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Social Media Entrepreneurs

Derek Videll: Social Media Marketingwww.socialbamboo.com

Ever feel like social media is wasting your business's time? Well, let's fix that!

The online marketing world is ever changing, so allow me to stay on top of these changes and how to respond to them for you. This show will give you your social media marketing news as well as your plan of action. We'll mostly focus on how to grow on Instagram, but also cover Facebook Ads, YouTube, TikTok, and any emerging social media platforms as well. To hear social media updates first, watch out for my Instagram stories @derekvidell then look to this podcast for a detailed explanation on what to do. For additional free and paid growth resources, go to https://www.socialbamboo.com. You can also check out my new podcast Instagram Marketing Pros to be the first to know of any changes to the Instagram app or algorithm.

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Episodes

77: An Engagement Hack to Create Raving Super Followers

In this episode I'll show you an engagement hack I've been leveraging that has worked really well so far! Not only does it increase engagement but you'll likely gain some followers and super followers in the process! Be sure to listen closely for the secret code I give in the episode because you'll need it for A CHANCE TO WIN MY ENTIRE IGM UNIVERSITY PROGRAM!! Click Here to Enter the Giveaway OR Watch my Instagram Masterclass to see how I made such a complex and powerful giveaway to use in your ...

Jan 24, 202016 minSeason 2Ep. 77

76: Designing your Page to Convert for Max Followers

This episode of Instagram Marketing Secrets will teach you how to design the theme of your page to convert for the maximum amount of followers!BECAUSE MOST ACCOUNTS OUT THERE HAVE A PAGE THEME DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT IS DESTROYING YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND REACH!!We'll first cover the major mistakes people are making with trying to design a page theme and then I'll cover my 5 favorite content themes so your Instagram account gives a great first impression to new visitors!To join the upcoming 'Roast of ...

Jan 15, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 76

75: How I Built a Residual Income Stream in a Year

How do you start a business? An age old question with a billion different answers. So to be as clear as possible, I chose to record this episode exactly a year out from starting this business while it's still fresh in my mind. In this episode you will learn… - Why and how I started the podcast - How I built an initial audience quickly How to manage relationships with entrepreneurship How to speed up your learning curve and minimize failures along the way - Creating an “MVP” minimum viable produc...

Jan 09, 20201 hr 12 min

74: Influencer Marketing Secrets (recap of @shanelwhitley interview)

Whether you're the influencer or the business trying to find influencers to work with, this episode will give you some tips I can almost guarantee you have not heard before. You will learn... - How to pick a profitable and sustainable niche - The biggest opportunity for new influencers - How to charge more for your product or service - Writing captions that people respond to and finding your voice as a leader that people want to follow - Modeling but not copy catting other influencers - Reaching...

Jan 05, 202038 minSeason 1Ep. 74

73: How to Become a Local Micro Influencer (interview with @shanelwhitley)

Shanel may not have as many followers as a lot of big name influencers but she has built her following in such a strategic way that has allowed her to effectively monetize as early as 5k followers! She's done so by becoming a niched-down micro influencer in El Paso, TX and she'll tell you her exact journey on her way to doing so. BE SURE TO LISTEN TO THE END OF THIS EPISODE FOR AN EXTRA FREEBIE FROM ME!! Thanks so much for listening and subscribing to the podcast. We're here for you if you have ...

Dec 26, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 73

72: The Real Path of Entrepreneurship

ALEX HARTSUFF TURNED OUT TO BE A HIGHLY UNETHICAL BUSINESS OWNER SO HIS EPISODE HAS BEEN REMOVED. SO YOU SHOULD JUST GET MY INSTA ACCELERATOR COURSE FOR FREE INSTEAD 😂 ----- Hosted by Derek Videll Want to Get Interviewed on this Show? Book Here Learn How to Run Profitable Facebook Ads Yourself: Complimentary Marketing Consultation Learn How to Get your Meta ads ROAS Over 5 DWY Meta Ads: Learn How to Run Profitable Meta Ads Yourself DFY Meta Ads: Let Us Run your Ads Based on Performance I have D...

