How to Sell Online

Imagine for a moment that you’re in your mid-20s. You’re doing great in your career, you’re getting promotion after promotion—things are looking pretty dang bright.  Then comes a fall that results in you sustaining a TBI, or traumatic brain injury. You are told that you only have a 30% chance of surviving the injury. Your brain won’t function properly and your face is paralyzed. You suffer a strok...

Okay, back in the day (which basically means pre-smart phone) pretty much everybody had a planner.  People like Stephen J. Covey made daily planners pretty much a necessity for anyone who wanted to stay organized and be successful. Until…keeping calendars and notes on your phone became “the thing.”  But you wanna know a secret? There are still a lot of us who prefer paper daily and monthly planner...

Join me as I take a look in the rearview mirror at 2021 and all that it brought in this segment of my Podcast I’m calling “Be Kind, Rewind.”  Now I’m going to be COMPLETELY honest when I tell you that I can’t even believe it’s time for one of these.  I kinda keep thinking that Easter was last week.  (Spoiler alert! It wasn’t!)  So #nosuprise, I really can’t believe that Blockbuster has pretty much...

Every now and again I can’t help but humming the “Why You Gotta Be So Mean” song from T Swift…especially when I scroll through the negative reviews I’ve received.  But negative online reviews are kind of part of the whole ecommerce gig.  Sometimes the reviews are honestly written and have the best intent behind them.  Others…?   Yeah, not so much.  In today’s Because I Can Life episode, I’m diggin...

When we were kids, it usually didn’t phase us to try new things—I mean, childhood is a time when we’re always learning, right?  And for the most part, if we don’t get it right, we just dust ourselves off and try again.  As adults, however, we don’t tend to give ourselves the same kind of grace. We want to get things right the first time.  That’s why I loved my conversation with Darlene Turner, who...

Let’s put it bluntly: there are problems with the global supply chain right now. And those problems are impacting eCommerce sellers and entrepreneurs across the globe.  I discuss the reasons for this supply chain failure in this episode of my podcast—but  more importantly, I share 4 things you can be doing right now to keep your business going.  Now, you may wonder, given the fact that this supply...

Okay, imagine for one minute that you had a hundred thousand influencers helping you promote your product.  Seriously—one hundred thousand influencers.  You’re probably thinking to yourself how on earth that’s even possible, right? I mean, I sure as heck would.  But I just learned the secret from Megan Neugebauer, whose business “Shop Resin Molds” is proof that there are, as they say, “riches in t...

Helloooo everyone and welcome back to a brand new episode of Because I Can Life! This one is gonna be sooo exciting! And I promise you, I'm not just saying that. Let me ask you a question: Have you ever looked around your house and thought to yourself: "I could probably make money out of that...”? If the answer is yes, then friend, you're not alone! In fact, if you know me, then you know I looove...

Hi everyone! Welcome to a brand new episode of Because I Can Life! Get ready for this, mommies! Lacie Halford is this week's guest and she will be covering a topic that will hit every mom hard. It's going to be incredibly relevant to you and me. Our guest, Lacie, is a mother of two and a supportive wife to her husband. She was not born with an entrepreneurial spirit… But she quickly developed it t...

Hi everyone, welcome to a brand new episode of Because I Can Life! This week's guest is going to be covering an incredibly powerful topic that I'm sure resonates with most of us.  Tanya Dalton is all about feeling more accomplished by actually doing less. She’s so passionate about the topic, she wrote two amazing books to share her wisdom ("The Joy of Missing Out" and "On Purpose")!  One thing Tan...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another brand new episode of Because I Can Life! After a week-long break, I am back, and more pumped than ever. And it's not just because I'm suuuper excited about today's subject! Speaking of which, today, I'll be discussing one of my all-time favorite things: Influencer marketing! If you've ever listened to me talk, then you know how much I love influencer mar...

Hello hello everyone, Alison here! I'm back again with another episode, and oh boy, this interview is just brilliant (mostly because of my amazing guest!!). Before we start though, let me ask you a question: Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed with everything in your life? Do you feel like you're being stretched so thin you might as well just give up? (Okay, that was two questions, my bad!) If t...

