By popular demand, I just published a training in the "⭐ Start Here: Free Training Vault" course in the Classroom, called Run Your Business Without Social Media. In this training, you'll learn how you can become less dependent on social media and instead build databases that you own and find alternative avenues for communicating with your clients and audience. Our goal is to not be dependent on social media, and to “build our house on our own land” which means building an audience, community and communication channels that we can control (to the extent possible). Social media isn’t bad! For some people, it is a magical creative outlet. If that’s you, you should keep creating there and ride that wave. But I know many people have felt their effort and time spent on social media isn’t bringing them joy, and are looking to divest from social platforms and invest where they can really grow on their terms. The goal is to get your followers and audience on other platforms to come over to the channels that you have more control over. Watch the training here and then ask your questions in the comments on this post!

In this video we talk about lead generation, audience building, and driving traffic to your offers. Watch the new training here, it's action packed and only 15 minutes! Lead Gen is an ongoing commitment in your business. You have to fuel your sales with lead generation. You need ongoing audience building strategies. That's the reality of growing a business! I’m sharing my super minimalist approach to audience growth in this short and sweet training video. In this video: - You can either pay with your money or your time to grow your audience - How I grew my audience as a newbie in 2015 vs. now - How collaborations and joint ventures helped me grow my audience quickly as a beginner - My transition from relying mostly on paid ads for a few years to more organic methods in 2023 - A simple 3-part approach to marketing and lead generation - The difference between a Nurture channel and a Visibility channel and why you need both - My simple podcast workflow from google doc to recording to publishing with zero editing (takes less than 2 hours per week) - How I repurpose my podcast outline into emails, blog posts, and more  - How we added hundreds of new qualified email subscribers to our list by strategically giving our low ticket products away for free - Leveraging low ticket offers into lead gen (generosity = more sales!) ✅ After you've watched the video, ask your questions and share your thoughts in the comments below this post!

Many years ago, I created a course called "Your First 1KⓇ" all about launching your first small product and list-building. In 2024, building an audience and creating your own products has shifted. Today, we're focused on growing our own communities and creating recurring revenue. So I thought, what's the "Your First 1KⓇ" of the new era? ➡️ Get 1,000 free members into your group ➡️ Reach $1,000/month in recurring revenue from a subscription product I pulled together the basics to get started, and I'm gifting it to you as a free mini-course! 🎉 Get started with the Your First 1KⓇ Mini-Course HERE! I'm making this mini-course free for a limited time, so jump in and get started This mini-course even includes a few hand-picked lessons straight from my premium, paid Monetize program - so you can get a sense of what you'll be doing with us inside the Monetize community + curriculum. In this mini-course, you will make some core decisions about your business: - Choose your business model (one-time purchase products or subscriptions) - Choose a pricing strategy that makes sense for your audience size and goals - Choose a profitable product that you'll enjoy delivering, and your customers will love - How to structure a successful subscription offer - How to get your first 1,000 free members - How to reach your first $1,000/month in recurring revenue 🎉 Get started with the Your First 1KⓇ Mini-Course HERE! Let me know your #1 takeaway below! 👇 (*this is NOT any of the same curriculum as the original Your First 1KⓇ course - this is a simple way to get started with creating a free group or a paid subscription type offer. Even if you've experienced the original Your First 1KⓇ, you will want to check this out for some fresh ideas!)