288: Common questions: for all small business owners who marketing themselves

Hate marketing at the moment? You aren’t alone - I have heard many people mention this to me recently. And to be honest - that energy isn’t going to get us anywhere! So I have created this podcast episode to help you check in, reassess and realign. Once you have a listen you will feel more energised, I promise. If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ Why you hate marketing right now ✨ How you can learn to love marketing ✨ What marketing ACTUALLY is SHOW RESOURCES 👇JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

Dislike video? Creating, filming, editing? But know it is important for your business growth? Or want to learn some more tips? If you are on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, you don’t have to post video to get content up - BUT if you want to reach knew people, Reels is the best way - it gets pushed to more than just your followers. If you are on TikTok, you know it is the only way. So - in this ep of The Content Queen Podcast we have the head of CQM visuals (Mitch) to give you some key video tips! If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The NUMBER 1 thing you must do to produce good videos ✨ Face to camera videos vs Broll - what is better? ✨ Why being “good at videos” isn’t going to save your business (but what will)SHOW RESOURCES 👇JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

We did 3 workshops, 3 different topics, 3 groups of business owners with the same goal - get visibility, grow their business. So - let me share with you the 3 key takeaways and how you can use them to market your incredible, impact-driven business. This is a “working on the business” type stuff!  If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The 3 things you need to know about marketing ✨ How to step into the “marketer” for your business ✨ The difference between marketing and content creation  SHOW RESOURCES 👇JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

Ever wondered why marketing in some ways is really hard? But doing other types of marketing is natural? Maybe you find networking amazing but posting on social media is... meh? This could be because of your energy type. Human Design is a self-awareness and self-growth system here to unlock what you might have been missing in your business. If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah and @designedforprofit.co.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ What Human Design is ✨ How Human Design can help you grow in business ✨ How marketing just got SO much easier! SHOW RESOURCES 👇FOLLOW Lucy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/designedforprofit.co/ CHECK out her website (and find our your energy type) - https://designedforprofit.co/ BOOK a HD reading - https://links.ivorey.io/payment-link/682c27542d9fb74b13dd9556 JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕ABOUT THE GUEST Lucy Starbuck is a Virtual CFO, profit coach, and Human Design guide helping entrepreneurs grow profitable, sustainable businesses - by mastering their numbers their way. Through her business, Designed for Profit, she blends practical finance with Human Design to help you manage money in a way that feels natural, joyful, and wildly effective. 

I get a lot of questions. Some are pretty normal like “how many hashtags should I use on Instagram?” or most recently “should I use hashtags at all?” But others, way more specific and helpful to individual business owners. I have been doing multiple workshops and 1:1 sessions at the moment, so I thought I would share what I am being asked (and answer them for you). If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The most asked questions in content marketing ✨ Should you do video? ✨ How to know what platforms to show up on SHOW RESOURCES 👇JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

I struggle to be consistent… Yep - I get it. And also, you might have some type of strategy, posting plan. But how do you actually bring it to life? It is no good sitting on your computer if you don’t use it. I am going to share with you the 3 things I do to stay consistent in my own business while also helping my clients stay consistent as well. If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The 3 ways you can stick to your content strategy ✨ How to build the habit to be consistent ✨ For those who love a plan and those who don’t  SHOW RESOURCES 👇JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) LIVE ROUND 25th AUGUST!! - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

You know what day you post about what, right? Great. You are organised and you are creating content for your business. But without a strategy it is just a posting plan. It is just a system. When you know the foundations, it is strategic, that is called marketing! What do you need to be more strategic? Let me break it down for you in this episode of The Content Queen Podcast. If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The foundations to a content strategy ✨ Why your posting plan isn’t a strategy ✨ How to start being more strategic SHOW RESOURCES 👇JOIN us in Content Bootcamp LIVE round from end of August  (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp LISTEN to this episode “280: How to get people to buy your products through content” -  https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/podcast/280 Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

Have a content problem? Time, consistency, knowledge, engagement, budget? I have the answers to your problems. I will take you through 5 different problems and how to "fix" them. If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The 5 content pains and how to overcome them ✨ The answers to you content problems ✨ How to manage business ownership and marketing SHOW RESOURCES 👇CHECK out the workshop in Latrobe City - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/latrobe-city-council-9012674168 CHECK out the workshop in Baw Baw - https://www.bawbawshire.vic.gov.au/Events-Calendar/BBSC-Business-Bang-for-your-buck JOIN us in Content Bootcamp (build your content strategy) - https://www.contentqueenmariah.com/content-marketing-bootcamp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕

What is more powerful than your email list, social media content and blog articles as a small business owner? Earned media. So if borrowed media are your socials, owned media is your website, email list etc, paid media is your advertising, earned media is all the coverage you get from OTHER people. Think podcast interviews, news articles, media attention. How do you get it? What if you don’t have any connections? All those questions are answered by PR expert, Cassandra Hili from the Curated Agency.  If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah and @cassandra.hili.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ How to get the attention of a journalist ✨ How to get creative with your pitch ideas✨ One thing you can do as soon as you finish listening to get the ball rolling SHOW RESOURCES 👇CHECK out Cassandra’s website - www.curatedagency.com.au FOLLOW the agency on Instagram  - instagram.com/curated_agency FOLLOW Cassandra on Instagram - instagram.com/cassandra.hili Want to build a content strategy to market to your customers? Download my audio guide - ⁠http://sales.contentqueenmariah.com/content-guide⁠ Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕ABOUT THE GUEST 👇Cassandra Hili is the founder and director of Curated Agency, an award-winning Sydney-based public relations firm formerly known as Millennium Communications. Since launching the agency in 2016 at the age of 22, Cassandra has become a leading voice in Australia's PR landscape, specialising in hospitality, lifestyle, beauty, and expert services. Her agency is renowned for crafting bold media strategies that secure impactful coverage across top-tier outlets, including Forbes, Broadsheet, and The Daily Telegraph. Cassandra's journey into entrepreneurship began at 17 with a personal blog detailing her health and fitness transformation, which garnered over 250,000 followers across platforms. This early success in building an authentic personal brand laid the foundation for her PR career. Under her leadership, Curated Agency has evolved into a multidisciplinary team, delivering tailored campaigns that resonate with modern audiences. Beyond her agency work, Cassandra is passionate about empowering individuals to shape their own narratives. 

Ever thought “I should start a YouTube”... Let me play devil's advocate. I will never say “don’t”. But I will always question those who say “you should” do this, based only on their own experience.So - let’s break it down, what about YouTube, should we all be on this platform that has more than 2.7 billion monthly active users? If you LOVED this episode, make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @contentqueenmariah.⁠⁠⁠LEARN THE DETAILS OF A CONTENT STRATEGY WITH MY FREE AUDIO GUIDE⁠⁠⁠KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 👇✨ The 3 things you need to know before starting YouTube ✨ How to know if YouTube is right for you✨ Why you should (and shouldn’t) start on YouTube SHOW RESOURCES 👇Want to build a content strategy to market to your customers? Download my audio guide - ⁠http://sales.contentqueenmariah.com/content-guide⁠ Need support starting a YouTube? Join my 14 business day “Ask Me Anything” group - https://sales.contentqueenmariah.com/checkout-whatsapp Find out more about how to WORK WITH US -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.contentqueenmariah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on INSTAGRAM -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like this episode, don't forget to share it to your Instagram stories and tag me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @contentqueenmariah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Other than that, enjoy - chat next week 💕