Be Heard Socials

And just like that August is done, and we're in September...

Scroll through this post to find out how last month went for me!

I'd love to know how your August went, too?

Let me know in the comments 🥰

Friendly reminder that normal is overrated, so let your unique brilliance shine 🤩

Share this post if you're like me, and believe amazing things happen when we dare to be different 💜⚡

Swipe to read my full Personal Mission Statement... 🤩

This statement represents the long term, high-level snapshot of my desired future state, and serves as my “Northern Star”.

Since writing it 2 years ago, I have referred back to it many times, to help me make difficult decisions in both my personal and my professional life.

In fact, I referred back to it as little as a few weeks ago to make another huge decision.

A huge decision that was made so much easier by knowing my values and purpose so clearly.

I'd love to know if any of this resonates, or whether you have your own personal mission statement in your life or your business?

This is your friendly reminder not to let real life pass you by this summer…

We’re over half way through the school holidays in this house, and things are being deprioritised on my to do list all over the place.

And I’m regularly reminding myself that that’s ok.

So I want to remind you too - if you can’t do everything you wanted to, know that it’s ok.

Nothing that bad will happen if you don’t do some of it, and a proper break and a rest is more productive.

Focus on the stuff you have to do, and the rest can wait until September!

After all, we didn’t leave our employed life to become our own worst boss.

Drop a 🙋🏼‍♀️ if you needed to hear this today!

Using my annual leave to set up a side hustle as a football manager ⚽️🥅

Also translating to… I have set up a fantasy football league, and I’d love you to join!

If you want to join and are thinking, I don’t have the time to set up my team right now, then good news, you can auto fill your team in seconds and can make changes to it when you have the time 😁

If anyone wants to get involved tap the link below👇

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/0aph10

I’m feeling generous, so I'm going to let you in on a little secret…

You don’t need to create new content every time you post.

That’s right!

If you’re constantly creating brand new content, you’re wasting a tonne of time that could be better used elsewhere in your business.

So repurpose your posts and save yourself time!

Next time you plan your content, take a look at your insights, check which posts performed well in the last 6-12 months and think about how you can repurpose them.

Because there are multiple ways to recreate what’s already in front of you!

You could turn a reel into a carousel, make a quote image from an old post, or just reuse your top-performing content.

And don’t worry about repeating yourself.

New followers won’t have seen it, and even your long-term followers won’t remember what you posted months, weeks or even days ago... and if they do, honestly, I'd take that as a compliment!

I'd love to know - is this something you already do, or is it something you’re definitely going to do now?

12 episodes and over 900 downloads later, and just like that, Season One of Show Up and Be Heard is done 🥳

And I am so bloody proud of it!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has listened, shared and reviewed, I honestly love you all 🥰

And of course a very special thank you to Suzanne Frear Creative Copywriter , LB Therapy , Lyons Creative , Geek Boutique Design , Untold Creative and Helen from Unlikely Genius for being my first guests!

If you haven’t listened yet, swipe through this post and see what episodes you've missed, then tap the link below to tune into the full episodes 👇

www.beheardsocials.com/listen

In the meantime, I'm off for a rest, and will return with Season Two on 3rd September 💜⚡

Every school holidays, I see a lot of small business accounts, run by working Mums, apologising for not being present on their socials...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And I get it, the pressure on Mums to be everything to everyone is everywhere, all the time 🫠

You always feel like you should be doing more; because juggling all of the balls, hustling and ‘having it all’ is worn like a badge of honour.

And so when you’re not doing that, it can feel like you’re not doing enough, or like you’re failing 🫣

But I don’t know about you, I chose to start working for myself so I could create a better life for me and for my family.

And part of that includes not feeling guilty that I work short days to be able to do the school run, and taking school holidays off to spend quality time with my kids 😍

Which is why I'm here to say, that I will be less present on my socials over the next few weeks, and I am absolutely not sorry.

Not even a little bit.

