Day Two: Open Yourself Up for Business

You are now OPEN for business!

There are a few things you want to do in order to make yourself VISIBLE on Social Media, as well as start off ORGANIZED! 

GO FACEBOOK PUBLIC

Step 1 --> GO PUBLIC

*Click the Lock symbol at the top of the page & you will see options to make things public. DO THAT so when you have posts that people want to SHARE, they CAN. You will see an increase of friend requests with this, too!

Step 2 -->> Your Profile pic!!

First impressions are everything! You never get a second chance to make a first impression so make it count! Sometimes your profile picture is as important as the content on the rest of the page! It's your first chance to say something about you!

You want your profile picture to build trust & loyalty! Think of your Facebook as your reality TV show- why should people want to follow you?

I like to follow people who I admire, are well put together and who I want to learn from.

Just think --- when someone adds you - what do you base your decision off of if you are going to add them or decline -- THEIR PHOTOS! Right?!

Some profile picture DONT’S

1) Girls Night out- Drink in Hand. Do you really want to be remembered as the party girl? You look FUN but you don't look competent

2)*Group Shots- +1s Allowed...... +5s, Not So Much — If you want your BFF or significant other to join in on the fun, that's totally okay. It starts getting confusing when you're posting a huge group shot as your profile picture. Which one are you again?

3) Dark/Blurry Pics -Poor Formatting: Pixelated, blurred, stretched, poorly framed, squashed otherwise known as circus mirror syndrome

4) A picture of your kids, your cat or something that ISN'T you - you are your business - not your cat.

If its NOT of you, automatically they don't trust you. Think of when someone adds YOU as a friend and it's picture of their car or cat --- you probably wont accept!

Do:

1) Find a bright space filled with natural light and with a plain / neutral background.

2) Make sure the camera isn't too close or your face to avoid an unflattering angle. Ask your friend to stand back a bit and even though they may be getting some of your body in frame, you can crop this out later on. No friend? Use a timer app!

3) Try various degrees of smiling, from a barely there smile in your eyes to a broad grin. Think about what expression is appropriate for business and shows your personality!

4) Remember, it's not a beauty contest – it's about appearing polished but not overdoing it on the hair and make-up - you want it to look like YOU!

5) Learn Some Photoshop Basics — Removing red eye, auto-adjusting levels, and upping the contrast are all really easy tricks you can do to make your images really shine. A website I use all the time is www.picmonkey.com!!!! Or there are tons of free photo editing apps out there for your phone!

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Take a look at your profile picture! Are you an offender on the "Don't" list? How can you improve your Facebook First Impression? Upload a New Profile pic!

Nervous about going public? It is absolutely your choice, but here are some videos to help:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1lnHg_9e8k&feature=youtu.be

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmb0ym9909w&feature=youtu.be

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Organize your Facebook groups by going to your TEAM PAGE, upLIFT Legacy, your training or challenge group, and where it says JOINED -->> CLICK IT and then click ADD TO FAVOURITES, and you'll see it appear on your lefthand side bar of Facebook.

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OPTIONAL****

This is to be done as per YOUR DISCRETION. Come up with a post sharing WHAT you are experiencing NOW, that you've become a Coach and WHY, and that you'll be sharing YOUR JOURNEY for more accountability, and tips, and offering groups in the future so you can do this WITH people.

**BONUS** --- CREATE A COVER PHOTO sharing who YOU Are. Add a photo of you doing fitness, your kids, things that are important to you, maybe that's football, or makeup, or faith, whatever it is, your cover photo can culminate WHY someone should follow you! Go to www.picmonkey.com, click DESIGN, then click FACEBOOK COVER PHOTO!