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70 Killer Content Ideas To Post On Social Media

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What do I post on social media?The number one question people ask when it comes to social media marketing.The interesting thing here is that there’s really an endless amount of ideas for you to use when it comes to posting on social media.Before you skip this and jump down to the list, here’s a few tips to get the most impact out of these ideas:1. Make it RELEVANT for your audience.For Example:If you choose to share something from your bucket list…Can you relate it back to your business? Can you add in an open ended question so it sparks people to engage?2. Talk TO your audience, don’t talk AT them. This is social media. People are looking for stories and posts that they connect with. If you’re not wording posts socially, you close the door for engagement.For Example:DON’T DO THIS: I read a quote this morning, liked it, and wanted to share it with you.DO THIS: Have you ever read a quote and thought, “Wow, I really needed to hear that?” Well I found one this morning that was so perfect, I had to pass it on to you. It’s a difference in the way you talk with people. I promise, you’ll see a difference in how people respond when you word things just a little differently.3. EVERYTHING you post should ALWAYS support your weekly, monthly, annual marketing and business goals. Don’t just “post to post” – post with purpose. Post to connect.Post to learn more about your audience.Post to start a conversation.Post to get leads.Post to drive traffic.Post to build your business.The more you do this, the faster you reach your goals.RELATED: FREE GUIDE: ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ONLINE AUTOMATED BUSINESS4. Use TASSI. It’s a social media management tool that gives you content. You will never run out of ideas, or content, since you can choose from thousands of ready made content just waiting for you to drop your logo on it and make it your own.As you know, when it comes to social media, content is king.But what exactly makes for great content?In general, the best content is interesting, informative, and entertaining.However, there’s no hard and fast rule for what works best. The key is to experiment and see what gets the most engagement from your audience.Also, don’t be afraid to mix things up from time to time.A little variety can go a long way in keeping people engaged.So if you’re looking for content ideas on what to post on social media, here are 70 content ideas to post on social media so you never run out of content again!70 Killer Content Ideas To Post On Social Media1. Remind People Who You Are, How You Got Started2. Go Behind The Scenes3. Share a Personal Story4. Tell People What You Sell5. Share a Joke (Graphics or Text)6. Share a Quote (Graphics or Text)7. Host an #AMA (Ask Me Anything)8. Â Post a How To or Tutorial9. Ask a Question10. Host a Poll11. Share Your Favorite Book12. Ask for Recommendations (Book, TV, Apps, Music, Something related to your biz)13. Host a Giveaway14. Tell People to Sign Up On Your Email List15. Give away a coupon16. Host a Sale17. Remind People To BuyÂ Your Products or Services18. Share a Quick Tip19. Share Industry News (Add Your Thoughts To It)20. Go LIVE (Live Videos Perform AMAZINGLY WELL)21. Post a Sneak Peek of something coming soon22. Share a Blog Post You Wrote23. Share Any Press or PR Features You Have24. Post a Testimonial From a Client25. Give Your Audience A Gift26. Re-Share Some Older Content (Graphics, Quotes, Blog Posts)27. Host a 1 Day Only Flash Sale28. Share Content From Someone Else29. Let Someone Guest Post or Takeover Your Profile30. Post a Case Study31. Answer FAQ’s32. Share Some Personal Wins or Results33. Host an Interview with a Guest34. Post Something Seasonal or Highlight a Holiday35. Thank Your Fans!36. Post Motivational Monday37. Post a Tuesday Tip38. Post a Wednesday Wisdom39. Post a Throwback Thursday40. Post a Flashback Friday41. Share a Short Video Clip (Yours or one you like)42. Share a podcast episode you love43. Share a YouTube video you love44. Post some interesting stats or data about your industry45. Share your favorite resources (Apps, Websites, Blogs)46. Share a WIN or SUCCESS47. Share a LOSS or a FAILURE48. Share Your Morning Routine49. Post about events you’re hosting or going to50. Post where you’ll be speaking or where you’re making appearances51. Share an Unknown Feature About Your Products or Services52. Let Your Employee Take Over For a Day53. Show someone using your product54. Post a discount or a special offer55. Tell People How You Got Started56. Share What Inspired You To Create Your Product or Service57. Shoutout or Mention Other Brands58. Shoutout or Mention Your Clients59. Share a Success Story60. Share a Few Of Your Favorite Things61. Post a Fill In The Blank62. Talk about Mistakes People Are Making63. Share a Tweet You Like64. Share a Pinterest Pin You Like65. Share Your Other Social Profiles to Connect On66. Share Your Contact Info67. Post About A Trip You’ve Taken68. Share a Charity You’ve Partnered With69. Post About Something On Your Bucket List70. Ask Your Audience How They Found You Need a graphic to save? Pin this one below so you never run out of Post Ideas for Social Media.

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lizzie-boo · 4 years

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Never Been Normal

Sirius Black x Reader

Summary: You talk over the details of your wedding with Sirius and learn shocking new information he forgot to tell you.

Warnings: NONE

Word Count: 1,057

A/N: I haven’t posted an actual story in forever, oops. I decided to write this instead of doing my bio homework cuz college sucks and I want to ignore having to do work as long as possible. I’ve had this idea for a while and have really wanted to write it so here it is. I hope I did it justice.

