I never imagined that after spending more than 10 years growing a business, hiring employees, training a team of coaches, creating multiple products and services, and serving large groups of clients in a signature program, I’d be forced to shut it all down. But that’s what happened in 2021. My health took a steep decline, and I no longer had the capacity to maintain the Continue reading...
Ask Jenny Anything: November 2024 Q&A
It's time for our next Q&A! Today I'm covering finding perfect clients, testing business ideas, contending with AI-generated content, and so much more. Want me to answer your questions? Subscribe to my emails, and you'll get the link to do so. Now, let's dive in. You asked ... I only have 10 hours/week to grow my business. Q: I work full time and have 10 Continue reading...
Future-Proof Your Business: Strategic Financial Planning to Manage Income Fluctuations and Achieve Long-Term Stability
As a business owner, your income is essential for keeping your household running smoothly. It’s what allows you to pay yourself consistently each month, offering the security of a regular paycheck and the freedom of being your own boss. But what happens when things slow down? When a client project wraps up and isn’t immediately replaced, or life throws an unexpected Continue reading...
Ask Jenny Anything: October 2024 Q&A
I loved doing my first Q&A post in August 2021, and I'm bringing it back. This time I'm including a bit more in-depth answers—while keeping the straight-talking advice and helpful links to guide you forward. Today I'm covering navigating a pause in your business, building your list, getting clients, paid ads, and so much more. Want me to answer your questions? Continue reading...
How to Hire the Right Person for Your Business: A Step-by-Step Guide
Most business owners don't start their businesses thinking about hiring (and firing), managing people, or growing teams. It’s a new skill most need to learn as their business grows, and I love helping clients do this and do this well. The good news is, it is a skill, and you can learn it. Sure, it can feel like daunting—whether you’re hiring your first part-time Continue reading...
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Clients for Your Online, Service-Based Business
To have a successful, online, service-based business, you need clients. But how do you find them? Where do you find them? And how do you get them to say YES to working with you, especially if they live on the opposite side of the globe? These are questions I get all the time from folks trying to build their businesses. So that’s why I compiled this for you: The Continue reading...
Ask Jenny Anything: August 2021 Q&A
You asked, and now I'm answering. Here's to the first "Ask Jenny Anything Q&A post," and it turns out there are 20 questions! Today I'm covering why I quit social media, who to follow to learn about Instagram (if you enjoy social media), "the restaurant analogy," niches, prioritizing to-do lists, and so much more. Now, let's dive in. You asked ... How to take Continue reading...
How to Hit Your Goals and Also Honor How You Feel
I hear you: You want success on your terms … but you’re not clear on how to achieve it. For example, you want to hit your business goals and also honor how you feel on a daily (or even hourly) basis. But from where you are today, you don’t know how to make it happen. The question is, how do you do this? How do you go after something when you aren’t sure how to Continue reading...
How to Fall Back in Love with Your Business Again
A reader asked me to help her with this: I want to fall in love with my business and be interested in it again. Aw, I feel you on this one. As someone who's been self-employed since 2009, I can assure you that the ebb and flow of love, excitement, enthusiasm, drive, motivation, you-name-it in business is real. Whether this is something you’re experiencing now or Continue reading...
21 Winning Ways to Book Yourself Fast
There are so many ways to get clients. In person, online, through speaking (online or in person), through writing, over email, via phone, through old connections, by making new connections ... The awesome thing is that since it’s your business, you get to choose which ways are most fun for you to use to get clients. In this guide, you’ll find 21 proven Continue reading...
Steal This! 5 Email Scripts to Get Clients Fast
When it comes to getting clients, sometimes the simplest strategies have the best results. One of my most effective client-getting moves email. My clients also have great luck with this approach, and I hope you do, too. It’s so effective that you can fill or nearly fill your client roster with this strategy alone! I’ve compiled five of my most successful email Continue reading...
Amplify Your Opt-In to Help Build Your Email List Faster
Today I’m sharing one of the easiest ways to grow your list: improve your opt-in. Here’s what you’ll learn in this post: 7 simple ways to make your opt-in more magnetic—without having to completely recreate it The number one opt-in mistake most business owners make and how to avoid it The single most important opt-in page you need (if you don’t have this, it Continue reading...
Steal This! New Client Intake System and Email Scripts
Is your new client process a bit chaotic? Could it have a bit more of a professional feel? Let's streamline your system for booking new clients and automating as much of the process as possible (without over-complicating it). Use the checklist below to create and implement a system that works for you. 7 Steps to Your New Client Intake System Here are seven Continue reading...
