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8 Places You Can Find FREE Stock Photos
Business Tools, Social Media Kelly Sundsvold Business Tools, Social Media Kelly Sundsvold

8 Places You Can Find FREE Stock Photos

One of the biggest challenges in running a small business is getting your name out there. For many small businesses just starting out, most have little to nothing set aside for marketing. Which means every opportunity for free marketing needs to be taken advantage of.

To help you take advantage of all the free options that are out there, we’ve compiled a list of ideas that are completely free and can be used to help you build your audience and your brand.

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10 Free Ways to Advertise Your Small Business
Business Tools, Social Media Kelly Sundsvold Business Tools, Social Media Kelly Sundsvold

10 Free Ways to Advertise Your Small Business

One of the biggest challenges in running a small business is getting your name out there. For many small businesses just starting out, most have little to nothing set aside for marketing. Which means every opportunity for free marketing needs to be taken advantage of.

To help you take advantage of all the free options that are out there, we’ve compiled a list of ideas that are completely free and can be used to help you build your audience and your brand.

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Basics to building a GREAT Instagram Profile

Basics to building a GREAT Instagram Profile

Instagram is now the second largest social media platform behind Facebook.

Have you ever looked at a profile on Instagram and just said, “WOW! This page looks amazing!”, and then followed a person or brand simply because of what you saw when you first landed on the page? Yeah, we have too.

A well done Instagram profile has a few key components that if done well, will help draw your audience in to find the information they want, as well as spend more time reviewing your content and interacting with your brand. A well done profile doesn’t happen overnight either. It can take time to cultivate all the necessary pieces.

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What in the world are Content Pillars?

What in the world are Content Pillars?

Has this ever happened to you…. You sit down at the computer, ready to put together social media posts for your business and *bam* writer's block. One day you’re full of ideas, and the next, it’s the blinking cursor of death on the screen, taunting you to write something - anything! - to post on social media.

As business owners, one of the biggest challenges is to be consistent about creating great content that helps your audience understand who you are. Here at GoldBear Media, we often get asked how we create consistent content that stays on topic and on brand. The answer, content pillars! Below we’ll tell you what they are, why they’re important, how to create them, and how to begin implementing them into your social strategy.

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