November social media content ideas: Marketing for freelancers, service providers, and creative business owners
Need help creating posts for your social media and holiday promotions? You’re in the right place!
Creating content (aka posting on social media) can feel like an overwhelming (and never-ending) chore for creative business owners. If you are a freelancer, photographer, baker, artist, florist, hair stylist, or creative entrepreneur you probably have a long to-do list — and sometimes social media marketing just doesn’t make it to the top of the list… especially during busy holiday seasons.
That’s why I started this monthly series! I put together 20+ content ideas every month to help you plan your social media marketing in no time at all. This list can inspire your email marketing, Instagram, and Pinterest marketing. (Need even more ideas? Check out the October Content Ideas.) These content planning ideas help remove the stress and overwhelm from marketing your business. Use the content ideas to inspire your posts for the month!
Marketing is more important than ever during the holidays. If you’re a service provider, now is the time to fill up your client calendar for the rest of the year (and start of next). If you’re a product-based business — it’s time to SELL! Use these prompts to create a month of engaging content that helps you sell more products (or services).
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October Content Ideas for Creative Business Owners
National Gratitude Month
5th - National donut day
6th - Daylight Savings Time ends
11th - Veterans Day
13th - World Kindness Day
24th - Thanksgiving
24th - National Day of Mourning
25th - Black Friday
26th - Small Business Saturday
28th - Cyber Monday
29th - National Day of Giving
Let your clients know how thankful you are for them and their support!
Start prepping your audience for holiday shopping! Seriously start asap (if you haven’t already).
Re-introduce yourself - #fridayintroduction Pop in and tell everyone who you are and what you do!
This or that: fall edition. Pumpkin or apple?
Share a testimonial/ customer for social proof.
Pop culture: Taylor Swift just dropped a new album… and there are new memes, gifs, and reels sound bytes every day. How can you use a pop culture trend and relate it to your business?
Share a favorite tweet (your own or someone else’s) related to your niche
Share a product or service you are currently working on… and how it makes a great holiday gift (if relevant)!
Share ways to work with you (don’t assume people know - reminders are always helpful)
Share a favorite holiday tradition or recipe.
Ask your followers for recommendations on a certain area… Favorite fall candle? Favorite gift ideas?
Share a free & valuable resource that you created.
Share a fun meme or gif trend — bonus points if you can make it relevant to your niche (like this)
Holiday promos & Black Friday specials!
Hopefully you’re feeling inspired… awesome! Next step - TAKE ACTION. Choose ONE platform and create for the entire month using this list as inspiration.
More marketing tips and tricks
Be honest. How are you feeling? Inspired by this list of options? Overwhelmed by all posts you still need to make? (No wrong answers. Content planning is super helpful in the long run, but can feel a little daunting at first!) Here are my best tips for getting started:
Get clear about your goal. WHY are you even marketing on social media? Your goal could be to create a community, become a well-known expert in your field, educate followers in your niche, or connect with potential clients.
Remember that social media marketing is a long-term strategy. If you need clients FAST, try my Booking Magic templates.
Just start! Even if you can only commit to 1 post/ week for now… start creating and see what sticks!
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