20+ Social Media Post Ideas to Radically Simplify Your Marketing

Welcome to What I'm Reading! Here's a look at what I found interesting over the last two weeks. Hopefully these articles help you in your business.

Social Media and the Interwebs

20+ Social Media Post Ideas to Radically Simplify Your Marketing - Social Media Examiner
There's gold in this video. Even I took away a couple of fresh ideas. This is all about sparking ideas from specific, doable concepts.

Instagram Engagement Report 2021 - Mention/HubSpot
Two big developments from this report: longer captions are in and carousels are the most engaging type of post.

YouTube Ads for Small Business: How to Get Started - Social Media Examiner
Has anybody tried YouTube ads? How did it work for you? This is something that I need to learn more about.

18 Email Newsletter Examples We Love Getting in Our Inboxes - HubSpot
Want to start a newsletter but can't wrap your head around how you want it to look? Here are some really good examples for inspiration.

Building Your Email Newsletter Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint - MarketingProfs
While we're on the subject of newsletters, expect it to take time to grow. We all start small, but it won't help if you don't grow your list beyond your spouse and mom.

Social media stories: Your guide to all social media story platforms - Sprout Social
Not my favorite feature of social media. I hate creating content that's just going to disappear in 24 hours. Anyway, stories are here to stay. LinkedIn rolled them out a couple of months ago and even YouTube is working on a stories feature.

Other Stuff

The Five Types of Personal Boundaries (and How to Set Them) - Lifehacker
Step off my time boundaries, yo.