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Small business owners work a lot of hours, but why? In this episode, Jeff and Kristin will look at how small business owners define full-time and why it might be time for a new definition.

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According to SCORE, various polls show that 25 to 39% of small business owners work more than 60 hours per week. Based on our experience, we believe it's more than that. In this episode, we will explore some critical questions:

• How do small business owners define full-time?
• Why do small business owners work twice as much as employees?
• Where are small business owners spending their time?
• Are you working below your pay grade?
• How can we reverse this trend?

Some interesting research:

32% of time spent on the business vs. 68% spent in the business and other great data.

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In this episode, we discuss Fiverr, a website where you can purchase tasks for your business. There is some controversy regarding Fiverr. We discuss why you should check out the site if you need work done for your business or possibly even if you are a service provider.

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• What we are talking about?
• Look at all the tasks you do over the next 30 days
• What can you eliminate?
• What can you batch?
• What can you outsource?
• What can you automate?

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When's the last time you actually paid attention to all the crap you do each day, week, or month in your business? Today, we challenge you to do some busy work spring cleaning.

No, we don't mean do some spring cleaning as busy work, but let's clean out that list of busy work that's keeping you from actually doing the important stuff in your business. You know, like marketing and selling.

The challenge: In the next two weeks, identify, eliminate, batch, delegate, and automate!

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• What we are talking about?
• Look at all the tasks you do over the next 30 days
• What can you eliminate?
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• What can you outsource?
• What can you automate?

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If you have a business that serves people online in 2018, the chances are you chunks of your business on Facebook. Starting with Ads, we have messenger bots, groups, and pages. Join Kristin and Jeff as they tackle the question, "Have we built too much of our platforms on Facebook?"

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What are the alternatives?

• Ads?
• Community?
• Forums?
• Messenger?
• Events?

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Kristin and I are excited to talk with Michelle Lowery from michelleloweryva.com about Virtual Assistants and how they can aid your business. So join Kristin and I as we learn more about how to hire and start using virtual assistants in our business.

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What we are talking about

Why did you become a VA?

What should people look for when hiring a VA? Are there any warning signs people should be aware of?

What does the onboarding process look like?

How do you handle access to client accounts?

How do your clients assign work to you?

What type of things can you do for a client?

What's the biggest misconception people have about VAs?

Join Michelle Lowery in Small Biz HQ and learn why she is so excited!

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Getting picked to speak can be exciting and maybe even a bit frightening. We scramble to get it all ready to give the speech of our life. However, it can be easy to forget a few necessary steps to support our events. Join Kristin and Jeff as we talk about the 5 things you need to remember BEFORE your speech.

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What we are talking about

1. Business cards
2. Bring a friend to take pictures
3. Know the tech landscape (what is available to you for your presentation)
4. Simple URL to get people on your list
5. Know if you can sell from the stage

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As business owners, we often feel the pressure to give away our work for free. For new service providers, it can feel especially tempting.

This idea does make us feel good in the short term, however, they can lead to stress later on when we are desperately trying to get more money to feed our families. Join Kristin and Jeff as they look at three things will allow you to help people while growing your business.

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• Networking
• Share your knowledge
• Build your own business

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Kristin always likes to talk about the problems of tax season. However, for most of you, it is not a season, but a rush of pain to get information to your accountant to fulfill you're a duty to your country. Listen now, as Kristin, with the help of Jeff, will talk about the 4 easiest ways to save time and stress preparing your taxes!

What we are talking about

1. Know what to expect
2. Simplify your bookkeeping
3. Update everything at least monthly
4. Summarize - do not give detail unless there is a question

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When we are surrounded by problems it is easy to get frustrated or flounder. Join Kristin and Jeff as they discuss ways you can do things without burnout and the drama that can accompany any changes that we make.

What we are talking about

1. Assess what you can control
2. Set expectations
3. Be Present
4. Make small changes
5. Check-in regularly

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If you are like us, time is a premium and you do not have a team dedicated to social media strategy. Maybe you have become too reliant on social media scheduling tools. Join Kristin and Jeff in this episode of Small Biz Life as they consider important questions for their social media usage.

What we are talking about

• What do I want to get from social media?
• How can I convert social-media followers into customers?
• What are the best social networks for my small businesses?
• What types of content should I post on which social platforms?
• How can I measure the success of my social media marketing efforts?
• What is my budget?

What should I do?

Look at the current state of your small business social media presence come up with a plan on how you can use a platform. Create tools and use tools to save time making better content.

If you struggle to create a marketing strategy, we invite you to join us at Small Biz HQ this month we will be talking about how to make a marketing plan for your business. There will be 4 life calls where you can ask questions and network with other small business owners.

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