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This episode is for entrepreneurs and small business owners who aren’t sure if you need to shift your offers, confused about how or if you should be marketing your services online. We cover the 3 greatest dangers to small businesses are facing and thoughtful solutions to overcome each pitfall. This show will help you identify what stage of action your business is in, if it’s time to move, and how to move with intention based on what’s appropriate right now. Episode Highlights: Identify your business position grasping on to the current business opportunities Identify the 3 biggest pitfalls small businesses and entrepreneurs are facing and how to overcome each Change your mindset to become a leader and build strong relationships   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

If you’ve created a Facebook Business Page, but you aren’t sure EXACTLY how to use it, you’re not alone. Over 80% of small businesses we meet with don’t have the basics of their page set up and could be losing thousands. In this week’s show Sarah Tomes, our in house Facebook Ads expert is delivering “7 Steps To Make Sure Your Facebook Page Is Good To Go”. Episode Highlights: How to create a catchy title banner that establishes you as a leader How and what you should be linking to in your posts (and why) What CTAs (calls to action) to use and which ones are a "no-no” The difference between Boosted Posts and Facebook Ads and how to choose the right one   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

How to build a powerful group coaching program.  In this show, I break down how to plan your group purpose, how to choose the best software, and how to bill, onboard and pick the best platforms for success. Every business is different and this episode helps you find the right answers for your business. We also discuss the power (and joy) of hosting live group calls and what types of entrepreneurs will thrive with this business offering.    Today's episode will help you plan your group’s purpose, schedule, taking payment, onboarding customers and deciding the best platform for your group goals. Episode Highlights: Determine what type of group you’re building Choose the online platform to build your group in Set up how people pay you Understand why AI plays a key role in customer satisfaction   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

In this episode, we’re focusing on helping small businesses launch online services. There are many options to serve your clients online but the choices can be overwhelming and it’s hard to know where to start. This is part 1 of a 2 part series. This part is focused on helping you launch 1-1 services virtually, choosing your offers, how to meet with people online, how to get your systems set up, and the best ways to offer online services from anywhere. Episode Highlights: How to choose the right software  How to create and set parameters on your 1-1 online services The steps to get your online services setup  Specific software recommendations    To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

This episode is important to help save you time. I meet a lot of business owners who’ve worked hard to build the wrong kind of business. This is an unfiltered episode that lays out some tough love and inspiration to help you launch your online business the right way including; how you’ll make money, how you’ll serve your clients online, and launching products that people love.  This show also helps you define your perfect day routine and choose the best online business that aligns with your plans because having an online business does not mean you will be working less.   I also give specific recommendations of ideas of online courses, membership sites and other things you could consider to add to your offering menu and why it’s important to master one first. Why you can’t set it and forget it and that you need to have an active growth plan, as well as the truth about the hard work it takes to build your business online.  Episode Highlights: How to choose the right kinds of online services, products, and

There's no doubt the current economy will affect how some businesses run. These are hard times, but on this show, we're talking about great opportunities to grow and scale your business online. These strategies will help you continue to reach and serve your clients while developing new streams of income and developing a new business model that leads to more lifestyle and location freedom for small business owners. Episode Highlights: How to meet with your clients virtually Software to work as a team online 5 things you can do right now to grow your brand from home How brick and mortar stores can sell products creatively   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

Who This Episode is Great For: Those in any phase of my Lifestyle Entrepreneur System Those who have used Pinterest for their business yet and are interested in getting started Episode Highlights: Pinterest expert, Melanie Fountain, will help you understand the basics of what you should be doing every single day and week on Pinterest Why Pinterest is so powerful; especially when compared to social media platforms How you can get started with your very own Pinterest marketing plan today   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

Who This Episode is Great For: Those of you who are doing everything you’re told and your online marketing still isn’t working. Episode Highlights: How online marketing sales have changed over the past few years The story of how Facebook completely stonewalled my recent marketing efforts The five strategies you can implement to continue to grow your list and business and increase your sales when all else fails   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

