042: Use Facebook Groups to Grow Your Business with Debra Trappen

Rob Balasabas is the Social Media & Community Manager at Thinkific. He manages the daily curation of Thinkific’s message on social media. You’ll also find him engaging with their private online community of over 14,000 (and growing) online course creators inside the “Thinkific Studio” Facebook Group. Rob joined Thinkific 2016 as a Customer Champion where he worked closely with customers to get their Thinkific sites off the ground, then making the leap into the Marketing Team in 2018. Today Rob joins us to talk about Online Courses, Content Creation & Marketing Strategies to get your new course launched and promoted. Connect with Rob and Thinkific Thinkific Website Thinkific on Instagram Rob on Instagram Resources Mentioned Thinkific’s powerful, all-in-one platform makes it easy to share your knowledge, grow your audience, and scale the business you already love. Whether you’re educating 10 students or 10 million, feel confident that you’ve got the easiest technology and best support in the business. Create and sell online courses and membership sites under your own brand, and see first-hand the impact teaching online with Thinkific will have on your business. Visit www.thinkific.com to secure your free 1 month pro plan trial and get over $1342 in training and exclusive support. Sponsor The Brand Authority Podcast is brought to you by Clickfunnels. ClickFunnels gives you EVERYTHING you need to market, sell, and deliver your products and services online! (Without Having To Hire or Rely On A Tech Team!) Get your 14-day free trial today. Not sure how you'd use it for your business?  Inside of your FREE ClickFunnels account are dozens of types of funnels that are scientifically proven to turn your website visitors into customers! Additional Resources Social Authority Blog About Rebekah Radice

Mitch Jackson is an award-winning California trial lawyer who enjoys combining law, social media and technology to disrupt, hack, and improve his clients’ companies, causes, and professional relationships. He’s also the author of the #1 best selling book, "The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Business Owners, Professionals and Entrepreneurs." Today we talk about the success mindset of social media, how he’s built a thriving online community, and how you can take his proven steps to really succeed at social media. Connect with Mitch Mitch's Website Mitch on Twitter Mitch on Periscope Mitch's Podcast Resources Mentioned The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Business Owners, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, Mitch Jackson Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill Go-Giver, The: A Suprising Way of Getting More Than You Expect, Bob Burg Sponsor The Brand Authority Podcast is brought to you by Clickfunnels. ClickFunnels gives you EVERYTHING you need to market, sell, and deliver your products and services online! (Without Having To Hire or Rely On A Tech Team!) Get your 14-day free trial today. Not sure how you'd use it for your business?  Inside of your FREE ClickFunnels account are dozens of types of funnels that are scientifically proven to turn your website visitors into customers! Additional Resources Social Authority Blog About Rebekah Radice

Ryan Foland is the Managing Partner of InfluenceTree, the Founder of the 3-1-3® Method, a TEDx 4 time speaker, and Recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Top Marketer and named a Top Personal Branding Expert by Entrepreneur Magazine. Ryan works with thought leaders to create and syndicate content that reveals their whole self to drive differentiation, growth, and loyalty. By positioning the expertise of people within companies as the core talent behind the corporate brand, Ryan helps to drive reputation, trust and more clients to their businesses. Connect with RyanConnect with Ryan at RyanFoland.com, InfluenceTree.com and on Twitter. Resources Mentioned 3-1-3® Method TEDx Talk: How to Clearly Communicate World Of Speakers Podcast Sponsor The Brand Authority Podcast is brought to you by Clickfunnels. ClickFunnels gives you EVERYTHING you need to market, sell, and deliver your products and services online! (Without Having To Hire or Rely On A Tech Team!) Get your 14-day free trial today. Not sure how you'd use it for your business?  Inside of your FREE ClickFunnels account are dozens of types of funnels that are scientifically proven to turn your website visitors into customers! Additional Resources Social Authority Blog About Rebekah Radice

Mike Allton is an award-winning writer and author and the Founder of the Blogging Brute, a website dedicated to helping you write, publish and promote a blog post fast and well. Mike is a Content Marketing Practitioner and Brand Evangelist at social media management tool,  Agorapulse.   Connect with Mike Connect with Mike on at The Blogging Brute, Agorapulse, and on Twitter. Resources Mentioned The Blogging Startup Plan and The Ultimate Blogging Planner How to Start a Blog in 2019 Sponsor The Brand Authority Podcast is brought to you by Clickfunnels. ClickFunnels gives you EVERYTHING you need to market, sell, and deliver your products and services online! (Without Having To Hire or Rely On A Tech Team!) Get your 14-day free trial today. Not sure how you'd use it for your business?  Inside of your FREE ClickFunnels account are dozens of types of funnels that are scientifically proven to turn your website visitors into customers! Additional Resources Social Authority Blog About Rebekah Radice

