I was a little skeptical of an inexpensive “shopping cart” program because I have been burned before – with WordPress plugins that were hard to configure, difficult to use and a few that were unsupported and unreliable.  This one impressed me for a few reasons: First of all, you don’t have to install it on a WordPress site – in fact you don’t even have to host it on your own server – it is hosted for you at no additional charge!  Also, the developer designed it for his wife -- who is not a computer geek like he is -- so it was specifically designed to be easy to use.  

Links mentioned in this Episode:

Shoplly: https://shoplly.net/sales

Sample Site (His Wife's Store): https://shoplly.net/stores/blue_harp

Whether you are already in business -- or if you are in business and want to start a sideline/side-hustle – or if you are just beginning to start a new business, I think you’ll agree that you need to have the following things in place:

1. A place to keep track of your contacts
2. A way to “brand” yourself with professional looking materials and visuals
3. A way to easily communicate with prospects and clients
4. a way to encourage people to find out more about your business or service and what you can provide them with
5. A way to get the word out about your business

What if I gave you FREE TOOLS that will allow you to do all of the above?

• A free high-quality and highly rated Customer Relationship Management platform (or CRM)
• A free Autoresponder system – one that again is highly rated and won’t cost you a dime!
• How about a free service that will help you design a logo, create professional layouts for posters and flyers – and more without having to hire a designer!
• A free service that will allow you to create a professional-looking giveaway – or “lead magnet” to attract customers
• and finally, a free service – something I have kept to myself for years that will help you spread the word to others about your business or service

We’ve combined all of these resources for you in our $7 mini-course appropriately titled : 5 Things Every Business Needs! ...and How To Get them for FREE, and you can have immediate access to the course and tools for just $7

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I remember when the first CRM system I used cost a one time charge of $30 – now it is more along the lines of $200 - $500 per month! Some of the more popular systems I am referring to include Pipedrive, Salesmate, Zoho, Clickfunnels and others.

I recently discovered a newer, full-featured business platform that has many newer and more advanced features -- similar to a $300/month program that I am currently using, but as I am exploring it, I am finding that it is cleaner, a little better organized, more intuitive to use and I think is a terrific platform for ANY business to consider…but if you are just starting out in business, I think this is a great way to start….and did I mention that its basic version is FREE to use?

Links mentioned in this Episode:

Systeme.io: https://systeme.io/

Want to market your business using Webinars? Webinar programs are expensive. Go-to-webinar: starts at $109/month. WebinarJam and EverWebinar cost $499/year! That’s a LOT of money – especially if you are just beginning to experiment with webinars and may only be presenting a few a year. But if you want to dip you toes into webinars without a major investment using a program that is extremely reliable and easy to use, then visit us here for a sample and a walkthrough of a remarkable webinar program that I recommend and use myself for pre-recorded webinars – and believe it or not, it costs less than $20

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If you have studied marketing for any period of time, you will know that the headline of your webpage or promotional material and the subject line of your emails is the most important element of your marketing.

Why?

Because if the headline or subject line does not grab your audience’s attention, they will move on without delving into your promotional materials -- or reading your carefully crafted email.

It is said that 8 out of 10 people will read your headline, but only 2 of them will go on to read the content – so you need to grab their attention right at the start and a good headline will make them read on.

I stumbled across this program recently that helps you improve your headlines and subject lines and tried it out this week and I am impressed – if I weren’t I would never have included it in my podcast!

Links mentioned in this Episode:

Haedline Studio: https://coschedule.com/headline-analyzer

Whether you are already in business -- or if you are in business and want to start a sideline/side-hustle – or if you are just beginning to start a new business, I think you’ll agree that you need to have the following things in place:

1. A place to keep track of your contacts
2. A way to “brand” yourself with professional looking materials and visuals
3. A way to easily communicate with prospects and clients
4. a way to encourage people to find out more about your business or service and what you can provide them with
5. A way to get the word out about your business

What if I gave you FREE TOOLS that will allow you to do all of the above?

• A free high-quality and highly rated Customer Relationship Management platform (or CRM)
• A free Autoresponder system – one that again is highly rated and won’t cost you a dime!
• How about a free service that will help you design a logo, create professional layouts for posters and flyers – and more without having to hire a designer!
• A free service that will allow you to create a professional-looking giveaway – or “lead magnet” to attract customers
• and finally, a free service – something I have kept to myself for years that will help you spread the word to others about your business or service

We’ve combined all of these resources for you in our $7 mini-course appropriately titled : 5 Things Every Business Needs! ...and How To Get them for FREE, and you can have immediate access to the course for just $7

CLICK HERE