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You’ve seen it in your search returns. Quora is a massive online forum, where potential customers ask about anything and everything under the sun.It’s also a traffic crossroads that’s just waiting for you to tap in.You can use Quora to drive your marketing for even less than you’d spend on conventional marketing efforts. Your niche is waiting on this free website, discussing exactly the things you and your business can help with. You simply have to introduce yourself.By maintaining a presence on Quora, you can earn the exposure and trust that turns into sales. You’re not going there to advertise (never go there to advertise), but you can go there to show an audience just how helpful you can be. Then, Quora users will find your business on their own.Today, we show you how to get into the Quora marketing game, and how to systematize your efforts for the long haul. We even have a special trick for outsourcing the job, so that Quora becomes a passive stream of interested users just waiting to be converted. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksQuoraonlinejobs.phEasyCourseThe post MBA1272 How to Market for Free with Quora + Free Ride Friday! appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s gonna happen. Whether it’s your fault or not, some customers will use your product and come away disappointed.What matters is what you do next.Customer satisfaction is your responsibility, even when dissatisfaction isn’t your fault. Planning in advance for how to address it can be the difference between a business that lasts and one that doesn’t. You’ve got to articulate your messaging ahead of time, so you can confront these failures head on.When you approach dissatisfaction as your responsibility, you can turn it into an opportunity.Today, we discuss how to own your shortcomings, and turn an unhappy customer into a source of growth. This can have a massive long-term impact on the development of your business, helping you win over dozens of customers for every one you lose.With a healthy, proactive attitude towards failing customers, you can learn how best to delight them — and that’s worth more than any single cancellation. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksThe post MBA1271 What to Say To a Customer When You’ve Failed Them appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You’ve used free webinars to build your audience and establish yourself as a trusted source of information. Now, you’re ready to take it to the next level and start charging.It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one listener wants to know what a paid webinar should cost. Charging for webinars is a huge step forward, creating opportunities for more than just money. Real idea validation and the monetizing of your expertise can take you to the next level.So what should it be worth for an attendee?Today, we explain how different goals for your webinar will determine the price. We offer some examples, and discuss what factors to consider when establishing your baseline price. Whether you’re testing the waters of your own brand, or simply want to raise some dough, there’s a right price for your webinar. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksWebinarNinjaThe post MBA1270 Q&A Wednesday: How much do I charge for my paid webinars? appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you charging enough?Entrepreneurs can get a little nervous about raising prices. But there’s a way to find out how high you can go that’s low-risk, high-yield, and potentially eye-opening. If your business needs an influx of revenue, consider doing a little experiment in price increase.We’ll show you how.You might worry that an increase will scare customers off. But in our experience, you’re just as likely to be shocked at how little people care, if the value of the product is there. With our system, you can test the waters safely, and know quickly whether a given increase will help or hurt.With a little courage, some data, and a willingness to trust that your customers believe in your product as much as you do, you can widen those profit margins. Today, we offer step-by-step instructions on increasing, testing, and making the final decision.A modest increase will mean a lot more to you than your customers. See how by conducting this simple experiment. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksProfitWellThe post MBA1269 Do The Price Increase Experiment appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A business owner owns a business. A business leader owns its performance.We can apply lessons from all avenues of life to business. The military is no exception. Jocko Willink is a decorated Navy SEAL from one of the elite group’s most honored units. After his service, he took what he learned in the field to the business world.Willink’s latest book, Extreme Ownership, is all about building a high-performance team by taking ownership of everything that happens. That level of personal responsibility might seem intense, but the extremely high stakes of the SEAL life taught Willink that it’s the most effective approach.Apply a little bit of military mindset to your business, and make yourself a better entrepreneur. From truly trusting your team to having the guts to abort a failing mission, you can take your ownership to the extreme. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksWebinarNinjaExtreme Ownership by Jocko WillinkJocko PodcastThe post MBA1268 Must Read: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The company you keep affects the company you want to build.Your friends make a difference. Before you balk at the title, this episode isn’t about growing a cold heart and forgetting about the people closest to you. It’s about making sure that the circles you spend your time in propel you forward, rather than hold you back.Today, we’ll explain just how powerful the influence of your social circle is on your business success. As your business develops, so too should your social network widen — which means leaving some circles behind as you move towards your goals.When you don’t make new friends along the way, you will stagnate. Tune in, and find out how to make the friends you need to keep progressing. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksEasyCourseThe post MBA1267 Why You Need To Keep Changing Your Friends + Free Ride Friday! appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Whether it’s marketing, sales, onboarding, or support, communication is key. Enter the chatbot, considered by many to be a communications shortcut for your website.They’re ubiquitous now: those little bottom-right corner bubbles that offer to answer questions and otherwise help a visitor along their journey. Thing is, they’re not human. They’re AI, with varying levels of sophistication — and varying levels of usefulness.Are they really that helpful? Or are they the online equivalent of those annoying automated phone menus that just tick people off when all they want to do is talk to a human being?Today, we discuss the benefits — and limitations — of chatbots. We’ll explain how they can supplement (but not really replace) actual human customer service. Properly utilized, a good chatbot can take the load of your service team, and ultimately make them more effective.Plus, we’ll make some specific recommendations as to software we like. Make sure your website’s chatbot is helpful, not annoying. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksIntercomRightMessageDriftThe post MBA1266 Should You Be Using a Chat Bot on Your Site? appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“I wish I had done that differently.”It’s a phrase any entrepreneur with any real experience has thought, or said, more than once. Independent business is all about screwing up, learning from it, and applying the lesson. Here at the $100 MBA, we are no exception.It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one listener wants to know what our biggest regrets are from over 18 years in business. Most of those regrets — unsurprisingly — come from the early years. Perhaps more surprisingly, we don’t regret things we did, or even things we didn’t do.We regret the things we didn’t do sooner.Tune in, and learn what we would’ve started sooner, if we’d known any better. If you’re just getting started, see what you can take from our regrettable late starts. It just might inspire you to move more quickly than we did. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksThe post MBA1265 Q&A Wednesday: What have been your biggest regrets in business? appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Conferences are always opportunities. