#184 Brand Messaging for Your VA Business with Emma Boshart
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Release Date: 11/21/2023
#205 TikTok Content Creation & Growth Strategies for Service Providers with Helen Polise
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Short-form video is king and it just became a necessity. I've learned that clients are counting on us for consistency and to show up on other social media platforms. As service providers, we can help clients with repurposing clips and getting in front of a new audience. TikTok is one of those places that has a lot of room for growth. I have the “TikTok teacher,” Helen Polise, here to dive into all things TikTok so you can show up as an expert service provider or coach your clients to help you grow their following. Helen is a TV commercial director with 35+ years of experience...
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#204 Automate & Monetize Your Email List with Evergreen Newsletters with Toyin Alli
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One of the reasons I love to offer marketing services is I saw very quickly in my freelancer career that if I leaned into marketing and less management, less operations, and less admin, then I had more freedom. Marketing really lends itself to getting ahead. Even if your clients are requiring a weekly task, you can get organized, you can systematize, you can batch things, and you can work on your schedule. My guest today, Toyin Alli, has a really good marketing service that you could offer as a freelancer that gives you (and your client) that time freedom. Toyin is a math professor and...
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#203 Podcasting Lessons After 200 Episodes
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After 200 episodes, I’ve learned that having a podcast forces you to show up. I say this all the time about hiring a team– when you have other people who are working beside you to accomplish a goal, you take it seriously and don't put it aside. This is gonna be a fun episode because I also asked my podcast editor, Emily Porter, a fellow military spouse (she has been on the show before) and I asked my podcast/marketing assistant, Shannon Govern for their tips and podcast lessons. Listen in to learn more about my top 10 podcasting lessons after doing 200 episodes pod fade and effective...
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#202 Six Ways to Make Six Figures as a Virtual Assistant
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I started out offering basic VA services back in 2007, not fully realizing the value of what I was providing. But over the years, I've learned some valuable lessons (and definitely made my fair share of mistakes) and transformed my approach to freelancing. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the myth of the "six-figure VA" and sharing the real strategies that have helped me and others in this industry reach higher income levels. Listen in to learn more about Why the "six-figure VA" myth is holding you back Strategies for switching from hourly pricing to value-based pricing The...
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#201 Common Mistakes Service Providers Make on Packages
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Here’s what I see happen with freelance service providers: We jump in, we book our first clients, and then we never look back and never take the time to up-level our positioning and assets so we can attract bigger clients who value us and who pay more. This becomes a problem when you’re ready for project rates because you're not positioned as an expert if you're still looking like a generalist. We’re trying to be premium service providers and we're trying to get there because then we get to charge more, we get to work with the best clients, and we get to work on the services we...
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#200 Celebrate 200 Episodes: Behind the Scenes with Emily Reagan and Friends
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We’re celebrating 200 EPISODES of Unicorns Unite with a takeover! My 2 friends and guest hosts, Celi Arias and Jen Liddy, are asking unfiltered questions about my personal and professional journey as a freelancer, entrepreneur, and mother. Celi Arias is a seasoned entrepreneur and consultant with a proven track record of building and selling 7-figure businesses. With a background spanning global fashion manufacturing, corporate experience in luxury sales, COO to tech startups, and a specialization in leadership performance, she brings a comprehensive skill set to guide her clients in...
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#199 Intake Form Questions for Service Providers
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What intake form questions should service providers ask prospects before a discovery call? Don’t underestimate the power of asking the right questions upfront! This little form is the gateway to vetting your prospects, ensuring that your time and theirs are well spent. We've got an all-star lineup of Workgroup members, biz friends, and service providers sharing their favorite (or out-of-the-box) intake form questions and strategies. But why are intake forms so important? They're not just about gathering information. It's an opportunity to set yourself apart in a sea of virtual...
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#198 Freelancer Story: Virtual Assistant to 6-Figure Agency Owner with Heidi Schmidt
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Today we have one of our very own Digital Marketer’s Workgroup members here on the podcast! I love to highlight other freelancers, how they're doing business, what kind of services they're offering, what lessons they've learned, and in Heidi's case, sharing how she has scaled to six figures as an agency. She's one of our most recent workgroup members to share a big win. Heidi Schmidt is a Social Media Consultant who works with (mostly) small-mid sized woman owned service...
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#197 Building a Virtual Assistant Agency Model with Tasha Booth
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Agency ownership isn't for everybody. We’re really diving into what it takes to start an agency, what you need to do to prepare yourself, and what mistakes to avoid. Even if you're not thinking of an agency right now, you just never know. Or you might run across sister service providers who have these questions, and now you know where to steer them. My guest is Tasha Booth, an agency owner and coach. She is the Founder & CEO of The Launch Guild, a full-service launch support agency working with established coaches and course creators. Additionally, she mentors Virtual Support Pros,...
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#196 Bookkeeping for Virtual Assistant Businesses with Serena Shoup
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All of us are freelancers for a reason: we want freedom. We also envisioned financial freedom. We're diving deeper into the bookkeeping, the accounting, and the expenses we can write off so that we are not paying the IRS as much at the end of the year (and keeping more for ourselves). We're getting credit for running our business because we're already paying a self-employment tax. We might as well take off these additional write-offs so we're not penalized for making more money. But we're doing this so we face our numbers, learn our numbers, and know where we're going. My guest Serena...
info_outlineFrustrated because your brand messaging isn't getting the love it deserves? Putting in tons of time creating awesome content, but it feels like crickets in response?
My guest, Emma Boshart, is here to teach us how to stand out in a crowded market with better branding. Emma is a messaging strategist, conversion copywriter, and the brain behind Creative Uproar, a one-woman show that's all about helping the most irreverent voices steal the spotlight. Since 2015, she’s been turning six and seven-figure brands into mind-melting powerhouses, with copy & strategy that builds relationships and sells. Today, she’s on a mission to help more brands use storytelling to move people to action and create positive community change.
Listen to learn more about
- Where to even start with brand messaging
- Pain points vs Pleasure points
- The difference between brand messaging and storytelling
- How generic virtual assistants can stand out
- Why you shouldn’t use “I help…” as a headline
Tune in so you can step up your messaging, grab the attention of your dream clients, and stop your VA business from blending into the background.
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- Get on the waitlist for the Unicorn Digital Marketing Assistant School. My signature course on digital marketing implementation will give you the confidence and teach you HOW to do the work that’s in demand and highly marketable. This is the secret weapon to getting booked out
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