The Profit Loop With Alisa Conner

You know you are ready to grow your business.  You also know that it is going to take more than one of you.  Unless you're like Michael Keaton in Multiplicity, you can't duplicate yourself, you MUST hire a team.  Today's episode is about my personal journey of working toward hiring my first team members and what I've learned along the way.

I give you the scoop on contractors vs. employees and what you need to be aware of when making hiring decisions and daily decisions in regards to your team members.  I also give you the first big step to team hiring - you probably aren't going to like it, but it's a requirement to set yourself up for success.

Last but not least I touch on hiring team members who align with your values vs. hiring for experience.  I go into detail about defining your business values and give you some deep questions to ask, then ask again.  These are great for early morning journaling.  I also briefly touch on some ideas around your hiring process and how to be successful.

I mentioned a few resources for step one, you can find them below.  Tune into this week's episode so you can get that team hired, get your sanity back and focus on what you LOVE to do in your business.

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Asana

Monday

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You know you are ready to grow your business.  You also know that it is going to take more than one of you.  Unless you're like Michael Keaton in Multiplicity, you can't duplicate yourself, you MUST hire a team.  Today's episode is about my personal journey of working toward hiring my first team members and what I've learned along the way.

I give you the scoop on contractors vs. employees and what you need to be aware of when making hiring decisions and daily decisions in regards to your team members.  I also give you the first big step to team hiring - you probably aren't going to like it, but it's a requirement to set yourself up for success.

Last but not least I touch on hiring team members who align with your values vs. hiring for experience.  I go into detail about defining your business values and give you some deep questions to ask, then ask again.  These are great for early morning journaling.  I also briefly touch on some ideas around your hiring process and how to be successful.

I mentioned a few resources for step one, you can find them below.  Tune into this week's episode so you can get that team hired, get your sanity back and focus on what you LOVE to do in your business.

Trello

Asana

Monday

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Today I am getting real, deep and into the grit of how mental and physical health can affect you as an entrepreneur and your business.  I cover four physical traits that could be affecting your health negatively as an entrepreneur and share with you how not taking care of my physical health all but halted my business in January.  I also give you 3 tips to keep you on track and in tip top shape or at least aiming in that general direction.  You will love #3, I promise.  :D

I also take on the subject of mental health and how it can be extremely difficult as an entrepreneur to stay positive, and mentally healthy.  In fact, according to a May 2018 by Michael Freeman titled"The Prevalence and Co-Occurrence of Psychiatric Conditions Among Entrepreneurs and Their Families"at least 49% of entrepreneurs are likely to experience a mental-health episode, in their lifetime. Holy cow sisters (and brothers) that is almost half.  So we best be taking better care of ourselves.  I give you 6 tips to stay mentally sane as an entrepreneur and spell out 6 different symptoms that most of us have all felt or experienced as an entrepreneur.  Listen to this week's episode to ensure that you are staying in tip top mental and physical health so that your business can thrive and you can change this world!

Hugs!

Alisa 

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Today I am getting real, deep and into the grit of how mental and physical health can affect you as an entrepreneur and your business.  I cover four physical traits that could be affecting your health negatively as an entrepreneur and share with you how not taking care of my physical health all but halted my business in January.  I also give you 3 tips to keep you on track and in tip top shape or at least aiming in that general direction.  You will love #3, I promise.  :D

I also take on the subject of mental health and how it can be extremely difficult as an entrepreneur to stay positive, and mentally healthy.  In fact, according to a May 2018 by Michael Freeman titled"The Prevalence and Co-Occurrence of Psychiatric Conditions Among Entrepreneurs and Their Families"at least 49% of entrepreneurs are likely to experience a mental-health episode, in their lifetime. Holy cow sisters (and brothers) that is almost half.  So we best be taking better care of ourselves.  I give you 6 tips to stay mentally sane as an entrepreneur and spell out 6 different symptoms that most of us have all felt or experienced as an entrepreneur.  Listen to this week's episode to ensure that you are staying in tip top mental and physical health so that your business can thrive and you can change this world!

Hugs!

