Your Big Idea plus Social Media Marketing - Mindful TechI’ve decided to start a new blogging space called Mindful Tech. It’s a new vision project aiming to share social media marketing skills to beginners, artists, healers, small biz start-ups, side-hustlers, small orgs, good people, and good causes. I’ve been working hard on creating a logo, defining the purpose, target audience, securing handles, and self-educating along the way. There’s so many things I want to have ready, but alas –the blog is just getting started. .

I’m caught up in having it all be perfect now, instead of just starting to create content. Not to mention, I feel that self-imposed pressure rookie bloggers feel. And I have an awkward relationship with blog stats.

It’s a difficult thing to start something. It’s hard to start something by yourself. But keep in mind we don’t have to do it alone. Mindful Tech is excited to work with Words On The Page. We’re sharing skills, supporting each other’s goals, and giving each other homework and someone to be accountable to.

When you’re ready to kick-off that big idea, that side-hustle, or that creative dream –it can be overwhelming to get it off ground. Maybe you feel some kinda way about self-promotion, marketing, or social media. Maybe you have a ton of other things to do. All that stuff that comes up –Acknowledge it. Honor it. And don’t let it hold you back from breathing life into your great ideas.

So while I don’t claim to have all the answers, here’s some things to consider:

10 Ways to Kick-Off Your Project

  1. Schedule a weekly (or bi-weekly) check-in with a mutual life-coach buddy. Give each other homework.
  2. Define your target audience. Be specific. Create a story about them. It helps.
  3. Define purpose, goals, and expectations (what can other people expect?)
  4. Secure those Twitter handle, Facebook pages, WordPress, Tumblr, Gmail, the actual website URL if you’re ready to, and any other online space that makes sense for you.
  5. Put stuff out there in a way that sustains your being. Props to make/shift magazine for modeling that for our community.
  6. Revisit your organization and productivity tools. Google Docs is a must. And see if DropBox and Evernote work for you. Or maybe ToodleDo?
  7. Commit. Revisit your vision and goals. Why is this project important to you? Why now? Why do you want to commit to it at this point in your life?
  8. Research. What do you need to learn? What skills would support your project? Are there people you want to work with?
  9. Finalize that logo design. Make sure it looks good in various sizes. Profile pics are really small. Banners are really large. Remember the exact colors and fonts. They’ll come in handy later. Remember colors on screen may print slightly darker.
  10. Make that timeline. Any timeline. Even if it’s one goal with one deadline. Make a backwards timeline if it helps.

Thanks for reading! Although we’re not flowered yet, please follow our seeds. Pre-follow our super blank Mindful Tech blog. Follow @MindfulTech on twitter. Pre-Like us on Facebook.

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