The Profit Loop With Alisa Conner

If you are feeling frustrated with your small business because sales are down and no one seems to be buying or your sales are inconsistent or you just aren't growing the way you think you should be - you are not alone and this week's Feed U Podcast episode is for you. I've worked with many business owners who are selling but just not making the money they want or deserve.  So much so that I decide...

Change as an entreprenuer is a constant.  Some have even referred to it as a rollercoaster.  Up on minute, down the next.  This meme from Solidity Financial covers that journey pretty accurately. Unfortunately, going through that journey is not always easy.  There are a LOT of emotions that entrepreneurs experience on a daily basis.  I walk you through the most common emotions of fear, worry, guil...

If you are anything like most people - you took out your phone at some point today, pulled up your email - become overwhelmed with the number, selected a bunch of email and just sent them to the garbage pail.  Sound about right? What if that same thing is happening to your email?  That email that you painstakingly wrote and spent hours writing?  You would be at the very least totally bummed. IT HA...

Okay so that title was a mouthful - segmenting vs tagging - say what? But seriously - this stuff is SUPER important.  Getting your email list delivering content that is specific to your subscriber is SERIOUS business.  Even some of the big wigs aren't getting this right yet.  If you can figure out to love on your subscribers differently than anyone else - they will become RAVING fans and tell EVER...

You finally have the time to create an email.  You've crafted something creative, informative and useful and you hit send.  Then you wait. And wait. And wait. Pencil tapping, nervousness building.  Why isn't anyone opening your email?  Why isn't anyone responding? SO FRUSTRATING, isn't it? These days it is SO easy to end up in the SPAM filter.  Sometimes by doing things you didn't even realize wer...

You have 7 seconds to grab the attention of a website visitor and potential customer.  Yep 7 and that's being generous.  Many of the latest studies show the reality being around 5. So, how do you grab and hold the attention of those prospects and potential buyers?  In today's episode I give you 5 key factors to grabbing and keeping your prospects attention.  As you've heard me say in the past, you...

When you are thinking about growing bigger and building muscle, stretching doesn't naturally feel intuitive.  The same is true with your business.  Stretching yourself in new directions is almost never comfortable, and moving past the blocks in your own mind can even seem impossible. This week I'm keeping it real and giving it to you straight when I tell you the 3 tips to be a successful entrepren...

Email is THE best way to grow and scale your business and communicate with your ideal client.  In fact, email generates $44 in ROI for every $1 spent (Hubspot 2016).   Yet it can be daunting to choose an email service provider.  With so many features, processes and templates - it's hard to know what to choose.  I mean who wouldn't be overwhelmed and confused? In this week's episode I walk you thro...

You know you are ready to grow your business.  You also know that it is going to take more than one of you.  Unless you're like Michael Keaton in Multiplicity, you can't duplicate yourself, you MUST hire a team.  Today's episode is about my personal journey of working toward hiring my first team members and what I've learned along the way. I give you the scoop on contractors vs. employees and what...

Today I am getting real, deep and into the grit of how mental and physical health can affect you as an entrepreneur and your business.  I cover four physical traits that could be affecting your health negatively as an entrepreneur and share with you how not taking care of my physical health all but halted my business in January.  I also give you 3 tips to keep you on track and in tip top shape or...

  It's tax time, and you may be freaking out because your books aren't in order and your ducks are DEFINITELY not in a row.  It's okay - you are not alone.  Today's interview with my special guest Brenda Bowen will give you some tips, tricks and new mindset around how to manage your business money to not only get your ready for tax season, but also to reduce your headache, frustration and worry fo...

Today we talk website platforms and why it's critical for you to make your website the hub for your online activity.  Many entreprenuers and business owners invest their time, energy and money into online social platforms with no redirect to their own website.  Please for the love of all things holy, don't do this.  You don't own that property - you only own your website.  Without this vital piece...

