Welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast! Today I’m SO excited to be here with Mei Pak from Creative Hive Co. One of the main reasons I was so excited to get Mei on the show-- besides being an obvious fan of her work for years-- is because she doesn’t just have ONE successful business she’s running at the moment-- she has two (technically three?!)! 

Because not only is Mei a 7-figure e-commerce seller of handmade tiny food jewelry (which is almost too cute to believe), she’s also the genius creator behind the ever-popular A-Sale-A-Day Business System for e-commerce sellers who are looking to create consistent revenue with their handmade businesses.

Needless to say, Mei is a productivity queen that specializes in building ease into your business so you’re not hustling your buns off 24/7 trying to make the sale. And today we’re going to dive into the nitty-gritty of exactly how she does that + keeps her sanity running these wildly successful businesses!

In this episode, Mei and I chat about:

• A behind-the-scenes of Mei's story + how she got to where she is today 
• How Mei manages multiple businesses + staying sane at the same time (you'll want to hear this!)
• Mei's recommendations for automations/systems to implement in your business to simplify things and build ease
• How do you know when it’s time to “hire out” help? Is there a certain metric Mei recommends?
• How Mei goes about finding good help for her business
• Boundaries-- because it is REALLY easy for things to get out of control when you’re growing like crazy + trying to keep all your customers happ
• Mei's recommendations for sellers that self-identify as “people pleasers” but want to set boundaries
• Advice for business owners who feel like their business is anything BUT ease-filled
• And many more topics...

Mei is such an inspiration--you'll love learning from her!

Want to learn more about Mei? Check her out:

Watch Mei's FREE workshop!

Website: https://www.creativehiveco.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativehiveco/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativehiveco

Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast! Today I’m SO excited to be here with Krista Miller of Summit in a Box!

I asked Krista to come on the show because people KNOW it’s important to grow their audience + email list, but it seems to be crawling along at a snail’s pace-- which is super frustrating. Krista has been there, done that, too and when she stumbled upon the concept of a “virtual summit” in 2017, she had NO IDEA that she’d be unlocking her best business growth weapon ever that would supercharge her growth like crazy. 

In this episode, Krista and I talk about:

• The behind-the-scenes of Krista's story and how she got to where she is today (+ what she's currently doing)
• The nitty-gritty on virtual summits, what they are, and why they’re so awesome?
• Virtual Summits are traditionally free-- so how does Krista make money off of these
• The basic time-commitment someone would be looking at with hosting their first summit
• Is it possible to implement this strategy without working crazy hours + teetering on burnout to make it happen?
• How do you create a virutal summit that not only stands out, but is also highly profitable for you?
• It is SCARY for a lot of new entrepreneurs to even think about connecting with people-- let alone coordinating with them long-term to participate in a summit. Krista shares he tips on going into things with a confident mindset even if it scares you to death
• And many other things...

I loved my conversation with Krista and I know you will too!

Want to learn more about Krista and virtual summits? Here's where you can find her:

Website: https://www.summitinabox.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summitinabox/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summitinabox

Grab your own copy of Krista's free Virutal Summit quickstart guide:  https://www.summitinabox.co/skyrocket

Welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast! Today I’m SO excited to be here with Jillian Leslie because holy cow, she is an absolutely INSPIRING serial business woman that I feel like has had her toes dipped in absolutely everything at some point-- which I’ll have her share about in a bit because she could tell stories for DAYS. 

But the main reason I wanted to bring Jillian on is because she is an absolutely GENIUS when it comes to email marketing and converting visitors into email subscribers-- I mean, she + her business-partner husband even has a couple of wildly popular apps they’ve developed that are used by business owners all over the world to grow their email lists. So trust me-- today’s episode is going to be good!

In today's episode, Jillian and I chat about:

• How Jillian got to where she is today (Her background is incredible!)
• How email marketing fits into the grand scheme of things with running an online business
• I know you’ve got multiple email lists from your different businesses-- is there one strategy that you’ve found to work the best at growing those lists?
• There’s a lot of mixed feelings around pop-ups out there-- but Jillian swears by them! She shares a bit more about why she is a fan + how they’ve impacted her list growth
• Are there specific types of freebies that convert best with popups (a free video training, lead magnet, resource library, etc.)? What about the language/copy used in a popup?
• How do you know if a popup is working effectively? Is there a certain conversion rate number you like to see?