Alisa 

Yoga Nidra

Mental Health Works

Ginger.io

Ted Talks

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It's tax time, and you may be freaking out because your books aren't in order and your ducks are DEFINITELY not in a row.  It's okay - you are not alone.  Today's interview with my special guest Brenda Bowen will give you some tips, tricks and new mindset around how to manage your business money to not only get your ready for tax season, but also to reduce your headache, frustration and worry for next year.  Brenda's easy going personality makes the journey even easier.  Tune in today to learn the ins and outs of mileage, write offs, changes that are happening this year and how to get ready and stay ready when it comes to the money side of your small business.

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It's tax time, and you may be freaking out because your books aren't in order and your ducks are DEFINITELY not in a row.  It's okay - you are not alone.  Today's interview with my special guest Brenda Bowen will give you some tips, tricks and new mindset around how to manage your business money to not only get your ready for tax season, but also to reduce your headache, frustration and worry for next year.  Brenda's easy going personality makes the journey even easier.  Tune in today to learn the ins and outs of mileage, write offs, changes that are happening this year and how to get ready and stay ready when it comes to the money side of your small business.

Peace of Mind Accounting

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Today we talk website platforms and why it's critical for you to make your website the hub for your online activity.  Many entreprenuers and business owners invest their time, energy and money into online social platforms with no redirect to their own website.  Please for the love of all things holy, don't do this.  You don't own that property - you only own your website.  Without this vital piece of your sales funnel, you will end up in a heap of trouble when those platforms like Facebook, change the rules on you.

Today I walk you through 5 different website platforms and give you the scoop on price, ease of use, their best features, their disadvantages, type of customer support, SEO capability, scalability and much more.  You don't want to miss this episode where I give you the low done on SquareSpace, Wix, Weebly, Shopify and WordPress.

To learn more about SEO please check out my recent episode with Mike Michaelson #018.  I also mention my favorite hosting company, Siteground - I recommend the Grow Big plan and paying for 3 years instead of 1 with the promotional price.  Last but not least, to make your WordPress build easier, check out my favorite theme from Elegant Themes - Divi.

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Today we talk website platforms and why it's critical for you to make your website the hub for your online activity.  Many entreprenuers and business owners invest their time, energy and money into online social platforms with no redirect to their own website.  Please for the love of all things holy, don't do this.  You don't own that property - you only own your website.  Without this vital piece of your sales funnel, you will end up in a heap of trouble when those platforms like Facebook, change the rules on you.

Today I walk you through 5 different website platforms and give you the scoop on price, ease of use, their best features, their disadvantages, type of customer support, SEO capability, scalability and much more.  You don't want to miss this episode where I give you the low done on SquareSpace, Wix, Weebly, Shopify and WordPress.

To learn more about SEO please check out my recent episode with Mike Michaelson #018.  I also mention my favorite hosting company, Siteground - I recommend the Grow Big plan and paying for 3 years instead of 1 with the promotional price.  Last but not least, to make your WordPress build easier, check out my favorite theme from Elegant Themes - Divi.

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Today's episode explores the area of color.  As humans we are naturally attracted and repelled by certain colors, but did you know that color influences over 85% of buying decisions?  If your brand colors don't resonate with your ideal client, you could be losing their attention before you've even had the chance to tell them how you can help them.

The episode dives into some recent stats regarding brand aesthetics and color specifically and then I give you some tools to help identify your brand colors.  I also give you a step by step process to successfully choose colors that will make you stand out, be memorable and most importantly increase your conversion and sales with customers you want to work with most.

Adobe Spark

Adobe Color CC

Designspiration

Google Eye Dropper Extension

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Today's episode explores the area of color.  As humans we are naturally attracted and repelled by certain colors, but did you know that color influences over 85% of buying decisions?  If your brand colors don't resonate with your ideal client, you could be losing their attention before you've even had the chance to tell them how you can help them.

The episode dives into some recent stats regarding brand aesthetics and color specifically and then I give you some tools to help identify your brand colors.  I also give you a step by step process to successfully choose colors that will make you stand out, be memorable and most importantly increase your conversion and sales with customers you want to work with most.

Adobe Spark

Adobe Color CC

Designspiration

Google Eye Dropper Extension

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