It’s time to beat work at home isolation once and for all!

When I 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 couch (or the bed even), the making money while you sleep.

I quit my job back in May of 2007 and so I’ve had a lot of years to experience both the good, the bad and even the ugly of working from home. The good FAR outweighs any downsides in my opinion and that’s why I’m coming up on my 19th year of working completely from home to earn my living and support my family!

One of the big downsides, though, is isolation and loneliness. That’s real and it’s a slippery slope because work at home isolation and loneliness can lead to depression if you’re not careful.

So let’s tackle this challenge!

I’ve learned a lot from my years at home and I’ve experienced the isolation and loneliness myself, especially after I broke my leg and was on the couch for six months or when I had my baby girl almost four years ago now. Even though I see family every day we, as social beings, need more interaction in our lives than just the few people in our immediate family.

Here are my best “Beating Work at Home Isolation & Loneliness” tips:

Local friends

I meet up for coffee and lunch on the regular with people I think are awesome! It gets me out around people and that’s often enough to make me not feel isolated at all. Love spending an hour or two at the local coffee shop.

Conferences & Events

I am sad to say I haven’t been to many lately. Getting out to industry events is just a wonderful way to ramp up your energy and enthusiasm!

Join Groups

One of the best things I EVER did for my business was join a membership group. It was for moms who wanted to work at home. I did that back in 2006-ish and I still have so many friends from that group. It’s great to have people who understand what it is I do for a living.

Meetup with online business friends, In Real Life

Take those online relationships offline! Of course be safe and careful about it. Some of the best friends come from those you’ve connected with online.

Workout, Sleep & Eat Right

Working at home can lead to major inactivity if you let it. That can lead to weight gain, poor meal choices and very low energy. The thing is when you’re energy is low you don’t want to leave the house. When you don’t leave the house you’re sure to feel more isolated and alone. Keeping on top of health and fitness will give you the ability to think better and have more energy. Thus allowing you to get doing all the other tips I’ve given you so far in this post.

Rent Shared Office Space or Co-Working Space

Did you know that some places have shared office space for rent? You’re not renting a whole space on your own, rather renting a room for a few hours, days or weeks out of the month. Then there’s the whole co-working thing where you work in a big open space with other business owners… pretty cool!

Take a Class

You could take something related to your business, or not. Either way you’ll get around people of similar interests and you might make a new friend! I’m currently signed up for 18 weeks of dog training classes for good ol’ Bear, our “rescue” dog! I’m already feeling happy to connect with new people and Bear is learning new skills, too!

Take Care of YOU

This fits with suggestion six on working out and eating right but it encompasses so much more. You’ve heard the work at home people talking about spending all day in their pajamas. What about when all day turns into a week? Is that ok? What if you barely shower? What if you’re too busy working that you don’t clean the kitchen and as a result you don’t cook healthy meals. You see how this can quickly spiral out of control leaving you with no desire to leave the house or socialize. That’s a problem! Take care of YOU. Do that workout, shower, get the laundry done, cook healthy meals, clean the house and take time to do things that make you feel renewed, energetic and ready to go see the world (or at least something more than your own four walls)!

I know I’ve given you a LOT of tips. You don’t have to do them all. I don’t do them all, not all the time. I have done most at some point or another. For now I’m actually going to use this list for myself as a sort of to-do list to get out and social MUCH more than I’ve been. I hope it helps you do the same!

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I have a friend who is VERY against AI and we talk often about business so it’s almost impossible for me not to mention it since I’m very into using it now to help my business grow.

She asked me how I’m using it to make more money.

Which I thought was an interesting question because mostly I’m using it to SAVE MORE TIME, which is more precious to me than money. But in many cases that does lead to making more money, too!

Here’s the massive list I threw back to her. I consulted both ChatGPT and Claude by asking them that question. I should have also asked how they saved me time, too, so the list might get bigger.

If you’re wondering how you can use AI, this list might help you!

It’s not just about asking questions and getting answers – which is not my favorite method. And if it’s giving you business plans and coaching you – beware! It’s just telling you random stuff not high quality help.

This is long because AI is so helpful!

Examples of how AI is helping me make more money or save more time:

Post ideas and themes. I ask for an idea, it gives me one specific to my business and goals, I write it. I don’t have to waste time thinking of ideas, they all work. 

LOTS of money work. Sorting or how to track money. Spotting patterns.

Short term money ideas. Some have worked, some have flopped but when I’m stressed for money sometimes I’m just totally out of ideas. 

Creating salespages.

Course Coach GPT was written entirely by ChatGPT and it made me over $6k.

Not to mention without AI I wouldn’t have created the product at all. And it’s useful and not a waste of time for those who would actually use it with the courses they take. 

Claude analyzed data from over 1500 emails and told me what emails get more opens, what subjectlines get more attention, etc.

Gave a full report with charts I can use to improve email opens and clicks. Here’s part of the report:

Created HTML sales pages in WordPress

Like this one and also in ThriveCart that look WAY better than the pages I create. Turned the process I used to create them into a presentation that looks amazing, is very thorough and will be used for lead gen and “visibility” in a summit. Then created very useful worksheets and a detailed prompt for anyone who wants to create pages. Full product still took a day to create, but way faster than if I did it all on my own.

Created an AI Agent that sorts my emails.

It gets important emails into draft with replies written (badly I’ll admit but I sometimes use a bit of it). It gives me a list of priorities. It tells me anything I should unsub from and items to put on my calendar. Emails I should reply to and opportunities I might be missing if I don’t respond soon. This runs daily at 7am.

Created a beautiful opt-in page for my masterclass that’s converting very well.

Is it better than my last – maybe not, but it looks better. 

And I’ve spent a lot of time on strategy in ChatGPT. It allows me to think through things because my head rolls around all these thoughts and ideas and to bounce them around helps. I know it’s not a magic 8 ball with the answers and I don’t use it like that. My main goal is always using AI to make money and save time. Time is my number one goal, though, because you can’t make more of that!

I hope that helps give you ideas on how to use AI to make more money and save more time!

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This is a pretty detailed answer for that!

15 List Building & List Engagement Ideas:

List Building Ideas:

1. Guest Blog – You’ve heard it before but it needs to be here. It works. Start approaching people you’ve bought from or are fans of and offer them valuable content. See what happens!
   
2. Giveaway Events – Historically one of my absolute favorite ways to build my list. I have grown by dozens to hundreds at a time this way.
   
3. Free Signup – Offer something super valuable to your people on your website, ideally front and center like my Digital Marketer’s Planner, to build your list as you build your traffic.
   
4. Blog – While I’ve not seen much results with a form in the sidebar of my blog, it doesn’t hurt to add it and it’s super easy. You may want to get a great plugin or use the features of your email provider (like ConvertKit which has a plugin to add forms to your blog) to get the forms throughout your blog and not just in the sidebar.
   
5. In Content – Add links to your forms EVERYWHERE you write content! I’m talking in blog posts, in personal emails, on social media and in your freebie reports, checklists, templates, etc, etc, etc.
   
6. Facebook – Are you utilizing your Facebook Pages & Groups to link to your free offer? The description of your group is a great place to link to your free offer to build your list. Also, add a link in the description of your COVER images as people could very well click on those and read… especially if you put “click here for something awesome” or some better call to action.
   
7. Free Challenges – I detailed how to do this in this post. It’s something you can do through your own email autoresponder or through a Facebook group. I’ve added dozens to hundreds of new people at a time to my list with this method.
   
8. Joint Bundle Offers – Occasionally you will find an offer to give one of your products away as a participant of a group bundle (sometimes called a “fire sale”). When you do this, you won’t make much or any money because the person hosting the bundle collects the profits. What you can get are email sign-ups. I recommend you set it up so that you have people opt-in to get their product, if possible. If that’s not possible, put an opt-in offer for something important immediately inside the product. See my course on this here – Build your list with bundle sales
   
9. Give a Product to a Related Business – Another fun and interesting way I built my list was to offer a valuable product for free to a friend. I did this for my friend who owned a membership site. She added my free product to her member’s area and sent people regularly to me. This can be as simple as offering a blurb, a graphic and a coupon code for a free product to someone you trust.
   
10. Giveaway a Product on Your Own Blog – Something that also worked really well for me was to give a product away on my blog. I would create a post telling people they would need to READ my salespage for the product and then post why they wanted that product. I’d get about 100 entries every time I did this and I promoted it throughout my social media as well as asked affiliates to promote it. The key to building my list was that when people commented, they were added to my list. There was a little check box next to the comment button that they could uncheck to not subscribe, but most people wanted on my list to find out if they won!
    