Steal This! Boundary-Setting Email Scripts
Having trouble setting boundaries with clients (and non-clients)? These email scripts will help! You can use the templates as-is or tweak them to suit your personal style. These emails tend toward the more firm tone because, in my experience, when most women realize it’s finally time to set a firm boundary, their clients have gone way overboard and firm is more Continue reading...
7 Secrets to Working Less Without Making Less
Back in 2012, I taught a totally free class called The Secrets to Working Less Without Making Less. Although some of the specific wording I use today to talk about these ideas has shifted, the core concepts are still applicable to anyone wanting to build a thriving business without working to the bone. Heck, it even works great if you're an employee who wants to work Continue reading...
3 Key Sales Concepts that Helped Me Earn More Money
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. Selling is so much more than a script for a discovery call or template for a follow-up email. Sales is pervasive in your business—and that doesn't mean icky, pushy, slimy, or conniving. I like to think of sales as making a meaningful connection Continue reading...
Help, My Ideal Clients Don’t Know They Need Me!
You’re offering terrific services. You know you could help so many people. You want to shout from the rooftops: “I’m here! Hire me!” But when you tell ideal clients about your service, their eyes glaze over. That’s when it hits you: “My people don’t even know they need me.” You’re in good company. This is more common than you might think. What’s the Continue reading...
Why I Only Teach One-on-One Service-Based Business (When I Sell Online Courses)
“Jenny, why are you teaching people to offer one-on-one services when you yourself sell online courses?” I get that a lot. It’s a fair question! And one I’m eager to answer because I love, love, LOVE the one-on-one services business model! It’s the best way for anyone with some expertise to launch an online business. It’s the business I created when I quit my Continue reading...
How to Take a Break from Work—Guilt-Free!
Entrepreneurs are a funny lot. Many of us say we’re overworked and need time to rest and recharge. But when we do get downtime, we’re too guilt-ridden to make the most of it. Can you relate? Do you feel massive guilt when you’re not working all the time? If you answered yes, then you know what it’s like for a lot of business owners. You’re exhausted. You’re Continue reading...
How to Take Extended Time Off—With or Without a Team
At some point in your business, it’s going to happen: You’re going to want to take extended time off. Maybe it’s to have a baby (like I did). Maybe it’s to travel. Maybe it’s to take care of a sick loved one or to recover from illness yourself. Whatever the reason, you need to still have income, even if you’re away from your business. The question is, how do you Continue reading...
How to Delegate Effectively (Even If You’ve Never Done It Before)
As your online business takes off, you may find yourself thinking, “I’m too busy. I’m stretched too thin. I need to delegate…. But what tasks do I delegate and how?” Maybe you’ve been putting it off, because the idea of having to recruit, onboard, and train a new person can feel overwhelming. Or maybe you’ve gone as far as to actually hire someone … but they ended up Continue reading...
How to Solve the Problem that Keeps You Up at Night
Do you ever feel like you’re on an endless merry-go-round of business and marketing ideas, in search of the one thing that will solve your problems? You hear that you need a sales funnel to book yourself solid; or social media is a must-have for connecting with your audience; or scaling your offers is the way to grow your income. (By the way, NONE of those are true. Continue reading...
Acquire the Tenacity of Champions (4 of 4 in the Grow Your Online Biz Series)
Illustration by Sydney Paget, 1892 (Source) Holmes was . . . working hard over a chemical investigation. A large curved retort was boiling furiously over the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. . . . He dipped into this bottle or that, drawing out a few drops of each with his glass pipette, and finally brought Continue reading...
Do This Super Simple Exercise to Find Your Ideal Clients (3 of 4 in the Grow Your Online Biz Series)
“Jenny, I’m so excited about what I do. I love it! But how do I find clients?” This is one of the biggest questions people ask me. Can you relate? We’re going to tackle how to find clients in this, the third installment in our Grow Your Online Biz series. Finding clients can feel like a big mystery. “Where are they all?,” you might be thinking. “I know what Continue reading...
3 Steps to Craft Your Very First IRRESISTIBLE Service Offer (2 of 4 in the Grow Your Online Biz Series)
What service should you offer? That’s a big question when you’re figuring out how to start a service business online. The answer to this question isn’t as simple as it seems. First, you need to offer a service that clients will pay you good money to do for them. (After all, the goal is to have a full-time income, preferably without working full-time hours or Continue reading...
Why One-on-One Services Are the Best Way to Get Started Online
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in June 2021. Can you make a full-time income offering one-on-one services online? Or are you better off with a business model that lets you reach many customers at the same time? I love when people ask me these questions ... because I have a pretty strong Continue reading...
