Mindset and Online business success is more than effort and 10,000 hours
After watching the Wimbledon finals, mindset and what it takes for online business success was even clearer. Find out what it takes to truly succeed in this episode.
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Show Notes
I've mentioned mindset in 35 different episodes, but I think you'll find these episodes, in particular, very interesting:
Imposter Syndrome and running an online business
Mindset hacks and strategies to grow your online business
Business Mindset and how to get out of your own way
Don't you dare take NO for an answer, mindset and other ways to have business success
5 Things that will never make the difference in your online business and the #1 thing that entrepreneurs get wrong
Entrepreneurs and online business owners often spend so much time worrying about the wrong things. Here are five things that will not make the difference in your business and the #1 thing entrepreneurs get wrong.
- Entrepreneurs and online business owners often worry about the wrong the wrong things.
- The five things I see them worry about and focus way too much time on are: A logo, A uniquely coded website, A fancy DSLR camera for livestreaming or capturing the perfect images for your blog posts, A certain online course.
- Every business should have a website--including those in Direct Sales, MLM , Network Marketing.
- Target audience and ICA are NOT the same thing! (I spend a great deal of time discussing what each of these is in the episode.
- You cannot have a bunch of ICAs.
- It's crucial that your marketing and messaging remain consistent so that you consistently attract your target audience online.
- When you attract outliers, it's because your communication has been inconsistent. ...
Your online business is likely costing you money (and shouldn't!)
Your online business is very likely costing you more money than it should! This bonus episode is from a Facebook live I did that has lots of links and info. in it to save you money!
In this week's episode:
- What are you yearly, monthly and daily business expenses?
- Can you write off more business expenses on your yearly tax return? (Consult your local CPA for info that applies to your business and your state)
- Are your subscriptions costing you more money because you pay monthly instead of one yearly fee?
- Do you suffer from "SOS?" (details in the episode)
- What's the purpose of your business? Your mission?
- Who is your ICA?
- To learn how to niche down more on your target audience, let's chat: bit.ly/talktobonnie
- Canva
- Top Cash Back
- Dollar Tree
- Social Media Marketing Cafe
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Four ways you're sabotaging your online business
Self sabotage can disguise itself in lots of ways. Find out the four ways you may be unknowingly self-sabotaging your online business!
In this week's episode:
- Entrepreneurs typically self sabotage (without knowing it!) when they're about to "level up" in their business.
- Self sabotaging can look like loads of other things, though--and often do.
- Identifying how you may be self sabotaging is crucial to your business growth!
- Find out four ways I have recently self sabotaged in my business and what I did about it,
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Easily Increasing Online Sales During Tough Times
You may be surprised by what you hear in today's episode--and it's exactly what to do to increase your online sales NOW.
Mentioned in this episode:
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In this week's episode:
- After analyzing the online landscape as a consumer and a producer since the start of Covid-19 (March 2020), I have noticed several trends in terms of what is working right now in online sales.
- "Producer" means someone who is selling products, programs, or services.
- "Consumer" means the person buying.
- It is 100% appropriate to sell anything at anytime you want to; however, if you do not feel comfortable about sales at a particular time, you will likely not experience the level of sales you'd like.
- Your "list" typically means people who have already signed up to receive emails from you--they are on your email list.
- If you click on the blue button at this link and enter your email...
How you and your customers can control your social media feeds and sales
In just five minutes, you will learn exactly what to do to make sure your social media posts aren't buried amidst political ads and posts of your competitors.
In this week's episode:
- Your social media feeds (and those of your customers!) are likely starting to get filled with political ads and ads from your competitors.
- This means that your posts are being buried by all of these other posts right now and not being seen!
- In just five minutes, learn exactly what you can do to gain control over your social media feeds.
- You can relay this information to your customers so they can get all of your valuable content!
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WHY You "Unsubscribe" and Keep Getting Those Emails!
Every so often I go a little nuts because I have way too many unwanted emails in my Inbox.
This happened to me again after the New Year, so, rather than just continue to be frustrated, I decided to do a little investigating.
As you may know, there are loads of ways that folks are getting in touch with you these days including: in-person meetings, phone calls, live broadcasts (my favorite!), social media, bots, SMS, text messages, and email
Until very recently, I had a slew of people sending me emails every month that I no longer wanted, didn't need, and, honestly, I usually could no longer remember who the senders were and why I was on their list.
I recently did a live broadcast where I mention the effectiveness of email marketing and who actually sees what you're posting online.
Email marketing is a wonderful and effective way to market yourself and your business. It reaches exactly who you want to reach (targeted followers who've shown an...