11. Participate on Podcasts – If you go to podcasts with a core message and a free offer to match, you can easily ask your podcast host to link to that freebie. To add value for them, you can even give them an affiliate link to your freebie. Quick and easy list-builder!
    
12. Host a Webinar – Hosting webinars, by it’s very nature, is a list-builder. Set up an opt-in, use a program like Zoom to get your webinar link, set a date and off you go!
    
13. Host a Giveaway – Instead of joining one, you can be the host! You’ll get way more people on your list if everyone is joining you to do a group giveaway over you being one person joining a giveaway hosted by someone else. I’ve never done this but it’s on my list to do this year.
    
14. Host a Bundle Offer – Similar to a giveaway but it’s one where people submit their products, not just freebie offers. You host it, you get the leads and the sales. Of course you’ll pay the people who promote a handsome affiliate commission for sending their people to the bundle!
    
15. Maximize Your Profile – Are you linking to your free offer in the link allowed in most profiles on social media? Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, all allow you to link… don’t just link to your website. Link to your free offer to get more leads.
    
16. Do An Exchange With a Friend – Do you know someone in a similar industry? Do an exchange to build lists mutually. Either you email for them and they email for you or you can blog for them (with a direct form embedded in YOUR blog post) and they blog for you (same deal). This can work great because you are using the trust that person has earned with their market.
    
17. Add a Link in Your Email Signature – You regularly are emailing people who are probably not on your email list. This could be friends, colleagues, potential customers. These are people you’ve been establishing a relationship with… make sure they see your opt-in offer!
    
18. Blog Comments – No matter what you’ve heard, blogging is not dead. There are some VERY active blogs out there and you can go, contribute great value in the comments and link to your related, free offer. Be strategic about this by looking up relevant blogs to comment on that also reach your target market.
    
19. Have LOTS of free offers – A big mistake people can make is to think you need just ONE freebie that you do a one-time effort to promote. This is so far from a good way to build your list. You want to have lots and lots of offers, and be constantly reinventing, adding and then removing outdated stuff. You need to shop yourself around to many places and see what kind of results you can get and where. This gives you variety and creates more interest!
    
    See my courses on list-building here: Lifestyle Freedom & Email Courses
    
    
    List Engagement Ideas:
    
20. Free Offers to Your List – Some of the absolute most opens and clicks I get are when I give my list subscribers MORE free value. So it’s like I’m inviting them to join my list, again, almost. By re-engaging them in this way I can share more offers, get them on board and knowing what I have of value and keep building the relationship with them.
    
21. Share Something Personal – I know when people here this and they’re resistant they say something like “but I’m a private person”. It’s totally OK if you’re a private person… you can actually get personal without getting “personal”. You can say how you feel about Spring and new beginnings, or you can talk about your dog and why you love him to be around and how having a pet is great for work at home people. I have LOTS more examples and I believe you absolutely can master this skill, even as an introvert. I share all the details in my program, ​Email for a Living​ << check there for more on this.
    
22. Remind Them WHY You’re Emailing – People become disengaged when they don’t really get the point, or what you’re saying isn’t resonating with them. When you share your why and why it should be, or could be, important to them you can remind them why you’re doing what you do and why they signed up with you in the first place.
    
23. Encourage Them to Email YOU – You can send many emails that invite your subscriber to respond to you. Ask them what their business is about, ask them what they need help with, ask them what they think of the email you just sent. Tell them you LEGIT want to hear from them. Start getting responses and you start building much more solid relationships with your subscribers!

So there you have it. As I said this is going to be my reference for those who want to know what to do for their email marketing efforts.

If you don’t have a software program to add your emails to, I recommend you use ​Kit​. It’s the email system I use and that will allow you to collect emails through a form when you set up your freebie list-builder. Plus, there are so many other features that help you do effective marketing, that you may want to use as your business grows.

You should NOT do all of these at once and you should NOT just pick the easy ones. Pick what you can do now, plan what you can do later and work away at the ones that produce you results. Not all methods work for all people in all situations so you’ll need to experiment and find the best ones for you. This list, however, should give you plenty to start with a great number of ideas on what direction to go in!

Hope that helps!

Angela

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Courses?
Coaching?
Memberships?
Digital products?

Before you try to do everything (tempting, I know), let’s simplify this.

Start Simple With Your Online Business (This Is Where Most People Go Wrong)

Right now, my business has multiple income streams.

But I didn’t start that way. I wouldn’t recommend you do either.

• Start with 1–2 income streams
• Get them working
• Then layer in more later

Trying to build everything at once is like opening five stores on the same day… with one cashier (you )

Why Multiple Income Streams Still Matter

Once things are running, having multiple income streams is powerful.

• If one offer slows down → you have others
• If something stops converting → you can pivot quickly
• You’re not relying on one single idea to carry your income

I saw this firsthand recently.

My course sales slowed down for a bit, and I had to stop and rethink:

• What’s changing?
• What’s working now?
• What should I test next?

(Yes… AI has definitely changed the landscape.)

But because I had other income streams, I wasn’t stuck.

And once I had a breather from working on course sales I came back to it and figured out how to get my course sales moving again!

The 4 Best Online Business Models I Recommend

If you’re building an online business, these are the combinations I’ve seen work over and over again.

1. Coaching + Courses

• Coaching = faster cash flow
• Courses = scalable income

This is one of the best combos when you’re starting out.

You can:

• Work directly with clients
• Turn what you do into a course later

2. Membership + Courses

• Membership = recurring income
• Courses = deeper transformation

Great if you want:

• Community
• Ongoing support
• Predictable monthly revenue

3. Courses + Affiliate Marketing

• Courses = your own products
• Affiliate marketing = promoting others

This is a powerful combo because:

• You don’t need to create everything yourself
• You can earn while building your own offers

4. Digital Products + Courses

• Digital products = quick, lower-ticket sales
• Courses = higher-ticket transformation

Think:

• Templates
• Checklists
• Guides

These can bring in daily sales while your course does the heavy lifting.

The Thread That Connects All of These

No matter which model you choose…

You can sell all of them with one simple strategy:

One email a day.

That’s been the foundation of my business for years.

No complicated funnels required to start.
No constant content hamster wheel.

Just:

• Show up
• Share value
• Make offers

Your Simple Online Business Checklist (Start Here)

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, strip it back to this:

• Choose ONE main offer (coaching, course, etc.)
• Add ONE supporting income stream
• Start building an email list
• Send emails consistently
• Sell every week

That’s it.

You don’t need a perfect setup.
You need momentum.

Want Help Putting This Together?

If you want a full breakdown of how to set this up (step-by-step), I walk through all of this inside my course:

Lifestyle Freedom Business

It’ll help you:

• Choose your model
• Set up your offers
• Start making sales

This is just one piece of your online business checklist.

But it’s a big one.

Because once you know what you’re selling…

Everything else gets a whole lot easier.

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I want to walk you through exactly how I did it this time, what I changed, and why it worked. This isn’t about some massive viral launch. It’s about building a system that lets you step away and still earn.

How I Used to Do Disney Sales

In previous years, I ran my sale while I was away at Disney.

I would:

• Schedule my emails in advance
• Put my core course suite on sale
• Let everything run while I was gone

That worked well, but this year I decided to do things differently.

What I Changed This Year

I made three big changes to my usual approach.

1. I Ran the Sale Before I Left

Instead of running the sale while I was already on vacation, I ran it before I left.

I wanted to:

• Be available to answer questions
• Support affiliates properly
• Be present during the most active part of the promotion

This alone made the entire experience feel calmer.

2. Everything I Sell Was Included

In the past, I usually only discounted my main courses.

This time, I included:

• My full course suite
• Mini courses
• Digital downloads
• Literally everything I sell

If someone wanted something, it was on sale.

3. I Increased the Discount to 75% Off

Normally, I do 50% off sales.

This year, I went to 75% off.

Why? Selling courses has been harder lately and the market feels different. So I wanted the sale to actually move volume and I figured a huge discount would help that goal.

The deeper discount made it easier for people who had been “thinking about it” to finally buy.

The Results

Here’s what the sale brought in:

• About $5,700 USD in sales
• About $1,400 USD paid out to affiliates

Since I’m Canadian, that worked out to over $5,000 CAD for me.

That income covered bills before, during and after the trip. It covered vacation spending money by topping up what I had already been saving up for the trip.

Most importantly, I didn’t spend my vacation worrying about money. It has been amazing every year to have the peace of mind to not even crack open my laptop for the most part.

My List Size (Because This Matters)

I want to be very clear about this part. My email list is about 2,500 people and I don’t grow it consistently. New subscribers trickle in over time and this really isn’t a massive list.

