LUYC 083: Social Media for Course Creators with Andrea Jones

Hello everybody! Joining us today is Andrea Jones. Andrea is a social media strategist and course creator. Being a social media enthusiast, she understood the power of social media in adding value to businesses. Her course Savvy Social School helps online course creators and entrepreneurs master different social media platforms, generate leads, build an audience and more. Social media allows entrepreneurs to connect with people on an individual level. Episode Quotes "As entrepreneurs we have to just learn to trust ourselves and trust our gut and go with that decision." "You don't have to use all the tools all at once, use the tool that works for you in the moment." "Use your personal life as a leverage point to share personalized stories." "You have to be intentional about investing time into that platform in order to see a return." "Social media is social, you are there to build connections with people." Listen to Learn 00:15 Getting to know Andrea Jones, Rapid 5 Questions 05:15 How Andrea became a social media strategist 08:53 Importance of family support in starting a business 10:36 How can social media add value to your business 13:01 Managing the "overwhelm" of sharing personal content 15:30 Best practices for time management in using social media 19:23 How can course creators leverage social media 21:54 Overview of Savvy Social School 24:31 A peek inside the membership program 28:00 Knowing which social media platform to focus on 32:59 Andrea's thoughts about using Facebook 35:39 Tips on being more strategic with social media 36:53 Exciting things coming up from Andrea, course and social media links Finish Your Damn Course! My group program for course creators, Finish Your Damn Course!, is open for enrollment! Click here to learn more. Show Notes Click here to visit the show notes to learn more about Andrea's work and her free course.