How to Consistently Publish 12-15 Unique Content Creating Pieces Out In the World in Less Than a Day’s Time (…and Is As Easy As Learning To Ride a Bicycle!)
If you’re looking to enter the digital content creator space in 2022 and beyond, and maybe even start (or pick back up)… thinking about a side hustle, testing the waters while you hold onto your 9-5 or corporate job, be sure to read these EASY to follow instructions below on how to CONSISTENTLY BE CONTENT CREATING HAPPILY…
AND so you don’t have to quit your job (unless you want to!), giveaway your precious free time, and BEFORE you know exactly what you’re doing!
You can weave content creating into your daily life as a FUN break or a nice distraction and by the time you’re ready, the world will be for YOU and YOUR CREATIVE PASSION TOO. 😊
Why start with FREE CONTENT?
Free content puts you on the map in the digital world, and so you can build Know, Like, and Trust with an audience and future customers you love engaging with!
And your small actions WILL provide clarity to your next steps. How cool is that? It becomes clear like a picture puzzle AFTER you start sharing your FREE CONTENT.
Ready? Then, Fire-Aim 🎯
CONSISTENCY is the most important factor for building your social media post engagements, leads, and sales that matter most if you want to get a side hustle off the ground.
If you post and ghost, you’ll not be as successful as if you consistently engage.
It’s like showing up in person for a meeting, except it’s SO MUCH EASIER!
IF you were to show up to post only when you have something AMAZING to share, your potential audience, and even fans won’t have caught onto your new presence. Meaning your new project even if your friends and fans knew you from before.
And to drive home the importance of this point: there needs to be a runway for your entrance and if you’re NEW to the content creating scene in a specific platform you want to have impact on.
And, you’ll need to stay consistently showing up on the runway so people remember what you’re showcasing!
So, content creating and publishing 12-15 CONTENT PIECES PER WEEK is what I’m sharing as DOABLE, and is what I’m encouraging you to do.
This gives you a stake in the game without feeling like a machine or getting burned out, so you can happily do this year-round. And can’t imagine what you would do in its place! That’s how healthy and FUN it can be 🤸♀️
…And what IF your new content creating passion, hobby, and work gave you new life this season (making the tougher areas of your life, easier).
Producing and publishing quality content that is enjoyable that you’re happy creating and sharing with the world can give you a new purpose and focus!
Plus it shouldn’t take much time…
You can do these on your breaks, during lunch, schedule out, and create during night shows or while you’re making popcorn. 🍿
AND should be enjoyable!…
It doesn’t need to feel like work. And it shouldn’t if you’re in this for the long haul.
…That’s exactly how I felt. And I’ve been sharing content online since 2009. You learn and you adapt as you go. And over a decade later, what I post about today matches who I am today.
So you can embrace and be YOU as you change, and the world appreciates your authenticity. This keeps you in alignment while creating.
But what will stop you from starting is the energy you hold onto from your work or what’s holding you back in life.
So, here’s how to easily get going so that your energy can catch up with your 12-15 posts production and practice..
FIRST THINGS FIRST:
Have you chosen your primary social media platform you want to start with or maybe you’re adding your second or third platform because you are already consistently posting on the others?
Don’t worry about being perfect. Just start with one idea you already have. Look for something you’ve already created, like a photo you’re proud of or some words you want to share today. Post. This should take 5 minutes max. as you won’t expect to hear anything back. And if you do, that’s just GRAVY and the CHERRY ON TOP! 🍒🎂
Like your first pancake, the first idea post will not likely be as good as the 15th one. And by then you’ll stop counting. 🥞 Until you hit milestones like 50 or 100 that’s just a month down the road.
What else can you say you’ve done as many reps with, that positively impacts other?
Don’t worry about the occasional typo that makes you human and not an artificial intelligence kind (thank Goodness)… Just keep going!
And today it’s super helpful to be DIFFERENT with creative posts to stand out and be seen.
So don’t be shy. Teach something useful and unique, use your quirky personality to express yourself, and encourage others.
And if you’re finding it challenging to figure out what your creativity is and unleashing more, you can get YOUR personalized recipe TO GET YOUR joy, calm, and creative energy based on what your mind-body is trying to tell you today. So that you’re unstoppable in creative flow!
Our mind-bodies are intuitive so don’t skip this eye-opening step if you want to get to your creative success without spending time staring at a blank page. …or let another creative season go by. (That was my life experience in corporate).