What does matter is how long I’ve been building the relationship.

The Real Reason This Works: Email Relationships

I’ve been building this specific business for about three and a half years.

I’ve sold online marketing courses for 15+ years, but this version of my business was a rebuild.

I’m an email marketer. That’s the core of everything I do.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• People get value from me regularly
• They also get offers regularly
• I never hide the fact that I sell things

I’m in business. That’s never a secret.

People tell me regularly that:

• They love opening my emails
• They enjoy reading them
• They trust my recommendations

That trust is built by showing up consistently. I send emails daily, and that’s something I strongly believe in.

Why Sales Like This Convert So Well

When a big sale happens, a lot of people already know what they want.

Many people on my list have already been thinking about making a purchase. Maybe they’re saving up or waiting for the right time. A sale like this allows them to get off the fence and take action.

This year, I also scheduled emails a full week before my trip, so I was able to take that time to get ready for my trip. Also, if you’ve ever been to Walt Disney World you’ll know it’s a lot of walking and often on hot days. So I wanted to not jump right from work to vacation without a little down time first!

I scheduled everything: emails before the vacation, during the vacation and for a few days after. I got to work batch writing and scheduling those emails.

What Happened During the Sale

Because this was a full offer-suite sale, the emails were very sales-focused.

I sent two emails per day for most days of the sale. Each email highlighted various product in the sale so that I could get to all the products (about 37 of them) with all the emails.

This worked because:

• The products already exist
• People already know about them
• I promote them regularly throughout the year

When everything goes on sale, there’s no need to explain each product from scratch.

A Small Glitch (And What I Did)

On the final day of the sale, the coupon didn’t work properly.

I felt like people missed out, so I extended the sale until I got back from Disney.

Everything was still scheduled. The extension just gave people more time.

How People Responded

My subscribers knew the emails were scheduled so I could enjoy Disney.

I got replies like:

• “Enjoy your trip!”
• “Have an amazing time!”

One member even bought a course she already technically had access to, just to support the trip.

When I asked her about it, she said:

• She wanted full access outside the membership
• She also wanted to support me

That only happens when real relationships exist.

If You Want to Do Something Like This

Here’s what you need to have in place:

• An offer suite you build over time
• An email list where trust already exists
• Regular promotion throughout the year

When you run a fast-moving sale like this, you’re not trying to convince strangers. You’re offering something valuable to people who already want it.

If you’re only putting one or two products on sale, you’ll spend more time explaining.

With an offer suite sale, the excitement does the work.

A Final Note on Selling Through Email

When you write sales emails:

• Be natural
• Be clear
• Include links
• Explain who it’s for, what it is, and how it helps

You don’t have to sound salesy. You’re just showing people how the product fits into their life.

If this gave you ideas for earning while you’re on vacation, taking Christmas off, or stepping away for a break, this is exactly what email marketing, scheduling, and automation can make possible.

Talk later
Angela

If you prefer the video version of this post here it is:

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• I don’t know what to say
• I haven’t emailed in so long they will be upset
• They’re going to unsubscribe if it’s not good enough
• I don’t have anything to offer

These are not reasons to not email your list and you’re giving yourself excuses.

It’s time to Just Hit Send on that email marketing email.

You can send VALUE and tell people about what you sell all in one email.

You have something to say. You wouldn’t be running a business if you didn’t. And if you truly, truly can’t find anything to say then it’s time to re-evaluate what you’re offering and why.

After that little motivational talk if you’re still feeling unsure about hitting send then maybe you need some help in these areas:

Set Up Your Email List

Is your list properly set up so you know the right people are getting your emails?

I send most emails to both my customers and non-customers but I do have tags for both so I can make sure the right people see the right messages when needed.

For the technical part of it I send one broadcast. Easy.

Make Email Marketing Simple

There are a LOT of complicated email marketing processes being taught out there.

I’ve seen funnels that would make a grown man cry, lol!

Seriously. As an ADHD mom who wants to LIVE LIFE “aint’ nobody got time for that”.

I send ONE EMAIL A DAY to most of the 2500+ people on my email list.

That email is meant to appeal to MOST of the people on the list!

And it’s meant to appeal to the brand new subscriber and the long-time subscriber.

This is highly do-able and much more simple than crazy segmenting, massive funnels and a list of to-dos that mean you NEVER hit send on anything.

Talk About What You Know

Most of my customers already have a business where they know their stuff.

Start creating a list of topics that come up with clients or that you’ve done to help people. Start thinking about the problems you solve, the things you teach and start talking about those things.

Don’t tell me you don’t know what to say to an email list. Say something useful. ANYTHING useful. Then say something else the next day.

I KNOW you can do that!

Speak from Your Core Values

I teach how to build your email list and connect with your readers through core values. When you know what’s important to you at a values level and you speak from that then you’ll draw in the most engaged readers ever!

Learn more about that here: Core Message Marketing

Whatever you do … Just. Hit. Send.

You got this!

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Today I worked with a VIP Day Client who was doing just that.

Here are the steps we went through to get her set up to make and sell printables from her new website:

Steps to Make and Sell Printables:

Step 1: Decide on a website or blog platform to sell your printables from

My client choose Wix to host her website for her printables and I think it was a fantastic choice! Wix is so smooth to use, intuitive and has so many pre-set features that save time (for example the entire shopping process including automatic customer emails with download included).

Of course there are other choices for your printables website. Here are a few:

• Shopify
• Squarespace
• Gumroad
• WordPress

Every option has its benefits and/or potential drawbacks. You’ll want to consider your needs, pricing, ease of use (test out trials if you can), etc.

I used to recommend WordPress for everything but it is definitely more tech heavy, requires you to maintain your own site and takes a lot more work to get a custom, seamless process like Wix did us easily in a five hour VIP Day!

Why not Etsy? Well… it has it’s benefits as well but if you don’t want to pay the higher fees and have much more control over your sales process then you would be better to choose a platform that gives you that control.

Step 2: Create Printables for Your Site

Canva makes it ridiculously easy to create printables.

In order to sell them and follow Canva’s licensing rules you need to create the design from scratch or significantly edit a template. There are rules around what you can and can’t do, so be sure to check those out.

See the Canva content rules here.

Once you’ve created your printable you simply download it as a PDF.

Step 3: Create Your Website to Sell Printables From

Choosing a platform that makes this a smooth process is a great idea. Wix made it super easy to create the website using a site template and the drag and drop editor was customizable, seamless and smooth.

We easily added opt-in forms for those who wanted to sign in to get a free printable. Created products that showed up by default on a shop page. We uploaded the PDF into the product area and that was automatically added to the product and delivered via email.

Other website software will create similar setups.

If you’re using a site like WordPress you have to do all the pages, emails and connections manually. It’s significantly more work to do that setup. The situation where this is a good choice is usually for blogging. WordPress themes and plugins allow for more of the functions and features that bloggers often need.

Step 4: Marketing and Selling Your Printables

I think we all know by now that “if you build it they will come” is a lie.

Nobody is seeing your website until you bring them TO the website.

Here are some of the ways I advised my client to bring traffic to her site that could sign up for her email list and buy her products:

• Join Bundle Events and Giveaways – learn how to do that here
• Telesummits, Podcasts & Interviews
• Give Away Printable to Membership Sites
• Pinterest – Pin your products and any content/blog posts about them
• SEO Optimization of Website and Product Pages/Posts

There are plenty of other ways you can grow your traffic and business.

My best advice about marketing anything you’re selling is find something that works well for YOU. Do what will make sense to your and move your business forward.

Step 5: Presence, Products, Promotion

In my membership, mastermind and coaching offers I teach a simple, repeatable, effective framework.

It’s this:

They all work together. Start in the most pressing “bucket” and them move through the others as needed. It will be a continuous movement through these as you create a business that works on YOUR terms, that builds your lifestyle freedom.

If you’re looking for lifestyle freedom check out my Lifestyle Freedom Business course, here, free.

Hope that helps!

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Interview Summary: Nicole Dean of No Regret Zone

Guest: Nicole Dean, founder of No Regrets Zone — a brand built on the motto: Dream Big, Earn Big, Play Big.
Focus: Intentional living, multiple streams of income, money mindset, and weaving everyday “micro-adventures” with big, bucket-list adventures.

