Chatting with one of my students about his first year as a social media manager. We talk about how to get your first client, what's working on social media right now, choosing a niche, and so much more. Say hi to Ben Oliveto here! https://www.instagram.com/blinkslow_marketing/ Join the Social Media Management Accelerator: https://latashajames.com/smma Attend the SMMA Open House on 5/21/24: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/39/69z5kb54 Thanks to Metricool for sponsoring today's episode! Check out their new short-form video study here: https://metricool.com/short-form-video-study/?utm_source=latasha-podcast&utm_medium=influencers&utm_campaign=latasha-shortform-ad-read_2024&utm_term=q2 Get 30 days free on any Metricool plan with code LATASHA using this link: ⁠https://metricool.com/?utm_source=latasha-podcast&utm_medium=influencers&utm_campaign=latasha-podcast-ad-read-premium_2024&utm_term=q2 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - What Ben specializes in 2:17 - How he got into social media management 4:44 - How to get your first social media management client 8:26 - Marketing your own business on social media 10:26 - How to come up with a company name 11:57 - New short-form video study from Metricool! (ad) 12:58 - How to choose a social media management niche 15:59 - Core packages and service offerings 17:20 - What’s working on social media right now 19:19 - The importance of having a niche as a social media manager 22:00 - Favorite social media management tools 25:13 - When to hire a team 28:39 - How to find employees 29:29 - How to deal with all the social media platform updates --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelatashajames/support