An International Business Advisor and Trainer and the author of Succeed Without Selling Diana Helbig says friends and family are NOT your target audience no matter what it is that you sell and we’ll be getting deep on why is it important to know how your ideal client looks like, what our target markets are and HOW to market toward them. So, the question is how the ABC of sales changed, with whom should you be doing business when you first start out and how you define your ideal client. Why shoul...
May 09, 2022•32 min•Ep. 208
Social Selling · Selling things to your friends comes down to what your personality is like. Personally, I don’t like mixing friendships and business. But you can definitely build your business around your existing connections. What are you excellent at? · When you're selling your expertise, what you're really selling is your time. This type of business model allows you to get paid to learn. Make it once, sell it a thousand times · Share your creations: sell buttons on Etsy, make stickers and co...
Nov 09, 2020•22 min
The first benefit of being your own boss is creating your own work hours When you are your own boss you can wake up whenever you want, go to sleep whenever you want, and work as much or as little as you want to. There is no one keeping track of how you spend your time Living The Best Life I live a life that suits me the best. Many of the people who read my books or watch my videos don’t want to live the life I’m living and that’s fine. It’s not about replicating my life is about the freedom you ...
Nov 03, 2020•18 min
Here we are with another episode of our “be your own boss” series. We are getting so close to the finale I can almost hear it. Speaking of hearing things, since you got so far, what you need to do now is to make a loud and clear statement/declaration that you are going to do this! Your Declaration to the World It doesn’t matter who you are declaring this to as long as you do it. Tell your wife, tell your friends, tell your dog, or just say it to yourself in front of the mirror, just let those wo...
Oct 27, 2020•21 min
[03:32] Type of project manager software ● Different project manager software offers different opportunities and they come at different price ranges, so you need to figure out which one works best for you and your team. [16:00] Writing down your process ● Why it is essential to write down and pass on all of your processes [22:00] The leader ● What is the job of the leader ▶️▶️▶️▶️ Resources mentioned: Books by Jonathan TOOLBOX Leave some feedback. We would love to hear from you! Connect with Jon...
Oct 20, 2020•24 min
The buck stops here when you're your own boss ! Find out what that means in today's episode. Being on the top is lonely. When I started my business 10 years ago, I've tried hiring friends, I've tried converting employees to friends and that always worked out poorly. It’s is always better to have a distant and professional relationship with your employees. I really like the people on my team, but I am not best friends with them and that distance we have is one of the reasons why we work so well t...
Oct 13, 2020•21 min
I want to welcome you to a new mini-series part of the Servе No Master podcast. This is called “to be your own boss series” , and this is part one. I have always been afraid to start my own business. It took 29 years of my life to finally become confident enough and did it. Even when I decided that I am doing it, I still had my doubts If I could really be a successful entrepreneur. When you are working for yourself one of the biggest benefits is that you can make a lot of money, but there can be...
Oct 06, 2020•30 min
Skyrocket Your Sales With Email Sequences Writing emails is a very important thing in my business. I write emails every single day because it's my primary form of communication with my audience. It is more likely that more people will see your email subject lines than read your emails or more people will read your emails than click the link, have more people read those emails than your blog posts, so it’s important to keep up your email game. When you are giving, the most important thing to give...
Sep 29, 2020•23 min
09:43] Type of bonuses · The types are listed with examples, how you can benefit from employing them to your product [19:00] What objections mean · How to successfully manage them [24:00] Bonuses trivia · Highlighting bonuses and why to do it ▶️▶️▶️▶️ Resources mentioned: Books by Jonathan TOOLBOX Leave some feedback. We would love to hear from you! Connect with Jonathan Green and Serve No Master: Serve No Master on YouTube Serve No Master on Twitter Serve No Master on Facebook Serve No Master o...
Sep 22, 2020•26 min
Double your income by building your first course . I don’t have a problem promoting someone else’s course if it’s something that I don’t well. Although I would never promote something that I teach, I would much rather have my customers redirected towards someone who is better at something that averages at. If we are talking about is it better to fail while trying, it’s always better if you are not the first one in the line. Pioneers get shot in the back, so it’s the best if you see how others di...
