Nov 18, 2017 |
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
Frankly, My Dear . . . : Social Media Saturday
It happens. There you are, at the local coffee shop typing out tweets and you realize you clicked “Tweet” when you meant to click “Cancel.” Or you shared that superfluous snapshot on Instagram.
Hey, it happens. If we’re not drowning in our multi-tasking, we’re not living. Right?
You share so many different topics that nobody knows anything about you except your platform’s multiple personality disorder.
Yeah.
It happens.
So, on the in-depth heels of last week’s Social Media Saturday, this week offers tips on how you can funnel down to what’s important to your followers, and to you.
- Take a survey. Give your readers the opportunity to tell you what they like and don’t like.
- Follow the score. Watch your analytics. Amplify what works (#coffee, #amwriting), and pare down what doesn’t (#hashtagsthatnobodyelseknows).
- Post photos of kittens. Seriously. This totally gets attention. Every time.
- Share more. Make sure your posts are distributed frequently over Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest.
- Share less. Don’t give up every aspect of your personal life. Your readers don’t have Smell-O-Vision so step-by-step recipe photos are only necessary to show how something’s done, not look-how-each-layer-builds-upon-itself. Unless you’re making Hamburger Pie. Then it’s totally okay.
- Make a list. Check it twice. Keep a short list of topics and make sure your posts fall under those categories. It’s easy to want to share every aspect of life with your peeps, but save that for your private page with friends. Your followers are a little hungry for what your posts can do for them. So offer tips on what they follow you for: writing, Faith sharing, learning Italian, cooking, how to drink coffee without spilling, that sort of thing.
- Do a Self-Inventory. This is in line with 2 and 6 above. Find out which topics people are most responsive to. Make sure they’re at the top of your list moving forward. If you post nine times about coffee and only get one reaction [I know. I’m laughing, too], then maybe it’s time to switch to afternoon tea. Or lasagna. #foodie
How do you find focus on your social media?
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And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!
Nov 17, 2017 |
by Molly Jo Realy @@MollyJoRealy
Frankly, My Dear . . . :Five Things Friday
Ahh, winter. Wait. What? It’s only November. Okay. Ahh, autumn.
Somewhere.
Sometimes here in the desert. But not too much. And not too often.
Still, there’s a lot to be said about living in SoCal when the season starts its thang.
“Such as?” you ask. Hey. Someone asked, or I wouldn’t be writing this post. Okay. You got me. It was me. Still, as I’m screaming to nobody in my car while driving Bear Valley Road (much to the attentions of other drivers, mind you), “What good is November in Southern California?! I mean, seriously?!” Well. Let me tell ya.
- We sometimes get winter weather. Or at least the threat of it.
Frankly, My Dear . . . : November in California
- But by afternoon it can be [Note, I said can be] 75 and sunny. #bestofbothworlds
- Nobody looks at you funny when you blast The Beach Boys Christmas Album from your car. At least they shouldn’t. Little Saint Nick. Classic. Just sayin’.
- It makes you appreciate the falling leaves as few and far between as you find them. The scent of patchouli is a rare favorite at Bedford Manor.
Frankly, My Dear . . . : Fallen Leaves
- The nearby mountains start making their own snow if you’re inclined to ski and snowboard and that sort of thing. [Thinkin’ of you, Denise!] But since I’m not . . .
- BONUS ITEM: It’s never too early to put up your Christmas decor. Even if it’s sunny and there’s no snow. #bestofbothworlds #again
Frankly, My Dear . . . : November in California
What do you like about November where you live?
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And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!
Nov 16, 2017 |
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
Yup. I did it again. I signed up for something awesome. I’m now a Wellness Advocate for DoTERRA.
Frankly, My Dear . . . : Molly Jo Realy: My DoTERRA
I know, I know. How many plates can This Girl spin? Well, as it turns out, always one more than I thought I could.
If you’ve been around the blog for any length of time, you know essential oils are, well, essential to me. And you’ll also know that Mohmie and Spartacus are pretty good friends and keep me well supplied. But after supplying me with EO’s here and there for a few years, I figured it was time to stop playing and get serious. It was time to buy in bulk and not the piecemeal here-and-there action I’d been doing.
So of course the inevitable happened. My body decided to defect on me and inexplicably broke out with allergies of all kinds. From a sinus infection to a flu bug to stomach issues to a face breakout that rivals a pizza eating teenager, it was just gettin’ all kinds of ugly ’round here.
Well. Since I was already planning to go big or go home, I opted to enroll and save myself some money. Super Bonus: The Enrollment Kit I wanted is 20% in the month of November. Can you say schweet? I thought you could.
Fast forward to payday and I’m on the phone with Naomi and we’re getting set up and I go to add the kit to my cart . . . and it’s not there. Like, the system says it doesn’t even exist! Say whatwhat?! So bless her unSouthern heart, Mohms gets on chat with DoTERRA and is told there was a delivery issue and they’ll honor the offer when it’s available.
I think we all know by know that didn’t quite work for me. I’m crawling out of my skin, needing some EOs to calm my nerves inside and out, a little physical care, a little emo, a little house stuff. So. I get on the chat with DoTERRA and state the obvious: “I’m trying to sign up and the system won’t let me.” Long story short-like I could make a long story short. I tried once or twice. Didn’t work. Oh. Focus. Sorry . . . Back to it- I’m on chat with DoTERRA and the guy says, “Hmm, sounds like a tech issue. I’ll get you all signed up.” And. He. Did!
Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA
And my kit of awesomeness arrived last night. And I’ve been pretty ecstatic ever since. Last night I fell asleep to Serenity Blend in my new diffuser. Serenity, folks. As in, Serenity, the female protagonist from my work-in-progress CENTRAL. I’m tellin’ ya. #itsasign.
Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA Serenity and Lumo Diffuser
And that crazy hormone-slash-stress-induced allergic face issue? At 10 am this morning I realized my face hadn’t itched all day. All. Day. After three weeks of stress-causing-breakouts-causing-stress, DoTERRA’s Correct-X seems to be just what I needed.
And the Lifelong Vitality Pack. I can already feel my innerds feeling better.
Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA Lifelong Vitality Pack
Stay tuned. It’s only Day One. Let’s see where this all goes.
Oh, and the shampoo and conditioner? Fuggedaboutit. Best hair day ever. At least, for a really long time. Just sayin’.
Did I mention I’ve only had my kit for 24 hours? #amazing
Anyway, SuperGirl is still going to being doing monthly posts on Essential Oils because she’s awesome that way. Now and then we’ll tag-team and maybe create some stuff together. Oh. Teams. My DoTERRA team is simply amazing. Educated. Helpful. Caring. Fun. Holy cow. I mean, when ya walk into a room full of strangers and they hug you and say, “Pick a pine cone!” Well those are my kinds of people. Kim and Krystal are fabulous leaders. [Pine Cone Explained: For realz. She has pine cones from her back yard tree, and put a few drops on oil on them for us to take home. My car smelled like Arbor Vitae and Elevation for five days, y’all. Five. Days.]
So there you have it. I’ll have a neat little link on the side bar so feel free to check out my site, ask questions, whatever.
But first, I have a question for you: Do you use essential oils? If so, what’s your favorite and why?
With a drop of lemon and a quiet house,
Happy Everything.
~Molly Jo
And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!
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DoTERRA Enrollment Kit Discount
Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA Save 10% in November
Frankly, My Dear . . . : DoTERRA Oil of the Month- November: Clove
