High Value Skills | Start An Online Business & Make Money Doing What You Love!

High Value Skills | Start An Online Business & Make Money Doing What You Love!

By Simon Parsons | Online Business StrategistBusinessEntrepreneurship
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High Value Skills | Start An Online Business & Make Money Doing What You Love! episodes

  • HVQ #2: Building Social Proof With Testimonials And Creating More Income Online With Affiliate Partnerships

    Want to know how to get testimonials for your upcoming business or online course BEFORE you've launched anything?

    In this episode of High Value Questions, I'm going to cover:

    • How to use LinkedIn to curate awesome testimonials that you can use for your upcoming online business or online course.
    • How to ask for testimonials to get a good response rate as well as where you can use them to create incredible social proof!
    • How to make more money online by creating an affiliate split with someone who can help drive traffic to your offer; or if someone can create an offer to match with your audience.
    • Industry standards when it comes to affiliate or JV splits depending on the type of offer.

      • Special shoutout to Laurie Fries and Jeff Becker for sending me these questions for this episode.

      If you'd like to send me a High Value Question to answer around online business, making money online, entrepreneurship, sales or marketing please send me a text or voice note here:
      https://www.simonwparsons.com/questions

      If you'd like to see the testimonials and recommendations page I mentioned building (I use LinkedIn to curate most of them, then keep them all in one place and can link to this place from anywhere): https://www.simonwparsons.com/testimonials


      13 min
    • 10X Your Thinking To Create The Perfect Online Business & Lifestyle You Want!

      Did you know it's actually EASIER to 10x your goals than to 2x them? I recently read a book by Ben Hardy called '10x is easier than 2x' and the premise of the book (which makes total sense) is that to 2x your goals, you end up working harder than 10x'ing them because your rely on doing MORE of what you've already done to get you where you currently are. An example of this is in sales they say 'its a numbers game' and so to make more money you've got to make MORE calls, texts and emails instead of shifting how you think and building NEW systems.


      In this episode we'll talk about:

      • WHY its actually easier for you to build a business that checks all the boxes of what you want in life.
      • HOW to make more money by disrupting a highly competitive market and creating new solutions instead of trying to compete with others.
      • WHAT problems your existing market has and how to think radically different to solve them.
      • My BIG vision to solve the problems when it comes to the educational system and learning how to create an online business.

        • Be prepared to think 10x bigger and start creating your perfect business AND solving some of the biggest problems your industry faces!


        Want a good read/listen? Pick up 10x is easier than 2x here: https://amzn.to/46GJNpp


        19 min
      • HVQ #1: How Would You Build A 6 Figure Online Business In 6 Months (from scratch)?
        New segment on this show! "High Value Questions" will answer questions from my audience about building your online business! This weeks questions is from Olly in the UK and he asked:
        "What are the most important first 3-5 things you would do if you had to start again from scratch, tomorrow and create a six figure online business in 6 months (as an entrepreneur with no personal brand, audience or offer)?"
        In this short and sweet episode I'll sharing with you:
        Building a base of followers (audience)
        Focusing on offers that provide a return on investment
        Creating and tracking leads
        How to make money online using a combined offer (challenge, VIP, course, 1x1)
        Would you like to ask a question about building an online business or strategies around making money online and be featured on this podcast? You can drop me a message here: https://www.simonwparsons.com/questions
        11 min
      • How To Build A Legendary Personal Brand | The Secret To Having A 7+ Figure Online Business

        Want to avoid making one of the biggest mistakes you could make in online business? One of my biggest lessons from my first online business was I built it around the product and not around the brand. In this episode we'll talk about

        • What is a personal brand?
        • 3 Examples of powerful personal brands.
        • What are the 11 personal brand attributes that you can start implementing today.
        • How to create a personal brand strategy that positions you as the authority within your niche.

          • This week your call to action is to drop into the comments if you are on Spotify and let me know of 1-3 examples of personal brands that you love! Who comes to mind?



