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Ep 025: Virtual Assistants Can Help With Your Digital Marketing Tasks

Ep 025: Virtual Assistants Can Help With Your Digital Marketing Tasks

by | The Digital Slice

Ep 025: Virtual Assistants Can Help With Your Digital Marketing Tasks

by Brad Friedman

Virtual Assistants Can Help With Your Digital Marketing Tasks

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Have you had some “me” time lately? It is most likely your answer is “No,” but that goes for almost all business owners. Having no time for yourself or your family and other activities is often brushed aside when your top and only priority is your company.

Meanwhile, over the years, you will notice how you get burned out and how most of your relationships are strained. Well, you can continue with this kind of life or you can work on having life outside of work because literally, your life is not only made up of work.

This is where the virtual assistants or VAs come to the rescue. They help you with routine administrative tasks and all the other nitty gritty tasks that eat up most of your time. Now, VAs can also help with your marketing tasks and be very effective at it. You just have to find a service you can rely on and trust.

Today’s episode of The Digital Slice Podcast is about designing the life you want to live with the help of virtual assistants.

Jess Ostroff Tyson is a global entrepreneur, author, speaker, owner of Don’t Panic Management as well as Director of Calm. Don't Panic Management sets the bar extremely high as a virtual assistant agency with its people-first approach to success in the virtual assistant arena.

Jess has been on a mission since 2011 to match workaholic entrepreneurs with virtual assistants who can help them achieve focus and calmness. Through her company, Don’t Panic can assist you with content management, social media marketing, research, travel and calendar scheduling, and more.

Jess wrote the book, “Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business” available online at the bookstore of your choosing.

In this Episode:

  • How you should be living the life that you love with a little help from virtual assistants
  • How work-life balance is ideal while life integration is the better, realistic option
  • All about Don’t Panic Management as a company
  • How the virtual assistance industry blossomed into a budding business
  • How virtual assistance has gone beyond admin tasks to marketing tasks
  • The challenge of having virtual assistants who literally just disappear
  • How Jess is working at uplifting the reputation of virtual assistance through reliable services
  • The rising trend for the use of virtual assistant or VA services
  • How mental health is an important offshoot of the virtual assistance revolution
  • How millennials in particular enjoy the freedom that goes with being a VA
  • The advantages to hiring a VA
  • Client profile for those needing VA services
  • What qualifies as admin tasks that virtual assistants can perform
  • How having a VA can elevate your business status and help you earn more
  • Jess’ book, “Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business”
  • How a hiring a VA is more of a balanced, client-freelancer relationship than a boss-assistant
  • How to look for VAs, the hiring process, and compensation
  • How culture-fit is important in hiring a suitable VA
  • How VA training is a worthwhile investment
  • How tasks either need to be delegated, automated, or gotten rid of altogether

Quotes From this Episode:
“The reason I wanted to build my own business was because I wanted to design a life that I love.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”I like to get to know people on a deeper level because I think that makes our work more meaningful and it makes us do want to really make a difference in their lives” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”Ever since 2010, whenever I started, that has always been my purpose. I’m not trying to be the biggest. I’m not trying to be rich necessarily. But I really want to help make a difference in people’s lives in the way that I can.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“People who are entrepreneurs and wanna grow their business don’t just need help scheduling their meetings. They also need help writing blog posts or publishing a podcast or posting to social media sites.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“People are getting burned left and right by working with virtual assistants and its been my goal to change that reputation and change the way people perceive VAs because we’re not all crooks.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“People are seeing virtual assistants as another option of getting things done in a cost-effective way.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”I believe that everybody should have an assistant, whether it’s virtual or not.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“We’re still people. You still have to check us out and make sure that we’re legit and what you want.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”I think its important to hire for the skills that you’re looking for instead of just typing in virtual assistant.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”You need to put some data in a gut feeling.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”Your time is worth multiples theoretically of what your assistant is charging.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson

Resources:

Jess Ostroff Tyson
Twitter: @JessOstroff
Instagram: @dontpanicjess
LinkedIn: @jessostroff
Websites: Don't Panic Management
Book: Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.

