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Why It’s Important to Go Long With Your Social Media Consultant
Read more: Why It’s Important to Go Long With Your Social Media ConsultantI received a phone call I always love. Someone saw me speak and connected with me. They wanted to hire me as their social media consultant as soon as possible. Considering I connected with them as well, I was beyond excited. The problem? They only wanted to hire me for a week of work. They…
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Integrating a Social Media Consultant into Your Team
Read more: Integrating a Social Media Consultant into Your TeamThe way I like to work with a client is fully integrated into the team, almost like an employee but of course not quite. I am a social media consultant after all and there are lines. But I still want to know everything that’s going on or at least how to quickly get the information…
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Mistakes While Managing a Social Media Consultant
Read more: Mistakes While Managing a Social Media ConsultantI’ve seen clients make loads of mistakes while managing social media consultants. I’ve experienced it personally and through stories from other social media consultants. Luckily, I’ve also had many wonderful clients who have gone above and beyond. That has kept me going over the years. But the fact remains that even wonderful clients can make…
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How Often Should You Get Reports
Read more: How Often Should You Get ReportsWhen you’re working with a consultant, you use your reports to make sure that they are on task and getting the numbers you expect. They allow you to get to know what’s going on without having to constantly be on the social media accounts and fill in the gaps about whether you are co-creating the…
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My Biggest Consultant Pet Peeves
Read more: My Biggest Consultant Pet PeevesI’m a consultant, so of course I have pet peeves when it comes to what other consultants do. That just goes without saying. We all do things differently, and what I see as a problem, a consultant may have experience with it working. So mostly I keep my mouth shut when it comes to what…
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Getting Started Again
Read more: Getting Started AgainLast week was a lot. I had a multi-day migraine. My family was traveling for a wedding. And I was dealing with an extended family emergency. This was all in addition to my regular work and personal duties. There was no way I could even think about getting started on work for my business. Not…
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Why Should a Client Stay Up-to-Date on Social Media?
Read more: Why Should a Client Stay Up-to-Date on Social Media?I’ve heard more than once. “I pay you to keep up-to-date on social media. I don’t need to know any of this.” I’ll be honest: It’s one of my least favorite things to hear from a client. And any time I do hear it, I know it’s likely that this person will not remain a…
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Why You Need to Give a Budget
Read more: Why You Need to Give a BudgetI was in the middle of a negotiation with a current client to get more work. They gave me no budget but did tell me a little bit about the amount of work they would like me to do. But just a little bit. So I thought through what it seemed like they were actually…
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Building Trust for Your Solo Business
Read more: Building Trust for Your Solo BusinessRecently, things have gone downhill for a local organization. It has meant the cancellation of a lot of programs my family and many other families have come to depend on. To say some trust has been broken as this organization tries to rebuild is putting it mildly. Luckily, enough of us care about these programs…
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The Choice Between Social Media Consultants and Agencies
Read more: The Choice Between Social Media Consultants and AgenciesSo you’ve decided you need to bring in someone to help with your social media. Now who do you bring in? Should you be looking for social media consultants or agencies? What’s the difference? This is a place companies find themselves in when they’re ready to bring in your help. I’m of course going to…
