Epic Engagement Adventure

No one wants to talk to a robot. No one wakes up in the morning and thinks, "Today I'm going to call the cable company and shout at their "interactive voice response" system. Robots and autoresponses make us feel frustrated and invisible. So how do you make a Messenger bot that people want to talk to? Join me today, and I'll teach you how to make your bot look, feel, and sound like a human being....

Page likes, website hits, and video views, oh my! If you're sick of measuring yourself by the usual numbers, then you might want to give Messenger bots a try. Today I'll tell you three reasons why chatbots are different. Be careful - today's show might just change your perspective entirely! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

First impressions determine everything, and that's especially true for bots. Today I'll teach you six ways to make a fantastic first impression with your Messenger bot. You'll learn what to put in, what to leave out, and how to welcome people into a brand new connection with you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

Ahhh, the sweet dulcet tones of your own voice. Did you know that you can include audio clips in your bot? There are a lot of different ideas you can use to incorporate audio, which is a fast growing medium. Today we'll talk about how and why to add this ninja tool to your chatbot. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

So many features, so little time. How do you know what to include? What do you need to have built before you launch your chatbot? What do you need to avoid? In this episode, we talk about what you really need to launch your bot. Spoiler Alert: It's much more simple than you think. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

Messenger Bots have been around for over a year. We've got bots of all kinds out there, including bots of questionable quality. What makes a bad chatbot? how can we avoid them? What are the consequences of writing a bad bot? I'll tell you all that and more on today's show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

There is a way to make your message stand head and shoulders above the crowd. You only need to develop one skill to create a truly remarkable chatbot experience. In today's show, I tell you what that skill is, and how to develop it over time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

You've worked so hard to get here. Getting onstage in front of a room of people who eagerly await your every word - it's an entrepreneur's dream. What if... your impact could be bigger? What if you could have a conversation with everyone who wanted to connect with you? What if you could have that impact before, during, and after your talk? Join me today, and I'll tell you how you can do that with...

Why would you put the option to talk to a human in your bot? You have no idea who is landing on the bot. How comfy are they with technology? How much do they already know about you, your products, and your services? How hard would you have to work in order to cover all these scenarios? Answer: You'd have to work really, really hard, Grasshopper. And adding a feature to talk to a human is just the...

Just when you thought you hadn't possibly heard enough about GDPR... Today we'll talk about what it is in plain english, and why it's important. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

What do you need to do to get your chatbot compliant with GDPR? In this episode, we talk about how to: *Get consent from your current subscribers *Add a Privacy Policy to your bot *Check for information capture elsewhere in your bot Here's the privacy policy generator I used for my chatbot: www.bennadel.com/coldfusion/privacy-policy-generator.htm And here's the article that talks about simple step...

Keeping people engaged. providing valuable content the people have actually expressed an interest in, and doing it all without being overwhelming is the real trick, isn't it? Let's talk about it on today's show, and I'll share my own best practices with you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

I'm asked this question quite often. Most of the time, I'll tailor the answer to who I'm talking to. If you livestream or podcast, I'll usually say a reminder bot for your shows is a great place to start. If you're a coach, I usually recommend using a challenge to get more subscribers. Today, we're going to take a different view. We're going to go 30,000 feet up, and look at how to grow your tribe...

How many images should you put in your chatbot? What kind? How can you make it happen without breaking the budget? The answers are all right here! Great free resources for making images: Canva https://www.canva.com/ Giphy https://giphy.com/ Bitmoji https://www.bitmoji.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

Facebook's Developer Conference is going on right now - listen in today to hear about everything new coming to us in Messenger in the next year. Augmented reality, auto translation and natural language processing, oh my! Here's the link if you want to watch the video from yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/FacebookforDevelopers/videos/10155606814678553/UzpfSTI3MzM1OTE2MzEyNDI4Njo0MjQ3ODk5NDEzMTQ1...

This episode contains the secret sauce that will make your bot successful. The best part? These are all very simple mindsets that will point you in the right direction, so that you can avoid a lot of the mistakes that first time bot builders make. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

Bonus Episode: An interview with Annie Ruggles, who runs the Facebook Group Hustle Sisters. New to chatbots? This is the interview for you. I explain what they are and how they can help your business, and of course Annie and I have a lot of fun along the way! If you're a woman in business, Hustle Sisters is a free Facebook Group - and it. Is. Fabulous. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/g...

Let's talk numbers for a minute, shall we? You know what I mean - likes, shares, views, comments - on and on. These numbers can be exhilarating, depressing, and downright maddening. And what do they really mean? More often than not, they have less importance than we give them. Time to start a revolution. This episode introduces the only number I'm focusing on: How many conversations a day I can st...

Clients ask me this question all the time. My main answer is: start small. Take the time to understand how ManyChat works, and how chatbots operate. I also give you plenty of "starter bot" examples. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-engagement-adventure/message

We've all offered them, and we've all taken them. 5 day Challenge to be more visible online, 30 day livestream challenge, 7 day fitness challenge... You name it, we've all done it. The hardest part about offering these challenges? Getting participation. Pssst - you can do that easily with a bot. And I'm going to tell you how on today's episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epic-e...