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the-anti-internet · 8 years ago

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#trypod

Hey, haven't been around in awhile. I've been "busy" over at @petesmediadiary logging (once a week, usually Sundays) all the media I consume (plugtime over). But in honor of #trypod, a campaign to make people aware of podcasts, here comes a list of all of the podcasts that I listen to with a brief description of what the podcast is about: 12 Hour Day with J.D. and Connor -- Each episode is at least 12 hours long where the hosts hang out for a day. You follow them as they hang out, and do things around New York City. (Comes out a couple of times a year) Comedy Bang Bang -- Scott Aukerman hosts where each episode he has on a comedian and other odd people come in after a brief interview segment Mike and Tom Eat Snacks -- Each episode Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanagh Pick a snack, Eat a snack, and Rate a snack. (Currently on extended hiatus, but worth listening to the back catalogue) The Indoor Kids -- Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V Gordon talk about video games and other stuff they are watching. (Also currently on hiatus, but might be coming back soon?) Womp It Up! -- Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham spun off their characters Marissa Wompler and Charlotte Listler from Comedy Bang Bang where Marissa has a senior project podcast from her schools library where they interview the schools faculty and other students. (Hopefully it will be back after Playing House season 3) Spontaneanation with Paul F Tompkins -- PFT has a chat with a celebrity guest and then he and some improvisors do a 30 minute long improv based on that conversation. Harmontown -- Dan Harmon has a mental breakdown on stage, and raps about having sex with your momma. The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler -- No longer active, but it was a multi-format podcast that Kurt hosted. Pet-o-philia and Get Lost were the two best formats. Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People -- Chris Gethard takes a call from a random person and is not allowed to hang up for an hour. At the hour mark the call is ended. Surprisingly heartfelt and wonderful. My love of Gethard aside, this is a GREAT podcast. Hollywood Handbook -- Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport are two of Hollywood's elite and drop names on this red carpet we call showbiz. This is some of the hardest I have ever laughed. It does take some getting used to though. You will hate it for the first few episodes. Emotional Hangs -- Kurt Braunohler and Joe Derosa explore their friendship and break down adult friendships and try to be open and vulnerable with each other. Rose Buddies -- Griffin McElroy and his wife Rachel recap episodes of The Bachelor family of TV shows. (I have never watched an episode of The Bachelor Family of shows) You Made It Weird w/ Pete Holmes -- Pete talks about Comedy, Sex, and God with pretty much anyone (usually comedians) who will talk to him about it. (Harris Wittels #3 is one of the best episodes of a podcast I have ever heard. It's an episode where Harris is open and honest about his struggles with addiction, and he is so effortlessly funny about it too. Spoilers: While the episode ends hopeful and on a way that makes everything seem like Harris is going to turn it around, he died from an overdose less than a month after the episode was released) Who Charted? -- Howard Kremer and Kyla's Vilaysack count down the charts in Music and Movies every week. Pistol Shrimps Radio -- Matt Gourley and Mark McConville don't know anything about basketball, but that doesn't stop them from doing the play by play of a women's recreational basketball league in LA. The Worst Idea of All Time -- Guy Montgomery and Tim Batt watch and review the same movie once a week for an entire year. Year one: Grown Ups 2. Year 2: Sex and the City 2. Year 3: We Are Your Friends (currently still going) Doughboys -- Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review a different chain restaurant every week. My Favorite Murder -- every episode Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff each talk about a murder and go through the story of it. The Dollop -- Dave Anthony tells an American history story to his friend Gareth Reynolds who has no idea what the topic is going to be. The Adventure Zone -- The McElroy brothers and daddy play dungeons and dragons together. It's some of the best storytelling you will ever hear and it's consistently incredibly funny. Never Not Funny -- Jimmy Pardo hosts a relaxed chat with a celebrity guest. Doug Loves Movies -- Doug Benson plays movie games with comedians and funny people. Totally Beverages (and Sometimes Hot Sauce) -- Andy Rosen and Intern Josh do blind shootouts of beverages trying to figure out which is which and guess their favorites. (I "produced" episode 100, so selfishly I would suggest that episode) CoolGames Inc. -- Griffin McElroy and Nick Robinson create a new video game every week. With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus -- Every week Lauren is the guest on a different host's made up podcast. How Did This Get Made? -- Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, and June Diane Raphael talk about a different (usually) bad movie. No Such Thing As A Fish -- Writers of British panel show QI talk about their four favourite facts of the week that they learned while researching for QI. Ding-Donger with Matt Braunger -- Matt Braunger hitchhikes into your life for 30 to 45 minutes each week as he tells you what's been going on with him. Thanks for picking him up! The Bugle -- Andy Zaltzman and a rotating group of co-hosts talk about what's been going on in the world over the past week. (Formerly co-hosted by John Oliver) Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction -- Comedians write erotic fan fiction about pop culture and read it in front of a live audience. Slumber Party with Alie and Georgia -- Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark have a guest over and they play slumber party games. What Say You? -- Sal and Q from Impractical Jokers talk about whatever is on their minds. Cardboard! With Rich Sommer -- Rich Sommer (Harry Crane from Mad Men) talks about board games. Black List Table Reads -- Franklin Leonard produces "ear movies" each episode is a table read of an unproduced screenplay. Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher -- Moshe has an expert on a topic as well as three other comedians on stage to talk about the experts subject in a town hall style meeting. Post Pink -- Justin Linville and Robby (who's last name I've forgotten) talk about Weezer's releases since Pinkerton. U Talkin' U2 To Me? -- Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott talk about everything U2 related in the dumbest way possible. Tell Us How Your Dog Died -- David Kramer and David Stoll talk to a guest about how their dog died. Legitimately one of the best earwormiest theme songs ever. Even though there hasn't been an episode (and probably won't be any more) I still find myself singing the theme song to myself fairly often. 'Till Death Do Us Blart -- The McElroy brothers and the guys from The Worst Idea of All Time Review Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 every thanksgiving for the rest of eternity. In the event of one of their deaths they are to bequeath their spot to someone else who will take the mantle. FizzyBoys -- Don Finelli and Chris Gethard review a different soda every episode. The Ones Who Knock -- A podcast that recaps every episode of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul Decoding Westworld -- From the people who brought you The Ones Who Knock talk about Westworld. Analyze Phish -- Harris Wittels (rip) tries to convince Scott Aukerman that Phish is a good band. Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project -- Andy Daly's many characters from Comedy Bang Bang each try to get their own podcast at earwolf. Each episode is the first episode of what their podcast would be. New Years Eve with Neil Hamburger -- Listen to Neil count down the new year! In Your Dreams with Chris Gethard -- Chris and Dream Analysis Expert Gary Richardson analyze the dreams of people who called in with a different guest each episode. End of podcasts that I'm subscribed to. Now onto podcasts that I am either working through their back catalogs, or listen to depending on the episode: My Brother, My Brother, and Me -- An advice show for the modern era, the McElroy brothers give their listeners (and Yahoo answers users) advice. Started listening in June, currently on episode 114 out of 346. Hard Nation -- A spoof on Right Wing Political talk shows. Brothers Mark and Pete Hard host a show with a different political guest (a comedian pretending to be a political figure) Dr. Gameshow -- Jo Firestone hosts a radio call in show where listeners submit their ideas for game shows and Jo has comedians play the games in studio. No longer active and the back catalog is disappearing. So get on this one quick if you want to listen. Jordan, Jesse, Go! -- Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn talk with a different guest. (Guest dependent) Hopefully We Don't Break Up -- Couple Will Miles and Giulia Rozzi talk with other real life couples (usually at least one comedian) about their relationships. High and Mighty -- Jon Gabrus talks with a guest about something that they are both passionate about. (Guest and/or topic dependent) If I Were You -- Jake and Amir give advice to their listeners. (Guest dependent, but the Ben Schwartz, Jon Gabrus, Thomas Middleditch, And Rose McIver episodes are all must listens) The Adventures of Danny and Mike -- Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna (better known as Pete and Pete) go on a monthly adventure together. I Was There Too -- Matt Gourley talks to an actor with a small-ish role on a big movie. Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend -- Alison Rosen talks to a person of note. (Guest dependent) This Feels Terrible -- Erin McGathy talks to people about relationships and why they make people feel terrible. Fitzdog Radio -- Greg Fitzsimmons interviews (usually) another comedian. (Guest dependent) 100 Words or Less -- Interviews with musicians. (Guest dependent) Going Off Track -- Interviews with musicians. (Guest dependent) The Best Show with Tom Scharpling -- Tom Scharpling's long running radio talk show. I don't have enough time in my week to listen to this every week, but whenever I can squeeze it n it's always worth it. The JV Club -- Janet Varney interviews People about what they were like in their formative years and then plays M.A.S.H. with them. (Guest dependent) Put Your Hands Together -- The audio recording of the weekly standup show hosted by Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher. The Todd Glass Show -- Todd Glass has a guest and it's just non-stop bits. There we go. There are all of the podcasts that I listen to regularly (or at least check in with regularly). There should be something in there for everyone. You're a champion for reading all the way through this, and if you try one of these and like it, please let me know. I would be happy to talk about any of them.

