For the first time in eight years, Tin Shingle has an office on the Main Street of the small town in which it is headquartered: Beacon, NY. And what can you do with an office? Bring great people like you into it to make your life better! Tin Shingle readers and members live all over the United States (and across national boarders!), so you probably don't live in our city, so we have made sure to make our first workshop available to you to stream live!

We have teamed up with Galia Gichon, founder of Down To Earth Finance for a special workshop: Personal Finance Planning for Creatives, Entrepreneurs & Artists. Galia is a long-time favorite of many entrepreneurs, having specialized in working with creatives, artists and makers like yourself. She is a frequent speaker at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership, Playwrights of NY, Lark Theatre, New Museum NYC, Crave Live, and Freelancers Union. She has been widely quoted in The New York Times, NBC, CNN, Real Simple and more. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns and Nomura Securities.

As an entrepreneur, you are in charge of your finances, and if you don't set them up, they may never get set up. That means no retirement for you. That's where this seminar comes in: Personal Finance Planning for Creatives, Entrepreneurs & Artists.
WHEN: Thursday, November 10, 2016
TIME: 6pm-8pm
WHERE: A Little Beacon Space, 291 Main Street, Beacon, NY
or...Your computer if live elsewhere!
TICKETS:
$65 in person (direct access to Galia + networking) Book Now
$35 via computer (great education, type in your questions) Book Now

Baffled by where your money is going? Does retirement seem unreachable? Tired of living paycheck to paycheck or just without a realistic financial plan? Stop being reactive; become proactive about your money!  This workshop is geared towards people with variable income, that work for themselves or have their own businesses.  Whether you need help getting started or you are already minding your finances but want to take it to the next level, join independent Personal Finance expert Galia Gichon for this personal finance seminar you can’t afford to miss! Galia does not sell any investments or manage any money. She is presenting you with a plan that you can do at home. Brought to you by Tin Shingle, a resource and community for small and large businesses.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• Get organized. See where you are today and where you want to be.
• Set realistic Financial Goals.
• Manage your credit.
• Create a budget and spending plan that works for you.
• Develop a plan for automatic savings.
• Invest in mutual funds.
• Take the uncertainty of retirement planning and determine the best retirement plan for you.
• Best financial resources including apps, websites, books and ongoing tips.
• Learn how to deal with your finances in just 30 minutes a week.

ABOUT GALIA
Galia Gichon is an independent personal financial expert with more than 20 years in financial services, including nearly 10 years on Wall Street and an MBA in Finance. She runs her own company, Down to Earth Finance, which addresses personal financial needs through seminars and individual sessions.  She is a frequent speaker at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership, Playwrights of NY, Lark Theatre, New Museum NYC, Crave Live, and Freelancers Union. She has been widely quoted in The New York Times, NBC, CNN, Real Simple and more. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns and Nomura Securities. She is actively involved in angel investing through Pipeline Angels, Astia and Refinery CT.  Galia is also the author of “My Money Matters” a flashcard based finance reminder set that was featured on the TODAY SHOW.

When I learned on Marketplace Morning Report that Vine was getting clipped by Twitter, which had initially acquired it for $30 million, I was sad for it, but relieved for social media at large. In a time when sharing and promotional tools can get created in a matter of days or weeks, the amount of time that you have to use them gets more limited and more competitive. Twitter is an important tool for businesses, the media, and connecting people with major issues and events, but is facing fierce competition for its text platform alone, and for video. Right now, if one of its acquired platforms is not an immediately intuitive, extremely easy, widely used tool on your smart phone, then it's got to go. Twitter can't afford any more time or creative energy on it - and neither can you.

Vine Users Are Devastated

Saying this for me is easy, because I didn't use Vine. I actually found it difficult to work - like the volume. It wouldn't turn on for me, and even making a video was tricker than I would have thought. Good news is that Vine is making old videos available for users to download before they shut it down. Periscope, on the other hand, has been extremely easy to use, though the community of it, and even the technology, a little unpredictable. Instagram's new Story feature - cool concept, but not easy to figure out without reading the directions! Some people love it, as its a visually creative space to create images and emotions.

Some brands can do this very well. Depending on your brand, just how much time it takes to create this impact, makes a difference on if you are going to use it or not. For a boutique, Instagram's Stories can be impactful for showing you items inside of a store at a clipping pace. But so much easier is it to open up your Periscope and show people inside of your store! And talk to you! It takes a long time to produce a good Instagram Story with the right rhythm! It could actually take days, depending on the different locations of your clipped images. Plus, the stories make me dizzy.

