Let me start off by saying thank you to all of our listeners and supporters. I have had a great time doing this podcast this last year. But now for the exciting news: We are getting ready for an amazing Season 4. We are getting ready to rebrand the podcast and take this thing to a whole new level. Stay tuned for our return to the podcast in November 2021. We are taking the next month off to regroup and prepare for the next big thing. We are excited to be relaunching the Podcast as the Build...

This is not what I thought I was going to be launching for season 4. Season 4 is going to be a transition season for documenting the process of converting Grow an Online Business to Build Your Online Business. Each week I/we will be discussing the progress, process, and steps we go through while we transition and relaunch the business in its new form. We are so excited to be able to give everyone the birds-eye view of us putting together, organizing, and expanding the brand. Please come back...

This is the final episode for season 3 of Grow an Online Business. We have big plans in the works for next year. Watch for the first evolution into BYOB Build Your Online Business. As we continue to grow, we want to continue to keep the personal contact with our group members, listeners, and fellow online business builders. We will be launching our new BYOB website to give you easier and faster access to hardware, software, tips, walk-throughs, and answers to the questions you have about...

Never Stop Brainstorming The power of brainstorming cannot be oversold. It is how new ideas are brought into reality. You can brainstorm by yourself, but some of the best ideas come from groups of people because of misheard ideas and spurred concepts from seemingly bad ideas. For those who are looking for a little help brainstorming, we are going to do a little bit of online live help for a few of our listeners and group members. We are growing our group on Facebook. Come by and check out...

The Coffee Subscription launch is all set for Aug 15th. It has been a fun journey watching as CJ and his team put together a coffee subscription business. It is finally ready to ship and deliver it's first batches of fresh brewed coffee. Tasty Sample: I was privileged enough to get a small sample of the first tester batch of coffee. It was smooth and rich without any acidity. It was fresh and fruity with deep flavor without having to be burnt. It was a welcome change from the swill I have...

Having a website is not enough, you need to know how to use your website to make money. We sometimes forget that a website is a tool for leading people. We need to keep it working and directing people where we are trying to send them. Either in a effort to help them, teach them something, solve a problem, or whatever. Keep in mind the purpose of your website.use it for what is is for. Be sure to add content to it and keep the pages current, up to date , and all links working properly. SEO is...

How to Make Better Decisions making decisions can be difficult. Having a system to make things easier is a must in today's world. We can spend too much time deliberating over decisions that could be easy. Find out how easy making decisions can be with this ingenious technique.  2 of 3 Means Go! By having two of the three deciding measures, you can quickly make decisions. The art of deciding is important. The most successful people do not waste time deliberating on what to do, they make a...

Landing Pages are where your first impression is often formed. Learn how to use landing pages to build your website the right way. What are landing pages? A landing page is the spot where different people land on your website either through an ad, or other promotional shared link. They allow you to give the specific message to the visitor you intend. You can have different landing pages depending on the offering you are presenting to your visitor. A landing page sometimes called a sales...

Yeah, this one's a few days early. The key to your online business is to keep consistent when life gets in the way. This was a very busy and difficult week. CJ was tied up as was I. We were not able to do the podcast this week like we had planned.  Life got in the way this week. I do not like when life gets in the way, but the key is to stay consistent and keep going. It is easier to steer a moving ship than a still one. Be sure to do something in your business every week no matter if life...

The Side Hustle Advantage If you are just starting your business and can never find enough time or money because you are starting out as a side hustle rather than a full-time gig, listen up. Here are some of the many advantages to starting out as a side hustle. CJ Jolliff jumps right into the heavy stuff in this discussion about the advantages of your online business starting out as a side hustle. He gives personal examples as well as some from his clients. If you haven't been listening...

Add Courses to Your Website Are you thinking you want to add courses to your website? You won't want to miss this episode. Aaron Jarrels and CJ Jolliff go over some of the best practices and ways to add a course or training to your website. You do not have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars if you use a simple plugin for your wordpress website. I never thought talking business would be so much fun. I have really enjoyed having CJ join the Podcast and the Grow an Online Business Team....

This week CJ and I go over the ROTW updates. A few weeks ago we discussed his newest venture into subscription based businesses "Roast of the Week. He shares an inside look into what he and his partners are up to in order to start this subscription based business as lean as possible.  Also we would love to hear from you in our Facebook Grow an Online Business Group. Please follow the link and join so we can connect. You can also leave us a voice message, and have you question played on air...

Why is Story Branding Your Website so Important? People do not buy really buy products. They buy the story behind the product. When you buy a lemonade from a machine $0.50 feels like too much money for what you bought. But have you ever considered that paying $2.50 for a tiny little lemonade from the the child's stand at the corner makes you feel good for supporting your entrepreneurs? Why I will often buy the lemonade and not even drink it, it's not about the lemonade, it's about the story...