ThriveCart Learn is a wonderful tool for building your courses and coaching programs. In this recording I’ll show you around ThriveCart Learn. Learn is a fairly new addition to ThriveCart and not everyone realizes ThriveCart is not just a shopping cart – it’s also a course management system (CMS) where you can host your courses …
In 2018 I hit my first six figure year in business. Before I got to that point I really thought that everything would be better when I hit that range. I thought all my money issues would clear up. I thought I’d have more than enough money. I thought I’d go up and up and …
I got started selling online in 2002. My son was four months old and I decided to stay home with him. This is us: I decided to turn a hobby of making soap (yes, SOAP) into a Bath & Body Business. It was called Rainkissed. I still miss it. It was like my first “baby”. …
I’ve been sending emails for well over 15 years. It’s my sole source of online marketing. And I’m totally willing to PAY to make sure I have the best email marketing software and services available to me. It wasn’t always this way. When I was totally new to email marketing I signed up for a …
‘ My “Slow & Steady” Online Business Income Growth.. It took me 14 years to get to six figures. Sometimes I compare myself to others but then I also remember my business was my secondary priority all those years. My family was my first. I’m a REAL mom (NOT a GURU) who’s spent the last …
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This is the final post in a four part series with Kelly McCausey of Love People + Make Money. If you missed the other posts here they are: And the final post is right here and right now 🙂 Kelly I loved reading how you use email marketing in each of your four separate businesses …
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I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually participated in a Cross Blog Conversation before. If you’re unfamiliar a Cross Blog Conversation is where two bloggers have a conversation over a series of blog posts. Kelly McCausey asked me to do one with her on Email Marketing and of COURSE I was game! This should be …
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You offer so much value by sharing your experience, expertise or results. It doesn’t need special packaging to be valuable to others. I struggled to make my courses and programs fit the typical editing and production value of some of the top course creators and sellers. I don’t have a team, it’s just me, and …
Hey there! This email is long and detailed. If you want the short version here it is: I highly recommend starting a membership so that you do NOT start from $0 each and every month. If you buy nothing from this email get this – a membership can be EASY to start and you don’t …
The biggest question I get from people is HOW to build an email list. It’s like this big mystery. This hard thing to do. This complicated question. It can be. Or it can be simple. Before you ask “how do I build my list” you should probably ask yourself what list building really MEANS to you. In visual …
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Email marketing is a practice. It creates a lifestyle that many dream of. It allows you to not be tied to your computer. It lets you live life on your terms. In 2014 when Ella was born I made $42k. Doesn’t sound like amazing money but I know for a FACT the first few months …
I’ve often been asked what a typical workday looks like to me. I’ve put off answering that. And put it off. And put it off. The truth is I’ve never felt organized enough, disciplined enough or that I have enough GOOD habits to share my typical day with you. But maybe that’s why I SHOULD share …
I don’t want to be “influenced”. I’ve subscribed to quite a few email marketers talking about how to make sales via email. Often it’s about how to INFLUENCE people. Do you want to be influenced?I don’t. I have huge HUGE resistance to being told what to do. I get it, the word “influence” as in …
Hello! During one of my classes a couple of weeks ago one of the participants asked me how it’s going with my leaving social media. I thought you might like to know, too. Here’s my summary of life after leaving Facebook & Instagram: How Quitting Social Media Affected Family & Friends: I do feel like …
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OK – Let’s talk NOT compromising… There are a lot of people out there selling a lot of stuff and telling you a lot of things you MUST do: Build your website. Blog. Post on social media. Write emails. Create great graphics. Do video. Do webinars. Get on calls. Send DMs. Be active in the …
This email topic feels big to write about. I wrote the subject and then I just kind of sat here thinking for a moment. What I want to share with you today is about determination, motivation and, I guess, working for those breakthrough moments. I recently had what seems to be a pretty big breakthrough. …
This is my third blog post in a row about blogging. I had a message for bloggers who fill their blogs with ads here. Then I talked about how this blog is mostly unedited here. Today I want to talk about how FREEING it is to just blog. I’m mostly quit social media. I have …
I always thought of a blog to be an online journal. A stream of thoughts and ideas… sometimes with a point and sometimes not. A place to practice being a writer. That’s what a blog meant to me. These days blogs are used in many other ways. My least favorite way is a blog full …
Before we go too far please note that I write this with the highest respect for the work and art that goes into writing. This post is meant to present an opinion from the view of a reader, a blogger and a marketer. I totally get it that you have to earn a living for …
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Hey… I just meant to record a short video showing you how I use Coach Glue content but I ended up recording a pretty thorough explanation of how I make money selling workshops & downloads. How to Sell a Workshop a Month & Build a Recurring Income Business: It’s only 22 minutes long but I think it’s so …
Hey . Minimalism is so attractive, isn’t it? Less stuff.Less to take care of.Less to manage.Less to organize. When I look at what I’ve been doing lately there are things that fit minimalism and things that don’t. Things that don’t fit: Mainly I’m thinking what doesn’t fit right now is that I want to do …
You may know that in February of this year I purposely closed up my membership site and cancelled tens of thousands of dollars of recurring income. It was a BIG deal. That was a BIG leap of faith. My family relies on me to help pay the bills so I needed that income but I had huge trust in …
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Since my son Hayden was born in 2002 I have been selling things online. At the beginning of 2020 I joked that I was isolating LONG BEFORE it was cool. It’s not so funny anymore because isolating gets old but working from home, for me, NEVER got old. I’ve been teaching others how to sell …
