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Small Business Made Simple Podcast

Jenn Donovan: Speaker, Author, Marketer and Social Media Expertsocialmediaandmarketing.com.au
Small Business Made Simple Podcast - for small business owners who want to reach their goals, need accountability and bite size marketing and social media tips and tricks. Hear from Small Business owners just like you or our host Jenn Donovan, who has been in the trenches of small business and is now here to help you achieve those goals. You've GOT THIS!

Episodes

5 Ways to Get More Leads Into Your Business - PODCAST EPISODE 278

Five ways to bring in more leads into your business. We all need more leads, and it’s something many business owners want heading into 2024 – so here’s five of the best ways to nurture your leads and create new ones! Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/278 Take a listen to episode 278 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ...

Jan 18, 202417 minSeason 6Ep. 278

Three Facebook Trends that Will Shape Your 2024 Facebook Strategy - PODCAST EPISODE 277

Three Facebook Trends That Will Shape Your 2024 Facebook Strategy. Join me for this interesting discussion around Facebook and what it will look like in 2024. What are the trends? How do you deal with them? Is Facebook even still for you and your business? Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/277 Take a listen to episode 277 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/10...

Jan 10, 202425 minSeason 6Ep. 277

Happy New Year! - PODCAST EPISODE 276

It’s a great time to be working ON your business and not IN it. So what are you doing to move your business into 2024? What needs looking at? What needs adjusting? What needs to be created? All these questions and more are discussed and answered on the Happy New Year podcast episode here. Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/276 Take a listen to episode 276 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDI...

Jan 03, 202424 minSeason 6Ep. 276

Be the Change You Want to See in the World - PODCAST EPISODE 275

A new mantra for 2024 – on this episode I share my mantras – maybe they are yours too? Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/275 Take a listen to episode 275 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://jenn-donovan.myflodesk.com/fivedaychallenge WANT TO CREATE YOUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL FACEBOOK AD? Do...

Dec 27, 202311 minSeason 5Ep. 275

The Seven Things I’m Doing Whilst “Taking a Break” - Podcast Episode 274

What does a “break” really look like in the world of a small business owner? On this episode I share 7 things I’ll be doing to help move the needle in my business in 2024. Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/274 Take a listen to episode 274 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://jenn-donova...

Dec 21, 202316 minSeason 5Ep. 274

What Small Business Owners Are Telling Us - Podcast Episode 273

What is really keeping small business owners up at night? What are their top three challenges? How about marketing – what’s holding them back from growth? All these questions and more are answered in this podcast episode where we go through the results of the 2023 Big Small Business Survey. Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/273 Take a listen to episode 273 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL ME...

Dec 13, 202324 minSeason 5Ep. 273

How Do You Go About Publishing a Book for the First Time? - Podcast Episode 272

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Maybe just a little curious about the process? In this episode, I pull back the curtain on my experience of writing my first book, Small Town Big Impact. There’s a book in all of us, so take a listen. Tune in and all will be revealed! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/272 Take a listen to episode 272 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READ...

Dec 06, 202329 minSeason 5Ep. 272

What’s your 2024 Word? Planning for 2024. Podcast Episode 271

It’s time to choose your 2024 word! Your Word of the Year! The act of choosing one word to represent what you want for the year ahead, in this case 2024, has worked remarkably well for me in the past, as well as many people in my community. What’s it about? How do you choose one? Tune in and all will be revealed, including what my word for 2024 will be! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/271 Take a listen to episode 271 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEA...

Nov 29, 202317 minSeason 5Ep. 271

The Business Assets You Never Knew You Had - Podcast Episode 270

What would you sell if you were to sell your business? What would make up the Good Will inside your business? What assets, other than stock, fixtures and fittings do you have? My guest this week, Matt Raad, explains too. This is seriously one of the most interesting conversations you’ll hear all year. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/270 Take a listen to episode 270 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https...

Nov 22, 202349 minSeason 5Ep. 270

How to Plan Your Marketing for 2024 - Podcast Episode 269

Let’s start thinking about 2024 and what sort of year you want it to be. Join me today as I talk about the 3 things you need to be doing to get 2024 off on the right foot. Listen in – you’ll love it! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/269 Take a listen to episode 269 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://jenn-donovan.myfl...