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Resting your head on his chest you let the sound of his heartbeat calm you. Your fingers drew lazy patterns along his hardened chest. It wasn’t very often that you got to spend quiet nights at home with your fiance Sirius. You had been so busy recently with ironing out the details of the wedding that you barely had time together.

However, tonight he had convinced you to put the planner aside and just spend the night together without the stress of planning looming over you. At first you had been opposed to the idea, worried that you would fall behind schedule, but he had pulled you into his chest and suddenly all your worries had floated away.

“We should do this more often,” you mumbled as his fingers tangled in your hair.

“Darling, I’ve been asking to do this for days,” he chuckled.

The rumble in his chest caused you to lift your head. Locking eyes you give him a small smile as your fingers stop moving.

“I’m sorry I’ve been so distracted lately, I promise from now on I’ll make more time for us,” you promised.

His arm tightened around your body, pulling you closer to him, “Don’t apologize, I understand you want everything to go smoothly. Now let’s stop with all the wedding talk and just relax.”

You nodded your head before placing it back against his chest. Your arm had made its way around his waist and you laid there in each others arms. The silence felt welcoming after the long week you both had.

“I think James and Lily want us to visit for lunch tomorrow,” Sirius mentions with a gentle kiss to the top of your head.

“And your just telling me this now?”

“I tried to tell you earlier but you were busy. Besides it’s James, he just assumes we’re coming anyway and if we didn’t he’d come here to find us.”

This causes a laugh to escape your lips. Your friend’s spontaneous personality hadn’t wavered since your days at Hogwarts. He still had the same fiery spirit from his younger days, something that you respected.

“Well I guess I know what we will be doing tomorrow then,” you joke.

“Avoiding James to see if he can find us?” Your fiance asks.

“Ah yes, a giant game of hide and go seek with two large children.” You smirk as his eyes light up at the thought.

“Now you’re thinking love. That would be a wonderful way to spend a Saturday. I might need to ring James and Remus and tell them of our change of plans.”

You lightly slap his chest, “Don’t you dare, if Lily spends all day cooking for you lot to derail it with childish games she will kill you all, and I much prefer when you’re alive.”

“Fine but only cause I can’t have you replacing me.” The snort that escapes you has Sirius feigning shock.

“Do you think you can get rid of me that easily darling?” he asks as he rolls on top of you. Successfully pinning you under his much larger body.

“I know I can.” You give him a light shove and he dramatically rolls to the side. As he pretends to nurse his wounds you speak up, “but I won’t since I love you.”

He turns back to look at you. His hand comes up to cup your cheek as his lips connect with yours. Pulling away ever so slightly he whispers, “I love you too.” Then his lips are back on yours.

You spend the next few moments tangled in each others embrace before you pull back suddenly.

“What’s wrong?” he asks.

“I don’t know where I need to go to change my last name once we’re married. I know you said no wedding talk but I’ve just thought of it and I need to figure this out before the ceremony.”

“You don’t need to worry about it, there’s no need for you to change your last name.”

Your eyes widen before settling into a confused configuration. He looks back at you as if it is the most obvious thing in the world.

“Do you not want me to have your last name?” The words come out just barely above a whisper. All the worries now flooding back to you.

“No I don’t, I wanna take yours.” He clarifies while hugging you closer.

“Why?”

“My family disowned me for not agreeing with them and I learned the hard way they were never truly my family. My family is you and our friends who were there for me and who love me. My last name is the only thing that ties me to them. I want to get rid of it and them so I can finally move on from the past.”

“Sirius-” you whisper, tears welling in your eyes.

“I want you to be my family so I never have to remember those vile people. I want to create our own family together and the first step is to take your last name.”

“But what will people think?”

“It doesn’t matter what others think, Love. It only matters what we think and I think that we’ve never been a normal couple so this is perfect for us.” He punctuates his statement with a quick kiss causing you to smile.

“You’re right it doesn’t matter. I love you and would be honored to share my last name with you.” His smile only widens as you agree to his plan.

“I love you so much and I can’t wait to marry you.”

“Then let’s just do it. We will all be at James and Lily’s tomorrow let’s just do it then.” You bite your bottom lip worried he won’t want to rush it.

“That is the most brilliant idea I’ve ever heard,” he exclaims while jumping up to call James.

Sure you had stressed over planning this day for weeks now but none of that mattered as long as you got to marry your best friend. Knowing that the rest of your friends would still be there made your heart soar. You knew that planning wouldn’t have made the ceremony perfect but this spur of the moment plan would be as close to perfect as you could get. And that thought alone made you happier than you ever thought you could be.

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oldsoul-ellie · 6 years

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Intro Post !

Hello everyone!! Don’t mind me as I like all your posts as I catch up on some xcellent reading material. I’m Paige, an Aquarius and it’s way too early for me to be fangirling this much about this beautiful RP but here I am anyways #anarchy. Under the cut’s the stuff I wrote about Ellie on my app so it’ll give y’all some fun, scattered info on her & her pretentious coffee order vibe. My #1 fave about the Romantics is that they’re all inter-connected fehufhu and I can’t wait to plot out all the rels with you guys. She may be petty, she be a lil uptight, she may love to repress her Feelings*TM* but Ellie has a heart big enough to love every one of your babes, promise.