So, then after you’re ready, how do you know if writing, video, photos, audio is your best communication expression?
Basically, you will feel comfortable doing this activity even when you’re feeling lazy on the platform you choose…. maybe not the first week you start, but you’ll know, soon thereafter if you’re seeking, what you like to do that inspires you (and that doesn’t drain you like parts of a job can).
If you like to live perform with a camera (e.g. you feel alive and productive!), video is probably your best medium where you shine. You don’t have to get an audition anymore. And you can publish today! 🙂
And if you like to stay behind the scenes or feel insecure about the camera, then using photos can be a good visual medium.
And don’t just stop there in thinking of ideas 💡…
What is your hobby? …Or do you know others who have these talents that you can collaborate with? Or that you want to partner with, so you don’t have to fly solo.
Dancing is good for hamming it up in videos!
Writing is good for blogs and other publications.
Singing and a good reading voice are good for podcasting.
So now you’ve picked a platform and an activity to start with.
Here’s how to do the consistent content creating…
Healthy and Happy Create 12-15 Content Pieces Per Week.
Here’s an example:
FOR CONTENT CREATING, I suggest, no longer than 20 minutes to an hour max per post for anything photo or image-creation related. And that’s what I suggest you start with…
Healthy and Happy Content Creating Post # 1 and 2:
Since Instagram and Facebook allow you to share videos, photos, and write, I suggest you start with these even if you store your digital assets on other platforms.
You may already have supporters and friends on these platforms, but also find a support group that likes your creative work specifically (not just your personal posts where you may have many posts). That’s why groups are good.
As you post your first 10 content-creating post pieces, use hashtags or do a search to find different groups that you’re interested in to share with these groups of people. You’ll be meeting new people as a side benefit.
Find friends from these groups and then look at the friend suggestions as more of these group-type friends appear in your view.
From these common interest groups where you share interest and likes for shows, hobbies, missions, etc. you can get some content creating feedback. Ask questions and encourage opinions.
[TIP: I suggest repurposing and uploading separately even when you have the option to cross-post like in Facebook and Instagram.
The more you can put a human touch to your posts, the better, as more energy comes through. And tweaks only take a few minutes. You may have seen Instagram posts that were auto-posted on Facebook posts and came transferred with hashtags. Those are never as interesting as if you’re posting the content for the first time.
Healthy and Happy Content Creating Post # 3 and 4:
Do the same thing on Instagram and Facebook for an educational post that’s part of your topics. For example, since mine is healthy and happy subjects, I can find a way to show primary healthy lifestyle posts and create a secondary inspirational happy post that is mostly words. You can decide to have theme if you prefer and can still generate enough quality content from the one theme.
As platforms change, use the newest features. Mix it up. Like today, you can create an Instagram Carousel (with multiple graphic image pages) or Instagram Reels (mp4 file).
Healthy and Happy Content Creating Posts # 5 and 6:
Create 2 Idea Pins from these posts for this. You already did the work in posts 1-4. Now you can repurpose your Instagram posts easily in Canva or Adobe graphic design programs. And you can pin your images in Pinterest. You will need to resize your original posts for a tall/narrower frame, but that’ll help with the human touch. 😉
And if you have a blog, you can repurpose the posts into scripts and content creating audio recordings for your podcast. Or if you have blog contributors/experts (not ghost writers), you could interview them.
Healthy and Happy Content Creating Posts # 7-12
Schedule 6 additional pins that are just collecting photos in your photo portfolio (ones you take on your phone regularly when you’re out and about and doing your thing!). Create different boards that are relevant and that make sense for your creative topic. You can schedule all of these on the same day in 30 minutes or split them into two sessions!
Now, you’ve gotten 7-12 quick posts out of the way. And, Guess What!?…
You’ve met your weekly content creating goal! 🎉
BONUS: Now if you have a special secondary medium you like such as YouTube, TikTok, blog writing, or podcasts, now you can use those mediums and repurpose on those if you have the time. That can easily bring you to 15 posts!
And then repeat each week. It gets easier like riding a bike and you get down your rhythm. 🎶
And when you have more time, create a few showcase pieces like these:
Evergreen Pillar Videos and Blog Posts you plan to keep for the long-haul as key content, can take a little longer to create, but they also have more long-term impact.
User Generated Content (UGC) for others to post.
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