The Get Paid Podcast: The Stark Reality of Entrepreneurship and Being Your Own Boss

Tarzan Kay is a former copywriter-for-hire who specializes in emails that are fun to read, and more addictive than Netflix.  Her online courses teach how to write story-based copy and make consistent sales from a small email list, without using fear or FOMO.  Her company's mission is to make high-integrity marketing the new status quo for online business. And this episode is sponsored by Tarzan's...

Sarah Lucille has over a decade of experience in copywriting, messaging, coaching, and communications. Her clients refer to her as a messaging maven, muse, and wordsmith. Guided by the endless curiosity of a Gemini sun and the adventurous spirit of a Sagittarius rising, she has acquired a wealth of knowledge about a whole lot of random topics. All this has made her a pretty damn suited for guiding...

Annie Schuessler is a business coach and the host of the Rebel Therapist®Podcast. She's been a business coach for therapists, healers, and coaches for over 12 years. With her Rebel Therapist®Programs, she helps entrepreneurs make their biggest impact and much more money.    This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Showing signs of depression at age 6, and what you can do when your child is struggling wi...

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It's Workshop Magic Monday!  I'm just popping into your podcast app to let you know that enrollment is officially open for our ROI-focused course, Workshop Magic !  Workshop Magic teaches you: >> How to come up with the idea for a paid live workshop >> How to sell it before you actually prepare any of the content (that way, you validate your idea before making anything other than a very basic sale...

From the time she first picked up a camera to document wildlife, Jaymi has felt the need to put images to work and engage viewers with the larger story of the photo's subject. Experiencing wilderness and witnessing wildlife is her passion and thus conservation photography is her purpose. And that extends well beyond image-making and into helping other creatives reach their biggest goals in conserv...

Today I'm going to walk you through the entire ad strategy + funnel I teach my clients inside Get Paid Marketing. This is exactly how you get paid to grow your list AND sell your high-ticket offer in a non-salesy way.    IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Workshop Magic LIVE is coming soon! It's all about creating and launching paid live workshops to then upsell your attendees into your higher ticket offer....

People have been getting great results by using paid events as a marketing tool lately. But does it really work as well as it seems, or are the "amazing conversion rates" actually vanity metrics? Check out this episode to hear all the pros and cons of adding leads to your launch list through paid events versus free webinars and workshops.   And an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Workshop Magic LIVE is com...

Braden Drake is a law school graduate in San Diego & took and passed the bar exam. That makes him an official lawyer. After that, he got his master's degree in tax law while working for H&R Block part-time. It was a party. Then, he started a law firm, worked 1-on-1 with about 100 different creative small biz owners, and discovered that he loved teaching and empowering entrepreneurs to kick ass in...

When someone applied for our marketing mastermind, I always look closely at the copy on their sales pages.  Why? Because sales copy is THE key to booking sales calls and/or actually closing the sale with cold (or lukewarm) leads.  There are 2 sections of copy that most sales pages are missing! Listen in to this short episode and then review your own sales pages to make sure these sections are deta...

Because I've been working in Facebook ads for so long, I know what entrepreneurs need before they start running ads… and when they should wait.   In this episode, I talk about who should definitely be investing in paid advertising on FB and IG, and who would be better off saving their money.   Also!    I'm following my friend Tarzan Kay's lead with a heads-up about upcoming programs and their open...

Suzy Ashworth is a seven-figure entrepreneur and a quantum transformation and embodiment coach. Her superpower is helping conscious entrepreneurs create six-figure breakthroughs in their business so that they too can expand into a limitless living, and create an incredibly positive difference in the world.   Her work has been featured in Forbes, Grazia, and The BBC. She supports her global client...

The advice I'm giving in this podcast episode works best for people who already have an offer that converts well. Think about the offer you sell the most of or the one that brings in the most revenue and consider how you can pull these levers for that offer.   The three levers I'm referring to are: 1) Traffic - Getting more eyeballs 2) Conversion Rate - Converting more of those new eyeballs to buy...