Her task bio is coming up too!! I’m open to any and all connections (she has the #bff whomst she loves to talk shit w/ Ezra & her #1 frenemy Hana) for friends, lovers, someone she tutored whether they liked it or not, did she paint you like one of her french girls?, first kisses, prom dates *eye emojis* etc etc ... I’ll keep brainstorming but !! I’m so excited to be here<33

When I think about Eleanor, I image she never wears quite the same outfit twice and she draws inspiration from Old Hollywood but also Cher Horowitz. She curls and pins her hair as if it’s the 1940s and wears a shade of red lipstick that Peggy Carter would be proud of. Her shoes coordinate with her nail polish and she owns an abundance of old new things. Talking shit with Ezra and her frenemyship with Hana makes me think she can be really #petty but always with a smile and yet she’d still be so offended if you were to say anything too mean back. Like, how dare?

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Every time someone calls her ‘Ellie’, her heart honestly just flutters. She always loved the nickname because it felt like something special that those who loved her and knew her had adopted. To stop herself from missing them so much- her friends, The Romantics- she tried to leave it behind her, insist she didn’t like it when she aimed to recreate herself in a new city, but she does like it. She’s an Ellie at heart.

Has always loved to take charge and organize whenever possible. She was the obvious choice as the head of any committee, the worst one to get paired against on debate team and she was the most no-nonsense, pain in the butt, tutor ever. Highlighters, sticky notes and day planners are still her three favourite things and she can fill sheet after sheet with notes in perfect cursive. She has a practical mind and there isn’t anything that can’t be fixed by making a list.

Planned out her whole life from the moment she could hold a pen. There’s a 5, 10 and 15 year plan that she refuses to deviate from and if you ask her, yes everything is going exactly the way she wanted, thanks! But that’s not really true. She tells herself her job is a stepping stone but she’s still picking up green juice for her boss and being ignored by those she needs to impress. She tells herself that she’s happy and progressing and taking the safe, pre-planned course but some days she just wishes she could throw it all out and take a chance on one of her passion passions like painting or poetry.

Agreeing to this roadtrip was…a lot for her (the no shoes rule? Everyone better be in socks!). For one, she's not not brought her hands-free just in case there’s an emergency back at the office and for another, a bus? Really? Her actual funds (though she has been an avid saver) might not reflect her five star attitude but that won’t stop her from turning her nose up at it all. Who wants to share a room? Or drive everywhere? Where will all her shoes go? Still, the part of her that feels lost and trapped in current life (and all that wine, jeez) had her saying yes anyway.

Sometimes she feels so out of place in this time. She longs for something else that she can’t quite explain; it’s more, she knows that much. But she’s also horribly aware most nights that she’ll never be able to have everything she wants, or see everything there is, or paint in a colour that no one else has before and it makes her feel so small sometimes. It’s like she can see the immensity of it all in an ocean of never-ending possibility and outcomes and she suddenly can’t swim.

Looks like a cinnamon roll, will actually kill you.

Likes: pink, vinyl, tartan print, venti caramel lattes with one pump of syrup, froyo, being on time, lists, colour-coordination, cheap wine in expensive bottles, painting, art galleries, being right, judging other people for #petty shit and shit-talking, Instagram, jazz, Audrey Hepburn, black and white movies Dislikes: having to express her Feelings*TM*, chipped nail polish, anything tacky or cheesy, internet slang, instant coffee, being called out, feeling lonely, paint clumps, no hot water, mis-matched bedding, overthinking

I started a lowkey Pinboard for her here!

#romanticsooc #romanticsintro

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supersueg1 · 4 years

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I will be picking a winner tomorrow so be sure to head to my Facebook group and comment on the pinned post to enter!! This months giveaway is this very pretty mini happy notes notebook. Purple with gold lettering that says “Hooray for today”. I am also including the fun floral sticker pad which has 35 stickers. And a partial calendar extension pack undated mini dashboard layout. I think there are three months?? And you will get to choose two mini sticker sets from my shop. You will need to download, print and cut yourself. All you have to do to enter is comment with a Christmas gif or emoji on the pinned post in my Facebook group. One entry per person please. I will pick one lucky winner on December 10th! You must be a member of my Facebook group to participate. Link to my group is in my bio. Sorry giveaway open to US residents only. Not affiliated with Facebook or Instagram #morecreatingbysue #plannerstickers #planner #plannercommunity #giveaway #miniplanner #happyplanner #happyplannerstickers — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Lov1z9

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richardmperry88 · 4 years

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30 Inexpensive Ways to Promote Your Website

These days, anyone can build a stellar website. Fun fact: There are more than 1 billion websites around the world, with new ones created every second.

Among all that internet noise, your website and ideas deserve to stand out. And that means you’ve got to advertise! Fight to get your name and brand out there and then draw visitors to your site.

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SEO is the science/art of increasing your website’s visibility in organic search engine results. You can do this by filling your pages with key phrases that people are likely to search for. SEO is a basic but essential method of bringing traffic to your website; without it, your website can get lost among the thousands of voices clamoring for your visitors’ attention.

You can improve your website’s search result rankings by doing things like creating and editing quality content to include key search phrases and increasing your linkbacks – the number of links your website gets from other sites. Backlinks are especially important to your Google rankings, as they demonstrate the popularity of your website.

Use Google AdWords keyword planner to find keywords related to your website and get stats on how often they are searched in your target market. Use this insider info to plan your content to draw in organic search engine traffic. Learn how to utilize this tool, and you may discover a few new keywords to power up your content.