          24 min
        • How To Find A Highly Profitable Niche For Your Online Business

          Have you ever worried that niching down might mean less clients? Have you thought it was a better idea to 'cast a wide net' when it comes to your online business?

          On this episode we'll dive deep into the topic of niching down as we discuss:

          • The number one common denominator for struggling online businesses.
          • How to create a killer headline/elevator pitch.
          • The 3 most profitable markets.

            • Grab the Nail Your Niche Workshop and use this code: 40OFF for a discount for High Value Skills podcast listeners! This is a great resource on how to find your niche in business! Includes 4 powerful lessons including how to create your avatar, structure your elevator pitch and most importantly how to validate (test) your offers before you spend time creating them and try to sell them.

            https://www.simonwparsons.com/nail_your_niche



            28 min
          • How To Improve Communication Skills To Increase Your Income | Ty Hoesgen | Best Selling Author

            Are you sabotaging your potential success in your networking and sales process without even knowing it? Unfortunately, many people do this exact thing, keeping them from being more successful and confident when interacting with others.

            According to Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation, and Stanford Research Center…There’s actually ONE THING that determines 85% of your financial success: Your communication skills.
            Today I have communication coach, best selling author and speaker Ty Hoesgen sharing how to do this with science backed techniques.
            We'll share with you 3 incredible strategies on how you can:
            Communicate effectively and command respect, build trust and increase connection using science based techniques.
            How to increase your communication skills by optimizing your state of mind before presentations, interviews and sales calls.
            How to improve communication with pacing, speed & questions.
            Grab Ty's communication skills training with 5 science backed video call secrets: https://www.videocallstar.com/


            Want to start and online business and learn how to make money in the creator economy? Join my Digital Entrepreneur newsletter where I dive deep into creating skill such as digital marketing, content creation, building an email list, sales and more:


            https://www.simonwparsons.com/entrepreneur

            38 min
          • How To Start An Online Business The Right Way | 5 Questions That Will Position You For Success!

            Want to save yourself from some of the biggest struggles of being an solopreneur? Until you have actually done it, something that may seem like a good idea can cost you money, time or keep you locked into the wrong situations and make the dream of building an online business become a nightmare.

            In this episode I'll share 5 important questions that you will want to know before you start your online business or early in your journey. Asking yourself these questions early on can save you from making big mistakes and allow you to make money online and give you the freedom that you want.
            We'll also talk about the 2 biggest motivators that people don't think about when deciding to start a business and what drives people to purchase. Don't just create a business around a topic you love without this step.


            Make sure to also listen to the episode titled 'If you hate your job then create an online business that you love (creator economy explained) and use the 4 part exercise to define your topic and niche.


            Make sure to join my Digital Entrepreneur Newsletter where I go into greater detail concepts such as digital marketing, online courses, sales and email marketing:

            https://www.simonwparsons.com/entrepreneur

            22 min
          • How To Make Money Online With Affiliate Marketing | Ilyse Craft
            Today I talk with Ilyse Craft about how to start affiliate marketing. We'll breakdown exactly what is affiliate marketing and how to start making money online by referring people to the products and services that you already know and use.
            Grab this free guide on affiliate marketing: https://keap.page/jxx280/start-here1.html
            Connect with Ilyse Craft on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilysecraftsupercoach/
            45 min
          • How To Create 'Domain Authority' In Your Niche And Master The Game Of Online Business | Sales Legend Marcus Chan

            Have you ever heard of 'Domain Authority' before? If not, you need to learn about it. In this classic Mindset Hackers episode I sit down with Sales Legend Marcus Chan and we discuss personal branding, niching down and how to position yourself as the absolute authority. Marcus share's how he got strategic and tactical before launching his business helping Enterprise & B2B sales reps create higher income through his sales strategies. Marcus is the author of the Wall Street Journal's best selling book '6 Figure Sales Secrets'.


            Connect with Marcus here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuschanmba/

            46 min

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