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Help send us to Belize!

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Hello, friends!  Use the link below to find out all the info and to request your FREE GIFT In exchange for your donatoin.

WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH!!

(*If we happen to raise more funds that we need, any additional money will be donated to others attending this trip to help pay their trip cost!)

GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE!

 

 

Saving Time (part 3)

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Hey, friends!

Two weeks ago we talked about BATCHING content. Last week I shared with you 5 top time wasters and today I wanted to give you a tip on how to save some time when composing texts, captions, or messages from your phone.

Why does this matter or help? 
For text that you often type (such as lists of hashtags for your posts) you can save these in your phone and then easily type in one word to have the entire list show up in the caption of your post.

Example:
When I’m posting a video clip on Instagram with exercises examples, I have a list of hashtags that I use in the caption of that post. These vary depending on the content somewhat, but there are some hashtags that I will always include such as: #christianhealthandwellness #faithbasedfitness #onlinefitness #onlineworkout #christianfitness #revelationwellnessinstructor #wellnesswitness #athome tribe and others.

I have these saved as a note on my phone as well as other groups of hashtags so that I can easily copy and paste them into the body of my caption. But, I also have them saved as a keyboard shortcut in my iPhone. That means that I have saved each different group of 30 hashtags together and given them a label such as “.fit”.

When I go to compose my post on Instagram, I type my caption out and then I type .fit. Automatically, my list of those 30 hashtags will pop up in the caption.

You could do the same for auto responses that you often use when replying to comments on your social media posts, for shortcuts you want to save, or for anything else like this.

Fun, right?

For instructions for iPhone users, click HERE.
For instructors for Android users, click HERE.

I hope this was helpful to you. Let’s work SMARTER and not harder on these little details so that we can devote our time and talents to doing the work He’s called us to. Amen? Amen.

Interested in the ON MISSION ONLINE COURSE where I teach all of this and more? Click HERE.

Why you need an email list…

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As I’m writing this for you, some might say that the Internet is broken.

That’s totally NOT an accurate statement, but it IS true that Facebook, Instagram, Whats App and other social media apps were all down and stayed down for around six hours. 

This is exactly why I encourage all of my students to BUILD AN EMAIL LISTas soon as they possibly can. Social media is great, websites are great, podcasts are great, but without an email list you’re at the mercy of another platform or service to connect you with your users. And as we’ve seen many times, this isn’t always reliable.

Websites crash.
Accounts are blocked.
Profiles are hijacked.

You’ve probably heard horror stories of large online influencers who had their accounts hijacked or shut down who were never able to recover them. I’m not sharing this with you to scare you but to help you see that building an EMAIL LIST is SO important if you want to be able to stay in touch with your ‘people’ without having to rely on social media or another service. 

The beautiful part of an email list? Once someone opts in, you own that list of addresses. You can contact them directly, and although not everyone reads every email that comes to their inbox (I don’t even come close!), email marketing is still a GREAT way to reach your customers and help them know about what all is going on. Another huge benefit? You’re not a slave to an algorithm which currently only shows your content to less than 6% of your Facebook page followers and around 10% of your followers on an Instagram business account.

Typical email open rate? Around 22% or so.

Want to stay in touch with your people and not have to rely on ‘borrowed space’ to do so? Begin building your email list. 

Want to learn more? Start with a google search to find more information and choose your email marketing provider (many of these are free to start out with!). Or, we cover all of this and more in Unit 3, Lesson 3 of the On Mission Online Course. 

Click the link below to learn more.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MY ON MISSION ONLINE COURSE HERE
SHORT VIDEO DESCRIBING THE COURSE
Build your list and then nurture your list by providing helpful content on a consistent basis. This is a win-win- You get to help and bless others by sharing information that you’ve learned along the way, and they get to know more about who you and what all you provide.

Best time to start an email list? RIGHT NOW. 

Not sure where to begin? I started with MailChimp back in 2014 and their free plan was more than sufficient for what I needed at that time. Other options that people seem to like: MailerLite, Active Campaign, Constant Contact, AWeber and more! Get going today. It’s never too late to begin!

Have a good day, friends!

p.s. Need some help? Be sure to check out the COURSE where I’ll cover all of this and much, much more!

Tenacity in Building your Online Business/Ministry

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Today, I’m answering one of your questions that was emailed in. It said:
“Tenacity: How do you show up online when it is often just you, by yourself most days, doing the work? This is probably one of my biggest struggles. I thrive in community and with others, yet I feel called to the online space now more than ever…”. 

I SO get this! In today’s video (6:30 length), I’m giving four tips that have been so helpful for me in this area and for CONTINUING ON.

I pray they are helpful and that they spur you to continue running YOUR RACE with joy and expectancy and with your eyes on your own paper.

Watch the Video HERE.

Ready to sign up for the course? Go HERE.