For many small business owners, though, the one area that’s often overlooked is your website.  

Use Your Blog to Build Your Mailing List 

Like any smart business owner, you likely have opt-in forms on your website. They’re in the sidebar or maybe the footer, and you might have a pop-up to capture attention as visitors are about to leave.  

But do you have a solid call to action at the end of your blog posts? When a new reader is finished consuming your posts, she’s primed to learn more. Give her the opportunity by offering an opt-in at the end of each post.  

Even better, make it a logical next step by creating a related offer for each post. Called a content upgrade, these offers typically consist of a simple checklist or worksheet, and capture attention by providing even more information about a topic they’re already interested in.  

Keep Them Reading With Related Links 

How often do you revisit old blog posts to link to newer content? This is an important maintenance job that will help provide visitors with the information they’re looking for by linking related posts together.  

Not only is this strategy good for keeping visitors on your site, but Google approves as well. Posts that link to each other encourage search engine bots to crawl your site more thoroughly, and help boost the rankings of your most relevant posts.  

[Hint: This is a perfect job for your VA.] 

Make the Best of Your Download Pages 

Whether you’re giving away a free report or paid product, your download pages can pull double-duty by offering visitors a “what’s next” option. For free download pages, a related, low-cost product is best. It gives readers the chance to learn more about you with a small investment.  

For paid products, consider offering a complementary product instead. If you’re protecting your download pages with a membership script such as Customer Hub, you can even offer upsells based on what they already own, making the choice even easier for them.  

And if you’re using a double-opt-in mailing list, make use of that confirmation page, too! That’s the perfect place for a quick upsell or an invitation to join you in your Facebook group or weekly Periscope.  

A good rule of thumb to follow on your website: Whenever a reader lands on a page, they should be offered the next logical step. When you write your blog posts or create your download pages, keep that in mind, and your funnel will practically fill itself.  

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Also called affiliates, JV partners act as your own private sales army, spreading the word about your products and services to a whole new audience—theirs. Not only do you reach people who might otherwise never encounter you, but you also benefit mightily from your JV partners’ existing relationships. By promoting you, an affiliate is endorsing you to her audience. She’s saying, “I know this seller; I trust her, and you should, too.”  

But even with all those many benefits, coaches and product sellers sometimes struggle to find great partners. Sure, lots of people will register for your affiliate program, but the Pareto Principle is alive and well when it comes to JV partners: 20% of your affiliates will do 80% of the work. That means your goal is to recruit higher performing partners.  

The only question is, where do you find these great partners?  

Pick Your VA’s Brain 

Chances are good that your VA works for other business owners in similar niches. If you’re a business coach, she very likely works with several other coaches, and she’s in a position to know… 

• Where her clients are in the business development cycle (ideally you want established partners, not newbies) 
• Their audience demographics (so she’ll know if they’re a good fit or not) 
• Their willingness to promote (some people simply don’t do JV partnership, so it’s a waste of time to approach them) 

Look to Your Best Clients 

Especially if you’re a business coach, your clients might just be your biggest fans—and they’re in a position to recommend you to friends, family, social connections, and elsewhere.  

Be sure your clients all know that you offer a referral/affiliate program, how to sign up, and what the benefits are.  

Your Competitors 

It’s true—your competitors might just be your biggest affiliates, if you give them a chance.  

In some circles (such as business and relationship coaching) clients tend to “graduate” from one coach and move to another. This is normal and to be expected. And when you’re on good terms with your competitors, the coach their ex-clients move to might just be you.  

Don’t be afraid to look in unusual places for your next JV partner. You really never know who can connect you with potential clients and partners. Think about all your relationships—from your team to your social circles to your competitors and colleagues—and consider all of their relationships and how far that might stretch. Then pick up the phone or draft an email and start leveraging your contacts!

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You might have heard stories of people raking in tons of money from Craigslist. So here are quick ways you can hustle and make money on craigslist. If you want to know how you can have a profitable side hustle on this popular platform, then continue reading this article for ideas!

1. Buy and sell stuff

People sell many kinds of items on Craigslist. Some even give stuff away for free, provided you pick it up. You can find a literal treasure trove if you know where to look.

To make money, you can buy items on the cheap on Craigslist, and then turn around and list the same item for a much higher price! The difference is, of course, your profit.

Another technique you can use is called retail arbitrage where you buy an item on Craigslist, and then sell it on another platform like eBay or social media.

2. Apply for suitable part-time jobs

If you decide to apply for part-time jobs on the platform, make sure you do your due diligence, so you don’t get scammed. If you’re not careful, you can fall victim to numerous scams that are rampant on Craigslist.

Before you get scared, know that there are also plenty of legit jobs on the platform – you just need to weed out the good stuff from the bad.

3. Sell various services

If you have a skill that other people can benefit from, then, by all means, put up a listing on Craigslist advertising that fact. You can sell items in many different categories like automotive, beauty, computer, creative, financial, household, labor, legal, lessons, pet, skilled trade, writing, and more.

4. List extra rooms you want to rent out

If you’ve got an extra room (or two) in your house, then you can list it for free on Craigslist. Make your listing as enticing as possible and be sure to thoroughly vet all interested applicants to make sure they’re serious renters!

5. Find leads for your business

If you offer a service and you need clients, then you can head on over to Craigslist and look for people who are looking for your service. For instance, if you’re a designer, you can answer ads from people who are specifically looking for a graphic designer to help them with their logos and graphics needs.

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Wouldn’t it be great if you can make money off of your hobbies? You’d be doing something you love and earning money on the side, too! In this article, I’m going to show you 6 popular hobbies that you can turn into a side hustle.

1. Writing

If you love writing, then you’ve got quite a few side hustling options to consider. You can start a blog, you can do freelance writing (copywriting pays pretty well!), you can even write eBooks. You can even commission poems and sell these for a nice profit.

2. Graphic design

If you’re more into art and drawing, and you basically have a good eye for design, then you can sell your designs at various marketplaces online. You can design t-shirts and sell it on social media. You can have people pay you to create logos, social media graphics, icons, infographics and various artwork.

3. Singing/Voiceover

If you’ve got a good voice, you can sing in bars, clubs or restaurants. Or you can join a band and be their lead or backup vocalist. The possibilities really are endless if you’ve got talent. If you’re not afraid of going on TV, you can join singing contests and win awards and recognition in the process! Not to mention voiceover work for ads.

4. Photography/Painting

If you love photography,  you can sell your photos to stock photo websites. You can also work as a wedding photographer on weekends. You can have people pay you to take high-quality pictures of their products, houses, etc. Dust off your paint brushes and get busy painting. You can sell them on Etsy, ebay or through facebook and instagram ads.

5. Dancing

Some people are born with two left feet. But if you are not one of those people, then you can use your spare time to teach people how to dance! If you’re really good, you can join plays and musicals!

6. Making crafts

If you love crafting, like crocheting, needlework, sewing, candle making, etc. you can make loads of money with it! The more intricate the design, the higher the price you’ll usually fetch. You just need to know where to find your target audience. You can find potential customers on places like Etsy, and you’ll also reach them on Facebook and Instagram.

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Even if you’re earning top dollar in your day job, you may still want to think about getting a side hustle. Here are some of the top reasons why having a side hustle is good for you:

1. Improve your quality of life

When you’ve got extra cash flow coming in, then you basically have more disposable income. This means you can use the money to buy your wants and not just your needs. You can go on vacations and do fun things with the family! You can buy the latest gadgets if you like. Of course, do all these fun stuff in moderation. You don’t want to get used to a more expensive lifestyle if your side hustle income isn’t even all that stable yet.

2. Have an outlet for your creativity

If you work a relatively boring and routine job, then you may not have much room for creativity. A side hustle you’re passionate about will help you get the creative release you so desire. This means that when you work on your day job, you should generally feel good most of the time!

3. Have a backup plan

Keeping all your eggs in one basket isn’t a good plan. When it comes to finances and income streams, diversity is key. If we have another pandemic like we are right now in April 2020, then you won’t be worried about for or other means of earning money!

4. Pay debts and loans

If you’ve accrued some debt and loans, then you’ll find it hard to pay off all these if you just depend on your salary. This is especially true if you live paycheck to paycheck and have no savings. If you have a profitable side hustle, you can use the additional cash flow to pay off your debts and loans.

5. Build your emergency fund

Emergencies don’t exactly announce themselves. They just happen. And when they do, then you better be prepared. If you don’t have an emergency fund, then you could wipe out your entire savings, and you’d fall into even more debt!

6. You’ll meet new people

There are tons of benefits to meeting new people. You not only widen your horizons, but you also have plenty of opportunities to get referrals from people in your network. You’ll get a new perspective on things, and there’s always the opportunity to learn something new from your new friends!

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Here are the top 7 online side hustle ideas to generate extra cash. An extra $500 to $1000 a month may seem impossible right now. But in this article, I’m going to show you different online side hustle ideas that have the potential to be highly profitable. Let’s begin!

1. Blogging

You may not see an immediate ROI or return on investment on blogging, but the good thing is it’s pretty much passive income when you start getting some traction. The sky’s pretty much the limit when you think of the income you’ll get from your blog. Especially once you get a good amount of traffic from search engines and social media!

2. Affiliate marketing

You can promote your affiliate links on your blog or your social media accounts. Just make sure you promote something that’s going to actually add value to your followers.

3. Video marketing

You can promote sponsored products via video marketing. You can do video reviews and tutorials on YouTube and monetize it with ads and affiliate links!

4. Social media influencer

When you’ve got a considerable following on social media, and you get pretty good engagement rates on your content, then you’re technically a social media influencer. You can easily command premium rates from brands who want to do business with you.

5. Social media manager

Not all businesses know what to do with their social media accounts. As a social media manager, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on businesses. The great thing is you can have many different clients at the same time because it’s relatively easy to automate social media activity!

6. Sell information products

Selling eCourses and eBooks are very popular nowadays. It’s relatively easy to create content like these, and it’s easier to just outsource it to freelancers who can write faster and better than you.

7. Freelance work

If you’re interested in freelancing online – like writing, designing, building apps and websites, etc. – then you should check out sites like Upwork (https://www.upwork.com) and Freelancer (https://www.freelancer.com).

Note, however, that these are global marketplaces. So, you’ll have people from all over the world competing on price and skill. If you want to set yourself apart from the competition and you’re extremely confident in your skills, then don’t be afraid to bid rates you know you deserve!

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How to choose the right side hustle for you? If you do a Google search right now for the best money-making side hustles, you’ll find articles that feature a few hundred different ideas. These posts are literally a minefield of ideas, but how does that relate to you?

In this article, we’re going to answer this important question so you can be on your way to earning your first dollars from your side hustle!
So, the first thing you need to do is to make a list of the things you’re passionate about. This includes your hobbies (yes, you can make some money by doing your hobbies!), skills and your interests.

Starting with hobbies is always a good idea because it means you can do these tasks without getting bored. Skills are also a good thing to include on the list because it’s something you know you can do easily. If you’ve got music skills, then you can think of ways to make some money off of music! Lastly, listing down your interests will help you further narrow down the things you want to do.

Ideally, what you want to do is to choose a side hustle that you’re passionate about (preferably a hobby), is relatively easy for you to do, and is something you’re deeply interested in.

Keeping yourself motivated while doing your side hustle is important because you’re basically working solo. If you let your motivation slide, then you’re going to fail at your side hustle. So, right from the get go, it’s best to choose something you’re going to like doing for a long, long time.

Many people have turned their side hustles into full-time careers and businesses. But it most probably took them years. It took a lot of hard work and dedication. They also learned from their failures and mistakes.

Succeeding at your side hustle will mean developing an entrepreneur mindset. This means not being easily discouraged, and the ability to think outside the box. Entrepreneurs think big and they focus on their long-term vision. They don’t sweat the small stuff.

If you want to turn your side hustle into a successful business venture someday, then focus on that goal. Do everything within your power to ensure your dreams come to fruition. There’s no better validation that you chose the right side hustle than by actually succeeding at it!

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In staying ahead of the coronavirus, we are seeing SO much creativity when it comes to businesses.  Share a bit of your own experience with one of these 6 ideas for your business while we fight this bug?

What you are actually doing is pivoting your path for your business.  Have you ever read, Who Moved My Cheese?
This is the same idea, your clients are someplace else and you have to find a way to get your products, service to them.

It’s a great read if you are trying to understand how to deal with the changing times.  We all want to keep our clients, sometimes, we just have to figure out where they went.

6 Business Ideas

1. Virtual/Online Classes –  Our own favourite personal trainer is now offering free workouts for his clients and facebook followers. This is the very best way to stay top of mine when it comes to your clients.  Money might be an issue for them right now, and they may be self quarantined, but they are moving and trying to stay healthy.
2. Deliver Your Products Yourself Locally – One of our favourite little shops has a specific group page for their shop and once you join that page, you are privy to their sales (and right now a huge 50% off sale on incoming new merchandise). You comment on what you want and what size, then they send you an invoice, you pay it and give your address, the shop owners then deliver your purchase in their own cars. Brilliant!
3. Special Pricing – Our own company is offering special pricing and delayed payments for those who are really struggling.  We don’t want to see businesses go out of business because of bills that are due.
4. Offer Exclusives – For example, PINK was holding piano lessons on instagram the other day.  How cool is that?! So why not offer something for just your fans or clients.  Remember, something that you can afford to give away, that will keep you top of mind!
5. Launch Your Podcast – What better time to launch your podcast! You pretty much have a captive audience.  All you need is your phone to get started. Go for it!
6. Sell Your Inventory – One of our local restaurants is selling their produce and inventory. People are still grocery shopping, why not sell our inventory if you are not open or have a strong take away clientele?!

You may choose to do none of this, and that’s ok. However, if you are worried about income and keeping top of mind with your clients, pivoting is a must.

What are you doing in your business to keep things going?

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Routines are disrupted, but at the same time, we are finding more time to do other things. Our days are a bit more relaxed.

What are you going to do with your down time? Work on that side hustle you’ve been thinking about for years but were never able to find the time? Paint the kitchen like you’ve been wanting to, but didn’t have the time? Write your book!?

We’ve had so many clients tell us “we don’t have time for that”. Well, if you are no longer attending networking meetings in your week…how many hours does that fill up?

Grab this opportunity and claim it for something you have been wanting to get done! Listen to your excuses if they keep popping up and dispute them if you can.  Look for the lies you might be telling yourself if you cannot find reasons to actually get started.

What will you be doing?

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