BUSINESS INSIDE OUT
NORMALIZING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE ONE REAL CONVERSATION AT A TIME. GET COMFORTABLE, GRAB YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE, AND JOIN ME FOR A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE MINDSET, GRIT, AND STRATEGY THAT CREATES BUSINESS SUCCESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
If you’ve been hanging out with me for a little while, you probably already know I’m all about bringing the social to social media and relationships to business.
Connection is one of my top personal and business values. I also happen to believe it’s one of the secrets, if there was such a thing, to creating a sustainable, successful business.
So, you can imagine how psyched I was when I stumbled across Anna Kochetkova and her business, Good Social Only. Anna is all about shifting the way we’re using social media to help businesses that are making a difference.
Anna’s in Australia, and I’m in Manhattan, so I was lucky enough to catch her for an early-morning/late-night conversation all about social, the realities of business (it’s still work, y’all), and ads.
What followed was a refreshing look at social media, the truth about numbers, the power of business goals and testing, and a reminder that social media isn’t a solution, it’s a tool.
“I think there’s too much focus on social being the solution for everything.”
For those of you who don’t know Anna, she’s a social media strategist who works with service-based women entrepreneurs to help them grow and scale their businesses using Facebook ads and social media.
She’s one of the few experts who is advocating for the smarter use of social media and other digital tools. Her focus is on real success strategies and deliberate use of social media.
Talking with Anna felt like it loosened the pressure valve social media can sometimes have on us as entrepreneurs. As she said, “With social, if I feel like I’m getting tired of it, there’s an off button. Super easy…”
It IS that easy, isn’t it?
Join Anna and me for a conversation all about getting social in a good way! Anna’s breaking down the truth behind social media numbers, algorithms, and using social and ads as tools that help us scale our businesses.
Grab a coffee, your notebook, and let's dive in!
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I’d love for you to join us for the entire conversation, but here are the 'Cliff Notes' if you want to jump around:
{5:08} Anna lets us in on her version of success, and we share a love for having meetings in our pajamas.
{6:06} The importance of balance, and her meaning of the word!
{9:09} Those times work doesn’t feel like work.
{11:59} The power of testing and how crucial it is for strategy.
{14:44} Anna shares her social media philosophy.
{20:51} The reality of boosting social media posts.
{25:42} Why it isn’t always about having a big following, and why the algorithm doesn’t always change things.
{27:44} Anna explains how the algorithm works.
{29:07} What about ads?
{30:48} The three times when Anna doesn’t recommend ads.
{34:02} Her tips for dipping your toes into ads for the first time and where to start!
{39:00} Anna busts a few social media myths.
{43:56} Where you can find Anna and Good Social Only online (links are also below) and her amazing offer for a free strategy call!
{45:19} A closing piece of wisdom.
Once you’ve had a chance to listen, I’d love to hear from you in the comments below. Let me know your biggest takeaway!
Let’s all reframe our relationship with social media and our numbers. I hope this conversation will allow you to see social as a tool that can help you connect, build relationships, and in turn, scale your business.
Anna, thank you again for taking the time to share your experience, insights, and for getting up so early to have this conversation!
Wishing you your version of success!
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