HOW A BLOG BECOMES A SAFETY NET
- Maureen Beaucond
So, you have a traditional storefront business. Why would you sign up for one of my courses?
It’s simple.
Regardless of what kind of business you have, there are certain things that will make it better. And there are certain things that will ensure no matter what happens you have a safety net.
Do you have a way to carry on your business if your storefront disappears? Or if you decide your overhead is stressing you out?
Or, you wonder what it would be like to not go to work every day? Or you just need a change?
I’m sure you really love what you do and you are really good at it. Do people ever ask you questions about how you do what you do?
Well it’s about time you answer them. Maybe you should answer everyone, not just the people who walk through your front door.
The way to create a safety net for your business is to start a blog.
A blog is just talking to people. Maybe one person, maybe a whole little world of people. But it’s just conversation and likely one-sided at first.
Do you think a safety net would be a smart thing for you to do?
Would it feel good to know that if something happened and you had to change your business model on the fly that it would work?
It’s kind of a twofold thing. Blogging relieves stress because it’s writing and writing relieves stress. No degrees required for this.
Your writing is a conversation in the style that you talk. Actually, you can just talk it into your phone or your computer. That’s what I do.
Using my word processor’s features of “dictate” and “read aloud” cut so much time from creating a blog or anything else that’s written content.
You probably already have a website and have grown an audience of interested people who come to your website regularly.
Maybe they come to see new things that you have made or have for sale. Maybe they want to know more about what you’re doing and how it would fit into a project they’re envisioning.
So, you already have a built-in audience since your website has been up for a while. And, you have built a good sized and loyal consumer base who love what you create and come to you for special projects.
What’s next? Write your first blog…
WHOOPS, NO! BACKUP! I GOOFED!
First, get your free PODIA account.
You need a place to put your blog out in the world. And you sure don’t want to put it on a traditional website because it’s too cumbersome, time consuming, and downright techie - plus it usually cost money. Or you have to hire somebody to do it, YUK!
So how do you make it known?
Maybe starting a blog is a good reason to also start a quick newsletter to announce a new post along with a news flash or VIP sale. Maybe you already have a newsletter. Just add your blog announcement to it.
Test posting your blog on PODIA because PODIA integrates everything with everything and that’s what simplifies everything! And, if you want to simplify starting a newsletter, use PODIA. Remember, everything in PODIA works together.
Did I overwork that word everything?
NO, PODIA is an All-In-One platform. That means everything works with everything.
OK…
STEP ONE - get your free PODIA account.
STEP TWO - write your first blog.
STEP THREE - let the people who visit your regular website or get your newsletter, if you have one, know what you’re doing.
If they are already subscribed to a newsletter you produce somewhere else, just move your list over to PODIA or move a copy of your list over to PODIA.
Once you get started using PODIA for your newsletter and to post or publish your blog you’ll see how simple things can be.
In the time it would take to tell your website developer what you want done, you would have it done and no tech work here!
Whether you’re the owner of the business or an employee of the business or just an outsider looking in, this could be something that changes your life.
This could be the safety net you need or want so that things and business life as you know it don’t fall through the cracks.
I’m not saying we have something yucky coming up in our economy and you need to bury your head in the sand or panic and do something drastic.
I’m just suggesting that you do something fun and mind enlightning and stress reducing.
You can create a little something to catch you in case you have a sudden life changing surprise in your life and you will need an anchor to get you through it.
So what do you think? Are you ready for a challenge? Something that’s fun and entertaining and will broaden your thoughts and make you feel good?
Let me know! I’m ready to help you.
You can download my HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST BLOG for instructions to write your first blog and get started today. Yup. TODAY!
Don’t put off what could be an exciting addition to your life and business. There’s no time like right now and if you don’t do it right now, you may never do it.
How do I know a blog could be a solution to a problem?
I see it every day. Every time I visit with a friend or a neighbor or someone on the phone or just think about it and watch progress of people in their lives and business, I visualize how it could help someone if they tried it. IF…
I see it when someone has a major life-changing shift in their life no longer able to do what they love to do. I see it when a suddenly single woman needs to move forward and doesn’t know what the heck to do.
Today’s world is different. How we react to sudden changes is different and not everyone has a safety net to get them through it.
Are you ready to give a blog a try?
This can be the most exciting thing you do in your third third of life or when suddenly single or when you just want some refreshment in your life.
How do you do it? Just ask me. I have a plan. And I have support for you. I want you to be successful at what YOU do and I want YOU to enjoy it and have fun.