Don’t Write Off Social Media
By Cheval John
The most successful entrepreneurs are the ones who are willing to learn new skills that will help them to expand their business.
The above statement is true for the business professionals, professors and anyone else who are making a living for the better.
The ones who believes that they know everything are doomed to fail.
The reason is that the “know it alls” are blind to the ever changing world of technology and the changes that are happening in their respective industries.
Take the example of a statement from many professionals who “believed” that “social media is just a fad and it will go away.”
They are now losing out on quality business because they fail to see the importance of social media.
They also fail to realize that the millennial generation will not purchase a product or service if they don’t trust a particular brand.
For example, the Sacramento Kings are dominating the NBA due to their willingness to engage with their fans.
D.J. Ramirez shared her experience about taking over Sacramento’s snapchat account
Dr. Karen Freberg and Dr. Ai Zhang are leading their universities students by example by building their own audience on social media.
Dr. Zhang in particular has built her Twitter audience to over 3,000 due to her hard work and willingness to interact with their audience.
So if you still believe that social is still a fad, then I wish you luck because you will one day end up like Nokia, who end up getting acquired by Microsoft due to their failure to adapt to the changing world of technology.
Using Values As A Standard For Business
By Cheval John
I am trying something new in 2017 for Vallano Media, LLC.
Every Saturdays, I will be putting together a recap of What’s The Word? where you will see the show notes from each episode.
Today’s recap is the episode with the guest of honor, Dr. Betty Uribe.
Dr. Uribe shared about her upcoming book, Values: The Secret To Success In Business and Life.
The show was recorded first on the company’s facebook live page via the huzza.io live video platform before converting into an audio format to air on blogtalkradio.
You will hear about how she had to make a difficult decision to move to the United States with her mother and siblings
You will also hear about how people close to Dr. Uribe envisioned her dining with the most powerful people on the face of the earth.
And why she believes that having true values will allow anyone to be successful in their businesses and lives.
Video snippet of the interview with Dr. Betty Uribe:
Full podcast episode of the interview with Dr. Betty Uribe:
Links to Dr. Betty Uribe’s website and social media pages:
Website: http://drbettyuribe.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrBettyUribeValues
Instagram: drbettyuribe
Twitter: @DrBettyUribe
Upcoming live shows on BlogTalkRadio for this week:
January 12th at 2 p.m. eastern, 1 p.m. central: Tamara Thompson
January 13th at 1 p.m. eastern, noon central Ai Zhang
Who would you like to be featured on What’s The Word?
You can leave your comment below.
New Year’s Goals for 2017
By Cheval John
As we are into the new year, I want to reflect a bit on 2016.
2016 was regarded to some as one of the worst years ever.
They were a lot of tragedies that occurred that everyone of us wished did not happened.
Others will tell you that 2016 was a time of growth in their personal and business lives.
I am in the second boat because I have grown a lot in my business career and discovered some history here in Houston.
And the possibilities of live streaming has allowed me to record my show, What’s The Word? in front of a live audience via my Facebook page.
Of course, I had to deal with the challenges of working at a coffee shop while growing my business.
But those challenges did not stop me from producing content that solved the problems of my audience.
I will let you know that I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions because people will break those resolutions in less than 3 weeks.
However, I will tell you my New Year’s goals:
1. To contiue to provide value to my audience on a daily basis here and on my social media channels.
2. To finally have an office (co-working space) where I can fully operate my company.
3. To continue to surround myself with people who will uplift me to be my best self and also give me constructive criticism.
4. To continue to stay away from toxic people who will try and bring me down.
5. To attend as many conferences as possible like Content Marketing World, Podcast Movement and Summit Live UK
6. To speak my mind more due to the bulls*** I see
7. To achieve my financial goals for my company
8. To interview Thalia, Richard Branson Ciamhie McCrory and Cathy Hackl on my show
I truly believe that many of you will have an awesome 2017 because you have put in the hard work and dedication into your business and careers.
So let’s make 2017 the best year ever.
Side Note: I will be blogging everyday for the next two weeks about the top 10 restaurants and coffee shops in Houston in anticipation of Super Bowl 51
Top 10 Livestreamers To Follow In 2017
By Cheval John
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The world of livestreaming has evolved into a major force for social media.