Thriving In Uncertain Times: Insights from the Jenny Shih Team
My heart goes out to you if you’ve been sick, have had to take care of someone sick, or lost someone to COVID-19. (((hugs))) My heart goes out to you if you’ve had to shut down your business, or been laid off work, or kept your job but with reduced income … if you don’t know if you’ll be able to pay all your bills, whether or not you can make rent, or if you can even Continue reading...
On Making Tough Choices, Listening to Your Heart, and Running a Business in the Time of the Coronavirus
👶 You know you’re living in extraordinary times when the best way to show your love is to plan NOT to visit your grandchild when he’s born. 😮😢 This was one of the tough decisions my in-laws had to make due to the coronavirus 🦠 epidemic … even though they’ve been waiting for this for 18 years. It’s disappointing. It’s upsetting. But Continue reading...
Are You Making Any of These 6 Mistakes in Narrowing Your Niche?
You’ve heard countless times that you need to narrow your niche and claim the one person you’re here to help and the one problem you most want to solve. You know that once you drill down enough, your message and mission will become infinitely clearer, you’ll be more able to find those target clients, and you’ll easily create products and services that your people are Continue reading...
The Very First (and Only?) Jenny Shih LLC Income Report
I’ve been talking lately (on Instagram and Facebook) about how nobody knows where anybody’s business really stands based on how things appear online. You know how important it is to be careful who you let into your mind and your business. How you need to make sure you’re learning from someone who really has the chops to back up their claims instead of being tricked by Continue reading...
The 5 Mindsets That Separate Next-Level Business Owners from the Pack
“It sounds like you have some weird entrepreneurial thinking going on.” That’s what my mentor said to me on our very first coaching call. With that, I was instantly reassured she was the right coach for me. I’d been starving for someone to call me on my BS, show me where I’m getting in my own way, and help me bust out of the invisible box I’d put myself in. I knew Continue reading...
Stuck in Your Business? Why Planning Your Way Through the Problem Isn’t Working
How many times have you gotten stuck in your business and thought the answer was to plan, strategize, and learn more? How many webinars have you watched? PDFs have you downloaded? How many notebooks and Google docs have you filled with detailed outlines for future offers and dream income goal calculations? If you’re like most of our clients, I’m guessing A LOT! But Continue reading...
Steal This! The Exact Approach to Scale Your Service-Based Business to 6 Figures (and Beyond!)
You dream of scaling your business so you can make more money doing what you love. And you hear great advice all the time… “Create your signature offer!” “Create a course or membership site!” “Charge premium prices!” But you’re stuck. And the reason you’re stuck depends on what stage of business you’re in. If you’re just starting out, you struggle to know what offer Continue reading...
How to Guarantee an ROI From Every Investment
Here’s some great news: You can get an ROI (return on investment) from everything you invest in, and it’s easier than you think. Before I explain how, there’s one thing you must first understand. And even though it’s easy to understand, it’s hard to live by. But you can’t get far in life or business (at least not with your mental and emotional well-being intact) Continue reading...
Does Marketing Even Work? 7 Marketing Power Tips to Get You More Clients
Do you ever wonder, does marketing even work? After all, when you’re doing All The Things to build your business and still not getting clients and customers, it seems like a very valid question! You feel like you’ve tried everything—writing blog posts, posting on social media, sending newsletters, hosting webinars, and creating free opt-in offers—and you’re still not Continue reading...
My 3-Step Action Plan to Land New Clients by the End of the Week
Niche? Check! Website? Check! Clients? [crickets] I get it. When I ventured from corporate America into self-employment, I was excited to serve as a career coach for women seeking more meaningful work. I knew my niche and had a website, but the clients weren’t showing up. Me? I had two problems. And my experience tells me you’re facing at least one Continue reading...
3 Simple Yet Powerful Beliefs That Help You Get What You Want Faster
I was thinking about you the other day. About how some days our enthusiasm supports us in doing the hard things, facing the big challenges, and keeping going no matter what stands in our way. And how other days, there isn’t a drop of motivation to get us moving even the tiniest bit. This came to mind recently after I got some disappointing news about my health. Continue reading...
Looking to Grow Your Business Next Year? Be Sure to Nail Your Niche First
Quick question: What’s your top priority for growing your business over the next year? If you’re like most of the business owners I work with, you want to find your perfect prospects and convert them into paying clients, so you can quit your job and earn a full-time income from your business, while still having time to do what you love. To make that happen, you know Continue reading...
