The Product Biz Podcast by Monica Little Coaching

This week’s podcast episode is a very special interview with Erin Davis, owner of No Poo Products. Erin was a former teacher, turned stay-at-home mom of 2 who started a business on the side during her kids’ naptime, turned all-in small business owner who is now having $1,700 sales DAYS with her small business... which is almost as much that she would make in one MONTH when previously working as a...

What type of experience is your website (especially your homepage) giving to both customers AND retailers when they land on it? Does this experience embody your brand, or does it give off a mismatched vibe? Are the people landing on your website also getting the right information sequenced in the right way so they understand the story piece by piece that gets them one step closer to purchase? Webs...

We're kicking off a brand new mini series on the podcast where I deep dive into a specific small business and provide tactical, easy, simple next steps that YOU can learn from based on real life examples. And today we’re diving into how to top marketing tactics that you can easily implement to get in front of more customers. During this episode, we’re doing a live marketing audit for Product...

One of the biggest struggles that I hear from small business owners is that they can sell their products pretty easily at markets when they are physically there to talk about their products and let the customers touch, smell, feel, see, and try the products in person...  And at the same time, they struggle to get ANY online sales simply because the customers aren't able to experience that sam...

The need to prove something to someone, the belief that we can only relax and be happy with our day if it was “productive”, the thoughts that "nothing is working for me", the fear of reaching out to that influencer or showing your face on your Instagram stories… What do these all have in common? These are common limiting beliefs of business owners. When I prove myself to THIS person, the...

Most small business owners say they want more sales, more opportunities, more orders, more money… But in reality, they don’t have any additional SPACE for more orders. And I don’t mean physical space. I mean energetic space. If you are stressed out, burned out, spending all of your time on busy work, wondering why your sales aren’t increasing… I hate to break it to you, but the reason your sales a...

Here’s one of the biggest mistakes that small business owners make. When thinking about the reason WHY they want to grow their business… Why they are spending hours on Instagram each week, spending thousands of dollars on suppliers, spending all week long making product, spending EVERY weekend at markets, spending time away from family/kids/loved ones to try and make it work… When asking “what is...

Running a successful business is less about what you do and more about who you are, what you prioritize, and how you hold your energy. Think of it this way: you can have the best product and the best strategy in the world, but if you are burned out then you won't get too far because you'll be too exhausted and overwhelmed to bring that strategy to life or bring that amazing product in fr...

Here’s a hard truth - your brain will always try to keep you safe and comfortable instead of moving towards growth and possibility (that’s why it’s called SELF-sabotage, because it comes from your own SELF). That’s because your brain’s ONLY job is SURVIVAL - to keep you safe. Back in the early days, SAFE meant to be safe from predators, finding shelter to survive the night, thinking proactively ab...

If you saw a construction company trying to build a skyscraper on top of quicksand, you'd wonder what the hell they were doing, wouldn't you? Because you KNOW that in order for a skyscraper to be sturdy, for all of the floors to be built on top of each other, that it needs to have a solid foundation. The solid foundation is the ONLY thing that allow the structure to be stable. Common sen...

The biggest mistake small business owners make is selling their products without ever looking at their numbers to know if they are actually making a profit, including ALL of the expenses in their business, in order to keep their business afloat. Most small business owners take a guess at what their product pricing should be and before you know it, they are struggling to pay the bills, struggling t...

Shopify can be an intimidating beast - there are so many components you can add, options to fill in, apps you can use. Which is why today we are bringing in special guest Erin to share with you her top tips for Shopify and top mistakes to avoid. From getting more reviews, adding in easy upsells that customers can add to their cart with the click of one button, updating your images to be SEO compli...

We're diving even deeper into SEO today with top tips, tricks, and hacks for your website with Crystal Waddell. This episode is full of GEMS of knowledge on how to take your SEO game up a notch; from making your product title between 50-60 characters with a special (genius) tip on what words to use to fill up all those characters, why you SHOULD be on Etsy (and all the platforms) to amp up yo...

When you learn about the Instagram algorithm, it can help you get more views... but views don't always translate to sales. So what actually DOES lead to more sales from all the time we spend on social media? Today's guest Attaliah shares with us how to use storytelling, how to show up authentically, and how to connect with your audience so you can sell more of your products through Insta...

SEO is one of those tech-related parts of running a small business that a lot of creative small business owners keep a distance from. But once you start to learn what it is, how to implement it, and how important it is to your business, I guarantee you'll have a change of heart for this incredible tool that can help you get in front of more people and make the most of the content you create f...

Most of us know that the saying "if you build it, they will come" isn't true - and most of us, as small business owners, have flat out experienced that when we come out with an incredible product that we are so excited to share about... and then we hear crickets. The TRUE saying is "if you build it AND market it effectively they will come" and today's special guest Ru...

Inventory (the raw materials we have and the finished final products that we sell) is most likely the biggest expense for almost every single physical product based business out there. And one of the most important factors on if we actually make money or not in our business is solely dependent on how much we charge for our inventory! With so much importance being on our inventory, it's a topi...

If you're an artist, then galleries are something that has probably crossed your mind a time or two. Getting your artwork featured in in-person galleries for more exposure may be something you are currently working on... but did you know that online art galleries are an incredible way to grow your art business, too? Today's special guest Hayley Price shares with us her own art career, de...

The two most important parts of running a small business are your profit and your ability to get in front of as many people as possible. Your profit comes down to making sure you are making money with every single sale you make (from selling online to selling wholesale) AND the decisions of where you invest your money; are you investing in the right components to help you stand out and grow or are...

Your website should do the heavy lifitng for you. If you know what automations and apps to set up, it becomes a money making machine for you. So the questions is, are you tapping into the potential of your Shopify site, or are you leaving money on the table? In today's episode, we chat with special guest Monica Froese on how to get people to your website and how to turn their potential order...

As small business owners, we are always looking for ways to add more sales to our existing business without having to spend additional time, energy, or resources to make it happen. And that's where the beauty of adding a subscription box - specifically a replenishment box - to your website comes in. This is an opportunity for you to create a "subscribe & save" option on your web...

One of the hardest parts about selling on Etsy is knowing what products will actually sell well. Sometimes it might feel like you are blindly throwing a dart at the wall, hoping to hit a bullseye. Some small business owners see massive success on Etsy, while others keep hitting their head against the wall. What determines which category you fall into? How do you increase your odds of having a succ...

You might not even realize it, but this one sneaky thing called "fear" might actually be causing you to overcomplicate what you are doing in business. So often we put pressure on ourselves to do more, be more, work more, work harder, without asking what the intention is behind the actions we are taking. If the intention behind your action is fear, whether it be fear of judgement, fear of...

Instagram, you either love it... or you hate it. Either way, social media is a necessary part of running a small business in today's world and if you are spending all day on Instagram without any strategy or plan behind what you are posting or sharing, then you probably aren't seeing the best results and may actually be wasting a lot of your time. The key with social media is the intenti...

In today's Quick Tip Wednesday, we have special guest Michelle Berry sharing with us her 3 biggest tips on getting started with selling Print on Demand products on Etsy including: the best POD website to use which actually allows you to customize the branding experience, how to get unique photos and marketing material of your products to promote them that you may not have thought of, and how...