Stick to ONE social media platform, understand it well, master it, and simply try to get better at that ONE platform to grow your email list than trying to post on all of them
But which platform should you choose?
Well, that’s up to you - but here’s a helpful guide
INSTAGRAM: If you like posting lifestyle pictures of yourself, your family, your vacations, your cars, your home - Instagram is a great place for you. People don’t visit Instagram for education or to read up on the latest strategies, they want to be inspired, get quick tips, and engage with you about your life in general - not specifically about your teaching
That’s why quotes and graphics also do well on Instagram. Their goal is to inspire you rather than give you the Top 10 Email Subject lines for example
If that’s not your thing, let’s keep going...
TIK TOK & INSTAGRAM REELS: If you like the idea of a short-form hack or training that you can condense in under a minute (and you don't mind being on camera - post on these channels!
Remember, speed and efficiency is your friend here and you don’t need to hit them with all of the details, just make sure to tell them to subscribe to your email list to learn more
Instagram Reels suits us more than Tik Tok if we're honest but we're just early days looking at this
YOUTUBE: If you’re ready to provide tutorials on longer form reviews on products or software, this is the platform to focus on. You don’t need to show your face or have any fancy equipment, but you’ll want to focus on being thorough as there's a lot of content out there
We use YouTube more for branding although we do add our best training content there
PINTEREST: If you’ve got an eye for design and can create images that capture attention, try uploading to Pinterest. Pinterest is a platform that continues to grow but digital marketers don’t spend a lot of time here so there’s a LOT of opportunity if you are prepared to learn how it all works (let us know if you do and we'll drop you some more information)
FACEBOOK GROUPS: We’ll be honest, Facebook Pages have very low reach these days and we wouldn’t try putting all of your focus there. That being said don't ignore building a Facebook Page as you may want to get into paid marketing and you will need a page with content on it and followers to make the best out of it
If you’re the kind of person that loves to contribute on Facebook Groups, try finding groups in your specific niche and post there.
Be sure to include a link to your email subscription in your profile (that's an opt-in link for any newbies reading this). If you provide a lot of value, people will naturally visit your profile and want to reach out to you!
TWITTER : One of the golden oldies of social media it's probably the least likely to be used but actually there's a lot of potential. Twitter is driven by words. You can post videos and images, but most of the posts on Twitter revolve around sharing thoughts, whether that is simply stated in a text-only tweet, or in sharing an article or video
When we first got started online the methodology was very different than today. We're just starting a brand new account so we'll let you know how it goes
LINKEDIN: LinkedIn is a networking tool. You can share links to your work and accomplishments that show your skill, industry news and information to position yourself as an expert in your field, professional opportunities in your company, and more.
We think that’s enough for now to get you started
Remember, the BEST thing you can do when you’re trying to figure out what platform is right for you, is simply to check out what’s trending or what’s most popular on that platform and see if it’s the type of content you’re interested in posting
The beauty of being an affiliate marketer and growing your email list is that there’s no one way to do it
It may take some time figuring out which methods are right for you - but it’s WORTH it if you’re looking to build a long-term business
We mentioned above about the importance of having a way for people to join your email list
We've got a great training we can share with you so watch out for this or better still just reply to this email and let us know you would like the details
Chris and Susan