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dorishull · 5 years ago

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Is Your LinkedIn Content Strategy Making You Look Desperate?

Lately, the quality of posts on LinkedIn shifted significantly, and it’s affecting the reach and engagement of those posts.

If you are like many B2B professionals on LinkedIn, you’ve noticed this change hasn’t been for the better. And like many other professionals on the platform, you may have taken drastic measures to try to recapture some of those views and engagement with your content.

The problem is, those drastic measures may be hurting you more than helping.

In some cases, they may be making you look desperate (ouch, that’s not ideal for a professional).

Those desperate posts may also be contributing to further decrease in views and engagement of your LinkedIn status updates.

But that still leaves you with the problem:

“How do I post on LinkedIn in a way that helps my ideal clients to notice and engage with my content – without looking desperate or foolish?”

That is an excellent question.

In this article, I show you what kinds of posts make you look desperate (so you stop posting them) and share my easy LinkedIn Content Strategy so you know what you should be posting to get noticed and be seen as a trusted authority on your topic by your ideal clients.

7 Things to Stop Doing on LinkedIn Immediately

1. Posting too frequently

LinkedIn is not Twitter.

You don’t need to provide your network with a running commentary of your day or broadcast every thought that pops into your mind. This will create noise, which will drown out any valuable posts you do share.

It will also often annoy your connections. If they get tired of the bombardment, they will most likely click Unfollow. Once they take this action, you’ve lost them forever.

Don’t undermine the good work you’ve done, connecting with your ideal clients or attracting followers, with posts that do not offer value.

Do this instead: Post only when you are inspired to share something of interest to your network. Do it even if that means you post only a couple of times a week. Less is more!

2. Posting the wrong types of content for LinkedIn

Over the past two years, as more and more people have become disillusioned with Facebook, many social media users have decided to spend more time on LinkedIn.

This is great because more people spending more time on the platform means more opportunities.

But the problem is, LinkedIn is unlike any other social media platform out there.

It is, first and foremost, a business networking platform.

Yet many people confuse it with Facebook or even Instagram. Mindless posts, silly memes and attention-seeking behaviors have become all too common.

I know you have seen this if you’ve spent even just a couple of minutes scrolling through the LinkedIn newsfeed.

LinkedIn is now flooded with images of holidays, cocktails on the beach, dogs chasing their tails, food pics and all those posts that could be classified as “too much information.”

None of these are appropriate for LinkedIn.

Think of LinkedIn as an extension of your workplace. It’s a professional environment where people do business.

