When it comes to running and growing your business, social media plays an important role in contemporary times. It makes your products and services reach a wider audience, helps create a customer base for your brand, and last but not least gets you leads. In a nutshell, the essentials of marketing have grown out to be quite dependent on social media. Nowadays, Instagram is dominating the marketing game, but the word is around that there’s a new platform in town – The Clubhouse App.
First and foremost, what’s unique about this app is that it is entirely based on an audio interface. Business leaders and entrepreneurs around the world have been using the platform to display their thoughts, market their brand, interact with the consumer base, and stay updated with the market trends.
Not to mention, it’s any day better to use the Clubhouse App than resorting to Instagram for marketing only to get lost in the crowd. In other words, since the platform is promising when it comes to building a network and making your business reach a global stage, it has to be your pick.
But since the application is new, you might need a little help. But no worries, I have some tips that can help you build a network. Sit back, and read along.
Ways to network on the Clubhouse App
1.Join rooms and listen
There is a lot you can learn from the experiences and stories of other business leaders and experts. Because who knows if those tips and stories turn out to be a game-changer for you and your brand. Hence, all you gotta do is listen. The clubhouse audio rooms are like any other conference; the only difference is that you can attend it from the comfort of your home.
That being said, the first thing to do is find rooms and clubs that are most relevant to you and your business. You can make use of the search bar for this purpose.
For instance, if you are someone who belongs from the UX industry, then you can find a room or a club by searching ‘UX design’, ‘UX industry’, or any other keywords relating to your brand, or profession. Once you find what you are looking for, simply join, and listen to what the speaker is saying. The speakers are usually the experts of the field and offer information that can be of utmost use to you. So be all ears to what they have to say.
2.Share your points
While it’s important to be a good listener, it’s equally important to be an efficient speaker. By that, I do not mean speakers of the voice rooms, but the audience that interacts, and shares their points, questions, and experiences.
So, if you are a listener, make use of the ‘Raise your hand feature and share your insights, suggestions, and what you think about the subject in discussion. Ask valid questions, make good points, be someone who stands out from the crowd. That way, you would not only build an impression on the rest of the listeners but most importantly those expert speakers.
Once the session ends, you can perhaps ping the speaker through their linked social media accounts to thank them for conducting a worthwhile session. That’s how you will build your network, by connecting with renowned people and those who share similar interests as you.
Engaging in audio rooms is the most promising way if you are just starting out. It can help you increase your followers, and build a base for your brand or business.
3.Draw audience from other social media platforms
You do not have the same audience across all your channels, so you can use other channels to draw an audience from. For instance, if you happen to have a greater following on Twitter and Instagram, you can persuade your audience to join you on the Clubhouse app. Likewise, you can draw your followers from the Clubhouse app to your other social media channels.
This might not be easy, and you might not get a handful of shifters in one go. However, you can make use of various marketing gimmicks to draw an audience. For instance, you can organize giveaways, or hand out exclusive coupons to the followers to engage with you in a clubhouse session.
Interestingly, as noted in point 2, you can draw followers to your other platforms by engaging in voice room sessions. Who knows, if your tips and points have an effect on other listeners and they might want to connect with you on your other channels as well.
4.Get customer feedbacks for your brand
The most reliable way to grow as a brand is to work on customer insights. Your customers might not know much about your brand, but honest feedback from them can tell you where you are going wrong. In short, you can use customer feedback to make yourself better.
Having said that, you can use the clubhouse App for this purpose; you can create rooms, and enter an interactive session wherein you engage with your customers to know their feedback. If that does not work for you, you can take the help of your listeners, and networks you have formed on the channel, by persuading them to try out your brand and share their feedback.
5.Become a speaker or create your own session or club
There is a scope of development on every platform. On the concerned app, if you started out as a listener, and gathered a varied following, then you can head to become a speaker or start your own club or session. It’s better to start with the former and gather more following to attract a base for your club or session.
As a speaker, keep in mind that your goal should be to inspire your listeners. You must not only impress them but make them come back to your sessions for more.
