This seems like a very simple topic, but I have been surprised as I have been helping others with their Social Media how many don’t know they can do this or even why they should!
For example, maybe you want to update your status with something that you don’t want EVERYONE who is your friend on Facebook to read.
This might be when you want to just announce something to your clients or team about your product or business and don’t want to be constantly bombarding your friends and family with what you are doing.
For example, here’s some lists I have created:
- Family
- School Friends
- Local Friends
- Church Friends
- Business Team
- Networking Friends
- Mentoring Friends (Friends who I learn lots from their post)
and many more! You can create any kind of list.
Now, say I want to make a status update about a Team Dinner that we are having but I don’t necessarily want to have every friend on Facebook read it. Then I can create the status update and then exclude some of these lists.
Let me walk you though the process.
How to Create New List
- Click on “Account” in upper right hand side of your FB page. Now select “Edit Friends” from the drop down menu.
- Now select “Create New List” at the top of the screen
- Enter a name for your list
- Select which FB friends you want in this list and click the blue “create list” button
Now if you have a ton of FB friends already, it might take you a while to sort through all of them, but do a little bit everyday and you will realize down the road, what a great tool this is.
How to Update Status and Exclude a List
- Type in a Status Update on your Profile Page
- Click on the little black “Lock” icon in the bottom right of your status bar.
- Select “Custom” from the drop down menu
- Now start typing the name of the list you want to exclude in the “Hide this from these people” box.
You can also do the opposite with a certain post and share the post with “Everyone” or “Friends of Friends” so more people could see a post!
This is a really handy tool if used with the right intentions and without wanting to bombard or spam others!
Here’s another great tip! When you click on your “Home” page, now your lists are on the left hand side of your page and if you click on a List, you can just see that lists’ status updates! It sorts them for you. So if I want to just see what’s going on with my family, now I can read all their status updates fast!
Try it out today and let me know how you like it and also what types of creative “lists” you have made. Just drop me a note below!
This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to interview Donna Valdes for the second time on a weekly Internet Radio Show I co-host, The Real Wahms (for Work at Home Moms).
You can find out more about this popular show at www.TheRealWahms.com and also get your FREE report, “10 Ways to Keep Balance with your Kids and Your Home Business.”
An interesting topic came up of why women feel so much guilt when they don’t get “it all done” and men don’t.
It’s kind of crazy to think that 80-90% of the organizations in the home business industry are made up of women, yet most of the top income earners are men! Why is that? Is it that they are better than us? Do they have better skills? Are they better at overcoming challenges and excuses?
In some ways, I think that they do have a leg up on us WAHMs because they are not hard on themselves like so many of us are.
I remember several years back at the beginning of my journey in this industry, I became friends with a couple others associates (who were not financially linked to me) but we all were at the same level in our income and rank in our company. There were 3 of us and we all agreed at a company event that we were just going to GO FOR IT and take our businesses to the next level.
So my personality is the type that will commit myself to things without even thinking what it might entail or the skill-set required. YES…my EGO gets in the way for me many times as I always think I CAN DO ANYTHING!
Well, at the time, my 3 boys were a lot younger, 7, 5 and 3 and my husband was working part of the week out of town and it was also SUMMER. So not even looking at what it was going to take to increase my income, I just threw my hand into the circle and give them a big high-5 and said, “let’s do it!”
After I returned home, reality set in. I just honestly didn’t have the time, nor even the skill-set required to reach that next income level. And I really had no desire to sacrifice the time away from kids at that point–time with them has always been so precious and fast-moving.
So all the sudden I find that I’m making up excuses for myself and to others and starting to feel so defeated. The self talk in my head started to rear its ugly head with things like, “you’re not good enough,” “you’re not worthy,” “you aren’t a polished speaker” and on and on.
It was compounded a few months later when we came together at a local event and I was standing along the side of the audience (with many of my team members in the room) and one of the persons that took the challenge with me, (from the front of the room) basically called me out and said “what rank are you at now, Kimber?” (which we all knew I hadn’t advanced at all while he had grown and advanced quickly)!