Here are some of the things I think that matter most when building a business that stands the test of time (in no particular order): Relationships Consistency Direction Visibility Service Authenticity Accountability Honesty Results Impact Pride Sales Profit For me, these combined create a business that is profitable, that I’m proud of and that rewards …
My daughter is homeschooling this week which means no more beach trips together first thing in the morning. I can’t remember if I sent you a pic from last week. Here we are >>> I LOVE being at the water, it’s my natural anti-anxiety treatment and much needed after the year we shall no longer …
Hey there! Do you feel like you’re in limbo right now waiting for 2020 to end? It’s a weird little week, the one between Christmas and New Years. Some of us are buckling down to get a jump on the new year and some are taking a very well deserved rest. Today I wanted to …
I love this photo of me from a business photoshoot in 2019. I’m kind of iffy about photoshoots because I DO want great photos to use for my business but I don’t want anything that looks or feels fake. This photo is so real, though. We were moving from one spot to another and my …
People think running a business, especially online, is complicated. It’s not. We’re seeing so many local businesses close their doors and it’s so tragic and heartbreaking that it’s happening on a large scale. Changes over time often result in business owners having to change and shift. That part is not new. Entrepreneurs know that people …
Yesterday I downloaded an app to my phone called Reface. 10/10 for fun and enjoyment! I highly recommend. But this email isn’t about the app. It’s about me seeing something that was already there. Matt always tells me he wishes I were more confident because I’m beautiful and I should own that. And I’m usually …
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Two different people told me yesterday in two different ways that they want the advantages of a recurring income business but the work part and the marketing or putting yourself out there part seems sooo overwhelming to them. I must have put my subconscious mind to work on this because at 4am this morning my …
A lifestyle business is a business where you put life FIRST. You truly own each and every day. It’s a different kind of business than the tradition sense because freedom precedes all other goals and priorities. In order to make this lifestyle happen you MUST be aware of the kind of business you are creating …
What Will You Learn in Membership Impact Here’s how it works : Training – You’ll learn important steps and psychological information to help you run a successful membership site. Action – You’ll get easy to follow steps and regular action to take on a timeline you determine. Accountability – I invite you to contact me …
I started running membership sites back in 2010 for a very specific reason and that was to LEVEL out my income. When I was launching my WordPress courses, that were going GREAT, my income was like a roller coaster ride that I did not like being on. I made the decision to start a membership …
How do you decide what to sell in business? I get this question often. The answer to how I decide what to sell is simple. I sell what I’m excited to sell and what I think will help someone. Example 1. Memberships I’ve been running membership sites since 2010. It stabilizes my income. It allows …
I spent so many years of my life living with my own highly critical self-talk and I didn’t even know it! It wasn’t until a friend of mine recommended the book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” by T.Harv Ecker that I realized I was doing this damaging behaviour. So here’s what it looked like for …
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I asked my business friends on Facebook how they make money on the internet. The answers were so varied and awesome.Check them out or add your own here. So many things from affiliate marketing, product sales, direct sales, network marketing, coaching, services and more! There are SO MANY ways to build an income. There are SO …
I’ve gotten a few messages from friends in the last few days asking me “What did you decide about sending Ella back to school?” So many people are wondering what to do right now for September. It’s certainly a topic on many a person’s mind, even if you have school kids or not. I’ve decided: …
Today on a meeting of the Laptop Lifestyle YOUniversity I brought up two things I’ve been hearing multiple times in the last week or so: “Covid has affected my business and now I’m out work.” “I’m stopping my spending because I’m afraid all the job loss will affect my business.” It’s true, things are different …
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Times are really hectic right now. The world is weird. But really it’s just life adapting and growing. We are pretty much done with “homeschooling”. My daughter is a very stong-willed girl and she just doesn’t get the idea of Mommy being her teacher so I’m not pushing it. But you know what’s amazing? She’s …
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You know what’s happening right now? The world has literally stopped everything else they’re doing and joined the online world. Almost everyone is online. More people on social media.More people looking at starting businesses. More people shopping for stuff they need, or don’t need. More people looking for entertainment. More people looking to be healthy and build immunity. More …
(NOTE: Photo from my happy place by the local beach BEFORE quarantine – just so you know I’m following the rules 😉 ) Ways I have made money online since 2002: ✔ Selling homemade soaps, bath bombs & bath & body products through an online shopping cart then mailing them to customers. I got paid directly from customers ordering …
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“You know very well that destinations never matter… it’s what you learn along the way” (Quote from Once Upon A Time Season 6, Episode 14) The quote above is VERY fitting for this post. It was a reminder to me as I was about to do some editing while binge-watching my current favorite show that …
Suddenly so many people are working from home because of Covid-19. Even with your own family it can feel very isolating, weird and new. I get it, I’m new at having my fam all home but the being home part is mostly just another day because I’ve worked from home since 2007. I have previous …
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Here are the things you need to do to turn what you know into a business: 1. Clearly define who you want to serve. You have to move people into action with your content and offers and you can’t do that if you are speaking generally. Your message will be clear and motivating IF you …
The customer path is like a funnel but I guess less more flexible and fluid.