Do this instead: Here is a good rule of thumb: if you wouldn’t say or share it in the workplace, don’t share it on LinkedIn.

Always keep it professional, and leave the personal stuff for your friends on Facebook.

3. Fishing for engagement

“I just saw the New Star Wars film and it SUCKED! What did you think? Drop a comment below and let me know!”

People who post questions like this often think they’re being current and perhaps a little controversial, using two elements of writing often associated with higher engagement. But what does it have to do with business?

Posting irrelevant questions or content is a personal brand killer because it’s obvious the person posting is fishing for likes and comments.

Sure, they’ll get a few bites, but from whom? Chances are the people responding to these posts are NOT your ideal clients that can take your business forward.

Relevance is important.

Posting what effectively amounts to click-bait in the form of random questions and irrelevant content sends a clear message that you’re not serious about doing business on LinkedIn.

Do this instead: Posting questions is a great way to increase engagement, but keep your questions relevant to the audience you want to attract.

4. All numbers, no substance

There is a common misconception that when someone receives lots of comments, likes and shares on a post, they must be doing something right. Right?

Well, not necessarily.

You see, it’s easy to be fooled by vanity metrics. Big social media numbers can be seductive.

But when analysing your LinkedIn post, you need to look past these numbers and ask yourself:

Is it relevant?

Does it provide value?

Does it solve a problem or challenge for my ideal client?

Will it help my ideal clients to know, like and trust me more than they did before?

Relevant quality content that connects with your ideal clients is far more powerful than irrelevant content that gets a bunch of likes from the masses.

Consider this question. Is it more effective to post:

a relevant piece of content that gets 30 likes and three direct messages asking you about your services or

an irrelevant piece that gets 100 likes but no direct response from your ideal clients?

Do this instead: Pay attention to your posts that get the most visibility and engagement. Also pay attention to others in your field, especially those who get good engagement. Do not pay attention to those with a style, business or target market that doesn’t align with yours. Notice the trends. For example, I notice that when I share a story with a business lesson, my engagement and views jump massively, so I strive to create more posts like that.

5. Tagging people excessively

I’m sure you have seen posts in your LinkedIn’s newsfeed with a bunch of tagged people. Excessive tagging screams “look at me!” and “please engage with my post!”

I can’t tell you how often I get tagged in LinkedIn posts that have nothing to do with me. And this strategy backfires!

LinkedIn’s algorithm is getting smarter all the time. It now de-emphasizes such a post in the newsfeed if the tagged people do not engage with it.

It is perfectly okay, and even recommended, to tag someone when the post is relevant to them. Every time someone shares my content and tags me, I make a point to like their post and leave a thank-you-for-sharing-it comment.

Recently, someone shared one of my posts, tagging me in it. This person then let me know that she had the highest number of views on that post compared to all her previous posts. But I had also engaged with it because it was relevant to me.

Tagging inappropriately and over-tagging screams desperation.

Do this instead: Only tag people in a post when it’s relevant to them. For example, tag people if you share their quote, an image of them at an event or their content. If you want to alert some of your colleagues or peers to your post, do that in the comment section so that the post doesn’t look spammy.

6. Attention-seeking (and over-the-top) videos

If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn lately, you would’ve seen a video with the delivery so over-the-top, it looks comical or fake.

You can be energetic and engaging without looking as if you’re trying way too hard for attention.

This is one disturbing trend that has really crept in over the last 18 months. I fear more people are adopting it because they assume it works and they don’t want to be left behind.

The one thing I always tell people – regardless of the platform – you need to speak the language and use the formats your audience is familiar with. So, adjust your behaviour and delivery appropriately.

LinkedIn’s Top Voices (video creators) are mainly Millennials who have a very different style than most LinkedIn users. Their approach may work for them and their audience, but in most cases, it doesn’t lead to real business results. And it definitely won’t work for the rest of us.

