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Should you get a Standing Desk? My Review

A little over a year ago, I bought a standing desk from Autonomous. Before I bought this desk, I had one of those desktop things that you could put your computer on and then you had handles that you just used to stand when you wanted to stand. This thing was sturdy, but it also slid around […]

Find Your Best Business Bank Account

When a business owner is finally getting really serious about their business, they finally decide that it’s time to have a real business bank account, aside from PayPal and their personal bank account. So the question I usually get is what is the best bank to get a business bank account with?This post may contain affiliate […]

Are you sabotaging your business with your prices?

There is such a thing as charging too much or too little in your business. And both will sabotage your business. Let’s look first at not charging enough. When you don’t charge enough for your products and courses and services, you won’t be able to make that much money without burning yourself out. I know you want to be […]

Are you judging other’s prices?

How often do you see what someone else is offering and think their price is too high or too low? They need to charge more.Or they aren’t going to get buyers because their price is too high? Or you wouldn’t buy it at that price point. Honestly, none of that ever matters. What someone else is charging is […]

Why Your Best Clients Will Pay You Over and Over Again

You’ve heard about the 1000 True Fans. The people who buy everything you have to sell. They buy before you even finish creating the sales page or even know what the new course or product will be. No matter what you do, they will throw their money at you. Of course this is something that every business owner […]

Is your pricing coming from your head or your gut?

Yes there is a major difference when you price with your head versus your gut. When you use your head, your ego is the deciding factor. So basically you are picking a number that your ego thinks will either:Keep you safe and complacent; orWill be out in left field because it keeps you stuck.This means that you […]

Should you charge for the beta round of a product or course?

There are many course and product creators out there who like to give away the first round of their course or product for free. The premise behind this is to get the product or course into the hands of some of your ideal clients so that you can get feedback and testimonials on it. I understand this. But […]

Do you discount your products and services when someone asks?

There are people out there who think they can always barter for your services and even your courses and products. They may see the real value in what you have to offer, but they are cheap and don’t want to pay full price. Or they are friends of yours and they think they should get a friend […]

How to Price Your Services in Your Business

So you’ve decided to start adding services in your business. But you have no idea how to price them. That’s normal for most business owners. Maybe you’ve just started your business and you really just don’t know what to charge. Or maybe you’ve always offered products before and now services are a completely new ballgame to you. It really […]

Is your ego affecting your prices and your profits?

We both know you have an amazing program to offer to your clients. But then when no one is buying, you start to think you did something wrong. Is my price wrong? Is my message wrong? Am I even targeting the right people? Am I charging too much? Or not high enough? Maybe my potential clients don’t even want this product? I […]

Viral Content Templates: A Review

Almost a year ago, I purchased the Viral Content Templates from Katya Varbanova and Jamie Nudelman. I purchased these templates because I wanted an easier way to come up with content and to be more consistent on Instagram. This post may contain affiliate links. This means that I may get paid a small sum of money that […]

Creating a Weekly Financial Workflow in Your Small Business

The thing that gets ignored the most in small businesses is the finances. You have so many other things to do in your business, that keeping up with your finances is nowhere near the top of your mind. Plus the money stuff is something that just makes you feel “ugh, how can I avoid this for longer?”It’s […]

Are the Free Bookkeeping Programs Actually Hurting Your Business Finances

There are a number of free bookkeeping programs out there that you can use for you business. I understand why you use them – to save money. But honestly, the bookkeeping for your business is one area that you really can’t afford to skrimp on. If it’s not done correctly, it could be quite costly for you. So are […]

How do Affiliates Affect Your Taxes

Maybe you are an affiliate for someone else’s program promoting their stuff to your audience. Or maybe you have your own affiliate program that you have other people promote your business to their audience. Both of these will affect your business, but in different ways. Let’s look at them. You are the affiliateWhen you are the affiliate, you promote […]

Giving Gifts in Your Business: Are There Tax Benefits?

In your business, you may like to give gifts to clients and even those that refer new clients to you and maybe even your own employees. I see this happen regularly. But the question then becomes, how does this affect my tax deductions? How much can I deduct? According to the IRS, you can deduct up to $25 […]

What receipts do I need to keep for tax time?

I get asked this question a lot. What receipts do I need to keep for tax time? Honestly, the answer is quite simple – ALL of them. You need to keep copies of everything. Yes, that even includes the automatic charges that you don’t even actually get a copy of a receipt for. It includes all those $27 courses you […]

Myths About Having Premium Offers

I see and hear people say all the time that they can’t charge higher prices or have high priced offers. They just name excuse after excuse of why they can’t offer premium offers, when in reality, the only thing that is stopping you, is that little voice in your mind saying that you can’t do it. You […]

34 Lessons in Business I’ve Learned in the Past 34 Years

I turned 34 yesterday and since 2020 has been a major year of learning, I figured why not find 34 lessons I’ve learned in my 34 years here. These lessons are ones that I’ve learned about business over the years. I grew up on a dairy farm and have 3 degrees in accounting, so I’ve been […]

How to Keep Your Business Spending in Check

It can be tempting to buy ALL the programs out there to continue to help you grow your business. You don’t need to be FOMO Francine all the time. The copywriting makes you think that you really need to buy that course or that ebook or hire that coach or consultant. But you may not always have […]

Should you sell low ticket offers?

“You can’t sell just low ticket offers.” “You need high ticket offers.” “No one will buy that.” But you see, you started your business because you wanted more freedom, more creativity, just to be more you. So why are you following the rules of what someone else has said you “should” do in YOUR business?!This is your business, your […]