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We are surrounded by health reminders in our daily lives--both the dangers of certain habits and environmental factors, and also the solutions like lifestyle changes, exercise, and more. Most of these reminders focus on our physical or mental health. But there's another type of health that's just as important as an entrepreneur, and it's actually vital to our ability to succeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Needing a way to convert prospects into customers and sell goods and services goes back to the beginning of civilization. Over the years some frameworks have been developed that are tried and true, proven ways to sell more. On this episode I am sharing with you the one I think is the best. I've seen it used by many marketers and even some top copywriters use it as their template too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With so much to do, it can be hard to know where your time is best spent and which skills are most valuable to develop. We can't be an expert at everything, so we need to decide whether we should become an expert in one thing or spread out our time and become solid at a bunch of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business, like life, has its ups and downs. Some days are fun and easy, while others are hard. And no matter how passionate we are, we all have days where we just don't feel like doing anything. But of course we need to, especially if we are leading people because they follow our example. It's important to understand this is normal and not be too hard on ourselves. But at the same time, we need to find a way to keep going and get it done. Here are 10 ways to get focused, inspired, and motivated, even when you're down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

if there was a way to generate extra revenue for your business, without adding any expenses, without any extra ongoing work, and that was set-n-forget simple, would you use it? That's what I'm going to share with you right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not always easy to see the impact of our actions, both in life and in business. But that doesn't make them less important. Sometimes the effect of a simple thing we do can have benefits or consequences that go on for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us don't have an unlimited budget to grow our business, but sometimes we actually may be better off without it. Instead of spending, it forces us to get creative and think beyond traditional marketing methods. This approach will help you grow your business without spending more and even do it working less by leveraging what you already have Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we start a business, we think about the freedom we'll have by being our own boss. The reality, though, is we often work more and make less and all of our time is consumed by it, at least in the beginning. If you're spending most of your time on the operations of your business, you're actually trading time for money which is really just a job. If your business can run daily operations without you and still be profitable, you have a business. There's a very simple way to tell where you are with your business now, and a simple way to get to where you want to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As entrepreneurs and business owners, we are all leaders. Whether we lead people or just visions and strategies, we are responsible for making it happen. Because we are so passionate, sometimes we assume that that alone is enough to make it work. These 4 leadership rules will help you start and keep growing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The speed of the world and business increasing, and it's easy to get overloaded with ideas, content, and new technologies. That can make it difficult to know what strategies and tactics to use and which trends to focus on and which to ignore. But if we think of business in its simplest form, we can cut through the noise and clarify what we need to do to make sure we thrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does soccer or sports have to do with business? The World Cup is a huge stage with a lot of exciting games, unexpected results, and lessons we can apply in our businesses. Here are 3 that when you apply to yourself as an entrepreneur and to your business, they will set you up for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't control who are parents are or the situation we're born into. But that has a major impact on how easy or hard our roads in life and careers are. But here's the thing... we all get a certain amount of time to do what we will with our lives. So it doesn't matter where we come from, all that matters is what we do. What will YOU do? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our marketing emails may never see the inbox of our subscribers, even if we're doing everything right. And because we can send emails daily, if we can double our clicks, we can double our sales and income not just one time but every single day. So getting marketing emails inboxed should be a top priority because it has a major impact on our income. Here are 5 tweaks to make sure your emails get seen by your subscribers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Email marketing can be among the most profitable digital marketing methods you can use. But if you don't do it right, your messages can get trapped in SPAM, or worse your entire account can get shut down. My own email has been a consistent, reliable source of affiliate income for years until recently when it got shut down suddenly. I struggled to get it back up and running, and I was able to eventually optimize it to get better results than I had before. Here's how to maximize your opens and clicks, and at the same time protect your accounts to make sure you can keep sending without issues. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outsourcing is the fastest way to grow and scale a business IF it's done right. Unfortunately, many people make mistakes and then give up thinking it won't work for them. Here's a simple 5-step process for how to do outsourcing the right way. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Affiliate marketing as a promotion method for your products and services has a lot of benefits. You have no upfront promotion costs, loyal affiliates will promote every product or service you offer, and you can tap into networks of affiliates that are already in place and waiting for you. But affiliate marketing has its drawbacks too. It takes time to develop relationships, only products and services with certain characteristics are suited for it, and the potential for scaling sales is limited. So is it right for your business? