Lately, I've talked a lot about mindset and confidence on the podcast. Today, I wanted to talk about strategy and actionable steps to book clients, to grow our business, to sell more of our services or product.

In this episode, I'll share 3 key strategies on how to increase your sales, and how I've used these sales techniques successfully in my own business.

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When it comes to starting a social media business, your first steps might be setting up an instagram page, researching  social media strategy, maybe registering an LLC or finding out information on taxes. Maybe you start a website and decide you need to learn more about branding. All of these are great things, but there's one thing people often forget to educate themselves on when starting a busines...

...and that's mindset.

In this episode I talk about the screw up I had in my business the other week. I've decided to dissect what went wrong and talk about how I've developed a mindset to work through my failures, no matter how embarrassing or horrible they are. 

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In this episode I talk to Lisa from Social Cosmos. Lisa is a student of mine who has successfully turned Social Media Management into a full time career. We chat about her growth as a Social Media Manager, and her tips and advice on getting started. Lisa has some great advice on carving out your own niche, but not letting it define you while you still need clients!

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In this episode we are talking all about taking your side hustle and turning it into a full time hustle. I'll go over the steps to take you there and chat about how I applied them in my journey to full-time.

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If you think you need to grow your confidence before starting your own business, think again!

In this episode we are talking all about CONFIDENCE. And how confidence in your busines and/or services directly leads to more profit. I'll share some of my personal struggles with self confidence as well as some of my best strategies to grow your own confidence.

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Armed with a cup of tea for this episode, I am ready to spill some tea! It's a juicy episode, but also one that shows my growth over my 4 years in my Social Media Management business. 

In this episode I discuss how many times I've been FIRED as a Social Media Manager, how many times I've lost a client and how to navigate that situation. This was always one of my biggest fears when I first got started - young Ellen just wanted to keep all her clients! Listen to how I've grown in this area, the processes I have in place to be prepared for this and tips & tricks on how to react in these situations.

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UGC Creators is a booming topic on TikTok right now. It's trending in a lot of countries, so I wanted to go over what exactly a UGC Creator is and how to get started.

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In this episode I share about what a UGC Creator is, what UGC looks like compared with traditional marketing content (magazines, billboards etc), and how you can get started and turn it into a career. I discuss a little about my own UGC Creator journey and how it works within my business today, and we finish up with some tips for being successful in the UGC field. 

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Yes, I plan to retire at the age of 35!

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In this episode I share how I plan to reach my goal of retiring at the age of 35. It might not be a typical "retirement", but it will be a great way to live with financial independence. I'll give you an inside look into my reasoning for this as well as my journey so far and how it looks for future me.

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*Please remember that I am not a financial advisor and am just sharing my own personal journey in investing. I recommend talking to a professional should you require advice regarding your own personal financial situation.

I'm back with Season 2 of the Dishing Up Digital podcast!

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In this episode, I share my profit for the month of August, which happens to be my biggest month of profit for my little business to date. I also go over the results of my 30 day reels challenge, which definitely had some...challenges! 

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 If you're listening to this episode in real-time, I am celebrating my new Mastermind course, Scale On Social; The mastermind to help you streamline, scale, and skyrocket your social media business! One of the things that's a big focus for the program is outsourcing and building your dream team. So that's what I am going to chat about in this episode.  

Suppose you feel like you might be ready for outsourcing, or you're confused about what you could outsource or just what to do if you're thinking about hiring your first team member. This has been a real journey for me, and I've picked up a lot of tips and advice through this process myself, so today, I am going to be giving you guys some guidance and direction on how to start outsourcing so you can scale your business! 

In this episode, you'll discover…

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