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    The Adventures of Binky Bob | Binky Bob's Christmas Tale: A Pawsitively Magical Holiday at Mistletoe ManorMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I wish you joy & happiness and hope you’re celebrating with family and friends.

    This is my gift to you, my first attempt at a mini-book with inspiration from my dog Angel.
    Binky Bob’s Christmas Tale | A Pawsitively Magical Holiday at Mistletoe Manor

    Free to you as a download: https://loom.ly/4wgKWno

  • 30 minute “Tell-All”

    What is a 30 minute “Tell-all?”
    Simple, you schedule 30 minutes of my time and we talk about your business and then we decide if we want to go forward talking, learning, consulting.

    I LOVE talking about these subjects:

    Marketing:
    =>E-Newsletters and Lists:
    ▪️ Six Weeks to Six Months of Content for your Newsletter, Blog & Social Media
    ▪️ Fortify the foundation of your business with newsletters
    ▪️ Creating a lead magnet that people want. It begins by knowing your prospective customer.
    ▪️ Need more online reviews? Try this simple follow-up email.
    =>Social Media:
    ▪️ Social Media Essentials and Optimization
    ▪️ Selling within a group or on Clubhouse
    ▪️ Hashtags? What, Why and how to use them.
    ▪️ Selling on Facebook Live
    ▪️ How to use Facebook groups to grow your newsletter list
    =>Expand Your Marketing with:
    ▪️ Newsletters
    ▪️ Google My Business
    :: Claiming and Optimizing Your Listing
    :: How to Use GMB to Increase Visibility
    ▪️ Influencers & Referral Partners
    ▪️ HARO (Help a Reporter Out)
    ▪️ Mobile Texting
    ▪️ Media Kit development and how to use effectively

    Fortifying the Foundation of Your Business:
    ▪️ Creating an Emergency Plan for your Business
    ▪️ Prepare for a New Normal
    :: Delivering your product or expertise virtually
    :: Online Presence, Can you continue to do business?
    ▪️ Offline to Online Selling
    :: Tools to use in creating an online store
    :: Selling gift cards from your website

    Pivoting or Other Ways to Make Money:
    ▪️ Making money as an expert, consultant, or teacher
    ▪️ Using your hidden talents & expertise to make money or enhance your business
    ▪️ Live online teaching, workshops, intensives
    ▪️ Podcast and Clubhouse interviews
    ▪️ Learn From Us Downloads
    :: eBooks, podcasts, guides, membership groups, DIY courses

    Find a consultant that understands the small business world and how-to make life easier! Let’s do 30 minutes together, you can pick my brain, discover the elements I use in my business or my clients’, and do a deep dive into your business. What questions might you have?
    _______________________
    It’s easy to schedule some time by going to https://go.oncehub.com/KimMcDaniels

  • Are you doing the “Pivot” dance?

    Business Owner…are you pivoting your services and delivering them differently or in addition to what you’re already doing?

    Examples:
    𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀!
    Create a smaller menu that you can produce with only a few employees or your most popular items.
    Make it easy to order and pick-up: online or text ordering & payment, curbside delivery, pick up at the door.
    Make it special: nice quality plastic-ware & napkins (❤️ nicer paper napkins), business logo sticker on container or bag, dessert sample, thank you note.

    𝗕𝗲𝗱 & 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹/𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
    Create educational events based from your expertise:
    Former Spanish teacher teaches Spanish, French, Italian.
    Author teaches how to create. print, Amazon, your first novel.
    Chef/Cook teaches themed dinners and desserts.
    Guests have no time for breakfast? Create “to-go” breakfasts!
    Sell your food photography.
    Online Store with t-shirts, spoon rests, aprons, and mugs.

    𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀:
    Worksheets, Planners, Email Challenges
    E-books about your specialization in eating disorders, depression, anxiety, burnout, alcohol and drug abuse, marital and family issues.

    Find a consultant that understands the small business world and how-to make life easier! Let’s do 30 minutes together, you can pick my brain, discover the elements I use in my business or my clients’, and do a deep dive into your business. What questions might you have?
    _______________________
    It’s easy to schedule some time: https://go.oncehub.com/KimMcDaniels

  • Client Testimonial

    Thank you for the wonderful review! I work hard to meet expectations like yours. . Cheers!

  • Social Media Self Audit

    social media self audit | KimMcDaniels Co.

    When starting with a social media management client I do an audit of their accounts. You can perform a self audit by asking yourself these questions:

    • How do you feel about engaging on social media?
    • What social media platform do you think your audience is on?
    • How much time do you spend creating posts for social media?
    • Do you feel you should increase or decrease the time you spent creating social media posts?
    • If you increase time spent creating social media, where will this time come from?
    • What platforms/networks are you on and how many times per day do you post?
    • What do you think the ideal number of posts per day should be?
    • What are your most responsive type of posts?
      • text only, photos with commentary, video, live, stories, memes, posts with humor, new blog content, product links?
    • Do you know your competitors? If so, make a list and compare your social media presence to theirs.
    • What hashtags is your ideal customer using in their posts?
    • What type of content do you think your customer would respond to?
      • video, live, photo posts, etc.
    • What do you need to do to start creating more of what your customer is responding to?

    I’m happy to discuss your results with a 30 minute strategy session. Click on my “Schedule A Consultation” button!

  • Client Results on Google My Business!

    Just 𝗪𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗢𝗪! My clients at Woodstock Inn are not new to Google My Business, they verified the listing years ago, but actually using it for marketing purposes is about 6 months old. Can you believe the activity and needless to say business is booming!

    This confirms what I’ve been toying with and that’s to have a free webinar on how to set-up and use Google My Business. Details will be coming soon.

    𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨? Set up a 15-30 minute strategy session and we can get some ideas flowing. Website: KimMcDaniels.com

  • Social Media Audit

    Facebook, Instagram, Google My Business, Twitter, LinkedIn all should be audited at least two times per year. You don’t want to be surprised when you see your cover images, hours of operation, and offers are out of date.

    𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀?
    None | A Little | Brings In the Money!

    𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲?
    I’m starving | I could do better | I really count on it!

    𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?
    Same old Same old | Thinking about it | Making changes & kicking butt

    𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀?
    Posts, what posts? | Why do I need hashtags? | More followers

    𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?
    Video | Static Meme | Humor | Lists

    𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁?
    Informational | Inspirational | Promotional | Local Information | Personal Opinions.

    These are all things to consider in conducting a 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁. If you’d like to know where you are right now with social media marketing, and would also like to know what 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 can do for your business, set up a 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 with me TODAY! https://loom.ly/MVU8gxE

  • Margaritaville Marketing

    Did you know Jimmy Buffet makes 1.5 billion per year with his Margaritaville brand? Just a silly song started it all. What ‘silly little thing’ can your brand use to make a fraction of this?

  • how to use haro for small business marketing

    Help a Reporter Out (known as HARO) helps journalists find sources for their stories. But, you don’t have to be a journalist to benefit from this free, powerful resource. You can use it to identify PR opportunities that boost your digital marketing strategy.

    HARO is free, but you need to be strategic with your time to get the most out of it.

    • Sign up for a free HARO account at https://www.helpareporter.com/ and make sure you sign up as a SOURCE.
      Advice: Use a separate email address for this or use an email address that has good filtering capabilities, Gmail is good for this.
    • Figure out what you’re an expert in.
      Advice: HARO journalists want expertise and focus, not a general response. Once you know exactly what topics you can address as an expert source, it’s simple to find relevant queries. Simply search the exact phrase in your email client.
    • Put together a quick bio and a headshot
      Advice: Many reporters ask for a headshot, but you can’t send attachments when you reply to HARO queries. So upload a good headshot to your website or to Imgur so you can send a link in your HARO response.
      Save a super short bio (100 words or less) and a longer bio (no more than a paragraph) somewhere you can easily access them. Stick to work-related accomplishments, establish why you’re an expert, and keep it simple.
    • Send a HARO response that stands out
      Advice: Check HARO digests (by searching in your email client, or if you’re a glutton for punishment, reading the entire email) once or twice a day to make sure you jump on queries quickly. Reporters get hammered with dozens, if not hundreds, of responses. You want to get in early and provide exactly what they need.
      Read carefully. You’ll get deleted if you forget something the journalist asked for, or if you provide a response that’s too long or too short. Journalists want you to help them do their jobs. Most prefer not to have to follow up with you again. So make it count. The more often you respond, the more you can put together a library of common responses that you can lightly edit next time.
      The more specific and interesting you can be, the better. And don’t expect to hear back if the journalist isn’t interested. In fact, you might not hear back even if the journalist uses your information. So set up a Google Alert for your name and your business to be on the safe side.
    • Be polite and reciprocate
      If your response is chosen and you’re interviewed or quoted in an article, be sure to share it on your social networks.
      Advice: Most journalists will reach out with a link, and many will give you social-ready language that makes it simple to copy and paste right into social media platforms. You can also ask that the journalist tag you in any posts from the publication where you’re featured. They don’t always have control over social promotion, but it’s worth checking.

    Good luck and let me know if I can help manage this for you. Interested? Book a strategy session with me here: https://meetme.so/KimMcDaniels

  • Contact Your List! How Newsletters Are Making A Difference NOW!

    I know you have a list of emails that you can begin sending a newsletter! Here’s my strategy:

    1. Plan on sending 2 email newsletters per month. Check your statistics/insights on Facebook & Instagram and see when your followers/peeps are online. That’s when you should schedule to send.

      –One newsletter is about your business with promotions and sales. But the main/feature article needs to be something informative.

      –One newsletter is a lifestyle newsletter, something personal. Let them get to know you. Lots of images from your weekend trips, holidays, your pets, night out, brewery tour, roadtrips, trip to the park, exercising, profile an employee…and some written content about the images.
    2. Post to your blog! The content as well as the images.
    3. Post to social media in multiple ways.

      –Take one or several of the images and create a post for a day or two after sending the newsletter to your list. After all, the people that are on your list get special treatment. Encourage your social media followers to sign up for your newsletter to get the news FIRST! And the post content can be a copy of the first paragraph or snippet of the article. Make sure you link to the blog post.

      –For the next several months you can use parts of the newsletter to do social media posts. Take quotes from the article and make a graphic.

    The Results!!!

    My client Woodstock Inn B&B: we sent out a newsletter a week before Valentine’s Day 2020. The newsletter was noting the holiday and what ‘EXTRAS’ we had for the occasion, such as roses, chocolates, massages, and chocolate fondue. The rooms (10) were sold out within 24 hours, and they purchased EXTRAS also!

    THIS is the power of a list of people that have chosen to hear from you and are interested in your product or what you have to sell.

    Other types of newsletters:

    • “Letter-from-the-editor” or “Featured Article”
    • Special Discounts/Offers
    • Company News/Highlights
    • New Products/Offerings
    • Holidays
    • Events
    • Solicit Customer Feedback & Review
    • Share Reviews
    • Industry Info
    • Customer Success Story
    • Advice Column & Insider Tips
    • Blog Post Roundup
    • Create a Mix of any of these.
      • A featured article with sales, discounts, events at the bottom.

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