Imperfect Action
Steph Taylor
How do I grow my business faster? What's the secret to success? How can design a business that serves me, not the other way around?Your host, Steph Taylor, asked all of these questions right before she built a million-dollar online business from the ground up in just a few short years. But she made every mistake along the way. Now, Steph's sharing the strategies she wishes she'd known when she was dreaming up her business plan from her corporate cubicle. The advice she wishes she'd had when she was juggling painful clients, answering client calls at 3 am and wondering if she would ever find financial freedom with her business. If you ever feel like you're the only one who hasn't cracked the secret to success in your online business, this show is for you. If you have big dreams but feel like you're not getting anywhere, this show is for you. If you wish you could put your growth on 8x speed and skip straight to the good part, this show is for you. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you can expect mindset advice, actionable marketing tips, and strategies to build a business that brings you more profit, more freedom and even more joy. Prepare to walk away from every episode feeling inspired to take action. Because the secret sauce is Imperfect Action.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 19min
You're limiting your sales with these 5 common mistakes. Here's how to fix them
Unfortunately, the best marketing in the world doesn’t guarantee sales. In today's episode, I’m chatting about the 5 common mistakes that are leaving money at the door and how to overcome them.In today's episode we talk about- Identifying the 'happy medium' of offers that appeals to your audience... Ask yourself, what does my ideal customer need and how do they want to consume it...? - How to strategically design a suite of offers where you can take your clients through the entire journey of developing, growing and repeatedly evaluating their business.- Refining the problems that you solve by getting clear on creating a portfolio of offers that are related, relevant and bound by a common link. SHOW LINKS:- Join my community: https://stephtaylor.co/community- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 23, 2022 • 16min
Ask Steph: How can I grow my income beyond just selling services?
Today I'm answering a question from a listener struggling to grow her business beyond sales, allowing her to get off the hamster wheel of working IN the business instead of ON the business. In this episode, I'm sharing a few ways she can solve this problem. - How to find clarity on your vision so you can let it guide you in designing your business the way you want it. - Identify what 'lights you up' and move in an intentional way to formulate a business that not only meets your audience needs but brings you joy!- Three ways to scale your business without working more hours. Have a question you'd like me to answer on the show? Write in with your question at https://stephtaylor.co/askstephSHOW LINKS:- Join the Community: https://stephtaylor.co/community- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 20, 2022 • 27min
Coaching call: How can I grow my audience for my online course launch?
Today I'm coaching Tiana Karamihas, a Cavoodle coach who is struggling to grow her audience ahead of her first online course launch. She's the first person in her industry that's doing what she's doing, so she's struggling with Instagram and with growing her email list. How can she grow her audience ahead of her launch? And how can she get media attention as the first person in her industry?In this episode, we chatted about: - The different types of media coverage and how to come up with compelling angles to pitch. - Who to pitch for media coverage and where to find their email addresses. - How to grow your audience using Facebook Groups without being spammy or breaking rules about self-promotion. SHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 18, 2022 • 18min
What to do when people constantly tell you "I can't afford it" - without lowering your price
Being told “I can’t afford it” can make you really question your pricing and the value inside your products. But this doesn't mean that you need to lower your price or offer discounts. Today I'm dissecting what this REALLY means and how crafting your content is crucial to dealing with this feedback in your business.In this episode we talk about:- How showing your customer the value of your offer can help to shuffle their priorities- The four ingredients you need before someone will buy- How to tweak your offer without changing the core product to identify what appeals to your audience- Strategies to understanding and knowing when you are promoting to the right people - How important positioning your messaging can be to reaching your ideal customer- The benefit of tailoring your marketing to show your buyer why it is essential they buy nowSHOW LINKS:- Join our community: https://stephtaylor.co/community- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 16, 2022 • 13min
How I prioritise my tasks and find time to take action on the things that matter
Running a business can be super BUSY! It can often be difficult to work out how to best balance your time across all the tasks that need your attention. In today's episode I am sharing with you the strategies I use to free up time and prioritise tasks.In this episode we cover:- Defining your 'Queen Bee' role and why this is a must-do for anyone who runs a business- Task tracking - the reality check on what we really need to be doing- How automation, templates and processes can help to free up your time- Why just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should!- How to leverage structure to create more freedom in your business. SHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 13, 2022 • 26min
Coaching call: What content is the best to create for my audience?
Today I'm coaching Jen Butler who is an early parenting coach struggling to come up with content ideas after having been operating her business for some time. How can she create content that best suits her audience whilst standing out? And how can she ensure her content adds value whilst helping sell her membership when next she launches?In this episode we chatted about:- Creating content that resonates whilst addressing the education gap to overcome outdated myths in the parenting space- Various strategies that identify powerful long-form content ideas as well as bite-sized content prices that can be repurposed across multiple platforms- Nurturing your audience growth by drilling down on what your ideal customer needs to know to a) see value and b) be ready to buy- How to evolve with your audience, providing add-ons that meet their ongoing needsSHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 11, 2022 • 10min
Ask Steph: How can I get potential students to see the value in my online group program?
Today I am answering a listener question around overcoming the objection of perceived value and support offered within this listener's online program. Here are my tips on how to address this common problem:- Identifying the audience categories who will value your offer, so you can avoid selling it to people who won't ever see the value.- How to show your potential buyers why they should value your product. - How to strategically create a bonus that overcomes a key objection—so the perceived value of your offer goes up in their eyes. Have a question you'd like me to answer on the show? Write in with your question at https://stephtaylor.co/askstephSHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi- Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 9, 2022 • 11min
What is Imperfect Action? This is how it's been the secret ingredient in building my business
Welcome to the very first episode of Imperfect Action. When I was coming up with a name for the show, I thought about what my superpower in business has been—that I take action before I'm ready, before I have it all figured out, and I learn from my mistakes. Today, I'm sharing what Imperfect Action looks like to me: - How we tend to make up stories about why we can't do something yet.- The myth about feeling ready to do something—and how to actually become ready. - Why we can't confuse action with productivity. Have a question you'd like me to answer on the show? Write in with your question at https://stephtaylor.co/askstephSHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi- Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 6, 2022 • 17min
The final episode of Socialette. Why I'm rebranding the podcast and what that looks like behind the scenes
After 4.5 years and 556 episodes, today I bring you the final episode of Socialette. When next you hear from me you will be listening to the first episode of Imperfect Action. This was not a decision taken lightly, however with the evolution of my business, it was necessary. And today I'm taking you through the various steps in this process.In today's episode we chat about:- To rebrand or not to rebrand...- Overcoming the fears of rebranding- The conundrum of renaming a popular podcast- Finding my why - identifying the messaging- Analysing and remodeling the format- Visual assets - the art and the science of nailing it!- The final rollout...SHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
Oct 4, 2022 • 10min
How the live launch model helps me to run my business with ease
Live launching often evokes stress, fear, and overwhelm in many business owners. Today I am going to share with you how developing a live launching model has created so much freedom in my business. In this episode we chat about:- The benefits of letting go to create space for business growth- The evolution of niching and live launching in my business- Designing your business to work for you not the other way around...- The power of launch models = repeatable stress-free launching!SHOW LINKS:- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabiLet's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtaylor.co
