Episode 149 - Taking your business on the road

 

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Whether you want to be a digital nomad, need a vacation, or need to travel for your business.  You get to have a time when small business owners will need to work when they are on the road. Join Kristin and Jeff as they talk about the basics of what you need to consider when...

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Episode 148 - Learning to sell like a mother with Renee Hribar

 

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If you are learning to love the word sales, or you just want to learn how to improve your sales process, join Kristin and Jeff as we learn how to sell like a mother with Renee Hribar.

  • How did you get started and why do you love it when so many people think selling is a four letter...
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Episode 147 - What is SSL and why you need it on your site NOW

 

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With all of the privacy concerns, it is no surprise that Chrome version 68 will start punishing sites with the "Not Secure" label.  Join Kristin and Jeff as they talk about SSL and how you can protect your site from being labeled "Not Secure" by the chrome browser.

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Episode 146 - Why should small online businesses care about the South Dakota V. Wayfair case?

 

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On June 21, 2018, the supreme court sided with the state of South Dakota in their suit against Wayfair. On the surface, it appears to be a fair ruling. 

But for small online businesses, it is not that simple

There are over 12,000+ sales tax jurisdictions in the...

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Episode 145 - Extensions that make chrome amazing

 

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Opening your browser can be dangerous as a small business owner. However, so many parts of our business exist online. So join Kristin and Jeff this episode as discuss extensions that will help make your browser start working for your small business. 

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Episode 144 - When your ideal client is NOT your ideal client

 

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Today Kristin and Jeff will be discussing what you should do when your client is not your ideal client.

Here is what we talked about

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Episode 143 - How to hire and work with a website designer

 

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Discuss the questions you should ask, how the process works, and what you should have when the project is over. 

  • Before you start the search
    • Look at some websites to determine what you like
    • Use What Runs Plugin to see what others are using to create their site
    • Ask who built...
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Episode 142 - How do you define full-time?

 

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Small business owners work a lot of hours, but why? In this episode, Jeff and Kristin will look at how small business owners define full-time and why it might be time for a new definition.

According to SCORE, various polls show that 25 to 39% of small business owners work more than...

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Episode 141 - Is it okay to use Fiverr?

 

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In this episode, we discuss Fiverr, a website where you can purchase tasks for your business. There is some controversy regarding Fiverr. We discuss why you should check out the site if you need work done for your business or possibly even if you are a service provider.

We discuss...

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Episode 140 - Spring cleaning your busy work

 

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When's the last time you actually paid attention to all the crap you do each day, week, or month in your business? Today, we challenge you to do some busy work spring cleaning.

No, we don't mean do some spring cleaning as busy work, but let's clean out that list of busy work that's...

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