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The Nugget with Michelle Martello

for the love of guinea pigs

Published 20 days ago • 2 min read

I never thought I'd be obsessed with guinea pigs, but well, here we are.
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In an effort to cheer up my nightly doomscrolling my husband sent me this reel and I'm officially hooked.
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Who knew it would be this brain soothing to watch animals nibble veggies for hours on end?
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​Franky, I think the term guinea pig gets a bad rap - and I'm looking for a few to help me out. ​
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This week I've been speaking to groups all about getting more (quality) leads from repeatable activities - like connecting ManyChat automations to your social media accounts to get interested people on your email list.
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You've probably seen it in action on dozens of posts like this one - simply write a specific trigger word and get a link to a freebie or offer.
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And behind the scenes I've been helping a few clients and friends set up their ManyChat accounts.​
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Drag a few boxes and connectors to make the social robots do our bidding? The geek in me loves this stuff.​
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And I realized, people make this stuff way harder than it needs to be.
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Last year I took a outrageously priced course on the topic that overcomplicated everything to the point I wanted to scream. Secretly, I think that might have been their tactic to get me to spend another shocking amount to have them do the work. ​
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My stance? Tech doesn't have to be that hard.​
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I'm looking for a few guinea pics to test an idea. Have you wanted to use ManyChat with your Instagram or Facebook account, but you're not sure how to get started? Confused on how to add people to your email list? I'd love to hear from you - fill out this quickie form and let me know what you want to do.

you've got this,
Michelle
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p.s. My dear friend Marc Holzman is about to close the doors on his stunning Micro Habits of Ayurveda program. Of course I'm biased since I designed the sales page and accompanying Kajabi course, but it's a smartly curated program full of Ayurveda life hacks to live, sleep and feel better (who doesn't need all three right now). No endless hours of watching guinea pigs required.

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