Making Money Online with Lisa Johnson

Joining me this week is life strategist, Elyssa Smith, to discuss a crucial topic: how to know when we're feeling stressed and burned out, how to deal with it in the moment and what are some of the long-term changes we can make to break the cycle of stress.  What You'll Learn In This Episode: - We can't always recognise stress in ourselves, so we discuss how to spot if you're near burnout and the...

My guest today is Laura Young, founder of the jewellery brand, Lexico. Laura was inspired to start her business while pregnant with her second baby, after realising how important creativity is in supporting her mental health. Fast forward to today and Laura has built a brilliant business from adversity all while juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship. Her jewellery supports others with their own...

In the last few weeks, we've been selling every single day, launching 8 different products and bringing £500,000 into the business.  We usually have one launch a quarter, but I had some financial goals I wanted to hit, so we decided to launch a few things at once and I thought it might be valuable for you to understand how we did it.  What You'll Learn In This Episode: - Why I wanted to do multipl...

In the UK an  average family throws away approx £720 worth of food each year.  Not only is this a waste of money, but it wastes all the resources used to get that food into your home, so joining me to discuss how we can reduce waste and save money is Kate Hill.  Kate is the founder of The Full Freezer where she helps families, individuals and corporations to cook from scratch, and reduce their was...

Today I want to talk about debt. I have first-hand experience of being in debt and I know many other people too, but there's still a stigma around openly talking about it.  My guest today is Niki Matyjasik who found herself £50k in debt, but with planning, accountability and consistency she is not only debt-free today but has built a successful business helping small businesses take action towards...

Today I'm joined by Lucy Rennie to talk all things networking, marketing and utilising the network you already have, especially when you're just starting out.  Having spent 25 years working in high-level corporate positions Lucy set up on her own in 2015 to  help entrepreneurs build businesses they love and quickly became an expert in building brands trusted brands.  What You'll Learn In This Epis...

Confidence plays a huge part in growing a successful business. It affects our visibility, how comfortable we are speaking to clients or selling our products and it's something we all wish we had more of.  Joining me to chat about how to grow in confidence is Lizi Jackson-Barett, a confidence expert who helps entrepreneurs get out of their own way and start growing their comfort zones to defeat sel...

For this final part of The book series, I want to share with you my experience of getting a book deal and working with a traditional publisher.  I'll take you through the process from start to finish because before I went through this myself, I had no idea how much was involved.  What You'll Learn In This Episode: - What I included in my book proposal, the help I got to make sure it was appealing...

Welcome to part two of this three-part series to celebrate that my book, Make Money Online, is available now for pre-order and I want to help you write your book too! For two years I said no to writing a book because I couldn't see how it would differ from all the business books out there, but then having spent time reading a lot of different books about business and money, I realised my book coul...

My book, Make Money Online , is available now to pre-order!  To celebrate its launch, over the next 3 weeks, I'm going to take you behind the scenes to share why I wrote this book, the process of getting a book deal and explain some of the publishing routes out there, so if you've been sitting on a book idea but don't know where to start, this mini-series is for you!  Joining me for today's episod...

Today, joined by Ange de Lumiere, we're venturing into the subject of intuition and the part it can play in business.  I've always been interested in spirituality and believe as entrepreneurs we already have strong gut feelings so learning to trust our intuition can be really powerful when making decisions in life and business. What You'll Learn In This Episode:  - The powerful experiences in Ange...

My guest today is Matt Boyles, founder of Fitter Confident You and a real ray of sunshine - you can't feel unmotivated with Matt around.  Matt's mission is to help Gay, Bi and Trans men love who they see when they look in the mirror through his online fitness plans that build community, confidence and strength.  What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How Matt has grown his business from 1-2 -1 perso...

Joining me today is Jacky Walker, founder of The Informed Woman, a support service for forward-thinking female business owners with long-term health conditions. The Informed Woman helps rewire businesses so they can operate independently and provide peer-to-peer support when needed. I'm on my own health journey at the moment and it's imperative to me that we see women with health conditions runnin...

About 6 months ago I started to think about how I can help people make money while also running a business that makes them happy in their daily lives. Happiness is so underrated amongst business owners with a lot of entrepreneurs chasing money, rather than chasing happiness.  I've built my business around the things that I enjoy doing as I truly believe that's where the magic happens and I have a...

A lot of clients ask me about being an introvert and running a business as it's assumed that introverts are less suited to entrepreneurship, but that's simply not true.  My guest today is Kate Jordin, a confidence coach who grew up believing that being an introvert was something to overcome, but actually, in building her own business she discovered how powerful and enhancing it can be.  What You'l...

I often speak about how adversity can fuel success and my guest today is the perfect example of that. Having been through a divorce that impacted her confidence, self-esteem and career, Sarah Woodward followed her calling and retrained as a Positive Psychology and Divorce Coach to help other women move forward after a painful breakup.  Today Sarah shares her story with me as well as some of her to...

Having legal protections in place for your business is a lot like doing your accounts - you can happily have your head in the sand until something goes wrong and it ends up costing you more to correct than it would have to deal with it in the first place.  Joining me to discuss why having legal protection is so important is lawyer Sarah Waldbuesser who provides affordable and user-friendly legal t...

Today I want to talk to you about a subject that I'm so passionate about, and that is how to sell your services without using manipulative marketing techniques.  I recently launched a new programme, a completely new offering for my business and I ran a little experiment. I prioritised launching with integrity more than ever before to prove it's possible to launch in an ethical way.  What You'll Le...

Today I'm joined by Celinne Da Costa, a high-performance coach and brand story expert.  Celinne is the master in crafting captivating stories. Having worked together in the past, I know first-hand her talent for taking a story and making it powerful, consumable and relatable. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - As humans, storytelling is in our DNA and as Celinne  explains stories can be more mem...

Today I'm joined by Facebook strategist, Zoe Mckeown, an expert in growing engaged and profitable communities on Facebook. When building a community or an audience we often talk about the importance of sharing your story when trying to connect and resonate with others, but what if your business's backstory just isn't that elaborate or engaging?  Well, today Zoe shares how you can build a loyal and...

Feeling comfortable in front of a camera and hosting live videos is a great skill to hone when running an online business, but it doesn't come naturally to many of us and it can take time to feel confident speaking to the camera.  My guest today is Karen Sargent who empowers coaches, course creators & service providers to get confident on camera, ditching imposter syndrome and fear of failure so t...

Offering your services to corporate companies can be a great addition to your revenue stream, but as business owners, we often feel we don't belong in the corporate world or don't know where to start in approaching corporate clients.   Today I am joined by Carol Deveney who is brilliant at helping entrepreneurs pitch and sell to corporates while working on their own terms. What You'll Learn In Thi...

Gamification is a subject that has fascinated me for years and having added it to my business with great results I want to share with you today how gamification can increase your revenue.  Joining me is gamification specialist, Kimba Cooper, the expert when it comes to using game-like elements to incentivise your audience.  What You'll Learn In This Episode: - What gamification is, how it's integr...

A quick trigger warning before we start - This episode has conversations about trauma and upsetting incidents, so please skip this one if you need to.  Alison Smith is a trauma-informed coach and EMDR therapist who works with high-functioning entrepreneurs aiding them to re-frame trauma so they are no longer held back by past experiences.  We've all been through things that have a lasting impact o...

In the last 5 years, my business has made $10 million in sales and I'm frequently asked what's the one thing that has really moved the needle? How has this all happened?   Well, I believe what has truly helped me is visibility.  So today I want to talk to you about being visible and take you through what I've done year on year in my business to increase my visibility and build the crucial 'know, l...