What All Perfectionists Need to Know About Overcoming Fear and Overwhelm
How do you approach building your business? Do you wait until everything is 100% perfect before you talk about it? Over-analyze every opportunity before you make a decision? Do you start things and never finish them? Think of hundreds of ideas but never act on any of them? Do you feel a pang of jealousy when you see other people doing things you wish you could Continue reading...
Distracted By Trendy Tactics? Master These 3 Timeless Business-Building Strategies Instead
Do you ever feel like there’s always something else you “have” to learn? When you get the hang of Facebook, they roll out Facebook Live. When you figure out Instagram, they add Stories. (I confess, I still haven’t figured this out yet!) It’s a never-ending cycle of new technology to master. And to make matters worse, you never know what’s going to come out next, Continue reading...
The Secret to Building a Business You Truly Love
You thought that running your own business would be an all-day good time. You imagined waking up every day feeling like it’s the best day ever, full of gratitude and excitement that THIS is what your life looks like now. You thought sitting down at your computer would feel magical. Like you couldn’t wait to get started. Like you’d be so happy you’d have a hard time Continue reading...
Steal This! My Seven-step Plan for Growing a Successful Online Business
Most of my clients start their businesses because they want more freedom. They no longer want to work 40 or 50 or 60 hours a week. They want more control over their future, their schedule… and their paycheck. And they want to do work they’re incredibly passionate about. But making the transition to entrepreneurship can come with a pretty steep learning curve. Many Continue reading...
How to Spend Less Time Marketing and More Time Doing What You Love
You’re working hard to build your business, and you’ve experienced firsthand just how tough it can be to market yourself, find your perfect prospects, fill your roster, and keep the whole thing going. Even so, you wonder… Is it normal to have to spend this much time marketing myself? I would much rather focus on doing the work I love. I hear you! If you’re a Continue reading...
4 Daily Habits You Need to Bring in a Steady Flow of Clients
What would change for you and your business if you could wave a magic wand and have a steady flow of perfect clients? Soooo much, like… ...You’d finally be able to make consistent, reliable money doing the work you love so you could quit your day job. ...You’d have the freedom to work on a schedule that fits your life, allowing you time to pick up your kids from Continue reading...
No New Subscribers? How to Turn Your Home Page into a Conversion Machine
First impressions count. And according to a recent study, it takes only 33 milliseconds to form a first impression. That means in less than a second you decide if you like someone, if you want to get to know them better, and even if you trust them. With such a small window, it’s no wonder you stress out about how you’re presenting yourself and whether you’re Continue reading...
Turn Readers into Loyal Subscribers by Fixing These 3 Blog Mistakes
Is blogging dead? Do you worry that putting time and effort into creating content for your blog is a waste of time? After all, it seems like “it’s all been said already” by someone else in your field, and it isn't 2007 any more! It's true, the internet is getting more and more saturated with content by the minute, and it's easy to wonder why you'd bother trying to Continue reading...
3 About Page Mistakes That Repel Perfect Prospects
About pages. Whether you love them or hate them, you know your website needs one. Not only is it the second-most clicked page on your website (after the home page), it’s also where potential prospects decide if they can relate to—and trust—you. This means your about page gives you the perfect opportunity to authentically connect with your target audience, build Continue reading...
How I Deal with Fear and Self-Doubt as a Business Owner
I confess: For the last 3+ months I’ve been scared shirtless. (And no, that’s not a typo. It’s a borrowed term from The Good Place. I recommend you start binging the show immediately… after you read this email.) Anyway, I’ve been experiencing regular bouts of anxiety, stress-induced stomachaches, and mental overwhelm (which, as I’ve taught you, is all in the mind). Continue reading...
Should You Rebel? When It Pays to Break the Rules in Your Business
I probably never told you this; there are a few things I never get tired of: Houseplants, long, hot showers, good books, how cute my dog is, and of course… Reminding you to do the right things in the right way in the right order to make your online business work. And here’s why I love that last one in particular: Because when you do the right things in the right Continue reading...
The Right Way to Ask for Business Help, Even If You Don’t Know Why You’re Stuck
Running an online business can be lonely, and sometimes you feel like you’re swimming in a sea of questions with nowhere to turn to get them answered. Even worse? Sometimes you don’t even know what your question is! Maybe you feel stuck in your business, and you don’t know why. Or you know something’s wrong, but you can’t put your finger on it. All you do know Continue reading...
How to Create Premium Packages (Your Clients Will Love)
If I had to guess, one of the biggest reasons you started your business is to help people make a transformation in a certain aspect their lives. Whether you help them lose weight, become a better parent, or <insert your promise here>, what you really want to do is make their lives better. But helping your clients make significant transformations requires more than Continue reading...