The key to do that is to deliver talks that are valuable to your followers. Give out your experiences, knowledge, and tips that might be of value to your listeners. It’s a good idea to plan out what you will say. As for the rest, be confident, and engage with your listeners, and that’s how you will rock as a speaker.
Once you become a pro at speaking, feel free to create or own clubs or start a room. It’s a great way to capture an audience and grow as a brand or business. You can also invite your audience to join the club. To make it more meaningful and worthwhile, you can also take the help of other speakers who offer tricks and suggestions to listeners sharing the same interest. It’s a great way to add to your following when you invite other speakers as they might attract their followers to your profile or clubs.
Well, that’s the end of it. Wishing you all the best and happy networking! I hope these tips turn out to be useful for you.
Feel free to let me know how they worked out for you in the comment section.
Every blogger knows that the title of a blog post is the first thing that appeals to the reader, so it has to be absolutely solid and a hook.
Next in line comes the very first line. It piques the curiosity of the reader, making them want to read more. Later comes the introduction and the body which contain all the good stuff that adds value to your reader’s experience.
And then…comes the END. Now you must be thinking; the reader has already made it through. So why do I even need to put in extra effort to craft the proper end as well?
If you think that, then sorry, you are wrong. The end of a blog post matters as much as the title, body and introduction, if not more. You know why?
Because, the end is what leaves the reader feeling satisfied, and coming back for more. You mess up the end, and they might not care to read another article of yours ever again.
Many bloggers don’t know how to write a powerful ending to their blog posts, and I shudder as I say this, but some don’t write an end at all!
However, don’t worry.
This post is here to teach you 6 different ways to end a blog post with a bang.
6 Powerful Ways to End a Blog Post
1)Encourage the reader to engage and take action
You can always end your blog post by encouraging your readers to leave a comment or take an action.
Ask them to share their experience about the topic covered in the article, or what their takeaway was after reading the blog. This is a great way to get more comments, engage with your readers and get people talking.
For example, if you have written a post on how to battle writer’s block, you can ask something like this at the end, “Have you ever been through writer’s block? What helps you snap out of it? Share your tips in the comments section!”
And voila, there you have it.
2)Summarize your key message
Another really simple way to end a blog post is by briefly recapping your post’s key message at the end.
It may feel a little redundant and repetitive, but trust me, sometimes you need to emphasize your point one last time before you take a bow and the curtains fall.
However, don’t just simply repeat your message; rather, get the same message across in a slightly different tone.
Again, taking the earlier example, if your key message for the post was that only writing can defeat writer’s block, then you can say something at the end like, “All these tips will come in handy to battle writer’s block, but at the end of the day, you have to make the conscious choice to sit down and write, even when you are feeling uninspired. That’s the only fool-proof way to get through the block.”
Summarize your message, but not in a way that is repetitive and boring, otherwise, readers will just leave.
3)Give a little sneak peek of what’s coming next
You can always end the blog post by sharing a little introduction of your next post, you know, in order to entice the readers to come back to read the next post as well.
This is just like how they do in TV series; they end the episode with a sneak peek of the next one.
The motive is to bring back the reader for reading the next post and keeping them hooked.
If your blog post is part of a series, then you can also link to the previous article in the series, or if it’s not, then by linking to a similar article.
4)Ask your readers to share your post
Another cool way to end a blog post is by asking your readers to share your post on Facebook or Twitter or some other social media channel, and forward your article to their friends.
Sure, you might have all kinds of social media widgets installed on the side panel, but trust me on this one; readers don’t pay attention to them, not until they are being asked to.
Asking your readers to share your post once again encourages them to actively participate and take action, and it fetches you more Facebook shares, retweets, and more readers.
See now, why are endings important?
5)Ask a question
When you ask your readers a thought-provoking question, you invite in more comments and spark up a discussion.
For example, if you have written a blog post on Destiny vs. Freewill, you can ask your readers questions like, “Do you think free will is an illusion? Interested to hear what you think, so sound off in the comments below.”
This is more likely to turn those silent visitors into active readers, plus it provides you with an opportunity to interact with your readers.
