Tiny Marketing: Marketing and Sales Systems for Independent Consultants

Sarah Noel Block
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Aug 24, 2025 • 44min

Ep 151: Consent in Sales: How to Thread Your Offer Without the Hard Pitch

Send us a textTired of feeling like you need to choose between making sales and maintaining your integrity? This episode of Tiny Marketing reveals the secret to selling effectively without the pushy tactics that make everyone uncomfortable.Sarah Noelle Black pulls back the curtain on "Silent Selling" – a powerful approach that allows you to upsell naturally without triggering resistance in your audience. The psychology is fascinating: when people sense a hard sell coming, they immediately disengage. But when you build curiosity instead of pressure, they'll often sell themselves on your offer.Discover three game-changing strategies you can implement immediately. First, learn how to create private invitations that feel exclusive and personal, targeting only your most engaged leads. Second, master the art of offer threading – weaving mentions of your services naturally throughout your content instead of saving it all for an awkward pitch at the end. Third, explore how to "slip into the DMs" consensually, moving from public webinar conversations to one-on-one sales opportunities in a way that feels helpful rather than intrusive.Perhaps most valuable is Sarah's insight on nurturing attendees who don't convert immediately. She shares her proven framework for creating email sequences that continue to educate while gently reminding prospects how they can work with you when they're ready. The truth is, most sales happen during the nurture phase, not during your initial presentation.What makes this approach so powerful is how it shifts the dynamic: instead of pushing for a sale, you're creating an environment that makes it easy for prospects to take the next step naturally. Your audience maintains their autonomy while you maintain your integrity – and your conversion rates will likely improve as a result.Ready to transform your sales approach? Head to the show notes to access the complete workshop, workbook, and office hours through the Tiny Marketing Club, starting at just $150.Join my events community for FREE monthly events.I offer free events each month to help you master your business's growth through marketing, sales, systems, and offer strategy. Join the community here! Are you tired of prospects ghosting you? With a Gateway Offer, that won't happen.Over the next Ten Days, we will launch and sell our Gateway Offers with the goal of reaching booked-out status!Join the challenge here.Support the showJoin the Tiny Marketing Club >>> Join the ClubCome tour my digital home :) >>>WebsiteWanna be friends? >>> LinkedInLet's chat every Tuesday! >>> NewsletterCatch the video podcast on YouTube >>>YouTube
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Aug 17, 2025 • 52min

Ep 150: These 39 daily habits transformed my business in just 90 days.

Explore 39 powerful daily habits that can transform your consulting business in just 90 days. Discover how strategic marketing actions can boost client attraction and pipeline consistency. Learn the importance of micro-offers and gateway offers in drawing in warm leads. Find out how habit stacking and batching can seamlessly integrate into your routine for maximum efficiency. Plus, hear personal success stories that highlight the impact of these proven systems on financial growth and operational optimization.
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Aug 10, 2025 • 34min

Ep 149: How Time-Blocking and Clear Systems Create the Perfect Client Experience

Send us a textHave you ever had a service experience so good you were actually happy to pay the invoice? That's exactly what happened when I worked with Knapsack Creative for my website redesign—and I was so impressed, I had to get the inside scoop on how they engineered such a seamless client experience.In this revealing conversation with Savannah from Knapsack Creative, we pull back the curtain on the systems and processes that allow their team to build complete Squarespace websites in as little as one day while keeping clients delighted throughout the journey. What emerges is a masterclass in client experience design that any service business can learn from.Savannah walks us through their entire workflow—from the initial fit call to their unique project mapping system that gives clients total clarity on what to expect. We explore how they use Content Snare to make content collection painless, their strict time-blocking approach that makes projects predictable (Tuesdays and Thursdays are exclusively for client work!), and the meticulous documentation that ensures nothing falls through the cracks.The most valuable insights come from understanding how they create what Savannah calls "micro yeses" throughout their process—small alignment points that prevent the dreaded "this isn't what I wanted" moment at project completion. Their collaborative approach keeps clients engaged while maintaining incredible efficiency.Whether you're a solopreneur, agency owner, or in-house marketing leader, you'll find actionable strategies to transform your own client or stakeholder processes. Get ready to steal some seriously good ideas—I know I did! By the end of this episode, you'll understand why thoughtfully designed systems aren't just good for business—they're the secret to creating experiences clients can't stop talking about.Join my events community for FREE monthly events.I offer free events each month to help you master your business's growth through marketing, sales, systems, and offer strategy. Join the community here! Are you tired of prospects ghosting you? With a Gateway Offer, that won't happen.Over the next Ten Days, we will launch and sell our Gateway Offers with the goal of reaching booked-out status!Join the challenge here.Support the showJoin the Tiny Marketing Club >>> Join the ClubCome tour my digital home :) >>>WebsiteWanna be friends? >>> LinkedInLet's chat every Tuesday! >>> NewsletterCatch the video podcast on YouTube >>>YouTube
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Aug 3, 2025 • 43min

