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We all know this slowdown and the focus on online platforms is partly artificial and temporary, but what can we do about it? Well, while your social calendar is suffering, why not fill that time with useful brand building activity that can put you way ahead of the competition when we get back to the real world and have to face the new reality? Here are some great suggestions on how you can do just that!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

You've got a message. It matters. The more voices the world hears from, the stronger we become. Now is the time for you to build that family around your message, brand, or cause that can move you to the next level.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

There are literally hundreds of social media sites. I know. Crazy, right? Most of us are only familiar with a dozen or so. They all seem so different and intimidating, but the truth is, the concepts behind them are almost always the same, and if you can master these three things, you'll be able to grow an audience on any social media platform with a little research, a lot of hard work, and some creativity. Here's a link to the free resource from this episode. https://influencermarketinghub.com/social-media-sites/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

I've known Kelly K for almost 30 years, and about four years back, he came to me to write a book and help him launch his speaking career. We did another one in 2019, and without it, the pandemic would have been a huge struggle for he and his family as his speaking engagements dried up! Here's him in his own words, sharing everything about the ghostwriting experience, and the benefits of having a book as a source of revenue, and authentication for your brand!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

The great thing about movements like the Ted Talk movement and Tedx is that they move entire communication forms into the modern context. Ted has done for public speaking what streaming video has done for television watching, making it compatible with a modern mindset and allowing us to consume awesome content in bitesized chunks! So, let's join Devin D Marks, of Connect to Compel and hear all about it!!!!  Link to the Tedx talk Devin references in the episode: https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness And here is the free resource Devin spoke about.  https://connecttocompeltips.ck.page/19a534ca77 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Ever been to a garage sale? Watched storage wars, or Antiques Roadshow? What about American Picker? While it may seem like a pipedream to make dumpster filler into dollars, but it's not. Of course there's a learning curve, and it's not the easiest business to be in, but it is one that can be started for $0, and make you instant profits!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Could you spare a few moments to talk about our lord and savior bitcoin? I'm exaggerating of course, but crypto enthusiasts have become a pariah of the social media world. A few years ago, however, I stumbled across a cool site that let me write fiction for crypto currency and made  a bunch of cold hard cash, telling crazy stories to strangers for a living! Here's how I did it.... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

This is a story about how the internet, along with business owners stuck in the past, made social media marketing sheer torture in the early days. So, what are you waiting for, come on in, I'm about to make you feel REAL good about yourself.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

The one where I become a social media "guru" (Yeah, I know, cheesy right, but that's how we rolled back in the day) so, you done making fun? Cool come on in and hear the story!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

My friend and LinkedIn coach Deanna Russo has a story to share all about how she grew her network from a few hundred to more than 10k in 18 mos, and then expanded that to 20 in less than two years after that! Not bad, so, tune in to hear her tips on growing your network organically and building an audience for yourself in the process!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Theater companies fail. Mine was no different. They're notoriously hard to keep in business and after 30 years, through four different ownerships, and half a dozen locations, and two name changes, it just wound down. But, what happened next fueled my journey for the next decade of my life. Hear all about it in this episode.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

So, maybe you got one chance at bat in your dream role, but after you failed, did the universe put you back behind the plate for a second go round? It did for me. Here's the first half of how that went.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Have you ever had your big break? I mean like, actually gotten not just a great job, but THE job you'd wanted? Well, I did. It was the best feeling ever. I loved it. It honestly didn't feel a lot like work, until things went south and I was forced to face some hard truths about myself and my business. On this episode I tell you all about how I became a professional theatrical director and what happened after that.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Have you ever reinvented yourself? Done something new? Walked away from a job without a new one? Well, I've done it several times, and it's always been a growth experience, so here is part one of my story. The one where Mark builds fences.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

What is SEO and where can I get some? Well, you have come to the right place today. I've got Mark Asbell and expert in SEO and internet marketing with a decade of experience. He's going to share some important principles for small business and solopreneurs. Sneak preview, he's going to say some stuff you've heard before, but didn't known it was SEO!!! Come on, you need to get optimized.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Now that almost every major social network is using hashtags, it's probably time we all started learning their benefits and how to use them to build our audience. I'm going to share what I've learned about how they work, how to choose them, their benefits and uses.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Do you use pictures in your posts? Cool! That's good to do, but how are you doing it? Do you know that you can direct the audience's attention with a picture, use color psychology to make them feel a certain way about your posts, or that's there's one thing you should be sharing pictures of more than anything else? Well, then step right this way, because Shani O from Art Bard is going to tell all!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

So, how do you deal with jerks? You know, those people that want to steal your thunder, make you feel small, bully you? Yep, even happens to me. So, I'm sharing a few stories of recent occurrences in my life and a couple of others. I also want to talk about how to build a "jerk free" brand that makes it possible for you to function without becoming the jerk in someone else's story. This is EPISODE 48!! I made it! Now what?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

We all do it, we try to hold onto things that maybe once served us well, but have ceased to do so. So, how do you know when it's time, and how do you get past that point? What's the solution? Well, I may not know your perfect solution, but I can recommend a few things you can do to find it. Come on, it's going to be okay, Mark's got you covered.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support

Fewer than 10% of all companies do any customer service training. Shocking! SO, what can personal brand builders learn about attention based marketing from a customer care expert? Let's find out! Come on let's do this. You know you need it!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-morris9/support