Wouldn’t it be awesome to have your online business questions answered too?
If you’re not a Flip Your Life member yet where you can ask them directly, you can listen in on this live member Q&A session (which they do twice a month for their community), and pick up some valuable advice on online business.
Time cues are included in parenthesis of each section so you could jump straight into specific parts or questions in the video.
Mindset and Mentality
This Q&A session had some good questions about online business, but the highlight of this whole session comes towards the end where Shane and Jocelyn address a member question about having the right mindset and mentality. Everything from their struggles to successes, they talk in detail about being real people, the misconception of “contentment”, the constant challenges, and working together as a team for each other and their family. They share some valuable insights and experiences that is definitely a must hear for anyone who wants to or is already on the journey of online business. This discussion starts at [1:03:08] of the video.
Here are some of the questions asked by the FYL members, and the things Shane talk about to address each concern.
Q: Need validation on raising prices (0:00)
For this question, Shane and Jocelyn talk about:
- The importance of taking action and being confident when pricing
- Tips and strategies
- S&J’s examples and experience
- Not caring about unsubscribers
Q: Need advice on effective soft selling (4:48)
- The difference between soft selling and hard selling
- S&J’s definition of soft selling
- The importance of testimonials
- The best time and place to hard sell
- Different techniques of soft selling
Q: Tips on Podcasting (12:19)
- Tips on starting your podcast
- The importance of strategy and consistency
- The “Bread Crumb” strategy
- The importance of transcription
Q: Need help on doing effective Webinars (15:36)
- The importance of emailing your list about your webinar, with necessary exclusion
- The importance of constant follow-up emails
- Tips and strategies to improve the open rate of your email broadcast of your webinar
Q: Need help of making offers for upsell (20:32)
- About not being afraid of how much content you offer
- Suggestions on upselling strategies
- Doing a “remix” of your content
- Preselling for future content
Q: Need suggestions on my service-based offer (24:58)
- Suggestions on tips and pricing
- The importance of getting a result from working for free first
- The importance of getting a testimonial
- Taking action and testing
Q: Need suggestions on opt-in positioning (33:38)
- Where to put your opt-in
- Tips and strategies
Q: How to do a private livestream (35:28)
- How to do it make your livestream private
- What Shane does after the livestream
- Tips and strategies
Q: Tips on weekly planning and time management (40:23)
- S&J’s personal strategy and experience
- Compartmentalization
- The importance of not letting your business time interfere with family or personal time
- Shane and Jocelyn has a podcast dedicated to this topic. You can got more detailed information on this here: FL 182 – How busy parents can find the time to start, build, and grow a successful online business
Q: Need suggestions on starting my scripture journaling membership site (51:50)
- Tips and suggestions
- Strategies to funnel from your social media group
Q: Platforms for Webinars (53:33)
- Shane’s suggested service providers
- Using what works for you
- Shane’s process and not complicating things
Q: Best tracking / analytics tool? (56:03)
- Google Analytics. Hands down.
Q: Should I keep my “cold” content invisible to my members / warm audience? (56:18)
- Why it does not matter and you shouldn’t even worry about it
- “Tell then Sell” strategy
- The real reasons people consume your public content
Q: Help on Mindset (59:51)
- S&J’s personal mindset – experience and challenges
- About understanding growth and “contentment”
- How “higher quality problems” are better problems
- More wise advice based on S&J’s experience
Q: How do you handle your online business when you get sick? How do you take care of yourselves? (1:15:13)
- The importance of batching content
- Making a bare minimum plan
- Giving yourself permission to take care of yourself
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