Sep 15, 2020•22 min
Capturing attention, building trust, closing the sale and so on - it all starts with a story. Connect with Jonathan Green The Bestseller: ChatGPT Profits Free Gift: The Master Prompt for ChatGPT Free Book on Amazon: Fire Your Boss Podcast Website: https://artificialintelligencepod.com/ Subscribe, Rate, and Review: https://artificialintelligencepod.com/itunes Video Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ArtificialIntelligencePodcast...
Sep 08, 2020•26 min
· Understand how to appeal to your customers using the right language Who are you speaking to? · If your product is for everyone, no one wants it Understand your customers’ motivation What is your avatar’s goal or value? · What does your customer want to achieve, what they believe in, and other important questions you need to address. Help your customers cross their barriers What is the barrier? · Understand the pain point and the barrier, what stops people from buying your product, and how to j...
Sep 01, 2020•20 min
Key Takeaways: · Don’t rely on one singe traffic source, one person, or one product · Always choose a market that offers a lot of opportunities and is always expanding · Variety is your best friend [14:35] The dangers of massive investments explained · Why having a short financial cycle is very important [17:50] The drawbacks of having a complex business · How moving parts can make your business vulnerable [20:55] Competition · How competition can harm your business especially when starting out ...
Aug 26, 2020•31 min
The distance learning revolution is shattering traditional education. Find out how you can thrive in this environment in today's episode! Today's episode is brought to you by ClickFunnels. If you've seen one of my sales pages you've seen ClickFunnels in action. Grow your business at servenomaster.com/clickfunnels today. Are you tired of dealing with your boss? Do you feel underpaid and underappreciated? If you want to make it online, fire your boss, and start living your retirement dreams now, t...
Aug 18, 2020•24 min
Use extreme giving to build a massive list. Find out how - on today's episode! Today's episode is brought to you by Bluehost . Choosing the right hosting for your online business is critical. Bluehost has reliable servers and beginner-friendly onboarding waiting for you at servicemaster.com/blue. Are you tired of dealing with your boss? Do you feel underpaid and underappreciated? If you want to make it online, fire your boss and start living your retirement dreams now, then you've come to the ri...
Aug 12, 2020•24 min
Want to know how you can choose your social networks wisely? Find out in today's episode of Serve No Master podcast. In social networks trends come and go pretty quickly. Same things happens to a lot of start-ups, they get some traffic and try to monetize their websites but most of them overdo it, they put so many ads people stop using the website altogether. Same thing happened to MySpace, but after they put so many ads on it people jumped over to FaceBook and now most young people use TikTok. ...
Jul 28, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Is the technology gap choking the life of your business? Find out how to save it on today's episode. For everyone there is an area or a gap in their business they struggle, their weakness. So today we'll discuss what to do and how to deal with your weakness in your business and how to fill that gap. For me I am good at old school email marketing but I struggle with social media. But very first step is understanding what you are good with and what are you struggling with. If you've been in this b...
Jul 21, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In this business the first thing you need to do is learn how to market your book and find out who you are similar to. Being similar to somebody is not a setback, on the contrary, it's a significant opportunity. Authors and books that you are emulating with you are your clues for cracking the Amazon marketing world. When you click on an author's profile, it shows you even more authors that are most commonly purchased by a certain target audience. They share similar target words and marketing stra...
Jul 17, 2020•36 min
Start building a successful business using a pyramid in today's episode of Serve No Master podcast. Nowadays more and more businesses are built without dept, they have a single product line that they run effectively but it also means that when new people come in they easily get kicked out of the market. So, today I want to teach you how you can build a business with a dept to it. Once you build a single product line you have to add some breadth to it so you can market to a larger audience. Once ...
Jul 14, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Are you aware of yourself? Have you ever experienced something deeper than your primal thoughts? Do you think you can be better, smarter, more productive, and eventually be more comfortable with yourself and be the best version of yourself? If you want to be a self-published writer, but something is interfering with your creative process we might have just the answers for you. Today, we are talking with Laura Van Der Berg-Sekac, an expert in the art of mindfulness. If you are ready to transfer y...
