Unfiltered Entrepreneur by Ashli Pollard - Business Tips for Digital Service Based Founders and Agencies

One of the biggest decisions you will have to make for your business is whether you would like to be a solopreneur or have a team. Believe it or not, you may make more income as a one-person show. A big misconception is that hiring a team removes the work. In actuality, when you hire someone, you are simply changing the work. As the leader, you are still in charge of overseeing what each member of...

An essential part of every business in today's economy is a website that works. One that helps drive up sales and guide customers to the best products for them so they keep coming back. The tips in this episode are all about optimizing that very website to YOUR personal archetype (PS: Click the link to the archetype quiz down below if you're not sure which one you are). Whether you're a Go Getter,...

You've heard me say it before, and I'm here to say it again: FREE BRINGS IN REVENUE!! Listen, I know that giving things away for free can seem counterintuitive, but trust me when I say that it will make you money. I'm not saying to give everything away — just enough to help build trust with your audience and to attract the people who need help but don't want to do it themselves. In this episode, I...

Sam Valentine, my best-friend-turned-business-partner, comes to us from the One Broke Actress podcast. We each have our own businesses that we are running, hoping to empower working actors and women alike to achieve the life that they always dreamed of. After getting overwhelmed by all I had going on, I went to Sam for help in producing my podcasts. One thing led to another and, in June 2021, we d...

 In this episode, I sit down with Jordyn Bailey who is the Director of Operations and Project Manager at Team AP Consulting . I brought her on board back in May 2021, and she has been an essential part of my company ever since. We dive deep into what it is like to be a mother while being an entrepreneur, what it's like to start over in a brand new career, and how to build up your business fro...

Listen, a lot of people think audience connection is scheduling IG posts. And I get it. But you need to hear this: the more frequently you are truly connecting the more your audience will be invested in you. today I am gonna walk you through what this looks like and how you can use it to your advantage. You are consistently in the DM's. Zero gatekeeping. Asking REAL questions. Taking Discovery Cal...

If you're not familiar with top of funnel, let's talk about it. When people find you/your business they usually don't opt into your most expensive/exclusive service or product. People tend to start small, digest your content, inquire bout services, and move through your "funnel" to eventually become customers. Sure, not everyone is right for every business! So the top of this funnel is the big exp...

I was so focused on the wrong things in the beginning of my business. I was begging people to pay me a tiny portion of what my rate is now. I wish someone would have shared and elaborated and these five epic things for my own entrepreneurial journey...so I am going to do just that for you today.  Move Slow Question anything you're told you "have to do" How sharing myself has helped create a s...

As someone on both ends of the client spectrum, I think all of us can take a second to check ourselves (welcome to our unfiltered world!) and make sure we are strong clients in 2022. Here are our jumping-off points today, but be sure to listen for the nuances: Understand what you are signing up for...  Are you ready to relinquish control...  Abide by the contract...  _____ Into it?...

Welcome to the first-ever episode of the Unfiltered Entrepreneur podcast! Let's get back to the basics: what stage of business are you in? And instead of just looking at "beginner" or "advanced", we at Team AP Consulting separated those stages into personality archetypes... The Go-Getter- testing & fixing one 'finished product', perhaps beta clients. The Enthusiast- something is clearly workin...

Coming February 2022