Hi Solopreneurs!

Welcome back to another edition of our Q&A show. This is your time to ask any question you want – about life, love, being a solopreneur, anything! – and I answer them on today’s show. If you want to get in on the action join us on Facebook here.

Sit back, listen in and enjoy episode 343 of The Solopreneur Hour.

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PETE

Q: Michael, in the past you’ve mentioned that you have registered domains on GoDaddy but host them on HostGator. Do you buy them and then transfer them over or buy and point them. Does it matter for SEO which of these are done? What’s the detail in this bit of batter?

A: I point them, it makes no difference in terms of SEO. When you’re setting up your website use a temporary domain, change it when the website is all set up and ready.

TODD

Q: Maybe this could be a Friday’s podcast question thing but I have a problem that no matter how much I read I can’t seem to fix by myself. I have manifested some wonderful things in all parts of my life but business success. I don’t know if it’s a self-worth problem or what but I start things but never follow through.

I tried different businesses of all kinds with the same results, procrastination and self sabotage. Anybody have some insight into this or a solution let me know, please!! Very hard to write this.

A: Thank you for being vulnerable Todd. The best thing I can say is when it’s 2am and you’re still doing something you know you’re on the right track. If that’s not the case then maybe you haven’t found your “it”. It’s easier said than done I know, but it’s important to work backwards from the things you’re passionate about to how to make it work.

What do you want your life to look like? Every month at the beginning of the month write down your goals for that month. Put them on SoloLab and share them, so it’s out there in the world.

Also write a letter to your past self from your future self, then mail it to yourself. There’s something to the power of intention and putting it out there. If you’re really passionate about what you’re doing and putting yourself out there enough you’ll be successful at it.

RYAN AYRES

Q: Aweber or Infusionsoft?

A: These are both mailing list tools, CRMs, and each are on the opposite ends of the spectrum. Aweber is on one end and is fairly simple, while Infusionsoft is very complicated and more expensive. Aweber is fine if you’re starting out, I used it and then graduate to ConvertKit. Check out Nathan’s episode on the show where we talk about it. It’s a good middle ground and I use it, I like it.

CABVINE

Q: What would you advise to combat bright shiny object syndrome?

A: I’m the king of it. That will never, ever, ever go away! You will continue to have ideas until you’re dead, it’s how your brain functions. The difference is this: the successful people are very confident those opportunities will continue to come. You know you’ll have more cool ideas so you know to see this one through until it’s humming along, and then you can move on to the next one.

JIM GEPPERTH

Q: What one thing did you do for your business that had the most positive result?

A: By far and away I paid very little attention to what was going on – on purpose I didn’t do what they were doing. I started this because there were no conversational entrepreneurship shows out there.