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Introduction

Getting pregnant and childbirth are two of life’s greatest miracles.

Most women, when asked the question, “What was the most memorable event in your life?” often cite pregnancy and childbirth.

It’s like a gift from above. There is just no denying the powerful emotions that pregnancy and childbirth can create in parents.

However, while pregnancy is glorious and a rewarding experience, the hard truth is that there is a nutrition and fitness aspect that cannot be neglected.

There is also a flip side to this shiny coin. Many women often end up feeling that pregnancy has ruined their shapely figure and the stretch marks have disfigured them.

They automatically assume that once they’ve given birth, their bodies will never go back to the shape they originally used to be. Weight gain, stretch marks, a loss of sex appeal, etc. are negative consequences that women consider a trade-off to having a bouncy little baby.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Yes… pregnancy will result in weight gain. This is only natural and in fact, it’s healthy. However, the weight gain can be maintained without letting it get out of control.

All weight that is gained during pregnancy can be lost after pregnancy. After all, it’s just fat and the principles of fat loss are set in stone regardless if it’s a pregnant woman or an obese man.

It will take you time to shed the fat… but there is no hurry. Slow and steady wins the race. With patience and persistence, you can definitely lose the excess fat after childbirth.

If you persist, you can even get fitter and be in better shape after childbirth than you were previously. Your body is a marvelous organism and it will adapt to whatever demands you place upon it.

What truly matters is that you believe that it can be achieved. You must release any false beliefs that pregnancy and childbirth will result in you becoming an overweight, dumpy or unattractive woman.

The natural state of things will mean that you gain weight during pregnancy and you’ll lose it all after childbirth.

Even the world’s most female celebrities have had the following things to say about pregnancy and weight gain.

“You have to eat to feed your baby. And I have a girl, so I want her to see some day why her mom has good self-esteem and good body issues. It gets you down sometimes, I'm not going to lie. I've had days where I'm like, 'Ugh, I wish this was easier.' But it's not, and that's OK." – Jennifer Love Hewitt

"I’m taking it week-by-week so I don't get frustrated with myself. If I had a long-term goal and that's all I thought about, I think it would set me back more." – Jessica Simpson

"I think if you ask any pregnant mom, they're like 'I want my body back. But it takes time. It takes nine months for your body to get that way, and it's putting on that weight on purpose. The second I start to get down like, 'What happened to my body?' I look at my beautiful baby—and I've never been more appreciative for this body that I have." – Hillary Duff

The point to take away from all this is that it is normal to gain weight and it takes time to lose it. Will you feel down and depressed now and again?

Yes, you will. But you will persist and ultimately, you will get the body you desire.

There is much more to just losing weight after childbirth. You’ll also need to know how to eat right during your pregnancy, how to do certain exercises to stay fit and strong, what types of supplements to use, etc.

This book will give you helpful tips and techniques that you can use to get healthy and stay n shape during and after your pregnancy.

Do note that this is all just advice. It will only work if you adhere and apply the information within this book to your life.

You ready?

Happy Reading!

Chapter 1 – Pre-conception: What you need to know!

Before even getting pregnant, you should be aware that your health, habits, diet, fitness level and many other factors will directly or indirectly affect your pregnancy and the fetal development.

One example would be pregnant women who have the smoking habit. This does a lot of damage to both the mother and the child within.

If you’re going to get pregnant, you should eliminate all your negative habits prior to conception.

Ideally, you should exercise more, eat a clean diet, avoid alcohol and smoking is a definite no-no. If you have any issues with substance abuse, etc. you should eliminate all these before planning to have a baby.

Proper nutrition is crucial in the stages of pre-conception and during pregnancy.

The beautiful baby in your belly is physically incapable of providing for itself. All the food and nutrition it gets is determined by you. Surely you want nothing but the best for your baby.

A fetus also does not display any visible signs of malnourishment during your monthly check-ups. That means, even your doctor will not be able to ascertain if the baby is getting all the nutrients it needs.

Therefore, you will have to ensure that you’re eating enough for two and getting all the necessary vitamins and nutrients. Only by being proactive and taking an active interest in your nutrition will you be able to keep both the baby and yourself healthy and happy.

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Without an idea, there is no chance to start your own online business. With tons of entrepreneurs out there this first step is one of the hardest challenges, where you might find yourself wandering around the web to get your creative juices flowing. Don't look any further, as we put together a list of 20 online business ideas which you can start tomorrow. Obviously, there is a need for tremendous preparation and research, but hopefully, this list can get you started.

1. Start Your Own Listicle Blog

The recipe is quite simple. Look for emotional, inspirational, interesting stories on Facebook, Reddit or wherever you wish and rewrite the short stories into a detailed article. Set up your own site and publish the articles. There are a bunch of listicle blogs out there by now, however, the fact that Viralnova.com was sold for $100 million might get your motivation high. Even though it seems as a simple business, monetizing your site might prove to be a bit of challenge, however, if you know a few things about SEO and AdSense, there is a great chance for success. With a successful promotion, you will be able to pull in tons of unique visits per month, as it seems like we just cannot get bored of these stories.