6)Self-promote
If you blog to earn a livelihood, chances are you offer a product, course, or service on your website.
So, when you END your post, don’t forget to tell your readers about your amazing course or printable that you are offering on your blog!
You can also include a call-to-action (CTA), asking them to sign up for your newsletter, join your private Facebook group, etcetera.
At the end of the day, you want to promote your services through your blog to bring in sales, so it makes perfect sense to talk about the product that you’re offering at the end of the post.
This does not look like shameless self-promotion, and I’ll tell you why. After reading your entire post where you have provided free information to your readers when they come to the end and see your promotion, they automatically feel it within themselves to at least click through the link and give back to you for the value you offered them. It’s a win-win situation for both.
For example, if you have written a post on writer’s block, you can write a note like this at the end, “If you liked this article and would like to learn more tips and tricks about writing, you can get the Writer’s Guidebook to Freelancing, a comprehensive book to kickstart your freelance writing career.”
Simple as that.
To conclude
Now you know the secrets to create the perfect ending to your blog post and keeping your readers engaged. Just a simple tweak here and there and you are well on your way.
If you are ever unsure about what questions you should ask or don’t have a product to promote, you can always ask your readers to share your post, tell them what’s coming next or summarize your post briefly. These are the easiest but most powerful ways to end a blog post that keeps the reader coming back for more.
Which of these tips resonated the most with you? Are there any other ways you have tried to end your blog post and it has ended up working? Share your experience in the comments below.
Minimalism has been the talk of the town lately. Precisely because many people have embraced the principle and now it’s as if their life has completely revolutionized. So, if you are someone who feels that they need to transform their lives, minimalism might be the right pick for you.
However, if you are a beginner who does not know how and where to start, we are here to help. Read on!
First Steps for the Beginner Minimalist
10 first steps for beginner minimalist
1. Be more kind, donate what you don’t want
When you would know that you are donating things that others need more than you, you will become much more compassionate. You can start with old blankets and clothes that you don’t use anymore. They take more space, and homeless people need them the most.
2. Go discursive – take one room at a time, let broken items provide you a start
We are in the habit of keeping broken things, thinking we would get them repaired. But that does not happen. If you haven’t used those things in a long time, then it’s clear you don’t need them enough. Therefore, pick any room and start looking for broken things to get rid of.
3. Head for cosmetics
We all have those products that we do not use, and those that have been way past expiry dates. Look at all the products in your bathroom, old shampoo bottles, and serums that have gone unused or expired, throw them away.
4. Look for duplicates
You don’t need two things that look the same or have the same purpose. So, look all around the house, and get rid of them.
5. Head to the closet
Disclaimer, this part is the most time-consuming, and exhausting.
Start with torn, old, and worn-out clothes. It is clear you are not going to get them repaired, nor they can look new, so the best thing to do is throw them away, or better, repurpose them.
Secondly, be honest with yourself and get rid of clothes that you have not worn in years. Your life won’t come to a halt if you throw them away.
Just ensure that you don’t keep more than 10 pairs of clothes. Once you are done with it, head for accessories.
6. Separate those that you can sell
Generally, furniture and old gadgets are some of the stuff that can be sold for a good price. So, instead of throwing them away, separate them and ensure that you sell them for cash ASAP.
For the record, furniture takes a lot of space, and too much of it can make your house look compact and suffocating. Hence, when you are practicing minimalism, make sure you don’t keep too many storage spaces. Sell the extra ones.
7. Fight your urge to shop
Minimalism is not limited to decluttering, but it also involves limiting future expenditure on material things. Therefore, uninstall all shopping apps and don’t go to the mall regularly to buy things.
8. Borrow clothes
If you are supposed to go to a party, then instead of buying new clothes, consider borrowing them from a friend. You can even consider renting clothes.
9. Go digital
First Steps for the Beginner Minimalist
If you happen to have a lot of books in the house, consider lending them to those in need. In addition to that, if you wish to read more books, then think about investing in a kindle. You can store thousands of books in it, and it would never burden your house with storage.