Jessica Kupferman is the co-host and co-founder of the She Podcasts brand, which currently supports over 21,000 female podcasters and has a digital marketing reach of over 55,000 content creators. Her sweet spot is helping podcasters set up systems for growth and training them on how to obtain sponsorship. She also is an internet "Bat Girl" with an odd amount of experience in way too many software...

At the end of 2020, I decided to make a huge change to my business model:  Instead of focusing on selling my popular self-study ads course, I launched a high ticket group program. I've talked about it on the show before, but I purposely held back from charging details about the impact of that change until I spent a year working on it.  In this episode of the podcast, I look back at 2021, at my dec...

Jereshia Hawk is a sought-after business coach and sales expert who grew her business from $0-2 million in less than 4 years with organic marketing, a lean team, and high-profit margins. She helps high-achieving, industry experts launch a scaleable group coaching programs by packaging and positioning their intellectual property and strategically repurposing live videos to generate new leads. Jeres...

Dr. C. Shanté Cofield, PT, DPT, OCS, CF-L1   Physical therapist turned entrepreneur, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, is the host of Maestro on the Mic, and the founder of The Movement Maestro LLC, a social-media based company that provides both online and in-person education for health and movement professionals around the world. Shanté's professional pursuits center around providing...

Ari Hale started out as an online project manager traveling overseas with her son, Silas. It looked amazing from the outside, but she was overwhelmed and spent way too much time on her phone and computer instead of spending precious time with her son.   So she used her love of systems and automations to build a six-figure business that supported the life she wanted to live. Those same systems allo...

Emily Thompson is the co-founder and host of Being Boss, a resource, podcast, and community for creative entrepreneurs, and founder and CEO of Almanac Supply Co., a retail brand that makes and curates products that help people connect with nature. For over a decade Emily has worked closely with creatives to help them make money doing work they love, with a focus on building online business models...

How does a kid whose plan was to be a professional ballet dancer end up running an online business about ads and marketing?   One of my favorite questions to ask my guests is "how did you get here??" so in today's episode, I'm giving you a tour of my business backstory.   From aspiring ballerina to Facebook ad super nerd, listen in while I do a Steve Jobs and look back to connect the dots.   Menti...

Courtney Sanders is an online entrepreneur, speaker, and influencer to millennial women who puts a fresh spin on women's empowerment. Known for her ability to break complex concepts down in a fresh and relatable way, Courtney provides online & in-person training on a variety of topics including entrepreneurship and personal development. Courtney has been featured on Forbes.com , Instyle Magazine a...

I'll be honest: this episode is basically a big ol' brain dump! I wonder how many of these things YOU believe to be true as well . . .    Mentioned in this episode: we're officially accepting applications for the Get Paid Mastermind! Priority will be given to those submitted by December 16th. Take 8 minutes to complete your application here:    https://clairepells.com/getpaid

I hear this sob story ALL. THE. TIME. You hired someone to run your ads, and you didn't get a single lead or sale or client from this really big investment. You feel burned by the whole experience, and it makes you hesitant to ever considering running ads again.   But should you give up so easily? You're the only one who can answer that question, but let's see if I can help. In this episode, I exp...

A few years ago, I was struggling to cover my business expenses and consistently pay myself well (or at all). I'm a little embarrassed to share this but it put a lot of pressure on my home life.   In this episode, I share how building up a "Slush Fund" has transformed the way I work, how I make decisions, and tips for how you can start to build up your own.   Mentioned in this episode: another sur...

Tarzan Kay is a former copywriter-for-hire who specializes in emails that are fun to read, and more addictive than Netflix.    Her online courses teach how to write story-based copy and make consistent sales from a small email list, without using fear or FOMO.  Her company's mission is to make high-integrity marketing the new status quo for online business.   In a previous life, Tarzan was a music...