And you shouldn't be either!

Just tell people you won't be around as much, to manage their expectations about how to contact you and when they'll hear from you, but stop yourself before you get to the 'S' word.

The right people will understand, and anyone who doesn't is a big 🚩 in my opinion anyway, so they're no loss.

Drop a 🙋‍♀️ if you needed to hear this today!

I'll be honest July was bloody tough, but it also had moments of being so very beautiful...

Scroll through this post to find out more!

I'd love to know how your July went, too?

Let me know in the comments 🥰

Leaving this here for anyone who it might help right now.

Please feel free to share if you think it will help others too.

And try to remember that the world really is more beautiful than it is evil, even when it absolutely doesn’t feel like it ⚡️💜

Have you heard of the 'mere exposure effect'?

Depending how long you've been in my world, you may or may not know that a couple of years ago I took a course with The Two Laura's, and qualified in psychology driven social media marketing.

One of the things that I learned about was something called the 'mere exposure effect'.

And I wanted to tell you about it, because it's always a healthy reminder that showing up matters, even when it feels like you're screaming into the void!

In simple terms, the mere exposure effect means that people tend to favour things merely because of their familiarity with them.

Which means that the more consistent you are on your socials, the more you're reminding your audience that your business is open and very much active...

And that is only ever a good thing 🥰

By sharing content that is engaging and helps and tells people what you do, you are reminding them that your business is there to help, even if they don't need you there and then.

The magic comes when they do need what you offer, because you will be embedded in their brain as the go to person for that thing 🤩

I'd love to know whether being consistent on social media is on your goals for this year, or whether you're already smashing it?

Let me know in the comments below!

I share more tips just like this in my weekly emails 🥰

Tap the link below to subscribe and get in on the magic ⚡️💜

https://beheardsocials.com/email-subscribe

And you can do it, without feeling the need to justify or explain yourself!

Share this post if you agree 🔥

Meet Abueng, one of my amazing Boss Your Socials Club members 🤩

The Boss Your Socials Club is filled with a vast array of incredible women-owned businesses, and I can't help but want to show them all off, like a proud Mum 🥰

Abueng owns Abueng Naledi Energy and you can find out more about her in the images of this post.

If you like what you see, go show her some love and give her a follow over on Instagram at 😍

Want to know more about what the Boss Your Socials Club includes?

Here's a quick overview of what you get 👇

⚡ A Monthly Content Strategy
⚡ Asana and Canva templates
⚡ Monthly Pick My Brain Hour
⚡ Two ‘Accountability and Action Sessions’ every month
⚡ Regular Facebook Live Q&A sessions
⚡ Access to the exclusive ‘Boss Your Socials’ Facebook community

The doors are currently closed to new members, but if you'd like to join the waitlist to find out when they'll open again, tap the link below 💜

https://beheardsocials.com/waitlist

Hi, my name’s Becci and I’m a Social Media Marketer, but when I was this age…

I really, really, really wanted to be a mountain climbing, racing car driver 🧗🏎️

Kind of the same thing, right?! 😂🤣

What business do you have now and how different is that from what you wanted to do as a kid?

Let me know in the comments below 😝

Feeling overwhelmed or triggered by certain posts?

Remember, you can unfollow or mute anyone who triggers negative emotions, or who makes Instagram a less enjoyable place for you to be.

Here’s how to mute someone without unfollowing them 👇

⚡ Go to the profile of who you want to mute
⚡ Hit the following/follow button, that is under their bio
⚡ Select 'Mute'
⚡ Turn on the toggle to mute their posts, stories, or both
⚡ Go back to enjoying a positive Instagram experience

And in case you are worried, unlike when you unfollow, muting is private - they won’t know and can still see your stuff and interact with your content.

I am passionate about boundaries and this is a huge one for me - muting people doesn't always mean I hate them - if I did, I'd likely unfollow!

The people I mute is almost always because of me, and nothing to do with them.

