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Break Time

Can you believe it’s that time again?

Yup… it’s time for you to take a moment for yourself. I mean it. Right now. Your to-do list can wait. Take a deep breath. Stretch. Take a sip. You deserve a break!

Okay… back to your regularly scheduled programming . Tell me what you’re up to so I can cheer you on!

Time to Take a Breath

Can you do this for 10 seconds? Take one deep breath in… and let one deep breath out. Good. I know it can be tough to do when you’re feeling anxious about everything that is going around you, but when you take a moment to just breathe, I promise it will be worth every second! Tag a friend who needs this reminder.

I am here with at . It is a little bit uncharted waters for me, but It is so much fun to be learning new things.

Sharing is caring, right? And since I SO care for you, I thought I’d share a little trick of my trade. I’ve spent years tailoring my Instagram marketing program, and in this post, I want to give you a great tip to help you do the same!

Add ALT text to your images!
If you're asking what the heck is the alt text, then this secret is for you.

Alt-text is an accessibility feature that allows users with visual impairments to understand what your posts look like while adding alt text improves the experience for these people. It also explicitly tells Instagram what's happening in your image, allowing the algorithm to better categorize your content and your account. At this time, Instagram has not stated explicitly that they are using all text for this reason. Still, we do know that there is artificial intelligence implemented that can determine exactly what's in an image and react accordingly.

When we tell Instagram precisely what's in our image, it's more likely to show up on the Explorer page or in a suggested feed, meaning users who have expressed an interest in similar content will potentially see yours as well, thus making that a huge opportunity to increase the reach of your posts and send more targeted traffic to your feed.

So to add alt text to a new post, click the advance settings button at the bottom of the screen when preparing a post, then click right alt text and start typing. You'll want to be as descriptive as possible to add alt text to an already published image. Navigate to the post, hit the three dots in the top right, then choose edit, then click the URL text button on the bottom right of the image.

Remember, this is not an opportunity to stuff your photo with keywords, but instead explicitly identify what's in your post. If it includes a product of yours, make it clear what it is, what it looks like, and how it's being used.

Comment below if you’d like me to share more content like this!

Do you speak any other languages? My Native language is Russian and Ukrainian, I took German in high school, I had to learn English to talk to my husband, but am thinking about to try my hand at Japanese. I want to learn it for a few reasons…

Reason 1 I’d love to visit Japan again,

Reason 2 Few of my good friends (and clients) speak Japanese, and

Reason 3 I think it’s a good skill to have!

So, there you have it! Bet you didn’t know that about me. I’ll be sure to share my journey as I dive into my new app! Do you speak any other languages?

It's been a while. I've been in a phase of taking lots of action in the back end of my business, but not actually putting anything out there. Creating content + resources that I know will be helpful-but not actually showing up. The mind gremlins got the best of me this last season.
You know the ones.
The "you're not good enough"
The "who are you to help women in their businesses"
The "what does it matter that you show up-you'll just go MIA again"
While it sucks, I know it is a signal I'm on the right track. My brain is fighting me hard to keep me in my comfort zone.
Have you ever had a similar season? Are you in one now? We can't let our mean girl win. We've got important work to do.
I'm here to stay, y'all. 💗

2020 goals 🙌🏼
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I am leaving a lot of "Junk" back in 2019. Everything that was holding me back, everything that stops me dreaming BIG.

What about you? What are you leaving in 2019?

Don't Be Afraid To Sparkle.

Brainstorming and marketing meeting with for .foodtruck 👍😜🎉❤️

Not bad for a mornings work.