My friend invited me to join a book club, but I decided some time ago that I wouldn't read another book unless I was taking the time to process it to actually make the relevant changes in my life - otherwise there is just no point.

So in 2024 we're reading 52 books in 52 weeks, and when there are important takeaways I'll be sharing them with you.

Todays book: The Art of Laziness by Library Mindset

This isn't a book summary, or a review, but more important it's my most important takeaways and how they've influence my life and business.

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TidyCall is available on a $29 lifetime license at AppSumo (*aff link) and I have received a lot of questions mostly centred around whether TidyCal is good enough to quit Calendly.

This is repurposed from YouTube, if you want the visuals, watch the video here. Otherwise carry on listening. I will be explaining what online schedulers are, best ways to use them, how TidyCal and Calendly compare on the free and paid plans, who can safely switch to TidyCal and who has to stay with Calendly.

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🚨 Attention Business Owners! Big changes are coming to email marketing starting February 1st, and you need to be ready!

In this essential video, I break down the 4 Key Changes in the new email marketing compliance rules set by Google and Yahoo. These updates are crucial if you want your emails to continue to reach subscribers using @gmail.com and @yahoo.com addresses!

🔑 What You'll Learn:

New Compliance Must-Dos: Unpack the critical adjustments you need to make in your email strategy.

Avoid Penalties: Understand how to stay within the boundaries and avoid potentially getting your emails blacklisted.

Optimise for Success: Tips and tricks to adapt your emails for better engagement under the new rules.

Expert Insights: Get professional advice on navigating these changes with ease and confidence.

⏱️ Don't get left behind!

📅 No time or nerve to do this yourself? You can book one of 20 done for you sessions in January and I'll take care of everything for you: https://tidycal.com/jessicadornieden/email-compliance-setup

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Which online course platform should I choose is one of those questions that has been asked on the interwebs pretty much every day for the last 7 years. I recently recorded a video to explain my exact process I follow with clients - and walk you through how I ended up choosing Podia as my online course platform.

This is a long detailed explanation, but well worth it if you're feeling stuck right now.

If you'd rather watch this as a video (which includes snippets of my podia account) then you can watch it here: https://jessicadornieden.com/blog/how-i-choose-an-online-course-platform/

If you'd like to try out podia, then you can sign up for a free trial here: https://jessicadornieden.com/podia

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What does "systems and operations" actually mean? What is LEAN and how can you use PDSA to continuously improve your business? These are just some of the questions we're answering on the podcast today.

I'm excited to welcome Brooke Scott, COO and Integrator to the Scrappy Business Podcast.

Her mission is to help others optimize & restore their business operations foundation without wasting time and money. She focuses her approach to any project or task using lean fundamentals with the overall goal of keeping things streamlined from the ground up. She serves women entrepreneurs & mompreneurs, agencies, coaches, course creators & consultants by creating the swoon-worthy, efficient systems of their dreams and managing their internal & external operations so that they can get back to doing what they love in their zone of genius.

You can find out more about Brooke and connect with her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/projectgrowthmode/

Or on her website: https://agencytwentythree.com/

Full shownotes here: https://jessicadornieden.com/47

Enjoy the episode!

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I received this question from Connie on Facebook this week and I wanted to answer it because this is something that I used to do when I first started out online.

I got the question in response to a post where I talked about using automation tools like zapier or make, and Connie had a valid question: why even bother automating stuff, when you can just WRITE your content right into the tool.

I have 4 reasons here for why this is a really bad idea - 2 are technical reasons and the other 2 are business/strategic reasons.

If you also have a question you want me to answer, DM me on FB or IG any time @jessicadornieden

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In this episode I had the joy to interview the wonderful Cheryl Woodhouse. We chatted about her business journey, how she discovered she was neurodivergent, what anchor clients and how they made all the difference in her business.

Cheryl is the founder of Tactile Design Co, a boutique agency that serves experts in their quest to secure long-term, high-ticket clients while growing an audience base for more passive projects using collaborative, Authority Content. Her Expert Business Accelerator teaches the methods she used to generate close to $1M in revenue as a solopreneur, including over $200k entirely organic in her first 18 months as as course creator. She's also the creator of Solo School, the worlds first online business school exclusively for neurodivergent people.

You can connect with Cheryl here:
https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.woodhouse https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwoodhouse/ https://www.youtube.com/c/CherylWoodhouseyt

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In this podcast episode, I want to take you on a personal journey of self-discovery and share how you can identify your strengths, values, and limitations. 

As an entrepreneur with ADHD, I understand the challenges that come with this territory and I have recently taken a break to reflect on my life and business. 
I believe that by taking assessments such as the Gallup Strengths Finder and the DISC Assessment, you can gain insights that will help you understand yourself better as well. 

I also want to discuss what motivates you, the types of work you enjoy, and the importance of values in identifying who you want to work with in the future. Overall, this episode offers valuable insights for entrepreneurs like you who are trying to find their path in business and life.

This episode is part one of a two part episode. In part two we will be taking a deep-dive into our values and how much they matter when it comes to setting up or growing your business.

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In this episode I will be sharing that "Podcasting for Experts" has a new name.

It's now "The Scrappy Business Podcast" - I'm also announcing all the other changes and what this means for the content of the show going forward - specifically who it's for. If you don't agree with that, or you were just here for podcasting content and don't care about running your business better, it's now safe for you to unsubscribe.

Shownotes will be published in future at jessicadornieden.com

And I'll be sharing content on my own socials, because I just con't have the capacity to do good work AND update 8 different social media accounts as well.

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I look forward to releasing the behind the scenes episodes I've recorded, as well as all of the interviews I've got in the bag already shortly.

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