Little Creative Co

Late night post... where's my night 🦉's at? 🌙💻

Love this shoot we created for Maison Blanc Day Spa with the best .carmen 🤍

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When you're a boss 🔥💃🏽

I'm always so inspired when we get to capture content for such empowered women. I'm so excited to see how this girl grows her business next year! 🚀🤍

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Recent content shoot for ✨🥰🧖‍♀️
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We love a good spa pampering! Skin Bliss offers an array of treatments including laser, facials, reflexology and nail services!
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If you're in the Nelson area, be sure to book your next self care day here! 🤍
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If you could pick any spa service to receive free for the rest of your life, what would it be? 🎤👀

Spa | Beauty | wellness | Laser Treatment | Teeth Whitening

Our Social Media Team is thrilled to collaborate with beauty businesses and help them shine even brighter on the digital stage! 💄💅✨
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Are you a beauty brand, spa or salon looking to boost your online presence?
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Want to reach a wider audience and showcase your stunning work?
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We've got you covered! Our team specializes in crafting captivating content, building engagement, and creating buzz in the beauty industry. 🐝🧖‍♀️
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Let's connect and discuss how we can elevate your beauty business together! ✨
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Ps - Save this post for when you are feeling uninspired!

Spa Tips | Spa Marketing | Salon | Beauty | Wellness
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Late night post, but I can't not share these photos! 😍 I am OBSESSED with today's shoot of the talented and seriously stunning Jamie from 🔥🔥

Can I just say... this was such a fun time! I totally needed it and my cup feels full. 🩶

Hey friends! A little check in from our corner of the internet! 💻✨​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We've been up to a few new things and are so excited to share!

We have decided to pivot and niche down on something we are super passionate about and have almost a decade of experience in.

Any guesses on what?!

It is actually our origin story and a piece of our Little Creative Co DNA 🧬 We started serving just one client in the industry and before we grew, we were serving this client for 7 years! It's a no brainer that this would be our place of passion and expertise.

The BEAUTY AND WELLNESS INDUSTRY 🤍🌿

What does that mean for LCC?

Well, our content on our teams page will change to reflect our current clients in the beauty community as well as tips for leading industry professionals in the wellness world. We hope you stick around, but we also understand if we are no longer your cup of tea 🫖 We warmly thank you for all of your support these last two years of being here!

This also means something crazy NEW for us! We will be offering CONTENT BUNDLES 🙌🙌
We are working hard behind the scenes on some industry related content that's as simple as purchasing, downloading and planning your grid! Our goal is to not be "just another" content creator, but to give you packages from a marketing and branding standpoint. I'm so excited for you to see them! The Etsy site is coming soon! ✨

Lastly, if you're new here, you'll be working closely with Josie (owner) and Amanda (creative partner). We are so looking forward to supporting you in your business!

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📸✨ How to Create an Instagram Reel! 🎥✨⁣​​​​​​​​
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Step 1: Open the Instagram app and tap on the '+' icon at the bottom-center of the screen. Select 'Reel' from the options that pop up.⁣​​​​​​​​
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Step 2: Choose the content you want to feature in your Reel. You can record a video clip or upload multiple clips from your phone's gallery. Get creative with effects, filters, and music to make it engaging!⁣​​​​​​​​
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Step 3: Edit your Reel by rearranging, trimming, or adding text, stickers, and drawings. Make it fun and captivating!⁣​​​​​​​​
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Step 4: Once you're satisfied with your Reel, tap the arrow icon to proceed. Add a caption, hashtags, and tag relevant accounts to increase visibility.⁣​​​​​​​​
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Step 5: Share your Reel! Choose whether you want it to appear in your profile grid or just in the Reels tab.⁣​​​​​​​​
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Step 6: Engage with your audience! Respond to comments, explore Reels from others, and have fun creating more captivating content! 🎉💫​​​​​​​​

Content creation | Social Media | Creating Reels
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Just a little reminder as you head into a new week 🤍🥰

One of my favourite spots to grab a latte and shop local favourites is the Uphill Market in Nelson!
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Kids and adults gather here for a fun selection of candies, pastries, ice cream and favourite drinks!
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My current go- to is their Vanilla Latte with Oat Milk (extra hot) and their Pesto Egg Breakfast Sandwich 🤤
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Need garbage tags? Shop here.
Need a unique hot sauce for dinner? Shop here.
Need milk and cheese? Shop here.
Need deodorant? Shop here.
Need a friendly face to welcome you? Shop here 🥰