2. Get Into the Domain Business

Even though you might think that best deals have been made long ago, the domain business is still an ongoing thing. Lots of people buy and sell domain names to earn money as it requires only a small investment. With some thorough research, you can get an idea about what are the most trending domain names currently. This will help you to buy potential domain names which can be later on sold for a profit. Look for domain auction websites on the web, as you can stumble upon expired names, which are back in the pool and available to buy. The chances are high, that you will be the next domain guru, who can make a profit with only a few clicks from home.

3. Sell Apps

Smartphones are everywhere and everyone enjoys quality applications. In case you feel like you are up for the challenge, start building apps. With a few clicks, you can get them into the Google or Apple market and start selling. Check for the latest trends and start developing. In overall, app building is a costefficient online business, which if done right, can get you great profit. You might need some time before getting things right, however, in the long run, apps can get you the success that you've always dreamt about. As well performing apps can make thousands in ad revenue in each month, this might as well be a great choice for you.

4. Sell Your Design

If you are good with designing and creating unique images, you can simply start selling your own design. There are numerous sites out there offering the opportunity to sell your design in form of T-shirts, bags, mugs etc. The only thing to keep an eye on is to keep your creations printable. Once your ideas start selling, you will be receiving a commission for each sold piece. You don't have to worry about shipping, or actually printing the design, the only thing you'll be asked to do, is to upload your images. The registration is free, there are usually no fees, however, before you would start, you should start thinking of your own brand. It always proves to be a great decision to come up with a catchy name at least, as people can follow your shop and will keep an eye on your work. By creating your own brand and selling creative images, you can gain a better reputation, which will lead to better sales.

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5. Start Freelancing

There are numerous professional platforms on the web which offer the opportunity to start your own freelance career. These sites enable businesses to get that required extra help for their project success, while they enable freelancers to build their reputation and apply to various types of projects. Starting from graphic design, translation, programming to data entry tasks, you will find various projects which you can join. Build your own rockstar profile and start bidding to get your business running.

6. Build Websites

If you are into coding, offering a website building service can get you big bucks. Set up your own site and describe your services. Start advertising your service on social media and start a marketing campaign. Pay attention to the latest trends and keep up with them to attract as many customers as possible. As the world of web design is constantly changing, you will be needed to learn things constantly. You can get an idea about the latest design trends with a simple Google search.

7. Create Wordpress Themes

Another option if you have a talent for designing websites, is to create your own WordPress themes and sell it. As many people look for easy and simple solutions to establish their online presence, WordPress themes are highly popular. You can sell your own designs for numerous sites and profit from your hard work.

8. Become a Blogger

Even though nowadays it seems impossible to get profit from blogging, lots of people managed to do so. If you are passionate about writing and have the right amount of motivation, you can give blogging a chance. Setting up your own blog does not require a lot of technical skills, however, getting high traffic is a different challenge. Picking a topic is always hard. If you are an expert in something, you might want to choose to share your own insights, which can help other professionals. Whatever will be your topic about, you will need to invest time to build a strong audience. This will enable you to promote other brands, build new business relationships and finally gain profit. Blogging is rather competitive but if you are good with the words, you can make a profit.

9. Becoming an Online Affiliate

If you are up for making a few bucks online and would like to do it without developing any product yourself, becoming an online affiliate might be your best choice. Amazon, Ebay and most of the bigger companies offer an affiliate program, where the only thing that you need to do, is to drive traffic to their site and get people buy their products. After each sale, you will be getting a considerable commission, where the top commission tier is around 8.5%. You will be also generating profit after users who sign up via your referral. You can either build a new site for a specific product type or add referral links to your already existing blog or website.

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Day 1- Recognize The Blessing

It's no secret that life can be immensely difficult. If you are reading this article now, chances are you are feeling this way. That's nothing to be ashamed of. By reaching out for help, you are already winning half the battle. Take a moment to reflect on the fact that the information we need to get by in life, is often right at our fingertips. We are immensely lucky to be living in an age where information is easily accessible.

Positive Affirmation: Technology is a blessing! To ignore its value is unwise in our quest toward happiness and rejuvenation. Allow yourself to rediscover the gift of technology, without being ruled by it.

Day 2- You Are Not Alone

Many spiritual men and women who have gone before us, have maintained that all of life is a single organism. Yet we are all individuals within this body. When one of us falls, we all fall. When one of us rises, we all rise. Therefore, recognize that you are not alone in your struggle. We all face adversity. Adversity rears its ugly head in many shapes and forms, yet is a common factor in all of our lives. We fight not to shun or ignore adversity, but to gain the strength to face it. It is good to remember that you are not the only person that experiences pain. It can often feel that way. During the thick of the storm, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that most of the people you know are facing difficult trials of their own.

