Welcome to your Weekend Takeaways – my weekly round-up of all that’s fabulous out there on the web…and that won’t cost you a bean.
This week I’m sharing with you a selection of the best goodies I have stumbled across and the first is this excellent array of social media tools, almost all of which have a free basic option.
Brilliant for when you are managing multiple networks and tearing your hair out trying to find the time to do so. Now you can simply plan ahead, schedule your posts and be done:
https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/when-post-social-media/
Also at the same site is a very handy selection of cheatsheets and infographics for social media marketers that you can download:
https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/cheatsheets-social-media-marketers/
Ever wondered if you’re really cut out for this online thing?
Put your mind at rest and listen to this podcast with Tony Nash who founded Booktopia and has been highly recommended to me as an all-round stand out guy:
https://smallbusinessbigmarketing.com/successful-online-retailing-booktopia/
Two more people I highly respect are Pat Flynn and James Clear – so here’s a treat for you as the two of them get together to teach you how to build habits that will allow you to live your best life:
https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/how-to-build-atomic-habits-with-james-clear/
Another person I can highly recommend is social media marketing expert Mari Smith and here is she answering your top 10 FB video marketing questions – excellent stuff:
https://www.marismith.com/top-10-facebook-video-marketing-questions/
Visuals, as you know, are so important for our sites, products, social media…you name it. Here are a bunch of great sites where you can find fabulous design assets and all for nada:
https://designmodo.com/websites-design-freebies/
One thing I have noticed is that sometimes success or financial freedom eludes people because they fear it will somehow taint them or turn them into a nastier person…here’s a thought-provoking TED talk on that very subject:
