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...
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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...
You Tell Me: What Classes, Programs, and Products Do You Want Me to Create for You This Year?
Wow! It’s been a crazy 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...