2.9 Million Followers: How ’I Need a WORD’ Grew through serving
09/08/19 • 38 min
In this episode, I interview Quonda Renee of I need a Word.
In a short time Quonda has built a Facebook page following to over 2.8
2.9million. Quonda’s platform is not only great because she’s built it so fast,
put on a conference, wrote a book, and started her own podcast in these 2
years; but also because she did all of this her way and while still serving her
followers and staying true to her Christian faith.
In addition, to growing her own business Quonda has worked to
bring more pastors and ministries to social media and has become as major influencer
in growing audience, living your message, and creating a thriving business
while doing it.
In this episode we learn:
- about Quonda’s journey as a marketer and online
influencer - 2 of her 10 laws to building your own power
audience - The strategies she learned on how to learn about
and listen to her audience - how to market a Christian community, even with
all of the push back from Facebook - how to monetize a large following without
compromising your purpose
After the episode grab Quonda’s book “I NEED A WORD: 10
MARKETING LAWS FOR CHRISTIAN ENTREPRENEURS” of Amazon
Links to follow Quonda
More About Quonda:
Quonda Renee is a Digital Marketing Strategist serving the Christian community since 2017. However, this MBA graduate is more widely known for creating I Need A WORDTM, a digital faith-based television network purposed to help pastors and leaders from all over the world gain online exposure to their ministries. This business was created when Quonda was going through a rough season in her life. She was struggling financially and, after much prayer and fasting, God told her to start a Facebook page and call it I Need A WORD back in July 2017. Today that page, which started with zero followers in August of that year, has over 2.8 million followers and the brand now includes a digital television network. Quonda is also preparing to release her first book “I Need A WORD: 10 Marketing Laws for Christian Entrepreneurs .” Her desire is to use her gift of marketing to help ministries and businesses grow by creating an online presence. Quonda currently lives in Atlanta, GA. She has a passion for helping others and loves to travel. Quonda lives by this simple principle: “It’s always a ‘no’ until God says, ‘Yes.’ “
In this episode, I interview Quonda Renee of I need a Word.
In a short time Quonda has built a Facebook page following to over 2.8
2.9million. Quonda’s platform is not only great because she’s built it so fast,
put on a conference, wrote a book, and started her own podcast in these 2
years; but also because she did all of this her way and while still serving her
followers and staying true to her Christian faith.
In addition, to growing her own business Quonda has worked to
bring more pastors and ministries to social media and has become as major influencer
in growing audience, living your message, and creating a thriving business
while doing it.
In this episode we learn:
- about Quonda’s journey as a marketer and online
influencer - 2 of her 10 laws to building your own power
audience - The strategies she learned on how to learn about
and listen to her audience - how to market a Christian community, even with
all of the push back from Facebook - how to monetize a large following without
compromising your purpose
After the episode grab Quonda’s book “I NEED A WORD: 10
MARKETING LAWS FOR CHRISTIAN ENTREPRENEURS” of Amazon
Links to follow Quonda
More About Quonda:
Quonda Renee is a Digital Marketing Strategist serving the Christian community since 2017. However, this MBA graduate is more widely known for creating I Need A WORDTM, a digital faith-based television network purposed to help pastors and leaders from all over the world gain online exposure to their ministries. This business was created when Quonda was going through a rough season in her life. She was struggling financially and, after much prayer and fasting, God told her to start a Facebook page and call it I Need A WORD back in July 2017. Today that page, which started with zero followers in August of that year, has over 2.8 million followers and the brand now includes a digital television network. Quonda is also preparing to release her first book “I Need A WORD: 10 Marketing Laws for Christian Entrepreneurs .” Her desire is to use her gift of marketing to help ministries and businesses grow by creating an online presence. Quonda currently lives in Atlanta, GA. She has a passion for helping others and loves to travel. Quonda lives by this simple principle: “It’s always a ‘no’ until God says, ‘Yes.’ “
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