Big Ideas

• Dream Big: Get clear on what you want in health, life, relationships, business, and play. Revisit this regularly—your desires evolve by season of life.
• Earn Big (Intentionally): Build multiple income streams and be deliberate with your time and offers. Messaging matters now more than ever.
• Play Big (Now, not “someday”): Schedule adventures at every scale—from a local park concert to a month in Croatia. Micro-adventures count.
• Money as a Safe Friend: Nicole helps women make it, keep it, and grow it—ditching unhelpful “girl money/marketing” narratives and making finances feel safe and doable.
• Health First: Consistency beats intensity. Nicole prioritizes daily tiny habits (movement, fresh air, connection, veggies, mindset) because you can’t dream/earn/play when health derails.
• Unstuck Framework: Return from head to heart:
  • What revelation do your people need?
  • What transformation do you deliver?
  • What invitation can you make today?
    When stuck, step away from screens, move/meditate/shower, then create the next thing. For legit tech/process blocks, phone a friend or hire focused help.

What She’d Do If Starting From Scratch

1. Clarify: Revelation → Transformation → (starter) Invitation.
2. Create & Share: Publish content around that message.
3. Build the List: Offer a free opt-in as the first invitation.
4. Monetize: Launch a low-to-mid offer or (if cash-tight) start with a higher-touch service to generate revenue quickly.

A Candid Business Lesson

Nicole once leaned so hard into strategy (systems, analysis, scaling) that she lost the heart and joy of her work. Profitable? Yes. Fulfilling? Less so. Her correction: create, connect, and build community while still being smart and strategic.

Practical Health Habits (Her Daily Non-Negotiables)

• Intentional movement twice daily (even 5 minutes)
• Fresh air daily
• Intentional connection with someone she loves
• Veggies every time she eats (½ plate at dinner)
• Mindset time (journaling, meditation, or “problem-shifting”)

Advice for When You’re Overwhelmed

• Step away from screens. Walk, shower, or meditate.
• Ask: “What do I want to create right now?” Then go create it.
• If it’s a real roadblock (not mindset), get a tool/video, phone a friend, or hire a coach for a focused unblock.

What’s Next for Nicole

• Money Club for Women: A community focused on keeping, making, and growing money (not just investing).
• Co-living/Co-working Trips in Europe: Flexible, experience-first travel with space to work as needed.

Learn More & Follow Nicole

• Website: No Regret Zone
• The Money Besties Club

Here’s a full transcript if you prefer to read:

Hi, and welcome, this is Angela Willes, and today I am interviewing Nicole Dean of No Regret Zone, and hello, hi, Nicole.

Hi. Like, we already talked, but I’m saying hi to, to you, and so you can say hi to everybody who’s listening.

So, uh, yeah, you have been, you more than 20 years. That’s a long time. So we’ve known each other for a very long time, which is awesome.

And Nicole is awesome. So I wanted to bring her on as a guest to share with my community. Some wisdom that she has earned over years of working online, having her own business and just being smart and strategic, which she’s always been trying to teach me.

The strategic, I try, I try to be smart already. So, I’d love for you to say hello and introduce yourself.

Tell us, you know, what you’re up to now and just then we’ll take, take, have a conversation about the things that are that you could share with the audience.

Who’s listening? Sure. Sure. Of course. As Angela said, I’m Nicole Dean and I am the fearless leader of the No regret zone.

And at the No regret zone, our motto is dream big, earn big, play big. And we dream big by thinking of what’s possible and having an intentional life.

We earn big by creating multiple streams of income and being intentional about our time and our businesses and then we play big by going on adventures, retreats, and having an intentional life whether your adventures are there’s live music in the park and you want to take your dog down there or the adventure

spending a month in Croatia like I like to do you know I do both little adventures on a day-to-day basis I try to have micro adventures and then I also have big adventures to look forward to that I love as well.

So, that is my focus right now and on earn big when it comes to multiple streams of income that’s also being intentional not only about your business but about money.

And as you know, I am a huge fan of all things money. I love to help women with their money mindset.

I love to help them keep it. I love to help them make it and I love to help them grow it and so I’m not a financial advisor, but I do bring the big sister vibes and you know we push away the girl money, the girl marketing that’s not helpful if you want that you can go to YouTube.

What I do is I make money safe and I make money, your friend, so that’s what my revelation is that I want to bring to the world.

And my legacy is to help women dream big, earn big, and play big, and live in the Noregret zone. So that is me.

I love that. I love that. That helps me understand the regrets on more, too, because I haven’t, you know, ran through everything over there yet.

And yeah, the adventures is very much you. And of course, you need money for that. So the dreaming that it fits all in line, the dream, and you turn the money to make those adventures happen.

Where would you say, like, where did you start really focusing on money? I’m just curious. Yes. I have always had a fascination with money.

I have a quiz on my site that helps you find your money superpowers or your money archetype. Kendall Summerhawk originally designed that, and I’m licensed to share that as well.

And I ran across that years ago, and I thought, this is fascinating, because I discovered that I’m an accumulator, which means that I feel safe if I have money.

I’m a maverick and a ruler. So a ruler likes to build empires in a maverick disregard the rules. So that combination is a very interesting and powerful combination.

And I find that I attract a lot of accumulators, a lot of mavericks and a lot of rulers. So having that clarity has been really interesting, but I’ve always been fascinated with money.

I mean, I love to spend it, but I’m not a shopper, but that’s where being intentional about your money comes in because my intention with spending money could be totally different than someone else’s and that’s okay.

But even when I was little, I’ve just been fascinated with money. And then an interesting story is around 2001, I had to set aside a little bit of money.

My husband had a good job. I was a stay at home mom, but we had a little bit of money set aside.

And I wanted to buy Google and stock in Google. Oh, I was like, man, just buy Google. Yeah, no, no, not that kind of money.

I had like $1,000 set aside. And I wanted to buy stock in Google and my husband said, oh, but that’s not a real business because I went to him because I didn’t know how to do it because back then you couldn’t just go.

I know it happened by a stock that you’re interested. He said, well, that’s not a real business. And so I was deflated and I didn’t do it.

and another year later I said, I would really like to buy stock in Google and my husband who I love very much has his own money issues and his own money mindset and he said, oh that’s not a real business and so we kept not doing it and if we had done that, that would be different.

You know, our lives could be, you know, different. So, you know, even since back then I’ve always been interested in growing my money and making my money work for me instead of being this weight that dragged me along.

So, I like to keep it, I like to make it and I like to grow it, but we also live in a world where we have a relationship with money everyday.

So we have to be intentional about that as well. How we spend it Because we have to spend money just be part of be an unplanned earth, right?

Exactly and I think he like It to help women have awareness of what they can do with it because I’m thinking back to 2001 Well a little bit after 2001 because I remember my neighbor He was investing and I think he came over to our house on our computer.

And he had to log into some investment thing. I had no idea what he was doing. He had no idea what he was doing on the computer.

So neither one of us knew the other person’s like thing, but I helped him get on the computer, but at that time I knew absolutely nothing about investing.

I would not have been able to say I want to invest in Google because it just was so foreign to me and I think there’s still a lot of people that need a lot of information about money and like what is possible for us and you know of course the whole the whole thing around women and money and all that

so it’s so important what you’re doing and that’s only a part of what you know I want to bring to the table is is helping women to understand how money can work for them instead of being this battle that they’ve got going, you know, being able to embrace it instead of fearing it is definitely a big part

of what I want to do moving forward for sure. I love the adventures part two because that’s, well, I don’t know, I feel, Do you think you’re a few years ahead in terms of like, so Ella’s 11 and I’ve put so much time and attention into my kids and I’m definitely craving to get even just out around locally

. Like I just feel like there’s no intentional adventures going on for me, for my version of an adventure. like kids’ adventures, yes, all the time, but as you get past that stage, then there’s, and also, I think there could be adventures when you have kids, but that just wasn’t where I put focus, right

? But I love that you’re, that’s all part of it. The dreaming big, the, what did you say? tell me again.

You make earn big and play big. Yeah. Yeah. That’s very cool. I wanted to ask you some questions too. So before we get into that, did you have anything else to add on like what you’re focused on right now?

No, it’s just this whole feeling of I want to create connection with other women and I want to create a safe supported container where they can do those things.

They can dream big about their intentional life and their intentional business. They can earn multiple streams of income and to create a community and a way for them to play big as well.

Or if the finances aren’t there right now to play big, you know, like if I’m planning on inviting doing a co-working trip in May in Croatia and you know somebody might look at that and think oh I can’t do that yet but there are other you know the other play is just as important you know what I mean like

I’ll go down to the swimming pool with my husband and because we’re in a 55-and-up community if you can believe that and a 55-and-up community it’s like this resort type Like living on a cruise ship.

It’s really weird. I don’t know how. But yeah, but I’ll go down to the pool And I bring my floaty and we play a pretty pretty princess and I make him drag me around the pool And that can be my adventure for the day and that’s basically free.

