Becoming a Freelance Social Media Manager in 2023

Want to become a freelance social media manager? Here's how one of my students did it in 2023!
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0:00 - hey, hi, hello!
1:00 - how to get started
2:36 - business banking for the self-employed (ad)
4:03 - how to choose a niche
6:08 - when to take the leap
7:01 - how to transition to self-employment
10:00 - quitting confidently
10:58 - documenting on tiktok
14:00 - finding clients through video
17:36 - letting video sell for you
18:18 - when and why to invest in your education
21:13 - shaylee’s biggest takeaways from my course
22:10 - how to actually get results from courses
24:36 - having a support system
27:22 - the skill every social media manager needs
30:41 - books for social media managers
32:04 - advice for people who want to go freelance
33:13 - where to find shaylee!
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[@iTzZigma]

I can honestly say that Latasha’s course is WORTH it, I had purchased a course before hers and it wasn’t as structured and organized as Latasha’s…highly recommend!

[@thelatashajames]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏽

[@iTzZigma]

@@thelatashajames absolutely I am learning so much about SMM 🙌🏽 keep up the great content.

[@cathykeast4721]

You both covered so much and gave really simple ideas to think about! I gotta rewatch this one and jot down these great tips! Thank you both! ❤

[@socialbykomal]

Thank you Latasha for this detailed Interview with Shaylee! It was very helpful

[@sportingarenatv7495]

THANK YOU GREAT CONENT AS ALWAYS.

[@OlleyThorpe]

I deleted the KZbin app from my phone trying to stay focused. Download it and your the first video. Missed ya 🤣🫡❤️

[@thelatashajames]

Missed you too, Olley! ❤️

[@OlleyThorpe]

@@thelatashajames hope you are doing well. Catch up soon 👀💥

[@DoWhatever123]

Really Loved This Podcast!!! And really happy for Shaylee on her success! ❤️😁

[@thelatashajames]

Thank you!!

[@journeymcdaniel4471]

Great interview. I really enjoyed hearing her story of how she got started and what she achieve from your class. Amazing......

[@thelatashajames]

Thank you, Journey! So glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏽

[@autumnlabriola1058]

Looooved this episode ❤

[@thelatashajames]

Thank you so much, Autumn! 🙌🏽

[@thepraseedasreedharan]

I am learning how you are maximising your time and effort in coming up with interesting content pieces every week. I am closely observing the creativity here. A good lesson for those of us who "never seem to have enough time" to record new content every week!!

[@thelatashajames]

Hi Praseeda! Can’t wait to see how you apply some of those observations to your business 🙌🏽

[@praseedasreedharan0903]

@@thelatashajames yes. That's the thing :) Learning is one thing but I am going to apply this. Third week of June, I will be recording a new batch of videos and that should give me some momentum again.

[@michelleanapol8614]

Great interview.

[@thelatashajames]

Thank you! 🙌🏽

[@welllivedwt]

Found is truly the best!

[@thelatashajames]

Yes!! So glad you like it, too 🙌🏽

[@kAZual520]

Can you make an updated Found Episode? And talk about the benefits of going PRO with Found please?

[@Food_and_Tourism]

More of this kind of videos ❤ I would loved to know why she chose to let SEO and web design apart and 'go back' to SMM and how SEO and webdesign may help her now (other than building her own website)

[@justcallmesaiko]

Hey! It’s Shaylee from the interview haha. The past three years, I worked at an agency that mainly focused on SEO and web design with social media has an add-on (and frankly taking a major back seat to our other services). The social media marketing we did was mostly a consistent posting schedule and the occasional ad campaign. I left to start my own company so I can put more focus on SMM and now offer a much more well-rounded service because I can see and understand how a social media strategy connects to a client’s website and search engine rankings. I don’t think I explained that very well on the interview haha. Now, I also offer Wordpress website design and copywriting, all with a strong understanding of SEO fundamentals. The goal of most social media strategies is to drive traffic back to a website. My web design skills come in to play here because I can create or manage a website to help generate that traffic into leads. I hope that makes sense!

[@Food_and_Tourism]

@@justcallmesaiko yeah that makes a lit of sense. Thanks for your detailed answer 🙏 it's very helpful for me as I'm having experiences in different aspects in Digital marketing and trying to find my way. And personally I prefer offering the whole service rather than being over specialised 😉 Good luck 💖

[@thelatashajames]

So glad you enjoyed the interview, Azza! 🙌🏽

[@sabrinalzbh]

This is helpful. I guess my question is should we price platforms individually? I’ve playing around with this in mind and Im not sure if I should, and if so, how? 😅

[@giantsfan7338]

Hi can I please join the slack channel Shaylee was talking about? Or if it's private is there a channel you would recommend to get more information about social media manager courses to take? Really enjoyed your video Latasha, thank you so much!

[@LifeOfInsamity]

30:00 While I know most people are using captions as a tactic for SEO or whatever, but it is important to keep content accessible.

[@thelatashajames]

Absolutely! I thiiiink she may have been referring to a text caption under the video ie “check out my grocery haul” as opposed to burned in captions describing what’s happening in the video. Good call out either way, I agree adding captions is super necessary for accessibility purposes 🙌🏽

[@LifeOfInsamity]

@@thelatashajames That makes way more sense lol! Thank you for another great freelance friday video 💕

[@MattM-SM]

Do you have anything for someone who is not going to be working as a freelancer but in house specitfically?

[@jamesnnadi1195]

Hi latasha i have been following you for quite some while now, how much does it cost to have a one on one 10min consultation with you? i will really appreciate a prompt response.

[@kawsarmahmud1822]

Latasha is there any threat of Ai for Social media manager.

[@mchl2022]

Hi Latasha, is there any chance that you are in need of virtual assistant or social media manager right now? Maybe I can help you.

[@charrotalk]

Whewre can I join your group to network with other SMMs?

[@thelatashajames]

latashajames.com/smma

[@StylishandGrateful]

I need to FIND a social media manager… I don’t see videos on anyone offering services….

[@thelatashajames]

Hi there! Feel free to email me with info about your business and I'd be happy to provide some recommendations!

[@thelatashajames]

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