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Pinterest is the social network of things and ideas. If your website’s focus is artistic, crafty, style, or anything visual or DIY, you should have been on Pinterest yesterday. Create boards and fill them with pins to share your style, establish your expertise, and find your people – and promote your website’s content . If your audience gravitates to this platform, consider budgeting a little extra to promote your pins and build brand awareness.

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Depending on your website’s purpose and brand, LinkedIn might be the perfect social tool to drive traffic. Leverage it by completing an interesting profile and creating connections. Follow influential people in your field and read what they share. Join (or create) relevant groups, and post content from your website’s blog (with links) often. Comment smartly on other posts regularly (any exposure for your name helps direct traffic to your website), and don’t be afraid to send your content to people individually.

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List your business for free with Google My Business, so when potential customers search local businesses or look on Google Maps, your business will show up, complete with hours, location, reviews, etc. Make sure your listing includes a link to your website. Bonus: registering with Google’s business directory can improve your search-result visibility.

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Google may be the big kid on the block, but, believe it or not, other search engines and directories exist, and people — maybe your potential customers — use them too. Don’t forget to list your business with Bing Places, another freebie website promotion tool.

17. Yellow Pages

The phone book has moved online — and it offers free business listings. Listing with the Yellow Pages can be particularly helpful for location-focused small businesses, such as contractors, doctors, and restaurants.

18. Other Online Directories

Every link helps, right? The internet is filled with free online business directories. Once you’ve checked off the ones we’ve already mentioned, go to town with any others. But make sure to never pay for a basic listing — even Google, where you will likely get more exposure, offers directory space for free. These sites will get you started: Local.com, Simply Worthy, eLocal, Manta, Insider Pages, and Moo-Directory.

19. Submit to Search Engines

When you create your website or add new content, within a week or so, it will be found and indexed by major search engines and show up in search results. If you are anxious to be indexed sooner (or want to check and double-check that your site is found), you can manually submit URLs for free to Google, Bing, and Yahoo (Yahoo uses the same Search Engine as Bing. Great news, submission to Bing means submission to Yahoo).

If you want to submit to multiple search engines at the same time, including some of the lesser-used sites, a website like Submit Express will submit your website to dozens of search engines for free — and yes, Google is one of them. Here are a few more submission sites to check out: Entire Web, SubmitX, and So Much.

Related: 7 Steps to Identify a Target Audience for Your Online Business

20. Webmaster Accounts

Set up webmaster accounts with both Google and Bing, ideally as soon as you set up your website. Doing so makes sure your site is indexed with them and will be included in their search results, and it will allow them to communicate with you about any problems or recommendations for your website. Also, there’s something satisfyingly ego-stroking about calling yourself a “webmaster.”

21. Yelp

If you own a local restaurant, your website should be the cornerstone of your online presence — and Yelp will help your customers get there. While the site can be useful to any number of local businesses, it is the first choice of foodies on the go looking for good eats. Respond to reviews, post photos and menu options, offer discounts, and link to your website and blog.

22. Backlinks

Whenever another site, especially an established site, publishes a link to your website, it’s more likely that your site will be found by search engines. Links back to your site are called, appropriately, backlinks. Just one link back should be enough to ensure your site is found, but the more backlinks, the more prestigious search engines assume it to be — and the better your rankings. An easy way to get a backlink is to make a comment on a popular blog, ideally a respected one in your field. Most blogs will let you include a link to your own site with your comment.

23. Quora

Like Yahoo Answers, Quora is a searchable online place for people with questions and people with answers to mingle. Follow, ask, and answer questions in your area of interest, and include the address of your blog in your profile and answer credentials. You can include links to your blog in answers you write, but do so with caution: Quora will block answers filled with links as spam, and blatant self-promotion will garner no respect (or upvotes).

24. Help a Reporter Out

Press coverage of your business will help get your name out there and establish you as an expert in your field. Get media attention by registering with Help a Reporter Out, a free database that connects reporters from legitimate outlets to sources they can interview for their articles. It’s a win-win: The journalists get the scoop and you get press coverage — plus a chance to link to your site if the story is published online. After you register, you’ll receive source requests relevant to your industry three times per day and can then pitch your expertise to the reporter.

Related: How to Create a Content Marketing Strategy

25. YouTube

Creating videos and uploading them to YouTube can spread your content (and links to your website) around YouTube itself — and from there, Google will index and make searchable your content. You can embed it in your blog and share on your social media accounts, and so can other users. Don’t stress about the pressure to go viral; while an admirable goal, a video doesn’t need two million views to be effective.

Make sure the description links to your website, and include a call to action in the video — ideally one that takes viewers to your website. YouTube videos can also help you generate a bit of cash. Additionally, if you’re already making videos, consider creating ads to run with others’ videos for a potentially satisfying ROI.

Related: How to Start a YouTube Channel

26. Reddit

Reddit is probably the king of social bookmarking. The self-styled “front page of the internet,” Reddit allows users to submit stories, images, videos, etc., from across the internet, and other users can either upvote or downvote these submissions.

While the site is a great driver of internet traffic, the Reddit community generally frowns upon users who only share their own content. Become an active user and regularly share and interact with other posts, along with posting your own content. Be warned: Redditors are a tough crowd so don’t be discouraged if your posts flop or garner a negative comment to two.

