Teacher Take The Lead

Have you thought about running paid ads for your business, but the idea of it feels completely overwhelming? Well, today I’m chatting with Jenzaia DiMartile who is a Facebook ads expert. In this episode, we cover questions like… Why should someone consider using paid ads for their business? How do you know if you're ready for paid ads? What are some basic steps for setting up paid ads for your business?

After listening to this conversation you’re going to feel equipped with industry standards and marketing tips as well as some basics for starting your first ad campaign. 

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On Instagram: @heyitsjenzaia

Her Website: https://www.jenzaiadimartile.com/

Download her Audience Guide

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On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

Do you feel stuck when it comes to deciding on the direction of your business? Maybe you have an idea of what you want your business to look like, but you haven’t really seen it done before and you’re not really sure if you can pull it off?

When I was introduced to the expansive teacher entrepreneur community online, I noticed that I had misconceptions about teacher businesses that were keeping me stuck. These are misconceptions that I see other teacher business owners struggling with and I think they keep many teacher business owners from moving forward in their business. 

In this episode, I want to share four common misconceptions and help us reconceptualize these factors when it comes to teacher entrepreneurship. My hope is that at the end of this episode you feel equipped to not only start your teacher business but also empowered to take it to the next level. 

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On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

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Grab my FREE Repurposing Menu

Content repurposing is more than just a time-saving strategy. It helps you make the most of your quality content so that it can serve your audience in a variety of ways. 

There are LOTS of ways to repurpose content and it’s not just as simple as reusing it. In this podcast episode, I’m going to step you through 5 ways to repurpose content creatively so it repositions your quality work for your audience on a variety of platforms. Make sure you say to the end to learn about a free resource to help you repurpose your content.

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Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

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Grab my FREE Repurposing Menu

Building online friendships can be difficult. But it is a skill worth practicing because having an online community is not only good for you, but it’s also good for your business. 

Business friends give you accountability, momentum, and confidence. They give you space to talk about your business and give you helpful feedback.

In this podcast episode I share how to find people to connect with online, where to connect with them, and how to develop and nurture those friendships so that you have a network of support to receive and contribute to.

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On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

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The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman

Have you ever felt like you were scraping the bottom of the barrel when it came to generating ideas for content marketing? Or maybe you had ideas but you just felt burnt out when it came to posting on instagram or writing blog posts?

Content creation for online businesses really isn’t optional if you want to be successful. However with online platforms becoming more and more saturated, meeting the demand for quality content without a sustainable system can lead to exhaustion.

In this podcast episode I share some uncommon tips for avoiding burnout including easy content creation strategies and ways to nurture your creativity so that you can produce the right amount of content that will keep your audience engaged without sacrificing the quality of your content.

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On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

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Burnout - The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amilia Nagoski

Episode #29: Blog, Podcast, or YouTube Channel?

Built to Belong - Discovering the Power of Community over Competition by Natalie Franke

Why I Don’t Believe in Vision Boards

Can you remember how you first discovered one of your favorite products? What did you immediately like about them? What about that person or that brand made you feel seen and understood. 

How you discover, connect, and trust brands is a part of your customer journey with that particular business.

And guess what? That’s exactly what happens as customers come in contact with your brand.

Today, I’m going to share with you how you can design your customer journey so that you can build an experience for your customers and clients that helps them become fans of your brand. 

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CONNECT WITH ME:

On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

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Are you enjoying this podcast? If so, please consider rating and reviewing my show. This helps other teachers find this podcast and get the same strategies that helped you so they can build the workflow and confidence they want!

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Do you need a blog, a podcast or a YouTube channel to have a successful online business? And if so, which one should you pick, and how will you know if it will yield the greatest return of investment for your time and money?

In today’s episode we’re diving into content marketing and talking about how a blog, podcast or youtube channel can help you build your brand, nurture your leads, and increase sales. 

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CONNECT WITH ME:

On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS:

Are you enjoying this podcast? If so, please consider rating and reviewing my show. This helps other teachers find this podcast and get the same strategies that helped you so they can build the workflow and confidence they want!

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Demand Metric Data

Podcast Episode #25: How to Conduct Market Research

Imagine you have a brilliant idea for a course. It resonates with you, you have lots of experience  that can speak to the topics that your course will cover, as well as ideas for your training videos, workbooks, templates, and then the question hits you. 

How do I know that this will sell? 

How can I make sure that I’ve created a product that my audience will not only be excited about, but also buy, and actually use to get results?

In today’s episode I’m talking with Megan Kensington, The Course Designer. Megan is an online teaching and learning specialist who helps entrepreneurs refine their expertise into signature frameworks, courses, memberships, and group learning programs. With over ten years of work as an educator, she knows how to build curriculum and systems that set participants and business owners for long-term success.

Today we’re talking about how to validate your course idea, how to determine what content to include in your course versus what content to share for free, and how you structure your program so that your students are successful. 

Megan shares so many good tips about course design, and I’m telling you, this is an episode you’re not going to want to miss.

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CONNECT WITH MEGAN:

Her Website: https://www.thecoursedesigner.com/

CONNECT WITH ME:

On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

As the decision maker in your business, your thinking patterns are an important asset to protect and cultivate. When it comes to evaluating your thinking patterns, it’s much more complex than choosing to think positively. In fact, simply thinking positively can even cause you to purposefully ignore important information that you really need to consider in order to avoid negative consequences. 

If it’s not just about being a positive thinker, what thinking patterns are beneficial in helping you grow your business? 

In this episode, I want to talk about the power of your thoughts and how your thinking patterns affect you and your business growth. And I’ll share a few tips for how to protect and cultivate your thoughts to help you develop your entrepreneurial mindset as you grow your business.

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CONNECT WITH ME:

On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.

Have you considered how you visually represent your business through graphics and photos? Graphic design is an essential part of how we communicate about our businesses to the world and the ways you visually convey that information is a strategy that goes hand in hand with your marketing.

Today on the podcast I’m interviewing Stacy Aguilar who is a brand and web designer. Stacy focuses on helping teacher CEOs, coaches & world changers make an amazing first impression online so they can expand their impact, and create the business they’ve been dreaming about!

In this episode she shares how to establish your brand as a business owner and how to convey your brand visuallying through graphic design. She gives so many practical tips and strategies to consider as you’re building graphics for your social media posts and product covers as well as how to create a graphic design system that supports your productivity. 

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CONNECT WITH STACY:

On Instagram @stacyeaguilar

Stacy’s website: www.stacyeaguilar.com

Download Stacy’s Seasonal Color Theory Workbook

CONNECT WITH ME:

On Instagram: @gracemariegriffith

My Website: gracemariegriffith.com

Take my Quiz to Find your Ideal Type of Marketing System

If you’re wondering what a marketing system could look like for you, I made a quiz to help you make decisions about marketing for your teacher business. Marketing is how to get the word out about what you have to sell, and that process looks different for everyone. So if you’re not sure what platforms you should be using or how much marketing you should be doing, head over to gracemariegriffith.com/marketingquiz and answer ten questions about your business.