weeks episode. I'll share with you how to get the most out of your ads whether you are on a tight budget or you have a lot of funds to invest and how you can avoid hiring out for your ads right away. We will talk about Facebook ad terminology and what all that jargon means and how to use it to your advantage and the power of creating content around pain points and objections. I'll also share my strategy that ensures by the time your avatar gets to your website, and they will be READY to learn more. Make sure you have your notebook and a beverage for this one! Subscribe and review in iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcast, if you are not already, because I don't want you ever to miss an episode. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes in the mix, and if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you may miss out. Click the subscribe or Follow button it's as easy as that! Now if you are feeling extra loving, I'd be super grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I really enjoy reading your feedback. Just click here to review, select "ratings and reviews" and "Write Review" and let me know your favourite part of the episode or your biggest takeaway. THANK YOU!!! Links mentioned in this episode are: Twenty4socialmarketing.com/findyournichetraining Facebook.com/twenty4social https://billiesharp.com.au  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

In today's episode, we talk about some of the most common things that hold a lot of entrepreneurs back in their businesses and how to overcome those issues. We look at setting big bodacious goals and how to accomplish those goals successfully. I also want to invite you to join my Facebook group community of likeminded business people and join in with our 7-day challenge starting this weekend on the 1st of November you can find the group here The Power Of Marketing Entrepreneur Community  Be sure to download your free content calendar for social media and join in on our next 7-day challenge! See you there! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

How To Get More Followers And Traffic: Successful Small Businesses Secrets Revealed. Tonight we talk about how to create an amazing customer experience, the 10 tricks to double your traffic fast and Micro Influencers explained. I’ve written a course called How To Become An Influencer - The Step-By-Step Guide To Becoming An Influencer In Your Industry. Get Recognized. Build Your Tribe. Get Paid For Endorsements. You can grab your copy here: How to Become an Influencer Here are some benefits you’ll get from getting this course: • How to design a personal brand • How to present yourself in a way that inspires and leads • Learn the psychology of brands and followers and understand how to make people LOVE what you have to say • How to create  a mission statement and message that you really believe in and that people can get behind • How to select the right niche for you • Follow a simple step-by-step program to become a powerful influencer • And so much more! How to Become an Influencer To Your Success, Amy Lee xoxo Download your copy of my brand new guide: How to Become an Influencer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message

Tonight's podcast takes you on a journey of where it all started for me, I get personal and real with you. I hope you enjoy and please send me a message to let me know what your biggest takeaway was or ask me a question about mindset and marketing.  Connect with me on social media @twenty4social or on my website www.twenty-4-social.com and be sure to stick around until the end as I have a special gift for my listeners! email me: [email protected]  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twenty4social/message