Meta hosted its annual communities summit to give updates on what's to come for groups. I very quickly jotted down the few noteworthy things to come.I have to admit, every year it seems anti-climactic but this year took the cake. Nothing super special is coming that would be particularly beneficial for small businesses (especially handmade) except maybe the one-way message system. Very soon, we are going to be able to send one-way messages to group members about special updates. Think of this like the @everyone feature but directly to their inbox, and they can't reply to it :) We will also be given private chat groups within events published by groups,Honestly, it sounds like Meta is taking notes from apps like Slack to enable...
You know the drill. Let's see how Dorie spent her time this week... Sunday, October 9Lucky me! I made some freebies for a drop this coming week and cut two pieces. I kept up with stories today off and on but that was really it. I didn't post a thing otherwise! It felt really nice to have a Sunday "off". Time: 1.5hr Sales: $ 52.50Monday, October 10 Today was really, truly day one of Q4 for me. I am finally on the good side of "C" and feeling so much better. I don't know why I do this, but even when I miss work being sick, I tell myself I have to work longer and harder the following week. I'm going to do...
This week encompasses October 1-8Things to note: I don't do well with change, so it'll be slow. You'll notice as the weeks go on I abide by the new hours, but right now.. things look a little weird. It's also an ego bruise to notice how many hours are being poured into a business that's bringing forth pennies. I'm literally baring all here. I keep a daily tracker on Airtable that keeps me focused. I also keep a to-do list with pen and paper right by my side with a list of tasks as well as my production list set out in order. Saturday, October 1 I did something I rarely do... I slept most of the day! I still managed to post 4 stories...
May 2020, I had my biggest month and brought in over $30,000 in sales. I was confused. We were in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic where everyone was stuck at home. I navigated ensuring my manufacturing team was staying safe and keeping our materials sterilized, hiring as cautiously as I could to help shipping, and changing out vendors as needed because of material shortages. I thought this was finally it. After running a "slow-as-you-go" paced small business since January 2015, I had finally tapped into a bigger market. And then it just stopped. No one in modern times had experienced what comes after a drawn out pandemic. People returned back to work. They vacationed again, and somewhere along the way, they realized they pulled...
Get paid to post the damn videos you never wanted! Here's how: Head to your Professional Dashboard which can be found at the top of your creator/business account, or by heading to the top right, clicking the three horizontal lines and going into settings->creator. Click on the little gift box that says bonuses, or if you've never been eligible for them before, this will be the spot where you'll see it prompt. *You'll need to ensure that in your settings, under "creator" make sure that you've gone into monetization and enrolled for eligibility. Once you click "Bonuses" you'll see this screen: I need you to hear me. If you take nothing else from this post, SET A REMINDER/ALARM IN YOUR PHONE FOR THIS...
