Entrepreneur

I’m On A Mission To Change The World By Empowering One Teen At A Time

August 10, 2014 by Marc Guberti 10 Comments

Teenager Entrepreneur

For a very long time, there were many things that I did not take as seriously as I do now. I did not take my Twitter account or blogs seriously until I went into what I call the grow your powerful presence on the web niche. It was at that moment when I started to consider taking blogging and social media very seriously, and then it took off.

For a very long time, I did not take my expertise seriously either. I published my first book later than I would have liked. Then, I published a few other books but never decided to promote them. In addition, I never thought of creating my own training course even when the tools to do such as Udemy and Optimize Press were staring right at me. Now I promote those products often (especially on my blog’s sidebar).

I have over 100,000 Twitter followers, over 100,000 all-time blog views, and aspire to make a six figure income very soon. However, after looking past all of the numbers and being able to see the big picture, I have a new aspiration as well. This aspiration is the most aspiration I have ever pursued, and it may very well be the most important aspiration I pursue in my entire life.

I want to change the world.

Sure, there are plenty of ways to change the world. Steve Jobs changed the world with Apple’s high quality products while Mark Zuckerberg changed the world by making communication easier than ever. There are more examples throughout history of people changing the world, and I want to become a part of that history. In particular, I want to become a part of that history by transforming teenagers into entrepreneurs with their own thriving products, services, and businesses.

The biggest reason why most people are unable to unlock their potential is because they get trapped in the status quo. Many people believe that they cannot pursue their dreams until they get out of college. By that time, these individuals want to live on their own and go for the short-term money by joining the status quo, entrepreneurialism’s Darth Vader. Many of today’s entrepreneurs get out of the status quo in their 30’s or 40’s, but most people stay in the status quo because it is their only option.

What is the solution to this problem? Is the solution to go to a good university or just spend more money on lottery tickets? Absolutely not. No matter how good a university is or how many lottery tickets you buy, that means nothing unless you have the right mindset. Some of the people who graduated Harvard, Stanford, and the other prestigious universities ended up becoming billionaires (there were a lot more millionaires though). However, there were some people who graduated from these schools that currently cannot find jobs, are in debt, or have a combination of the two. The people who did get jobs may be good wage, but they are still stuck in the status quo with no control over their schedule.

I want to stop that from happening. I want to live my life the way I want to live it, and there is no reason why someone or organization should stop me from doing that. I should be able to take a four week vacation, work on my own schedule, and change the world.

That is the main reason why my brother and I founded Teenager Entrepreneur, a business that empowers teens with the knowledge they need to be successful at a young age. In less than a week, our students were able to go from the typical teen to teens who create their own products and frequently add new content to their blogs.

I’m sure it is easy to find an inspirational quote like, “It’s never too late to start,” on the web. The next book I was going to start writing would have been Twitter Domination, but I am bumping that book back for that exact reason. The next book I am going to write is It’s Never Too Early To Start, and the message I am going to convey in this book is that any teenager can become successful.

There’s no release date for It’s Never Too Early To Start yet, but when it comes out, it’s going to create a ruckus and redefine what is possible for teenagers around the world.

5 Things Your Competitors Can Teach You About Social Media

August 10, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

In the thick waters of competition, many people want to do everything in their power to ignore the competition. Every competitor is rushing so quickly to rise above the other competitors that they forget to look around. Believe it or not, there are many things you can learn from your competition, and there are five things you can learn about them from social media.

How to get more followers. Your top competitors are getting more followers every day than the average people. Chances are these competitors know a trade secret that few people know about. You can dig for articles about them on the internet to find out their secret method, and it works. As you become better at picking up on social media strategies, you will not need to search through as many articles. I know exactly how people get 1 million likes on Facebook, but it involves a lot of advertising.
How to get more engagement. We have all learned at some point in our lives that some social media posts are better than others. Some of your competitors are getting more engagement than others. The competitors who are getting the most engagement are the ones you need to look at carefully. How are they putting it off? Is a giveaway the answer, a powerful article, motivational quote, or something else?
What kind of content to post. All you need to do for this part is browse through your competitors’ timelines. When you browse through these timelines, pay special attention to the posts that get the most engagement. Do they have anything in common? If so, then that’s something you need to replicate.
Which social networks to use. Some of your top competitors will have their strongest presences on the same social network. Pinterest is a great place for jewelry stores and tech gadget sellers. You can grow a presence on any social network for anything, but some social networks allow you to speed up the growth process based on users’ interests.
How the audience engages. By looking at your top competitors, you will see how a targeted audience engages with them. By knowing how an audience engages, you will be able to provide the type of content that encourages those people to engage with you.

Competitors are constantly striving to push each other down and move up in their stampedes. However, if one person takes some time to analyze the leaders of the stampede, that person will be able to develop the same mindset and implement the same tactics as the leaders. Soon enough, that person will move closer to the front of the stampede, not the ones who constantly try to push each other around.

3 Ways To Take Advantage Of Pinterest’s New Messaging Feature

August 7, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Pinterest rolled out a new feature that allows users to send messages in the same way Twitter users can send out direct messages and Facebook users can send private messages. Vine also has this feature for their videos, and other social networks have the feature as well. Not only did Pinterest finally join the bandwagon, but their new messaging feature is something that you absolutely must take advantage of. Here are three ways to take advantage of Pinterest’s new messaging feature.