Who This Episode is Great For: Entrepreneurs who are intimidated by the idea of hosting events Entrepreneurs who are considering offering events Entrepreneurs who have never considered hosting events before Those ready to scale with an established business Episode Highlights: Four event-hosting myths and a breakdown of the truth How much notice you should give your audience about your events so they have time to plan The two things I was nervous to do during my own events that really paid off   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

Who This Episode is Great For: If you're considering launching a podcast. If you want to be a guest on a podcast and you want to know the inside scoop to increase your chance of landing that guest spot.  If you're in the growth and scaling part of your business and you appreciate hearing about times where other women have fallen on their face and gotten back up again. Episode Highlights: What hosting a podcast hosting is really like. Insights to help you decide if hosting a podcast is a responsibility you want to add to your business. 10 honest lessons you can apply to your business to save time, money, and sanity.   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

Luisa Zhou is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure plus business working for themselves. She’s helped thousands of students, including health and business coaches, designers, copywriters, and consultants, to launch their own businesses that generate anywhere from 30K to 100K in less than a year. Her advice has been featured in numerous online and print publications including Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, Success magazine, and more. Episode Highlights: 3 simple steps to launch your new business while still working your 9-5 What you can offer and sell while still working your full-time job How to grow your email list while you’re still working How to serve clients while still working How to get over the fear of charging higher fees in the very beginning   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast &

Kat McLead is the creator of the Stay at Home Mom Entrepreneur: the proven framework for creating a highly profitable business that you love while working 2 hours a day.   She started her first multiple 6-figure business 20 years ago and hasn’t slowed down since — not even after having her son. A fun fact: That business’s profits meant that she had way more money than her husband when they first got married, and was able to pay the entire $450,000 down payment on their home. Not that he minded!   So, if you're thinking about starting a business or you've already launched one, but it's not doing as well as you'd like, you don't want to miss this episode! Episode Highlights: Kat’s four steps to coming up with your business idea. Kat’s take on purpose vs. profit. Why you should focus on the skills you already have rather than trying to start a business that requires you to learn a new one.   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLife

If you haven't listened to Part 1 of my interview with Kathy Haan, you'll want to make sure you do that before listening to this episode. Kathy Haan is a business coach, travel blogger, influencer, podcaster, and travel agency owner. You can find her work featured in places like Forbes, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, and Thrive Global. When she's not at home in Iowa with her husband, three children, and two enormous Great Pyrenees dogs, you can usually find her traveling the world, creating content, and storytelling on stages. Episode Highlights: The last five strategies to get influencer marketing. Kathy's hacks for getting branding photography for FREE! The secret media weapon the major influencers know about that you can utilize as well. To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

This is not an episode about how to have a million followers. If you care more about the numbers than the results you deliver and the relationships you build, you will fail. However, if you want to learn from a true international influencer whose story and work has changed lives and if you want to develop your influencer marketing plan for the right reasons, this is the episode for you. Kathy Haan is a business coach, travel blogger, influencer, podcaster, and travel agency owner. You can find her work featured in places like Forbes, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, and Thrive Global. When she's not at home in Iowa with her husband, three children, and two enormous Great Pyrenees dogs, you can usually find her traveling the world, creating content, and storytelling on stages. Kathy had so many amazing insights and tips that we’ve decided to split this episode into two parts. So, make you don’t miss part two. Episode Highlights: What influencer marketing is. Why you need influencer marketing. The first three strategi

