How to Book Clients & Get Started as Social Media Manager with Jade McNeil

This episode is brought to you by Riverside. Use the code DishingupDigital and save! https://creators.riverside.fm/DishingUpDigital  ~~~ In this episode, Ellen interviews Jade, a successful social media manager, about her journey in the industry. Jade shares how she transitioned from studying psychology to pursuing her passion for social media management. She discusses the challenges she faced in scaling her business and going full-time. Jade emphasizes the importance of increasing prices and targeting established businesses to achieve financial success. She also shares her strategies for finding clients, including in-person meetings, cold pitching, and engaging in Facebook groups. Jade highlights the challenges of work-life balance and organization in social media management and offers insights into maintaining healthy habits and morning routines. She shares her biggest milestone of booking an international client and discusses her future plans for her business. Jade concludes by reflecting on the impact of the Dishing Up Digital School and the importance of perseverance in the industry. Follow Jade over on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jade.mc.neil/  Takeaways Transitioning from a different field to social media management is possible with passion and determination. Increasing prices and targeting established businesses can lead to higher income and better work-life balance. Finding clients can be achieved through in-person meetings, cold pitching, and engaging in Facebook groups. Maintaining healthy habits and morning routines is crucial for productivity and work-life balance. Perseverance and not giving up are key to success in the social media management industry. If you have the time, please could you rate and review this podcast or subscribe to it. It really helps us to continue making this free content for you and we just generally appreciate that you would do this for us! Have a great week guys!Ellen xx ~~~ Want to get more Ellen or Work with her and her team? Check out the Dishing Up Digital Agency website for more information and to contact us: https://www.dishingupdigital.com/ Join the Dishing up Digital School: https://www.dishingupdigital.com/courses  Ellen's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/ellenmackenziee/  Ellen on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ellenmackenzieee?lang=en  Buy Ellen's Book: https://www.ellenmackenzie.com/book