Dec 18, 201936 min

70: Intro to Running Profitable Facebook and Instagram Ads

CORRECTION: A 1% Lookalike Audience is the the top 1% of the population that is most similar to the custom audience, not people who are within 1% difference of the custom audience. GET MY INSTA ACCELERATOR AND MAP TO MONETIZATION COURSES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TYPES OF ADS YOU CAN CREATE! I HIGHLY recommend you stop listening to the podcast until these courses are done. In this episode I help you guys with the first thing you need to get down in order to have profitable Facebook ads... targetin...

Dec 06, 201920 min

69: Get Big Accounts to Follow and Work with You (Follow/Unfollow Alternative)

SORRY ABOUT THE GOAT NOISES! 🐐 Recorded this episode on my sister’s farm and kept walking farther and farther away but he’s so loud. If you look past that then you’ll get some really solid info out of this! This is an excellent alternative to follow/unfollow for those of you guys who are looking to hustle on the app but want to avoid being follow blocked or all the other possible repercussions with it. Watch my Instagram Masterclass at igmsecrets.com/masterclass if you’re looking for advanced f...

Nov 26, 201919 minSeason 1Ep. 69

68: IGTV vs. Story vs. Regular Posts (Do I Need to do IGTV?)

So you know how to do each type of post but aren’t really sure when you should do each one. IGTV is always a great thing to incorporate but why and how often should you do it? Which type of posts gain you followers and which type of posts are best for getting sales with your current following? All of these questions and more are answered on this episode of the Instagram Marketing Secrets Podcast. Checkout my new Instagram Masterclass if you are looking for advanced sales strategies and are ready...

Nov 19, 201916 min

67: TikTok Takeover?

This episode is so much more than just analyzing TikTok. This episode will bring to light the true things your business needs to be concerned with and why new things can often be more of a case of 'shiny object syndrome' than actually being the next thing you should be working on. Get my Free Insta Accelerator Course if your business' focus needs to stay on Instagram at this time! This is the best material you can watch if you haven't already. Get a 2 week trial to Click Funnels to rapidly start...

Nov 12, 201942 min

66: Secrets of Motivation and How to Actually Believe in Yourself (rather than just being told to)

You've got your new start-up idea, but you're less excited and less motivated about it every day. Like going to the gym but not seeing results and wanting to give up early.In this episode of Instagram Marketing Secrets, I give you my 2 cents on how I stay consistently motivated by having a proper monthly plan. I'll also teach you how to actually believe in yourself with logic rather than just telling you to and expect it to work. If you've already completed my Free Course , I would recommend to ...

Nov 07, 201932 min

65: 7 Ways to Instantly Improve your Content

Influencers, social media marketers, and entrepreneurs from all over, this episode will help you level up instantly in an industry that's so competitive with content production. Not only will this help with content creation at a high level but also how to produce content quicker and more consistently. Learn how to beat the algorithm and dominate the content in your industry in this quick but value packed episode of Instagram Marketing Secrets. RESOURCES: Get my Free Insta Accelerator Course Befo...

Oct 29, 201933 min

64: How to Adapt to the Algorithm Changes

This episode will hopefully not just teach you how to be a better social media marketer, but also have the mentality to take on anything in life properly. The goal of the advanced webinar I mention in the episode is to get you as good at social media marketing as possible in one hour. Any less I wouldn’t be able to train you properly since these are advanced Instagram strategies.Watch my Instagram Masterclass here. Find my Viral Posting Guide or my Free Instagram Masterclass Trainings at SocialB...

Oct 25, 201933 min

63: 6 Ways to Monetize Instagram, Even if you're Already Monetized

There's so many ways to make money online nowadays it's hard to get caught up on which way is right for you! In this episode, I detail all of the major ways you can either get started or increase income with your current company. I mention the site Printify to start a print-on-demand, drop-shipping service. http://bit.ly/igm-printify Rapidly speed up content production for a Print on Demand or clothing business with PlaceIT! This will create content for you that will http://bit.ly/igm-placeit Al...