Positive Affirmation: Your demons can only get stronger when you have your back turned to them. By facing your challenges you are a step ahead in the game!

Day 3- Discover The Path

Sometimes you're better off having one clear vision for your future, than ten standard goals. Everybody has goals. Some come to fruition, some don't. But if you have a clear vision for your future, you've equipped yourself with a valuable tool. Whether you're trying to lose weight, finish school, or embark on the journey of a new career, a vision is your friend. Now remember, no vision is complete without execution. Take action today, to ensure that you are where you want to be tomorrow. Delaying and procrastinating will simply keep you off the path rather than push you along it. You want to be walking hand-in-hand with your vision, rather than watching it from a distance. Be flexible and allow your vision to alter, but never lose sight of it.

Positive Affirmation: Think of your vision as you would a friend. Bury it in your subconscious and allow it to wander to the forefront of your mind frequently. Guard it with intensity and don't let anyone, including yourself, get in the way of it. Indeed, your life can and does depend on it.

Day 4- Continue To Take Action

Remember that nobody else can do what you need to do for yourself. The only person that needs to take action in the equation is you. And that is something you are capable of!

Positive Affirmation: The little successes you build along the way, will reinforce your confidence as you confront new challenges in the future.

Day 5- Don't Compare Yourself To Others

The path you're on is unique to you. By comparing yourself to others, you not only begin to worry, but you slow yourself down. The last thing you need is distraction.

Positive Affirmation: As you focus on your goals and continue to persevere, you will soon have a few successes to celebrate along the way!

Day 6- You Sow What You Reap

Keep in mind that everything you do today, recycles itself and informs who you are in the future. This can be an intimidating thought. But allow it to inform the decisions you make in the now. Positive Affirmation: Be your own best friend, and treat your body like a temple!

Day 7- Be Content With Your Best

We all know how incredibly easy it is to beat ourselves up. However, doing so only reinforces negative thought patterns and slows us down. It's okay to go at your own pace. Positive Affirmation: As long as you are steadily working toward your goals, you are on the path you need to be!

Day 8- Develop Positive Habits

Our lifestyles are often determined by our routines. Good habits can take you far in life. It has been said that the habits you form in the first half of your life become the chains you wear in the second half. With that said no matter how old you are, you can always learn something new and create a positive change. Positive Affirmation: You are your habits. Give yourself some time to allow new habits to stick along the way.

Day 9- Believe In Yourself!

You can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. It is likely that we have all experienced a taste of both. Positive Affirmation: If you've read this far, that in itself is a positive action!

Day 10- Get Up When You Fall

Even as you're making progress along your path of positivity, you are going to experience some pitfalls along the way. Remember that this experience is not exclusive to you. When you do fall, get up again. Positive Affirmation: If you've had to get up after experiencing personal failure in the past, as we all have, your capable of doing it again!

Day 11- Surround Yourself With Positivity

They say you become those whom you surround yourself with. So make sure that your circle of friends are goal-oriented and helpful to you along your journey.

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Starting up an online business nowadays is the simplest things ever. With a few clicks, you can get your homepage or online shop up and run and wait for that long anticipated idea to become reality. Sounds easy, right? While setting up is surely much easier than earlier, achieving success in the overcrowded world of online business is a totally different case.

The fact that today anybody can start his or her online business results in a competitive environment, where becoming the next Zuckerberg is not as easy as it sounds.We thought it might be useful to share a few insights on the top 10 factors which are crucial to getting your business into the spotlight of the online world. So, here they come:

1. Be a maximalist

Make sure that you have set everything up correctly. It might sound obvious but as you are getting forward on your way to success, numerous problems will arise. The most important thing is to make sure that every function on your web page, or what is related to your own product/service is functioning correctly. You don't want precious content to get ruined as it can easily affect your chances for engaging your audience. Check everything twice and make sure there are no 404 error codes flashing in your customer's face. Do regular checks, test your new functions and ensure that everything works at its finest. Apply this approach to all aspects of your online business and you will surely not fail. Sometimes it might seem that double-checking is not crucial, however, in the long run, you will think differently. Keep everything smooth and don't let your user experience get ruined only because it was a Monday afternoon and you were lazy.

2. Don't Save Money on Content

Probably you have seen people putting together a great website for their own business but not really paying attention to content - or what is even worse, putting some filler content out there. You have to be conscious about your message. Either write it yourself or hire someone professional who can deliver real rockstar content. Don't save money on this part, as cool content can once again create a drive for engagement and turn your visitors into happy customers.

It has to be unique, creative and cool while matching your own brand identity. You might think it is not rocket science, but actually, it is a totally different profession. To see your social media connections or website visitors into happy customers, deliver a strong, unique message with high-quality content. Content helps you to connect and bring your business closer to your audience.

