Email marketing is a great way to grow your customer base and build deeper relationships with them. By providing valuable and useful content to them, they will become buyers and brand advocates. One of the best ways to get started with email marketing is to...
Branding is both an art and a science. This means understanding what sets you apart from all of the noise in your industry and in your area.
Branding is not something that is done overnight!
It takes time to get it just right. And you will find the need to rebrand over time.
Are you ashamed to promote your coaching website? Here are 10 reasons why you might not love your website, and 10 ways to fix the problems with it.
In this video, I talk about ways to remain creative in times of uncertainty. With ‘social distancing’ becoming our new normal, there are new opportunities for online businesses. I’ll talk about some of the things I’ve seen coaches and speakers do, as well as offer a few suggestions of my own.
We break down what we want and put in plans to go get it. We plan, and plan, and plan. We might even make vision boards.
When do you ever allow yourself to celebrate things that have yet to happen?
What if you are open for business but no one shows up? I recently had several conversations with coaches who are dealing with this same issue. The downside of having an online business is that the internet is your competition. Just because you build it doesn’t mean...
If you have a coaching or consulting business, it’s crucial that you have a niche. Yeah, I know, you’ve heard this advice thousands of times from business coaches and other ‘gurus’. So why am I telling you this now? Well, if you’re like 90% of entrepreneurs I’ve worked with, the process of finding a niche is so freaking stressful that it almost makes you not want to be in business at all. I mean, you have to get it just right, right? Let me give you some unconventional advice.
In 2016, I created this video about the 5 Things Your Website Absolutely Needs. Almost 3 years later, the tips that I’ve shared are still completely relevant.
Everyone loves a good 'About Me' page. But no one loves it more than the website owner herself. Why? It is usually the easiest thing to write. Creating sales copy can be so daunting that writing an 'About Me' page is a nice reprieve. Yet, it's the page where many...
You absolutely can build your own website. The question is: should you?
There are numerous products and services out there that will help you build your own website. You can click, drag, and drop and get a website quickly. That’s where most entrepreneurs get it wrong.
So at what point do you decide to build your website? Do you need to be in business first? Or do you need the website to open/grow your business?
The answer is not always so straightforward. It really depends. Every business is different.
Ever feel like no matter what you do, it isn’t enough? Do you often feel unfulfilled with even seemingly significant accomplishments? Do you downplay praise and compliments? You might be suffering from impostor syndrome.
There are many definitions of impostor syndrome, but here is mine:
Impostor syndrome is the insidious condition that prevents us from enjoying nice things by causing us to feel unworthy of receiving them – even if we worked hard for them. It is a dumb fear of being exposed as a fraud because we are not comfortable with our own genius.
Impostor syndrome is not merely a fear of failure – it’s worse than that. It’s the discomfort and eventual numbness to success. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In the video below, I describe 3 ways in which you can identify and overcome impostor syndrome.
The Shine Online Workbook guides you through essential content and website planning exercises, so you can create a website that works for your business as a powerful lead-generation machine!
Use what I use! Save your time, save money, and finally get back to running the business you love!