From the Desk of Catherine Dove
Welcome to the 8th Issue of the Modern Day Expert™ Digest
Well hello, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I'm excited to bring you another edition of the Modern Day Expert Digest™ after taking a few weeks off for the holidays.
Now is the time for NEW beginnings and I am SO excited to be on this journey with you as we build and grow our online businesses together!
Are you ready? I am! Let's do this.....
~Catherine
Invite to join my White Glove Course Creation VIP Day
Goodbye 2020 and HELLOOOOOO 2021!
This is YOUR year. (Can I get an AMEN?!) Together, let's make sure that 2021 is the year you can take a BIG step to make your life and business better.....(in so, so many ways.)
....by FINALLY creating that online course you have been wanting to create.
You know.....that online course that will let you leverage your time, increase your income and the amount of people that you can serve.
Yeah...THAT course...
If this sounds like you then you will definitely want to check out my invitation to join me in my White Glove VIP Course Creation Day on January 21st.
Instead of spending thousands of dollars on a course about creating online courses that takes you months to get through- let me teach you what you need to know in just one day. And, I'll support you for 60 days afterwards as you create your online course.
You'll have to hurry though as this is a small intimate VIP day so I have limited spots.
Click on the link below to learn more and register 👇
Online Business Tools
Looking for a Bookkeeping Solution for your Online Business?
With the start of the new year, you may want to consider how you are going to handle your bookkeeping for 2021.
In the past I used Quickbooks online, and hired a bookkeeper to manage my books for my online business. It was expensive, and I was charged a high hourly rate every time I had a question on my business financials
Several years ago, I was really excited to find a more affordable, and much easier solution when someone shared Bench.Co with me.
I was able to get a professional bookkeeper that imports all of my bank statements, categorizes transactions, and prepares my financial statements every month. If I have questions I can contact my bookkeeper via their online app, or schedule an appointment within one business day. (And I didn't have to pay for Quickbooks anymore!)
I'm sharing my affiliate link below so you can get a free trial for Bench to see if this would be a good bookkeeping option for you.
They offer a price most people can afford, and powerful financial reporting with zero learning curve.
Adobe Flash Player is Officially Dead l Remove it from your Computer
The Adobe Flash Player was responsible for the majority of animations, audio and video content, games and web apps on the internet for a long time. Unfortunately, the Player constantly posed an enormous security risk with hackers compromising it. That is one of the reasons that iPhones have never supported the Flash Player.
In 2017, Google said they would no longer support the Flash Player in its Chrome browser. Microsoft's Edge browser also removed Flash functionality. That means that websites or games using this technology will either change the way they function or no longer be available.
Helpful Tip: If you still have Adobe Flash on your computer, I recommend that you uninstall it since Adobe won't be providing support or updates for it.
Click below to read an article that shows you how to remove it from your computer.
Social Media
How to Script Videos for Social Media in 5 Steps : Social Media Examiner
Are you planning on creating videos for Facebook and Instagram for your online business this year?
If you are, the obvious goal is to make sure that people pay attention to your videos when they show up in their news feed.
In this article from our friends at Social Media Examiner, you’ll learn a five-step system for using text overlays to optimize your video for views and engagement in the Facebook or Instagram feed.
You’ll also find out how to avoid one of the biggest mistakes people make when writing copy for videos.
socialmediaexaminer.comFacebook's New Pages Experience l Facebook Likes on your Facebook Pages are Going Away!
There has always been confusion between having LIKES and FOLLOWS on Facebook business Pages. This confusion is about to be cleared up with the New Pages Experience that Facebook just announced.
Currently, if someone "likes" your Facebook Page, but chooses to unfollow it they would not see any of your content in their feed. If someone "follows" your page they are more likely to see your content in their feed. (However, we all know that organic reach has dropped significantly so even a "follow" doesn't mean people will see your content in their feed.)
The New Pages Experience is optional right now, and only available to some Facebook Pages.
Here are some important points to be aware of when you make the switch:
On your new Facebook Page you will no longer see "Likes".
I've provided a link from Facebook for you to learn more about the New Facebook Page Experience and how to set up your new Page.
facebook.com