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Branding checklist ✔️ SAVE FOR LATER 🤍
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A branding checklist is an essential tool for any business that wants to create a strong and consistent brand image.
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✨Define your brand identity: Develop a clear understanding of what your brand stands for, what its values are, and what its personality is.
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✨Create a brand strategy: Develop a strategy that outlines how you plan to communicate your brand message and engage with your target audience. What is your voice/tone and how will you use it?
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✨Design your visual identity: Develop a logo, color scheme, and typography that accurately reflect your brand's values and personality. We love creating mood boards too, to get a complete sense of the vision!
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✨Develop brand guidelines: Create a set of guidelines that outline how your brand should be presented across all channels, including social media, advertising, and packaging. We love good packaging! 🎁📦
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✨Develop a content strategy: Create a content strategy that aligns with your brand's values and personality, and that engages with your target audience. You can create a mock grid to always refer back to!
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✨Evaluate your brand's performance: Regularly evaluate your brand's performance and adjust your branding strategy as needed to ensure that you are meeting your goals and objectives. You can create polls or questions in your stories to see what your audience appreciates most about your brand!
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We want to really SEE 👀 your brand.
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There are a few ways to show your brand on social media:
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Colours - Not sure what your brand colour palette is? This is something we can help with. Having a colour palette on your feed will make it cohesive and beautiful to look at. Colours can also show off what it would feel like to work with you or buy your product/service. Colours can show if you bring calm and wellness or excitement and play.
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Branded Photos - This is such a great way to show who you are while also showing off your product/service. We would incorporate your colour palette into the photos as well.
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Authenticity - Show us who YOU are. Always remember, your audience follows you for you, not just what you are offering, let them in a little 🤍.
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Not sure where to start? Let’s jump on a call and see where we can support you.
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You already know little and local are our favourite to work with!
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We absolutely love supporting small businesses with their social media and helping them grow to their full potential!
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We offer branding photography, full and part time social media management, coaching and more!
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Let us know who your favourite local business is, let’s show them some love!
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Are you focusing on the right thing to grow your social media presence?
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Sometimes we find too much focus is placed on things that do not always align with where you are trying to go with your business.
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Are you engaging? Sometimes we put out these incredible reels or posts but we don’t engage with our audience. It is so important to respond to comments and DMs!
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Where is your focus? Are you putting your energy into making content that matters or are you focused on the numbers? Viral content is great but it does not always mean growth.
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Are you being authentic? Staying true to who you are is most important. Your audience purchases from you for you! Don’t forget that 🤍✨.
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SOCIAL MEDIA HOUSEKEEPING 🫧
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✨Book a branded photoshoot for yourself or your team
✨Update your Bio to align with your direction this season
✨Freshen up your highlight covers and titles
✨Send out an email to existing clients thanking them for their continued support and business
✨Invite your niche market to follow you through Instagram messenger
✨Go LIVE and tell your followers what they’re going to expect for this next season ahead!
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So put the coffee on and get it! 💪✨

In today's digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. Whether it's checking for updates, staying connected with friends and family, or finding entertainment, many of us find ourselves scrolling through social media platforms on a regular basis.
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So how do you stand amongst all the noise?
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Nail your brand ✨ - This is something we can help with. You want your brand to be crystal clear. Your audience should be able to see your brand all over your feed. This can be shown through colours, fonts and pictures/logos.
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Consistency ✨ - Show up consistently. Whether it’s reels, photos or stories, you need to be consistent in order to stand out.
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Find what makes you unique and show it off ✨- Do you make something by hand? Are you a great writer? Do you have a daily vlog? Whatever it is, show it off.
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If you aren’t sure about the above items, this is a great place for a social media team to come in and support you. Book a clarity call and see if your social media needs some support.
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When you work with us, we literally cheer you on 📣!
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We will support you, engage with you and help you own and grow your social media.
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If you want a team who’s got your back, let’s talk because we are it 🙌🏻💕!
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Your captions should tell a story. When you are writing, the audience loves it when you can really set the scene.
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Have your audience really feel what it’s like to work with you or what it’s like to use your product.
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When you can really paint the picture, it can be really helpful for your viewers.
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Have we met yet?
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My name is Josie and I am the owner of Little Creative Co! Thank you for all of the love and for following along our beautiful business journey!
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Can we chat about what makes us *different*?
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-we are a team of women of various ages and life stages which brings a unique perspective to each project we work on
-our backgrounds are management, interior design, graphic design, medical, sales and photography
-most of our clients are female entrepreneurs and have built incredible businesses from the ground up
-I am a mom of 4 under 6 years old (ages 6, 5, 4 and 8 months) and understand the importance of time management and getting right to the point… no wasting time here!
-our niche market is small, local gems that we wholeheartedly believe in and support
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Do you think we would be a great fit? Let’s chat and get to know each other!

What’s your biggest dream? What is your end goal?
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HONEST MOMENT.
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Sometimes the vision feels a little blurry. In all transparency, I'm not sure what growth looks like after moving to a different province and having my team and clients in Ontario.
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I do know that community is important to me. Having authentic relationships with women in business is so inspiring to me.
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I've been so fortunate to have opportunities to grow in connections, support businesses in person and from afar, and create a team that is inspired to create.
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I'm not sure what the future holds, but I will continue to love local in the process!
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Recently we've been doing our Little and Local Loves features where we go to businesses in our community and take content photos for FREE and post a review/write up. The business owner or social media team can use the full album of pictures for their own content.
We definitely get that nicely taken, quality photos can be a luxury to small businesses- so we love offering this to our local loves. Do you have a favourite business? Nominate them in the comments!
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We also hosted our very first Little and Local Social Mixer 🥂 for Entrepreneurs! It was a time for fellow business owners to come together and support each other while also experiencing a night of local. It was a big hit and we are hoping to continue to host these throughout the year! Let us know if you'd like to be on the next guest list!
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I guess my end goal would be to have a community of incredible people surrounding me in life and in business 🤍
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When I was REALLY pregnant, my husband booked me in for a night stay at this local hotel. I had an uninterrupted evening and sleep and it was DREAMY!
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Recently the Prestige Lakeside in Nelson has gone through a beautiful transformation with its updated lobby design! Think minimalistic coastal with a mix of light and dark wood tones and a light and airy atmosphere.
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I haven’t had a stay since then, but I’ve often come and sat in the lobby to enjoy a latte from the Awaken Cafe attached to the hotel and walked their lakeside grounds.
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If you’re visiting this local gem, you’ll love its amenities and fresh decor! Don’t forget to hop on the trolly that comes right through the parking lot and enjoy a scenic trip to Lakeside park.
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Would you stay here?