Jul 10, 2020•26 min
If you save a dollar, it's the same as making a dollar. It's a lot easier to prevent a loss than bringing in new leads and new customers. So in previous episodes, we've talked about bringing in new people and creating an email list, so today we will discuss how to find problems and pluck them before you lose more money. Eliminate people who don't want to hear from you. There are so many other people who will invest their money and time in you and you just have to constantly update your list and ...
Jul 07, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The traditional publishing industry might have a hard time breathing but is still alive. For many authors, the ultimate goal is to see their book on the shelves, maybe take a picture with it. Of course, this also means a pleasant income stream and an even better position to grow your business. If you chose to have a traditional publisher, it's good to know that it is their job to take care of the printing, warehousing, shipping, and all the hassle that comes with it. In a sense, it seems like th...
Jul 03, 2020•32 min
Having an online business is a long-term investment and you want your long-term investments to work. This is where statistics come in. They are an inextricable part of the financial stability of a business. What you need to do first, is understand where your money is coming from and that means spending a lot of time with your bookkeeper and analyzing the figures. You need to understand which of your projects are generating money and what are the market’s common trends. This is crucial because yo...
Jun 30, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 14
To be your own boss or to go from jobless to bestseller means you are empowered, so to reach your goal you will need to create resources and learn the tools to make it happen for you. You need to change your life and be willing to do a simple set of exercises over time. You need to create healthy habits that will support your dream. And you need to know that when it comes to publishing dreams, you need to learn how to use amazon ads for promoting your books. So, the question is how to use Amazon...
Jun 26, 2020•28 min
Best time to sell people your product is after they already purchased something. Even giving you their emails is a transaction, now you are already in the middle of the yes letter. "Yes letter" is getting your customers to say yes to something bigger and bigger. That's why the best time to sell them anything is after they already purchased something. Tripwire can help you make more sales as it basically is the up-sell behind a free gift. The very first email you send is the one that is getting o...
Jun 23, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Self-published bestseller author Scot Allan says that, yes, it can be done, and today he will give you some guidelines on how to stop making excuses set your professional passion on fire! A Job Just For You It might take time until you figure out what exactly you want to do. For Scott it has always been writing, so he decided that he needed to focus on his dream, and that's exactly what you need to do. Maybe one of the reasons why you haven't done the same is because you are stuck in a mindset t...
Jun 19, 2020•36 min
Want to know how you can design a killer opt-in page to explode your email list? Watch today's episode of Serve No Master to find put. It's important to have not only a great opt-in page but a great sales email as well. Once you have that email list everything depends on that first sale pitch you send. If people are not impressed by your sales email they can easily unsubscribe so you lose that one client. How to create an opt-in page People were a lot excited to receive emails years ago, they wo...
Jun 16, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Lise Cartwright was just another brick in the corporate wall until she decided that she wants to write and make writing her full-time job. Her process was long, but she did her best, and now, as a self-published author she will give you some advice on how to start a side hustle writing career without any experience and how you should organize the transition period in between. How to start freelance writing with no experience If your passion is writing, but you have little experience, try freelan...
Jun 12, 2020•34 min
What is a success if you can't share it with someone? And to be fair, it's almost impossible to build an online business without having the dream team on your side. So, what are the steps you need to take to build a remote team that will stand by you through thick and thin? The first thing you need to do as a boss is to define exactly what someone's job will be, how long it should take them to do the job, and how much you will pay them. When you don't exactly know what you want from someone it i...
Jun 09, 2020•42 min
Rob Kosberg, founder of Best Selling Publishing, a leader in authority marketing, and a best-selling author will give us some strategies for profitability as an author. What got Rob into this business was the financial crisis of 2007. A few people suggested he should write a book to grow his authority and credibility, so he did just that. He did something that has never been done before - he wrote a book on how you grow your book business. If you want to make money with a book you have to think ...
Jun 05, 2020•30 min