3. Content without Design = NADA

All the things mentioned above are also true for design. Even if you get yourself really cool content but try to cut your spendings on design, you will simply loose the real potential of your business. People are tired of ugly web pages that try to convince them about how great is their product. Humans judge by outlook and first impression, so don't you dare to put anything less out there than the most astonishing website! Check the current trends, look design ideas and pick the one that best fits your business. You can easily find people on the web who will help you customize a pre-purchased template, or even better, you can build one from scratch and make it truly unique. Think about design as an experience and not only a "thing" that you have to get over with. Over time, you should also re-think your existing design, so stay flexible and get a facelift for your website if needed. Recently video content is becoming more and more popular, while unique, witty designs are also helping online businesses to become leading brands. Once again, don't forget that design is a key aspect of your user experience which should be smooth and cool - making your visitors tell everyone about how awesome is your site!

4. Be a SEO King, or Hire An Expert

You should be having your own online marketing plans ready to drive considerable traffic to your own web page. There is no real way to be successful without knowing SEO and other advertisement tools that are capable of getting you the popularity that you are after. Either spend your nights studying the latest SEO techniques or hire an expert who can get you going. You surely will not be disappointed by the result. By utilizing the power of search engine optimization, advertising yourself as much as possible, you can get one step closer to your desired success. With all that being said, calculate with marketing expenses as it is the most important factor that can make your internet business a success. Also, in the beginning, you should prioritize your spendings and put marketing expenses at the top. By saving money on SEO, PPC or other marketing opportunities, you can easily fail on the long road to your success.

5. Social Media Rockstar

By using social media connections wisely, you can once again channel huge traffic to your own website - turning those connections into customers. For this, first of all, you need to build a strong online community who will tell everyone about your business. Handle your social media accounts on a daily basis and handle them well! Check for the latest trends and adapt them to your own marketing plan. For example, recently live streams have become a huge success. Incorporate it into your own marketing plan and advertise your own business via social media live streams. This is not only useful to get more customers and build a fan base but also to gather data, immediate feedback on your product or service and much more. Sometimes it is enough to have a funny or witty attitude to get the social buzz running but without having experience in social media marketing, it is considerably harder to build your fanbase.

6. Build Relationship

Even if you have tons of connections, page views, followers, you are still not giving enough to your fans. Be interactive, approachable and build connections. This is true both for your customers and for fellow businesses, who are ready to cooperate. Make sure that your community feels your attention. Without that, even if you have all the previous points in place, your success might not come. Keep an open mind and make sure that your community feels valued. By putting yourself out there, you also have to give a face to your business, which further helps people to connect with your online business. Simply by creating cool content, you won't be able to stay on the top of your game for long.

7. Know Your Audience

While setting up your business you probably have - or should have - determined your one and true target audience. While identification is key, it is not enough. You have to be able to think with your customers' heads so that you can satisfy their needs. Always be on the lookout for new data gathering opportunities, as your audience might change with time. Regularly check those numbers, gender details, the average age of your group to be able to plan your next move successfully. This can help you to create new successful products or implement new services after your initial launch. Data is key, analyzing it is your way to success.

8. Know the Market

Constantly check your competition to keep up with the latest trends. Even if there are no similar services around, you can gather valuable information from your competitors or come up with new ideas. On the other hand, by being up to date on the latest news in your own market, you can see the possible directions in which your online business should be moving. Are others heavily relying on VR live streams? Are they offering special coupons to get more customers? Maybe they are experimenting with something new? If you see something out there which proved to be a huge success, think about how could you uniquely adapt the approach to your own business. In some cases, you will also see some initiatives by others which did not turn out to be a success. This can also help you to keep yourself from a headache and get one more function/feature/strategy off from your list. There is also a possibility that you will find open minded entrepreneurs who are ready to cooperate. Use these opportunities well and work together towards a common goal.

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The mind is the root of every action and reaction in our world. What we do physically is merely the manifestation of what’s going on in our mind. Our actions are extensions of our thoughts. Even when our actions seem to go against our thoughts, they are in fact driven by our subconscious compulsions. Every action and reaction can be traced back to the human psyche.

Customers, consumers or clients are no different. People decide under the influence of psychological triggers. These psychological triggers can be influenced by many factors. While there are dozens of elements that can influence the psyche of an individual, here are the ten most important psychological triggers that convert leads into customers.

1. The Quest for Pleasure

Every human being is drawn towards pleasure and is averse to pain. No one wants to suffer and everyone wants to have a good time. This desire to be pleasured drives people to buy specific products. As a company, marketing professional or salesperson, you need to present your product or service in a manner that will help the lead to imagine some form of pleasure. The product or service could be anything, right from a foot massager to more data in a postpaid plan. Affordability will always be a quintessentially influencing factor but the lead will at least be interested in buying or signing up if pleasure is assured. The worst selling products or the duds in any industry are those that exist without offering any substantial pleasure to its intended customers or users.

