Connection, community, and content. These are the strong foundations you need to succeed on LinkedIn.
I interview Tara Horstmeyer, a content creator and Founder of Happy Words, on how to best create and use content to build relationships with your audience on LinkedIn
How do you initiate a conversation and write relationally? Tara highlights some tactical and relational writing tips to build your personal brand on LinkedIn.
Timestamps
[01:17] Tara’s backstory
[03:21] How to get started
[10:40] How did you attract such a wide fanbase from people
[12:43] What triggered Tara’s journey to entrepreneurship
[14:18] Tactical tips to relational writing
[17:41] Relational connecting
[19:36] Tips to being more relationship-driven on LinkedIn
[22:58] The key takeaways on writing relationally
[26:30] Professional/personal mantra
Quotes
- “It’s not that your content is bad, it’s just maybe not hitten, but at some point, even if we impact one person, that’s how that’s all it takes one time.” (10:11-10:18)
- “To connect with people, go where they are if you want to write more relational. (15:24-15:34)
- “So start to unpack your own content, and then, when you do, I think you’re going to start to connect with yourself, which is the number one way to connect with others.” (16:57-17:04)
- “Make sure that you are writing daily, like creating something daily, even if you do not post daily. So I always say right. I right privately before you write publicly.” (24:13-24:19)
GUEST LINKS
Connect with Tara Horstmeyer
- LinkedIn: TaraHorstmeyer
- Website: Happy Words
HOST LINKS
Connect with Michelle Griffin, Personal Brand Strategist/Founder, BRANDthority:
- Website: YourBrandYourBusiness.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebgriffin/
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