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Deep "fun" while building your business :)
This morning I was enjoying some social media surfing. Felt like “fun”. I wanted to keep going!
But I had a commitment to write this blog post, so I “forced” myself to stop having “fun”, and instead engage with a blank screen and the “hard work” of figuring out what to write.
Now that I’m 15 minutes into the writing, I’m starting to feel the joy of writing this — staying curious about what I’m going to write next, and envisioning that if even just 1 person reads and gets benefit from this, I…
Authentic email marketing – Why I don’t recommend “lead magnets”
A common marketing tactic is when you’re forced to give your email address in order to access a freebie, like an e-book, webinar, video series, summit, email course, or “special report”.
Marketers call this a “lead magnet”. What an unfortunate term that dissociates marketing from relationship-building.
The real problem? It doesn’t even work that well.
I built a 10,000-person email list by using a lead magnet of a “free” webinar.
I put “free” in quotes, because your attention is valuable …
Profound Ease while Building Your Authentic Business…
Profound Ease while Building Your Authentic Business…Don’t we all wish that building an authentic business can feel “easy”? That just about any action you take in your business results in greater income? I offer a couple of reframes in this video that I hope will support true ease...
Posted by George Kao, Authentic Business Coach on Friday, September 1, 2023
Don’t we all wish that building an authentic business can feel “easy”?
That just about any action you take in your business re…
Which of George Kao's Courses Should You Take?
Which of George Kao's Courses Should You Take?I’ve been on a mission since 2009 to share knowledge and facilitate experiences that help solopreneurs be joyfully productive in their journey of authentic business. As a result, there are now 20 courses on my website, available for immediate enrollment. Given these choices, clients often ask me which course they should take. This video (and the blog post below) offers a suggested journey... https://www.georgekao.com/blog/courses
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The newest marketing techniques? Focus on substance instead.
Marketing trends? Focus on substance instead.Are you learning marketing? You’ll be tempted to go after the “newest tricks”, the latest ways to “grab” the audience’s attention, and the “must have” software to automate your business. Constant pressure to keep up with new techniques… to prevent falling behind… feels breathless. Do we really have to do this? Even if you ignore the trendiest techniques and software, which will always come and go, you can still succeed by improving the substan…