That’s bought and paid But I’m like, I’ll be like, hey, you want to play pretty pretty princess And he’s just rolls his eyes.

I mean, he’s like, we think the pool And I like to do on a shoot pool afterwards and some like little micro adventures are so important because if we just sit in front of a screen all the time and sit in front of a screen all the time, I mean that’s our life.

You know how we spend our minutes is how we spend our years and how we spend our years is how we spend our life and I just think that playing is so important, you know, regardless of the scale.

So I just think that I want to make an invitation to women to, you know, to play, right? And they can start doing that now.

And then you don’t have to be rich to go to the beach and swim. You know, if you’ve got a beach near you, it can be your local beach or it can be a beach in Florida.

I mean, the finances are different, but the fun can be just as great, you know? Yeah. I always remember this little story about a guy who’s working really hard so he could go fishing, right?

Like, so he could make enough money so he could one day take time off and go fishing, and they’re like, well, why don’t you just go fishing right now, all right?

That’s a great story because this wealthy businessman comes up to this man and a boat, and he’s just this poor fisherman and this boat and he’s fishing and selling his fish.

And so the story, this is a story I’m assuming you’re referencing. And so of course the wealthy businessman, you know, puts on his coaches hat.

He’s like, you know, it starts there, you know. If you did this, you could sell more fish and then you could have more boats.

And then you could do this and then you could do that. And then you could make all this money and then the fisherman was like, okay, if I do that then what then you could go fishing spend your days fishing and he’s like I already do it I don’t need to do all that you know why if the end goal is to go

fishing just go fishing yeah exactly yeah I never heard that story maybe I’ve just heard retellings of it you know over different like things I people have been re-telling different versions of mix I never It told that way, but yeah, it’s so, it’s so true.

Like there’s so many things you can do now. That’s the point. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Well, that’s awesome. Um, my first question for you is what does lifestyle freedom mean to you personally?

Um, well, as you mentioned, my brand is the no regret zone which is dream bigger and big and play big.

And so, you know, like we focused on adventure because adventure is the fun part of that, but really it’s just about being intentional in our lives and our businesses.

And that starts with the dream big figuring out what the hack you want, what do you want your health to be like, what do you want your life to be like, what do you want your relationships to be like, what do you want your family to be like, what do you want your business to be like, what do you want

your play to be like. you know, and taking that minute to dream big and be like, okay, well, what the heck do I want now?

Because that changes over time, right? I mean, like you said, we’re in different stages of our lives. And for what I want now is very different than what I wanted, you know, a few years ago.

And my priorities have changed as well. Like, you know, as far as being intentional about my health, that has moved, you know, way up.

But taking that minute to be, to dream big about what you want your intentional life and your intentional business to look like, and what that would look like if there were no rules and no limitations at all.

Because a lot of times we think, oh, I can’t have that because X, Y, and Z. And we have real actual limitations.

This is the real world. Sometimes we do have real actual limitations. That can be a thing. But let’s be honest, nine times out of ten, the limitations that we think, and the rules that we think apply, they don’t always apply.

So if there were no rules and no limitations, what would you do? A lot of people think in order to leave the US or leave Canada and to move to Europe, you have to have all this money.

But if you look at the evidence, are people that do it without having $2 million in the bank or without having $20,000 a month of income or whatever it is that you think you have to have?

A lot of times there are ways to do things without our beliefs getting in the way of what our limitations.

You know what I mean? Yeah. And I actually, and I know we’re going to talk about things like this, but one of my favorite trainings that I’ve created is called unstuck, unmuted, unstoppable.

And in that, I do go through, like, what are real limitations and what are perceived limitations and how to get through real limitations and how to get through perceived limitations?

Because it is so interesting what we think And what really is a limit, you know, like if you have a true health issue that you can’t leave the U.S., like because of X, Y, and Z, then I mean, that might be a real limitation, but thinking you need to have $2 million in the bank before you can retire is

not necessarily a real limitation, you know, because we see people doing it with less. So I just I find it all fascinating, but what does lifestyle freedom mean to me it means that I get to choose my intentional life my intentional health as much as I can you know my intentional business and my intentional

play on a day-to-day and year-to-year you know plan scale. Yeah, so living life the way you want to live it, really, with all that, while removing the limitations so that you can, and that’s what you’re helping people with.

And by the way, anyone listening, Nicole’s been my coach since, like, what was the first time you coached me? Like 2008, I think?

That’s what I had in my head. I thought maybe like 2008, that’s a long time too. And yes, so Nicole is my go-to coach, my go-to business coach for sure.

And talking about unstuck, that’s something you helped me with more than once. And yeah, sometimes the limitations were like one I’m thinking of was a real limitation, but then we worked on, you know, working through that.

Or, you know, it was also that kind of limitation without getting into, like, talking about it for a longer period, right?

Yeah, it was both. It was like something that was real, but also how I was thinking about it, created more problems than needed to be there.

So like we worked on both ends of it. So yeah, it’s like, I love that. I love how all that ties together into what lifestyle freedom means to you as well.

So I have my next question, which is what’s one mistake you made in building your business and what did you learn from it?

Well, these are good questions because I had to really think about this one because I wanted to say not building my list sooner blah blah blah.

I don’t know. The truth is, the actual truth is, I think the biggest mistake that I’ve made that has cost me the joy in my business is that I am really, really, you know, this.

I’m really, really good at strategy. You know, money, marketing, mindset, multiple streams of income strategy. I like to get in there and make things make more money.

I love multiple streams of income. I love marketing. But I started to focus so much on strategy that I lost the heart of my business.

You know what I mean? I lost the connection with it because I got so much in my head on all the strategy and analyzing and and making things work like specifically over at Coach Glue when I had that business.

I mean, it was extremely profitable. You know, we’re making millions over there. And so it was extremely profitable and a big part of why that was was because of the strategy, but I got so deep into that that I lost.

I lost the heart and soul and joy of what what I wanted to do in the world and in how I wanted to show up and in my legacy, in my in my revelation that I wanted to bring to people and in the movement that I wanted to create and so I chose the safe, smart path and I don’t regret it and also I missed this

I need to create, I need to connect, I need community and so you know that’s a part of why Melissa and I chose to close coach Lewis because we both just felt callings to be in different spaces and to to be able to use our voices more.

And so, yeah, let me see if I’m interested. Thank you so much. There’s one thing I’ll be able to do that, but yeah, I want to turn that.

Yeah. Well, I want to be more part of the human experience, and so anyway, that would be my biggest regret.

And a big part, let me be totally vulnerable and honest here, a big part of why I did that is because it was safe.

It was a safe choice. I didn’t have to, I didn’t have to be seen as much, so I could just be busy instead of being as impactful as I wanted to be.

And I know my customers over at Coach Flew were very thankful, and I know that they got good results. And I, like I said, that I don’t regret that.

And also it’s interesting to be able to go, yeah, that happened. Okay, this is not why I’m doing this. Yeah, I love money, I love making money.

But I, like we all do, we all find ways to hide and so that was part of why when you asked me if I would do this, I was like, absolutely.

What a perspective to be able to come to what you’re doing next with, right? So you can really help people guide them, help them see, you know, some things that they might not see right away and help keep that balance.

So in that connection too, so very cool. Thank you for sharing that. If you had to start over from scratch is kind of a little bit what you’re doing with moving away from coach glue but not from scratch scratch.

So you can take this question however you want it but if you had to start it up over from scratch what would you do first?

Yeah I do have notes because you did give me the questions in advance and that’s exactly what I wrote down was I am starting over right now but it’s unfair to say that I am starting from scratch because you know if somebody’s listening to this and they truly are starting from scratch.

I mean, I have my knowledge base, I have my experience, I have my relationships, my friends, my connections, and my reputation.

I mean, that’s all stuff that’s worth a lot. Yeah. So I’m not starting from scratch and I don’t want to be.

And I do want to be cognizant of the fact that I recognize that. So right now my biggest focus is on getting clear on the revelation that I’m helping my people to find and the transformation that I provide and the invitation that I want to put out there for them.

So, I think for anybody starting over or pivoting, because I know a lot of people are re-evaluating what they’re doing in their businesses right now.

I think it comes down to those three things. What revelation are you trying to help your audience to see? What is a transformation that you provide and what’s the invitation that you would like to put out there for them to work with you or for them to learn from you?

