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Check out our Start Your Side Hustle Business Coaching Academy - SIGN UP today - limited to 10 spaces. On today's episode I share a personal story as an analogy to explain how one can motivate oneself to overcome the fear that stops you from taking action. If you're feeling stuck, or just can't get motivated to start your side hustle or take action on your goals this episode is for you. Check out this episode for overcoming fear 'My go-to Guide for Overcoming Fear' Follow us on Instagram @startupcreative

On today's episode I chat with Rosy, the brains behind IV League Drips, an IV vitamin infusion company. Rosy shares her inspiring startup story about how she introduced a new health treatment to the Australian market and the challenges she had to overcome. She also shares insights into her marketing strategy and what she did to get to know her target market in order to educate them on what she was offering. Rosy has successfully scaled her business across the country after many failed attempts and shares how she did it. Check out https://ivleaguedrips.com for more information on what they offer - would highly recommend the NAD+

Now that you have people coming to your website, learn how to utilise online tools to stay in touch with your audience, answer their questions, keep them engaged and support them in making a decision to shop with you. Newsletter signup incentives Announcement bars Regular newsletters— setup and examples Sales pages FAQ, reviews and testimonials Watch this episode on Youtube here Link to blog and masterclass slides and recap

Tips, advice and examples to help you get your business, work, products and services in front of new audiences to help you grow and scale your business. Topics covered: Figuring out who you should be pitching to How pitching can help you grow your business and increase your reach Tips for planning your perfect pitch Outline of a effective pitch email and outreach Check out our recent masterclass with Squarespace: How to get people to your website on Youtube Sign up for our upcoming masterclasses on our website Masterclass #2: How to keep poeple coming back to your website Download your copy of our pitch email template on our website www.startupcreative.com.au Follow us on social media @startupcreative

On today's episode I'm joined by a coaching client and friend Chantel who is a photographer and recently viral content creator who is constantly working on new ways to showcase her skills and find new audiences to teach. She shares how she used Chat GTP to refine her target market and find new angles to promote her business which resulted in her going viral and setting up a very successful passive income stream in her business. Follow Chantel on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/learnwithchantel/

Reflecting on recent trends and social media changes, I share insights into how you can safeguard your business in 2025. Three key marketing strategies to reach your audience outside of social media and what to be on the lookout for the year ahead. Get in touch for 1:1 Business Coaching to personalise your strategy and set yourself up for success. https://www.startupcreative.com.au/coaching

On today's show I reflect back on the last 10 years of StartUp Creative and take you back to where it all began. I share milestones along the way, lessons learnt and strategies that I used to get the business to where it is today. Topics: transition from corporate to self employed how I grew our audience from 3000-20,000 in the first 2 years our collaboration with Gelato Messina & Uber in their early days getting our magazine stocked in the Virgin Australia lounges building my expert status and reputation to gain national recognition and customers what worked and didn't work growing the business with very little fiances some of the most important people and contacts I met along the way that helped us grow fast You can check out my 10 Years of StartUp Creative blog on our Subtstack page for photos that go with the stories. This episode is Part One and covers the years 2014-2017, more to come. Follow more of the StartUp Creative story on Instagram Get in touch to book in a 1:1 Business Coaching session

On today's show I teach you how you can grow your business by adding more options for your customer to buy from you and increase your chances of repeat business from existing customers. In this episode we'll cover: reviewing your customer journey to find new opportunities tips for conducting a business audit/health check reviewing your customer experience and purchasing behaviour to optimise for more sales market research and competitor analysis tips for finding new leads how to better convert interest to paying customers Get in touch for 1:1 Business Coaching Buy your copy of The First Aid Kit for Your Business on sale now 50% off