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whatever business we have or industry we're in, the one thing we can be sure of is we will experience gut-wrenching problems from time to time. It's normal to feel anxiety, fear, and panic, but it's important to have a strategy to get past that and overcome the issue. I had an unexpected, major problem in my business, and it led me to create a 5-step approach that will help solve any challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recurring revenue is like the goose that lays golden eggs, because sales flow in every month without extra promotion. But how do we set it up and how do we keep customers paying month after month? Here are 4 ways to add recurring revenue to your business, regardless of your product, service, or industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we think about growing sales, we usually think about more advertising and promotion to get more prospects and customers. But there are ways to generate more revenue without spending more, with just a few simple tweaks to your sales process. These can be adapted to online or offline sales. Any one method can help, but the combined effect is exponential. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life, art, and business are always intersecting at strange and random moments and places. Recently I was reminded of a movie I saw years ago and I remembered a quote from it that always stuck with me. In the movie, it had nothing to do with business or entrepreneurship, but reflecting about it now I think it sums up being an entrepreneur perfectly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As business owners, we're always pressed to get things done quickly, but we need high quality also to win in a competitive marketplace. So what do we do? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The business world today is moving faster than ever, and it's constantly evolving. So what worked yesterday may not work today, and what works today may not work tomorrow. There is clear evidence of this in the recent explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) alone, with its potential to wipe out entire careers. So what do we do? The answer is to build a personal brand. When you have a following, those people care about your message and will make the jump to a different platform or technology or medium so it's transferrable and enduring. Here's how to do it: 1. decide who your people are 2. decide what your message is and what value you can provide 3. engage with your audience in whatever way works for you continuously and consistently --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we think of entrepreneurs, we think about visionaries and people who have done things that change they way we live. But not every entrepreneur and business owner sets out to change the world. Some just want to do what they love and make a difference to their customers. Embrace it, do what you love, and do it to the best of your ability. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK I admit it. My web browsers are overstuffed with too many open tabs. Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Edge, whatever. No matter how hard I try to keep my Internet browser organized with just a few open tabs, I always find too many sites or webpages I want to revisit. Then my browser would get cluttered, run too slowly, and start crashing. Finally, I found a solution. This is so clever and cool I had to share it with you. Now it's easy to stay fully organized and still keep all the tabs you want thanks to this awesome tool. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have goals and things we want out of life, yet some people are more successful in making them a reality. The simple 3-step success hacking formula is the easiest and most direct path from where you are to where you want to be, and it's proof that this is the greatest time in history to achieve anything, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a lot of important traits to be a successful entrepreneur, but three stand out as predictors of success in digital marketing. When you have these traits, you're set up to successfully navigate the constant change in the industry. Without them, regardless of your current situation, you will struggle to maintain success. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes the lessons we learn come from the strangest people and places. One of the most powerful traits we can develop as entrepreneurs is looking at everything from a perspective of understanding. It helps us grow both personally and professionally, and at times can be profound. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Jobs, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history, said a simple 3-letter word was the start of his amazing success. Many people never think about it, and even fewer ever do it yet its power can be transformative in both your business and your life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you suffer from task creep? You know...tasks on your to-do lists you never get to that keep getting pushed forward and never done? I'm guilty of it. And no matter how many organizer or task management tools I've tried to use, the same thing happens every time. I spend time getting it setup, I mean to stick to it (I really do!), but somehow tasks keep getting pushed forward. I've discovered a simple tweak that once you use it you'll not only get more done and feel more balanced in your life, but you'll also stop feeling overwhelmed. It's been transformative for me, and I know it will be for you too. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial intelligence has exploded and there are so many platforms and tools all claiming they will change the world. But what is the reality of what AI can actually do for your business? Is it a threat that can doom you to failure, or an opportunity to take your success to new heights? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people look to digital marketing as a way to start a business or break free from a job. But the problem is, there is no paycheck or set monthly income. So how do you make enough consistently that you can count on it and use it as your primary income? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever have days where you just don't feel motivated or productive? If you find it hard to gear up or struggle to keep a positive mindset, do this 5-minute mental exercise. It will transform you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The very tools designed to help us and make us more connected and informed can also brainwash us so we forget to think for ourselves --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-ingram/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices