An Expert’s Take to Reach New Heights in Revenue
Plus, using AI to build relationships, jumpstarting traffic, and an interesting point-of-view on creativity
This month, I’m curating ideas from smart people I follow. Ann Carden and I talk about how she broke the $10k/month barrier and teaches that to others. Author Elizabeth Cottrell uses AI to cook up new ways to connect. Business and audience growth expert Josh Spector zeroes in on reinvigorating blog traffic, and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell weighs in on his creativity concept of “playing in the spaces.”
📹 Featured Podcast Episode: Sell More Services ~ A Lot More
76% of coaches haven’t been able to break through the $10K/month wall. Business coach Ann Carden explains how she helps consultants and professionals scale that wall with her amazing program in our interview “How To Scale Your Coaching Revenues While Gaining More Free Time.”
✂ More Inspiring Ideas From Experts On Networking, Traffic, and Creativity
💡 AI suggestions for new ways to reach out
Nurturing connections yields jobs and referrals, as well new clients. Writer Elizabeth Cottrell’s curiosity led her to ask AI for some novel ways to reach out and touch someone, asking this prompt question:
“What are some unusual but effective ways for a business professional to nourish relationships with clients and prospects?“
Find 10 interesting suggestions in “Effective Connection-Building Strategies: A Top 10 Countdown…”
Try AI to help with your next brainstorming session.
💡 Tips for every blog owner
Audience growth coach Josh Spector offers expert tips to jumpstart your blog when traffic flatlines. Face it. We all can use help with our blogs and Josh always has good advice, but I found this post particularly enlightening.
💡 On creativity
Singer Brian Stokes Mitchell chats with musician Rhiannon Giddens about “playing in the spaces.”
🆓 Freebie Roundup
There is so much wisdom in free courses offered by marketing and business experts. These are several of the ones I’ve shared this year in case you are ready to learn. I’ve taken many of these and heard great things about others.
- Brian Dean’s free PR course
- Dickie Bush’s free digital writing course
- Neil Patel’s courses: free SEO and so many more on social media, content creation, blogging, etc.
- Alex Tooby’s free Instagram course
- Denise Wakeman and Andy O’Bryan’s free AI marketing webinar
- Scott Paton’s free course creation for Udemy
- David Meerman Scott’s free course to turn customers into fans and marketing power
- Ayodeji Awosika’s free Medium writing course
- Nicolas Cole’s 60-second masterclass to write an AI prompt
- Pat Flynn’s free course to create a community
- Captivate.fm’s free podcasting course
- Kim Doyal’s free email marketing course
What I’m Working On Now
I’m still working on some “best of” lists to share expert sources of marketing and business wisdom that I follow. Next month I’ll share the best people to follow here on LinkedIn. In coming months, I’ll tackle lists of best podcasts, newsletters, books, and blogs. I’ll continue to delve into ideas to help businesses get more business ~ for free.
Coming Up Next Month
Did you know you make 35,000 decisions every day? I’ll share my interview with turnaround expert and growth specialist Alex Devereux, founder of The Devereux Group, as we discuss how to make better decisions.
🛣 Road Trips
Remembering Sandra Day O’Connor
The Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum displays a letter from the former Supreme Court Justice, referring to her life as a rancher’s daughter.
🥗Perfect Quick and Easy Salad Recipe
This easy recipe comes from St. Louis’ Italian restaurant Rich and Charlie’s. It’s perfect for a potluck or dinner with company.
Wildlife Jorn Vangoidtenhoven let me share his photo of snow geese when I launched this newsletter last year. Now I can share a photo from my own visit to see this beautiful, chaotic, noisy display. It’s worth the trip!
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