And then strategy wise, if I were to actually be starting from scratch without my connections without my reputation, without anything, then I would start creating writing and sharing on that topic, that whatever my revelation and my transformation were, I won’t have an invitation yet because I’d be starting

over. So I wouldn’t have any offers. So the invitation I would create first would be a free offer, something free that they can start to sign up for so that when I start to write and create, then I do have an invitation that oh sign up for this free thing.

And then based on the response that I got and what really connected and what I really felt was standing out as the thing that I wanted to create my offer on.

I would either start with a low-mid offer to put out there to start to generate some sales or if money was tighter than I might flip the funnel and start by offering a higher personalized experience first, instead of starting at the bottom, so I could get that bigger impact first, demanding how things

came in. But that would be what I would do if I was literally starting out without my reputation, without my knowledge, without anything.

That’s that’s what I would do. I love that. You make me, you remind me of when I did get started.

That was, That’s pretty much what I did. Like I started building my last way back when they didn’t even have that much software for it, but we started talking about this in communities you and I were in, or in one being community we were in.

They talked about that early about building your list. And then I did one offer that was like lower priced. I think it was like $20.

And then from there, I went to like a $300 back in 2010. 2010. So yeah, and then that was that got me rolling along at what I ended up doing.

So it’s very similar and I think I’ll do the same again, like what you just said. I would do what you said.

But that’s good. Similar to what Cindy, I already interviewed Cindy and she said she would create content as well. So of course, I have smart friends.

you kind of have to start by like getting out there a little bit and getting a feel for what you want to say right like the more you write it or you’ll be practicing uh knowing what you’re trying to say instead of just sitting there with it all like rolling around in your head you’ll get it out and get

it you know published and see if it resonates with people and all that right You can start to clarify your messaging because messaging is everything now more so than ever messaging is so so key.

Yes, I’m having to shift, you know, because I spent a lot of time on it’s still very important but like a lot of my efforts have gone into relationship building with my community and my people.

But I’ve got to get clearer on my messaging and I know I know that. So I have my next question.

Yeah, it’s not a it’s not a one and done because we evolve and we change as we change, you know, our message changes who we want to work with evolves.

I mean, we’re I hope that everyone listening I hope that you and I are evolving and along with our evolution, you know, our businesses should be evolving as well.

Well, absolutely. We had the same people. We were in 2004 when we started. Exactly. You’re making me think of, well, my messaging was a lot around being a mom, home with her younger kids, like that messaging is irrelevant for me anymore, but it’s certainly resonated with so many people, but it doesn’t

resonate with me anymore. So things are shifting either. All right so what daily habit or mindset shift has made the biggest or a big difference for you?

Well this was an interesting one because I just had knee surgery so this is definitely on my mind because for about a month of the last seven months I wasn’t able to walk at all and I was and screaming pain and doctors weren’t listening to me and it just dragged out three surgeons.

They kept telling me everything was fine and so this was on this was on my mind. So to me my health has to be my number one priority period.

Hard stop. My health is my number one priority. I can’t dream big, I can’t earn big, and I can’t play big if my health is not being taken care of.

I know this from the last seven months, I couldn’t even think about planning a trip, I couldn’t think about going to the pool, I couldn’t even go on a walk, I couldn’t do any play at all because I wasn’t so much pain.

My business suffered and that’s dream big side of things. I couldn’t even get excited about anything in the future because the pain was so unbearable.

So to me, my health has to be my number one priority all the time, if I wanna make any money because the saying of you can have 1,000 problems until something goes wrong with your health then you have one problem right?

You have one and only one problem and that’s what happened. You was when my knee, I had a torn meniscus, torn bucket handle meniscus so it would get stuck under my kneecap and when that was happening, I wasn’t sending emails, I wasn’t planning, I wasn’t CEOing, I wasn’t doing anything.

I mean, I mean, luckily I have multiple streams of income. So I had money coming in, but I wasn’t doing any of the active work or maintenance or anything in my business.

So for the adventures part, which is really important to you. Anyone who knows you knows that. Yeah, it was crazy because like my grandma’s 96 and I love her dearly.

And I’m like, I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to see her again because I can’t sit in a car.

As sure as that can’t sit on a plane, I can’t walk through an airport. How am I going to see my grandma again.

And so I was able to because I did it, finally find a surgeon that said he would go in and look and then he went holy crap.

Why didn’t the show up on the MRI? I’m like, why did it have to? I told you. I described exactly what was happening.

So I digress. I do tiny habits when it comes to health because I know that consistency is more important than intensity for me and I know if I don’t do my tiny habits every day and I take rest days then they become rest months so I just I do my tiny habits every single day and even when my knee was out

I still tried my best to do them in some way shape or form so my tiny habits are and this won’t surprise do they’re all intentional intentional movement two times a day and that can be as little as five minutes twice a day but it has to be intentional so walking around the grocery store doesn’t count

unless I’m specifically going to the grocery store because I haven’t done my intentional movement but that doesn’t help intentional fresh air every day I know for my mental health that I need to get fresh air every day.

Intentional connection with somebody I love every day. Intentional veggies, because I know if I don’t want to get obsessive about what I eat, so rather than focusing on dieting, I just make sure that I am eating vegetables every time I eat something.

And half my plate at dinner is veggies, and then intentional mindset. I do something for my mindset every day, whether that’s a meditation outside so I can check mindset and fresh air or if it’s you know taking some time to do some problem shifting which is a method that I used to get through being mindset

issues or journaling but it’s It’s usually my shifting, problem shifting, and being outside, doing a little bit of meditation.

So I do those every day because I have to. I don’t buy defaults, have good mental or physical health. So I know that I can’t just hope that I’ll be okay.

Okay, so I have to be careful about my health in order to have the life and business and to be able to play.

It’s probably not what people were expecting, they’re probably thinking, you know, what’s your daily habit, daily mind shift, but consistency is the only thing that works for me is and consistent.

And I can’t do stuff that would hurt myself anymore. So it’s not like I can go, oh, I’ll go on at 13 mile hike on Saturday.

And that’s my exercise for the week because then I’m going to be out next four days. So that’s what I do.

That’s what I’ve done for years now because I have to. Yeah. The health health is everything. So that’s amazing that you know, and you’ve got that emphasized by having that down time that was not in your plans.

So yeah. It just reminded me. Yeah. Give me give me a good old-fashioned kick in the button reminded me. Hey, and let’s make sure you’re next 50 years you can you know you’re okay.

Yeah that’s what we want and where everybody’s living longer so don’t think you’re like you know people I hear people talking they’re 60 like they got not much time left like you you could have so much time left like you’re only like maybe 60 percent of your life through yet so we got a lot.

We can’t control everything think about our health obviously. I there are there’s there’s bad stuff that can happen, but also we can increase our odds in a lot of ways.

I mean like we need the the science is 6,000 steps a day. Decreases are risk of cancer, diabetes, heart attack, bad depression, anxiety.

It’s like 6,000 like drastically decreases our risk of those five things. Okay, I can I can aim for 6,000. I mean, that’s not 10,000.

10,000 is a challenge sometimes. Yeah, I try to make 6,000 my average. So some days I miss it.

Some days I go over because I can’t get obsessive about things or it’s not great for me. So I just aimed for 6,000 as my average over the course of the year.

I think it’ll over the course of the month, ideally, over the course of the week, but I’m not obsessive about it on a weekly basis, but over a month, yeah, I want to be there.

I want to hit that. Yeah. Awesome. What advice would you give to someone who feels stuck or overwhelmed? So, you know, I have a course on this, not really a course, but just more of a hand holding on this.

But I was trying to think about what is the one thing. And I think for me, it’s what I said before is getting out of your head and getting back into your heart because I find that I spin in my head, but if I just get to the okay, what is it that I really want here?

Then all this stuff kind of goes, oh, well this. It’s like okay, well if that’s what I want, then what’s all this?

That makes sense to me. So what I do when I’m stuck is I get away from all the screens because I know that when I’m stuck my tendency is to do this or to get on my screen and I avoid and I know I avoid and I do it in the name of research I do it in the name of I’m taking a break I do it in the name of

all kinds of things but I know to my toes and in my bones that I’m just avoiding the thing I’m not helping myself.

So when I find myself in overwhelm and I find myself to be stuck, I get away from all screens. Then I either go on a walk if the weather is, you know, permits or I go take a shower or I will go meditate.

And I basically, when I go on a walk yet in the shower and meditate, I just asked myself, what do I want to create right now?

What do I want to create right now? What do I want to either create in my business or create in the world or create for my audience?

And nine times out of 10, it’s like, oh, this thing. It’s like, OK, well, then get back on the computer and create that thing then.

Quit making it hard. It’s not hard to just go create that thing. And that’s when I get stuck in my head, but I’ll get back to that revelation transformation invitation.