I remember leaving just devastated and to make matters worse the other mom who joined us in the challenge had also reached all kinds of new levels in her income and rank.
So poor me. WAH!!!!
(Now I have to say that at no time did I not feel happy for them…I’ve always been one that has celebrated others success and not feel jealousy for others)…but at the same time, I was not happy for me, self doubt continued to plague me and the shame of not making it with them set in hard!
It wasn’t until a while later that I was smacked at the side of the head when I realized (with some intense coaching) that I sabotaged myself by comparing myself to them and their journey.
I was a mom of 3 young boys, with my husband gone and very little time to get out and really work my business.
The gentleman was able to ramp up his traveling schedule and go out and do all kinds of meetings for his team, and he did have great communication and presentation skills that I hadn’t acquired and he was very gifted at getting others excited even to this day.
The other mom was able to have her husband home with her to help with her kids while she and a business partner went on a crazy “home party” and traveling schedule for some time which created all kinds of success for her!
I’m not trying to make excuses for myself but what I am trying to get at, is that it was their time to be able to focus on their business. God had given them the doors to be able to do what they did and they totally deserved all the success they gained.
When I looked back and realized that from the time I started my home business, I had always made it a priority that I would work a very part-time schedule and be home for my kids and not work full time, I realized that I starting taking on their goals (out of my EGO) instead of setting realistic goals for what was best for me and my family’s schedule and lives.
How silly is that?
When we set NEW goals, make sure that they are big enough to get you into action but not so huge that its something that realistically you can do (because of time, financial or other “real” limitations). It’s important to have BIG DREAMS but along the way, you want to set realistic mini-goals for steady upward progression.
So when you go to your company’s next event, don’t compare yourself with others on the stage! They might have a different schedule or priority than you do right now. They might also be in a different season when they are harvesting from all that they planted. They might have also increased a skill set that you are still trying to master.
Don’t look around and feel bad...celebrate their success and know that if you are honestly being a good steward of the time you are working your business, God will promote you when you and He are ready!
Embrace the season you are in. It might be a planting season! It might be a season of increasing skillset right now…and be open when you are in the Harvest Season! It’s coming soon! I promise!
For those of you that read the best success book ever, reflect on this verse! Galatians 6:4-5
Kimber King
Do you have a WordPress blog?
Are you on Facebook?
Do you want to be able to share your WordPress blog posts on Facebook without bombarding your profile page?
Do you also want others to easily share your blog posts on other social media sites?
There’s a couple great new plug ins that I have been using that are fun and easy!
The first is called, “Simple Facebook Like.”
What does this plug in do?
When you create a new post on WordPress, it attaches a little Facebook “Like” button (at top or bottom or both) of your post. So when your readers LIKE what they read, they simply click on the button and then it shows that they liked your post on their Facebook profile page.
Try it out! Go ahead!
Simply click on the Like button at the top of this post and then go check out what it posts on your Facebook profile page.
It’s pretty cool, huh!
Here’s the link for this plug in: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-facebook-like/
The next plug in is called “Sexy Bookmarks” and you can see this at the bottom of this post.
I actually didn’t use the word “sexy” on this website since it’s a little edgy but I have on another website, where it’s more fun and appropriate www.TheRealWahms.com
Anyway, you can choose from a couple different phrases, such as “Share the Love,” “Share the Wisdom,” etc.
When your reader clicks on this tool, they can share to a ton of their social media sites they use!
Try this one! Just click on an icon of a social media site you use, such as Twitter and see how it works.
Here’s the link for this plug in: http://sexybookmarks.shareaholic.com/
Have fun with your readers. Make it simple for them to share your information with others on the internet!
Let me know how you LIKE these new plugins 
…leave me a reply below!
In the midst of trying times so many people are working so hard or just simply looking for work so they can survive. But the key that most millionaires possess is attaining a debt free lifestyle.
When you are debt free you can choose how much income you want to make. You can control how much time you want to work. Being debt free opens up many options for people who spent most of their life struggling.