I know you're going to absolutely love today's episode!

Want to learn more about Jillian? She's so good!

Website: https://milotree.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milotree/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milotreeapp

Get your FREE Digital Product Personality Quiz: https://milotree.com/quiz/

Welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast! Today I’m SO excited to be here with Dalia Abdalla who is absolutely CRUSHING it when it comes to product-based business strategy right now. 

In 2015 Dalia founded The Handmade Mastermind, where she hangs out now coaching online sellers on how to to increase their Etsy and Amazon sales via SEO, optimization, and product research. Between her product-based business AND coaching, she’s a successful 7-figure business owner with a TON of gold nuggets to share with us today!

During this episode, Dalia and I talk about:

• Behind-the-scenes of Dalia's story + how she got to where she is today 
• Dalia is a big believer in building your OWN brand when it comes to selling online-- and not relying on other people’s products--we dive into the why
• How Dalia started selling on Amazon (ie; what led you to jump onto Amazon to start selling your products)
• How selling on Amazon is different from selling on other platforms out there
• Why Dalia would recommend Amazon to a product seller vs. just sticking with Etsy/Shopify
• And many other topics

Dalia is so good and we love her passion for selling online!

Want to learn more about Dalia? Check her out:

Website: www.thehandmademastermind.com

Instagram: @thehandmademastermind

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehandmademastermind

Get your copy of Dalia's free Mastering Amazon Blueprint: bit.ly/amazonfreeblueprint

Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast! Today I’m here with one part of the amazing duo that is Gold City Ventures-- Cody Berman-- to talk about a topic that I get asked A LOT about--printables! Cody along with his business partner, Julie, have taught over 9,000 students how to create wildly profitable printables shops over the past 3 years and some of those students have went on to earn multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cody also is the co-host of The Financial Independence Show, a real estate investor, and a passive income expert.

In today's episode, Cody and I talk about:

• The behind-the-scenes of Cody's story + how he got to where he is today
• There are a million different ways to create passive income online--why are printables a great starting point for beginners?
• What printables are and what they are not
• The start-up costs/time commitment/tech expectations for starting a printables shop
• I’ve gotta ask because I know people are wondering this already-- are printables still a viable side-hustle option for people with ZERO graphic design experience?
• What Cody's recommended tools are for getting started selling printables
• How many printables does a shop need to have to start earning consistently from them? 
• What’s a realistic monthly revenue number to expect from selling printables?
• One of the appeals of printables + passive income in general is the “hands off” aspect. Is the marketing hands-off, too? What marketing strategies do you recommend focusing on to keep things as automated as possible?  

I absolutely LOVED my conversation with Cody. You won't want to miss this one!

Check out the FREE Gold City Ventures workshop: Manifest Passive Income with Printables on Etsy

Want to learn more about Cody and Gold City Ventures? Here's where you can find them:

Website: https://goldcityventures.com

Instagram: @goldcityventures

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldcityventures

Today I’m here with Amanda Genther who is a flippin’ GENIUS when it comes to creating consistent passive income in your business. Her speciality? Fast, imperfect action and low-ticket offers. She is all about making your business feel FUN + SIMPLE again-- which is TOTALLY a mission I get behind 1000000%. Amanda also helps female entrepreneurs create automated sales machines for their offers that result in businesses that make money every single day and feel truly effortless. 

I’ve purchased her products before, absolutely LOVED them because they actually felt SIMPLE and DOABLE, and am so excited that she’s agreed to come on the show + share HER zone of genius with you!

In this episode, Amanda and I talk about:

• Amanda's behind-the-scenes story + how she got to where she is today (+ what she's currently doing)!
• People think you have to have everything “perfect” right out of the gate, but one of Amanda's first “sales pages” was a Google doc...
• Amanda started out with an offer priced in the hundred. She tells us more about why she shifted away from that
• Her big focus is on low-ticket offers. What is a “low ticket offer?”
• What does Amanda love about low-ticket offers? 
• Why should someone consider creating one?
• What goes into creating a low-ticket offer
• It’s SO hard not to get hung up on perfectionism in business...what are Amanda's tips to combat that?

Check out Amanda's FREE Low Ticket Offer Ideas >>

Amanda is AMAZING! I love her approach and the way she teaches. Here's where you can find her:

Website: https://amandagenther.com/ / https://www.launchinstyle.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/launchinstyle/

Welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast!