For example, seeing their content makes me react in a way that sends me down a rabbit hole, niggles at my insecurities or stops me from staying in my own lane.

And I really recommend you do the same - take control of your feed and create a positive space for yourself!

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Don't forget to save this post so that you can come back to it later 🥰

Share this post if you agree - and let's normalise prioritising ourselves and our needs 🤩

Meet Sarah, one of my amazing Boss Your Socials Club members 🤩

The Boss Your Socials Club is filled with a vast array of incredible women-owned businesses, and I can't help but want to show them all off, like a proud Mum 🥰

Sarah is a Virtual Assistant and you can find out more about her in the images of this post!

If you like what you see, go show her some love and give her a follow at Sarah Fletcher - Virtual Assistant 😍

Want to know more about what the Boss Your Socials Club includes?

Here's a quick overview of what you get 👇

⚡ A Monthly Content Strategy
⚡ Asana and Canva templates
⚡ Monthly Pick My Brain Hour
⚡ Two ‘Accountability and Action Sessions’ every month
⚡ Regular Facebook Live Q&A sessions
⚡ Access to the exclusive ‘Boss Your Socials’ Facebook community

The doors are currently closed to new members, but if you'd like to join the waitlist to find out when they'll open again, tap the link below 💜

https://beheardsocials.com/waitlist

Do you often find yourself getting stuck on ideas for what to post?
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Then stop what you’re doing right now because I’ve put a weeks worth of content together for you in this post 😍🤩

And if you found them helpful, then I have the perfect freebie just for you!
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That’s right, I have put together 20 content ideas to help you be consistent on your socials, and save you the time of having to think about what to post…
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Tap the link below to get them all, right now ⚡️💜

https://beheardsocials.com/20-free-content-ideas/

Want to save a post on Instagram, so you can come back to it later? It's super easy! Here's how 👇

⚡ Find the post you want to save
⚡ Tap the 'bookmark' icon at the bottom right of the post
⚡ Save to a collection (folders that you create yourself to categorise your saved posts)

And that's it, you're done!

Here's how you then find it again 👇

⚡ Go to Your profile page and tap the 3 lines in the top right corner
⚡ Select 'Saved'

And just like that, you'll see all your saved posts, organised by collections (folders) if you have any set up.

Your saved posts are private and only visible to you, and there's tonnes of ways you can use them strategically to help you.

Was this useful?

Don't forget to save this post, so that you can come back to it later 😆

That's it. That's the caption.

Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you needed to hear this today!

Meet Danielle, one of my amazing Boss Your Socials Club members 🤩

The Boss Your Socials Club is filled with a vast array of incredible women-owned businesses, and I can't help but want to show them all off, like a proud Mum 🥰

You can find out more about Danielle in the images of this post - and if you like what you see, go show her some love and give her a follow at Red Beau 😍

Want to know more about what the Boss Your Socials Club includes?

Here's a quick overview of what you get 👇

⚡ A Monthly Content Strategy
⚡ Asana and Canva templates
⚡ Monthly Pick My Brain Hour
⚡ Two ‘Accountability and Action Sessions’ every month
⚡ Regular Facebook Live Q&A sessions
⚡ Access to the exclusive ‘Boss Your Socials’ Facebook community

The doors are currently closed to new members, but if you'd like to join the waitlist to find out when they'll open again, tap the link below 💜

https://beheardsocials.com/waitlist

I'm curious, do you find writing captions for your social media posts tricky?

Do you know what you want to say, but get in a muddle when you start to write?

Or maybe you don’t even get that far and end up staring at a blank screen 🙈🤯

If that sounds like you, then I have a blog waiting to be read, that is exactly what you need in your life!

In it, I break down the simple steps to writing better social media captions, so that you can get the job done and get on with your day 🤩

Want to give it a read?

Tap the link below to do that right now ⚡💜

https://beheardsocials.com/how-to-write-better-social-media-captions/