Networking gets a bad rap - but not all networking is pale, male, stale, and soul-sucking. Here's a fresh perspective on how to approach it, emphasizing the importance of genuine connections, indirect networking, and the power of making friends in the business world.
Best-selling author on the podcast today pals, no biggy: Sara Nasser Dalrymple, author of More Sales Please, sales expert, strategist, and all round good egg!
Sara's mission is to help small business owners (but especially women) make more sales to ultimately make more money -- but she's not about sleazy tactics. She wants everyone to enjoy selling, and bring it in in an ease-filled way...and if that sounds impossible, don't worry, she's got the methods to make it happen.
Sales With Ease (affiliate link)
A tech stack is just the platforms and technology you use in your business - and there's real benefits to listing them out every now and again. We list out ours, as well as the ones we want to add too!
Check out all the links to our tech platforms here (there's some affiliate goodies in there too)
Here it is: the big reveal. Our brand new name! Our new brand name! Either way, we c*ck it up multiple times, so that's fun!
The Business Proposal Podcast has officially become RE: The Podcast, and as ever, we take you behind the scenes on how we got to that journey, why we did it, and how it feels. Whaddya think?!
You might have heard of Substack as a new platform - part blog, part newsletter, it's a newcomer on the block. It's a great space for readers and writers alike - but how can it be part of your business? As an avid Substack user and fan, Ellie lays out her case to Rachel.
On 31st January, the podcast turns FIVE years old -- half a decade of inane chats about small business. We reflect on what this ✨ journey ✨ has taught us, as well as our favourite bits thus far.
Thank you for listening and making it possible!
We're not talking minute-by-minute trends here in the tiktok fashion sense, but the wider directions the industry is moving towards this year. 8 different, fun new ways to think about your social media and content this year? Yes please!
You know the drill by now; it's our yearly tradition of announcing our Words Of The Year on the podcast. This time, we're discussing how 2023's WOTY (think that acronym will catch on?) went, what we've picked for 2024 (obviously) and how you can use keep your WOTY front and centre to make it practically useful.
It's that time again! When you hear those jingle bells, you know that small business accounts telling you to do an end-of-year review isn't too far behind. But there's a reason -- they're a really good way to look back on everything you've achieved. Today we chat through some of our favourite ways to do an end-of-year review, focusing on different things.
We take our roles as your pod pals very seriously, which is why we thought we'd give you an insight into all the business bits we're currently loving, so that you can love them too if you so wish.
Don't forget to check out the full list and links on the website!
What if we told you you were sat on a goldmine of content, strategy & information pretty much ready to go and you just weren't using it because you didn't know it was there?
That's your past work, friends, and today we're going to talk about making it work for you, so you can have more time/headspace/whatever you need in biz. Let past you help current you?
We knew we had to chat to Ifeoma as soon as we read that she helps creative people minimise business clutter -- I mean, sign us up!
We loved chatting to Ifeoma all about what she views business clutter as, and her approach to getting rid of it in a way that works for you.
Check out Hey, Ifeoma here.
Today we're diving into the seminal book The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron (affiliate link) -- creator of morning pages, artist dates, and much more. If you're wanting to tap into your inner creative, we highly recommend - why not join in?
This episode was sponsored by Hobbycraft Plus.
Ellie's currently on a mission to grow her email list, so we thought we'd talk about list building today: what it is, why it's a good idea, and how you can do it. (We can't believe we've never done an episode just on this before?!)
Welcome to Season 6 of The Business Proposal Podcast! Today Rachel delights us with a dramatic reading of the time she asked ChatGPT for copy help, and we talk about how (and how not!) to use AI for your copy and content.
In the words of High School Musical 2: Summer, summer, summer, summer...
As we prep to go on our summer break, we thought we'd talk about how to prepare to take some time off (whether over the summer or any other time). Wishing you some rest and relaxation over August, and we'll see you back in September!
Finally, her ears were burning enough to have her back on! Fashion & Textiles Brand Consultant Elizabeth Stiles is the queen of "selling through the silence": both as an established business owner herself and as a specialist who helps her clients sell and scale. We talked about how to keep showing up and showing out for your business even when sales are slow to non-existent.
TODAY we're sending you a little reminder through the airwaves, a pep talk on the joys of being self-employed! We're also giving you a challenge: can you do something every day that you wouldn’t be able to do in traditional employment?
This episode was sponsored by Hobbycraft Plus.
As we're both currently going through Glow Up phases on our websites (shout out to Emma from Beautie for that phrasing!) we thought we'd chat through what we're loving, what we're not loving, and what we wish we knew.
Head to the website for the full show notes and all our reccs!
Today we're talking about the importance of flow, and the flow state - what it is, why it's important, and how you can find more of it in your life, both in work and outside of work. When are you in flow? We'd love to know!
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