Business Anchors

The unsexy reality of running a business is nothing like the glamorised ‘£600K in year 1’, or ‘scaled from 1 - 10 employees in year 1’ posts you see on social media. It takes years. Literally years of consistently working hard, making mistakes & learning to achieve any level of success. Prepare yourself for some home truths! If you run a business or have ever considered running a business, this is a must-listen! 

Yes, you read that right. From a Marketing perspective, talking the talk is just as important as walking the walk. If you’re not proactively talking about the great work you’re doing or the great products you’ve developed, then you’re missing a trick! If you like what you hear & want to learn how we effectively ‘talk the talk’ to drive hundreds of thousands of pounds of new business, go & listen to ‘Episode 040 – How We Made £Hundreds of Thousands from a Tiny Podcast Audience’. 

Implementing these processes has quite literally doubled our profits in the last year. This value-packed episode will walk you through the specific processes we’ve implemented with guidance on how you can do the same. This is probably one of the most value-adding podcasts we’ve ever produced. Listen, take note & more importantly…take action! 

Starting a business isn’t for everyone. Most businesses fail & if you don’t truly understand WHY you are starting the business, or have enough of an interest/passion for that business, it’ll be very difficult to put in the work required to make it a success. If you like what you hear & want to learn the actionable steps we would take to go from employee to business owner, go & listen to ‘E76: How To Go From Employee, To Business Owner (Step By Step Guide)’. 

The advice shared in this episode helped us increase views by 507% & watch time by 319% in 30 days. Social media platforms leave clues. And when every social media platform is leaving the same clue, Marketers should really take note. That is happening with vertical video right now. If you create content or use social media at all, it’s vital you listen to this episode. This is honestly one of our best episodes for a while. 

This is so, so simple (and logical). BUT…It’s highly effective and you’ll kick yourself if you haven’t been doing this to prevent imposter syndrome & self doubt. If you like what you hear & want to hear more tips like this, go & listen to ‘E65: How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome & Self Doubt’. 

Want to discover how you can implement the ‘milking the top 10%’ strategy to attract more of your ideal clients? Wondering what business we would start right now if our #1 objective was to make money? Maybe you’d like to hear our suggestions for the first steps you can take to make your business more sustainable? This episode is jam-packed full of useful answers to interesting questions from you, the Business Anchors community. Enjoy! 

This analogy will instantly put things into perspective when it comes to figuring out how to effectively deal with stress. If you like what you hear & want to hear more tips like this, go & listen to ‘E66: How To Deal With Stress At Work’. 

Dan’s away on paternity leave so we just have Lloyd Knowlton in your ears this week.

“He’s rubbish anyway” - Lloyd Knowlton.

In this episode, Lloyd shares his unique views on how to be a stress-free moral business owner. Impossible right? Wrong!

Lloyd discusses his strategies of how "making yourself redundant" and spending your money in the right way can massively improve your mental state. Bring your tissues, he’ll have you questioning what truly makes you happy.

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This simple shift in the way you ask for something is guaranteed to increase your win rate. Whether it’s asking to be on someone’s podcast, collaborating with an influencer, asking for a job, or a pay rise or LITERALLY ANYTHING, try this. If you like what you hear & want to hear more insights about what you can do to become an influencer in your industry, go & listen to ‘E62: The Non-Wanchy Guide To Becoming An ‘Influencer’ In Your Industry’.