Again, what do they need right now? But if and when that doesn’t work, because sometimes if and when that doesn’t work, then I realize that it’s a bigger problem, so then, and I kind of go through this in the unstuck training it’s like when is it a legit stuck versus when is it a mindset stuck and if

it’s a legit stuck then I know I need to find a tool I need to find a YouTube video that’s gonna show me how to do something I need to phone a friend to figure out like I contacted you because I was making a cart switch a cart switch and I’m like okay I know I can’t do this on my own I know I don’t want

to to do this on my own. So who do I know that I can phone a friend? It’s so I phone Angela and I’m like, hey, do you want to co-work with me for a little bit and maybe help me out with this and I’ll help you out with something if you get stuck or we can look at some things together for each other and

she’s like, oh, that sounds fun. So it’s okay to reach out to a friend. It’s okay to get support and if you’re still stuck, that’s when it’s time to reach out for a coach or like a VIP, you know, Angela has her get on stock days where you can actually have her looking at your screen or getting into your

thing and getting you on stock. If you know you’re up here and you need to get here and this is an obvious roadblock and you just need somebody to bust it, then that’s where sometimes you just get a higher somebody get through that roadblock especially if there’s money over here and you’re stuck over

here in the roadblocks here. Yeah, but it’s to that money. Those are such good suggestions. It was so fun just getting on working with you like if you if someone’s listening and they have a friend they can just get on and they’re talking working together like that was so fun hiring a coach you know doing

something like my behavior yeah like I think those would all help and then like you and just getting away from everything, taking a breath, getting some fresh air.

Yeah. And it is hard because there is legitimate stock. There’s legitimate stock, like I remember one time where I had to update some chrome thing and I was like, okay, this is so beyond my capability.

And so, I mean, that was a legit stock. But then there’s the mindset stock where you’re just spinning because you know, you’re all these fears and beliefs and identity and all of that stuff is running and that’s where, you know, just hopping in and going, okay, heart, what do my people need today?

What is the revelation I can provide? What is the transformation that I can give them and what is the invitation I want to put out there for them today?

And if you can get to that, then you’re always good. Yeah, it is the path to cash and to roll with and to getting unstuck.

Thank you. As good advice. What’s one tool resource or system you can’t live without in your business? Okay so this question I almost asked you to throw out because not that it’s not a good question but because I all my only answer was there isn’t one.

So like back in the day when we started this question was so easy to answer because the tools were so limited.

I can’t live without this tool in my business like WordPress because there were no options or I can’t live without this one cart because there wasn’t a better option or I couldn’t live without this list building because there weren’t other good options.

So it used to be a really easy question for me to answer. And now there’s literally so many alternatives for everything and good alternatives.

It’s not like, oh, I’ll settle for this, but like, those are really nice, you know? And that can make it harder, actually, because like, You know, I have one shopping cart choice back in the day, right?

Everything has alternatives, so like I was thinking about it, and I’m like, okay, I think my phone would be my tap-out answer because I can use my phone to phone a friend, you know?

I can use my phone to text with a friend and to reach out and I need that level of support on my daily connection you know, intentional connection, I need that to be able to text and things but really in your business you only need, you know, a way to create pages, a way to deliver your product, a way

to take payments and a way to promote and as far as what tools you use for anything. I got nothing, I was like maybe zoom and then I went no because there’s there’s Google meets now too and that’s really good and it’s easy to get the link out there it is yeah I’ve been tempted to kind of flip over to

that because I was using it when I was doing the travel business they were using it it was fine I mean I think they don’t get recordings there though or you have to pay for that part no I think you do oh do you maybe they just didn’t know how to do it I think it costs about the same as zoom if you do

the Google Sweet or whatever it is, but yeah, like talking tools we could be here for Is that gonna change by the time somebody listens to this it’ll could all change so I don’t want to give specific something that but But truly I cannot think of a tool resource or system That I can’t live with that

which is also good because that means that, you know, if something isn’t working for you, then there are alternatives out there, which I think is really important to know that stock or somebody like if you’re using something and they increase the price or you’re using something and whatever it’s networking

for you are ethically the business is not an alignment with you and you don’t want to give them your money anymore, you can you can switch.

you can absolutely switch so as good still yeah I should have tried to answer these myself and see what people thought but I think it’s good to have this discussion around it anyway and say you know there’s there’s no one answer for you and that’s a good thing like you said well what would your answer

be like I want I want to say WordPress because I’ve used it so much for so long like you know, but I could use wicks or squiffs space I’m sure if I needed to or not even use a website if I wanted to like I could I could do stuff with email instead or so I’m sure I could live without anything.

So I think you’re right. I know. And the question is to live without it is like I’m not going to die if WordPress goes away.

I’m not going to lose my business, right? I’m not going to lose my business if any of the tools go away, um, the only thing I really kill my business would be if, like, the internet disappeared tomorrow, because then I’d be like, oh, all right, we got to figure something else out.

Right. But that’s an awful level of technology. You know, they call that an awful level technology for a reason because if that were to go poof like Everything Yeah, yeah, our whole our whole existence would change everybody be scrambling in the same way though at the same time So I mean airplanes couldn’t

fly everything is so computerized now and oh my gosh How would you book a ticket you’d have to call again?

it. With the phone’s work, are they tied to me? We don’t have a home, a landline. Those are the wired lines, right?

That’s catastrophe level. That’s like there’s a show called Revelation, a revolution, or something like that, where everything went down. So it’s a pretty interesting show watch so yeah no great those are so many great great discussions we had with those questions and I loved digging into what you’re

doing now and discussing that a bit more. I definitely want you to share your link but I have one more question before like not share your link but tell people where they can find you and also tell them your URL but what’s next for you in your journey?

My big what’s now that my knees fixed and have the clarity and the energy and I can do things again my next big plan is I’m going to be launching a money club for women and that’s going to be based on not just the investing but the keeping it making it and growing it side of things.

I’m biting off a lot, so I’m still kind of putting it like it’s still coming together, but I’m really excited about that.

And then I’m talking with, you know, Tracy, Tracy Roberts about some trips coming up, co-working, co-living trips, focusing on the co-living.

You know, if people want to work, they can, but I’m not going to have six hours a day of masterminds.

It’s going to be, we’re there to experience. And if you want to stay back and work and you have a call, then that’s cool.

You’re a grown-ass woman. You go ahead and do that. You know. So it’ll be more of an invitation to go somewhere in Europe and hang out and also have flexibility to be able to work because I want to spend more time traveling and as much as I admire women that solo travel, that’s not what I want to do.

I want to travel with women that I want to spend time with and adventure with. And so I want to create that.

Those are the two things I’m working on creating right now. That’s so exciting. I love it. So yeah, please tell people where they can find you and make sure you tell them you’re up.

I am at, again, Nicole Dean and I am at noregretzzone.com and I’m sure Angela will have some links under this video for some free and paid things that you can check out of mine and I would love to have you do that and be part of my world.

It’s pretty fun here. It is. I, of course, anyone I’m interviewing, I’m highly, highly recommending you go check out what they offer, who they are because they’re my favorite people.

So definitely go see Nicole over at Norbert Zone and thank you so much for being here to discuss lifestyle, freedom and money and adventures.

I love it all. Sounds good to me. So thank you. Thank you for having me, Angela. Bye.

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It’s not a business you just go into without good reasons and good experience!

Here are some questions to ask when considering starting a coaching business:

Why do you want to start a coaching business?

If someone just told you that you can make a lot of money coaching – that’s the wrong reason.

If you think you can start a coaching business with little to no experience – that’s wrong and also the wrong reason.

Well you COULD start a coaching business with no experience but that wouldn’t be providing a quality service and many would not consider it ethical (myself included).

If you truly want to help others and really enjoy working one on one with clients you’re more likely to be on the right track with this decision.

Questions to Ask Yourself When Starting a Coaching Business:

• Have you developed the skills in the area you want to coach?
• Have you proven that your methods work, on yourself and others?
• How will you coach your clients? On the phone? Via Voxer? Via Email? On webinars? Other?
• Are you patient?
• Can you explain clearly your concepts, frameworks and strategies to your clients?
• How long are you willing to support your coaching clients for? Will you offer long-term coaching or short sprints?
• Would your help be better as a one-on-one offer or as a group coaching offer?

How to Start a Coaching Business for Introverts

Traditional coaching format includes some kind of live call where the coach and client get together and discuss goals or work out strategy/steps, etc.

For introverts who would also like to be coaches this is an issue.

You don’t want to book your calendar up with calls!