Oct 16, 201935 min

62: Breaking Fears to Share your Message (Recap of @melirodriguez13 interview)

It's not always easy letting the world see your personality when you're not sure how they're going take it. But if everyone thought that way, we'd be centuries behind in innovation. On the last episode, Meli shares how she's been able to open up and have the courage to travel the world playing music with social media playing a key factor. So in this episode, I'm expanding on some of the key concepts so you can more easily apply them into your own business. Be sure to listen about halfway through...

Oct 08, 201925 min

61: Running a Personal Brand Account as a Musician (interview with @melirodriguez13)

Meli Rodriguez has been traveling the world playing music gigs for the past 5 years. It's never an easy path to pursue but thanks to her social media efforts, she's been able to keep her fan base growing and her concerts filled. This episode will not only teach you techniques on selling concert tickets and promoting new tracks but also how to connect with your audience over your personal brand. Message @igmsecrets or @melirodriguez13 with any questions or comments you have on the episode.--- Sen...

Oct 01, 201945 minSeason 1Ep. 61

60: How to Actually get Sales from Social Media

Social media marketing encompasses two major things... 1) Building an audience and 2) Being able to sell them our products and services. Plenty of businesses lack on the building an audience side of things but even more lack on actually being able to sell their product! I know you're convicted and know people will love it but being able to convey that to them in a proper way is a whole other thing! Sales is my true top skill with social media being second, so enjoy this hybrid episode of the 2 m...

Sep 25, 201942 min

59: How to Promote a Quiz that gets Hundreds of Emails

Collecting emails from Instagram and then promoting to that list, often has much better results then just promoting your products from Instagram alone. Why is that? Because Instagram is a social media and it's hard to always catch people at a time they are actually willing to spend money. However, Instagram is the #1 social traffic source (if you know what you're doing) so using it to promote a quiz that captures emails is MONEY!! Here are links to the two programs I use and recommend because of...

Sep 17, 201929 min

58: Finding the Best Hashtags in your Market

My Insta Accelerator course is the most up to date information on this so I would recommend you go there instead! GET FREE INSTA ACCELERATOR COURSE People often use hashtags that don't have many followers, and the little followers they do have, aren't there ideal clients. In this episode, I detail my strategies on how you can find the tags that will do both for you.Using proper hashtags is the quickest way to grow on Instagram by getting impressions from people who don't follow you. You can lear...

Sep 10, 201910 min

57: Increasing Youtube Subscribes from Instagram [Q&A #4]

Ellie from @stevenpapageorgesalon asked a great question following up on Deeplink-ing which is a very important topic. The reason why is because it can drastically increasing your conversion ratio to other social platforms in a matter of minutes. Get more Youtube subscribers, Facebook page likes, and Instagram followers by using this free and simple linking strategy. Go to http://urlgeni.us to set up an account and get started right away. Message me @DerekVidell if you have any questions on the ...

Sep 06, 201911 min

56: Pros and Cons of Engagement Groups (Recap of Jenna Marie Interview)

This is a value packed recap episode of the interview with Instagram influencer, Jenna Marie! This episode covers some additional tips for finding your account’s strategy, creating content efficiently, engagement groups, and facing your fears of becoming an Instagram influencer! If you have any questions on this episode don’t hesitate to reach out to me via DM. You can also get my Insta Accelerator Course for FREE HERE! Derek Videll ----- Hosted by Derek Videll Want to Get Interviewed on this Sh...

Aug 31, 201934 min

55: How to Become an Instagram Influencer (Jenna Marie Interview)

BE SURE TO GET MY INSTA ACCELERATOR COURSE FOR FREE TO LEARN HOW TO PRODUCE CONTENT SPECIFIC TO YOUR ACCOUNT! Jenna Marie is one of the fastest growing influencer's on Instagram! She started in March 2019 and has reached 90,000 real and highly engaged followers by the end of August 2019. Insane considering she is competing in the extremely hard to compete, fitness industry. We cover everything from how she figured out her content strategy, gained her first 10,000 followers, and how she was able ...

