It’s at this time of year that your motivation for marketing can slump. After all, it’s holiday time…the sun is shining (we hope)…who wants to be crouched over a steaming screen trying to make it work?
Well, possibly you if you can’t afford that holiday this year or would absolutely love to be able to relax if only you could.
So this week I have decided to throw you a motivational lifeline in the form of some great resources to get you fired up and succeeding like never before.
Let’s start with content marketing because I can almost hear you groan. Yes, it takes time. And effort. But it’s what you have to be doing right now to get results.
And this might just spur you on to get results like never before:
https://www.outbrain.com/blog/6-tips-to-staying-inspired-in-content-marketing/
Then there’s blogging, another one that seems way too hard at times.
Unless, of course, you read this:
https://www.shoutmeloud.com/how-to-motivatefor-blogging-when-demotivated.html
Of course, there are also great motivational blogs out there to inspire and educate you – try these for starters:
It’s always a good idea to emulate those who have already succeeded so here are 10 tips from entrepreneurs who have big time:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/297978
With 38 more brilliant tips here:
https://www.timezillionaire.com/stay-motivated/
If you prefer your motivation served up video style, here are not one but ten aimed specifically at entrepreneurs like you:
https://www.incomediary.com/top-10-motivational-youtube-videos-entrepreneurs
With 16 more here to get your blood pumping:
https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/inspiring-motivational-videos-that-will-get-your-blood-pumping
More of a podcast person? Then this is the one for you and I especially recommend this episode on confidence vs confusion:
http://motivationplusmarketing.com/johndilemme-confidence-vs-confusion/
While if apps are your thing, there is a great selection here:
https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/04/motivation-apps.html
Naturally we have to end on a motivational TED talk and this one is a doozy – why the secret to success is setting the right goals:
