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Do you need social media to successfully market your business? #askingforafriend
Notes from Chris
Episode 1131
I love this question! Listen carefully. This listener makes motion videos and backgrounds for churches, but he dislikes social media (#notafan). Should he just get over his resistance, or can he succeed without frequent posting? I have a real, non-wishy-washy opinion about this question—and it’s not just for our caller but for anyone who sells anything."My Side hustle is making motion videos and backgrounds for churches to use on their Sunday morning services. My question is, is it possible to build a thriving side hustle or business without harnessing social media?Hashtag: #notafan. Currently, the videos I make our uploaded to one site where they take care of all the marketing and branding and I get paid a commission on every video that's downloaded. I have recently started my own website so that I can retain full commission on everything that sells. But I know I need to get the word out there to my target audience. So what would you recommend on reaching those people without using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and all that stuff?"Listen to today's episode to learn more...
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Check out Ted's business at his website, illuminatedesign.org.
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- Animator Re-Animates His Income Selling Graphic Kits: When a Los Angeles based animator looks to pay off his mortgage faster, he gets things in motion creating toolkits for other animators.
- Excel Spreadsheet Guru Earns $3,500/Month: An IBM employee in India creates a series of Microsoft Excel tutorials, earning hundreds of dollars per sale.
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