Aug 28, 201951 min

54: The 2 Unspoken Keys to Success with Entrepreneurship

Being a successful entrepreneur is an all too common topic nowadays. Social media marketing is our typical conversation but there's a little more to it than that when we look at a broader conversation. That’s why I wanted to talk about some less talked about keys to finding success in business. On top of that, these 2 things are keys you can immediately apply and begin to improve on. Let’s crush it this week and I’ll talk to you next week, same place! Derek Videll GET MY INSTA ACCELERATOR COURSE...

Aug 20, 201920 min

53: Advanced Psychology to Influence Web Traffic

Business success in any form requires a proper understanding of the psychology of influence! In this episode I teach a simple technique to get a customer engaged before you promote for them to do something. Do you want to learn what that technique is? Cool, it's what I just did to you... Ask a question to qualify their interest on the subject before you promote it to them. Once they have agreed to your first question, they will be much more receptive to the promotion you ask them to perform afte...

Aug 15, 201910 minSeason 1Ep. 53

52: New Changes to the Instagram Algorithm

The Instagram algorithm is ever changing, but sometimes we blame it for our failures when it is not to blame. In this episode, hear about the changes that we know to be certain and the ones that are just theories and likely myths. We also talk about whether you should have a personal, business, or creator profile on Instagram to make sure you have the proper resources to grow your business DM me if you have any questions on the episode @DerekVidell! Just mention the episode number. ----- Hosted ...

Aug 06, 201922 min

51: The 4 Levels of Social Media Marketing (Is it okay to delegate?)

In this episode I cover the 4 levels of Instagram-ing in terms of who should be running your account and the pros and cons of each situation. Is it something that can be delegated? What are the perks of delegating my social media? When is the proper time to delegate if so? All of these questions answered on this episode of Instagram Marketing Secrets. You can also join my Facebook group, Instagram Marketing Masters here ! Find me over @DerekVidell if you have any questions or social media market...

Jul 24, 201930 min

50: Why is my Engagement Dropping from Posting more Frequently? [Q & A #3]

Stop listening to the show and get my Insta Accelerator Course before you listen to another episode! GET FREE INSTAGRAM COURSE On this episode of Instagram Marketing Secrets I help Rachel with her recent drop in engagement rate. Although she has been posting much more frequently on social media, she keeps getting less and less likes on her posts but can’t seem to find out why. If this is an issue you’ve been having, then you’ll surely enjoy this episode on how to fix it! By the way, this largely...

Jul 17, 20199 min

49: Collecting Emails from Instagram (Recap of @lifehacksla interview)

Stefan from @lifehacksla dropped a knowledge bomb on us in episode 48 and now it's my turn to give you my 2 cents on his top social media strategies! We talk about... - Monetizing your account indirectly - Tips for selling paid posts - Prospecting collaboration partners - Creating Instagram stories with the app Mojo - Collecting emails from viral content like quizes and calculators using outgrow.co : https://outgrow.grsm.io/derekvidell1820 - I would recommend Active Campaign for a CRM that integ...

Jul 10, 201942 min

48: Growing a Massive Local Following (Interview w/ @lifehacksla)

From getting to eat at local restaurants for free to gathering emails from your followers in an effective way... Stefan from @lifehacksla delivers the goods in this jam packed episode of Instagram Marketing Secrets! This is a great episode to learn about the possibilities of being an Instagram Influencer as Stefan has really leveraged the many ways it can be done. We also go over the potential fears that go into running a social media business as an adult in their 40s and if it's really somethin...

Jul 03, 201951 min

47: How to not get Blocked or Shadow Banned (Built to Last)

Are you trying to make a quick buck or are you trying to build a brand that will last? Are you in it for the followers or are you in it to make an impact on the world? Today we discuss the actions Instagram is taking on the former of these questions. True Instagram Marketing is in the impact it makes for your brand off the platform, not only in the number of followers you have. This episode is for my real entrepreneurs out there ready to leave their mark on the world and build a business that is...

Jun 28, 201925 min
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