Develop stronger connections with your followers. Many of the people I know well on Twitter had lengthy conversations consisting of numerous direct messages. Pinterest new messaging feature will allow similar connections to take place. However, there is a significant difference. With Twitter DMs, you have a 140 character limit, but with a Pinterest message, you are able to send out a message that is up to 500 characters long. That’s more than three times the length of a Twitter DM.
Promote your pins. The Pinterest messaging feature allows you to send pins to your followers. This is a great way to promote your pins and possibly get more repins in the process. The great thing about pins in a Pinterest message is that people can like, repin, and send a pin right from the message. That means people do not have to click an additional link to access the pin, and it is easier for people to share the pins you send them.
Gather testimonials. On Twitter, when people say that they bought one of my books, I continue to have a conversation with the person and will sometimes ask someone if they would like to leave a review for the book on Amazon. This has been very successful for me because I get to interact with customers who enjoy my products already, and asking them to leave a quick review. Pinterest now allows people to do the same thing as previously done on Twitter, but now you have 360 extra characters to play with.

Another notable thing you should know about Pinterest’s new messaging feature is that it is very easy to organize the people you talk with. When you ignite a conversation with someone, an icon with that person’s profile picture appears on the bottom left of the screen. Multiple icons can appear on the bottom left corner of your screen which makes it easy for you to talk to multiple people at the same time. This feature allows you to prioritize who you talk to on Pinterest and remember who you need to talk to on Pinterest. You can easily remove any person from the left corner of your screen with the click of a button.

Pinterest’s new messaging feature is definitely a huge improvement. It finally allows users to interact with each other on a more 1-to-1 based level. What are your thoughts on Pinterest’s new messaging feature? How do you see yourself using it in the future? Please share your thoughts below, and also be sure to send me a message on Pinterest @MarcGuberti.

4 Common Misconceptions About Social Media

August 6, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Social media has been proven to be a powerhouse for many people’s business strategies. Social media is the primary way to grow your blog’s traffic, connect with customers, and interact with others. However, not everyone is getting the desired amount of traffic from their social networks. While some people get hundreds of daily visitors from their social networks, others struggle to get five daily visitors from their social networks. What’s the difference? Chances are the people who are not getting as many traffic and customer connections on social media are going by these four misconceptions.

Do everything you can to be like a celebrity. When people think of a celebrity, they think of someone with over 1 million followers who is only following 100 people. However, there are only two reasons these celebrities have reached that point. Either the entire world knew about the celebrity before Twitter or these people bought fake followers. In fact, most celebrities with millions of real followers also bought millions of fake followers to make themselves look bigger than they really are. Chances are you won’t get this status. It is a status rewarded to a select few with a lot of popularity. I wanted to get the celebrity status but quickly found myself stuck at 1,667 followers. After deciding to follow other people, my follower number, blog traffic, and sales soared. It’s okay to follow other people even if that means following thousands of other people. Some of the people you follow may become your next customers.
Send out a random number of posts at random times every day. By sending out a random number of posts at random times every day, the responses you get from those posts will also be random. You may send out a post at 7 pm, but your followers may be logged in at 6 pm. That means you lost people by sending the post at the wrong time. I always schedule tweets with HootSuite so I am able to tweet once every 20 minutes. Some social media platforms work differently, but on Twitter, I am able to send out one tweet every 20 minutes without annoying people. If you are not ready to send out one post every 20 minutes, what you need to do is schedule your posts when most of your followers are on the social network. Facebook Insights allows you to see when most of your fans are on Facebook, and Tweriod allows you to see when most of your followers are on Twitter.
Not posting about yourself enough. There are numerous articles on the web that suggest only tweeting about your blog 20% of the time. However, that is not nearly enough times to get more visibility. If your blog posts are valuable, then your followers will not care about whether you only tweet about or only share links on Facebook that go to your blog posts. If your blog posts are valuable, and your followers are the targeted people who would enjoy reading those blog posts, you can share them more often. I share my blog posts on Twitter about 90% of the time.
Automating all of your posts. Some of the people who schedule their social media posts do that just so they don’t have to log into the social network. However, automating all of your posts prevents you from interacting with your followers. Asking a question at the moment is an easy way to get more feedback. One of the answers may teach you something new. In addition to asking questions, you can thank people for sharing your blog posts or buying your products. There are plenty of ways to interact with your social media followers, but regardless of how you interact, interaction is essential towards your success on social media.

Were you deceived by the misconceptions? Please share your thoughts below.

10 Valuable Articles From The Archives

August 4, 2014 by Marc Guberti 2 Comments

The problem with any blog is that as more content gets added to them, other content gets completely forgotten about. A tweet can only do so much to bring back attention to older blog posts that got published months ago. There are many blog posts on this blog that were written last year with methods that still work to this day. In fact, some of those blog posts are still popular, but they still don’t appear on the front page. I decided to dig through my blog to find 10 valuable articles that you should give a second look. They contain oodles of knowledge and things to think about. Some are longer than others.

100 Amazing Blogging Tips

100 Amazing Pinterest Tips

70 Amazing Twitter Tips

20 Thoughts To Live By

The Problem With Waiting For Something To Happen

What Do You Want To Be Remembered For?

Every Blogger Needs To See This Picture

New Year’s Resolutions: Memory Or Lifestyle?

Esurance Won The Ad Bowl By A Landslide. That’s what everyone was raving about when Esurance did its giveaway. The follow-up blog post is “Reanalyzing The Day After The Super Bowl: Was The $1.5 Million Giveaway Worth It?”

What The New York Times, Apple, Twitter, And JetBlue Have In Common

As a bonus article, I present Why Fast Food Restaurants Are Successful.

Which one was your favorite?