by Kristen Haley | Social Blog
I work with a lot of businesses on Facebook so :. I send out event invitations to events or to like pages on a consistent basis. I’m not sorry–I’m getting paid for this–but I want to make it easier for those of you who don’t appreciate my physically socializing this anti-social medium đ
Here’s a quick hack if you’d like to ignore anybody who is inviting you to events that you’re just not interested in but would still like to keep us as friends on Facebook. Let me be clear: I’m not offended by the fact that you’re ignoring my event invites; in fact, I’d rather only invite those friends who are planning on attending mine or client events in the future! Believe me, the events I promote do not suck đ However, if you’d rather just go to a website to see what’s going on in Newport, RI or Boston, MA, please visit these sites for tons of fun things to do in these towns:
First step: login to Facebook. You’re not going to be able to get anything done without this critical part. Der.
Secondly, visit this link to set up your blocking settings.
Here, you can:
- edit your Restricted User list
- block individual users altogether (they will not be able to see you or your activity if they’re logged in however you will not be able to see theirs as well)
- block application invites (individuals  who are inviting you to Farmville or Mobsters alllll the time)
- block event invites (ding ding ding)
- block applications–especially useful if you’re getting tons of invites to Slotomania Adventures or Candy Crush Saga from multiple sources (thanks mom)
Just start adding the names of the event promoters who are inviting you to events you’d never join to your Block Application Invites section.
It’s that easy! If you like this article, please #payitfwd by commenting below <3
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by Kristen Haley | Social Blog
So you’ve been invited by your friend/employer to become an affiliate of an event to make some money promoting it. Supercool. First of all, I suggest you sign up for PayPal and opt to get a debit card so your cash can be liquid sooner than later when the affiliate money from each event has processed into your account.
You should have received an email by now that gives you a link to click in order to sign up for the program. Click “Join this program” to get started.
This will bring you to your affiliate page, where it will give you your own personal referral link which you must share in order to get credit. If you direct your friends to the original link, you will not get paid.
Take this link to Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, your blog.. wherever you can post it to in order to make the most $ off of each event. If you keep an eye on your Referrals/Attendees page on Eventbrite, it will tell you how many people are clicking your link, how many tickets you’ve sold, your total sales, your share, and after the event, that which has been paid and that money which is still due.
Now rock it.
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by Kristen Haley | Social Blog
So you’ve got your event published through Eventbrite.. and you’ve created an affiliate program for your employees or random affiliates.
Here’s how you go about showing your own internal promotional program:
First of all log into your Eventbrite Management Dashboard, which should be available when you log in if you’ve created an event. You should have these options to the left. Click on the “Affiliate Programs” link and click the green button that says “Create a new affiliate program.”
It should bring up a screen that allows you to input a code as well as add a referral fee or % of ticket price. You can make it public if you’d like your event to possibly be picked up by local promoters and add a few notes that the affiliate will see. Save it.
If you click on the link of your affiliate name, you should be able to see a link. Copy that link and forward it to your employees in an email that sounds something like this…
“You’re invited to become an affiliate of our event and receive 20% of all of your ticket sales when people use your link to view and pay for this event. Please sign up for PayPal to get paid. To accept this invitation to become an affiliate, please visit this link and sign up to receive your customized web address. Your referrals MUST use your individualized link in order for you to be paid, so please post everywhere, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, your blog, etc.”