Want to Host a Private Retreat for Your Clients? Read This First
A few months ago, 35 incredible business owners traveled from across the globe to Make It Work Live, an in-person retreat in Corvallis, Oregon. What they didn’t know—and what they learned at the start of the retreat—was that the retreat almost didn’t happen… but not for reasons you might think. You see, I had HUGE fears around running a retreat. And to make things Continue reading...
4 Secrets to Finding Your Niche Without Feeling Trapped
You know it’s critical to know your niche if you want to make money online… but are you worried if you’re too niched (or not niched enough)? The fine line between too niched and not niched enough can be tricky! That’s why I’m excited to share this mini workshop to help you nail your niche once and for all. In today’s mini workshop, you’re going to discover… Continue reading...
How to Make More Money as an Affiliate (Even If It’s Your First Time)
Whether you’re new to your online business or have been at it for awhile, there’s one dream entrepreneurs have in common: Passive income. And while there’s really no such thing as 100% passive income (good business owners are always adjusting their marketing—almost daily), it IS possible to make money with less stress. One of the best ways to do it? Affiliate Continue reading...
Steal This! My Proven Process for Getting More Yeses from Perfect Prospects
There’s SO much to figure out when it comes to selling your services: What to offer, how to price it (and whether or not to list the price), what to include, how to sell it, where to sell it, and on and on! With a list like that, no wonder why selling your offers and filling your roster feels so dang confusing and totally overwhelming! Even worse? Everyone has Continue reading...
Want More Clients? 7 Common Reasons Prospects Aren’t Buying Your Offers
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. You’ve checked all your boxes: You have the skills to make a difference in people’s lives. (Check!) You found a website theme, wrote your copy, and published your site. (Check!) You created an irresistible offer and put it out there for Continue reading...
How Learning About Sales Boosted My Bottom Line [Part 2]
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. Last week we talked about how you must incorporate sales in every area of your business (if you want to make money). We talked about how to boost your sales through copy, consults, and emails. But I also told you that you also need to sell Continue reading...
How Learning About Sales Boosted My Bottom Line [Part 1]
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. You’re a smart cookie, because you know that people don’t just show up out of thin air to hire you. You know you need to have a summary that describes what you do. You know you need an offer with clear “how to hire me” steps listed on your Continue reading...
How Stephanie Gets a YES to 90% of Her Consultation Follow-ups
It’s a common problem for most business owners: Not knowing what to do when your prospect utters these dreaded words: “I need to think about it.” Even worse, knowing that you should follow up but have no idea how to do it without coming across too pushy, needy, or desperate. The indecision and uncertainty leaves you feeling frustrated, powerless, and utterly Continue reading...
Curious About Kendrick Shope’s Authentic Selling® University? Here’s My 100% Honest Review of the Program, Plus Answers to Your Most-Asked Questions
Hi there! You likely found your way here from a web search for "Kendrick Shope Authentic Selling Review." This page has been the most popular reviews for Kendrick Shope’s Authentic Selling® University (formerly known as Sales School) since I first published it. People come back year after year, because it's an honest review that paints a fair picture of what the Continue reading...
“I Can’t Afford It.” The Money Lie Your Prospects Are Telling You—And How to Respond with Empathy & Grace
How often you have heard this from your prospects: “I can’t afford it.” It’s happened more times than you can count, right? And it hurts, because it leaves you feeling completely powerless. You see this amazing person whose life you can change forever, and she just said that she doesn’t have the funds to hire you. You want so badly to help her, but she just Continue reading...
What You Need to Know About General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and What to Do to Ensure Compliance
Have you heard the buzz about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)? Whether you have or haven’t, know this: It’s a big deal for your business. Today I’m happy to offer some support and guidance as you navigate these new guidelines. If you’ve joined Get Your First 1000 Subscribers, you’ll find these specifics in Module 1. Just one more thing I’m doing to help Continue reading...
Real Numbers from a Real Launch: What You Probably Don’t Realize About Running a Business at the Next Level – Launch Debrief Part 3
This is the third part of a three-part series where I take you behind the scenes of my most recent program launch. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1 and Part 2. For the last two posts you got a peek behind the curtain of my first six-figure launch. I told you what went right and wrong and everything in between. I also told you why one-on-one Continue reading...
The Biggest Lessons from My Biggest Launch Ever: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and Everything in Between – Part 2
This is the second part of a three-part series where I take you behind the scenes of my most recent program launch. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1 here. Last week I let you peek behind the curtain of my business, sharing some of the biggest lessons I learned from my biggest launch yet. We covered: Lesson 1: Keeping it “the same” is still a ton Continue reading...