I hear you. This is the same issue I had and instead of fitting into the norm I just decided to create my own.

My high ticket coaching offer became call-free. People told me that wouldn’t work and it wouldn’t be seen as high value if there wasn’t the “live” component but that’s just not true.

When I do my “coaching without calls” I include many high-value elements. One such is the ability to email an unlimited amount of times. This allows my clients to get help when they need it and move forward fast. This adds MORE value, not less!

Checklist for Starting a Coaching Business

You can find this full checklist in PDF form and with more details in this blog post: coaching business checklist PDF

• Confirm you have real value, experience, and results to teach
• Develop core coaching qualities: listening, communication, resourcefulness, empathy, motivation
• Register your business and obtain necessary licenses/permits
• Decide on your coaching business model (calls, no-calls, group, hybrid, etc.)
• Set up your coaching website and email list
• Create a sales page for your coaching offer
• Design your client intake process (welcome, questionnaire, onboarding system)
• Prepare systems for client communication and resource sharing
• Start selling your coaching offer (ongoing process, not one-time)
• Market your coaching business through authentic outreach and connections
• Build and nurture a community of people who know, like, and trust you
• Avoid high-pressure tactics (e.g., discovery calls if they don’t fit your model)
• Continue improving your skills and refining your coaching approach over time

Do You Need a Coaching Certification to Start a Coaching Business?

No, you do not need certification.

The business coaching industry is highly unregulated. This is why you’ll find coaches in all kinds of price ranges and marketing and ethics.

It’s the wild west out there, still!

Be careful in looking for a coach yourself and be aware that you can start without certification.

You’re starting a business like any other that you can do without prerequisite or credentials.

If you DO decide to get a coaching certification beware! There are many people who just throw up a course and a certification. It doesn’t MEAN anything, other than they have a business with a course and they give you a certificate. It definitely doesn’t guarantee quality and qualifications.

So you want to take a step back and think about what you really need and how it will help you create the coaching business of your dreams.

A business that helps your coaching clients achieve great success!

No Shortcut to Starting a Coaching Business

Like every other business there is a whole series of activities you and/or your team will need to work through to get this business up and running.

I’ve always said it’s great to “earn while you learn” and if you want to get started quickly then I would put up a simple offer, have a simple onboarding process and find yourself your first clients.

Build your feedback, your referrals, your systems and grow from there.

I hope this has helped you be confident in your abilities to start and grow your own coaching business.

Wishing you all the best!

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Let’s jump right in with a quick start list and then I’ll share more details with you:

Quick Start List to Start Freelancing

• Step 1. Decide what services you’ll provide and who you’ll serve (targeting).
• Step 2. Start networking with anyone and everyone you know. Tell them what you’re about to do.
• Step 3. Gather examples and experience that you can share with others.
• Step 4. Create a web presence that explains your offers.
• Step 5. Hustle for those clients! Tap your connections, make new connections, go to job boards, linked in, etc.

Ok so let’s take this one step at a time.

What Does it Mean to be a Freelancer?

One quick note before we get into the steps of how to start freelancing:

Let’s make sure we’re clear on what it means to be a freelancer.

A freelancer is someone who is self-employed. To start freelancing means you are starting your own business and becoming your own boss.

You’ll be hired by companies on a temporary or potentially longer term contract basis. You will not be an employee.

This gives you total freedom to choose your projects but it also means you are responsible for drumming up all your own business.

Whether you work from your kitchen table, a local coffee shop or an office space freelancing is about doing the work and running a business on your terms!

So let’s dive into the steps to starting a freelancing business.

Steps to Starting a Freelancing Business

Step 1. Decide what freelancer services you will offer

There are plenty of companies out there that need help and will be looking to work with an experienced freelancer.

While you may not have any clients yet you can still relay your experience from the work you’ve done in your job or in your own business, etc.

If you have zero experience in something then step 0 will be to get some. Work on projects for free or for yourself. Study up, practice and have something to show before looking for clients.

Now, once you know you have something to offer as a freelancer you’ll want to make sure it’s something people are paying for.

Here are some common freelancing job categories:

• Writer (article, blogs, emails, website, etc)
• Website designers
• Social media marketers
• Graphics designer
• Photography & Videography
• Editing (content, videos, audios)
• Bookkeeping
• Virtual Assistants
• Ads
• More

The list of potential freelance jobs is pretty endless.

Find something that people need, are willing to pay for and that you are great at doing! Then you’ll have a great start to becoming a freelancer.

Step 2. Start Networking

I’ve personally launched a freelance agency building websites and doing email marketing for local business owners.

After I made this decision I immediately set to connecting with a couple of friends who I knew would support me.

Turns out not only did they think it was a great idea, they wanted to promote me to their audiences, which were a great fit for my services.

Don’t negate the value of person to person connection! It’s very powerful.

While the internet is a great place for “self-serve” some things still need that personal touch! When you are offering a service one of the absolute best ways to get new clients has been and remains word of mouth.

How do you have word of mouth when you are brand new?

Talk… you gotta do the talking. Build on any reputation you already have. Share the value you bring. And maybe sooner than later a friend of a friend may need exactly what you have to offer.

How to start freelancing by networking. Ideas:

• Email people who may know someone who needs your services.
• Talk to your in-person friends and colleagues, and hand out business cards.
• Get on Linked-In and network.
• Create profiles on freelancing sites such as Freelancer and Upwork.
• Go to industry events, meetings and meetups and get to know people – make sure they get to know you, too, and what you do.

Step 3. Gather Examples and Experience You Can Share With Others – Your Portfolio

If you don’t have a customer portfolio then offer to do some work for free for someone you know could use it.

Or just create your own examples for a “pretend” client that you can showcase.

When I decided to offer website services for local small business owners I didn’t have any specific examples so I decided to create sites of the ideal clients.

If you’ve already got examples and results, great! Then move on to Step 4

Step 4. Create a Web Presence that Explains Your Offers

Now some people start freelancing and get booked up with clients so fast that they don’t even have time to work on their website.

This is a good AND possibly a not so good thing.

While you may get a rush of clients when you open shop there are likely to be times when your freelance business falls into a lull.

It’s a good idea to take the time from the start to get your marketing, AKA in this case your website, set up and ready to work for you when you need it.

If you need help building a website you can see this course on how to build a site in WordPress (by yours truly).

What to put on your freelancer website:

• Home Page – Introduce yourself and your business, highlight your offers and why they should hire you.
• About Page – Tell people about YOU, your experience, what you can do and don’t forget WHY. People are drawn to stories and someone who’s truly passionate about what they do.
• Services Page – On this page you can detail your services.
• Contact Page – How to get in contact with you so they can request a call or hire you.
• Blog Page – If you want to use content marketing as a long-term strategy a blog is a great choice!

Step 5. Hustle for Clients and Tap Your Connections

Bonus Step. KEEP Marketing

Even after you’ve gained clients do not stop marketing. It could be that blog for content marketing, social media marketing or maybe email marketing.

Whatever you choose to do build it into your business because you never know when you might lose a big client and need to quickly find another.

If you keep up on your marketing this is going to be a significantly easier task.

I once worked in a coworking space with a freelance virtual assistant who had three clients. Within the space of a couple of months she lost all three clients and did not have any other income streams or marketing in place. This is risky business!

Keep marketing and, when you can find space, build in other income streams. For freelancers offering courses is a natural fit, because you already have experience in something you know is in demand as people are already paying you for it.

You could turn those skills into a course so that those who can’t hire a freelancer yet can DIY. This won’t take away from your own potential clients. I’ve actually found that when I sell a course on the service I offer I get MORE clients. After people take the DIY they realize it’s too much work to do themselves and then they hire me to do it instead!

I hope this helps you understand how to start freelancing and be your own boss.

This is an exciting time. In case you have other concerns I thought of a couple more questions you might want answered…

Can you Create Lifestyle Freedom as a Freelancer?

I personally define lifestyle freedom as being able to work when you want, where you want, with who you want and how you want.

This fits the freelancer profile!

You can absolutely have lifestyle freedom as a freelancer if you choose your clients wisely and only work on the projects that light you up.

Lifestyle Freedom for me is ALSO about leverage and time-freedom.

So if you’re working 60 hours a week, feeling completely burnt out and not enjoying life then, no, that’s not lifestyle freedom.

Be very purposeful about what you build and you can create the freedom you crave while working on the projects that light you up.

Conclusion on How to Start Freelancing

Your most important activity is going to be telling everyone you know, constantly, what you’re offering.

This word of mouth is crucial to your success as a freelancer.

Wishing you all the very best as you create your lifestyle freedom as a freelance professional!

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