Ep 024: Live Video, LinkedIn And More

Ep 024: Live Video, LinkedIn And More

by | The Digital Slice

Ep 024: Live Video, LinkedIn And More

by Brad Friedman

Live Video, LinkedIn And More

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Is technology a friend or a foe? What about social media? Depending on how you are using it, both social media and technology tend to work to your business’ advantage.

The key is to be able to intimately know how they work by testing and regularly and consistently using them. So, it isn’t enough to just do your research, you have to apply what you know to see it for yourself and determine which social media network is going to give you the most bang for your buck.

For example, right now, LinkedIn is one platform that is not being used to its potential when it comes to video. So, this is a great place for you to get comfortable posting and testing video content. Instagram is also another platform for live video that allows you to reach out to the masses.

This episode of The Digital Slice Podcast is a full episode on live video, LinkedIn, Instagram, and so much more for you to learn and benefit from.

Todd Bergin is a Live Video guru, Instagram expert, strategist, podcaster and entrepreneur. Todd is a recovering attorney who found another passion in entrepreneurship with a special focus on digital media and marketing using live and recorded video and podcasts.

He is passionate about helping entrepreneurs implement strategies that are both effective and efficient as they try to grow their influence online so they achieve real-world results. Todd also hosts 2 podcasts on a daily basis. One is called Grammer School which is a marketing podcast about Instagram intended for entrepreneurs. The other one is Entrepreneur Live Video which is focused on live video marketing.

Todd offers various services and products including live and recorded video strategy and creation. Podcasting creation and strategy and other consulting services.

In this Episode:

  • Todd’s learning experience at Sean Cannell’s Grow with Video Live conference in Las Vegas
  • How LinkedIn video is still untapped with its millions of users making it very valuable
  • LinkedIn video’s potential as the next big thing after YouTube
  • How video fares very well on LinkedIn because they are real name accounts, brands, or businesses
  • How conferences can be a bit tricky in terms of content coverage but very valuable for networking
  • How Instagram Live can benefit your business
  • How to pump in high quality audio for your Instagram Live and pull out audio for a podcast
  • How Todd got invited to Michael Stelzner’s Social Media Marketing podcast via his Instagram work
  • How high-end mixers also tend to give more audio quality
  • The technical set up for your Instagram audio with mixers and adapters
  • Freebies from Todd on Instagram tips, Instagram stories tips, etc.
  • How to create Instagram video that flows
  • Todd’s Grammer School and Entrepreneur Live Video podcasts
  • How any form of content you produce should be enough in order for it to matter
  • How to record your podcasts in batches so you can have daily episodes
  • How bite-size daily content creates bigger impact
  • How Todd handles each podcast episode in a simple but sustainable manner
  • How Grammer School is different from the Entrepreneur Live Video
  • How the Social Media Marketing World conference appeals to various
  • audience levels

Quotes From this Episode:
“Both Think Media and Video Influencers does phenomenal work. I mean, their content is insanely good. And it’s some of my favorite content on the Internet.” - Todd Bergin
“I think LinkedIn’s in it for the long haul. I think their algorithms are very friendly.” - Todd Bergin
“And I’ve just ignored it because I feel like LinkedIn feels very corporate, very office environment, and I hate that but I’m gonna ignore it no longer. I’m diving in.” - Todd Bergin
“To me, the biggest value of the shows any more is in the hallway. It’s who I can meet, and who I can network with, and spend some time with.” - Todd Bergin
“Instagram changed me because I felt like this is a great way to communicate with the masses very very easily.” - Todd Bergin
“When you get up into the higher-priced mixers you can do more things.” - Todd Bergin
“Any training that I have, I did it myself.” - Todd Bergin
“One of the important things when you’re doing Instagram stories is to get whatever you’re posting uploaded very very quickly.” - Todd Bergin
“Any content you’re doing, if you’re not doing it enough, then its not gonna matter.” - Todd Bergin
“Bite-size content is what people like.” - Todd Bergin

Resources:

Todd Bergin
Twitter: @ToddBergin
Facebook: @todddotlive
Facebook: @todddotlivepage
LinkedIn: @todddotlive
Instagram: @todd.live
Websites: todd.live

Book: Facebook All-in-One For Dummies

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.