The Biggest Lessons from My Biggest Launch Ever: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and Everything in Between – Part 1
There’s one thing you have to know about business: The “inside” of someone’s big launch never looks like you think it does. No matter how glamorous the videos or how big the launch numbers seem, you simply can’t know what’s really going on until you get a peek behind the curtain. You can’t know how easy (or hard) it is to run a big launch. You can’t know Continue reading...
You Tell Me: What Classes, Programs, and Products Do You Want Me to Create for You This Year?
Wow! It’s been a wild few months, hasn’t it? Between Make It Work Online Prep School in November and December and the Make It Work Online Workshop in January, you’ve been doing an intense amount of learning, clarifying, and action-taking. Go you! Thank you for being part of this community of smart, generous, kind, supportive, thoughtful, open-minded action-takers who Continue reading...
What’s Your BHAG? It’s Time to Boldly Declare What You Really Want and Make a Plan to Get There
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love to set huge goals and those who play it safe when it comes to setting goals. Which are you? By the way, there’s not a right or wrong way to be but it’s key to know which way you tend to lean, so you can set yourself up for success in life and business. Why? Well, if you’re in the first category, you set Continue reading...
The Ultimate Overwhelm-Busting Guide: How to Stay Focused, Work Smarter, and Systematize Your Online Business
There’s one thing that every business owner, from the newest rookie to the most famous billionaire, must deal with... OVERWHELM. No matter how big or small your team is, no matter how much money you make, no matter what you’re selling, you can’t escape it. Unfortunately, I’ve seen far too many business owners let overwhelm stop them dead in their tracks. This Continue reading...
What’s Holding Your Business Back? The Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Struggling Business Owners
In case you haven’t noticed, your business isn’t Forrest Gump. It doesn’t start running and “just keep right on going for no particular reason.” Don’t get me wrong. It would be amazing if your business threw on jogging pants and a baseball cap and ran all the way to the ocean and back again. But the reality is a teensy bit less impressive than that. In the real Continue reading...
Steal This! 44 Irresistible Freebie Ideas and Titles Guaranteed to Create an Avalanche of New Subscribers
Want to get as many people as possible to subscribe to your free opt-in offer? If you said, “Heck yes, Jenny!” today’s blog post is for you. That’s because I’m sharing 44 opt-in ideas that have been proven to create an avalanche of email subscribers (without being pushy or obnoxious!). If you don’t have an opt-in offer, or if your current opt-in isn’t converting Continue reading...
3 Simple Steps for Building Trust So You Can Easily and Authentically Convert Prospects into Paying Clients
Have you seen the endless, overly complicated advice out there from so-called experts about converting prospects into paying clients? You’ve been told you should… create epic content… develop a sales funnel… segment your list… send surveys… re-engage people who aren’t opening your emails… split test everything… and on and on. If you’re like most of my clients, many Continue reading...
Misophonia & Misokinesia: Going Public with the Personal Secret I’ve Tightly Held onto for More Than 28 Years
I remember the day—the moment—it all began. It was April of 1989, and I was on vacation with my family. We spent another day soaking up the warm Caribbean sun and swimming in the salty, turquoise water. By all accounts, I was a darn lucky kid to be on a trip like this. As the sun softened in the sky, dinnertime drew near. The evening meal was BBQ chicken on the Continue reading...
Rough Day? How to Take Back Control When You’re Feeling Distracted, Stuck, and Overwhelmed in Your Business
Don’t you love when you’re “in the zone” with your business? Ideas are flowing, you feel confident and in control, and you’re checking off your to-do list like a boss. If only every day were that! But there are other days where you’re stuck in a funk. You struggle to make decisions, you get sidetracked easily, or you feel generally pessimistic about the future of Continue reading...
Steal This! My Go-To Script for Gracefully De-friending Facebook “Friends” Without Offending Anyone
When my hard-working clients ask me for help, I come running. So when Caryn, one of my Make It Work Online Accelerator clients, told me that her personal Facebook page was a mess, I jumped to her aid. Caryn’s personal Facebook page had lost its personal touch, and most of her “friends” were colleagues and prospective clients. She missed seeing her real friend Continue reading...
One Small Change That Will Reignite Your Creativity, Double Your Productivity, and Help You Get More Done
You’ve been here a time or two (or ten) before: You worked hard to achieve a big goal and are left feeling utterly tapped out. Your creativity is zapped. Your energy is flat. And your mojo has disappeared. But business doesn’t just stop because you’re tapped out. You have clients to serve, revenue to generate, and blog posts to write! So how do you keep the Continue reading...