I love getting to pour into you every week and provide you with the trainings and guidance that helps you build your business and find lifestyle freedom. This podcast has allowed me to do that in a way nothing else in my business has. That's why I could think of no better way to celebrate our third birthday than by giving you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring you a new episode each week. And, I could think of no one better to help me with this than Britany Felix. Britany has been a part of this journey as my editor and producer since the very first episode. This podcast literally wouldn't have launched without her and I'm so happy I get to celebrate this birthday with her and you, my amazing listeners! Episode Highlights: What it really means for my business to bring you this show each and every week so you can evaluate if a podcast is right for your business. The good, bad, and the ugly behind every aspect of the podcast and step in the process of making it. The free gifts I have for you as

You’ve been dreaming big and know that the next decade will define your life, you just may not know exactly how yet. Now is the time to claim your leadership, influence, and role in your own future - and that starts with your business. Based on what we’ve seen the past few years and what the trends and research tells us about the next decade, there are five core areas you should be focusing on when planning for 2020 and beyond. This podcast episode will help you lay out your strategic plan to kick start your best decade ever. Episode Highlights: What a strategic plan is and why you need one for your business. The three steps to identifying your strategic plan. The five core areas you should focus on when creating your strategic plan.   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLifePodcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community

As a mom who owns two companies and has three boys, the reality is that sometimes my life gets a little messy. Unfortunately, this carries over into my businesses and I just can’t do great work or produce very well when things are cluttered and disorganized. I know you’re planning big things for 2020 so, if you’re anything like me, let’s help declutter your business so you can focus on the things that will bring you those big results. Whether you’ve just gotten your first idea for a business or you’ve been in business for years, this episode is going to help you sort through the mess in your mind, clean-up your business, and start this next decade off on the right foot so it can change the course of the rest of your life. Episode Highlights: Software recommendations that will help clean things up in your business. Routines that will help you get in the flow of a clean mind and business and remove distractions. Different ways this podcast and the SweetLife Entrepreneur community can help you move into 2020 in

I often get asked how we manage such a chaotic life with business and kids. The truth is, it's not glamorous. Aaron and I struggled a lot in the beginning.   When you're growing multiple businesses with three boys and facing the reality of living with medical needs, marriage challenges, lifestyle changes and the desire to control your future... it's never easy, but that's okay because what you're fighting for is worth it.   If you're concerned about how entrepreneurship is affecting your kids, you feel like your marriage is struggling, or you want to hear family systems you can use in your life, this is the episode for you.   You love hard. You work hard. And you want to do great things. And you shall. Episode Highlights: How entrepreneurship has affected our marriage, intimacy, and communication. How we teach our boys to brand themselves and chase their dreams. The family meeting and mastermind schedule we use to take control.   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Busin

December is a chaotic time of year for most people even if they're not running their own business like you are. If you're feeling especially overwhelmed you can't miss this episode with Joy Wilder. Joy is the founder of the Brilliant Life™ Business and Micro-Planning™ Systems where she helps women design insanely successful businesses around a life they love without sacrificing their family or themselves. Joy's a certified business coach and specializes in Micro-Planning™, helping others turn their passion into profit and optimizing existing businesses' profitability. She's the mom of four children under the age of eight, owner of three small businesses, and former Location Pastor.  She has a passion for coaching others to live their Brilliant Life™ while impacting their communities for good. When not raising her businesses and babies, Joy loves date nights with her husband, is a spinning junkie and a Settlers groupie. Episode Highlights: How to set a vision and boundaries for the month of December. How to o

This is a time of year where we’re spending a lot of time focusing on giving gifts to those around us, but I want you to use this episode as a time to focus on giving yourself a gift that will last you all throughout next year. Taking the five steps mentioned in this episode will help you have a business that will finally allow you to have the freedom lifestyle you’ve always wanted. Episode Highlights: The five steps to plan your entire 2020 lifestyle business calendar. Behind-the-scenes examples of how we’ve personally done this as a family for the past five years. Details of the FREE bonus you get for being a member of my community.   To learn more, visit the show notes   Get Connected! SweetLife Company: Business Consulting for EntrepreneursSweetLife Podcast on InstagramSweetLife Podcast & Co. on Facebook SweetLife Insiders Community