Now, pleasure is not always physical or emotional or psychological. It varies from person to person. Pleasure needs to be well defined in the context of the product and given the kind of audience you are targeting. Once you identify the exact the form of pleasure your audience wants, strategize your marketing campaign accordingly. It is not necessary for a materialistic product to lack emotional pleasure and an immaterial service to have no physical pleasure. Smart marketers know how to package their product or service and how to convey the message.

2. The Pursuit of New and Original

People love new stuff. It doesn’t matter what the product is. New clothes, new shoes, a new car, a new house, a new phone, a new laptop, a new set of speakers or it could be a new set of wine glasses. Everything new has a special appeal. It helps if the product is also an original, that is to say it is not the run off the mill stuff that is already aplenty in the stores. The pursuit of new and original can be explained using the proven fascination with novelty. Studies have proved that exposure or anticipation of novelty items increases the secretion of dopamine in the human brain. Hence, it is a neurological trigger.

Let us illustrate this reality using two simple examples. Every smartphone maker and automaker in the world keeps releasing new variants of their existing models. Other than the rare instance, there is hardly any significant change or improvement in the subsequent variants. You can consider everything from an iPhone to a Galaxy, a Volkswagen to a Toyota. The existing models are repackaged, some specifications are tweaked, some features are upgraded just marginally and there you have a newly manufactured phone or car. This new original product builds anticipation and is satiating for many people. Had this not existed, people would have turned around and said the phone is two years old or the car is eleven months old. They would look for other phones and cars that have been launched in weeks or a few months leading to their purchase. What’s old is the past and people don’t like delving into the past. Everyone wants a piece of the future.

3. The Quintessential Reason

Every product in the world has multiple features and at least one benefit. Else, the product should not exist. The features and benefits will do their job to capture attention and will trigger some interest in the people but they are not enough to drive the sales. You can talk as much as you want about the benefits or features and yet you may fail to convert a lead into a customer. The reality is simple. The lead is waiting for the quintessential reason. Many marketers and salespeople have been misled to believe that people need many reasons to buy something. It is absolutely not true. Most people don’t even know all the features of products that they have purchased. The average consumer is not that savvy or interested. The average consumer has a lot of stuff on their plate. They need one good reason.

Let us talk about organic food or green tea. Does any average consumer know all the differences between organic food and inorganic food? Does an average consumer know exactly the difference between green tea and what has been called tea for ages? Even those who drink tea everyday don’t know the difference between normal tea and green tea or black tea and yellow tea. People have one good reason to opt for organic food or green tea and that has been enough to promote these two products across the world.

4. What’s the Story?

The consumers are not interested in the story of a company. They don’t want to hear how a product has come into being, definitely not when the product is yet to become a bestseller. The consumers want to hear a story that will trigger their emotions. This is the story that marketers or advertisers must conceive. Many years ago when television was not as popular and technology was not what it is today, Volkswagen came out with an advertisement. It was just an image of identical houses in a nondescript but beautiful suburban neighborhood with lawns and paved driveways. Every house had a van parked outside, which was the Volkswagen station wagon.

The image was captivating for sure but it was the few lines accompanying the image that told a great story. It triggered an intellectual response. Needless to say Volkswagen did have an amazing response. You may be aware of the commercials of the sixties through the eighties and even the nineties. You are certainly aware of the stories various commercials narrate during Super Bowl and other major events. The objective is simple: to trigger an emotional response so there is an immediate connection with the audience.

5. Simplicity

Consumers love sophistry, complex craftsmanship, complicated mechanisms and wondrous technology but they don’t want to deal with those firsthand. They want these elements inside the product which must be simple enough for them to use. Everyone uses a remote transponder key but not many want to know how push button ignition work or what the transponder chip actually is. Any product that appears to be complicated or difficult to use will not influence a lead to become a customer. Every product that is utterly simple to use and has some significant utility will always influence a lead to at least consider buying.

There are products that aren’t simple. It is the job of the marketer or the advertiser to simplify the product or at least the messaging. The use of the product or availing the service, securing the benefits of the features or eventually deriving the pleasure as promised must be simple. If the customer has to make an effort to understand a product or service, if a lead imagines using the product or service to be tiresome or requiring a great deal of labor, then the whole campaign will be a definite failure.

6. Following / Popularity / Brand Value /

Fandom

This can easily be the most important psychological trigger but the reason we mention it at sixth is because a company needs to master the first five to become a brand with a worthwhile following. Popularity of a brand instills credibility. People trust its products or services. Fandom instills a sense of unity. People come together and feel like a part of a larger group. Human beings are wired to find a common reason to unite. This has happened more gloriously in case of all religions. Cultivating a loyal or committed following is necessary for every company to sustain its success.

