How to Sell Online

You've got your business set up and you're running, and then you start to feel like: “Oh, maybe this isn't for me” or “Maybe I should try something else.” Or you begin to wonder why it seems so easy for everyone else as you start scrolling through Instagram. Or what about the time you're really excited about something and you couldn't sleep, and you just couldn't stop talking about it? Or the complete opposite, and you're finding it really hard to feel motivated and to keep going. And then another one: You know you should probably start something. Or you have this idea in your head and you're thinking you should probably start to do something about it.

Well, I want to give you the big picture to help you see where you're at and help you answer not only those questions but some of the other questions you might have about why you're feeling the way you feel, so that you can see where you're at and you can see where you're headed. Okay. Now, if this sounds a little confusing, I promise I'm going to break it down so that you understand. I’m going to talk about the five phases of growth in this episode.

I think this episode is going to give you some massive aha moments and help you start feeling calmer with where you're at in your journey, so stay tuned.

Key Takeaways:

• At times, we forget what we're doing; we get frustrated with ourselves (2:34)
• The five stages of growth: What stage do you fit in the best? (4:33)
• No. 1: Awareness phase; knowing that something is about to happen (4:42)
• No. 2: Bliss phase; this is where thoughts and ideas start coming together (5:37)
• No. 3: Reality phase; you realize that this takes a whole new skillset (7:27)
• Having a teacher, a coach, a mentor, or a group to guide you through (8:58)
• Your brain will try and talk you right out of it, but you have to keep going (9:38)
• Training your brain and telling your brain that you deserve this (11:45)
• No. 4: Mini win phase; it still requires a focus
• In stage four, your brain is still trying to talk you out of learning (12:31)
• Training your brain to know that you are going to be consistent with it (13:00)
• No. 5: Success phase; it doesn't light up our brain and boredom sets in (14:02)
• When we start to get bored, we begin to go to the aware stage again (15:04)
• These stages help make us better than we were yesterday (15:47)
• The majority of people quit at stage three (17:22)

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You're sitting in your chair, looking at your computer or your phone. You have 10 bajillion things you need to do and you don't even know where to start. And then, these thoughts start to creep in your head, like, "Oh, I have so much to do. I don't even know where to start" or "I'm not smart enough" or "I'm not sure I can even do that," or "I need to go get a Coke Zero" or insert your beverage of choice "before I can even get started". Or "Sure they can do it, but I'm just me and I'm not that good. I don't even really know how to do this. Maybe I should just look into this more and study it a little bit more," or "They can do it better than I can."

Some call them fear or excuses, but I call them big huge fat lies that our brain makes up to keep us comfortable. It's a brilliant way that our brain tricks us into staying safe. It's a lot easier to stay where you are than to move forward. Moving forward, trying new things, can be so risky, and our brain is made to keep us safe.

We know it is so much easier to go get that drink out of the fridge because it's not going to make us feel like a failure. So we push off the hard things and do the safe things. It's almost like these thoughts run rapid in our brains on a daily basis, and it causes us to stop and spiral quickly.

All the same, deep down, you have this feeling inside of you that you can't as shake, that you are not where you want to be in this life. So, how to nudge yourself into moving forward? That’s what I’ll be talking about in this episode. Stay tuned.

Key Takeaways:

• When our brain takes us to the worst case scenario faster than we realize (5:45)
• Lies you’re falling back on are much stronger than the promises of hope (6:41)
• Knowing the truth from a lie: Things that have helped me and my students (7:39)
• Number one: Recognize it; call that dang thing out (8:05)
• Number two: Have an answer so you can anticipate it (9:40)
• Number three: If you give into the lie, be honest with yourself (11:37)
• Number four: Build your tool belt; embrace the hiccups and the trips (12:38)
• Number five: Go for a run or a walk (13:22)
• Allow yourself to step into who you need to be, and to set fear aside (15:03)

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I feel this need, this inner prompting, to share with you a bigger story that I haven't really done online yet.

It's a story that sounds too good to be true, and maybe that's why I struggle with it.

