productivity

Building Your Digital Team to Maximize Your Skillset with guest Brook Borup

We’re talking about how to create a strategic system to run your business efficiently on today’s Fast Action Fridays.

Seriously! My interview with Brook Borup is definitely one of my favorites ever! She shared such valuable information, insights, and how-to tips.

Delegating doesn’t need to be hard or expensive when you do it wisely and from a clear understanding of what you’re gaining in return.

Also, both of us believe that sometimes hiring help is out of reach when there’s no available cash to do it. Not having money is a real thing for many of us at various points in our lives.

However, Brook’s advice can help you know when it’s the right time to invest in virtual help, as well as help you understand which tasks would be most productive for you to pass off. When done right, you’ll be more productive in your business and that can increase your sales.

When it comes to automation and delegation for small businesses, no one does it better than Brook Borup. Driven by the desire to see small business owners spend more time away from their business doing what they love, Brook has developed systems and methodologies helping countless business owners around the world do more of what they love. Whether it’s growing your business by passively attracting leads or creating automation sequences to spend less time on marketing, Brook has a back-end tool to get your business moving in the right direction.

Full disclosure: As you’ll hear towards the end of this episode I met with Brook to see if her team could help me with a project that I was growing weary of because it had so many moving parts, each of which took gobs of time to deal with.

I did indeed go ahead and hire Brook, and Sarah, the team member assigned to me did a wonderful job with the project I handed off. I’ve been able to streamline and automate even more of tasks associated with my Fast Action Fridays show which saves me so much more time. I’m enjoying my Fast Action Fridays task time again.

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How to Create and Launch Your First Course Fast with guest Melody Johnson

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We’re talking about how to quickly create and launch your first course on today’s Fast Action Fridays.

My guest is Melody Johnson. She is the owner and founder of The Course Consultant and the host of The Course Consultant Show. Melody helps small business owners create and sell digital products and courses FAST.

I love her explanation of why you should focus on your getting your MVP created and available to your audience as fast as you can. To Melody, MVP stands for Minimum Viable Product.

In this episode, Melody explains how first-timers can quickly create their first courses and why it’s folly to wait for everything to be perfect before launching. Her advice is equally suitable for experienced pros, too.

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The Holy Trinity of Website Design Success with guest Kurt Scholle

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We’re diving into Kurt’s step-by-step training to make any website more profitable and easier to manage on today’s Fast Action Fridays.

Kurt has been building and marketing websites for more than 20 years. He’s worked with Fortune 500 companies and mentored Chamber of Commerce members. While there are many keys to website success, he says if you can understand the ‘Holy Trinity’ you’re doing better than most website owners and managers.

Develop a winning online strategy with the Holy Trinity of Website Success!

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The Money Is In The Follow UP with guest Charlene Burke

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UPDATE: Post updated July 29, 2021. This episode originally aired Aug 14, 2020.

We’re talking about how to write effective follow up emails that turn subscribers into customers on today’s Fast Action Fridays.

My guest is Charlene Burke, a research and copywriting expert. In the past, she often most identified with her high-level research and professional facilitation skills. Over time the corporate business climate changed, as did her preference for the type of work she preferred pursuing.

She recently choose to pivot her strategies yet again to better align her solopreneur business with the copywriting formats she most enjoyed doing. The result was a growing revenue stream plus less stress and struggle.

In today’s interview, Charlene provides insight into her journey, along with valuable email copywriting tips that you can implement to help turn more of your own email subscribers into paying customers and clients.

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Tools to Tame the Time Monsters with guest Sherry Bowers

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Today’s Fast Action Fridays, it’s all about solving that tricky dilemma of only having 24-hours each day to fit in all that we want to do.

This week’s guest, Sherry Bowers, is a unique blend of tech and spirit. In this interview we discussed the intertwining dynamics of time, tech, and spirit, and how it led her to created a special spreadsheet unlike any other I’ve seen. It helps you look at how you’re currently spending your precious hours compared to how you’d really like to be spending them based on your personal values and goals … without neglecting the spiritual side of yourself.

We can’t find time; we can only learn to manage it more productively.

Don’t miss downloading her easy to use free resource, the Connected Spirit Time Budget Worksheet. You’ll find the link below.

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The Importance of Being 100 Percent Yourself with guest Barbera Schouten

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We’re talking about HSP’s and HSE’s on today’s Fast Action Fridays. Those letters stand for Highly Sensitive People and Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs. Are you one? About 20 percent of the world’s population are. Stay tuned to find out!

My guest Barbera Schouten, from The Netherlands, is an experienced transformation coach, speaker, and author. She created the HSP Super Power System® and is the founder of the HSPower Academy.

Not surprisingly, we hit it right off as I quickly realized that I fit the descriptions for being both an HSP and HSE myself. If you’re a client, fan, or follower of mine, I’m guessing it’s very likely you are a smart and highly sensitive individual, too. Check out our interview to learn more and see if I’m right. 🙂 Let me know in the comments!

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