Ep 023: Busting Myths, Rumors And Stories In Social Media

Ep 023: Busting Myths, Rumors And Stories In Social Media

by | The Digital Slice

Ep 023: Busting Myths, Rumors And Stories In Social Media

by Brad Friedman

Busting Myths, Rumors And Stories In Social Media

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

How much should you believe about all the information that’s out there on social media? We aren’t talking about fake news, but more about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to social media marketing and what you can do as a business owner to enhance your strategy.

There are several gurus out there who may claim to have found the truth about which practices and strategies are effective, but you need to make sure the data they give out is indeed based on actual evidence and will work for your company.

Today’s episode is about busting the myths about social media using data gathering, testing, and research. At the end of the day, what you want is to be able to make business decisions that are data-driven and spot-on for growth.

Scott Ayres is a Content Scientist at Agorapulse and he is in charge of doing the research and the writing about the results of his research and hosting a podcast to discuss his findings. Scott is the host of Agorapulse’ Social Media Lab podcast and he’s out to bust the myths that abound social media.

He isn’t afraid to challenge the gurus and is continually soliciting the community for questions they want answered. Having managed different businesses and working with various companies in the last 15 years, you can count on Scott’s out-of-the-box thinking, creative prowess, and evidence-based research.

Scott is also the co-author of, “Facebook All-in-One for Dummies.”

In this Episode:

  • Scott’s role at Agorapulse doing research for the sake of the truth when it comes to social media
  • Where Scott gathers ideas to test, from conferences, blog posts, and various audiences
  • Social Media Lab’s LinkedIn hashtag experiment and how one hashtag increased the number of impressions on two separate LinkedIn accounts
  • How hashtags are about getting new followers
  • How your hashtags should be making sense for your brand
  • Scott’s experiments with Instagram specifically on where to place your hashtags
  • How Instagram has revised their hashtags algorithm to even the playing field
  • How to get 30 new Twitter followers using Twitter’s new paid promotion and Scott’s testing as to how it works
  • How to use Twitter’s paid promotion works best when you’re just starting out to get new followers
  • How quality is more important than quantity when it comes to Twitter followers
  • Scott’s follow and unfollow experiment on Twitter and Instagram and which strategy can work effectively for you
  • How to follow strategic hashtags that increase audience engagement
  • How to be smart about the hashtags you follow by making it well-targeted
  • The lowdown on Agorapulse as a social media management platform

Quotes From this Episode:
“If I’m getting 29% higher reach or impressions on my post just by adding one simple hashtag, I better go add hashtags more to my LinkedIn updates.” - Scott Ayres
“What the hashtag does is expose you to new people who are searching by that hashtag or following that hashtag.” - Scott Ayres
“Think of hashtags as that profusion, it’s that bait you’re throwing out trying to hook some people to come follow you and engage with your content.” - Scott Ayres
“It’s kinda what a hashtag is: it’s just your way of getting in front of new people who didn’t know who you were before” - Scott Ayres
“Sometimes, the problem with some of the bigger hashtags is too many people are posting it and so you’ll get lost in all the shuffle.” - Scott Ayres
“What’s funny with Instagram, even though it’s been around for awhile, it’s still that platform that a lot of business, especially small business, haven’t figured out enough.” - Scott Ayres
“If it doesn’t give you any advantage, why waste the time doing it?” - Scott Ayres
“We’re past that day, I hope, in social media where we are so worried about the number of followers. It’s more about the quality of followers.” - Scott Ayres
“I love that Twitter has gotten a little bit smarter now and they’ve kicked out a lot of the bad users, fake accounts.” - Scott Ayres
“The worst hashtag for us has been, in social media, has been #socialmedia. That hashtag on Instagram is the worst for us to follow people on.” - Scott Ayres
“Targeted hashtags are the key.” - Scott Ayres

Resources:

Scott Ayres
Twitter: @ScottAyres
Facebook: @scottwayres
LinkedIn: @scottwayneayres
Websites: agorapulse.com
Social Media Lab: Social Media Lab

Book: Facebook All-in-One For Dummies

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.