I have NO funnels, I don’t like the term and I lack the straight line thinking to create them no matter how much I’d LOVE to.
But what I do have, 100%, is a path for my peeps.
I know where I want them to go.
I know what I want them to do.
Of course it’s up to them to PICK that path or pick another but
I spent years looking to solve ALL my problems with money. I thought things like: “When I make enough money I’ll stop having debt.”“When I make enough money I’ll afford to go on trips.”“When I make enough money I’ll be able to buy a home.”“When I make enough money I’ll be happy.” So I sacrificed …
Note: I wrote this post when my girly was three years old. She’s six now, in Kindergarten, and keeping me as busy as ever. I actually don’t have more time to work now than I did when she was in daycare three days a week for 8+ hours a day because the school days are …
We’re on Christmas school break over here but I’m trying to get some emails out and written in the mornings. I love having my girly and my almost adult-son home but I am also missing my routine time! Below is a photo of my daughter Ella and I testing out my new green screen and …
I started my first business in 2002, shortly after my son was born. In the first couple of years I leaned heavily on the advice from mom and work at home mom forums which were very popular places for moms at the time (before Facebook ever existed ). I quickly learned that it was HARD to …
“It’s just business, it’s NOT personal.” You’ve heard this before, right? Do you agree? I wholeheartedly DISAGREE. Matter of fact for a long time I had a headline on the salespage of Laptop Lifestyle YOUniversity that read: “Business IS Personal. It’s Life. It’s YOUR Life.” This is especially true if you’re running a small business …
I love a good story of how the underdog wins, don’t you? I’ve asked members to share a story of something they’ve overcome in business and they have not disappointed me! We will have over 25 stories for you and I’m positive it’s going to inspire, motivate and captivate you to read true stories from …
In 2007 I quit my stinkin’ factory job to work from home as a single mom. Sounds awesome, right?! Well it’s not the full story of course, it’s a headline. It’s a small, awesome piece of the full story. I want you to know the FULL story, or at least the fuller story, so you …
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While I was on a playdate with a friend of mine and our daughters, she asked me “What drives you in your business?” We had been talking about the sheer determination with which I’d grown my business. That it took me over 10 YEARS to hit my first six figure income and that I would …
Passive income has been the buzzword on the internet for as long as I can remember now. The headlines are VERY enticing:Set it and forget it!Make money while you sleep! The reality isn’t QUITE that easy but it’s most certainly worth your time, attention and action. So in this blog post I wanted to do …
You don’t have to hate marketing. You really don’t. Matter of fact you’ll LOVE marketing when you understand what gets you results! The struggle most people have is figuring out what marketing to do. They ask questions like “what’s the best way to market my business?” or “what’s the easiest way to market my business?”. …
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When I would tell people that I work from home the first reaction is almost always something along the lines of how great it would be and that they wish they worked from home. I mean it sounds amazing, and really it is, with the total freedom, the completely flexible hours, the working from the …
It was NEVER my goal to be a service provider yet in 2007 I quit my job to be a Virtual Assistant. By 2012 (five years later) I told my last client that I would no longer be providing them services and I claimed my full lifestyle freedom badge (at least that’s how I see …
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Ever feel like the product creation process takes TOO LONG and that you’re procrastinating too much? Well I almost NEVER create my digital products before I sell them. I sell first, create next and in this video I’ll tell you how and why there are so many advantages to doing so, including being a fast …
SKIP Product-Creation Procrastination by Pre-Selling Read More »
What’s stopping you from achieving what you want? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hard truth: It’s probably YOU. Everything is available to you. There is nothing you’re not worthy of. There isn’t anything you “can’t” achieve. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You told yourself you don’t know enough yet. You told yourself you need a mentor. You told yourself you don’t know the …
Years ago I was a speaker for a group of entrepreneurs and I found myself saying “I have a toddler” a lot, like I was excusing myself for doing stuff a certain way, or having super-short or super-odd hours. Then I thought – what the heck am I apologizing for?! What I do is share …
I received an interesting email from a very well-meaning lady, and she really got me thinking… She was concerned about an email a couple of years ago where I mentioned that I have not yet broken six figures in my business (which I have SINCE broken, in 2018 – woot!). It brought up a lot …
The internet has always amazed me… I remember hearing about it sometime around high school and then by the time I came home from college getting my first dial-up connection. I was 19 and living with my parents but they weren’t that interested so I went out and paid for it myself. Thinking back that …
It’s been over six months since I’ve written a single blog post. I took a much-needed hiatus but now I’m so very ready to be back at it. Problem is/was, I’d been agonizing about what to make my first post. Then it hit me – share the first chapter of the first book I’ve ever …
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