All 'Client Attraction' Posts

How do you know when it’s time to go online?

How to know when it’s time to go Online

Something that I find myself discussing quite a lot within my Business from the Heart Membership is that it’s so easy these days to fall into the belief that an online business is the holy grail of a truly successful business. What I see is that too many small business owners jump on the online bandwagon way too early and…

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Niche

Do I really need to niche if I want clients?

It was only last month that I opened the doors to the Business from the Heart Membership and invited new “Hearties” into the fold.   So right now I’m in that phase of getting to know our new members, and helping them with their questions – and confusions! One of the questions that comes up time and time again goes something like…

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Avoid the hustle

Hate the Hustle? Here’s how to get out of it…

There’s something that I talk about a lot with my mentoring clients and I’ve been meaning to write about it for some time… What I’m about to talk about is the eternal challenge of balancing this  “Triad” of business essentials: – The need to bring in immediate income – Building towards a “hustle-free” future – Delivering on promises to existing…

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Less is more of marketing

The “Less is More” of Marketing

Did you start your business because you wanted to make a difference but you never imagined it would be this hard to get your first few paying clients? Maybe you’ve been jumping from one thing to the next without anything having a chance to get traction, and you can’t seem to settle on that “one thing” that works for you.…

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create a business you love

The Four Elements to Creating a Business you Love

How would it feel to own a business you actually LOVE to run, as opposed to a business you create around something you love, but then end up surprised to find you don’t enjoy it as much as you thought you would? Well, there are 4 essential elements to think about that you also need to enjoy for this to…

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How I Grew My Business

How I Grew My Business

I created this video a number of years ago just as I was celebrating my 6th year in business (I recently celebrated my 10th!).  However while it was recorded a few years ago, everything I say is as relevant today as it was then. In it I talk about some of the key milestones I passed during my first two…

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5 reasons NOT to start a Membership (… and what to do instead)

Crafting Your Captivating Introduction

One of the things I’m most frequently asked about when attending an event as an expert or taking questions from members of my community is some variation of: “How do I pitch my business when I’m out networking?” or “Can you help me with my Elevator Pitch”. So I want to address that for you today and give you some…

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business advice

Where to Start when Starting a Business

This is the fourth and final post in a series of 4 blogs centered on creating a business you love. First, we looked at Understanding the 5 Stages of Business, then we dove into why Less is More of Marketing when you’re starting out, and from there we covered the importance of Choosing the Right Business Model for You. Hopefully…

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get your first paying clients

How to get those First Few Paying Clients

When you first start out in business it can feel like there’s so much that you need to think about. You may feel that you need to be learning all these advanced strategies such as how to sell online programmes, grow a mailing list, run Facebook ads, or do joint ventures with “big names” in your industry. In reality, when…

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Business Models

Should you put your Prices on your Website?

A question I get asked a lot by small business owner’s whether putting your prices on your website is a good idea or not And my answer usually? It depends: Here’s the thing about pricing on your website, and this is what I teach in my Get More Clients Saying Yes! course: There no absolute clear cut answer to the…

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Talking to people

The Forgotten Magic of “Talking to People”

I’ve been having conversations this week with people interested in joining me for my Get More Clients Saying Yes! course (enrolment is now open and we start next week!). One thing I’m asked a lot is whether this course will teach them how to attract new clients, because of course it’s no use being brilliant at sales conversations if you’ve…

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Do you really need a big list to launch a membership?

Today I’m answering the big question: Do I need to have a big mailing list, or a big online community to sell and to launch group programmes or memberships? [video_player type=”youtube” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ border_size=”0″ ipad_color=”black”]aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g/dj1ybF93cGhXZnYwWQ==[/video_player]   But, I just want to remind you before I jump into this that group online programmes or memberships are…

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