Too many people stress unnecessarily about web marketing. Just the thought of a website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, search marketing, social media marketing, email marketing, online advertising or Yelp…leads to people crying…HELP!
Here’s how to stop the stress and move your web marketing into success. You ready? The simple step is all about you…healthy ego time baby….
PUT YOUR PERSONALITY INTO YOUR WEB MARKETING!!!!
Companies like Apple, Virgin Airlines and Starbucks have a personality – you get a vibe engaging with these brands. Their distinction sets them apart and creates affinity and loyalty. Political candidates attract voters via the power of their personalities. Media personalities aren’t where they are today without their unique and authentic personalities. Even cartoon characters can create product marketing empires with their “personalities!”
Your personality will drive what web and social media tools you use and how you use them. If you hate writing but are great talking, you can podcast versus blog (and use a great transcriber tool to make what you speak into online content). If you are not comfortable on video, then writing behind the camera might be best. As for what to post on social media or blog about, put your heart into it…what do you care about? What puts fire in your professional belly? Share it!
Write the way you talk and when you post (to LinkedIn, Facebook, etc) on behalf your brand, do it from a place of heart. Robotic posts make we want to reach my hand through my laptop and do brute force interventions!
Your unique personality sets you apart, it makes you human.
People connect with people…humanize your brand, be true to your personality.
And let your junior high school “I want to be like everybody else” fears go…don’t worry about people not liking you. If they don’t, they aren’t your ideal client, adios! Do you want to work with customers who you are continually trying to please or ones who already like you? Time is money honeys! You can help pre-qualify your customers and minimize your sales close time by having a powerful personality online.
Own your value, be true to your values and voice them.
And actually voice them! No “I am too busy” shit, ok?!
Look, I have clients to serve, projects to complete, laundry to do, meals to cook and speeches to prep but I care a whole freaking lot about helping people do web marketing in a way that is meaningful, matters and pays so I am blogging….when you share, it shows you care.
Be true to your personality and watch your web marketing transform.
Virtual marketing hugs,