There is a saying, “it’s not how much you make, but how much you keep!”
I have watched many people increase their income but at the same time, they increase their spending (I have many times fallen into this trap too).
But not only am I, as a Team Leader, passionate about helping others create income but I also want to see all my business partners debt free too.
Once you are debt free you can make choices that you would never be able to do before.
Currently our family is working towards being debt free. We have no credit card debt but still have our rental property and home mortgage we are working on.
This is our #1 goal so we can then turn around and help others even more than we have been able to do!
- Stew’s Team in Haiti
There are many great programs and coaches out there to help you get out of debt. 2 of my favorites are Dave Ramsey and Dani Johnson’s War on Debt.
Another thing we are very passionate about no matter how much we make is giving back 10%. This is NOT only a biblical principle but also many business savvy people (who you wouldn’t think spiritually inclined) practice this as well.
There are so many worthy causes out there that help feed and clothe and provide medical services to the poor. As a family, find an organization you can all get behind and support them!
This is a great principle to be teaching your kids.
You see… There is a LAW called “reaping and sowing.” The metaphysical thinkers may call it “karma” but whatever its called, its a REAL law (I believe from God) that says, whatever you are giving towards will give back.
This principle works in giving financially as well as in words, actions and deeds.
What do you want more out of today in your life or business?
More referrals from others?
Then give others referrals!
So many want MORE but are not willing to give!
SOW INTO THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE OF!
Do you want more support or encouragement from a spouse?
Then GIVE more encouragement or support towards them!
Try it today and just see how much your finances and relationships don’t begin to change!
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
FaceBook, Twitter, Linkedin…Social Media Tools have exploded on the scene with everyone from teenagers to grandparents using them.
Learn how you can use these tools THE RIGHT WAY to help increase your income profits and spread your message!
Over the last 8 years, I have built a successful high 6 figure income by spending time building relationships through the Internet. I was “social networking” even before it was even called that!
8 years ago, I was introduced to a product line that I grew very passionate about and knew that I wanted to share it with more people than I could talk to personally. I was a stay at home mom with 3 very young sons and was very limited in my ability to get out of my house to talk to others.
So out of my frustration for not being able to talk to as many people as I would like, I began to develop some skills, techniques, strategies that would help to build strong relationships and partners over the Internet!
Over the past few years, 100’s have asked me for my secrets on building income and a strong team via the internet and I’m now ready to share these secrets with others who want to create an income and not just waste time (like so many are doing these days).
People are hurting for money and time freedom, yet they seem to have all the time in the world to play games and chat with their networking connections. One thing I learned from my mentor a few years ago, is to “see what 98% of the population is doing and do the exact opposite!”
Why should you use social media branding for your advantage?
Most people are wasting time (and sometimes money) on the Social Networking sites and the truth is, you can never get back your TIME here on Earth! Why not learn to have fun, develop relationships but earn a profit at the same time?
The truth is, “social networking” in the last couple of years has transformed the way we all communicate with others and you can either embrace it’s “viral” method of sharing information to help you earn profits or you can just spend time on these sites for pure pleasure. It’s your choice but the reality is that you are going to spend the time, so why not learn how it can benefit you and your household income.
According to BizReport, the “Time spent social networking up 93%” since 2006.
Social Networking isn’t going away anytime soon and the fastest growing segment of the population that is embracing FaceBook is between 26-54 in age. This phenomenon has crossed over to the older population and its just not the teeny boppers Internet anymore!
Imagine that if you have a product, company, charity, organization, club, business, idea or even yourself that you want to market, this could absolutely work for you too! I can show you how.
In mid-2009, I was able to successfully help a charity raise over $5000 that was quickly put together in a matter of weeks using only the Internet and word of mouth. So this is NOT just for business. If you are inspired to help others, these tips and techniques can help get your charitable message out as well!
To listen to a FREE 30 minute call and get more information on Social Media Branding, fill out the form below.
On this call you will learn 4 simple steps you can start using right now to generate profits while social networking.