Video Killed The Video Star

This is why Twitter has to focus all efforts onto Periscope, its live broadcasting outlet. After Twitter bought Periscope and it became a mainstream name, people still didn't know what it was, and were intimidated by the concept. And people still are intimidated. But when Facebook released its live broadcasting tool, called Facebook Live, everyone "got it." They tried it, even. Now brands are having Facebook Live events and marketing around it.

If only Twitter had renamed Periscope to "Twitter Live"!

Ah, branding.

Live video is where it's at right now, and the three major competitors - YouTube, Twitter and Facebook - need to get very aggressive to capture us to make content on their platforms, and for regular folks who don't run businesses to watch that content.

Relax In Your Stress Of Your Favorite Platform

As you can see, not even Twitter can use all of its tools. And so cuts them loose. Weeds them out, if you will. You do the same in your marketing. Vine never made it into our Big 6 TuneUp, where we discussed how to communicate in the 6 major social media platforms two years ago. The ones we covered are still widely used today.

So if you find a niche social media tool that is working for your business - in that is is growing your website traffic and converting visitors into sales - then use it until it disappears. Because pixels can disappear in a flash. But if all of the cool kids are at a platform, and you just don't get it, or don't have time for it, and you've read Tin Shingle and listened to Tin Shingle's Training TuneUps, and it still doesn't appeal to you, then let it go. Don't let it fill your brain with any stress of not using it. Focus on what is working for you, like your blog, newsletter, and a few other social platforms that are killing it for you. Reinvest your resources, just like Twitter did.

Is Twitter Next To Get Weeded?

Nah. All of those media outlets that are asking that question took to Twitter first to share their link. :)  Even Vine didn't post their closure announcement on Facebook a day after they made it, and instructs people to look for updates on their blog and Twitter pages (alright fine...Vine is owned by Twitter so of course they wouldn't put juicy news on the competitor's site).

Facebook puts the squeeze on publishers and news outlets anyway, so the media can put it on Facebook, but it takes a lot of effort and marketing dollars to get those links seen. Sure, when the links go viral on Facebook, the viewership picks up and Facebook's algorithm kicks in. But Twitter remains a chronological stream of news and events. As long as it stays that way, it will have a grip on the attention and clicks from informed readers and influencers.

UPDATE: This Sale Has Ended. The current rate for membership is in effect.

This is happening. Tin Shingle's biggest sale ever on the All Access Pass of membership. Today only. Possibly Tomorrow's Today, that's why you need to act now. Last chance to lock in your rate at the $39/mo level!

Over the past several months, and years of dreams, we have been working on Membership Packages at different levels. This allows Tin Shinglers more flexibility to sign on for what they need, and downgrade when they go on vacation but want to stay hooked in, or upgrade when they are really digging into their buzz-building plans.

The second aspect we are introducing is Private Training. Over the years, Tin Shingle has become to be known as the hub for group training of high-level digital marketing concepts. We take great pleasure in watching our members implement what we cover in TuneUps and write about in articles, all the while providing members with resources to further strengthen their efforts, like Templates and Media Contacts.

Below you will find the new pricing model. We are literally building it under the hood right now, so you have until today (or maybe tomorrow), to lock in the rate of $39/month (or the 6 or 12 month packages). If you have been on the fence for years, now is your time to get over it (the fence I mean) and join us in Tin Shingle. :)

Go to: www.tinshingle.com/join

Looking forward to meeting you!!

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a member of Tin Shingle already, you do not need to do a thing to keep your rate of $39 locked in. It's already taken care of for you!

Every Wednesday, Tin Shinglers all over the country drop what they're doing and come together to train their PR muscles at the latest TuneUp. Since we can't see where everyone is or what they're doing while participating in our webinars, we asked! Take a look at some of the selfies the makers and doers of Tin Shingle posted during recent TuneUps.

See Karen from River Therapeutic Massage getting a healthy meal in with her inspiration!

Great tips @TinShingle on blogging. Making food & learning. #tuneup pic.twitter.com/FVBpIGYlEM

— Your Pet Chef (@Yourpetchef) September 28, 2016

Lisa of Your Pet Chef took in a wealth of blogging tips AND prepared gourmet food for her canine connoisseurs.

Jackie of Zen Glow Wellness spent quality playing time with her pooch while learning more about e-newsletters!

What goes great with upping my #digitalmarketing skills with a #TinShingleTuneup ? #knitting, of course! @TinShingle pic.twitter.com/MOZ7q0AWy8

— Kayleigh Metviner (@kmetviner) August 17, 2016

I like to keep my hands busy, so here I am knitting and training (in 90-degree heat).

Okay, okay, this guy might not be an official member, but everyone can enjoy some Tin Shingle goodness!

So tell us, where do YOU Tin Shingle?