I'm not fancy. I wasn't blessed with a brilliant mind or an eloquent way of speaking. I've been looked over, unheard, and sometimes, I just blend in.

I'm not sure if I have any natural-born talents, as I feel pretty average. All the same, I think the only thing it takes is a dream, a desire, and to not be afraid to get to work.

To give you some of what I have learned across all the businesses that I've run, I've found one common thread that is the key to making them successful.

And I believe, that is to know how to market.

In this episode, I’ll be giving you a template to market your product.

Do you sell products or do you provide products that help change someone's lives? I never want you to sell your product to make money. It doesn't work. I want you to market your product and sell the reason that your customer has to have whatever it is that you are offering.

Remember, marketing is the act of analyzing the market and understanding the needs in such a way that whatever product is launched, it sells itself. To know more, stay tuned.

Key Takeaways:

• It doesn’t take being flashy, hugely gifted to be able to do great things (2:11)
• I was born with a feeling that I was meant to make others’ lives better (3:25)
• The moment that defined my dream for me (5:32)
• I was trying to figure it out on my own in that paycheck-to-paycheck life (7:06)
• From $28,000 a year to building for multiple million dollar businesses (7:16)
• I didn't think people would believe me that I had figured it out (7:35)
• A few years ago, I was reminded what my ultimate dream was (8:20)
• My goal, my purpose, is to show you how to make money (8:57)
• I've taught many how to get their first hundred thousand dollars in sales (10:00)
• For me, eCommerce is the fastest way to six figures online (10:07)
• Making money online via physical, digital, or content-driven products (10:50)
• Marketing - a skill to learn in business, in parenting, and in your own head (11:41)
• Get your brain thinking of what type of marketing your business is in (13:24)
• Stop selling the product. Sell the dream (13:39)

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If you know me, thanks for checking out my new podcast!

If you’ve never heard of me, I’ll take a second to introduce myself...

I'm Alison J Prince. 

I went from being a junior high science teacher to building four online, multi-million dollar businesses, with four kids at my feet.

(and two of the four have started their own 6-figure online businesses)

In the opening episode of the “Because I Can” Life podcast, I’ll be telling you what set me on a life-changing journey from being an insecure, tired, worn-out new mom to a successful online business owner. People that don't know me just assume that I'm some natural-born entrepreneur, but that's definitely not the case.

There was actually a point where, according to government standards, I qualified for food stamps. Yea, seriously.

Eventually, enough was enough.

I found the confidence, started taking consistent action, and things started to fall into place.

We all have to realize that we have access and the ability to do some life-changing stuff just because we are alive today. We're born at this time to live a life, to change lives, to change our lives, and to change others around us as well. 

Today, we can literally create our businesses around our lifestyles on our phones that live in our back pocket - that’s not something you could say even 10 years ago.

Every week, I'll be bringing you real conversations that have led me, as well as other experts, to step into our dream online business lifestyle so that you can get the answers you need to create your Because I Can Life as well.

Key Takeaways:

• "Because I can" was the phrase that struck me to the bone years ago (1:58)
• We live in a time of abundance and I feel like we've already won the lottery (3:06)
• It all costs money and we have the power to create that money (4:07)
• Why I decided to start the “Because I Can” podcast (4:25)
• Start thinking of your “Because I can” statement and say it out loud (6:00)
• It's empowering to know that you actually can live and afford your dream (6:26)
• I feel like it's my time to share and help others along their path to success (6:58)
• I couldn't even afford to buy my food according to government standards (7:35)
• The moment when it hit me: “If they can do it, so can I” (8:15)
• I was ready to start and build a business that fit my life (8:43)
• Figuring out how to make enough money to buy my own food (8:55)
• I don't fear about putting food on the table now (9:09)
• The Lord wants us to earn money; He knows we'll do good things with it (9:46)
• I wanted this podcast to be a platform that lifted others, especially women (9:57)
• I'll be featuring women who are living their “Because I can” life (10:22)
• We’ll be talking about time, money, and fear... (10:44)
• Each episode is going to leave you with key takeaways to implement (12:51)

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