Today's episode explores the area of color.  As humans we are naturally attracted and repelled by certain colors, but did you know that color influences over 85% of buying decisions?  If your brand colors don't resonate with your ideal client, you could be losing their attention before you've even had the chance to tell them how you can help them.   The episode dives into some recent stats regardi...

In today's episode I dive into one of the biggest time saving tips you can implement for your business.  Repurposing content.  I know so many entreprenuers and have had many clients who are constantly in creation mode.  This my friends, leads to burn out.  It leads to lack of creativity and worse of all it leads to lack of accomplishment.  One of the best ways I know to avoid that burnout is to re...

In today's episode I share with you my journey and education around money and energy.  I give you the back story on when I first came into the knowledge about our role with energy and how it came to me, as well as, all of the tidbits I've learned in between on how powerful energy is in our daily lives especially when it comes to money.  I share the not so pretty insights into limiting beliefs and...

In today's episode I talk with Amanda Bond The Ad Strategist who shares the inside scoop on how to succeed in 2019 with your Facebook Ad Strategy.  Not using Facebook Ads yet because you find them intimidating?  No fear, Amanda breaks down a super simple strategy of how to get started and what to consider before you run your first ad.  Already running ads but not seeing success?  This episode cont...

In today's episode I talk with Mike Michaelson of LegitClick Media and we are talking SEO.  If you are like many people, including me, you may be cringing at the thought.  But stop!  This is important and I believe in your ability to understand Search Engine Optimization.  Mike and I give you the inside scoop on why SEO is SUPER important even in 2019.  It is THE best way for you to rank higher in...

In today's episode I share my simple process to plan and reach your goals quicker and easier in 2019.  This system takes into consideration not only the practical alignment of creating your goals (you already know all of those systems) but it also includes the evaluation of where you are currently, what went right, what went wrong and most importantly how can you get  more of the good stuff in you...

In today's episode I share with you 12 tips to keep your sanity through self care in 2019.  These are all tips that I have used or currently use to energize, focus and propel my business and my life.  I have to forewarn you there is quite a bit of what some would label as woo woo in this episode.  But, these are just suggestions to feed you when you are feeling depleted and as if you can't move fo...

In today's episode I talk about the 3 BIG tools I use to plan my day, my month and my year.  I cover my top 3 tools that help me stay focused, be more productive and align with what my heart really wants, not what someone else has told me my business should be. I've tried a lot of tools over the years, some electronic, some paper and pen.  I give you the scoop on what research shows the best metho...

In today's episode I talk with Kristen Judd of Money Secrets and she gives us the inside scoop on planning your retirement, saving on taxes now and how to create an exit strategy as an entrepreneur. If you haven't been planning your retirement since you took the leap into entrepreneurship - or maybe you haven't been stashing enough away - you don't want to miss today's episode.  My friend Kristen...

It's time to start thinking about 2019.  All the episodes from now through January are planned to get you prepped, ready, locked and loaded to take 2019 by storm.  I thought the perfect place to start, would be that area that everyone puts on their ENDLESS To Do List.  Blogging and creating content consistently.  This week I am talking to content expert and copywriter, Cari Twitchell of Custom Con...

This week's episode covers legal ease in a down to earth manner.  My guest Aiden Durham talks about the intricacies of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Compliance and why it matters even if you don't have customers in the European Union.  GDPR is a requirement (currently active in the European Union, but also some other states in the US-think California and Vermont.  Data Protection is bi...

This week's episode is in preparation for Thanksgiving Eve.  I walk you through the science of becoming grounded and embracing gratitude in order to grow your business.  I give you several ways to ground yourself so that you can remove the clutter, unfocused behavior and feeling of overwhelm that we often feel as entrepreneurs.  I also give you some less known ways to ground yourself throughout yo...

This week's episode is part of a series to get your 2019 started with a bang.  My guest George Carroll talks to us about intentionally focusing on our goals and marking out our SMART plan to achieve what we want to achieve today, tomorrow and next year.  George's enlightening look at how to achieve your greatest desires mixed with his humor is a great combination.  Enjoy this week's episode and do...