Small Business Made Simple Podcast

Do hashtags do your head in?  Not sure what they are all about or how to use them to your best potential in business?  How about which platforms to use them on and how many?  If you answer yes to any of these questions – this episode is for you!  I go through the what, how and when, when it comes to hashtags on this ep.  Join me on episode 147 www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/147 and let's talk...

Episode 146 is a short sharp episode encouraging action around getting your marketing foundations right!  It's not my normal long(ish) episode but one that's about 5 minutes and its soul purpose is to encourage you to think about the foundations of your marketing. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social   READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Chal...

Do you need to declutter a little or a lot?  Maybe you need to declutter your office, your home, your digital presence?  My guest today, Mel from Simply Mel is a declutter coach and she's going to help us see decluttering a different way and help us understand why we should be prioritising decluttering. Join me on episode 145 www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/145 and let's talk decluttering! Take...

Episode 144 is another short sharp episode that's all about taking action.  This week I am asking you to take a look at your marketing and how you use the 3 most powerful strategy words when it comes to marketing.  What are they?  Listen in to find out!  The episode is all of about 4 minutes long - so listen, take action and build the business of your dreams using marketing! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO...

3 Ways to Create Sales Conversations online.  Do you create sales conversations with your prospects online or in emails?  Or do you forget to sell?  So many small business owners do forget to sell on socials media – so today I am sharing 3 tips to make your profits increase easier without being a 1970's car salesman online! Join me on episode 143 www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/143 and let's ta...

Is your email signature a LEAD GENERATOR? How many emails do you send a day? How many emails do you send that are to prospective clients/referral partners/networking opportunities? ⠀⠀🤦‍♀️ LOADS, I'm guessing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So why aren't you thinking about your email signature being a part of your marketing strategy?   Join me for this short ep (only 5 minutes) where we talk about making your email si...

Do you find some days you're a "gun" at what you do and others you just want to sit and watch TV or YouTube because work is blah?  Me too!  My guest today, Stacey Crantich, is going to explain to you what this means and the best way to do business when you're feeling all the feels of business.  Join me on episode 141 www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/141 and learn all about Soul Modes. Take a lis...

Do you have Google Alerts set up in your business?  Do you know how to strategically use them to help you grow your business? Join me for this super quick episode (less than 5 minutes) where I chat about how to use Google Alerts to help build your business. Join me on episode 140 www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/140 and get Google Alerts working for you! Take a listen to episode 140, and hear th...

5 Marketing Myths Busted!  Myths that I hear people talk about and my heart sinks or my hair stand on end!  Marketing is a simple beast but there's so much unnecessary mystery around it – so join me on episode 139 www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/139 and hear me bust some myths! Take a listen to episode 139, and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit....

Want to boost your social content and just need a few new tips (or a nudge to take some action)?  Tune into this super quick episode and hear 4 steps to boost your social media. Take a listen to episode 138, and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social   READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://bit.ly/5daysocialchalle...

Have you ever thought of taking on a VA (a Virtual Assistant)? But not sure how or why or when's the best time?  Perhaps you have a fantastic set of skills you're not using and you've thought about starting a VA business?  Well, today's episode could be life-changing for you then!  The Queen of VAs, Amy Dawe from Seed Virtual Assistants is on the podcast today and she's answering all your question...

Episode 136 is a short sharp episode talking about sales and selling without feeling sleazy! It's not my normal long(ish) episode but one that's about 4 minutes and its soul purpose is to help you see some clear don't's and do's when it comes to sales. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social   READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https...

What makes you money?  Of all the things that you do, each day inside your business, what activities actually bring in the $$cash$$? This week's episode is all about your Money Making Activities.  Join me for a little exercise that will change your world and your business life! Take a listen to episode 135, and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/...

Do you know how to write good copy in your social media posts, in your emails, in your everyday business life?  Good copy – know the copy that creates conversations and conversions (sales) in your business? It's freaking tough, yes?  That's why my guest today, Elena from 23 Wise Words has so much GOLD for us in this episode.  Listen in.  In fact, you might need to listen twice! Take a listen to ep...

There are 6 stages of business, and they are all part of the journey.  So where do you sit in your business journey?  Where are you at and how can you move into the next stages?  This is what today's episode is all about – the 6 stages and business and how to move forward so you can reach those goals you set out to achieve when you first started your business. Take a listen to episode 133, and hea...

Branding and design are two parts of small business that trip so many business owners up.  We all "think" we can make something look good, and perhaps we can, but can we make something engaging, have the right message, engage a buyer or a new lead?  These are the tricks and tips that designers know and use.  So when Designer Jacqui Naunton, from White Deer, agreed to come on the podcast and talk d...

In business you need a STARVING AUDIENCE – so where does yours hang out?  Are you attracting your own starving audience?  An audience to NEEDS what you sell?  How do you find them, why is it important and lots of other questions, answered in this week's podcast. Take a listen to episode 131, and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social   READ...

It's MID-YEAR check-in time!  😬🤯😲 – I know right?!?!  How did we get to week 26 in lightning speed time …. But we did so now it's time for a bit of mid-year reflection on our goals – what we have achieved, what we are still trying to achieve, what's important, what's not?  It's all here in one episode.  Do yourself a favour and give yourself some time to check in with your business (and yoursel...

We all work, play and do business in an extremely noisy, crowded and overstimulated marketplace – so how do you stand out?  One way for more Visibility is getting seen in the media – not social media but THE MEDIA!  Join my guest, Jemimah Ashleigh from the Visibility Lab this week, to learn more! Take a listen to episode 129, and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBoo...

Social Media is hard and it can be harsh too!  If you're doing ALL the right things, listening to ALL the right people and still your social media isn't bringing in the sales or attracting the buying audience you need, then this week's podcast just might be for you!  3 things to do if your social media stops working. Take a listen to episode 128, and hear the GOLD! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SO...

Have you ever wondered what a membership-based business model might look like?  Perhaps you belong to some memberships and have been tinkering, like me, with the idea?  Well my guest today, Liz Wright is going to lift the veil on what a memberships based business looks like, how much work it is and why it's such a successful business model if you are committed to it! Take a listen to episode 127,...

It's most business owner's dream to have a piece of marketing content go viral!  Have hundreds and thousands of people see their post.  But there are some lessons I've learnt, from having viral content, that I wanted to share with you.  Because that's what good mentors do – share lessons so you can avoid them!  So, today's episode is about those lessons and how you can avoid them! Take a listen to...

Do you have lots of apps, chrome extensions, online programs etc that are supposed to make your life simpler and yet they actually make it messier and sometimes more confusing?  Yep, me too!  That's why I am so excited to have Pip from the Project Box on the podcast this week to talk about systems and processes with us.  It's definitely an area of growth for me! Take a listen to episode 125, and t...

Your brand is NOT a logo – so what is it?  Branding is so important.  Whether you're branding your business or branding you (or both!), understanding what your brand is saying out in the world can help you laser focus on where sales will come from. Listen in as we dive deep into what you need, as a business owner, to understand about branding. Take a listen to episode 124, your marketing depends o...

What's the number 1 thing YOU need, as the business owner, in business? (And it's NOT marketing!).  Listen in as we dive deep into what you need, as a business owner, to reach the goals you set. Take a listen to episode 123, your marketing depends on it! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social   READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: htt...