Heyy everyone, Alison here! And today, I'm back with another great episode of Because I Can Life!  This week, I'm going back to basics, and interviewing the brilliant Bev Schweigert. This is actually an update, because I've interviewed Bev before (in episode 38, so go listen to it!) and she had told us all about how she crossed the six-figure mark. If you don't know her, Bev is an amazing entrepre...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another amazing (if I may say so myself) episode of Because I Can Life! Today, Cathy and I pick up where we left off last week! If you remember (and if you haven't listened to the last episode, then what are you waiting for?), last week's episode was another interview, although with the roles reversed!  And this week, I continue my discussion with the great Cath...

Heyy everyone, Alison here! And today, I'm back with a brand new episode of Because I Can Life, which means, a brand new interview. Yayyy!!  Let me ask you a question: Do you ever feel like you have to learn EVERYTHING about something (whether it's a hobby or a new business) before you start working on it? If you're struggling with this, then you might want to listen to this episode, because, in i...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Because I Can Life. I'm back in Puerto Rico, and I thought, why not talk about something I'm passionate about this week?  What will I be discussing today?  *DRUMROLL*: E-commerce out of the United States. Today's guest is the amazing Ellie Moore, who is manning her own business all the way from the UK, and boy is she crushing it! She's tot...

Hello everyone, Alison here!  Welcome back to a brand-new episode of Because I Can Life! A new season is upon us (yay, fall!!), which means holidays, which means holiday sales are coming. And this means hard work and no excuses, because excuses are how good results die.  Many of my students made excuses about why they weren't getting the results they wanted. But, as soon as they stopped doing that...

Hello everyone, Alison here! Welcome back to another great episode of Because I Can Life! You know that all episodes in the podcast are special. But this one is SUPER SPECIAL! Why?! Do you really ask why?! We broke the three digits in podcast land! YAYY!!! We are on episode 100 and counting! (Actually, we’ve just begun!) This is something you already know: The super special episode deserves a supe...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand-new episode of Because I Can Life. Today's episode is a bit different because, well... it's not an interview! Yep folks, it's just me and you this week!  So, what will I be discussing, you ask? Well, only one of my all-time faaaaavorite subjects: How YOU can increase your online sales. And really, who doesn't want to?  And because you guys are my favorit...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another amaaazing episode of Because I Can Life!  And believe me, this one is 100% going to BLOW. YOUR. MIND. I know, I know, I say that all the time, but really, when have I under delivered? In today's episode, I'll be sharing tips on how YOU can increase the amount of people signing up for your freebies, WITHOUT having to do social media all day long! And who'...

Hello everyone, Alison here! And yes, you know it already: Today, I'm back again with an amazing interview I'm certain you're going to absolutely LOVE. But first, let me ask you a question: What if you could take your business from $2000 to $3000 a month in sales to $18,000 a month? Wouldn't that be great? Yes, yes, Alison, you say, we'd all love that. But how can we actually do it? Well, no need...

Hi everyone, Alison here!!! Welcome back to another super-exciting episode of Because I Can Life. Yes, I always say the episode is going to be exciting, but guys, I can't help it if all the guests I bring in are such brilliant, lovely people! And speaking of brilliant and lovely people, let me introduce you to today's guest, Vanessa Graffe! Vanessa has launched her store in June 2020, and she tooo...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand-new episode of Because I Can Life! You know what day it is, right?? Yep, you've guessed it, it's the day for another great interview. YAYY!! And today, my guest is none other than the brilliant Megan Whitesides. Now, if you don't know Megan, let me give you a brief summary on who she is. Megan is an amazing momentum coach (AND a preschool teacher, talk a...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Because I Can Life. Guys, I can't describe how excited I am about this episode!! And yes, you've guessed it, it's toooootally because of the guest I'm interviewing today: The incredible Shera Rowley. If you've been following me on YouTube, then you know I actually interviewed Shera a year and a half ago, before I started this podcast.  But, if you don't know her...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to a brand-new episode of the Because I Can Life podcast!! Yayyy, are you excited? Because I am! I can't wait for you guys to meet this week's guest! But first, let me ask you a question: Do you ever find yourself skipping sleep just so you can ship products to your customers? Do you feel like you never have enough time to ship everything and enjoy your life the wa...