There is a reason why millions of people around the world line up to grab the latest iPhone. In addition to the pursuit of novelty and the quest for pleasure, it is the sense of being a part of the larger group of iPhone users and the fandom that drives the people to put in the effort, also their money.

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Social media has the potential to become the largest source of online traffic for any company. That distinction is now claimed by search engines.

While search engines do have a wider footprint and record more activity than social media, the ability of companies to reach out to their target audience and in person is what makes social media special.

You can target profiles and hence generate quality traffic from social media platforms.

Search engines have very little to offer to companies that don’t manage to get their websites ranking on the first page of search results. Social media too has its share of challenges but those are a little less overwhelming.

The odds are a bit more manageable compared to organic search engine optimization. There are more than two billion people on social media. There are dozens of social media platforms. How you strategize your social media outreach will determine the traffic.

Here are ten tips to get traffic from social media platforms.

1. Know what to post. It is no secret that you need to come up with engaging content to intrigue your followers and the larger target audience so they check out the links or information and get redirected to your website. Normal posts, shares and tweets or images and videos will be of little help unless there is a content development and management strategy. The content can be anything from an article to an info-graphic, an image to a video. You could share short or long content, in snippets or as a larger report hosted on your website. You could publish content directly as pages on sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Whatever you choose to share must be relevant for your audience. For instance, very few teenagers would want to read a three thousand word post. Very few professionals will have the time to check out a five minute video. You need to know how much time your target audience will be willing to give you, what format they would prefer to access and what kind of information they are looking for. Develop the content accordingly.

2. Interactive content works better than one way communiqués. Polls, quizzes, surveys, contests and any kind of Q&A or inviting feedback will open up a channel of communication. Social media works best when there is a two-way communication and in real time. Twitter and Facebook have become phenomenally popular because of this reason.

Companies are using these mediums to engage with their audience live. When you are done with polls, quizzes, surveys, contests and feedback generation or addressing grievances, you should focus on content that will initiate a discussion. Contents that encourage or invite comments, where people have something to say will always score better than just close ended informative contents. The purpose is not just to share some helpful information but to get the reader to check out the website. Only that will generate traffic for you.

3. Once you know what to post, you should know when and where to post it. There are specific times when people of specific profiles come online and check their timelines.

Students wouldn’t be online when they are supposed to be at school. Professionals will not check the posts from brands they follow when they are in the midst of their first meeting or the end of day session at work. Homemakers will rarely be online when they are cooking breakfast, lunch or dinner, doing chores or when they need to get groceries. Likewise, every social media platform has its periods of peak and off peak activities.

Find out when your target audience is live or active and on which social media platform. Share your content when your target audience is online and has the time to check out your posts.

4. You can post your content at the best possible time after due research and even then your traction could be limited. Be sure that your competitors will also do their homework and post at the same time. Hence, you would need to repost your content. If you repost frequently then you would just be spamming your audience. Time your reposts smartly and offer something new every time. Do not just share or re-tweet. Add a new fact or highlight something new from the post as you repost it or share it. This will keep the same post interesting and you can avert being deemed a spammer.

5. You must become an influencer or you should use influencers. Associate with influencers on specific social media platforms who are followed by many and whose opinions are trusted by many. If these influencers endorse your posts or share your content, then you can be sure of having a windfall gain in traffic.

Some influencers offer their endorsement for a fee. You could try this route. You can also go for organic endorsements. In due time, your social media presence must command the influence to form and shape opinions.

6. Try to trend your content. You can use hash tags for easy indexing of contents and also to entice more people to check out the piece. You can sponsor a post or some content to pop up on timelines of people who don’t follow you. A trending topic will always have a larger outreach and you would witness a spike in your website traffic. Social media is all about expansive outreach and that is what you must focus on.

7. Always work on the credibility of your brand. Your social media presence should be impeccably trustworthy. Spamming, sharing poor quality content or generating interest and then failing to satiate the needs of the target audience will erode the trust of the people and that can be hard to regain.

Trusted brands will always have more people willingly checking out the links or contents. Others will be shrugged off by the same people who still follow those handles or profiles.

8. Promotion or an amazing offer is the best way to generate substantial traffic immediately. However, it cannot be misplaced, mistimed or poorly targeted. Do not put forth a discount for those who wouldn’t be in a position to purchase.

Do not come up with an offer that may look great on paper but doesn’t really help in reality. Do not promote everything but your bestsellers. Many companies commit this mistake of trying to prop up products that people don’t necessarily want at this time or the offers are not enticing enough. Go all out with your promotions if you want an exponential spike in traffic.

9. Consider social media automation. Automate daily posts, use software to track the traffic generated from social media, use analyses to study the outreach and the impact of every post, have auto follow ups for any activity originating from social media such as a redirected user signing up for newsletters or making an enquiry.