10. Cut your bills
Minimalism doesn’t limit itself to physical possessions but bills and resources as well. So, in case you have a cable connection, and you don’t use it, consider going for OTT platforms. (You have to be minimalist there too. Don’t get the subscription of all the platforms)
Likewise, try to reduce your energy consumption to cut out unnecessary bills.
Lastly,
Minimalism demands what other life-changing principles demand – consistency and determination. If you are consistent and determined with this approach, there’s no way your life would not change! So try it ASAP and give it your best shot. Once you get into the groove of it, it’s fairly easy to maintain, and you may even notice such a change to your bank account it will deter you from going away!
Hey there. If you have something to say, we are all ears. Drop your views and suggestions in the comments below.
Everyone is developing a minimalist approach in life. It has been life-changing for many people. If you are reading this article, I take, you too must have yielded the benefits. And now you would want your kids to experience the same.
But before you start, here are few things that you should know.
5 things you should know about minimalism with kids
1. You cannot command minimalism
Kids are not easy to tackle. You cannot give them an order and expect them to follow it in one go. It does not work like that. You have to be gentle with them. You must make them realize the benefits of minimalism right from the start, only then you can expect them to incorporate the principle in their life.
But the question is how would you do that? I suggest starting small. For instance, if they are packing their pencil box for school, do not encourage them to keep heavy bunches of pencils. Ask them politely to keep two, and note how easier it gets for them to manage their pencil box.
2. You have to be a role model
Believe it or not, your children learn more from you than they learn from outside. They imitate your every movement. Meaning, they consciously or unconsciously take note of your habits and behavior.
Thus, when they see you practice minimalism, they might want to try it as well. You can start by creating a minimalist atmosphere, like keeping fewer things in the house. While you are at it, include everyone in the house.
In addition to that, you have to keep your habits in check. For instance, you cannot be an impulsive shopper in front of them because it’s antithetical to the principle of minimalism.
3. You have to be ready for stubbornness
Even after trying all the tricks in the world to convince your kids to incorporate this principle, they would still be stubborn. But you have to counter their stubbornness with yours. Meaning, you would have to be equally stubborn. The last thing you want to do is give up.
I know it will get tough, you would be annoyed, you would be infuriated, but you have to be patient and try your best. You cannot just try for a week or two, and expect them to comply with you. You have to do it from the very beginning when they are in their foundational years.
Perceive it as a challenge. You have to keep up to it even if it involves going to the very end.
4. You have to play smart
Your kids are innocent and immature, but they are smarter than you. So, you have to be one step ahead of them. But the question is how?
Well, for starters, you have to look for ways that can make minimalism fun for them. For instance, you can use negative motivation by challenging them. Tell them, “I bet you cannot clean your desk.” Or “You know your sister is better at cleaning her desk than you.”
If the trick works, you will find them decluttering. Perhaps then you can say, “If you would have been minimalistic, you could have done the cleaning sooner.”
Or even better, you can plan a treasure hunt, and include the de-cluttering tasks to reach the final reward.
5. It will take time
Just as I said before, you cannot expect your kids to learn minimalism in just a few weeks. It takes time, maybe weeks, months, or even years. That’s because it takes a change of habits, and most importantly a change of perceptions.
Moreover, minimalism is better to be taught from the very start. Keep a minimalist environment from the beginning, and chances are high that your kids would adopt this lifestyle naturally.
Lastly,
I know that doing things by yourself is one thing, and convincing others to do it is another. It is exhausting and demanding, especially when you have to teach it to your kids. But it is not impossible, you just have to be determined and consistent, and you are good to go.
What are your thoughts on the same? Was this article helpful? Drop your views and suggestions in the comments below. I’d love to read them.
Most of us are not satisfied with the life we are living. Not because we are ungrateful for things we have, but because we can feel that we are doing something wrong; or we are not living to our potential.
Life is complicated most of the time, but sometimes it’s just not. We just overthink and make it more complicated than it is. But to do away with the complexities of life for a minute, let us focus on what you can do to change it. As they say, you are the writer of your own life, so it’s time for you to get to the action and simplify things to live a productive and healthy life.