The Ultimate Pricing Guide: How to Price Your Offers with Confidence
Every client who works with me wants to make more money. Most of them aren’t driven by the desire to create a multi-million-dollar business or become Beyonce-famous. (For the record, there’s nothing wrong with wanting those things! Most of my clients simply aren’t motivated by those things alone.) Instead, they want to earn more money so they can have the freedom to Continue reading...
Raise the Bar: How to Take Consistent Action and Achieve the Success You Want Most, Even When You’re Afraid
Small businesses are built on big dreams, but unfortunately, not all business owners achieve those big dreams. Take Lucy and Felicia, for example. They each started their own businesses about six years ago, but where they are today couldn’t be more different. Lucy’s business has taken off. Her content regularly gets retweeted by industry influencers, she charges Continue reading...
Is Your M.O. Holding You Back? Working with Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Framework to Grow Your Business
Imagine you sit down to your laptop, ready to work on your business. Do you… …Grab your to-do list, and easily check off tasks one by one? …Quickly complete your client work but struggle to commit to your personal business projects? …Love your business but find it challenging to stay on top of mundane tasks? No matter your modus operandi (M.O.), none of Continue reading...
The Client-Getting Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making (Plus, How to Find Them and Fix Them for Good)
Do you feel like, no matter what you do, you’ll never be able to break away from your day job and run your business full time? You spend nights and weekends creating a new offer... but when you email your list, nobody signs up. You set aside time to be of service on social media... but the people you help aren’t turning into paying clients. You have a consult with Continue reading...
Downtime, Rest Time, and Sleeping In: How I Incorporate Breaks into My Work Day, Even When It Feels Impossible
For the longest time, I thought that the most successful business owners were those who had Energizer Bunny energy. They woke up at 5 a.m., worked out like they were the lead instructor on a kickboxing DVD, meditated for an hour, ate a power breakfast, and dressed to the nines…. all before 9 a.m. With this in mind, I figured I was doomed for failure. Although I’m Continue reading...
Too Busy to Grow Your Business? How to Stop Spinning and Find More Time in Your Day to Reach the Next Level
After reading about the six-figure strategy I shared a few weeks ago, Amy wrote in with a question: “What you said makes a lot of sense, but I’m so swamped with running my business (keeping my blog and social media up-to-date, serving clients, etc.). How can I find the time to implement the strategy to grow my business?” Great question! And if you’re consistently Continue reading...
Steal This! The Surprisingly Simple Formula for Earning Six-Figures in Your Online, Service-Based Business
Does hitting six figures in your online, service-based business feel like a complete and total mystery? Do you wonder how you’ll get there without charging obscene prices or working late nights and long weekends? When I was early on in my business, I wondered the same thing… until one day when the answers to these questions finally *clicked* in my brain. And that Continue reading...
I Never Thought It Would Be Like This: The Hard Truth of What It Really Feels Like to Run My Online Business
“But they don’t know what it’s really like.” A friend made that one simple comment, and things unfolded in a way I could have never anticipated. She was talking about you, and how you don’t know what it’s really like for me to run my business. (By the way, she wasn’t being mean or critical. She was simply stating a fact.) When she said it, a mixed emotional Continue reading...
How to Identify, Set, and Hold Boundaries in Life and in Business: Tips From My Friend and Teacher Jess Ryan
I’d like you to meet a woman who profoundly impacted my life and business in so many ways on so many levels because I know she’ll do the same for you. When I was still finding my legs as a newbie business owner, this woman showed me how to tune into and trust my intuition. And as I’ve grown my business, she’s helped me hone this skill and access deeper truths, guiding Continue reading...
The Biggest Lessons from My Biggest Launch: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and What I Learned Along the Way
Last week I shared part one of my launch debrief. Today, as promised, you’re going to get the inside scoop on what worked, what didn’t, and what I learned from my biggest launch ever. If you like spying behind the scenes in other people’s businesses (I do!), don’t miss this one. Let’s dive right in, starting with what went right. Massive Upleveling I’ll start the Continue reading...
Failures, Wins, Struggles, and Mega-Effort: How Launching Changes Across the Growth Curve in Your Business
We’ve all been there… You open Facebook and pop into your favorite business group and see comments like these: I had my first 5 figure launch! I sold 200 spots for my program! I hit a million dollars! Your stomach drops. Your palms sweat. And your head fills with some of the crappiest thinking you’ve ever thought. And while your stomach sinks to the floor, Continue reading...
3 No-Fail Ways to Get in Your Prospect’s Head So You Can Create Great Offers, Market Like a Pro, and Fill Your Roster
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in December 2020. Why do some businesses quickly sell out their offers while others struggle to get clients? Why do prospects decide not to hire you—even when they’re a perfect fit? How can you get those “perfect fits” to say yes to your offers every Continue reading...