This is part 2 of a 5-part series of bite-sized solo podcast episodes where I’m going to get real with you about what goes into creating a digital course-- the practical elements like time commitment, revenue scalability, that sort of things vs. other digital products…

And today we’re talking about TIME INVESTMENT. 

There are two different “time” approaches we’re going to explore, initial time investment vs. ongoing “maintenance” time investment. And we’re going to talk about the latter in a later episode in this 5 part series because today I just want to talk about the INITIAL time investment of creating a digital course.

Curious to see just what it takes to get a digital course up and running? Come take a listen!

Part 1: Are digital courses more scalable than other passive income products?

Check out my FREE course that teaches you how to quickly create an online course without overwhelming tech or marketing >>

Today I’m SO excited to be here with Kate Hayes who is an absolute Etsy genius + rising star on Youtube. Her claim to fame? Earning over $70K in just 30 days on Etsy and being a Top 1% seller on the platform.

Even better? She’s also just about the most genuine, kind person you’ll ever meet, so I KNEW I had to get her on the show to spill her secrets of success because she’s got a surprising tip about FOCUS that she chalks A LOT of her success up to, which we’ll dive into in just a few minutes :)

Here are just a few of the things I talk about with Kate:

• How Kate got to where she is today (+ what she's currently doing)!
• How she was able to reach being a Top 1% Etsy seller, and how her shop evolved over the years
• Kate's had a lot of success VERY quickly--especially with her Youtube channel-- who does she credit for that success?
• How do you know what thing to actually “focus” on?
• Kat is big on putting family first-- she has some fantastic, practical advice for prioritizing your family without the guilt
• Kate and I both come from strong Christian backgrounds that we live today. We talk about how faith has played a role in our businesses

Check out Kate's FREE webinar >>

Want to learn more about Kate? Go check her out:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KateHayes/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katehayes.co

Do you ever have those days when you just don't want to work?

Me too!

Well, I think I may have found the secret to getting past that feeling.

Today I’m here with Sadie Smiley who is all about learning how to make full-time money through part-time work. She’s got a no B.S. attitude about getting stuff done that I absolutely LOVE and I’m so excited to have her on the show today so she can talk about one of her specialities-- content marketing (or “blogging”) and just how much of an impact it can make when growing + sustaining a profitable business! 

Sadie Smiley is the founder of Passive Income Pathways, a financially accessible coaching membership that teaches people how to turn their blogs into six figure businesses. She lives in Mexico with her husband Kevin. Sadie has been blogging for more than 15 years and teaching others how to do the same for nearly as long. She loves teaching people about passive income and helping them achieve financial freedom.

Here's a quick look at some of the things Sadie and I discuss today:

• The behind-the-scenes of Sadie's story + how she got to where she is today
• One of Sadie's zones of genius is content marketing-- or “blogging”-- but this isn’t “blogging” like posting about what you wore that week or photographing your food, right?!
• There are so many entrepreneurs that will dig in their heels at the idea of blogging because it sounds like waaaaaaay too much work with a slow ROI-- Sadie shares why blogging is such an important foundation of virtually ANY online business-- especially passive income.
• How Sadie got started making passive income from blogging and specific blogging strategies
• Quick win strategies for beginners wanting to earn passive income from a blog
• Sadie's advice for business owners who would LIKE to give blogging a go, but aren’t super confident in their writing abilities
• Sadie's response for those listening that are thinking “Yeah, blogging sounds great but *I* can’t do it because XYZ...”
  

You want to hear more from Sadie? Here's where you can find her:

Website: sadiesmiley.com

Learn from Sadie: sadiesmiley.com/pips 

Welcome to another episode of the Simplify Your Sales podcast! This is part 1 of a 5-part series of bite-sized solo podcast episodes where I’m going to get real with you about what goes into creating a digital course-- the practical elements like time commitment, revenue scalability, that sort of things vs. other digital products…

…. and hopefully have you walk away with a better understanding of if a course IS a good fit for your goals or if you would be better going with something else like a printables shop or templates or something that aligns better with your personal business goals. There’s truly no right or wrong answer here--I just want to give you a practical approach to making this decision. So, is it for you? Let's find out!

Check out my FREE class that teaches you all about how to quickly add passive income to your business >>