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...