Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works

Got an awesome Facebook Group but struggling to translate that engagement into actual money-producing sales? In today's episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon share their top tips for turning your Facebook Group members into customers. Looking specifically at how you can not only get people to make the leap from your Facebook Group to your paid offers, but also how you can use your F...

We recently recorded a show on virtual events and it caused quite a buzz with tons of people telling us how useful the episode was and that they want MORE when it comes to how to navigate, put together and make the most of virtual events. So, in today's episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon focus on one specific and super important part of running a virtual event and that's how you...

One of our most popular annual episodes is back!  We're sharing our favourite books of the year. Between us we read a LOT of books and these are our TOP picks when it comes to content marketing books we've read lately that you may want to add to your 2021 reading list. PLUS Get the Content Sells UPDATED Reading List 2020 Edition here now. Listen to this episode to hear more about: The HerBusiness...

If you've been a long time listener you will know that for the last couple of years we've asked our Marketing Success Masterminders to share their top marketing strategies with you. And we're doing it again this year! Not only do we LOVE these tips because they're what's working RIGHT NOW for other business owners like you… we ALSO get to show off these amazing women who we get to work with every...

Today we want to focus on one very specific idea… it's really more of a mindset that we've been talking about a lot lately with our Masterminders, clients and members and we wanted to share it on the show… And that is this idea of slowing down so you can actually go faster. It can sound counterintuitive, "But wait, I want to get to 6-figures this year in my business!" Or "I've got a webinar in 4 d...

This episode is a companion piece to two other shows we did recently on Online Courses… The first - episode 139 - was all about how to CREATE Profitable Online Courses, where we shared some of our top tips for thinking about what course to create and ways to go about putting it together. The second - episode 140 - went deeper into how to make an amazing online course as we chatted with world-leadi...

Ever had a passion or a "weird" idea for a business and wondered… "could I really make a living out of this?" That's what our guest, Shelley Brander wondered when she left her highly lucrative branding business behind to double down on her passion business in the knitting niche. And not only did she "make a living," she made a LIFE doing what she loves, creating a worldwide movement AND a multi-mi...

In this episode, your hosts Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat about a topic that is near and dear to their hearts… it's something they so regularly find themselves needing to support other women business owners to do… AND to remind themselves to do… that we they thought it was high time they did an episode on it. Today's topic is all about tooting our own horn. Because here's the thing… it's be...

One of the big milestones many business owners have in mind when they are first starting out is to hit that 6-figure mark. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with an entrepreneur, author and business owner who is passionate about helping people reach that milestone. Her name is Shaa Wasmund and she is the author of the number one bestsellers Do Less , Get More and Sto...

We're not sure how often someone has decided naming their podcast with the word BORING in it is a good idea, but that's exactly what we're about today… you'll hear us often talk about fabulous strategies and big ideas and new innovations, but today, we're waving the flag for the often unsung benefits of doing the BORING stuff. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon celebrate t...

While print magazines are in decline, there ARE some amazing opportunities to add a DIGITAL magazine to your content strategy. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with innovative publisher and serial entrepreneur, Dale Beaumont, who is pioneering a very different, very modern take on the online magazine, known as www.mobimag.com , the world's first made for mobile publ...

What to do with your Content Marketing when things get tough? Of course, it doesn't have to be a global pandemic, like what we're seeing now for times to get tough… all of us at one point or another are going to experience those difficult times… Whether it's a downturn in our industry, the loss of a big client that creates cashflow issues, a personal health crisis, issues with your team and perhap...

If you have an online course or you are thinking of creating an online course, there's growing evidence that you need to elevate the EXPERIENCE your course takers have beyond the everyday to become something amazing that they love taking part in AND that they learn a lot from. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon speak with online course "Experiencification" expert, Marisa M...

There are a bunch of reasons why you might want to offer an online course. Everything from wanting to create a core product that you offer as one of your main revenue producing activities, through to providing a free or low cost entry level course that gets people into your world and introduces them to your higher dollars programs and much, much more. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Mi...

PR (Public Relations) is a topic we touched on a couple of episodes ago and we are going deeper into practical ways you can use publicity to get known in your market, be the person journalists call and build your authority as an expert. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with PR maven, Monica Rosenfeld, Managing Director of WordStorm PR, a boutique-sized PR agency she...

Pivot is definitely a word that's been REALLY overused in recent months, considering how many businesses have had to change direction and reinvent themselves due to Covid-10 and the various restrictions in place. One area where those restrictions have been well and truly felt is in live gatherings. With many businesses having to rethink and reinvent the way they approach live events. In this episo...

We've all likely felt that feeling of overwhelm or a deadline approaching and there's just TOO much on our plate, whether it be a new webinar we are writing and doing slides for or a Facebook LIVE we committed to or a speaking engagement, podcast interview, email campaign - you name it - there are countless sources of "content stress." In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon di...

A strong Public Relations strategy can radically increase your exposure and authority by being seen in the media and alongside other go to experts and influencers in various platforms. This is often money-can't-buy brand awareness for you and your business and when done strategically, can result in increased sales and opportunities for you as a thought leader. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafn...

Having a great bonus strategy can be one of the single biggest needle movers when it comes to your sales results. And often people either leave out including a bonus in their offer altogether or they add a bonus that doesn't really do the heavy lifting that is possible when you really nail your bonus strategy. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon put the spotlight on how to...

The photographs and images you use of yourself on your website, in social media and elsewhere are a major influence on the way your personal brand is perceived… and yet, this is an often overlooked or misunderstood content medium. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with pioneering personal branding photographer, Jamie Swanson, about why your branding photographs are M...

Content Momentum is the idea of keeping people in momentum from the point they first join your email list or click on your Facebook ad, or download your lead magnet, all the way to the point where they BUY from you. The problem is, people often design marketing funnels where they are not thinking about momentum at all - they let leads and customers fall out of the process or they put unnecessary g...

Evergreen Webinars enable you to run one pre-recorded webinar over and over again to new leads coming into your marketing funnel. When done well they can be AWESOME, operating as an "online salesperson" for you 24/7. When done badly they can be complex, misleading and downright icky. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon share their love/hate relationship with Evergreen Webin...

You might start out really enthusiastic about your content plans, but within no time you can be left feeling overwhelmed, disinterested and out of ideas. In this episode, your hosts Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon give you a shot in the arm of motivation and inspiration to help you get back on the content horse if you feel like you've fallen off, got off track or run out steam. Suzi and Michelle s...

Have you ever mapped out your Customer Journey? Have you ever written down the journey someone takes step by step as they go from not knowing about you through to being your customer and beyond? If you HAVE then you know what a game-changing experience it can be. If you HAVEN'T then maybe by the end of this episode we will have inspired you to take a look at that as something you might want to do....

Ever felt "icky" about having a sales conversation or making an offer? Being vulnerable to the pang of rejection or having to ask people to "buy your thing" can feel intimidating… and often when we are presented with buying objections - we can freeze up or feel rejected or stutter and stumble not knowing what to say. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon introduce you to Bari...