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Now let’s look at it from the standpoint of your future affiliate.
by Kristen Haley | Social Blog
Admin and Staff:
Admin:
- Create a paid event using Eventbrite
- Publish it to Facebook using the “Manage” tab
- Add a public affiliate program and offer 10-20% of ticket sales
Admin & Staff:
- Find the event on your company’s fan page
- When you join an “Invite Friends” button will show up, so click it
- Click the “Search by Name” button and scroll down to “Newport, RI”
- Scroll all the way to the bottom of the list. Facebook will take it’s time populating all of your friends
- Click the black and white checkbox located on the chrome toolbar
- Then press “Save.” You may have to enter a “Capcha” to prove you’re a human
Admin:
- Give certain staff “Content Creator” privileges on your fan page
Admin & Staff with privileges:
- Download Facebook’s Pages Manager for iPhone and Android
- Take photos and video and upload them using the Pages Manager in real time
- Pre-event, find videos and photos of the band and post them to the event page
- If you have Twitter, tweet to @OnePelhamEast when you’re at the event
After the event:
- Export your email addresses into MailChimp
- Send weekly emails to past attendees or email signups with the weekly bands
- Work to grow your mailing list by making it easy for visitors
- fill out a short form by visiting a link
- or by scanning a QR code
Is this too much? Would you like to have x10industries share your event with up to 3,000 New England locals? For only $99 an event, we will set up your event on Eventbrite and Facebook and invite our masses! Contact us using the form below.
by Kristen Haley | Social Blog
Push it. Push it real good.
Let’s face it,
We’ve all slipped into it. A lot of us are there now because of our crap-outlook on this economy. I know a lot of organizations have been working very hard to get out of it and weâd all be screwed if weâre stuck forever in this Sales Depression. I think we all know there is a direct correlation between your personal economic situation and your performance in the field.
The only remedy: get out there. Get smiling and get exchanging cards⊠or get out.
âBut I donât have the timeâŠâ Yes you can. There are easier, less time-consuming ways to go about exchanging corporate information; what I call âInternetworking.â If youâre not savvy, Iâll key you in: this is a type of social networking happens online. Like-minded (or unlike-minded) individuals come together and share ideas, information and create buzz about what it is they sell.
âŠBut the only way for this to work is by each person doing their part. Pick up the phone and act upon a lead or referral, as big or as small as you feel it may be. It could lead to your whale.  Donât wait for people to call you. They wonât.  Your competition is already calling them and trying to win them over because they found out about their need via Web 2.0.
Your competition (and you if you cared or knew any better) has access to the greatest âbook of businessâ and itâs called the Internet. Your competition is taking advantageâno OPPORTUNITYâof your clientâs core values, and creating a personal relationship just by learning about them on their personal or business website or through what Iâd like to call â3rd-party sites:â LinkedIn, Facebook, Manta, etc. or even more so from an infinity of blogs or reviews. The fact is, you can do the same thing; you just have to be smart about it.
First, before youâve conquered the Internet, GET ON THE PHONE and do what you supposed to be a pro at doing which is making appointments and closing a few deals in person.
Secondly, when that pipeline runs dry or you become weary of the phone and youâre getting consistent ânoâs,â create or forward those LinkedIn-Introductions like youâre supposed to. Thatâs how LinkedIn works and if you donât do your part, the âget in touch with decision-makerâ scenario fails.
Third, make nice with all of your old clients from your fill in the blank days at your job 5 years ago. They might be able to pull a referral out of a crevice for you đ
Next, start writing. Write down your ideas, good, great or meh. Keep a pad and pen available. If you want one, I have plenty; schedule an appointment with me and Iâll make up a personalized one for you. Be personal. Iâve found out firsthand that mass emailings to reach out for the first instance after a long epoch between conversations only works about 2% of the time. Although I still do it. Iâm technically doing it right now in blog-form.
Your choice is to write back. Ask me questions about what Iâm doing and tell me what a good referral for you might be. You can even reply straight to this post so that everybody else who reads it can find out more about you. I know a few peopleâŠÂ I may be able to help you out. Need a legal document written?Accounts receivables factored? Collection company to help collect $$? How about a fabric that you can wet, wring out and snap that amazingly becomes 30 degrees cooler than ambient temperature within 3 minutes? Who knows, this may be the re-beginning to a beautiful relationship. You could have hundreds, if not thousands of allies if you just reach out to them. Add me ;)www.kristenhaley.com
Happy Internetworking,
Kristen Haley
Entrepreneur
