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How to deal with anger on social media
Read more: How to deal with anger on social mediaThere is one thing that’s for certain: There is more anger on social media right now and so often, social media managers are the focus of that anger. Whether that anger is justified or not doesn’t really matter. What does matter is how much people are lashing out at brands for perceived slights. Am I…
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Summer Fridays
Read more: Summer FridaysJune ushers in one of my favorite traditions: Summer Fridays. As long as I get all of my work done and nothing urgent comes up, I’m taking Friday afternoon off. What do I do with that time? I go to the pool. I read a book. I’ll do something fun with my daughter. Or I’ll…
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Pride Month and your social media manager
Read more: Pride Month and your social media managerIt’s that time of year again: Pride Month! And while every social media manager wants to shout how amazing that is from the top of their lungs, it is also the worst month to be a social media manager. Over the course of this month, your social media manager will read some of the most…
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Re-inspire yourself
Read more: Re-inspire yourselfI’ve suffered lately and have been trying to figure out how to re-inspire myself. I don’t know how exactly to explain it. It wasn’t writer’s block although it definitely affected my writing. Maybe a lack of passion? I had a whole lot of passion for a project and then it just burnt out so quickly…
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The toxicity of working in social media
Read more: The toxicity of working in social mediaI’ve worked in social media for a long time. And, well… the toxicity is bad right now. Does it make me want to completely switch careers? There are times I think about it, but I love what I do so much that I never linger on those thoughts. But the fact that they even enter…
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I went viral on Threads… in a bad way
Read more: I went viral on Threads… in a bad wayFor Easter, I sewed my daughter a dress. I did at the last minute because I’d been so busy, and I didn’t finish it until Sunday morning. I was super anxious to try it on her, because there had been no fittings. It was either going to work or else we needed to go into…
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Creating a Mental Health Space for Your Audience
Read more: Creating a Mental Health Space for Your AudienceSo many brands say that they care about mental health. But when it comes down to it, most don’t do more than talking the talk. Walking the walk is just too hard. There are some brands where that’s just not enough and they just can’t get away with not doing anything. But where do you…
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Mentally Staying in the Game When Business is Slow
Read more: Mentally Staying in the Game When Business is SlowOn Monday, I talked a lot about what you need to do to keep yourself in the game when business is slow, but I only touched on what you need to do mentally. With work harder to come by for many of us, mental health is too important to just give a cursory nod to…
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How to Deal with Social Media Perfection
Read more: How to Deal with Social Media PerfectionLook, we all deal with this every day, but it might be worse for social media professionals because we live in the online world. We see the absolute perfection of other people’s lives and we start wondering… What is wrong with us? Why aren’t we that perfect? The amount that we doubt ourselves because we…
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Keeping a Routine When Working in Social Media
Read more: Keeping a Routine When Working in Social MediaIt’s so easy to throw out a routine when you work in social media. You have to work odd hours (sometimes in addition to the regular office hours), and before you know, you’ve slipped into complete chaos. But a routine is your friend. It helps you maintain a life-work balance and prevents burn out. You…
