Saturday, July 15, 2023107 How To Grow Your List With Targeted, Enthusiastic Prospects
If you’re marketing online, you probably know, “The money is in the list.” To grow your list in today’s market, you almost always need to offer your ...
Saturday, July 1, 2023106 What makes a story memorable (and maybe viral) instead of forgettable (and maybe embarrassing)?
What makes a story grab your audience’s attention? With all the stories going around, it’s hard to make a story stand out. Just opening my email today...
Saturday, July 1, 2023105 What are your clients ready to hear? Look in their backstories.
You're writing copy to target your ideal clients. But they may not be ready to hear you. They may not know they have a problem; they may not be ready ...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023104 Ready to pivot your business? Don't make these 3 mistakes.
You know you need a change. A new direction in business...maybe a whole new business. A new career. A major move from corporate to entrepreneurship. Y...
Saturday, June 17, 2023103 How to decide if the story you love will boost your business
Business storytelling is just one more tool in your marketing bag. But sometimes it's harder to be objective about storytelling decisions than about o...
Sunday, June 4, 2023102 How To Make Profitable Connections on LinkedIn With A Story That Connects
Does someone want to connect with you on LinkedIn? Do you get messages like these: “It looks like you’re doing some pretty amazing things with storyt...
Sunday, May 28, 2023101 How Questioning That Story Will Lead To Better Business Decisions: The Case of Retirement
Business decisions and career decisions will be influenced by the way you tell a story. When you tell an old story because "everyone knows this" you m...
Sunday, May 7, 2023100 How to find your client's backstory - with Shawn Fink
“There’s a gap between what I know they need and what they think they need.” As a service-based business, you probably recognize this problem. For in...
Saturday, May 6, 2023099 Ending Your Selling Story: How To Show The Transformation
You've got a great story for business...and you're ready to write "The End." But it's rarely a good idea to end your business story this way. When yo...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023098 Why Your Story Must Change As Your Business Grows
When you're a solopreneur or small service-based business, the brand is YOU. The stories you tell will contribute to your brand and position, even whe...
Saturday, April 8, 2023097 3 Website Marketing Lessons Inspired By An EasterEgg
This podcast looks at 3 ways your website resembles an Easter egg: (1) Websites, like Easter eggs, rarely last forever. After working with dozens of b...
Sunday, April 2, 2023096 Three things to do when your client breaks up with you
Your client says, "I don't want to work with you anymore." Or they disappear. What can you do? You can try to find out why they've left. Usually, tha...