Busy Blooming with Tess Barclay

Tess Barclay
  • 4.8 (64)
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Updated Weekly

WELCOME TO WORK!! Busy Blooming is social media's digital office where you stay on the pulse of what's working, trending & happening on social media and the creator economy. Clock-in to the weekly meeting with Tess! Busy Blooming® is a registered trademark. All content, formats, and segments are original works. Unauthorized reproduction or translation is not permitted.

  1. 3d ago

    How to be a content creator without doom-scrolling & melting your brain from screen-time

    It’s time to CLOCK-IN!! Today we’re unpacking the formula, habits, content creation process & tips to grow on social media without doomscrolling & having a high screen-time!! 00:00 Intro 3:33 How doom scrolling affects us as creators 10:40 Setting social media hours Mon-Fri & deleting on weekends 13:52 How to handle your drafts 15:01 How to create, edit & post without social media apps 18:28 How to rank in search/algorithm when scheduling content 21:45 Inspo scrolling & engagement without social media 24:45 Headline: Instagram has multiple captions on carousels 26:11 Weekly wins: Launching new podcast & brand deal calculator 28:36 Realization about applying the “let them” theory to the universe 32:36 Content idea of the week & trend 34:18 Voice-note: Should I start a new account when re-branding? ➡️ Check out Rella & use code BUSYBLOOMING for for 10% off annual plans or 3 months: https://getrella.com/?via=busyblooming

    39 min

  2. Jun 12

    Content creation "tips" are brainwashing you into thinking you don't know what you're doing

    It's time to CLOCK-IN to WORK!! For this week's social media & content meeting, we're unpacking the effects of content tips, how to BACK YOURSELF & of course content ideas, social media news & MORE! Check-out Hubspot's FREE Build Your First AI Agent course: https://clickhubspot.com/e1b0fd 00:00 Intro 4:18 How social media advice affects creators: Confidence, crash-outs & comparison 8:41 How social media advice affects creators: You need to "let the concrete dry" 12:53 Social media news: Adam Mosseri launches custom Instagram algorithm 17:40 Weekly wins: I'm starting a new podcast & HQ changes 20:50 Content idea & trend: "Media Diet" carousel 22:10 Trending topic to create about this week: Knicks & celebrities at the games 24:24 I went to an influencer event last night lol Join Busy Blooming HQ: tess.fyi/hq-yt

    26 min

  3. Jun 5

    Your Summer 2026 Content Strategy: It's SIMPLE CONTENT SUMMER!!

    It's SIMPLE CONTENT SUMMER!! Today we're unpacking how to grow on social media in Summer 2026 with a simple, peaceful content strategy that we all need to get out of heads & onto the FEEDS!! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video. Get a limited-time discount, only available through this link: https://www.storyblocks.com/tessbarclay

    30 min

  4. May 29

    You guys.. I think we can get out of content strategy JAIL & just have fun again and it's working 👀

    Happy FRIDAYY!!! It's time to get on the PULSE of social media of what's working, trending & happening on social media!! Check out Rella & use code BUSYBLOOMING for for 10% off annual plans or 3 months: https://getrella.com/?via=busyblooming 00:00 INTRO 2:48 What’s working: Funny tone & large text on Instagram 6:08 Headline: Meta AI & Instagram premium launch 10:34 Wins: Ego Death with views & viewing content as a web 16:44 Content idea of the week 18:04 Trending topics: Summer House & Patrick Ta drama 21:04 After-hours: How to get views on social media (The formula)

    29 min

  5. May 22

    Instagram is getting cancelled by creators: What's working right now on social media (May 2026)

    WELCOME TO SUMMER FRIDAYS AT THE OFFICE!! This week we're donig our first social media PULSE for the week of what's happening, working & trending on social media - and we're bringing back content ideas & after hours! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video. Get a limited-time discount, only available through this link: https://www.storyblocks.com/tessbarclay TIME STAMPS

    33 min

  6. Apr 21

    Claude will get you 1M followers + every goal you have as a content creator & here's how..

    It's have CLAUDE 101 for social media!! Today we're diving into how to use Claude as a content creator, how to use it in Notion, to create your content calendar & more! 🎧 LISTEN ON THE PODCASTListen on Apple: https://apple.co/3OsCVEKListen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/3CHpmPoListen anywhere else: https://pod.link/1565886767 📥 SPONSORThe first 500 people to use my link in the description or scan the QR code will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare! https://skl.sh/tessbarclay02261 ⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro4:07 What is Claude & why is it so popular?6:21 Step 1: Set up your Claude account (free vs Pro)9:38 Step 2: Connect Notion, Canva, Google Calendar & Chrome10:30 Privacy tip: turn off "help improve Claude"10:51 Step 3: Set up your projects in Claude12:20 How to use projects (and why they don't talk to each other)14:09 How to use Claude in Notion & your content calendar15:56 The different Claude models: Opus, Sonnet & Haiku18:44 How to use Claude in Google Calendar20:55 Claude Code custom builds: video editing, dashboards & more22:30 New in HQ: Claude templates & the IT desk new feature24:08 HQ office tour & wrapping up 🔗 LINKSJoin Busy Blooming HQ for $15: tess.fyi/hq-ytDescript: https://get.descript.com/tessClickUp: https://try.web.clickup.com/tessRiverside: https://riverside.fm/?via=tess-barclayRella: https://getrella.com/?via=busybloomingMy content creator essentials: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tessbarclayMy ShopMy (clothes, tech, etc.): https://shopmy.us/shop/tessbarclaySome links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission if you sign up (at no extra cost to you!) 💸 📌 FOLLOW USBusy Blooming IG → / busybloominggTess IG → / tessbarclayTikTok → / tess.barclay Busy Blooming® is a registered trademark. All content, formats, and segments are original works. Unauthorized reproduction or translation is not permitted. #claude

    26 min

  7. Apr 9

    Content therapy: Jealously when someone grows faster, how to stop overthinking & just post..

    It's time to clock-in to our monthly CONTENT THERAPY!! Creating content on social media is so deep and we're diving into voicenotes & questions all about the deep, human, real, unfiltered side of building your dream! JOIN HQ: https://www.busyblooming.ca/hq Download the FREE LinkedIn Creator Marketing Report & Playbook from Hubspot here: https://clickhubspot.com/cf8abe

    30 min

  8. Apr 2

    Instagram & YouTube just won.. TikTok is panicking: What's working on social media in April 2026

    Welcome to WORK!!!! 💅🏻 Today we're kicking off the month with our state of social media to unpack what's working, what's happening, platform updates, social media news & more! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video. Get 15% off any annual plan for a limited time, only available through this link: https://www.storyblocks.com/tessbarclayBusy Blooming HQ: https://www.busyblooming.ca/hq

    25 min
See All (89)

4.8
out of 5
64 Ratings

About

WELCOME TO WORK!! Busy Blooming is social media's digital office where you stay on the pulse of what's working, trending & happening on social media and the creator economy. Clock-in to the weekly meeting with Tess! Busy Blooming® is a registered trademark. All content, formats, and segments are original works. Unauthorized reproduction or translation is not permitted.

Information

You Might Also Like