Ep 022: Why Your Business Should Have A YouTube Channel

Ep 022: Why Your Business Should Have A YouTube Channel

by | The Digital Slice

Ep 022: Why Your Business Should Have A YouTube Channel

by Brad Friedman

Why Your Business Should Have A YouTube Channel And Some Tools To Make It Easy

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

There are more than enough reasons for you to have your own YouTube channel for your business. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. In order for you to be easily searched and found by your preferred audience, you simply have to build your very own series of videos.

It is not an easy feat when you are just starting out and your progress can depend on a number of factors including your skill level as well as confidence level in getting out there and producing your own videos. Fortunately, technology allows for tools you can use and feature simple to complicated capabilities you can match with your business needs. Should you want to have the video professionals do it for you though, this is also a very viable option.

Gord Isman is a remarkable video creator who is well-known here and abroad for his expertise. He developed a wide range of video skills after years of working in the industry. His main goal is to help small business owners and solopreneurs achieve their own goals in relation to video creation and content marketing.

From teaching you which gear to use to develop your self-confidence going live, Gord helps you all the way in setting up and in growing your YouTube audience. Whatever kind of video you need, he can coach you from start to finish. Should you prefer it though, Gord is also a specialist in done-for-you videos as he is a Camtasia-certified video editor. He specializes in storyboarding, video creation, script writing, and Adobe Premiere Pro too.

In this Episode:

  • How Gord discovered his calling as a video creator after years in the corporate realm
  • Gord’s work with small business owners on how to get started with video
  • How to make full use of Gord’s YouTube-ready package
  • Why a YouTube channel is of utmost importance to entrepreneurs
  • The main advantages of YouTube compared to other video platforms
  • Equipment to use to start on your YouTube channel for picture and audio quality
  • How skill, delivery, content quality, and consistency are top priorities over expensive or high-tech equipment
  • How to choose the best kind of mic for your specific purposes and voice
  • Different types of recording options and apps to use
  • All about editing, software, and editors to use based on your business needs and skill set
  • Camtasia, Adobe Premiere Pro and other editing software including free versions
  • How to work SEO into your YouTube content
  • How thumbnails and titles are more important than tags, SEO-wise
  • How quality metadata, congruence, and relevance are critical in growing your YouTube channel
  • YouTube optimization tools to help your business including vidIQ, TubeBuddy, and Morningfame
  • How to listen to your audience and feed them with the right content
  • How the thumbnail helps with SEO, personal branding, or getting more people watching your videos
  • Gord’s nomination at VidSummit 2018 and how he stepped up to make it happen
  • Gord’s ebook and free consultation offer

Quotes From this Episode:
“So that was my intention in the engineering of my channel, was so that I could show people that I could help them execute and fulfill a lot of their goals in terms of the way video fit in with their marketing and business strategy.” - Gord Isman
“In this age that we live in, a huge amount of consumption on the Internet is video and it’s only increasing.” - Gord Isman
“Video goes into other forms, not just posting on a video for the sake of publishing to be found and searched.” - Gord Isman
“We gotta let go of being that perfectionist and accept where we are - maybe the gear that we have, the budget we have. Don’t let those things constrain you.” - Gord Isman
“You can go crazy with the tech but the best thing is to get started and evolve.” - Gord Isman
“Nothing replaces being able to test out a mic yourself.” - Gord Isman
“There’s more and more, I’ll call it disclosure coming out of YouTube that helps educate us about the algorithm and how search is working.” - Gord Isman
“Morningfame is such a great tool because it helps me strategically look at my own channel and compare it to others in my space and it tells me how my videos are performing strategically compared to others.” - Gord Isman
“There’s a lot of dynamics that go into establishing your branding for your channel and you should often know the thumbnail is a major component of that and you get to diversify that over time.” - Gord Isman

Resources:

Gord Isman
Facebook: @Gord.Isman
LinkedIn: @gord-isman-0934644
Websites: gordisman.com
YouTube: Gord Isman - YouTube
Camtasia: Camtasia
vidIQ: vidIq.com
TubeBuddy: tubebuddy.com
Morningfame: Morningfame

Free Software:
Shotcut: shotcut.org
HitFilm Express: HitFilm Express
WeVideo: wevideo.com

Mobile Editing:
PowerDirector: PowerDirector

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.

