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Small But Mighty Episode 7: Lydia Di Francesco on avoiding burnout, finding your niche
For eight years, Lydia Di Francesco, a Stress-Reduced Fat Loss™ Practitioner, has worked in the wellness industry and built a successful business. Like so many business owners, though, she’s had her struggles. In this episode, Lydia shared what she’s learned about narrowing down her target market and the impact burnout had on her both personally and as a business owner.
Sharing your expertise will never replace working with you
One of the objections I hear from business owners pretty regularly about content is the idea that when they share too much, it makes their services unnecessary. I get the concern. So much content these days is geared toward sharing how to do specific individual tasks.
If you teach people how to do everything you do, how can you compel them to pay for your services?
The importance of foundational content that educates your customers
One of the best things about developing foundational content for any business is the act of laying out how you see the industry, your place in the industry, and how you define best practices and success within the industry. But none of this is possible if you don’t put the work into creating these types of cornerstone pieces that position your business.
Small But Mighty Episode 6: Alina Fedorowicz on stitching lasting memories
Alina Fedorowicz, the brilliant artist behind Hipster Stitcher is relatively new to business, but she’s learned a lot in a short time (as so many business owners do) about how to navigate the world of locally made artisan creations. Her custom embroidery customers get to display unique pieces that have meaning to them, and Alina’s work is fulfilling because of the joy it brings her to express her creativity.
How to build a content mindset that fuels your marketing
Back in early July, I started getting quite busy, with some clients wanting more from me and then several other new clients. And it’s funny how that works, because at the same time things were getting busy, I was FULL of ideas.
In my brand new closed off workspace (my husband gifted me with the best, most purple wall that I love), I spent one Sunday with the door closed filling up all four of my whiteboards. They’re small - my office isn’t that big. I laid out about 6 months of work for myself - and that was just the work I needed to do ON my business.
How to nurture interest instead of pushing a hard sell
When it comes to nurturing leads, you want to balance getting your point across and not pushing your prospect into a corner (or to your competitor). To do this successfully, you need to nurture your customer relationships through marketing tailored to what your customers want and need to know.
Small But Mighty Episode 5: Bryn Bamber passing on perfectionism
Bryn Bamber cares deeply about making a difference in the world and doing work that’s meaningful to her personally and to those she’s working with. As you’ll hear in her story, that sincere desire to do good can have consequences, especially when a perfectionist mindset takes over. Bryn shared how she worked through this challenge in her career and how it led her to start a business to help other women and non-binary people with similar struggles.
On ethics and empathy in marketing
I love marketing. Especially content and product marketing, which are the two most essential disciplines on a marketing team. As much as I love marketing, I’m very aware of the sometimes predatory nature of my chosen profession. Not all marketers or businesses do shady things to get ahead. In fact, most don’t. But we also don’t call out the problems enough.
Effective marketing: Why “plan” is not a four-letter word
I’ll admit it: I’m a planner. And I get that not everyone has this mindset. But, when it comes to marketing, taking action without a plan isn’t just a bad idea, not having a plan can backfire on you in unfortunate ways. The thing about marketing is that there will always be those instances when you have to do something that addresses an opportunity that doesn’t fall within the plan. But if that’s the status quo, you’re doing it wrong.
Small But Mighty Episode 4: Jessica Keats - Healer. Consultant. Secret Weapon.
Jessica Keats is a self-proclaimed healer, consultant and secret weapon—titles she finally took ownership of not that long ago. Jessica's work has evolved significantly since she first started her business, though healing has always been at the centre of her work. These days, she's using her intuition to help people get on the path of what they were meant to do. As we talk about in this episode, it's not easy to accomplish that. Human beings are resistant to change, but being your authentic self and following your intuition can help you stay in flow.
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