Meerkat, which was the first platform to kickoff the livestreaming revolution in 2015, disappeared earlier this year.
Vine was shutdown while Periscope officially merged into the Twitter platform.
Instagram joined the livestreaming community with Stories, which by the way copied Snapchat.
Facebook’s platform went further by creating live video in their stories platform, which allows anyone to be live for 60 minutes before the video disappears.
And Facebook themselves created their own live streaming platform that allows anyone of their 1 billion plus users to go live on their accounts.
My guess is that Facebook will continue to dominate social media and even be the place where live streamers will broadcast their shows.
Which leads to the unfortunate “demise” of blab when the executives decided to shut down their service and leave many people who were still on the platform scrambling for other platforms to broadcast their shows.
The ones who left blab before their initial shutdown spread out to different emerging platforms like huzza.io, crowdcast and bluejeans network.
Note that bluejeans network was around for 7 years before they became a major force for live streamers.
Plus, the blue jeans network and huzza.io had the technology that allows anyone to simulcast their shows to facebook live.
Who knows what livestreaming platform will be around in 2017.
In the same manner, many livestreamers have flourished this year.
While some have disappeared from the livestreaming world.
I have decided to create the second annual “Top 10 Livestreamers To Follow In 2017.”
The criteria for making the list above is that a livestreamers show have to broadcast their shows on a weekly basis and also deliver value that solves their audience’s problems.
So without further ado, here are the top 10 livestreamers to follow in 2017.
1. Vicki Fitch
Mrs. Fitch is the direct sales expert and host Vicki Fitch Live on Facebook Live, where she interviews authors and other livestreamers who are making a difference in the world.
2. Ross Brand
Mr. Brand is the host of Livestreaming Universe, a show that features other livestreaming stars in the world.
Mrs. Wilkerson is a 2000 Olympian Gold medalist and is a motivational speaker as well. She served as an analyst for NBC during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. What is impressive is that she has embraced livestreaming and host her own show on Facebook Live on Sunday nights.
Jennifer host her popular Jenny Q Show on Facebook Live, where she interviews authors and livestreamers.
She moved her show to Facebook way before the shutdown of blab.
Mr. Jackson is the co-host of “The Show Live” and is know as the livestreaming lawyer.
Mrs. Hoverstad is the other co-host of “The Show” and is herself an attorney
Camila is the vice president of the Gulf State Home Buyers. She produces livestreaming videos on Snapchat to show her clients the process of buying a house.
Melodee, known as “Master Mel” is a fifth degree blackbelt and a TEDX speaker
Victoria is the owner of Blend Social and provide advice about livestreaming and business on Snapchat.
She is one of the founders of the upcoming Summit Live UK
10. Sarah Moore
Sarah is the founder of Eleven Lights Media, have achieved a lot more success with her business and was named among the “Top 50 Snapchat Accounts To Follow” by Mashable.
Honorable Mentions
Stacy is the host of Bible News Radio and host of Periscope VIP with Stacy Lynn Harp
Mr. Kapos is the owner of Perfection Chocolates in Sydney, Australia
His shows on Periscope transformed the company into a “global” brand.
Vincenzo Landino and Amy Schmittauer
The co-founders of Aftermarq host a weekly recap show about the changing world of livestreaming and social media called Afterthoughts
Danielle Watson: Host of “The Danielle Daily”
By Cheval John
The first time I interviewed Danielle Watson on What’s The Word?, she had created a business called “The Purse Process” which launched her into “fame” and gave her the opportunity to become a TEDx Speaker
She had made appearances on podcasts like Entrepreneur On Fire.
Since then, she reinvented herself as the host of “The Danielle Daily” and became a new author.
She returned to chat about her new book, “Dear Self, I Love You! Keep Going!: 365 Inspiring Notes from My Bittersweet Year of Heartbreak and Healing.”
In this episode, you will hear:
How Danielle came up with the idea for the book
How Facebook Live led her to start “The Danielle Daily” show
How businesses can use livestreaming to build a loyal customer base
Her answer to the question, “If she had an opportunity to spend one day with someone she admires past or present”
Links:
Website: www.danielle-watson.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/thedanielledaily
Who would you like to be a guest on What’s The Word?
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Upcoming Livestreaming Recording That Will Be Simulcast on Facebook Live:
January 17th: Annett Bone 3 p.m. central time
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