Posts Tagged ‘prices’
Why Your Prices Should Scare You
In honor of Halloween season, today I’m sharing why the prices for your products and services should scare you. No matter what you’re selling, you’ll attract certain customers (and repel others) based on your prices. Remember this: You have value! Even if you’ve never started a business or sold anything of your own before, you have…
Read MoreTotal Value List | An Easy Way to Prove You’re Better Than Your Competitors
Here’s a good reminder to never compare yourself to other people’s businesses. Recently in my Goodbye 9-to-5 program, one of the members was struggling with pricing her new group program as a high-ticket, premium offering. She was getting confused and frustrated because a “big shot” leader in her field just released a similar product for the…
Read More“That Won’t Work for Me.” Life Coach Edition
Today, we’re continuing my series “That Won’t Work for Me” focusing on different types of business owners and how my new program Goodbye 9-to-5 can help them earn a full-time income. Next up, life coaches! My client “Annie” was a talented life coach. Still is, actually. She has a beautiful way of breaking down complex concepts into easily digestible…
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons to Quit Your Job
I loved many things about my old corporate job as a medical textbook editor. Using my degree, feeling like my work was making a difference, traveling to conferences. And yet, there’s a lot NOT to like about working for another company, which is why I’ve been my own boss for more than 11 years now. It’s…
Read More3 Ways to Break Out of Your Comfort Zone in Your Business
Running an online business is pretty incredible because you’re not tied down to the old ways of doing things. If I had started a coaching business 20 years ago, I’d be stuck paying rent for a building and have a clientele limited to the people who walk by or live locally. Now me and my…
Read More11 Smart Things to Try When You’re Not Getting Sales | Online Business Tips
I remember how scary the first year of running my online business was. No one visited my sales pages, my brilliant blog posts and videos got zero views, and my bank account was empty and embarrassing. That’s the problem with running your own business: you start with high hopes and mountains of passion . . . but…
Read MoreHow I Set Strong Client Boundaries | 3 Essential Boundaries
It’s no secret that I made a lot of mistakes during the first year of my business. Like a TON of mistakes. Just file that year under “what not to do.” My mission statement made no sense, my offerings were a mess, and I routinely let my clients (the very few I had!) walk all…
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