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Did you know that when you work with us and schedule a branding shoot, we can help set everything up? Not sure what your brand colours are? We’ve got you. Have no idea what the mood or feeling your business brings in? We can do that too.
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As your branding team, we will hold your hand (if needed!) through the entire process!
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So what are you waiting for? Let’s have a chat 💬!

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Want to up your social media game? Here's a few tips! 🌿 Swipe to see our ideas on how to elevate your online presence! ✨

There's nothing quite like a binge-worthy book and a good cup of coffee! ☕️🤍📖
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Featuring a favourite local author, who captures the beauty, strength and struggles of motherhood. Author Amanda is a mother, entrepreneur and part of the Little Creative Co team!
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Read the stories of many mamas and feel like they're at your kitchen table, sharing their heart with you, one sip at a time.
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Want to read the book yourself? We are giving away Honest As A Mother book and a $25 Starbucks Gift Card.
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To enter...
Follow .as.a.mother_ and
Share to your stories
Bonus points if you tell us your favourite drink order in the comments! ☕️
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Giveaway closes June 16th at noon EST. Winner will be announced on this account only over the weekend. Participants must me residents of Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTTS! 🍑
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Natural lighting is your best friend. It can make colours pop or show off features on yourself or your products so effortlessly.
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If you can, take your photos in the most natural light and during the day.
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If you are unable to, maybe it’s time to hire a team who can help 📸🤍!
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We love creating content for our clients! Here's our photographer being sneaky taking a snap of nail lounge ✨
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How is your feed looking? Is it all flowing together nicely?
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When you look at your grid, how does it make you feel? Is everything flowing together or are we looking at a chaotic grid?
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This is something that we can help with when we are your social media team!
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When growing on social media, it is important that you shine through all the noise ✨🤍!
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We have exciting news! ✨
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Have you met Nella Noakes?
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She has an extensive marketing and business background and currently owns a beautiful boutique in downtown Whitby. She has so much experience with hosting corporate events both big and small and has partnered with organizations like the BIA. Not only does she have a love for local, but she's also passionate about building community.
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Nella is joining our team to bring Little Creative Co's vision of building little and local communities to life! She will be our events manager and will handle our client relations in Durham Region.
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As we continue to grow in Durham Region and also build our business in Nelson, having myself (Josie) and Nella on the ground floor in both locations will be pivotal to our success.
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We're so very excited to have Nella join us and the wealth of knowledge and experience she brings to our team!
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Where will you see Nella first?
Our Little and Local Social Mixer; an intimate gathering of entrepreneurs. This is by invite only, but if you're interested in attending this one or one in the future; send us a DM! 🤍
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Please give Nella a big hello! 👋 🥰

What is your why?
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Why do you show up everyday?
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What keeps you going?
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What inspires you?
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Share these things with your audience! They love to know why you started this business and why you are so passionate!
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They are purchasing from you because of you! Don’t forget that 🤍✨
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A little, local gem 💎 we love located by the lake in small town Nelson, BC.
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You're always welcomed with baristas that care. How sweet it is to be remembered with thoughtful conversations and my favourite drink just how I like it.
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Awaken your senses with a beautiful ambiance the moment you open their doors! Songs of tranquility, herbs and spices and a soft colour palette surrounds you.
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Sip, shop and stroll the beautiful lake-side grounds! You have a perfect view of the famous orange bridge and marina.
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Awaken Cafe is more then a destination spot; it's an experience.
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Be sure to visit soon 🤍☕️⚓️
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"Why would I need a social media manager?"
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So many reasons!
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🌿Stress - Social media should be fun! Creating content should not make you feel overwhelmed and under pressure. If it is, it’s time to have a chat!
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🌿Time - Social media takes time. A larger amount than most people realize. If you feel like you don’t have the time to handle your socials, we can help!
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🌿Planning - So many of us jump into social media without a plan. We think, “how hard can it be to post everyday?” The reality - very hard and very time consuming. If you do not have a clear plan or strategy for your social media, you may be wasting time. This is where a social media manager can play a huge role.
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🌿Trends - Social media is constantly evolving. Keeping up with trends is crucial! Sometimes keeping up can be really hard, that’s where we come in!
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Are any of these sticking out to you? Maybe it’s time we have a chat 💬!
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