Affiliate marketing and other types of passive income are wonderful ways to increase your streams of revenue! Check out episode 90 for loads of ideas.

 “ Affiliate marketing means you have some sort of a relationship with a certain  person, product, program or service that you are talking about. ”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

In today's episode, I share an important part of being an entrepreneur: multiple streams of revenue. The pandemic was a big wake up call and people who had multiple income streams fared much better than people with just one. In this episode, I discuss affiliate marketing, how you can become an affiliate for companies and how you can have affiliate marketers help you sell your own product, program or service.

You don’t need to have a ton of followers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or any other platform to become an influencer or affiliate marketer. It’s really about finding products that you are passionate about and...

If you don't agree with one of my episodes, it's probably this one. Are YOU OWED anything by businesses or social media platforms? Listen to episode 89 and find out.

“I'm just here in a sandbox. That's my point. It’s not my sandbox. I don't own the sandbox. Zuckerberg owns the sandbox or Dorsey owns the sandbox or Paul and Rohan and their investors own the sandbox. It's not me. I don't own any of those three sandboxes and yet, I can use all three of those sandboxes, and many others.  I can play in them as much as I want, every single day, 24/7, to my heart's content.. ”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

As an online entrepreneur, it is important to realize how apps and online platforms work and how to make them work for you. Over the last seven years, I have beta tested dozens of apps and I've monetized all of them. (I monetized Clubhouse in five days.)

So why do online business owners complain about social media? 

Show Notes 

In this episode, I share...

These five things are crucial for every social media platform!

 “Branding is about much more than the fonts that you choose, your branded colors, or if you have a logo. Branding is much more than that. Branding is literally what people say about you when you're not around. .”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

In today's episode I share 5 tips to improve your social media. Social media is probably your best marketing tool for your online business. If your business is online then you need to make sure your social media is working for you. These 5 tips will help you grow your business and avoid many of the mistakes business coaches, first time entrepreneurs and digital marketers make online. These simple tips will help you with branding and help your audience connect with your message. I share what your audience expects of you online. How you show up for your audience really affects how they engage with your posts.  It is so important to be consistent. In order to really be...

The number one reason your business is not growing as fast as you'd like is very likely YOU.

In this episode:

• You are 100% in control of your mindset and your mindset keeps evolving as you do.
• Carol Dweck wrote a great book called Mindset that provides valuable info. and is a fast read. Businesses and schools often read this for their teams.
• Consumer Mindset vs Producer Mindset is a major issue for entrepreneurs and is fully explained in the episode.
• Your mindset will get in the way of your business success if you let it!
• How do you react to a need int he marketplace?
• The limitations that exist are truly only the ones you place on yourself, no other limitations exist in business.
• Keep a pulse on your competition.
• I refer to JV Partnerships in this episode. The previous episode is on JV Partnerships.
• The number one thing that will make or break your business is your mindset.

Are you on Clubhouse? If you are and you'd like to learn more about growing your business there,...

Clubhouse is a wonderful platform and it can do amazing things for you personally and professionally, but it isn't your business marketing answer. Listen in for all the details.

“ It is never okay, in my opinion, to just talk about what you've got for sale. Nobody cares that you've got something for sale. Guess what? They’ve got something for sale, too!”   

-Bonnie L. Frank 

Today’s episode is my third episode about Clubhouse. Yes, my third. Why? Well, I thought it was about time I dispel some misconceptions about Clubhouse. If you’ve heard the buzz about Clubhouse from any online social media marketers, you would think there were customers just lining the Clubhouse hallways eager to buy any discount webinar, photo filter or online course you are hawking. I can tell you that is just not so. If you go onto Clubhouse with the idea that you're going to sell, sell, sell, you'll probably fail. So then, what is really going on in those rooms...

After a brief hiatus from the podcast (explained in the intro), I am back at it and episode 75 clears up misconceptions about the hottest app in town--Clubhouse!

I've used this app to grow my online following by many thousands, my podcast  downloads have doubled and my business has grown by leaps and bounds. Get all the details below!

• Welcome back to the podcast! (I'm back after a brief hiatus from the podcast to collect data for my presentation on Clubhouse at Podfest Global Summit.)
• You'll hear about some if this presentation in the episode.
• Holy moly, my list has increased by 600, my Instagram increased by over 44% and another social media account by 1,012% allll because of Clubhouse!
• The mission of Clubhouse is to have deep and meaningful conversations with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• People are doing really cool things on Clubhouse like plays, musicals, concerts, game shows, all sorts of things!
• You'll get much more out of your experience on...

Entrepreneurs and online business owners often spend so much time worrying about the wrong things. Here are five things that will not make the difference in your business and the #1 thing entrepreneurs get wrong.

• Entrepreneurs and online business owners often worry about the wrong the wrong things.
• The five things I see them worry about and focus way too much time on are: A logo, A uniquely coded website, A fancy DSLR camera for livestreaming or capturing the perfect images for your blog posts, A certain online course.
• Every business should have a website--including those in Direct Sales, MLM , Network Marketing.
• Target audience and ICA are NOT the same thing! (I spend a great deal of time discussing what each of these is in the episode.
• You cannot have a bunch of ICAs.
• It's crucial that your marketing and messaging remain consistent so that you consistently attract your target audience online.
• When you attract outliers, it's because your communication has been inconsistent.
...

It's simple...but not easy. Your business isn't growing the way you'd like, you're not making the sales you want and here's the reason.

In this week's episode:

• It's not that hard to create an online course or program, but what IS difficult is the marketing so it actually sells!
• You must have the correct messaging for your audience.
• You've got to know WHAT to say to them!
• It's not you, it's not your product, program or service...it's the communication.
• You must have the correct messaging and marketing for that particular course or program in order for that course or program to sell.
• When there is a breakdown in your online communication, the sales stop...or never begin.
• You very likely have a pretty good idea of who your audience is, but if you can't effectively communicate with them, the sales won't happen.
• NO ONE is a "born salesperson."
• Grab one of FIVE SPOTS LEFT for some free coaching inside my Facebook group.
• I'm giving away 16K in group coaching! Get all the details in the...

You have a lot of valuable information to share with your audience, but are they really able to hear you? Find out how to reach the right people online!

In this week's episode:

• The social media environment is a very noisy place and it can be difficult to be noticed,  seen, heard and remembered over all of that noise.
• You want to be a "scroll stopper!"
• How can you set yourself apart from everyone else talking about (or selling) what you are on social media?
• You must know your target audience and it's NOT everyone anywhere.
• Your audience is actually a very specific group of people "living" online in particular places. (I give examples of this in the episode.)
• Your audience may not be hanging out on social media very much at all--you must know the demographics of your target audience to know this.
• You must know your ICA (Ideal Client Avatar before you can know your target audience.
• Sometimes you will attract outliers (people outside of your target audience), and that's okay, but...

Your online business is very likely costing you more money than it should! This bonus episode is from a Facebook live I did that has lots of links and info. in it to save you money!

 In this week's episode:

• What are you yearly, monthly and daily business expenses?
• Can you write off more business expenses on your yearly tax return? (Consult your local CPA for info that applies to your business and your state)
• Are your subscriptions costing you more money because you pay monthly instead of one yearly fee?
• Do you suffer from "SOS?" (details in the episode)
• What's the purpose of your business? Your mission?
• Who is your ICA? 
• To learn how to niche down more on your target audience, let's chat: bit.ly/talktobonnie
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