The Humble Entrepreneur Podcast

Its 100% true the greatest threat to your success in business is not failure! It is in fact boredom and lack of consistency! As business people or entrepreneurs we all love the new shinny penny that comes along to boost our business and take us to the next level of success. That killer hack that will save time or make us millions this time next year Rodney… But that is all often at the expense of...

We all want that one killer hack or improvement to improve or build our businesses faster! The silver bullet for business is the owners dream, but sadly they very rarely work. Most get riche quick schemes involves in someone else getting skint quickly! Improve comes with consistency and over a period of time! That’s why in this podcast episode we discuss the 1% rule for improving your business. Wh...

We have all been at that point in our business journey when we need to consider a extra pair of hands to help out. And we all have that age old dilemma of do we outsource the works or do we employ someone to fill the role! In this episode I discuss with you the pros and cons of both outsourcing and hiring, to help make your future decisions that bit easier, hopefully… They both have their own pros...

Many of us at times will struggle for different reasons with our confidence levels, and often there are a few simple hacks that we can use to help tweak and rebuild a little more confidence. Lack of self-confidence and self-esteem are the manifestations of fear. Fear of change, fear of judgement, fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear of being hurt and fear of discomfort - they are all powerfu...

As many of you know I am a massive fan of outsourcing to build your business! And the 70/30 principle is a fantastic way to decide if you should outsource a task, or if you are lucky enough to have staff delegate it to them! Unfortunately, many professionals or small business owners, don’t outsource or delegate nearly enough and doom themselves to owning a task forever because they wait until some...

So what is it that successful people do that others don’t? In this episode I discuss what I think sets the success or those that are perceived as successful apart from the rest. What is success anyway? Definition of success 1a: degree or measure of succeeding b: favorable or desired outcome also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence 2: one that succeeds 3 obsolete : OUTCOME, RESULT At the...

We are all guilty or have been in the past of using procrastination of active procrastination, to prevent us from doing something we really should be doing but don’t actually want to do! Procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. The word has originated from the Latin word pr...

There is a massive culture in business these days that says “You should never ask someone to do something that your are not prepared yourself to do!” Sorry got to disagree with that one, and in this blast cast episode I discuss why it is fine to do the opposite of that! Like many things in business we all have a opinion as to what is right or wrong and this debate certainly divides people. And I w...

We all want to boost our social media accounts followers, especially if its for business. After all the bigger your audience is on social media the bigger your potential customer pot is! This is a tried and tested hack that will grow and boost people following you on social media. Its been tested by some of the biggest social media influencers going and also verified by one with a Facebook account...

If you’re spending a great deal of time marketing your products and you’re still not selling the quantities that you would like, the cause could be a range of potential problems. However, they may not be as obvious as an elephant in the room, such as bad products. Working out why people won’t by from you can be very beneficial in working out how to get people to buy from you, and it is not always...

There is a massive trend at present to people joining the 5am club for life and business. Which is all being massively pushed forwards by the best-selling book with that title. I personal don’t subscribe to the 5am club as it is just too early for me. I do however subscribe to the fact that getting up earlier has a number of benefits for you and your business. As does nailing the killer morning ro...

Tune in to todays podcast and listen to the fastest way that we have found to grow our business or market share. It also works for adding additional skilled employees or for getting a new piece of tech for your market. Buying your competition is fast becoming the easiest and simplest way the grow your business. The shift in business culture over the course of the last twenty years or so has meant...

As business owners there are times we all need to boost our company cashflow we have. And there are equally as many different reasons that you might need to so. In this episode we discuss seven simple actionable ways that work that you can boost your companies cashflow. We have used all of these methods at some point in time so we can confirm that they worked and will work for you and your busines...

Are you leaving money on the table?  As business owners, entrepreneurs or whatever title you call yourself, we are all guilty of the same thing. Under charging for our product or service! And we are all to often worried about increasing our prices for fear of losing sales. In this episode we discuss 7 things that if you can answer yes to, then we are under charging for our product or service!...

In this episode I give 15 tips, tricks and hacks to help you get your first one hundred customers! This came from a online discussion I was having on a facebook live, where a panels of experts were asked to give their own 15 tips etc.  Some of these are very simple and repeatable and will help you to increase your customer or get your first one hundred new customers. So tune in and have a lis...

Most small to media business these days understand the benefits of creating content these days for social media. It for a massive amount of people marketing plans and budgets. But sometimes it can cause more harm than good. We have create loads of content across platforms from Facebook to Linkedin and have found out what works and what does not work. And In our experience this one thing switches y...

As business owners we are all looking for the elusive bigger business. The high street chain, or multinational group, that household brand name. Someone that’s either going to place a big shipping order or multiple orders for years to come. Many of us see it as a silver bullet that will fill our order book and solve all of our sleepless nights and headaches! But more often than not, the euphoria i...

In this day and age of social media we are all looking at trying to get our post to go viral, particularly if its for business or growing our personal brand and reach! According to Urban Dictionary, something that “goes viral” is an image, video, or link that spreads rapidly through a population by being frequently shared with a number of individuals. Surprisingly, Dictionary.com’s definition of “...

We have all been there, accept a Linkedin connection or a Facebook friend request then bang the dreaded private message hits you in box within five minutes. For entrepreneurs, building relationships is essential for long-term growth, profitability, and sustainability. And to build relationships—with customers, employees, vendors, and investors—good communication is key. But instantly spamming some...

Failure is all part of success, you failed it does not mean you are a failure, and does not always mean its bad. Running a business is not for the faint of heart; entrepreneurship is inherently risky . Successful business owners must possess the ability to mitigate company-specific risks while simultaneously bringing a product or service to market at a price point that meets consumer demand levels...

We all want to be able to raise our prices to our customers as and when we need to, in here we discuss 7 reasons your customers will be prepared to pay more for your product or service! One of the most unfortunate mistakes that business owners make is setting their price point too low, even when they know that their product is worth more. They do this because they don’t believe people are willing...

So these days people are all to aware that you need to have a social media presence for your business. Online is everything, especially in this day and age of content marketing! Any company can have a social media presence. The real challenge lies in building a presence that is trustworthy and can generate conversions. When 63% of global consumers claim they would buy from a company they consider...

So anyone that try’s to put themselves out there on facebook has come across the age old hater, troll or critic! It’s a simple fact of this day and age of social media. But if you are not upsetting a few people on facebook, or Instagram the chances are you are not in fact putting yourself out there enough! And there are massive plus sides to having haters, trolls and critics. Firstly they can mass...

So we all know the benefits of using content marketing for our business! But sometimes it can be so difficult to write and produce the massive amount of social media post required to consistently show up with your marketing. Someone once said to me, “The best thing you can do to boost your social media and content marketing is to show up daily!” Which is great and trust me it does work! But that m...

So we all know that social media is the new greatest marketing channel for business! And everyone is trying to gain your attention to get you to buy from them. And lets be honest if you are reading this you are trying to use it to sell to people also. But no one wants to buy your stuff! And this is why, and what you can do about it. This is a blast cast episode, so a short sharp blast of advice to...