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Twitter content creation checklist

Even though a tweet on Twitter isn’t ever going to be any longer than 140 characters, writing those tweets can be almost impossible – especially if you’re looking to use Twitter to build your business online!

So much has to go into each tweet that you send out to make it effective that you really have to think through these kinds of posts, checking – and often double or triple checking – to make sure that it is “just so” and will produce the kind of results that you are hoping for.

No, mastering Twitter as far as it being a marketing tool isn’t some kind of dark art.

But there definitely are specific things you can and cannot do on Twitter if you want to use it as a powerful solution for building your business rather than an instant notification system that lets everyone know what you had for dinner yesterday.

To better help you with each and every single tweet you send out from now on, we have put together this quick guide to really help you make the most of everything Twitter has to offer.

Run through this checklist before you send out ANY tweet and you will be able to catapult your success right through the roof.

Let’s dive right in!

Why am I sending out this tweet?

You would be absolutely shocked at the amount of people that tweet mindlessly when running a business, probably the biggest mistake you can make when it comes to Twitter today.

Everyone already has overloaded news feeds, Twitter feeds, and a social media life that is almost impossible to keep up with as it is.

When businesses start adding on extra layer of “noise” with no real value or no real content, instead just trying to keep their name in front of everyone, they start to shoot themselves in their own feet – and that’s when Twitter turns from a powerful tool to build your business into may be the guillotine that cuts your business had off.

There’s nothing wrong with posting every 15 minutes on Twitter IF you have something valuable, interesting, and engaging to say.

Now, the odds are pretty good that this super fast posting schedule just isn’t sustainable for you – or any other business, for that matter – but it’s just as important that you make sure you know exactly why you are posting to Twitter before you hit the “send” button.

Always – ALWAYS – ask yourself why before you hit that button. It’ll save you a world of hassle and headache, not to mention prevent you from creating bad juju with your followers.

Is this tweet targeted to my ideal prospect?

Now that you have determined that your tweet definitely does have a specific goal in mind it’s time to figure out whether or not that tweet is targeted to your ideal prospect or a “shotgun-style” approach kind of sent out into the universe without any real expectations.

Obviously, you are going to get much better business results when you laser target each and every single tweet you send out to your ideal market.

Once you understand exactly who your best customers are and build a psychological profile of those individuals, you’re able to almost effortlessly create Twitter content – and marketing content in general – that really resonates with them and pulls you into a deeper relationship with one another.

You need to be sure that your tweets are adding extra value to their lives in one way or another but you also need to make sure that your tweets are also interesting, engaging, and entertaining.

Your tweets don’t necessarily have to be both of those things at the exact same time, but EVERY tweet that you send out must be one or the other or people are going to start filtering you out, on following you, or (even worse) bad mouthing you and your business on Twitter.

Twitter Content Creation Checklist

Laser target each individual tweet as though it was a text message to one individual customer and you’ll find your Twitter success goes right through the roof.

Is my message crystal-clear and how is my tone?

It is really, really easy to get your message wrong – or to have the tone of your content misinterpreted – when you are talking about the written word, and this is something that you really have to strive to get a lot better at.

A lot of people that jump on Twitter aren’t shy about firing off 140 characters at lightning like speed, never really double checking that the message they are trying to convey is crystal-clear and can only be interpreted in the way that they want it to be interpreted and that the tone is just right as well.

Big problems – BIG problems – pop up on Twitter when you have a mismatch between your message, your tone, and your overall business branding.

The name of the game with social media marketing across all social media platforms is consistency, and if you have a disconnect anywhere your followers are going to instantly recognize it, and that’s when they are going to bail or start ignoring you faster than you ever would have expected was possible.

Always go back and double check that you are just as crystal-clear with your message as can be and that your tone/voice matches your branding.

Really trying to hammer this out of the park and you’ll deal with a lot fewer self-inflicted marketing messages to deal with.

Will this tweet fit in 140 characters or do I need a picture?

Twitter Content Creation Checklist

Even though there is no “perfect” tweet length, studies have shown that tweets that are below 100 characters increase engagement by 17% over those that are longer than 100 characters – but that doesn’t mean that you should truncate your Twitter messages just to try and get under this artificial barrier.

In fact, you’ll probably want to try and hit the sweet spot between 120 and 130 characters (especially if you are going to be including links in your Twitter messages).

This gives you plenty of room to expand your message and get your point across without filling up the entire Twitter block and turning people off of whatever it is you may have to say when they are simply scanning their Twitter feed.

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Instagram Monetization Checklist

Each and every single month, more than 1 billion people log into Instagram, interact with content, and post content to the platform.

Far and away one of the most frequently visited and often utilized social media platforms, even more so than Facebook, Instagram has become the “go to” platform for serious business owners, advertisers, and marketers that are looking to build their business online.

