Founder @LifeStarrApp, helping #freelancers, #solopreneurs and all one-person businesses succeed. Co-host of The One-Person Business Podcast.
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Are you a #solopreneur, #freelancer, #coach, #contractor, #consultant? If you're a one-person business, apply to join us at the Solopreneur Brain Trust where you can share your challenges and get advice from others like you lifestarr.com/solopreneur-br…
So I use @OpenTable to book a restaurant with my rewards that used to be worth $100 but now only $60. The restaurant has no idea how to use the coupon. I contact OpenTable chat and get this message. Looks like the customer prevention system is working perfectly. #fail
Hey @rosscoulthart what’s dumber than a snarky, uninformed journalist? Four snarky, uninformed journalists yacking about things they’ve spent zero hours researching. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Hey Ross @DouthatNYT , I’ve had a lot of respect for your work. But this one nytimes.com/2023/06/10/opini… just seems lazy. Maybe you should take a hint from another Ross @rosscoulthart and do a good bit of research before blasting your opinion to the world
When should #solopreneurs #raise their #prices? It's a tricky question to which I've provided 6 answers, some of which I don't think are obvious.
Let me know what you think.
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Carly has some great and a few not-so-obvious ways for #solopreneurs to save time.
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"I can do it myself," is a common refrain heard from toddlers. It's also the mantra of many #solopreneurs. But it's hard to know which jobs to #outsource. Over many years, I have determined 4 simple dimensions that should impact this decision.
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Hey @Photoshop, your support just told me that I have to install an old version of Photoshop to save WebP files. What???!!!
Good legal counsel is crucial. But top-tier attorneys have an approach that is drastically different from average attorneys. What I've learned from them can help #solopreneurs take a more effective approach to your contracts.
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For over a year, Starr never caught one. But he kept trying and guess what?
I find I sometimes get discouraged and want to give up. But Starr knows the power of #persistence, especially when it comes to treats.
I need to be more like Starr.
In his 20s, my dad opened a restaurant. It did over 6 mil in year 1 (in 2022 $).
But he had a crappy lawyer and the property owners cancelled the lease and took it from him.
It was a hard lesson he never forgot. #solopreneurs, always get good #legal #advice
This is BRILLIANT! Heimat is a combination gym and coworking space. What a way for #solopreneurs to stay healthy physically and mentally. Hopefully, they'll build more.
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4 Selling skills that many #solopreneurs are afraid of (which limit their success):
1. Focusing on the pain points of their target customers
2. Using those pain points to make them uncomfortable.
3. Test closing
4. Asking for the sale
What are the things that keep #solopreneurs from succeeding?
Here are 5 that hold many of them back:
1. Don't define their goals
2. Don't define what they DON'T do
3. Don't define their ideal customer
4. Don't define their place in the world
5. Don't define their messaging
Apple is moving into advertising. I wonder, will this only benefit big business or can #solopreneurs use it to reach their target customers?
Interestingly, #Apple did this before in 2010. Here's Steve Jobs introducing iAd youtube.com/watch?v=q7WVt63S…