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𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫, 🤯 I am massively but not when it comes to content creation or LinkedIn anymore. When it comes to using this platform, at the start, it was very daunting in this world of influencers and coaches banging on with the scaling 10 times your biz, being part of the 5 am club, you need to do BNI and how unless you work 16 hour days and don't pull in at least 10K a month you will fail. How did I overcome this, well I started following people in my industry and building a network of people that I felt relevant and that I had connected with face to face, then people that seemed to be active on the platform. Then I started to post on what I was doing, and where I was, i.e. in Costa with a pic of a drink and cake with a bit of copy or perhaps a Canva image branded. ☕🍰 The point is, just start and you will learn as you go and get better as you figure out the do's and don'ts with the tips and tricks others share. No one is an expert immediately. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐚 𝐁𝐃𝐌, 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭. Growing your business step by step 💃

04 tools I use almost every single day to grow my LinkedIn personal brand: (These tools can amplify your LinkedIn game massively): 01. Canva ↳ For designing carousels and single posts. 02. Submagic ↳ Edits my videos, adding caption transitions, sound effects, and music. 03. ChatGPT ↳ I use GPT systems for everything: from content ideas to formatting text for high performance. 04. Folk ↳ If you’re doing LinkedIn cold outreach, Folk is the best CRM available. These tools aren't just useful, they’re essential to my growth. If you're serious about building your brand, explore these today. P.S. Follow Faras Musthafa for more.

LinkedIn can be a dull echo chamber of bragging and AI generated landfill content. But amongst the rubbish there is some gold and real value. Over the last 6 months these are some of the things I've really valued about using the platform: - Bumping into and reconnecting with ex-colleagues and clients from 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago - Getting into the habit of regularly writing so I can clarify my own thinking. - Creating a scrapbook of my thoughts so I can look back and find patterns in what I am writing about and interested in. - Getting a sense of what issues other people are interested and engaged in - and what they aren't! - Connecting up with a new community of Coaches and finding the interesting and insightful voices. - Finding interesting articles and points of view from different voices and different industries. - Finding Coaching clients Overall, I've seen LinkedIn create some direct business but the main benefit of LinkedIn seems to be in keeping my name out there and helping me to develop my voice. I'm amazed that when I meet up with people the amount of times people will refer to an article or something I've written... even though they haven't liked or engaged with any of my posts. So if you are fretting about lead generation and getting hassled by the hustlers selling their latest get rich solution remember that LinkedIn can also be a long game - the impact might not be so easy to spot in the short term but it is just as powerful in the long term.

Pivoting is the power move that explodes growth And it's often just a few degrees to the left of what you're doing already You don't need to reinvent the wheel, just shift how you solve the problem or how you position to the outcome you get Here's some examples to inspire you: ✅ Loom >Began as a simple screen recording tool in a crowded market >Positioned itself as an ANTI-DOTE to time-wasting meetings (and created a new category with ZERO competitors) >Now synonymous with video-messaging for work and dominated the market "send a loom" ✅ Instagram >Started as a check-in app >Pivoted to focus on photo sharing with stunning filters (when nothing else like it existed) > Changed how we share our lives - and now has over a billion users ✅ Slack >Allegedly, started as a failed video game >Pivoted to focus on the internal communication tool their team had built for the game (imagine that: what if your product is the BOX not the product itself) >Now worth billions ✅ YouTube >Original conceived as a dating site where people could upload videos of themselves. >Saw the opportunity to go bigger and now the world’s largest video-sharing platform True innovation comes from understanding what your customers want and need, and how to meet that need in an innovative way Massive gains can be made just from adjusting how you position - and articulate - the value of what you do ♻️ Repost to inspire your network 🔔 Follow for more insights 📰 Grab my newsletter for insights, tactics and templates that grow your conversions from content

I took 23 FREE 30 minute consultation calls in a single week ( CRAZY alert ) Yeah you heard that right. Last year exactly this time. I wanted to build a community and I knew to do that I wanted to give back more than free content. Today feels like a full circle moment. The same people still reach out to me in my dms They reach out to consult with me. The best part? They want to pay upfront Only because they understand the time and value investment in me is all they need to scale! Here is a glance at what you can expect in the call : - A complete profile audit - Answering all your Q&A's - Sharing exclusive case studies - My ultimate strategy to generate leads - Exclusive tips for easy content creation - Tapping into mindset blocks that prevent from reaching your goals. - Dissecting your current strategy and personalising a new one to meet you current goals That's not it! You get 2 extra bonuses - A week worth FREE chat support - My content and engagement system which is used by me and my clients. ( it will save you HOURS, trust me ) All you have to do is book a call with me using this link : https://lnkd.in/dwMypWgW - Yours truly ♻️ Repost to expand the support

Your headline is CRITICAL, because you only get one chance to make a first impression. Let's say one of your posts or comments catches someone's attention, so they check out your profile. You have SECONDS to turn that attention into something more-- and your headline is the key to that. The two key pieces of the headline are: → OFFER (what you do) + PERSUADER (why they'll buy it) And there are 3 basic kinds of persuaders: 🔵 WHAT YOU'VE DONE ↳ Demonstrated proof of results Eg "2x exited founder," "1200 SaaS companies use our product," etc Generally the strongest, because you just can't really f*** with cold, hard proof. Ex: Tas Bober But sometimes you just don't have results yet, can't share them, or for whatever other reason this isn't an option. 🔵 HOW YOU DO IT ↳ Show the secret sauce Eg "Customized marketing funnels with bulletproof attribution" Ex: Gregory Martignoni This one is usually a little soft, but it can work if you have some really interesting, unique process. 🔵 WHO YOU ARE ↳ Your unique, valuable background Eg "Former police detective," "software engineer turned filmmaker" Ex: Isabel Sterne 🟡 If you have some especially different background, this can be really powerful because it shows you'll have a unique POV (it just needs to be instantly clear how that POV is valuable). → And shoutout to Ryan Prior for inspiring this post 💬 What's YOUR persuader? Which kind do you think is strongest? -- 📲 I help entrepreneurs grow on LinkedIn & YouTube. DM me to set up a call!

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Leads are the holy grail of any business. (Service based) They're the life-force for cash flow and growth. But while traditional methods like ads, SEO or cold outreach may work, they can also be costly and time-consuming. So, what's a more creative and fun way to consistently generate leads? BE MEMORABLE. - Make a cheeky joke - Record a funny video - Create catchy memes - Write thought-provoking blogs Don't be afraid to switch things up and try something unconventional. Make a lasting impression that sticks in your audience's brain like a catchy tune. Then, when they need a service or product like you provide, they'll remember you as the creative one who made them laugh or inspired them to think differently. The result? More leads, more business, and more fun.

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