Episode 33: Leveraging Your Time And Money
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Learn how to maximize your time and money for your business to scale up
- Discover the key benefits of leveraging technology - helpful apps and tools available to help you save so much time to focus more on important money-making tasks
- Learn how to leverage other people's knowledge and skills to speed up the process to save you time and make more money
Summary
If you want sustainability for your beauty business, you need to leverage these two resources: time and money. We need to realize how closely connected time and money are and how these two help your business tremendously. In this new normal that we live in, we need to maximize resources so our business can thrive. You can always charge additional fees for PPEs that clients would be using when they get services done, as well as, other sanitation and disinfecting measures you will put in place. You might be worried you are “nickel and...
Episode 32: Should You Sell Now Or Not?
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Find out why you should stop selling out of guilt and fear
- Learn about what you can and should do if you decide to open your beauty business at this time
- Learn about what you can do to keep your business moving ahead should you decide to stay closed for the meantime
Summary
Those of us in the beauty industry have big hearts and we are in this business because we love helping others. That is why we have to be reminded that whatever decision we choose to make at this time must be done out of concern for clients.
If you choose to stay closed at the moment and not sell, may it not be for the reason of guilt and fear. Feeling guilty that you are taking something from your clients robs them of the right to feel good about themselves because we're not just talking about surface beauty. It’s a lot more than that, it’s about confidence and taking back time that are the real results. Your guilt is...
Episode 27: Sustaining Your Beauty Business
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Come up with an action plan in to sustain your business and glimpse the two most important things to focus on during tough times
- Learn about the do’s and don'ts in running your business at this challenging time
- Become more familiar with The Beauty Marketing Content Club and how it can help you build your business
Summary
Having your own business requires an extra amount of your effort, time, and focus regardless of what's going on in the world. Think of this pandemic and quarantine as an even greater call to action to drive your business forward. A reactive mindset is not the solution to all of this uncertainty; rather, being proactive will help sustain your business and lead it to success. Your clients and customers need your presence, and marketing is the key to maximizing your influence. Thinking outside the box and coming up with new marketing strategies and techniques is essential to the growth of your...
Episode 24: Is Your Beauty Business Prepared For Recession?
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- How not to panic and how to devise your marketing strategies so as to save expenses and still show and talk about the value of your services even when everyone is tightening his belt
- Learn about the important things to keep in mind during a recession and find out the valuable course of actions to take to help your beauty business thrive in the midst of a tough situation
- Find out strategies and proactive ways on where to find clients at a time of recession
Summary
We are at a time where we feel the onslaught of the global downturn. The fear that this big pandemic crisis is gripping us with is evident. When things like this happen, usually people take 1 of 2 approaches. First there are those that think of the worst outcome (the sky is falling down) and the other one is, those who are in denial that anything negative will happen.
This is not to sound...
Episode 23: Are You Playing to Win or Are You Playing Not to Lose?
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Know the critical steps you can take if your business is struggling
- Learn why we need to change in order to help our business
- How marketing enables you to create awareness, capture your clients’ attention, connect with your clients, and convey the value of your services
Summary
In social media marketing, there are countless strategies that you can discover. The challenging part is figuring out what will work and what will not for your business. But the hardest part is adapting to its changes. And change is inevitable in social media. That’s why, as business owners, we also need to change, think and do things differently. Are you taking appropriate actions to meet your goals? But what if your business is struggling? Will you be able to turn it around and save it from dying?
Don’t miss this episode and find out why it becomes harder to stand out in social...
Episode 22: Katy Bramkamp on Sharing Her Experience with Elevate Program and Growing a Beauty Business
Why you have to check out today's podcast:
- The value in having a coach from the same industry that will guide you through your business
- Why it is essential to strengthening your marketing message with the right audience and time
- The power in connections and having referral partners which are valuable in building your business
Summary
In this episode, we feature an Elevate student – Katie Bramkamp as she narrates her journey in her beauty business. Katie had her share of struggles in finding clarity and direction, taking action and connecting with authority partners. The Elevate masterclass program helped her business tremendously through lessons that advantageously worked with her goals. An added factor is to have a coach who is an industry expert and knows the ins and outs of the business very well. Tune in to this unique feature as Katie gives her first-hand experiences working with April during the program. She will also share the different strategies that...
Episode 21: Social Media Changes and What You Need To Know
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Know the impact of the changes in Facebook and Instagram that you should be aware of
- Learn the different ranking signals that will immensely help in increasing your relevancy score
- Discover the things that will hurt your relevancy score and how to avoid them
Summary
Nowadays, social media plays a massive role in the marketing strategies of every business. That’s why it is imperative that we understand, study and strategize how to utilize these social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. This episode is loaded with in-depth and vital information that can guide you with the recent changes in social media. By learning these changes, you’ll maximize the use of these tools that will help you to connect with your potential clients and eventually give positive and progressive results for your beauty business.
Episode 14: Five Things You Must Know Before Starting a PMU Beauty Business
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Know why the permanent makeup industry is a lower barrier to entry (get started) in terms of cash flow when compared to other businesses.
- Discover why it is crucial to keep on practicing permanent makeup or whatever beauty service you are studying with models in schools.
- Learn why proper pricing includes knowing your worth but also knowing what the market will pay.
Summary
The permanent makeup industry is not all about a lucrative career and a glamorous business. Remember that it is still a business. For every business to thrive and survive, you are going to invest in many things. It takes lots of money, time, mental strength, research to learn new and unknown practices, and taking your business seriously to make it work. In this episode, I will discuss the significant and profound realities of how the permanent makeup (PMU) industry works and the five critical things that you must know before...
Episode 7: Boundaries=Self-Worth=Confidence
Why you have to check out today’s podcast:
- Discover how setting boundaries in your business and personal life will lead you to have more self-worth.
- What is self-integrity, and why is it a hard thing to do?
- Learn the actionable advice to define the situations that are crossing over the boundaries in your business and personal life.
Summary
Dealing with various factors affecting our own and business lives can be very tough and challenging. That’s why it is crucial to define your boundaries, to honor yourself, and to have self-worth. Boundaries are the limits we establish to protect ourselves physically, emotionally, and mentally. When we are clear with our limitations, we are valuing ourselves and defining our self-worth. And when we are honoring yourself and showing that we have self-esteem, our confidence will grow.
In this episode, I share my experiences and insightful advice in correlating boundaries, self-worth, and...