Keep in mind that social media fatigue is a real thing. And I’d add, silly video fatigue is setting in as well, very fast!

I am seeing more and more video fatigue set in as people overuse and improperly use videos. And this will get only worse when LinkedIn Live (live video streaming) is rolled out across the entire platform.

Even if your only goal is attention, the attention you may be getting is not the attention you want. More to the point, often attention alone will not improve your revenue. Worse yet, the wrong kind of attention can hurt your business!

Remember that attention seeking-behavior on social media and, more specifically, on LinkedIn will make you look desperate. And desperation is not a characteristic that attracts clients.

Do this instead: If you want to add video to your LinkedIn content strategy, do it tastefully, professionally and, most of all, authentically. Avoid the excited gameshow host approach!

7. #Overdoing #Hashtags #Looks #Very #Spammy

Need I say more?

Overusing hashtags on LinkedIn looks desperate, drowns your message in unnecessary noise, turns people off and can get you penalized by LinkedIn’s algorithm.

Yes, 5 to 20 hashtags might be what works best on Instagram, but LinkedIn is NOT Instagram.

If you’re hash-tagging every possible keyword in the hope of being found in every possible search, you’ll put a lot of people off.

Do this instead: Use hashtags strategically, and limit it to two or three in a post.

Create an Effective LinkedIn Content Strategy

1. Quality over quantity

A question I’m often asked is, “How often should I post on LinkedIn?”

My response used to be once a day. But now, I emphasize:

“Only when you have something valuable to post.”

Take a moment to think about how you engage with your newsfeed.

Do you read, like, comment on or share everything you see?

Of course, not! You interact only with the posts that capture your attention and that you connect with.

I bet you skip over posts from a person who posts multiple times a day, especially if you don’t have a large network. With a smaller network size, it is much easier for a single person to inundate your newsfeed.

Remember, over-exposure on LinkedIn can kill engagement.

Additional reading: How to Write LinkedIn Posts That Inspire Engagement

But what’s your reaction when you see a post from someone you respect, who posts only valuable, inspiring and educational posts, and doesn’t over-post? You probably enjoy reading and maybe even engaging with that person’s content.

That’s how you want people to feel about your posts.

If you adopt the strategy of less is more or, better yet – quality over quantity – and offer meatier, more valuable, insightful posts, your followers will hold you in higher regard.

BEWARE: If you are consistently posting low quality posts and getting very little engagement, you will find your future posts will be less visible to your network.

LinkedIn’s algorithm keeps getting smarter. When it sees people don’t engage with your posts, it shows your posts to fewer and fewer people in your network.

As I mentioned above, I used to recommend posting once a day. Now, I recommend posting only when you are inspired to create a quality post.

Otherwise, you might be penalized for it.

Follow this advice even if that means posting only 2-3 times a week.

Less is more. It’s a concept you need to incorporate into your LinkedIn content strategy… unless you are prepared to create a compelling post every day. In this case, go right ahead.

2. Be real, be authentically you

When I say real, I don’t mean overshare.

Leave the unfiltered confessionals and dramatic self-videos for Facebook.

What I’m saying is…

Just be you.

When you’re building a profile and relationships online, your biggest asset (or obstacle) is you.

The right people, your ideal clients, will gravitate towards you and your style if they can see the genuine you.

People can spot a fake a mile away, especially in videos where people are now wearing a persona often similar to an over-excited game show host.

Be warm. Be engaging. Be real. But be you.

3. Post with a purpose

When you post, ask yourself these questions:

Do you have a goal in mind?

What do you want that post to achieve?

Are you providing value and insight?

What problem or challenge are you solving for your ideal clients?

Does it build your brand and increase your authority in your field?

If you saw this post in your newsfeed, would you like, comment on or share it?

Every post should solve a challenge for your ideal client and have a desired outcome tied to it.

Creating this framework for your LinkedIn content strategy will ensure you always think about your audience, the ways you can help them and actions you want them to take.

