by Karlyn Ankrom | Jul 1, 2024 | business strategy, Entrepreneurship, Oh Snap! News
Hey! Look ma, I made it! Did you know that 45% of businesses fail within the first 5 years?! I’ve officially beat the odds and have surpassed 5 years in business. We’re officially on to year 6. Now I’ve learned a lot in the past 5 years, but as we step into year six...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Oct 6, 2023 | Connection, Need to Know, Oh Snap! News, Social Media
Welcome to Quarter 4. Enter all the phrases like, “this year flew by…” and “can you believe its already the end of the year.” This time of year I’m not just decorating for fall, consuming #PumpkinEverything and deciding whether or not I’m going to convince my husband...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Sep 28, 2023 | Connection, Need to Know, Oh Snap! News, Social Media
There’s a saying on the-site-formerly-known-as-Twitter that the internet has a main character every day – and that your job is not to be it. Those are fine words to live by. But look, if you spend enough time on social media, you’re going to mess up. Your mistake...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Sep 19, 2023 | business strategy, Need to Know, Oh Snap! News, Social Media
The other day I was flicking through IG stories when an ad for a craft market came up. Ooh! Who doesn’t love a craft market? But unfortunately the ad – though very pretty – was majorly elusive when it came to details. It listed the name of the venue that the craft...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Sep 13, 2023 | Need to Know, Oh Snap! News, Social Media, Social Media Engagement
The other night I was noshing on nachos and catching up on Only Murders in the Building when I got a weird email from Facebook. 417392 is your Facebook account recovery code, read the subject line. Ack! Anyone who’s been on the socials for long enough has received an...
by Karlyn Ankrom | Sep 6, 2023 | Content Creation, Oh Snap! News, Social Media, Social Media Engagement
Gone are the days of the chronological feed. Now – with some exceptions, like newcomer Blue Sky – pretty much everything you see in your feed is governed by the whims of the algorithm. Basically, the more engagement your content gets, the more engagement your content...