The Blissful Biz Podcast

This week I’m joined by Amy McDonald, host of the successful podcast ‘Abundant Yoga Teachers’. Amy is a yoga teacher and business coach. She supports yoga teachers grow abundant Yoga businesses with 1:1 coaching, online training programs, workshops and retreats. In this episode we debunk common marketing myths, for example getting stuck in trying to define your niche or believing that you are not...

In this episode I share with you how I plan my week to be more productive, using tools like Asana and Everhour, having theme days and prioritizing my tasks. I used to go into the week with little idea of how the days would be unfolding. If I did any planning, I wrote a jumbled list of tasks. The problem with this approach is, that you quickly end up just working on your to-do list and getting lost...

Do you sometimes tell yourself things like “I don’t like selling” or “I’m bad at marketing”? If yes, you should stop that kind of talk right now. In this week’s episode in the Blissful Biz podcast Amanda McKinney joins me for some straight talk. We talk about money mindset, why for some reason "marketing" is thought about as a negative thing by so many yoga teachers and how to make a min...

I love challenges and they work incredibly well for list building and also for launching, when you want to sell something. If you would love to host your first challenge but you don’t really know how to set it up, this episode is for you my friend. I’m going to talk you through every step, from planning your challenge to ending with a pitch for your paid product. You get a step-by-step plan that y...

If you are wondering what it’s really like launching your first online course as a yoga teacher, this week’s episode in the Blissful Biz podcast is for you! I’m talking to Veronika Kruta, Yoga and Tango Teacher from Buenos Aires, who just launched her first course Yoga for Tango Dancers, with the help of my program the Blissful Biz Accelerator. In our conversation Veronika shares everything, what...

How do you choose a name for your yoga business? Today’s episode is all about what to name your business—whether it’s your own name or a creative name—and how that impacts your business. It's loaded with tidbits of advice if you're having trouble coming up with a name or if you're thinking about rebranding your current business. Enjoy! You’ll learn: How to choose a name when you are...

In this episode I’m talking with Anastasia Shevchenko, the founder of the Berlin Yoga Conference, about her journey and how she started the Berlin Yoga Conference as a young mum without a network or experience but a lot of passion and drive. Anastasia shares tips for new yoga teachers on how get started in your yoga career, manage social media mindfully and build a community. We also talk about ho...

In this episode I’m talking about the need to narrow your niche and all of the questions that go along with that. I know it’s at the forefront of many yoga teachers minds when it comes to building their business. At the same time, niching seems to be quite a controversial topic especially in the yoga world. Deciding on a niche seems to be all about marketing, and selling, and less about helping pe...

Because of Covid-19 yoga studios are closed, private classes are cancelled, and yoga teachers are desperately trying to move their teachings online. In this episode I’m talking to Brytta from Xanadu Yoga about teaching yoga online, how to stay organized and structured in social isolation and what we all can learn from this crisis. Brytta has been teaching yoga online for years and has so much wisd...

Are you ready to create a career you love? In this week’s episode on the Blissful Biz podcast I’m joined by career and life coach Leannah Lumauig, and we talk about getting started in a new career, how to find out what you’re called to do, work-life-balance and much more. I met Leannah in Bali and she’s such an inspiration. She’s smart, dedicated to her cause, and really living her dream life. In...

Here we are, in a situation that nobody could have imagined a few months ago! Yoga studios are closed. Retreats get cancelled. It’s scary but also, this could be the kick in the butt you need to start teaching yoga online, and in this episode, I’m sharing my best tips and resources for you to do just that. I’m breaking it all down in 10 steps. 10 steps to make a bigger impact and support your stud...

I get asked all the time: "Susanne, where do I start?" "How do I build my business?" Here’s your roadmap, what I would do if I would start today as a yoga teacher, wanting to earn money with my teachings. Step #1: Get clear on your mission Step #2: Build your brand and website Step #3: Create a signature workshop Step #4: Offer free content on a consistent basis and build your...

You've heard the term Sales Funnel a million times but if you’re not sure what it REALLY means, you’re not alone. In this episode I’m going to clear it all up and teach you how to set up your own sales funnel. You’ll learn: What a sales funnel is and why you need one Examples of sales funnels to sell your yoga retreats or private yoga classes What to look out for when designing your funnel st...

Are you dreaming about traveling the world, offering yoga retreats in the most beautiful places like Ibiza and Italy, and building a community of dedicated yogis from all over the planet? Then you need to listen in on this week’s episode on the Blissful Biz podcast. I’m joined by Dagmar Spremberg who runs a yoga center in Montezuma, Costa Rica, and also offers yoga retreats in locations like Ibiza...

Let’s face it, most of us have a love-hate relationship with Google. We use it every day and it’s amazing. But trying to figure out what you need to do on your website so that your content gets found on Google? Just a tad overwhelming… Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a science of its own and it can be a bit complex.  But just doing a few simple things can already help you get better results...

Raise your hand if you feel overwhelmed by social media and this constant need to post more! Preparing and posting updates on social media can take up So. Much. Time. So, what do we “normal” people do, who simply don’t want to spend hours each day on social media? In this episode of the Blissful Biz podcast I’m sharing my favorite strategies and tools that I use to organize my social media updates...

Maybe you’re wondering sometimes - could your website perform better? For example, why are so few people signing up for your workshops or retreats through the site? There are a few things that I’ve seen over and over again, people are making a lot of the same mistakes. So today I want you to start learning from the mistakes of others and make sure you don’t duplicate these very common blunders on...

I’ve been dealing with anxiety in the last years while building my business and completely uprooting my life and it’s difficult to share this, but necessary.   Having any kind of struggles can be uncomfortable to talk about, but we need to have those conversations and I’m hoping you will learn some tools in this episode to help you face them and also be more vocal about what you’re going through a...

Let’s face it, selling your services can be awkward, especially for a yoga teacher or spiritual entrepreneur. But the thing is, without selling, you don’t have a business. Being able to effectively make sales is ... well ... it’s kind of important! There’s no way around it, doing a little self-promotion is necessary to get the word out, to get people in – or on the yoga mat, where the magic happen...

If you’re a yoga teacher and you’ve been thinking about offering online courses, but you have no idea what you could teach, this is for you! I brainstormed my brain out and came up with 15 ideas for yoga related online courses, to inspire you to start your own online course journey! Listen in and get inspired to start creating your own online course!   You’ll learn: 15 ideas for yoga related onlin...

I’m really excited about online courses because I think it’s such a huge opportunity for most yoga and wellness entrepreneurs. You have the chance to increase your income and invite more freedom and flexibility in your life. You also get the chance to step up and make a bigger impact and help more people. But you might feel a bit intimidated by the whole process of creating an online course, and t...

In this episode I’m sharing my biggest learnings from 2019. You get all the nitty gritty details of what worked and what didn’t work in my business so hopefully you can learn from my mistakes – and my successes. I’m also talking about my plans for 2020 and what is coming up next.  You’ll learn: Why I believe analyzing your results is so important. How much I earned with my last course launches. My...

For me it seems so normal and flowy what I’m doing, running my online business from Bali, and I’m always confused when people don’t get it because it’s a completely foreign concept to them. They have questions like, how do I earn money? Through my website? Where do I live? What do I do? And when I start explaining it – how did I get there? In this episode of the Blissful Biz Podcast I share where...