Ep 148: Your Lead Magnet Is the First Step to Filling Your Sales Pipeline

Send us a textStruggling to turn website visitors into customers? The missing piece might be a strategically crafted lead magnet that does more than just collect email addresses.In this workshop replay, I break down my framework for creating lead magnets that actually convert to sales. We dive deep into how your lead magnet should function as the first step in your customer's journey, connecting directly to your gateway offer and signature service. You'll discover why the most effective lead magnets mirror the experience of working with you and how this simple shift can dramatically improve your conversion rates.Beyond just theory, I walk through the exact process for identifying your ideal lead magnet topic, choosing the right format, structuring it effectively, and setting up the technical components for seamless delivery. You'll learn how to use your thank you page as a selling tool and how to promote your lead magnet to reach your ideal clients.What makes this approach different is the focus on strategic alignment. Your lead magnet shouldn't be a standalone piece of content—it should be the first step in a carefully designed journey that leads naturally to your paid offerings.Whether you're creating your first lead magnet or optimizing existing ones, this episode provides the blueprint for transforming your lead generation system from merely collecting emails to consistently creating qualified prospects who understand your value and are ready to buy.Ready to revolutionize your marketing funnel? Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to Tiny Marketing for more actionable marketing strategies.Join my events community for FREE monthly events.I offer free events each month to help you master your business's growth through marketing, sales, systems, and offer strategy. Join the community here! Are you tired of prospects ghosting you? With a Gateway Offer, that won't happen.Over the next Ten Days, we will launch and sell our Gateway Offers with the goal of reaching booked-out status!Join the challenge here.Support the showJoin the Tiny Marketing Club >>> Join the ClubCome tour my digital home :) >>>WebsiteWanna be friends? >>> LinkedInLet's chat every Tuesday! >>> NewsletterCatch the video podcast on YouTube >>>YouTube
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Jul 27, 2025 • 29min

Ep 147: What If Your Next Client Is Already Waiting on LinkedIn?

Molly Godfrey, co-founder of Build Impact Convert, specializes in LinkedIn growth strategies. She reveals that a focused approach—posting just three times a week—can yield impressive results without constant effort. Molly emphasizes the importance of tailored content for LinkedIn’s professional audience and shares her secret growth hack: maximizing weekly connection requests. By balancing educational content with sales messaging, founders can transform their LinkedIn presence into a passive pipeline of new clients. Authentic storytelling also plays a key role in building trust.
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Jul 20, 2025 • 44min