27. Digg

Another social bookmarking site, Digg helps users find blog posts and other content, as well as share and promote stories they like. Similar to Reddit, users submit web pages by entering the URL and a short description; each submission can be discovered by other viewers who will upvote or “digg” interesting content.

Digg can be a little bit tricky as it is dominated by a handful of influential users who control which stories make it to the homepage and which get lost in the crowd. If your story makes it, it can drive a huge amount of traffic. As with Reddit, it’s essential to become active on the network and avoid digging and submitting only your own stuff.

28. Product Hunt

Product Hunt is the Skymall of new apps, websites, games, and devices — a haven for techies in search of the next big thing. Being discovered on Product Hunt can be a huge win for your business. Before submitting your product, make sure it qualifies.

29. Medium

While platforms like Instagram are great for photographers and fashion stylists, Medium is the platform for readers. Anyone can write and publish a story or blog post on Medium, and other users find, comment, applaud, and interact with articles and authors. Even if you have your own blog, networking and publishing on Medium (post unique content, not rehashes of posts from your blog) to increase visibility for your business and attract more traffic to your site.

30. Use Expert Sources

To give your content an authoritative boost, contact and interview experts in your field. Your own list of five ways to bug-proof your garden may draw clicks, but up that to ten tips from a long-time organic farmer, and you’ve got a shareable post that lends credibility to your entire site. If your sources include well-known names that boast a sizable following of their own, you may draw their fans to your site. Let your sources know when you publish, and you may get a digital shoutout.

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added the MOTA press planner to the pinned post in my bio for easy access throughout the week if you guys need to reference it in any way. also, updates will be made to it when any dates/times/extras will be released ♥

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inspired by the inimitable @nikkifromtabs ‘s post about her bag, here is what i lug around on a non-work day because. hoo boy. the amount of shit I drag around for work varies wildly

1) smallish generic crossbody/messenger bag from target. i’ve had it...for a while.

a: handmade gem patch by me

b: milllennium falcon pin from uhhhhhh hot topic

c: handmade fabric pin by me

d: handmade falcon pin from a destress finals event at my campus library

e: bi pride pin from @bronanlynch

f: eye patch from target

g: HRC pin from a conference giveaway booth

2) i left my giant water bottle from grumman aerospace corp (also free from a conference) in my boss’ office, and my boss is on vacation, so I’ve been using this snapple bottle what actually fits in my bag

3) two issues of APS News (a monthly “here’s what’s happening in physics!” newsletter) that I keep lying to myself and saying I’ll read. reader, they are the may and april issues

4) this moleskine planner but in black obvi absolutely covered in stickers begged borrowed and stolen from various places. my life is in this planner and i am not even joking a little.

5) a pillpod my sister got me from the giant yankee candle flagship store. holds three days’ worth of meds, isn’t super happy about it and doesn’t always want to close

6) tiny deoderant bc I am a sweaty bitch

7) dry shampoo bc my hair is very thin and looks gross very quickly

8) external battery from before they got very popular and cheap

9) leatherman wave what I stole from my bio dad

10) house key + PO box key + WWII era can opener. apparently these were stolen by soldiers by the handful, bc everyone on both sides of my family has at least one genuine 1940′s one of these. on one of these keychains, the house part is on the back of my door. (BLUE CANARY IN THE OUTLIGHT BY THE LIGHT SWITCH WHO WATCHES OVER YOUUUUUU)

11) whatever earbuds these are

12) my fancy old lady wallet with eight billion doctor’s appointment reminder cards, a checkbook, some stamps, and some coupons I will never use

13) tiny leather case I got from the Ocean County Fair, holds

a:phone charger cord

b: backup stuff for work

c: tiny usb drive to make my life easier with a stephen’s universes charm a friend gave me

d: wall adapter for phone charger cord. i have no idea where this one is from but it glows blue, which is neat I guess

14) fidget cube my beloved sister got me, an actual lifesaver

15) hoo boy. tiny woven bag I got from a witchy store going out of business, holds a lot of odds and ends that make life easier/emergency stuff

a: q-tips

b: mini altoid case with mints, motrin and advil

c: tiny flashlight

d: sample size lotion

e: chapstick

f: grody old unopened TIDE WIPE! for stains. hey self buy more of these

g: bobby pins, giant bobby pins, ponytail holders

h: gum

i: bandaids, various sizes

j: condom

16) various pens + pencil: i prefer sharpie pens to all things but this pen I stole from a Google booth is a fuckin champ

i have heavily modified the inside of the bag so the fuckin zipper pocket that holds my pads + a tampon actually functions, there is a keyholder carabiner, and two long + thin pockets for shit

#about me #god bless u if u read through all this #i love seeing what other people cart around but dude bags are very boring and underprepared for LITERALLY EVERYTHING #summer of something

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CHARACTERS I WANT TO USE/USE MORE!

So, with summer coming up and my draft slooooowly going down from 40 till 30 I figured I could put together a list of characters from my muse list I want to use more! To ease it up for you I’ll also add some connections and plots I already have in mind, and all that I ask is that you read through their bio before reaching out to me for said connection/plot because I’m not about to explain the obvious already there. Anyway!!

