Follow Me @ Smart $ Guides.

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AUTOMATION

Work Smart Show daily blog.

Now please don’t think I am scared of or anti-technology, in fact it both amazes and frustrates me. I am far from a Luddite taking to a computer with a hammer, well sometimes, but there are some parts of technology that I could do without. I am talking specifically about the auto likes, auto followers and auto DM’s on Twitter.

Almost every time I post an article or daily blog I will receive a notification a second later telling me that someone has liked, retweeted or commented on this. Now please don’t think I am bragging in fact it is quite the opposite; this will be a company targeting a keyword that I have used such as ‘entrepreneur’ or ‘business’. At first I would follow the account because of their like but very quickly stopped when I understood their tactic. They are trying to illicit a human response, a like or follow, with a system set to auto-pilot.

The other example of is auto DM’s when you follow someone. I have read the auto DM’s of three people. Only three of the 1,810 people that I currently follow. When I receive a DM stating “XX person sent you a link” I don’t even open the message. To have people open and respond to your DM’s you need to respect them, their time, needs and wants. Almost no one on twitter wants a link to your site, training course or sure fire way of earning an income at home. Also if you have set up your profile correctly the follower would have already seen this information and links in your bio.

Now let me tell you about the three that I did open and respond to even though I knew they were auto DM’s. The first was when I followed @begosite and received the message “Are you the DIY type of person, or would you rather someone else do things for you?” There was no link, no promotional material even though this is an account for a DIY website builder. This lead to a very interesting DM conversation about outsourcing and what work as an entrepreneur or business you could or would outsource. It also lead me to follow all of the accounts linked to this; @bruceandeddy and @butchewing and receive a similar auto DM; “Would you rather see us as giant corporation or small business?”

Now aside from being another interesting topic for a blog post some other day these accounts went to the time of posing an interesting auto DM question, then taking time to converse in depth once I answered instead of spamming me with promotional material that I would resent.

I have said on the Work Smart Show podcast that I don’t mind advertising if it is interesting and relevant to me and in the same way I don’t mind auto DM’s as long as they are engaging and not self-promoting.

So I give you this challenge; do you have a auto DM? Is it engaging or simply more of your site and contact details? Take time today to work this into an engaging question and then answer the responses. What have you got to lose? After all have you honestly ever made a sale, gained a listener or fan through an auto DM?

More Posts from Birdnhand20 and Others

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

Make Your First Website This Summer!

School’s out and suddenly your days are free! You now have time to start your own website, but where will you begin?

Decide what will be on your website: Is it a blog? A business? Why will people come to look at your website? Then you can create your own logo, and decide what it’s going to look like.

Coding: After you’ve decided what you want it to look like, you can start coding. JSFiddle is a great website where you can save and test your code for free, and collaborate with others. Use HTML first to create a basic site then style and animate with CSS.

Host your website: Once you’ve tested your code, and you can’t find any bugs, use GitHub, or another service, to host your website. When you’ve hosted your website anyone in the world can find it on the internet using your web address.

Congratulations, on your first website!

340 notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

🌈 Rainbows Of Vintage Loser 🌈 ✨ X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X ✨

🌈 Rainbows of Vintage Loser 🌈 ✨ x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x ✨

865 notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Preach.

Solve the problem.

139 notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

There is no Minor League in business.

A cruel truth about business: different to the world of sports there is no fairness.

If you start a company in your garage - you don’t compete with all the garage companies in the town or the country…

From the first day on you swim with the sharks.

All unicorns, Fortune500 enterprises, old money, the syndicates and undercover organizations, … - they all operate right next to you.

Most of the times you might get away by being overlooked. But once in while you might find yourself eye to eye…

Try to be aware of - but not intimidated by that.

How to still have a chance:

don’t panic.

find your niche and exploit it.

understand your customer better than anyone else.

be fast and really good.

build a love band.

Understand staying in business as a form of success.

Your m

(via successentials)

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

306 notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

Everything You Need To Know About Making Money Online

Millions of people across the globe find themselves struggling financially or simply wanting to be their own boss. Unfortunately, many people don’t know how to improve their circumstances. The best option is earning money online. In this article we will share some basic information to help you get started.

Be sure to keep an eye…

View On WordPress

21 notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

2K notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Follow me @ Smart $ Guides.

#SuccessfulSaturdays

5 Ways To Boost Your Productivity

Here are 5 productivity-boosting behaviours I’ve picked up over the last 2 years from some of the most successful people in the world. Since implementing these behaviours into my life I’ve seen progress beyond belief and I wish the same for you too.

1. Wake up early. This used to be the hardest thing for me to do, but I’ve found one enormous hack - sleep with the curtains open. Waking up early gives you more hours in the day to spend working on your craft and get more done. When I wake up at 5am I feel like I’ve gained an extra day and this is why it’s first on the list.

2. One thing at a time. Don’t spread your focus across 6 things at the same time - do one thing well and then move onto the next. When you try to get multiple tasks done at the same time they are done with a fraction of your attention and this leads to mistakes. It’s better to do it right the first time around than to have to come back and start again later on.

3. Take breaks. Working yourself too hard for too long will result in you having to take a long break later down the road. It’s better for your productivity to take short, regular breaks throughout the day to remain energised mentally and physically. The best breaks are ones you take for exercise and relaxing in nature as they will rejuvenate your mind and body so you can come back fresh.

4. Don’t waste time on your “competition”. My role model in business is Gary Vee - he says he wants to build the biggest building (business) in town by actually building it rather than tearing down everyone else’s buildings. He knows that the time he spends trying to bad mouth others is time he could be investing into building his own business.

5. Be grateful. There are going to be challenges along the way, but staying grateful for what you have and for the problems you don’t have is a great way to push past the difficult times. When you value the health and wellbeing of yourself and those around you - every other problem becomes minor in comparison. Having perspective on challenges and problems is key to not getting overwhelmed in these situations.

Peace & positive vibes.

Need some help getting to the next level? Add me on Skype for a free consultation - spoonofconsciousness@gmail.com :)

916 notes View Post

birdnhand20

7 years ago

Logo design is like the idea of the lean startup. Each iteration gets you one step closer. Awesome lesson in this.

Follow me at Smart $ Guides.