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Plan with The Biz Story Framework
Integral to The Story Power Approach™, this is a new twist on the traditional marketing plan.
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Actionable learning with assignments that move your business forward.
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Like-minded entrepreneurs with various talents, sharing wisdom and good juju.
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Content Strategy & Storytelling
The content in this module corresponds to the Plot section of your Biz Story Framework. The videos below run approx 2.5 hours. You can stop and start them as needed. Your Test Kitchen mission: Identify Your Top Business Goal for the next quarter of this year...
Suggest a New Q&A Topic
What are your burning questions about marketing? Ask them here and we'll start a new topic.
Ask the Chef: SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Ask all your SEO-related questions here. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll find someone who does.
Market Research – Digging Deeper with Two Questions
If you haven’t yet looked at (and given feedback on) the questions posted by DDR members, click on over to the Forum and take a peek. Here’s the replay of our meeting. We missed you. Hope you can make it to the next one! If you'd rather listen to the audio only, you...
Secret Supper: The Word Chef’s Content Strategy Over Time
Start by listening to the replay of this month's meeting. The image below shows my web traffic since the inception of theWordChef.com. Peak traffic days are explained as well as top visited pages: As I noted during our meeting, my initial content strategy centered...
Your Ideal Client as Hero: The Character Sketch
Your Ideal Client as Hero: The Character Sketch
Put the ‘Social’ Back in Social Media
First, watch this month's Brunch & Learn recording: Your Test Kitchen mission: 1. Spend 10 minutes a day for the next 10 days socializing on a new or previously ignored social media channel. 2. Download the worksheet to guide you through the process: Click Here 3....
Proactively Find (and Follow-Up on) New Leads Via Social Media
First, watch the recording: Show Notes: FIRE Method Find: Make a list of all the organizations, publications, companies, etc. that you'd like to work for/with. Then use your favorite social media channel to Find all the people who work there. Identify: Go through each...
Plot a Win-Win Path to Sales
First, watch this month's Brunch & Learn recording: Your Test Kitchen mission: Identify ONE area of TRUST where you need to improve (Do they trust YOU/YOUR BIZ? Do they trust your OFFER? Do they trust THEMSELVES? Do YOU trust YOURSELF?) and give 3 ideas (bullet...
How I Wear My CEO & Manager Hats
First, watch the recording: Here's the list of things I look at in each of the areas I mentioned above: Google Analytics At a bare minimum, take a look at the overview pages for each of these. Look at it by month, as well as by 3 to 6 months. Find the spikes and dips....
Secret Supper: How the Chef Creates Her Sales Pages
Prepare to Plan!
First, watch the Brunch & Learn Recording: Your Test Kitchen Mission: 1. Download the Spreadsheet and Complete the Pre-planning Inventory. (Feel free to customize this for your business) 2.Identify 2-3 Key Stories from the data. 3.Send the spreadsheet to me via...
Market Research: How to Find Your Ideal Clients
Review the recording below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jekKy4act7s Your Mission: 1. If you haven’t done the Ideal Client Profile/Hero Character Sketch, start there. (See...
Secret Supper: How I Create My Branding Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6zdwcaXzk
Brunch & Learn: Create Programs & Packages that Help You AND Your Clients Succeed
First, catch up on the lesson here: https://youtu.be/9ZTe94l5PQ8 Your Mission Do an inventory of your existing content. Mindmap ONE program or package and… Name it, describe how it aligns with your brand. Describe WHO it’s perfect for. List the content you might...
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Tea’s Digital Dining Room program has helped me to think differently — on a daily basis — about who my target clients are and the best way to communicate with them. That’s huge! Tea’s advice is current and savvy and you know you are on the cutting edge when working with her.