FELIX BOYD, Tyler Hoechlin, 27-29, High School counselor

Connections: family (siblings, exes to his siblings, in-laws, cousins), school personnel and other counselors, close friends, a best friend, someone HE rants to??, although his bio says SCHOOL counselor his bio mentions possible ideas of reaching further and thus older him will be able to counsel adults/young adults as well

DEXTER CORMACK, Donald Glover, 25-27, botany assistant/florist

Connections: other florists, his younger half sibling, cousins, close friends, best friend (especially another TRANS person pls and thank you), romance, exes (maybe from before the transistion?), just quick flings

JONAH SEVILLA-DAVIS, Michael Trevino, 28-30, electrician

Connections: family (his mother is still alive, could be having more siblings from her side unknowlingly), exes from before his relationship with Trisha, close friends, best friend (will have to be deeply plotted if bf is female), other people stuck in similar situations he finds and connect with

FREDRICK OWENS, Ian Harding, 26-30, wedding planner

Connections: family (always family!!!), clients, exes, current relationship, friends (close or bf), enemies/rivals

ROBIN STENMARK, Garrett Hedlund, 26-30, blogger/travel journalist

Connections: siblings are taken, but much like Jonah his biological parents are still around and they could have had another child down the road, FANS, HIS EX HE STARTED HIS BLOG WITH (i have a whole backstory for these two and i want to explore it so badly. but the ex is a jackass so if you want to hear more keep this in mind), people he meet up with during his trips, old friends back home in sweden, current relationships, rivals

WINSTON FAUX, Hugh Dancy, 500+ years, veterinarian/smuggler/con artist

Connections: the middle Faux sibling, the mother since she only looks to be about 35+, other con artists and smugglers they have connections to, other supermatural beings the family has pissed off throughout their years alive, on off exes with lingering feelings, a cop/detective thats been tracking the family for some time but dont have enough evidence to pin point them

I am open to other ideas, not just these, and if something sound of interest please reach out directly through IM or place a comment on this post since I can never be too sure if people liking posts are bots, by accident or if something is genuine.

#1x1 #plot #open plot #open plots #1x1 rp #the q.

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10 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Profiles in One Hour or Less

What? Improve all my social media profiles—in one hour. Really?

Yup.

I get it—you’re busy. Or maybe lazy (no judgement).

Either way, you’ve got posts to review, schedule, and publish. Campaigns to declare, launch, and manage. Emails to write and respond to. Countless deadlines for this and that.

And… a boss to please so they’ll feel at ease because ‘you got this’. So your brand shows up just right, for all your social media profiles.

This guide is for you.

Each tip should take only a few minutes. All together, about an hour. Schedule it for this week. You can do that, right?

Clock’s a ticking… what are we waiting for?

Bonus: Get the step-by-step social media strategy guide with pro tips on how to grow your social media presence.

1. Make sure you’re using the right size images

So your brand face will look professional and beautiful—no matter where you show up.

Optimize your profile images on each network. Often, this only takes a quick crop, which you can do in minutes.

Think about, too… where else these images might show up.

For instance…

How will it look expanded? Or small, when showing up in people’s streams? How will it look on mobile compared to desktop?

Each social network states the optimal images sizes. Because they know all thy ways they’ll be seen. Trust them.

This guide tells all. But I’ll summarize a few since you’re on the clock.

Facebook profile picture: 170 X 170 pixels

Facebook cover photo: 828 X 465 pixels

Twitter profile photo: 400 X 400 pixels

Twitter header image: 1,500 X 500 pixels

Google+ profile picture: 250 X 250 pixels (minimum)

Google+ cover photo: 1080 X 608 pixels

LinkedIn profile photo: 400 X 400 pixels (minimum)

LinkedIn custom background: 1584 X 396

LinkedIn cover photo: 974 X 330 pixels

LinkedIn banner image: 646 X 220 pixels

Instagram profile picture: 110 X 110 pixels

Pinterest profile picture: 150 X 150 pixels

YouTube profile picture: 800 X 800 pixels

YouTube cover photo: 2,560 X 1,440 pixels on desktop

2. Use the same profile image on every network

Your brand logo or image should be consistent across all networks.

The more you appear the same in feeds across social networks, the more likely you’ll get and stay top-of-mind. People will think of you before your competitor when they need your product or service.

But if you use different photos and logos you’ll dilute your brand’s visual identity (and recognizability).

3. Make sure your handles are consistent, too

For photos, appearing consistently increases brand recognition.

Same for handles. Also… it makes it easier for others to search and find you.

Want to increases the chances for people mentioning your brand? And, help them find and follow you?

Then make it obvious when they type the ‘@’ sign.

With a simple handle, as close to your personal or brand name as possible.

Just about every social media platform drops down a list in place to help you be clicked.

Now how will you appear in such a list with a mishmash of name, city, area, and any other secret codes. That might work for 007, but you’re not in the spy game, you’re in the buy game.

4. Untag yourself from bad photos and inappropriate posts

Tags are great for talking with more fans. If used right.

But if you’re tagging inappropriate photos or posts, you’ll look like an amateur, instead of a pro. You might face legal woes too.

So… two approaches to make sure you’re using tags best.

Check your photo tag settings

Make sure your settings align with your social media policy.

For your networks you can do some of the following:

See where you’ve been tagged

See who can see your tagged photos and posts

Approve photos you’ve been tagged in before they appear

Remove tags from unwanted photos and posts

Restrict who can tag you in photos

Check each network for what’s available for your strategy.

