Own Your Worth: How To Charge What You Deserve Instead Of Settling For What You Get

Own Your Worth: How To Charge What You Deserve Instead Of Settling For What You Get

Do you sometimes struggle with feelings of doubt and insecurity when it comes to pricing your services and sharing that pricing with customers? Do you ever get told your prices are too high? Do you find yourself caving in when someone requests a price reduction then getting frustrated with the outcome, or just getting frustrated by how hard it is to convince people what you’re really worth in the first place? Us, too! The good news is there’s hope. Our carnies have been there and have plenty of experience when it comes to pricing and conveying the value of that price to customers. Come along and read what they have to say about this particular challenge, then share your challenges, too! Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online: How to Get the Writing Pay You Deserve @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur: Pimp Your Pricing Or Be Prepared To Eat Crumbs @melaniekissell facebook.com/solomompreneur Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: Stepping Up With My Big Girl Panties On @virtuallyassist facebook.com/virtuallyassist Ashley Welton of Miniskirt Ninja Media: Get Intimate With Money {and Get Paid What You Want} @miniskirtninja facebook.com/miniskirtninja Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing: Generation Y (Millennials) have a Branding Problem: Value @WTFMarketing plus.google.com/+Wtfmarketing Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social: How To Convince Cheap, Broke, Price-Shopping Customers To Pay What You’re Worth @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer®: What will you learn in the cave on Dagobah @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: The coach and the consultant @theclanmaker...

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The Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Biz Referrals

The Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Biz Referrals

As business owners we are always looking for effective ways to grow our businesses. One the most flattering and best sources in attracting new business is through referrals. There are many strategies, resources and techniques available to accomplish this. This month the fabulous carnies share their wisdom on “The Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Biz Referrals”! This is gonna be good, so make sure to get comfy and read each one of the posts below and don’t forget to share and post your comments, we’d love to hear from you! Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social: Referrals Make Better Prospects. Here’s How To Get Them @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Tea Silvestre of aka The Word Chef: How to Get Referrals From Your Peers and Colleagues @teasilvestre facebook.com/mywordchef Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: 9 Ways to Educate Your Best Allies for Referrals @virtuallyassist facebook.com/marketingsupportspecialist Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur: The Cost of Unfriendly Referrals @melaniekissell facebook.com/SoloMompreneur Sharon Hurley of Get Paid to Write Online: Referrals – The Key to a Healthy Writing Biz @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Eugene Farber of Content Strategy Hub: How to Get Referrals (The REAL Way) @EugeneFarber facebook.com/ContentStrategyHub Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer®: Need More Profit? Unleash Your Happy Clients! @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing: Want Referrals? Get People To Hate You First. @WTFMarketing plus.google.com/+Wtfmarketing Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: Are You A Matchmaker. @theclanmaker facebook.com/whyyoumustblog Michelle Nickolaisen of Bombchelle: Want More Referrals? Get Better Systems, YO. @_chelleshock facebook.com/bombchellebiz photo credit: Poppy Wright via photopin...

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The Impostor Syndrome. Feel like a fraud? You are NOT alone.

The Impostor Syndrome. Feel like a fraud?  You are NOT alone.

Do you sometimes feel you’re two or perhaps only one step ahead of the customer who you’re charging for your professional services? Perhaps you dread being caught out.  Or when someone praises you for a job well done, you really don’t believe them. Don’t feel alone.  So many business owners and professionals feel that have to ‘fake it to make it’.  In fact, it is so common it has a name, ‘The Impostor Syndrome’. This month the Word Carnies tackle this puzzling problem to explore what it is and what to do it you suffer from it. Tea Silvestre, aka the Word Chef: Confessions Of A Marketing Fraud @teasilvestre facebook.com/mywordchef Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing: Think You Are A Total Failure, You’re Probably Right @WTFMarketing plus.google.com/+Wtfmarketing Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: You’re Not An Imposter. You’re An Innovator @whyyoumustblog facebook.com/whyyoumustblog Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: Feeling Like A Fraud @virtuallyassist http://facebook.com/virtuallydistinguished Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social: Sending Signals You’re Not Worth Doing Business Worth @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Michelle Nickolaisen of Bombchelle: That Sneaky Bastard Impostor Syndrome @_chelleshock facebook.com/bombchellebiz Ashley Welton of Miniskirt Ninja Media: The Only Answer You’ll Ever Need @miniskirtninja facebook.com/miniskirtninja Annie Sisk of Stage Presence Marketing: Three Confessions and  A Donald Sutherland Clip @AnnieSisk facebook.com/StagePresenceMarketing    ...

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Healthy Body, Healthy Business

Healthy Body, Healthy Business

Did you know your physical health affects the bottom line of your business? Well it most certainly does! This month, the Word Carnies tackle the topic of staying healthy while running your small biz.

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What I Wish I Knew Then: What I’d tell myself if I could travel back in time to My First Day

What I Wish I Knew Then: What I’d tell myself if I could travel back in time to My First Day

Standing where you are now, if you could go back in time to the first day of your business and give yourself one piece of advice what would it be?

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Vanquish Your Nemesis: A Guide to Conquering Small Biz Evils

Vanquish Your Nemesis: A Guide to Conquering Small Biz Evils

Every great story requires two things: a hero and an archenemy. In the adventure that is your business, you often play the part of the hero: the character who struggles with challenges big and small; who’s set out on a quest to right a wrong or bring “magic” back to the village. And along the way, you’ll wrestle with at least one or two (maybe ten) dark lords — those evil beings whose sole purpose in life is to trip you up and keep you from reaching your goals. Knowing how to spot them before they wreak too much havoc is what we’re after with this month’s carnival. Laura Petrolino of Flying Pig Consulting: The Battle of Idea-magedon @lkpetrolino facebook.com/FlyingPigConsulting Ashley Welton of Miniskirt Ninja Media: Wave Your Freak Flag – How To Stand Out In A Sea of Similarity @miniskirtninja facebook.com/miniskirtninja Clare Price of 5 Easy Pages: Vanquish Your Nemesis: What’s Stopping You? @ClaresTweets facebook.com/5EasyPages Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: How to Keep Your Online Presence from Making You Cry @virtuallyassist facebook.com/virtuallyassist Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online: Five Fatal Flaws that are Killing Your Writing Business @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Tea Silvestre, aka the Word Chef: Does This Business Make Me Look Fat? (Or, How to Get That Voice in Your Head to Shut Up) @teasilvestre facebook.com/mywordchef Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer®: Quit Watching the Steampunk Chicken and Focus @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: I Just Hate Sales @whyyoumustblog facebook.com/whyyoumustblog Annie Sisk of Stage Presence Marketing: What are You Afraid of? How Fears Derail Your Business @AnnieSisk facebook.com/StagePresenceMarketing Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur: What Do a House Painter, an Author, and a Musician Have In Common? @melaniekissell facebook.com/solomompreneur Eugene Farber of Content Strategy Hub The Business Demon Lurking Over Your Shoulder: Stab Him in the Eye @EugeneFarber facebook.com/ContentStrategyHub Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social: What To Do When You Feel Like You’ll Never, Never, Never Get Your Marketing Right @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial photo credit: alee_04 via photopin...

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