"Our only job is to help each other"

I believe in humanity. What inspires me most in this world is having a chance to leave it better off than it was without me. Despite our downfalls, we are noble, beautiful creatures.
I am a huge advocate of service. I'm a NAVY veteran who has the honor of serving veterans with PTSD. One day I hope to be a part of the solution to longer, happier lives for everyone by using technology to privatize food in a renewable manner.I'm a dreamer, but a practical one. This is why I choose to get a Bachelor's in marketing because the cure to cancer means nothing if no one knows about it. In the information age, attention has taken the place of money as the most influential resource for change. I aim to learn to use this power for the good of people and the earth.Although art is my first and truest love, my strongest skills reside in computer science and security. Having served as an IT and having a background with Microsoft combined with my extensive knowledge of computer languages makes me dangerously good with technology in general.

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• 10 proven tips that make marketing like a pro easy

If a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is ten thousand pictures, is there better way to communicate? Using cutting edge techniques and software, I can produce channel live stream environments that allow audience participation and engagement across multiple social platforms at once.

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Online, you may catch me as the Gray Mage. The alias is a hat tip to color theory as it represents neutrality. The way I see it, all things are part of a grand balance maintained by observation, energy and time. Like a Jedi, I don't believe in absolutes. There is no black or white, only shades of gray and I find that magical.My top personal interests are in quantum physics, genetics, AI, psychology, and fitness. I know we all are, but I'm obsessed with learning about consciousness. Is it not simply amazing that the most definitive thing about a person is also the hardest to define? The implications. Where do animals and AI fit in? How about those aliens the government finally fessed up to? This is why I dabble in live streaming. I think we all want some answers as the free thinkers we are.

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Introduction

No matter your profession, your passion, or good idea, if you need other people to make it work then marketing should matter to you. When you put yourself out there in a way that is considerate of who or what you aim to find, you are more likely to get it. Good marketing always starts with the self. In the business, we call this the personal brand. All your public accounts, photos, personal interactions, and choices add up to define how others think about you on many levels. As scary as this sounds, imagine having no control or idea of where or how any of that information shows back up in your life? Most employers include social media vetting among other screenings and references during a hiring process. Employing personal marketing is taking control of how the world sees you. Now as promised, 10 ways to make marketing like a easy:

1)Identify Your Expertise

What are the marketable skills of your personal brand? If you have never listed your professional skills, but have written a resume then that may be a good place to start. What you want to identify are things you should get paid to do because you are that good. If you have a large list, consider grouping them into categories or professional umbrellas. Include things you are taking steps to become such as academic degrees you are actively pursuing or hobbies you practice. Any good brand has a touch of uniformity and a dash of familiarity, so your expertises and aspirations should be among the top things your personal brand aligns with. Values are another headliner in any good brand. What are your personal values? Just remember to stay genuine. We all can tell when someone is presenting an idea of themselves that is not who they are, online or in person. Besides, your genuineness will help define the unique quality of your identity.

2) Social Media

3) Blogging

Blogs are a lot more important than they may seem at first glance. To write a successful blog requires a level of organization and dedication that builds trust. A blog requires a level of time management to maintain release schedules and development time. Once you get the hang of it though, having a blog opens up worlds of opportunity for cross promotions. Imagine embedding your own Youtube video into your blog about a skill you are demonstrating. In this blog are hyperlinks to your LinkedIn/resume and any products/services you may have. Next you post a link to that blog on your Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. A blog can act as the bridge between accounts and digital assets. These bridges will also help your Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

4) SEO

5) Personal Website

Building websites gets easier each day and I’d personally wager it stays that way as long as the internet exists. For the cost of a domain, less than a dollar a month, most web building websites like Wix, Wordpress, or Carrd will let you use their code-less website assembly tools. Often you can try them for free so there is no reason not to try and build one yourself. As your web presence expands into new social platforms and professional environments, your website is the net that catches all the people who take interest in you across all of cyberspace. Much like neurons in the brain, the more bridges that are connected to a single web source the easier it is for the whole internet to find and get information from that source. Other accounts and websites may restrict you in many ways, what/if you can sell products or services, what you can say or advertise, and they can shut you down if they feel you break one of their rules. When it’s your website it's your rules. It can be easy to overdo or miss key elements so I suggest starting by finding industry leaders in your profession(s) and reproducing what you like about their personal websites. If you are trying to monetize in any way from the internet, make sure to include contact information.

6) Automation

7) AI

8) Content

I’m not here to tell you what to post, but how to post. If you're having trouble imagining or making content, ask the robots for help. The way I see it there are 3 golden rules of content. The first rule of content, consistency is king. You don't need to post every day, but if you post Tuesday at 5 pm, you should post every Tuesday at 5 pm. The second rule of content is apply value. This is two fold: apply value in your content with rich delivery of good information, and apply your personal values. The last golden rule, engage your audience. Best practice for this is to set aside some time every day, say 10 minutes, and drop some genuine comments and likes. If you do this after you post something you may even get some recommendations on your own content. The social media algorithms love it when you re-engage on your own post with other people.

9) Ads

10) Time Management

Time is the master of all who have not taken the time to master it. Average Americans take close to 60 days to establish new habits. Until then, it takes diligent effort to bring action to new ideas. I cannot recommend enough that if you are one of the 80% of people who is not managing time at all outside a work schedule that you download the calendar app of your choice and start today. Keep yourself informed on what's going on in your own life. Use notifications to remind yourself with a responsible amount of time to prepare for these tasks. To become efficient with time is to become efficiency itself. I saved this for last because it is the glue that would hold any other advice I’ve given here together. If you take anything from this article take this: 15 minutes a day in a calendar app managing time will change your life no matter what you are doing. All successful people do it, it’s not that hard, and you can do it too.