Ep 021: Using Social And Storytelling For Good

Ep 021: Using Social And Storytelling For Good

by | The Digital Slice

Ep 021: Using Social And Storytelling For Good

by Brad Friedman

Using Social And Storytelling For Good

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

What is the social good and how do you know that what you are doing is actually for the social good? You know that you are doing good when it circles back and you receive the good that you have given back. It is social good when you you are able to reach a lot of people with a project that you are working on and making an impact in their lives.

Social media is a good venue by which you can reach more people in different places and create a huge, deep impact. You will see how over time, you will be able to build a community who will support your endeavors as you keep giving them something that is of high value to them. In this episode, learn what it takes to leverage social media for social good.

Chris Strub is the Chief Executive Officer of I Am Here, LLC which is a consultation agency on social media - making meaningful and personalized visits with various types of businesses especially nonprofit. Chris is a man of extraordinary abilities and is a mobile storyteller, millenial keynote speaker, frequent flyer traveling around the world, and an online course instructor.

As a storyteller, he uses the internet as well as the typical stage to share his being to the world. He is also a published author of, “50 States, 100 Days - The Book” that’s all about his solo volunteer adventure powered by social media in 50 states with youth-oriented organizations.

It was summer of 2015 when he toured the U.S. for 100 days without any corporate sponsorship, becoming the first man at 29 years old to livestream and Snapchat in all 50 states. Such a profound experience with nonprofits makes Chris a rich resource in the social good community. Currently, he is on a quest to acquire 10,000 Instagram followers to spread the love for using social media for social good.

In this Episode:

  • How Chris feels blessed to have a career where he is supported by his community and is able to build real friendships
  • How Chris can relate to the stereotyped self-absorbed millennial and how his 50 States, 100 days travel transformed him
  • How childhood is a critical stage for developing good values through your parents’ guidance
  • The potential of social media to show positivity and good morals
  • How working with non-profit organizations is an opportunity to promote social good
  • How to use social media to make in-depth impact instead of the mere numbers such as number of likes, views, or followers
  • How building your audience and your brand requires hard work and investment in time
  • How to start right by setting both short-term and long-term goals
  • Chris’ book and how it features amazing personalities in the non-profit space
  • How to tell a story that inspires social good
  • Chris #FightForGoodTour Salvation Army experience
  • How to succeed in using social media for social good
  • Using video to tell your story with a real-life impact

Quotes From this Episode:
“I’ve been really really blessed to build a career that allows me to travel and to turn a lot of these online friendships into real life friendships. To me, that’s been really the most special part of the whole adventure.” - Chris Strub
“Really, it comes down to every interaction that I have, I try and leave people feeling better about themselves.” - Chris Strub
“A lot of the values that are installed in us are done so in your childhood.” - Chris Strub
“I think its important for people to realize the positive side and the potential of social media.” - Chris Strub
“You’re the sum of the five people that you always spend time with.” - Chris Strub
“When you put good into the world, it tends to attract that good back towards you.” - Chris Strub
“For me, it’s never ever about the number of followers, it’s about the depth of the impact that you can make on the people you are speaking to.” - Chris Strub
“You’re always starting from scratch when you’re meeting new people.” - Chris Strub
“They see me in these different platforms but they actually see me.” - Chris Strub

Resources:

Chris Strub
Twitter: @ChrisStrub
Facebook: @Strubman
LinkedIn: @ChrisStrub
Websites: teamstrub.com
Book: 50 States, 100 Days - The Book

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.

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