Have anyone asked you if they could "pick your brain"? It's ok to say NO and ask to get paid for your knowledge regardless of what stage of business you're in. In this episode, I'll give you my 3 scripts to Dip, Dodge, and Ditch brain pickers and turn their ask into your ask for the sale.

 

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As new coaches and service-based businesses, we're taught that to have a steady flow of happy clients, we should overdeliver and meet our customer's demands. I'm here to tell you that's not the case. Happy clients start by having healthy boundaries in your business. Contracts, policies, scopes of work, client expectations, etc - it's all part of setting boundaries and setting the tone of your working relationships. We're diving into all of this including setting and sticking to boundaries for yourself.

 

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Are you treating yourself like a real business? In this episode we'll dive into a tough-love look at yourself as a business owner and whether you've boxed yourself into a small business mindset. I'll give real-world examples of how you can start rewiring your mind to allow business growth.

Have you ever wondering what would happen if you didn't post to Instagram daily? If you didn't create Stories or Pin or post to Facebook? I honestly didn't know what would happen but I did it anyway. For 7 months. In this episode, I'll dive into why I ghosted social media, what happened to my business, and where the heck I go from here.

I messed up, folks! In this episode, I'd like to apologize and explain how I am guilty of cultural appropriation; why our podcast name is going to change; and ask you to please donate, sign these important petitions, and educate yourself in the links here.

'On Fleek' Creator Interview: https://link.medium.com/d3boqVJOl8

Multi-Link Resource to Sign Petitions, Donate, or Support BLM: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Amandabb Video: https://youtu.be/D8OfIVPwiHY

Ever wonder how to get more sales for your business and still be authentic? Business coach, Sara Dann, joins me to discuss her business marketing journey and her easy marketing strategy to pull in multiple six figures by asking for the sale every day.

Links:

Blow Up In 30 Days: http://blowupin30days.com

Her Biz On Fleek: https://www.facebook.com/groups/herbiz/

You're a Business, Not a Charity: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-unstoppable-the-podcast/id1467699055?i=1000441014633

Ever feel like half your job as a small business owner is spent qualifying leads and convincing people to work with you? In this episode, I'm going to break down 4 ways you could be using your business website to help you spend more time with your ideal client and less time with time wasters (AKA duds). These tips help weed out people who are just shopping around and allow you to be more prepared when you get on a discovery call with potential clients.

As entrepreneurs, we use our Instagrams to attract ideal customers and grow an engaging audience who are ready to buy what we offer. But what if you can't get anyone to talk to you? How do you actually create genuine engagement past the double-taps? How important are Instagram Hashtags to making money online? Today I'm sharing my not-so-complicated Instagram growth strategy that answers your questions and inspires real engagement. It's my top 4 Instagram tips for business, plus a few honorable mentions.