If you’re not posting with purpose, you’re merely shouting into the void and adding to the noise.

Instead, make your efforts count, and reap the rewards.

4. Appropriate engagement

Remember the old saying interested is interesting?

It’s as true when you have a conversation in real life as it is when you have a conversation in the digital world.

Engaging in conversations on LinkedIn is key to building relationships and establishing trust. But no one likes a loudmouth or know-it-all. Don’t be that person.

Too many people spend their time talking about themselves or commenting on others’ posts simply to show people how smart they are. This is a mistake.

Take notice of the tone of the conversation you want to join, and adapt your comments accordingly. Speak to people using the language they use and, most importantly, ask them questions about themselves or their businesses!

Find out what their key challenges are. Show them you are interested in helping them be successful.

Engage authentically, and make your engagement about the other person, not about you.

Additional reading: Do Your LinkedIn Posts Hurt or Help Your Personal Brand?

5. This is no joke!

This is business, not stand-up comedy.

It is okay to be light-hearted when appropriate.

It is also important to be warm and friendly (as this is key to building trust), but don’t try to be funny or amusing all the time. This is business, and you need to show people you take business and success seriously, yours and theirs.

Treat LinkedIn as an extension of a real-life professional work environment. Before making a joke, ask yourself whether you would share this in the office in front of your boss or your clients.

Always maintain a professional persona, and make it clear your client’s success comes first.

6. Use hashtags strategically

The whole point of including hashtags is to be found in search. Unfortunately, hashtag stuffing has become widespread in LinkedIn posts.

Your extremely detailed, funny or branded hashtags are not the ones people are searching for or following, making them a complete waste. More importantly, they make you look desperate and spammy.

Always research a hashtag before using it to make sure it is a commonly followed hashtag on LinkedIn. You can do this by typing the hashtag into the advanced search box.

In the results, click on the box with the hashtag you are researching. You’ll be taken to that hashtag page so you can see the number of people following it.

For example, if I search for a more general hashtag such as #linkedin, I can see it is very popular.

But if I search for a more specific hashtag such as #linkedinbestpractices, I see it is not popular at all.

Even if a hashtag is popular, you should never add it unless it applies to the topic of your post. Irrelevant hashtags annoy people, and LinkedIn’s search algorithm will penalize you for it.

It is also important to limit your hashtags to two or three per post. Remember, this is not Instagram or Twitter.

7. Why are you posting this?

Content may be important, but it loses its relevance without context.

Engagement will plummet when you share content that fails to provide context.

What do I mean by context?

Tell your audience why it is relevant to them. More importantly, tell them how it will solve one of their key challenges.

Why?

Because you need to give people a reason to pay attention and engage.

Your audience views everything in their newsfeeds with a “What’s in it for me?” mindset. How will your post help them solve one of their problems?

Do include your opinion or perspective on the content. Doing this will result in more engagement.

Remember that anybody can share a link. Your ideal clients want to know what you think about it.

Avoid LinkedIn content strategy mistakes that make you look desperate

Imagine what it will feel like when your LinkedIn network and ideal clients stop ignoring your posts and instead start reading and engaging with them, looking forward to your next post.

Wouldn’t it be great if a lot more people started seeing your posts because LinkedIn’s algorithm deemed your posts worthy and started showing them more?

You may have been using some of these bad tactics making you look desperate without knowing it, but now that you know, you can fix this problem with ease.

Follow the LinkedIn content strategy laid out in this article, and you’ll easily build your reputation, get more views and see more engagement.

And if you really want to up your content game on LinkedIn, think strategically about every single post. Have a goal and a purpose for each. Spend a few extra minutes writing your post to make sure it provides value. And create posts that educate or inspire and, more importantly, speak to (or solve) your ideal clients’ top of mind problems.

If you found this article helpful, please share it on LinkedIn so we can clean up the newsfeed! And I’d love to hear from you in the comments below on anything else I missed in this article.

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