Naina Redhu

The Naina Experience

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Practicing authenticity. Life experiences. Photography. Solo entrepreneurship. India. Australia. And everything in between.

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Naina Redhu

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#58 TNRE : My Professional Journey Part One 19.07.2017 14:29

Considering how much I talk, I’ve never talked about my journey. I thought about blogging it but I realized I’d probably end up writing a lot and I would ramble.…

#57 TNRE : Eleven Years Of Twitter 12.07.2017 16:04

I signed up on the Twitter network on 13th of July 2006. The team had launched it in March of 2006 and someone sent me an invite to sign up…

#56 TNRE : Fake Followers & Comments 05.07.2017 13:04

What are “fake” followers? Is there a way to figure out if someone else has fake followers? How can you tell if you have fake followers? Is there any advantage…

#55 TNRE : Fashion Bloggers Need To Be Stopped ( Criticisms ) 28.06.2017 25:37

Sometimes, I think I should call this podcast, “I don’t know what I’m talking about” and not because I suffer from a crippling ego problem due to Impostor Syndrome but…

#54 The Naina Redhu Experience : Aadhaar, GST, Brand Communication Skills & A Case Study 21.06.2017 17:57

Talking a bit about Aadhaar ( wrote a piece on the blog if you’d like to educate yourself about the basics ) and GST ( how it is different from…

#53 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Eight, Things To Consider with Influencers 14.06.2017 21:20

Things to consider when you - as a brand - start looking for Influencers. I get into details of the notecard that was introduced in the last podcast episode. Influencer's Presence + Influencers who are Specialists & Generalists + Influencer References ( Media Kit / Client List ) + Content Quality and Production + Content Licensing + Disclosure Handling + Preference for Direct or via Agency re...

#52 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Seven, What is an Influencer? Where do I find Influencers? 07.06.2017 18:44

Finally! 52 weeks of this podcast. A whole year! Unbelievable eh - at least to me! And the seventh edition in the Influencer Marketing for Brands series! ( I'm talking about - from a brand's point-of-view - who or what is an "influencer" and I also talk about where you can find these influencers. ) I get a little pedantic about things like "What is an Instagram bio?" because a lot of people are st...

#51 The Naina Redhu Experience : Location Courtesy, Instagram 31.05.2017 20:16

Taking a break from the Influencer Marketing for Brands series and answering a question received from a blogger. Also talking a bit about the effect of being verified on Instagram ( basically, a slight uptick in blog traffic because can include links in stories - although have noticed that some non-verified accounts can also share links in stories now. )

#50 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Six 24.05.2017 25:42

Well hello! It is the 50th edition of my podcast! Almost a whole year of weekly episodes. Which is totally not what I had expected to do but I definitely…

#49 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Five 17.05.2017 25:44

Part Five of “Influencer Marketing for Brands” is about Engagement Strategy and Budgets. Engagement Strategy : what is your plan to deal with the responses that the influencer’s updates will…

#48 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Four 10.05.2017 26:41

How do you decide what social media channels are most relevant for sharing the content that the influencer has created for you? How do you measure the impact of your influencer marketing campaign? ( There's no silver bullet - you have to do a bit of trial and error and then figure out what works best! ) Part Four on the "Influencer Marketing for Brands" series address "relevant channels" and "meas...

#47 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Three 03.05.2017 27:43

In part three of the “Influencer Marketing for Brands”, I talk about the fifth item in “Things To Consider before working with an Influencer”, which is CONTENT. What content will…

#46 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part Two 26.04.2017 29:08

Answering questions after Part One of Influencer Marketing for Brands aired. Questions related to whether packaging design / quality is important before reaching out to Influencers, how many influencers to…

#45 The Naina Redhu Experience : Influencer Marketing for Brands, Part One 19.04.2017 25:32

After 44 episodes focusing on better work practices for Bloggers / Influencers, this 45th episode onwards, I will be focusing on how brands can work with Influencers / Bloggers. Things…

#44 The Naina Redhu Experience : Blogging & Sourcing, The Blogger Rat Race 12.04.2017 27:59

Addressing the subject of “sourcing”. The number of emails I receive weekly with this brand and that brand “inviting” me to “source” from their latest collection. The confusion amongst brands…

#43 The Naina Redhu Experience : Bawse Book, Sponsored Content, Instagrammers 05.04.2017 29:08

The 43rd episode of me podcast ( I’m channeling accent and dialog from the Happy Valley show on Netflix ) is where I talk about the latest book I’m reading.…

#42 The Naina Redhu Experience : My Inspirations, Small-Town Bloggers, Pay Your Friends. Don’t Listen To Me. 29.03.2017 26:25

In the 42nd episode ( actually the 45th episode but I can’t follow numbering to save my life, so I come up with special episodes numbered “39a” ), I talk…

#41 The Naina Redhu Experience : FOMO ( Fear Of Missing Out ) 22.03.2017 27:42

Please excuse all the video cuts toward the end and the out-of-sync audio. I don’t know what happens sometimes to the mobile phone that I use to record these. This…

#40 The Naina Redhu Experience : Business & Wearing My Heart On My Sleeve 15.03.2017 28:22

A fellow-entrepreneur, solo independent contractor recently reached out to me to ask me business was faring considering how open I was about the challenges I faced. They wanted to know…

#39a The Naina Redhu Experience : Monetizing Blogs #SpecialEdition #NAINAxSuryagarh 09.03.2017 21:40

This special edition of #TheNainaRedhuExperience comes from the deserts of Rajasthan. I recorded this atop the roof of my room at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. A bunch of questions and emails…

#39 The Naina Redhu Experience : Photography Assignment Pricing, Contracts, Etc. 08.03.2017 25:13

Talking about a photography gig, how it started, contracts, negotiations, pricing etc. Somewhat like a case study, without giving away confidential details of course. Will give you an insight into…

#38 The Naina Redhu Experience : Business Platforms For Bloggers 01.03.2017 27:13

In this episode of the podcast, I talk about blogger platforms that claim to get business for bloggers and influencers. Some of the ones I’ve mentioned are FohrCard, BlogMint and…

#37 The Naina Redhu Experience : More Blogging Meetings, Tourism & Street Style 22.02.2017 30:08

Download Audio-Only here : #37-The-Naina-Redhu-Experience-Tourism-Street-Style-Blogging I’m happy to answer questions about photography, blogging, the industry and about my experiences. You can ask me by leaving a comment here or by…

#36 The Naina Redhu Experience : Blogging Meetings 15.02.2017 24:59

I’d planned to upload this one as a “special” over the weekend but couldn’t get around to it. Recorded this one right after a lovely meeting with Nisha of Covetlo.com…

#35 TheNainaRedhuExperience : Blogging, Domains, Hosting 08.02.2017 28:29

After more than a few incidents of questions about hosting and domain names and how I manage my blog and who designs it and questions about how I started etc.,…