Review tags regularly

Create a routine to check and review the posts you’re tagged in. Then untag yourself from any bad photos or inappropriate posts.

You might ask.. why not just shut down tagging?

Because:

It’s like hearing your name called out from the crowd

Tags elicit a response from others

You can jump into pertinent conversations

You’ll show up in more places

Tags exist for those reasons, so don’t cut yourself or brand off from being seen more.

5. Be discoverable in a search

Use the right keywords in your profile to be discovered for your business, industry, or niche.

When people do web searches, you want your brand logo to show up above the fold.

It’s easy (and fast) to add the right words to your social profile.

Here’s a couple ways:

Identify the right keywords

Find out what people search for most when looking for professionals in your space. Keyword tools like SEMrush and Google Keyword Planner will help identify the right words and terms.

Use those keywords

Update your social media profiles with the words and phrases identified above.

For: LinkedIn job title, description, experience, and skills sections. Do the same kind of thing for all your social accounts. In your bio, for photos, interests and more.

Don’t just stuff a list of keywords into these sections.

Work them in naturally, like how you talk. The search engine gods will reward and rank you higher. So you’ll show up, not down, the results page.

6. Fill in every field

While you’re adding keywords to your profile, make sure all the fields are filled in.

Why?

So readers won’t perceive you as unprofessional and lazy.

And don’t write gibberish. Write succinct and clear sentences, explaining…

What you or your brand does

What people who follow you can expect to see

Maybe even a clear call-to-action for what they should do next (but that’s outside this hour of power)

Make your words engaging, too, not boring. Here’s some tips I wrote for you.

Also, check this over time. Social networks remove, add, and update fields.

7. Cross promote

There’s probably a field ‘Website” for your social profile.

Most people enter in their website. Makes sense, right?

But you can do better. Use this field to link to your other social profiles—as another form of cross promotion.

Facebook allows you to add multiple website fields

LinkedIn allows you to add your Twitter account

Pinterest allows you to connect to Facebook and Twitter

For the social networks that give you only a single “website” field, mix it up. State a current landing or promo page. Or a new downloadable guide. Update and change it around over time.

8. Test your links

Hey, while you’re in there updating your links—make sure they work, too.

Typos happen. It takes just a sec or two to test them. Otherwise, you’ll confuse users and look lame. And worse, not get those cross promotion benefits.

Test every link on every profile.

That’s it. Next…

9. Build social trust

How? By asking friendlies for reviews, endorsements, and recommendations.

This includes friends, family, past and current clients.

It shows others you’ve succeeded. Readers trust that more than an ad.

You won’t get all these up on your profiles in an hour. This is about asking.

Here’s a few ways.

Use LinkedIn’s endorsements section. People can click to endorse your skills.

Even more powerful are LinkedIn recommendations. When you do ask for these (and you should) make it easier for them.

“Hey Joe, it was great working together on our last project. Think you could write a recommendation for my part? If so, here’s a few questions to make it easy for you.”

What talents, abilities, & characteristics describe me?

What successes did we experienced together?

What I’m good at?

What can be counted on?

Are there any other distinguishing features you think I possess?

What was my impact on you?

What was my impact on the company?

How did I change what you do?

What’s one thing you get with me that you can’t get anywhere else?

What are five words that describe me?

Pro tip: Give love, too. Use those questions to write a recommendation for someone, without them even asking.

For Facebook pages, use their visitor post section. So people can highlight the good work you’ve done.

For Twitter, pin positive tweets to the top of your stream. This allows you to control what visitors see when they first arrive.

There’s plenty of goodness you can create for you and your brand in a few minutes.

10. Pin your best content to the top of your profile

More about pins.

Unlike other posts, pinned one’s stay put. They are the first things people see when looking you up. Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn support pinning.

This is your chance to showcase your best work. Choose wisely. Maybe a key message, a new landing page, a hot offer, or a cool video? Make the most of pinning.

How did that go?

Did you get all those done in an hour?

But I know it was still worth your time. Feels good, right, to have all your social profiles tidy and optimized for your business. I bet your boss will dig it, too.

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Know how some days you just don’t want to people? Peopling is a verb, you see. As in:

Peopling is hard.

I don’t want to people today.

I’ve reached my peopling quotient for the day.

I’m pretty sure that’s how my cats go through life, once their humans have fed, watered, and pet them.

Online Peopling

Like the other day, when I shared some tips on how to make blogging easier and someone told me I was being ‘ableist’ because my tips didn’t take into account their personal inability to market books due to pain (which granted, totally sucks). I feel bad for them and shared that I have chronic pain issues also and don’t give as much attention to this blog as I want to.

Or when I explained what exactly #MondayBlogs is all about and a lady told me that by not sharing her repeated quotes about the wonders of Trump, I’m discriminating against her (never mind that the hashtag is for blog posts, not quotes — lady, it’s right there IN the hashtag — and as I spell out right on the @MondayBlogs bio, pinned tweet, blog post right in the bio, various visuals, and throughout the day each week).

Or when a darling survivor friend of mine finally shared in a post that she is a survivor and some guy trashes her immediately about one aspect of the piece he disagreed with. In fact, she was ready to pull the piece, even though it’s beautiful, honest, and wonderfully insightful, all because his #NotAllMen ego doesn’t like her perspective. (A bunch of us talked her out of that, thank goodness.)

