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Today I'm sharing more details about my latest business building activities. These have changed a bit over time and they keep changing but the one important thing about them is: I do them first. I prioritise my own business over just saying yes to clients all the time. I hope this inspires you to create some regular business growth activities in your business. More from me: https://connectedmarket...

Do you keep hearing about affiliates?  Does it sound a bit icky?  I used to think it was icky and now I understand how beautiful it is I want to share my perspective with you  My resources Page: https://connectedmarketing.com.au/resources/ Join the newsletter https://connectedmarketing.com.au/join-newsletter/

If you are new in online business, it can be helpful to know which steps in which order. As long as you have an ABN you are ready to roll and start making money in your business. In my other blog “Do You Need a Website” I mentioned having made 10k in my business before I even had a website. I said that if you just have a booking tool like Acuity and a social media account you can definitely make m...

What do you REALLY need to start serving clients online? I have talked about this a bunch in a couple of other blogs - like “Do you need a website” and “Easy tools to run an online business: Acuity” so today I’m going to talk about Zoom. If you aren’t familiar with Zoom now I would be very surprised. Before the global lockdowns, I was using Zoom daily and running my business online with people hav...

Do you really need a website? And what is the bare, absolute minimum you need to deliver services in an online business? I have a friend who I saw the other day and I know that she does not want to be on Facebook and she does not want to be on Instagram. I also know that she is basically a little bush fairy who does not want to spend much time on her computer or be very involved with technology. S...

I hope you enjoy this chat I had with Content + Productivity coach Shailaja V.  We chatted about:  Time affluence  Stillness  Organic Audience Growth  and so much more.    Shailaja is a content and productivity coach with over 14 years of blogging experience. Her website, Intentional and Creative Affluence, aims to simplify the art of content creation and infuse...

I am thrilled to share a juicy little chat I had with Leonie Fucking Dawson this week... We talked about:  Body standards  ADHD Wearing pink  How to run your business without social media and more.  Leonie Dawson is an internationally best-selling author of the 2021 Goal Getter workbooks & planners which have been used by over 400,000 people worldwide.  A multi-passion...

I thought I would try something a bit different. I know that a lot of people like to hear about my processes so I thought I would share a bit of a behind the scenes vid/chat. If this is something you like, please let me know and I'll keep making them! If you want to stay in touch, please jump on the newsletter (unsexy I know but that is where I keep people up to date): https://connectedmarketing.c...

How can you get clarity in your business? Brand strategy? Worksheets? Niching? Here's my take on it  And here's where you can jump on the newsletter: https://connectedmarketing.com.au/join-newsletter/

I know it doesn't seem possible, that creating content can make things in your business easier. But I have found it to be true. I also snuck in my own content creation tricks to make the content creation itself a bit easier.  Wanna hang? You can hear from me regularly in the newsletter: https://connectedmarketing.com.au/join-newsletter/

I had a great chat with the divine Jana Langford the other night and she asked me: What 3 things (or ppl) you wish you had when you started your biz? It was a bit hard for me to answer, because I really felt like I had what I needed in the early days of my business but i would say that the 3 main things that I had or wished I was better at are:  Colleagues A reliable system/mentor Consistency...

Today I'm going to share a simple, practical structure to support wild, rule-defying creatrix women to create content. What??? I mean: I work with a lot of women (and I myself am one) who dislike norms. Women who need to pave their own way. Who have a lot to share but say “f*&# you” to shoulds. Or maybe they’re not quite that shouty but they find it hard to follow a regular set of rules about...

What do you offer your clients? Your offer is the solution you deliver, and it’s also your service that you promote. It’s the way you serve others and it’s the way you make money in your business. Generally when I’m supporting women in business I’m seeing 2 things: Making offers all the time and not sharing content Not making offers at all and just sharing content Other concerns people have about...

When I first heard the term sustainable business I thought people were talking about sustainability in terms similar to environmental sustainability. and I thought to myself “well I use recycled paper I try to reduce my impacts in terms of the environment so I don't really need to read that article do I?”. What I've learnt over time is a clearer understanding of what a sustainable business is. Whi...

If you're thinking about (or driven to) writing a book, I hope you enjoy this chat with book writing coach + editor Tamara Protassow. We talked about: Who writes the book? The Management The muse Mindset and more Tamara Protassow is a non-fiction writing coach and editor who specialises in developing and editing non-fiction books with visionary writers.   Tamara has developed and edited books...

YouTube has become a large platform where some people seem to make a tonne of money making videos and doing affiliate and referral marketing. Most people say: it’s never too late to start a YouTube channel and I agree. I would like to make a distinction now There are 2 kinds of YouTube channels: The channel is the primary business The channel is for marketing to the primary business One type of Yo...

Australian Bush Flower Essences are a vibrational medicine. They work on the subtle energy bodies/fields. Their biggest ninja powers are to correct imbalances in these fields. Imbalances in the energy field manifest as emotions. That’s why I love to use Australian Bush Flower Essences (ABFE) for issues that arise in business and marketing. Our resistances, fears and worries poke their little heads...

Of course there are norms in marketing; there are norms in all aspects of human life, so how do you deal with norms? I guess we all have our own reactions to norms, goodness knows I do. Reels have norms and email list building has norms. So how can we figure out what we should do amidst so much noise? Tell me what you think.

Today I chatted with Emma from Bespoke Backdrops and Branding about: What you need to have ready to get your branding done  How to choose a designer and  How to be free in your creative business.   What IS a logo  and more.... I hope you get a bunch out of this interview, I feel like I really understand the brand process a lot better now :) More from Emma:  Branding https:...

If you have a website or a business you have some legal obligations and opportunities! But you don't have to be a dry biscuit about it. You can actually do legals your way. And my favourite way to do that is by using Michelle's DIY Website T&Cs and other legal services. She is the only person I recommend  for all things biz legals.  I hope you get as much out of this convo as I did!...

Yesterday in the "Sharing your Brilliance: loving content" course and the "Grow an aligned Audience group program we talked about Content creation and the "Why" that sits behind it. Creating content can be hard if: you aren't clear on your why or your motivators are extrinsic First up - before you read this, I would encourage you to set a 5 minute timer and do some journalling about your own why....

This podcast is about my own current content flow and inspiration. However, it does reference a few visual items that you can view on the. blog https://connectedmarketing.com.au/whats-my-personal-content-creation-flow-whats-a-carousel-post-what-is-headlinerapp/ 

This year I am a member of George Kao's Masterheart Group Program. I am honoured to be interviewed by George as a member "progress" interview. What progress?  I have gone from be a free agent with my days to being a highly calendar driven person.  What made me decide to pursue this experiment?  I wasn't happy in my day to day. The idea of "Joyful Productivity" and finding joy in eac...

When people come to me for help with their marketing and to grow their business – they are open to and seeking change. But sometimes, change is challenging and most of us needs tools for that. I feel very lucky to have encountered Jason Schneider. What I really want to share with you is a part of all that he offers around managing our states. We are always in a state, but did you realise that you...

When I listen to a podcast or audiobook I feel like I’m right there with the host/author. It feels really intimate. They are right there in my ear. There is a lot of focus on video in social media and marketing in general at the moment. Tik Tok is huge, Instagram has just announced that they are no longer a photo sharing app but a video sharing one. Some of my clients don’t feel like video is righ...