6 Overlooked & Embarassing Mistakes That Make You Look Like a Novice and How to Fix Them So You Look Like a Pro
You’ve probably heard me say that you can be successful online by being YOU. That means you don’t have to be prettier, perkier, or more controversial than you naturally are to build a thriving online business. And while I never want you to contort yourself to be successful, I do want you to know how you’re being perceived as a business owner. Because how you’re Continue reading...
You Can’t Have It All (And That’s Okay): How to Build Your Business Without Feeling Like You’re Settling for Less
A woman on Instagram snapped a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook called It’s All Easy. She posted it in jest because, at that moment, things didn’t feel so easy! She was shuffling around town with three kids, nursing a teething baby, and craving a much-needed cup of coffee. I get it. In a world that tells us we can have it all, do it all, and be it all, on days Continue reading...
How to Dominate Your Day So You Can Build a Business You Love and Still Have Time for What Matters Most to You
How can you run a sustainable, profitable business you love while simultaneously living a life of joy, connection, and prosperity? It’s the dream that most of my clients have, and as you probably know by now, the dream that I had when I quit my corporate job in 2009 and stepped out on my own. But I quickly learned that running an online business isn’t as easy as most Continue reading...
Success On Your Terms: One Small Thing You Can Do to Ensure You’re Spending Your Time on What Matters Most
Do you ever look at the clock and wonder where the time goes? Does your to-do list look just as long at the end of the day as it did in the beginning? Do you have a list of things that you’ve been meaning to get around to but just can’t seem to find the time? Life is full. And you often feel like you have to compromise something somewhere, whether it’s your Continue reading...
Success On Your Terms: What It Means and How You Can Create It in Your Life and Work Starting Today
One of the things that excites me the most about my work is that I get to help women like you create a business that supports your life. It looks different for everyone, but it typically involves being able to… Have more space in your life to enjoy family, fun, travel, hobbies, health, or whatever YOU want most Know that you can create more success without Continue reading...
How to Fill Your Pipeline with Perfect Prospects Who Are Hungry to Buy Your Services, Programs, and Products
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. This is the fifth and final part of a five-part series curated specifically to help you fill your client roster, sell out programs, and create passive income. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Imagine Continue reading...
The Reason Why Clients Are Hesitant to Hire You (and Exactly What to Do to Help Them Take the Next Step)
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. This is the fourth part of a five- part series curated specifically to help you fill your client roster, sell out programs, and create passive income. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. You know your target Continue reading...
How to Use Blogs, Podcasts, and Webinars to Build Your Credibility and Increase Trust with Prospective Clients
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. This is the third part of a five-part series curated specifically to help you fill your client roster, sell out programs, and create passive income. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1 and Part 2. It’s rare that any prospect will Continue reading...
The Most Effective Way to Nurture Prospective Clients and Establish Yourself as a Trusted Expert in Your Field
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. This is the second part of a five-part series curated specifically to help you fill your client roster, sell out programs, and create passive income. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1 here. Have you ever worked your ass off to Continue reading...
How to Fill Your Client Roster and Sell Out Your Programs by Focusing on Your Clients’ Most Pressing Problems
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. Nothing feels better than doing work you love and getting paid for it. And as an online business owner who sells services, products, or programs, you’re pumped that you can help people in massive ways. This year, you want to reach more people, Continue reading...
Business Momentum-Builder: 5 Steps to a Full Roster, Sold-Out Programs, and Evergreen Sales
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in May 2021. If you’re like most ambitious folks I know, you’re diving into your plans to make this your year. For the most part, you’re pretty clear on what needs to happen to hit your targets. But as you’re diving into the nitty-gritty, you’re starting to Continue reading...
Are You a Stats Addict? Break the Habit That Could Be Halting Your Business Growth and Messing with Your Head
Do you love your business… a little too much? By that I mean, do you check your Google Analytics, subscriber, and comment stats on a daily (or hourly) basis? Do you analyze every tiny action you take to see whether or not it causes an uptick in the numbers? Too many business owners are obsessed with stat tracking, especially in the first few years of Continue reading...
How to Price Your Services with Confidence Whether You’re New to Business or Have Been at It for Awhile
Finding the perfect price for your online services can feel like a you’re playing a guessing game. Should you shoot for the moon with an expensive package and see if anyone bites? Should you aim for a lower, entry-price offer to gain traction? Or do something else? If these are questions you’re asking yourself, it means you’ve been winging it… and that’s no way to Continue reading...