And even though Instagram is 100% free to get started with – and you can have a brand-new Instagram account up and running in less than five minutes.

The truth of the matter is the overwhelming majority of business owners, advertisers, and marketers out there aren’t using Instagram the right way to build their business or create the kind of financial future they have always dreamed of.

Honestly, the majority of the Instagram market is little more than “traditional marketing” applied to the digital world – and that just isn’t going to cut the mustard any longer.

No, if you are going to knock your Instagram marketing right out of the park and really turn it into a powerful channel for marketing you have to know exactly what you’re doing.

On top of that, because you’re going up against already stiff and established competition, you also have to take advantage of as many shortcuts checklists as possible to get you to the top as fast as you can.
Here are some critical tips and tricks in this quick checklist that will help you do exactly that.

Let’s dive right in!

Start at the start – Get your Instagram strategy down first

Most folks run their marketing right off the rails at the start, never even realizing that their entire Instagram marketing and was built on a foundation of sand and not concrete.

Most people just kind of throw different marketing approaches at the wall of Instagram and hope that something sticks, rather than taking a real systematic and focused approach to creating marketing that actually has an opportunity of working.

But not you.

No, since you are reading this quick checklist and following along with all of the tips and tricks we were able to share, you are going to have an almost unfair advantage over the competition to create truly effective marketing that actually works.

You’re going to be able to start at the start (where you need to create that solid foundation) and build from there.

Identify your perfect prospect

The very first thing you have to do (even before you create a new Instagram account) is come up with a crystal clear image of who your perfect prospect is.

You have to know what they are most interested in getting out of you, what they are most interested in seeing and interacting with on Instagram, and the “hot buttons” that compel them to go from engaged Instagram follower to paying customer as quickly as humanly possible.

Once you have this crystal clear image of who this perfect customer is you’re going to want to craft each and every single piece of Instagram content you create (as well as every other piece of marketing you manufacture) for them and them alone.

A lot of people make the mistake of trying to be everything to everyone with their Instagram marketing, missing the mark completely and getting zero followers instead of laser targeting in on their specific niche while ignoring the overwhelming majority of people that wouldn’t have become customers anyway.

Steal great ideas from your competitors

After really firmly establishing that image of your perfect prospect it’s time to go and look at the top 15 or 20 Instagram accounts in your industry, really trying to come up with an idea of what they are doing so effectively in your market to already.

There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to try and reinvent the wheel when it comes to online marketing, especially when your competitors (your successful competitors, anyway) will not have only blazed that trail for you to follow but will have left very easy to understand and copy clues for you as well.

Some people get a little bit squeamish about “stealing” content ideas from competitors, but you are going to want to get past that as soon as humanly possible.

We aren’t in any way suggesting that you actually rip off physical pieces of content and pass them off as your own, but if you are in an outdoor equipment niche in your best competitors are posting in sunup and sundown images of camp life you had better believe you are doing a lot of the exact same thing or you are going to be missing your mark with your ideal prospects and losing ground to these competitors for no reason whatsoever.

This will help you speed up your content marketing on Instagram significantly, but it will also help you slip right into the top tier of Instagram accounts in your industry when you’re publishing the same content as the “big dogs” are.

Create a content marketing calendar

The content marketing calendar is the number one differentiator between amateur hour marketers on Instagram and serious and savvy social media marketers, and you’re definitely going to want to find yourself in the latter group.

Major companies all over the world have spent a tremendous amount of time, energy, and effort really trying to streamline and systemize as much of their customer acquisition process as possible.

And while these major multinational companies have budgets far bigger than anything any of us could ever muster, the one weapon that we can copy and use just effectively as they are is the content calendar. Setting up your marketing six months (or even better, one year) in advance with a plan for every single piece of content you are going to release a very specific day and as part of a very specific marketing campaign gives you an almost unfair advantage over the rest of your competition.

By setting out understanding that you are going to have to create content for a three times a week release you’re not only able to create those posts in advance and get them ready for “prime time”, you’re also able to find just the right piece of content to publish at a particular point in time to dovetail in with all of the other marketing approaches you are utilizing.

With a content marketing calendar, you can be working on a Valentine’s Day campaign, for example in the middle of June, coming up with content that will be released on Instagram that goes hand-in-hand with the Valentine’s Day campaign you have been running from the end of January right up until the middle of February the coming year.

On top of that, you can really start to automate your Instagram marketing when you take this kind of approach.

Because you have all of your content created and ready to go, you can then script programs or outsource the actual publishing work to someone else – freeing up your time so that you can focus on other high leverage business activities without having to worry about how you’re going to cobble together an advertising approach that day.

This is game changing stuff, and you have to be 100% certain that you are doing EVERYTHING in your power to systemize, automate, and delegate as much of your Instagram marketing as possible.