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MFP 010: Going Full Time

Going Full Time

Taking your side hustle or part time gig to full time status is a huge decision.  Today we’ll talk about when is the right time and what are the important things you need to think about and have in place before making that decision.  Oh, and Brad quit.

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Links:

http://startupcamp.com/write-incredible-business-plan-one-week/ – Dale Partridge – Startup Camp

Key Takeaways

  • Have A Plan In Place. Do the research in order to set yourself up for success. Have a plan for your income stream and your expenses.
  • Is your life ready to own a business? Have you created the necessary time to run a business 24/7
  • Think about the processes that go into running a  business. From your pipeline to your income streams. Create long term plans for real business wins
  • Be prepared for the smaller time consuming necessities like social media and day to day operations. They can become very time consuming, make sure you’re prepared and have a plan for these daily operations.

Homework

  • Work backwards from where you are (or want to be) and create a plan for how much you need to sell in order to have your life where you want it. Work the process backwards.

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MFP 009: Intro to Working With Sponsors

Want to work with sponsors?  Today we’ll give you an introduction to working with sponsors as a content creator or social influencer.  We’ll discuss the why, how and when and also give you some things to think about before you starting down that journey.

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Links:

Creativity Inc. – http://amzn.to/2fl0JgK

Key Takeaways

  • People First. When working with brands remember that these are people working for these companies.
  • A ship rises and falls with the tide. Both sides of this equation are in it together. Build a relationship and work to help the brands. Not just work for them.

Homework

  • Create a gameplan on how you would like your first brand deal to look. Keeping an open mind, brainstorm how you can build a relationship and add value for both parties.

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MFP 008: Marketing Your Business Online

There are a ton of different ways to market your business online. Today we talk about our 6 favorite online platforms and the pro’s and con’s of each one.

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Links:

Content Inc. – http://amzn.to/2uLlUgY

Jon Loomer – Facebook Marketing – https://www.jonloomer.com/

If This Than That – ifttt.com

Key Takeaways

  • Make sure when you’re planning your online strategy for your business you keep your options open. Consider focusing on being wide and on multiple social platforms. Tailor the content to the specific platform.

Homework

  • Create a plan for being on multiple platforms. Focus on the specific way each platform communicates, and tailor your content for that platform.

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MFP 007: Social Media Analytics

Analytics

Using social media analytics can help you grow your business online and understand what’s working and what’s not.  We’ll talk about how we monitor and measure our progress and a crazy result we saw when testing some new settings on John’s Instagram account.

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Key Takeaways:

  • You cannot analyze what you dont track.
    • Take the time to look at the numbers on what works for your channel, base your social strategy around what is already working for you.
  • Change things up. If you’re looking for different results, make some changes and gauge the response. Analyze what is working and what isn’t.

Homework:

  • Look at your highest liked posts
  • Test and learn – try something new pick one thing.

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MFP 006: Goal Setting

Setting goals is the topic for today’s show and we come at this discussion from two very different positions.  Hear why John isn’t a fan and Brad uses a corporate learned approach for goal setting.

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Key Takeaways

  • S.M.A.R.T. Goals
    • Create goals Specific, measurable, attainable, results oriented, time-bound goals. Focusing your goals in this manor sets you up to win. 
  • Make goals small enough that are attainable and easily accomplishable

HOMEWORK

  • Set up a S.M.A.R.T. goal for your personal life and for business.

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MFP 005: Time Management

Time management is something we all struggle with every week. Today we discuss how we organize our own work lives and keep on task in the shop. We also offer up some tools that make it easier for us to do it.  And we just launched our Patreon page!

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Key Takeaways

  • Block Scheduling – Set time aside at the beginning of your week in order create a schedule for yourself.
  • Use Checklists – Create checklists to keep yourself organized and on target
  • Schedule your content into your regular schedule ( IG posts, Blogs, Videos, etc.)
  • Batch Process – Carve out time to get similar tasks done together.

HOMEWORK

  • For your next project, plan it from start to finish. Create a checklist and estimate your time
  • Record your time on a project and keep track of how many hours you put into each part.

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MFP 004: Selling Products Online

In episode 004 we jump into selling online. We dive into our experiences on multiple platforms and discuss what we like and what we don’t like about each.

Key Takeaways

  • Have a game plan before you begin your sales journey
    • Research and understand the different sales platforms and their benefits
    • Analyze the cost differentiation of the platform options
  • Make sure your website is set up to capture emails.

Homework

  • Before committing to selling make sure you have a plan for how you want to sell. Consider the volume an
  • Content creators – Pick one brand and engage with them on IG (mention, tag, comment)

Show links

      • Gumroad – https://gumroad.com/
      • Shopify – https://www.shopify.com/
      • Big Cartel – https://www.bigcartel.com/
      • Woo-commerce – https://woocommerce.com/
      • Etsy – https://www.etsy.com/
      • Squarespace – https://www.squarespace.com/

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