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MBA1247 Hiring Your First Manager + Free Ride Friday! Apr 19, 2019

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Your business has grown to the point where you can’t manage everything. It’s a wonderful achievement, but it’s also pretty scary. You have to let go. You have to trust someone else with your baby. You have to pass responsibilities on.

You have to hire a manager.

It’s a big step. Management is different from any other role, and far more consequential. Your managers are the bridge between you and your team. What should you look for? Should you promote from within, or look externally? Should you seek managerial experience, or drive and motivation? Should you look for skill sets, or attitude?

We’ve made some managerial hires we regret: not because the manager wasn’t qualified or talented, but because he or she wasn’t the right hire for that particular time in our business. With management, when you hire is just as important as who you hire.

Find out why, and what questions you should be asking your prospective first manager. Click Play!

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MBA1246 5 E-Commerce Mistakes To Avoid Apr 18, 2019

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E-commerce is a different game. Not quite entirely physical, not totally online, e-commerce has its own rules, challenges, and considerations.

As it happens, Omar built his own e-commerce company way back when, in his early years as a budding entrepreneur. During that time, he acquired the most valuable lessons of all: the lessons you learn from mistakes.

Specifically, there are 5 terrible — but all too common — mistakes that e-commerce entrepreneurs make. They tripped Omar up, and they continue to derail business owners all over the scene. By knowing what to look out for, you can save the time, money, and peace that you lose by learning the hard way.

From payment processing to order fulfillment, these are the most important pitfalls Omar encountered. Learn the unique rules of this unique business model — Click Play!

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MBA1245 Q&A Wednesday: How do I choose a location for my team retreat? Apr 17, 2019

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Few things are more satisfying than rewarding your team with a retreat. It’s a chance to bond, an opportunity to gel professionally, and a statement of how far you business has come.

Most of all, it demonstrates how much you value the team that’s helped you get this far.

It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one listener wants to know how to choose the best location for a team retreat. As it happens, we’re planning one for our team this very summer. We decided to share exactly what went into our thought process as we identified the best destination.

Today, we discuss what factors to consider, from weather to distance to security, and of course, cost. With a far-flung remote team of employees from all over the globe, choosing the right place was no simple task. Fortunately, we knew where to go for advice — and how to get our team involved in the planning.

Before you plan your company’s first (or next) retreat, listen in. Click Play!

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MBA1244 Taking Control of Online Reviews Apr 16, 2019

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No matter what you do, your business will have a story. The question is: who’s writing it?

Getting a handle on your business’s online narrative is key to protecting your brand. Whether your business is brick-and-mortar or strictly digital, you have an online reputation to protect. More and more, consumers rely on other consumers’ reviews to make their buying decisions.

Today, we show you how to stop outside factors from unduly influencing your story. We discuss how to establish a reliable system for keeping up with your online reviews, from Google to Yelp and beyond. We explain how to make happy customers’ voices heard, and how to deal with ugly reviews from the haters.

Learn how to be the most influential part of the conversation around your business. Click Play!

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MBA1243 Must Read: Reinvent Yourself by James Altucher Apr 15, 2019

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Entrepreneurs can have many lives. One business idea at a time, we remake ourselves as we take on new challenges. Starting over — and over — is the challenge, and the fun, of independent business.

This week’s Must-Read for entrepreneurs is James Altucher’s Reinvent Yourself. This isn’t businessman, investor, podcaster, and best-seller Altucher’s first entry in our Must-Reads, and for good reason. Altucher has several “lives” worth of experience. He’s founded company after company — most of which have failed.

And all that failure has earned him a lot of wisdom.

Today, we review this fresh, original take on what it takes to find your best self. With lessons from every avenue of success and failure, from Popes to rappers, Altucher shows us how to ride the ups and downs to your truest incarnation. It’s personal, applicable, and insightful. Learn how to escape stagnation, and meet your next self. Click Play!

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MBA1242 Where To Find Ideas For Your Content + Free Ride Friday! Apr 12, 2019

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The first rule of content marketing: you’ve gotta keep the content coming.

Whether it’s blogs, podcasts, videos, or pics, you need a basically endless supply of ideas to generate content from. Fortunately, you have one — in your life, your experiences, your own head, and (most importantly) your audience.

It’s simply a matter of capturing each little inspiration for later use.

Today, we share our system for beating content creator’s block by loading up on ideas, all the time. With our easy-to-learn tricks, you can virtually guarantee you’ll never be out of ideas again, no matter how many you need. With over 1200 episodes of this podcast behind us, we’re pretty confident our system works.

Tune in, and learn how to tap into your customers’ needs, and watch the ideas flow out. We explain how, and tell you exactly where to go for some easy, cost-free inspiration. Click Play!

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MBA1241 Free Tiers Vs Free Trials Apr 11, 2019

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Tiers and trials: twin incentives to get users on board. But which one will work best for your business?

Today, we explore how entrepreneurs selling digital products (like software services) can benefit from each. We explain the difference between the two, and how each is tailored to different business goals. By understanding both ways to give away a freebie, you can determine what will build your own customer base.

Best of all, you can combine both approaches, if your business model suits. Whether you decide to offer an indefinitely free basic level of service, or a limited-time trial run, you can reap the benefits. Find out how — Click Play!

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MBA1240 Q&A Wednesday: How do you find guest teachers for your show? Apr 10, 2019

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You’ve got a great podcast, but you want great guests. How in the world do you get them?

It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a question from a fellow podcaster who’s looking to bring fresh voices to his audience. Knowing how to find quality guests — and convincing them to record — takes some finesse, and some time.

Today, we discuss our methods for wooing guests. By establishing your own reputation and following, you can attract (rather than chase) guests. By keeping your own standards high, you can sell potential guests on the value of joining your podcast. And even if you’re new to the game, you can still establish yourself as someone worth talking to.

It’s a big Internet out there, and there’s no shortage of podcasts. But if you’re willing to put the work in, you can make yours stand out from the rest. Click Play!

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MBA1239 4 Personal Business Principles For Success Apr 09, 2019

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Experience is the best teacher, and we’ve had plenty.

Today, we put aside the specifics of day-to-day business, and focus on the principles that carry us through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. We’ve got 4 principles that years of struggle, doubt, anxiety, and ultimate success have ingrained in our brains.

Learning how to cut through self-defeating impulses and focus on what matters can work wonders. By adopting the right mindsets, you can excel as exactly who you are, no matter the industry or niche. From emotional self-regulation to realistic goal-setting, these are the principles that work for every business.

Learn how to take control of your outlook, rather than letting circumstances and market forces do it for you. Click Play!

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MBA1238 Must Read: Measure What Matters by John Doerr Apr 08, 2019

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It’s time to get more specific with your business goals.

That’s the theme of this week’s Must-Read book for entrepreneurs, John Doerr’s Measure What Matters. Doerr is a milestone master, helping organizations like Google and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation measure their progress with laser precision. Of course, his lessons are just as applicable to small businesses.

In this book, Doerr explains how to focus on the most impactful growth objectives and metrics. With a humorous, irreverent style, he makes the importance of deep analytics clear. He also makes the numbers game less opaque, less intimidating, and more practical.

Find out what you should be aiming for, and how to hit it. Once you know which numbers to watch, you’ll be that much closer to your (well-defined) goals. Click Play!

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