Nov 16, 202323 minSeason 5Ep. 269

Networking as a Marketing Strategy - Podcast Episode 268

Today my guest Janine Hunter gives her thoughts on how networking, as a marketing strategy, has helped her grow 2 businesses but more than that, has helped her grow a community of amazing humans that she gets to be connected with. Listen in – you’ll love it! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/268 Take a listen to episode 268 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIA...

Nov 08, 202332 minSeason 5Ep. 268

Top 3 Marketing Questions Answered - Podcast Episode 267

Does Blogging help with SEO? Should I be spending time on email marketing and social media marketing? How do I get more engagement on my social media accounts from my followers/community? These are the three questions asked by my community and answered here on the podcast today. Listen in – you’ll love it! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/267 Take a listen to episode 267 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – ...

Nov 01, 202318 minSeason 5Ep. 267

Your Business LifeStyle – Having a Business and Life - Podcast Episode 266

Building a business around you? Sounds like a dream and possibly impossible. But it is possible, especially with help from experts like my guest this week, Kristy Robinson. This week we talk burnout, hamster wheels, growth and scale (but not like you think) and designing a business that suits you. Listen in – you’ll love it! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/266 Take a listen to episode 266 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL M...

Oct 25, 202334 minSeason 5Ep. 266

5 Practical Ways to Create More Content for Your Business - Podcast Episode 265

5 ways to find out what your ideal client and community members are asking about, wanting answers to, what issues are keeping them up at night, what they are googling and more! Content creation is one of the things small businesses find the hardest, so tune in to find some new places to find content that your community will want to consume. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/265 Take a listen to episode 265 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO ...

Oct 18, 202322 minSeason 5Ep. 265

Celebrating International Rural Women's Day 2023

Today we are celebrating International Rural Women's Day for 2023. I have 9 amazing rural business women for you to hear from about their experiences of living and working in rural Australia. They share what International Rural Women's Day means to them and their hopes and dreams for rural Australia. Take a listen, connect with these women, follow their journey and celebrate with them! Please share this podcast with your friends and family too. Thanks and Happy International Rural Womens Day. Je...

Oct 15, 20231 hr 12 minSeason 5Ep. 265

Facebook Ad Basics - Podcast Episode 264

It’s the time of the year when many of us are thinking about investing in Facebook and/or Instagram ads. It might be because you’re in e-commerce and the busy season is coming like a freight train or you might in a serviced based business and just aren’t growing as quickly as you want organically. My guest this week, Bianca McKenzie, is a facebook ads expert and she has loads of gold to tell you. Tune in to see what’s working and what’s not with Facebook ads. You can find the show notes and in l...

Oct 11, 202349 minSeason 5Ep. 264

3 AI Tools to Make your Business Life Simpler - Podcast Episode 263

Let me share with you 3 AI tools I use in my business, daily, to make my business life simpler. They help me produce content, help me produce content quickly and easy and just make my business life less hectic! Tune for the tips with me, Jenn Donovan, the host. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/263 Take a listen to episode 263 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SO...

Oct 04, 202326 minSeason 5Ep. 263

How To Raise Your Prices Without Losing Your Customers - Podcast Episode 262

How do you raise your prices without losing your customers? Big question, yes? My guest Jessica Osborn and I are chatting about just this. Because the Big Small Business Survey of 2022 told me that this is one of the biggest worries small business owners have when it comes to putting up prices – they are afraid of losing their customers. Tune for the gold with Jessica and Jenn Donovan, the host. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/262 Take a listen ...

Sep 28, 202346 minSeason 5Ep. 262

What you Need to Know About Generational Marketing - Podcast Episode 261

How do you market to the different generations? Do different marketing strategies work for different generational groups? How do you know what’s going to work and what isn’t when it comes to the different generations? All these questions and more are answered on this episode. Tune for the gold with Jenn Donovan, the host. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/261 Take a listen to episode 261 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDI...

Sep 20, 202325 minSeason 5Ep. 261

The Power of Strategic Networking - Podcast Episode 260

Let’s chat today about strategic networking with the Queen of it – Wendy Lloyd Curley. Networking is such an underrated marketing strategy for your business but it builds trust and authority so quickly – we can no longer afford to ignore it. Tune for the gold with Wendy and Jenn. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/260 Take a listen to episode 260 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social RE...

