Bonus: Creating a Fresh Start with Gina Horkey of Horkey Handbook
So in early May, I get this email with the subject line “Helping Your Audience During These Challenging Times” and I open it up, and it’s an email following up with me on one sent to me in early April about today’s guest coming on the show and talking about working from home and pivoting […]
Ep 292: May 2020 Income Report
Welcome to my May 2020 Income Report! Every month I publish an income report to take you behind the scenes of my online business and reveal exactly how much money I make, how I make it, how much I spend and lessons learned along the way. To give you a really quick background if you’re […]
Ep 291: How to Sell a Business with Sara Frandina + Cristina Roman
Okay I’m so excited about this interview today because had I not crossed paths with these two women back when I started my business I probably would have quit. It was 2015, I had just transitioned from charging barely nothing for web design services to making the Free 5 Day Website Challenge. I was still […]
Ep 290: Creating Community to Grow Your Side Hustle with Kelly McCausey
If you’ve listened to Pep Talks for Side Hustlers for any length of time, you know that once a month I give you a look behind the scenes of my business into not only the financials and the strategies, but also the journey of me running up against my limiting beliefs and having to work […]
Ep. 289: How to Pitch Yourself for Podcast Interviews with Kelly Glover of The Talent Squad
So, when I first started to bring guests onto Pep Talks for Side Hustlers, I had to be the one to hustle and invite people onto the show. It all started with me inviting a few people that had spoken at a conference that I’d also spoken at, and then I got a little more […]
Ep. 288: April 2020 Income Report
Welcome to my April 2020 Income Report! Every month I publish an income report to take you behind the scenes of my online business and reveal exactly how much money I make, how I make it, how much I spend and lessons learned along the way. To give you a really quick background if you’re […]
Ep. 287: Using Podcasts to Grow Your Side Hustle with Angie Trueblood
Is being a podcast guest part of your marketing strategy yet? If not, what’s holding you back? I’m gonna take a wild guess that: A) You like listening to podcasts; B) You have a business; and C) You need to get your business in front of potential customers. If any of that is true, then […]
Ep. 286: From Passion Project to Entrepreneurial Empire with Brooke Eliason of Female Foodie
Ever dreamed about starting a food blog, but not sure how you could make money from it? My guest today is Brooke Eliason, also known as the blogger behind Female Foodie, a blog that brings readers the best restaurant recommendations across the country (because Brooke believes that life’s too short to eat bad food). I […]
Ep. 285: Growing a Niche Travel Blog from Scratch with Jessica Serna of My Curly Adventures
When I say “niche” what’s your first thought? What I hear from my students in my Website Marketing Lab + Web Designer Academy courses are things like: “Thank goodness because I don’t want to be everything to everyone.” “I have too many interests, I don’t want to pick just one thing or one kind of […]
Ep. 284: March 2020 Income Report
Welcome to my March 2020 Income Report! Every month I publish an income report to take you behind the scenes of my online business and reveal exactly how much money I make, how I make it, how much I spend and lessons learned along the way. To give you a really quick background if you’re […]
Ep. 283: Validating Your Ideas with Elle Drouin of Styled Stock Society
One of the things that I’m so, so passionate about when it comes to building your business is making sure that you’re spending your time and money on things that will bring you a return on your investment when you’re just starting out. And I’m so adamant about it for you, because I’ve made so […]
Ep. 282: Print on Demand Self Publishing with Kelli Roberts of Kelli Publish
Have you ever heard of low-content or no-content self-publishing with Amazon print-on-demand? One day I was mindlessly scrolling my favorite news apps (procrastinating) and I came across this gem:“Amazon Sellers Are Self-Publishing ‘Blank’ Books — and Turning a Big Profit” It’s a Money Magazine article profiling today’s guest, Kelli Roberts, who creates designs for print-on-demand […]
Ep. 281: You Can Do More Than You Think with Chris Guillebeau
New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau is my guest on the podcast today to talk about his new book The Money Tree – and it couldn’t be coming out at a better time. Chris’s books, including The $100 Startup and Side Hustle share a common theme of empowering people to create financial independence without relying solely on […]
Ep. 280: Taking Home a Bigger Paycheck from your Side Hustle with Danielle Hayden from Profit Planner
Today’s interview with Danielle Hayden from Profit Planner is all about helping you take home a bigger paycheck from your side hustle. Even though I was making great money, it was all going right back out the door on things I now know that I did NOT need to be spending it on (especially when […]
How To Get Your First Web Design Client
As more and more people are beginning to realize the freedom, flexibility, and financial independence that starting an online business can bring them, there has never been a better time for you to finally start that freelance web design business you’ve been daydreaming about. Here’s why it’s a great time to start a freelance web […]
How to Plan for the Future When the Future Keeps Changing
Today I’m gonna share with you everything I know about how to plan for the future when you have no clue what to expect. There’s one thing that I know to be true from my experience in building my business over the past 5 years… Consistent action is key. Even if you don’t see immediate […]
Ep. 278: Redefining Motherhood and Business with Pinterest Marketing Expert Monica Froese
I met today’s guest very early on in my business journey when we were both members of One Woman Shop, and not only was I blown away by what she’s created over the past 5 years and the advice she is giving you guys in today’s episode… but I also left our conversation feeling more […]
What To Change About Your Marketing Now
I keep seeing news articles and emails and social media posts talking about how we woke up in a different world today in the US… And I had a call with my mastermind group this morning, and we’re definitely all feeling… well, off. You might be feeling off too… Everything is different, there’s no denying […]
Why You Should Stop Working On Your Website
Have you been waiting until your website is perfect to start sharing your message? Are you waiting until you have a certain number of keyword-rich, SEO-optimized blog posts with pretty pins before you “go live”? Are you not sharing your knowledge and expertise online because you don’t have a freebie yet and your mailing list […]
What You Do Is Still Important
It’s certainly been an interesting week, hasn’t it? You, me and everyone we know is scrambling to adjust to the new normal of social distancing, staying at home, working at home, homeschooling, washing our hands for 20 seconds (which I now realize I’ve been washing my hands for way shorter than I should have been […]
