Extra Curricular- Dot Lung

This weeks @thisisntern's Extra-Curricular Insta live featured Dot Lung in which she went through social media strategies for creatives. This session was really useful in getting tips on how to get work through social media, finding new opportunities and growing a following.

This was especially useful for the situation were in right now (Covid-19) meaning that I probably won't get work in a design studio for at least a year or until things go back to normal, so social media will play a big part in how I find work online instead and make a living out of design.

• It’s gonna be difficult to grow a following if you don’t know yourself, as people don’t know what  they’re following you for
• Speak to people that have the same interests in things as you do
• Fundamental steps to growth: the power of networking and making meaningful connections, find genuine people that you want to be friends with and collaborate with
• S - service, A - ask, L - listen, E - emphasise, S - summarise (SALES)
• Find what you have in common with the person that you’re reaching out to, it shows that you’ve done your research! 
• There will be rejections, there’s no need to take it personally. You should never feel bad for giving someone added value 
• Use niche hashtags 
• LinkedIn is where marketing people will find you, use it !! 
• It’s not always about having loads of followers, it’s about having the right followers that have similar interests to you