Ep 146: Stop Writing Proposals Nobody Reads and Start Selling Gateway Offers

Send us a textJoin the Gateway OfferAre your sales calls leading nowhere? Do potential clients constantly ghost you after you've spent hours crafting the perfect proposal? There's a better way to convert prospects into paying clients, and it starts with implementing a gateway offer.Gateway offers represent a paradigm shift in service-based business sales. Unlike traditional discovery calls that often result in ghosted proposals, a gateway offer provides immediate value while getting you paid for your expertise from the very first interaction. The concept is brilliantly simple: create a low-ticket, high-value offer that gives clients a taste of what working with you is like before they commit to your signature service.As Sarah explains in this episode, the structure of an effective gateway offer includes both a live element (like an interview or assessment) and a deliverable (like a documented strategy or report). This combination builds the crucial know-like-trust factor while demonstrating your expertise in a tangible way. The magic happens when you use this paid discovery process to uncover exactly what the client needs, allowing you to perfectly position your signature offer during the review session.The results speak for themselves. After implementing gateway offers in her business, Sarah was booked out six months in advance within just four months. Even more impressive, she maintains approximately a 75% conversion rate from gateway offers to her high-ticket services. This approach transforms your sales pipeline from unpredictable to reliable while eliminating the frustration of price-shopping clients who waste your time with no intention to buy.Ready to implement this game-changing approach in your business? Sarah walks through everything from designing your gateway offer to pricing, selling, and systematizing the entire process. Whether you're struggling with inconsistent sales or simply looking to optimize your client acquisition, gateway offers provide a win-win solution that respects both your expertise and your clients' need to experience your work before making a bigger commitment.Want to create your own gateway offer? Join Sarah's Gateway Offer Challenge starting August 1st and get 10 days of training, templates, coaching, and a 1:1 consultation to design your perfect gateway offer!Join my events community for FREE monthly events.I offer free events each month to help you master your business's growth through marketing, sales, systems, and offer strategy. Join the community here! Are you tired of prospects ghosting you? With a Gateway Offer, that won't happen.Over the next Ten Days, we will launch and sell our Gateway Offers with the goal of reaching booked-out status!Join the challenge here.Support the showJoin the Tiny Marketing Club >>> Join the ClubCome tour my digital home :) >>>WebsiteWanna be friends? >>> LinkedInLet's chat every Tuesday! >>> NewsletterCatch the video podcast on YouTube >>>YouTube
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Jul 13, 2025 • 39min

Ep 145: Stop Pitch-Slapping and Start Relationship Building

Rich Brooks, president of Flight New Media and founder of the Agents of Change, dives into the art of LinkedIn for B2B marketers. He reveals how to cultivate relationships rather than resort to pushy tactics. Rich stresses the importance of optimizing your profile, building a network, and the concept of consent-based selling—engaging before selling. He shares insights on using video content and the Social Selling Index to elevate visibility and trust. This approach transforms networking from a transactional ordeal into a meaningful connection process.
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Jul 6, 2025 • 17min

Ep 144: Breaking Free: How to Generate Clients Without the Social Media Hustle

Feeling overwhelmed by social media? Discover how to escape the hustle with three powerful client generation strategies. Start with referrals, learning how to create seamless systems that encourage happy clients to recommend you effortlessly. Next, explore strategic partnerships that expand your reach through collaboration. Finally, dive into niche communities where your ideal clients thrive and see why focusing on these smaller networks can lead to significant income growth. Say goodbye to the social media grind and hello to sustainable success!
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Jun 29, 2025 • 30min

Ep 143: From Zero to $6K in Six Days: Your Bridge Offer Blueprint

Discover the secrets behind quickly generating revenue as a consultant without feeling pushy. Learn about the transformative power of bridge offers—high-value services priced at $1,000 or less—that provide an attractive entry point for clients. The framework outlines how to connect with 50 prospects, conduct strategic outreach, and convert prospects into sales. With a structured approach, you could potentially turn an initial $6,000 into a whopping $36,000 by enticing clients to upgrade to premium services after experiencing your expertise.
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Jun 22, 2025 • 10min

Ep 142: The Hand-Raiser Method: Transforming LinkedIn from Network to Sales Pipeline

Discover how to identify potential clients on LinkedIn by spotting those raising their hands for your services. Learn practical strategies to interpret profile views and initiate casual outreach without being intrusive. Explore private DM prompts to find interested parties and connect with engaged followers of content creators. Uncover search hacks to target individuals actively seeking your expertise. Plus, compare tools like LinkedIn Navigator and Apollo to optimize your prospecting, all while emphasizing genuine relationship-building for effective client acquisition.

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