I am so excited to share that this is my one-hundredth episode! I have been podcasting for almost two years, and I can’t believe it. Every week, I hope my episodes give you and your business value. Since today is a big milestone episode, I wanted to give you a little behind-the-scenes look at what it looks like to start and grow a podcast. Hopefully, it will help guide you if you’re wanting to start a podcast of your own!

When I started my podcast, my main goal was to market my business. But I also wanted to share my business knowledge and help others learn more about me before they enter my coaching programs.

There are a lot of logistics for a podcast. I tried to manage the editing process for a very short time before I realized I couldn’t give up that much time from the rest of my business. So I hired my podcast manager, Jill Carr. I plan and record the audio, and then Jill’s team takes it, edits it, mixes it with my intro/outro/commercials, and uploads it to a podcast platform. They also create Instagram Reels for my podcast that I can post on social media as well. There’s just a lot to it all!

If you’re an entrepreneur, your time is best spent creating and recording the content for the podcast and delegating the rest. If you can commit to consistency, you’ll continue to grow.

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If you’ve listened to my podcast or worked with me before, you probably know how much of an impact the very first coaching program I joined had on my life and my business. One of the biggest things I learned from that program was how much of an influence the people around me had on my habits, my thinking, and my life in general. It’s when I learned you are who you hang out with.

My beliefs stemmed from what the people around me said and thought. And if I wanted to change that, I had to change who I was spending time with. I wasn’t ready for that at all, but as I started to progress in my business, I understood how important it was for me to surround myself with high-level thinkers and entrepreneurs. This was a huge step in my personal development. I want to now be in the room with people who have proven to be successful so I can learn more and grow.

In today’s episode, I encourage you to do a good audit of who you hang around with and how they may be influencing your success. Are they inspiring and adding value? Are you taking in negativity from them that could be holding you back? This episode walks you through how to level up.

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I recently wrapped up my 6-month Immerse Mastermind. The women in this mastermind had the foundational pieces of their business in place but used it as a place to get more support, come together twice a month to talk about their businesses, brainstorm, and grow together.

One of the themes we discussed was how to get more visibility. The ideas we discussed can apply to service or product-based businesses. The main goal is to answer these questions: Where is your ideal audience, where are they consuming content, and where can you reach them? You want to avoid spending marketing dollars or wasting time on an audience that isn't your ideal customer.

In this episode, I'm sharing 5 ways to become more visible in your business, including collaboration with other businesses and content creators on social media, utilizing your local newspaper to drive awareness, being a guest on a podcast, participating at conventions, and hosting an event at your business.

People need what you offer in your business; they just don't know you exist. As business owners, it's our job to gain visibility and reach our audience.

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In today’s episode, I share multiple reasons why you need automation in your business. Automation is a tool that completes tasks without you needing to be physically present. These tools take the manual work off your plate and give you your time back. I recently watched a man sharing information about his business, which often brings in 800k a month, and he said automation is one of the biggest reasons for his success. In this episode, I want to encourage you to take inventory of your business and determine what efficiencies you might be missing out on.

The biggest statistic that impacted me was hearing that when businesses lack automation, they lose 20% to 30% in revenue. Spending the time and money upfront to implement different automation tools is worth gaining that revenue in the long run. Putting automated processes in place saves time and money, reduces human errors, increases efficiency, reduces costs, speeds up deliverables, helps your employees, and ultimately increases revenue.

A few of the tools I mentioned: Dubsado, Asana, HoneyBook, and videos from Codie Sanchez.

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In this episode, I'm sharing the secret to business success. If you haven't listened to the podcast before, I'm Aly Robins, and I help service providers reach their first 50k-100k in business. I own three businesses, and I love sharing how I have reached success, as well as the lessons I've learned along the way.

The secret to business is simply to serve your clients or customers well. Go above and beyond to serve them and create a great experience. In my businesses, I lean heavily toward serving our customers well. When you focus on that aspect of your business, everything else falls into place. Solving the customer's problems, communicating, and following through with what you've promised all lead to serving well.

Tune in to hear examples of how I go above and beyond in my different businesses to give you ideas on how to level up your customer experience. I'm also sharing a quick update on our rebranding, which is coming soon, and I'm so excited!

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In this episode, I’m doing a recap of month one of taking over the business we purchased called 406 Design. As I’ve shared in previous episodes, the first month has been hectic! One of my biggest learnings is that if you’re planning to take over a business, make sure it’s in the contract that the sellers will help train and guide you. We were so lucky to have the help from the previous owners to get us started on the right foot. If this isn’t possible, hire a consultant to help.

Within the six foundational parts of a business I teach and coach: mindset, leadership, your offer, marketing, sales, and business management, I’m concentrating on which area I need to focus on to fix holes right away. The top one is business management right now. Our top priority is making sure clients are getting their orders in a timely fashion. To do that, we implemented a new software called Printavo. This will help us streamline orders and make production efficient. Join me as I will continue to share what we’re learning as we take over our new business!

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In this episode, I'm diving into weeks 2 and 3 of our new business, 406 Design! I'm sharing the learnings from the first couple of weeks of owning a new business. It's chaos, but it's been so fun! In weeks 2 and 3, we're digging in to learn as much as we can, we're checking in with employees, studying new software we will implement, and continuing to focus on customer service. Tasks on the horizon include the website, learning everything employees do, and implementing the new software. This episode will reiterate how important it is to set up the back end of your business to be as efficient as possible.

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In this episode, I'm diving into the first week of our new business, 406 Design! In week one, we are focusing on how to keep orders coming in to keep the customers happy and get inside the business sellers’ heads to fully understand the business more. I'm also thinking of the next tasks, which are to understand the employees' tasks from a high level and dig into what processes and systems we can implement to alleviate any inefficiencies we find. Join me to learn more about week one!

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