The good news about peopling online is that you can shut off all that mental noise and walk away, open up a program and write a blog post about how annoying people are.

We like being able to turn off interactions and it’s healthy to do so. You can calm down, breathe, remove yourself from that virtual world and get back to your real one.

But what about those people who can’t? Who stay on and argue online for hours and hours? Who can’t differentiate their online world from their real one? Who believe their online world IS their real world? What if the only company people have is online (a real issue for many people)?

An interesting study shows how our brains react differently to real-life interactions versus online interactions. While we may think we are emotionally invested in these online connections, the areas in our brain that control emotion show otherwise.

“Interaction with human partners requires more emotional involvement, and thus more cognitive effort, than interacting with a computer. (Rilling, Sanfey, Aronson, Nystrom, & Cohen, 2004‏). The study also shows a difference in activation strength between our reactions to human beings and computers. This is because when we interact with another human being, we cannot control our emotional involvement invested in the interaction process. The activation of specific brain areas is automatic once our mental radar detects another person.” (Source: Psychology Today 2014)

What’s Missing When Peopling Online

This begs the question my friend asked and what many of us experience with online interactions that go south: why are people often so mean online?

Pretty basic: non-verbal communication.

When we interact in real life, our brains interpret non-verbal clues (unless one is autistic). For example, if the #NotAllMen dude saw my friend’s distress in response to his brutally mean commentary, how would he feel? Would he have been as likely to say those things to her face? No way. Perhaps he would have asked her about her motivations, experiences, and why she felt the way she did (totally hypothetical and idealistic on my part), opening a dialogue to understanding.

Without those non-verbal clues, online communication fails to meet these emotional needs and is ripe to become tit for tat, back and forth, and mean-spirited. People can become whoever they want to be, projecting an image (often toxic).

“Hence, it is easier to hide our emotions behind an email, a Facebook post or a tweet. These platforms help people project any image they want; they can be whoever and whatever they want to be. Without the ability to receive nonverbal cues, their audiences are none the wiser.”

The emotions we feel during these interactions feel quite real, and can negatively affect our mental health, self-esteem, and overall well-being.

The other phenomenon that takes place online which freaks us out is the lack of control.

Humans have a need for control – this is built into our evolutionary psyche. We need to know what’s going to happen next. We’re planners. Online communications provides constant surprises – we have no idea what someone we are communicating with is going to say, when they’re going to say it, or how they’re going to say it (if at all).

Plus, the communication is unsynchronized (people respond whenever they want), whereas real-life comms are synchronized (you speak, then I speak, etc). There’s a flow.

Positive Online Peopling

Not all communications online are negative, clearly. I’ve met some of my best friends in real life online. I even met my guy that way!

Online groups and chats are incredible ways to form meaningful, helpful relationships that can benefit all kinds of folks. As a writer and businessperson, I can attest to this – social media is a crucial part of any author’s platform. Support groups are often the only thing keeping many people alive and can be incredibly validating, particularly for survivors.

Virtual comms can be a relationship surrogate for many people, full of satisfaction and enjoyment and for some, that may be enough.

I’ll share a little story with you: at one point, back before I published my Broken books, a writing mentor suggested I join her online critique group, so of course, I jumped at the chance! I greatly admired her and figured this would improve my craft. After a few sessions, however, I felt so defeated by her feedback and also critical attacks by other members of her group, I not only quit, I fell into a deep depression.

Was my writing that bad? Would nobody read it, as she said? Was I really “not ready for publication?”

After wallowing in their hurtful comments for a few weeks, I sent my manuscript off to my former screenwriting brother-in-law who gave it to a screenwriter friend who had done some script-doctoring for Spielberg. Yea, I know. She read through Broken Pieces and emailed me, “Honey, this is the real deal. You even made me cry and I never fucking cry. Publish it.”

Which I did.

Peopling Is What You Make It

As I always say with social media, blogging, and any other online media, it’s what you make it. To grow your social, you must interact and build relationships. However, you don’t need to engage with trolls or negative people unless you feel it’s somehow helpful or necessary to your well-being.

Ask yourself this question before you begin to madly respond to someone:

Is talking with this person good for you? If the answer is yes, do it. If the answer is no, don’t. Simple.

Besides, how else could you be spending that time?

Part of my own personal growth is to choose a yearly watchword (or focus word, as some people call it). This year my word is Power. The power to enforce my boundaries is a big one for me. Do I need to respond to people simply because they engage me online? I do not. I’ll be writing my next post all about how to go about using your watchword.

For now, what I want to express to you is that while peopling can be hard for some of us online, we wouldn’t have social media without each other. Make it work for you. And if it isn’t working, take a break. Take a break anyway – we spend too much time online, don’t we?

Be the people you are. Be you, wonderful, messy, you. Write, read, kiss your lover, play with your kids, get crafty, sing, dance, cook (well, not me because you know, I burn everything), pet your cats, dogs or stroke a furry wall, watch a movie, sleep (oh, how I love to sleep), exercise…be the you that you want to see in the world.

Non-verbal that shit.

Read more about Rachel’s experiences in the award-winning book, Broken Pieces.

She goes into more detail about living with PTSD and realizing the effects of how being a survivor affected her life in

Broken Places, available now on Amazon.

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