Mike Kawula is a Serial Entrepreneur, Husband, Father to 3 Amazing Kids & CO-Founder of Dinner Table MBA. Mike's last 3 businesses each hit $7 Figures in under 3 years with the last being ranked the 144th fastest growing company by Inc. Magazine. He's an author, has been featured on CNN, interviewed by Anthony Robbins and the late Chet Holmes, and featured in over 100 publications and podcasts. He's sold over $100 Million in Products & Services during his entrepreneurial journey online and offline. His Journey as an Entrepreneur has been a Roller Coaster ride, closing in on 100,000 Hours of in-the-Mud Experience. Connect with Mike Connect with Mike on his website, at Dinner Table MBA, and on Twitter. Resources Mentioned The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It How to be More Productive and Eliminate Time Wasting Activities by Using the “Eisenhower Box” The Brand Authority Podcast is brought to you by the Social Selling Blueprint. If you're creating fans and followers instead of customers and frustrated with the hours, energy, and income you pour into social media with lackluster results, download this free guide. Learn how to convert your social media audience into clicks, subscribers, and sales. Social Authority Blog About Rebekah Radice

Debra Trappen is an empowerment coach, consultant, author, podcaster, and keynote speaker.  She lives to FIRE PEOPLE UP and is compelled to ignite passion, infuse purpose, and inspire progress! She is focused on serving growth-minded leaders – with a passion for sparking GenX Women building their slice of the kingdom from the couch, carpool, cubicle, or corner office.  Debra starts at the core by helping them uncover the BEST version of themselves – who they are, what talents and activities fuel them and their purpose, and who they are meant to serve. This translates into a life, brand, business culture, and attitude that all shine online to attract ideal connections and grow influence… for those ready to design a life and business that fires them up! Today she's sharing how she's built hugely successful and profitable Facebook Groups.  Not only do Groups offer your business an opportunity to build, foster, and maintain relationships, but an excellent way to stay in front of an audience eager to buy. Debra shares how to get started, how to get people into your Group, inspire conversation, and move them to take action is another story. Listen in! Connect with Debra http://debratrappen.com/ http://debratrappen.com/fire-up-book/ http://debratrappen.com/mymoxielife2019 Get the Social Selling Blueprint https://rebekahradice.com/socialselling Let's work together! https://rebekahradice.com/coaching Join the top social media blog: https://rebekahradice.com/blog Learn more about Rebekah Radice: https://rebekahradice.com/  

How do you find ideal, high-paying customers that will accelerate business sales? It all comes down to 3 important steps: Defining Locating Connecting In this episode of the Brand Authority Podcast, learn how you can use social media to bring new customers (your best customers!) into your business. Get the Social Selling Blueprint https://rebekahradice.com/socialselling Let's work Together! https://rebekahradice.com/coaching Join the top social media blog: https://rebekahradice.com/blog Learn more about Rebekah Radice: https://rebekahradice.com/  

Do you often get sucked into conversations you don’t want to engage in, say yes to things you later regret or feel pressured into doing something just to build your brand, notoriety, influence? If so, you might have social media boundary issues! In an online world where every temptation is right around the next corner, it’s critical you nail your own boundaries down. It’s where you draw a line in the sand and say, “this is as far as I’m willing to go in this conversation, with this piece of content, with this particular topic.” Learn how to create your social media boundaries in today's episode of the Brand Authority Podcast and never get stuck in an uncomfortable (or possibly detrimental) situation again. Get the Social Selling Blueprint https://rebekahradice.com/socialselling Let's work Together! https://rebekahradice.com/coaching Join the top social media blog: https://rebekahradice.com/blog Learn more about Rebekah Radice: https://rebekahradice.com/

Do you feel anxious when you can’t post to social media? Does it stress you out reading through comments and wondering when you’ll find the time to respond? Social media, for as much as we love it, can become enormously overwhelming to maintain. Especially if you’re keeping up appearances across multiple channels, trying to manage your personal brand, your business, and maybe even client relationships. That’s when it might be time to take a break. This allows you to step back in order to move forward with clarity and confidence. In today’s Brand Authority episode, learn how you can take a social media break without losing momentum or feeling the guilt. Let's work Together! https://rebekahradice.com/coaching Join the top social media blog: https://rebekahradice.com/blog Learn more about Rebekah Radice: https://rebekahradice.com/

Are you using Twitter to connect with your target market? Would you like to use Twitter to nurture contacts, turn them into leads, and eventually convert into sales? You can! Listen in to this episode of the Brand Authority Podcast to find out how you can start using Twitter in your business today! Let's work Together! https://rebekahradice.com/coaching Join the top social media blog: https://rebekahradice.com/blog Learn more about Rebekah Radice: https://rebekahradice.com/