Sep 14, 202350 minSeason 5Ep. 260

Are you Leaking Profits? Podcast Episode 259

Are you leaking profits in your business? My guess is YES you are. I’ve got 4 examples of where I think you are leaking profits and how you can fix it. Listen in, become more profitable and get more time and freedom in the process. Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/259 Take a listen to episode 259 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ...

Sep 09, 202320 minSeason 5Ep. 259

Personal Branding – Let’s Get Clear on Who You Are - Podcast Episode 258

Build your personal brand alongside your business brand – that’s the conversation I am having today with Emma Lovell from Lovelly Communications. I talk about my mistake in business where I didn’t do this and why I am so passionate about human to human marketing now and Emma shares all her knowledge around branding too. Sounds like something you’d like to know more about? Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/258 Take a listen to ep...

Aug 30, 202345 minSeason 5Ep. 258

Over Instagram? Wait, do this first - Podcast Episode 257

Want to leave Instagram? Can I give you some advice first? Or perhaps you’ve got some neglected accounts or old accounts – listen up to my little piece of customer journey wisdom on today’s episode. Sounds like something you’d like to know more about? Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/257 Take a listen to episode 257 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIF...

Aug 23, 202317 minSeason 5Ep. 257

The Profit First Method - Podcast Episode 256

Let’s chat Profit First in our businesses. My guest this week Amy Bett is a Profit First Professional which means that she helps small business owners, like you, take control of their cash flow and reach financial stability. Sounds like something you’d like to know more about? Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/256 Take a listen to episode 256 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit...

Aug 16, 202334 minSeason 5Ep. 256

21 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Presence - Podcast Episode 255

Let’s chat Facebook. It’s not dead in the water and it is probably driving more traffic to your website than you give it credit for – so let’s chat about 21 ways you can continue to grow your Facebook presence. Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/255 Take a listen to episode 255 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challe...

Aug 09, 202316 minSeason 5Ep. 255

The Imagination Capital in Your Business - Podcast Episode 254

What’s the Imagination Capital look like in your business? Do you have any? Not sure what Imagination capital is? Then this episode is for you. Peita D and I talk about Imagination Capital and it is an inspiring business and finance conversation. Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/254 Take a listen to episode 254 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOU...

Aug 03, 202336 minSeason 5Ep. 254

Mid-Year Word of the Year Check In - Podcast Episode 253

Since my mid-year check in a few weeks ago, I’ve had people ask about my Word of the Year and who that is going – so I thought I’d do an episode on that. So tune in and see what’s been happening in my world and let me show you the significance of having a word of the year. How’s your word of the year going? You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/253 Take a listen to episode 253 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook –...

Jul 26, 202321 minSeason 5Ep. 253

Your Life by Design - Podcast Episode 252

My guest today is Kate Christie. Kate was a guest way back on episode 31! Yes in my first year of podcasting. Kate is a time management specialist and that was what she spoke about on the podcast. But today, we are chatting about something slightly different. Kate has recently written a book called The Life List – Master Every Moment and Live an Audacious Life. Her book is about having a life list rather than a bucket list. The difference between the two, she chats about on the podcast. So Kate ...

Jul 20, 202342 minSeason 5Ep. 252

3 Tips For Creating More Content When You’ve Run Out of Content Ideas- Podcast Episode 251

Do you struggle with creating engaging content for your marketing? According to the 2022 Big Small Business Survey over 53% of small businesses do too. Today on the podcast I am giving you 3 tips around producing content when you’ve run out of things to say! Tune for the gold. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/251 Take a listen to episode 251 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY...

Jul 12, 202313 minSeason 5Ep. 251

How to Raise Your Profile (Yes, Yours!) - Podcast Episode 250

Erin Huckle from Chuckle Communications is my guest today and we are all about building YOUR profile – yes, yours – not your businesses profile but yours. We chat about awards, PR strategies, podcasting and more. Erin is a wealth of knowledge around all things profile building, and shares so much gold with us on the episode. Tune in. You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/250 Take a listen to episode 250 and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON...

Jul 05, 202341 minSeason 5Ep. 250