20 ways to simplify and get your life back
1. Focus on actions
When you have too many tasks to do, what do you do at first? Tell me if it’s not worrying for hours. Scrap this approach which only wastes your time and adds to stress. Instead, keep your focus only and only on actions, nothing else – no stress, no thoughts, just actions.
2. Make a to-do list
Life gets better when you make a to-do list. You become systematic and focus on actions.
3. Get rid of your bad habits
I don’t need to tell you that your bad habits are harmful to your livelihood and your health as well. Getting rid of them is necessary to start a constructive life.
4. Work on the personality traits that limit you
Lack confidence? Have anger issues? Both can prevent you from achieving growth and success. It’s high time you work on them.
5. Stop procrastinating
Just so you know, procrastinating does you no good. It just gives you a moment of peace, to only stress later.
6. Avoid distractions
Binge-watching Netflix all day, scrolling Instagram for hours, etc is a sheer waste of time when you can do something fruitful.
7. Practice gratitude
Being grateful for things you have will make you feel blessed and happier in life.
8. Read books
Books are your best friend. They increase your knowledge and develop critical thinking. If you don’t have anything to do, then reading books is the most productive way of utilizing time.
9. Eat healthily
Scrap junk, your body needs healthy and nutritious food to perform its best.
10. Organize
Believe me or not, a little organization can save you time and make your life easier.
11. Clean as you go
Morning rush can radically impact our cleaning goals. Instead of throwing away your things in bed, take a few minutes to keep things in their place.
12. Create routines
Trying hard to get back your life on track but failing every time? I bet you are not following a productive and healthy routine then!
13. Create budgets and keep a track of your expenses
You cannot afford to be financially irresponsible. Your future depends on your finances, thus having a financial consciousness is mandatory.
14. Control your shopping instincts
The key to saving is suppressing your shopping instincts. You can do so by differentiating between things you want and things you need.
15. Be an optimist
Wonder why you complicate life? Perhaps by being negative all the time. Your goal must be optimism. You would be able to focus on solutions, rather than worrying about your problems.
16. Exercise
In between work and life, your body matters too. Indulging in regular exercises will keep you fit, and you will be more energetic throughout the day.
17. Learn to say no
It’s important to speak your mind. If you keep saying yes to everyone and everything, you will be exploited and taken for granted.
18. Balance personal life and professional life
Just a friendly reminder, your relationships matter too.
19. Make goals
Want to know the secret to success? Setting goals and striving hard to meet them.
20. Learn new skills
It’s for your own personal development and not to forget, for decorating your resume.
Before saying goodbye
When you have decided to change your life, and figure out how-to part. The next important thing is consistency. Work as if these habits are to change your lifestyle and not to meet your short-term goals. You can do it!
Let me know how it works out for you in the comment section.
build a network. Sit back, and read along. 
speakers of the voice rooms, but the audience that interacts, and shares their points, questions, and experiences. 
Clubhouse app to your other social media channels. 
brand and share their feedback.
an audience and grow as a brand or business. You can also invite your audience to join the club. To make it more meaningful and worthwhile, you can also take the help of other speakers who offer tricks and suggestions to listeners sharing the same interest. It’s a great way to add to your following when you invite other speakers as they might attract their followers to your profile or clubs. 
the readers to come back to read the next post as well.
discussion.
compassionate. You can start with old blankets and clothes that you don’t use anymore. They take more space, and homeless people need them the most.
them. 
them away, separate them and ensure that you sell them for cash ASAP. 
work like that. You have to be gentle with them. You must make them realize the benefits of minimalism right from the start, only then you can expect them to incorporate the principle in their life.
stubborn. But you have to counter their stubbornness with yours. Meaning, you would have to be equally stubborn. The last thing you want to do is give up. 
But the question is how? 
approach which only wastes your time and adds to stress. Instead, keep your focus only and only on actions, nothing else – no stress, no thoughts, just actions. 
fruitful.
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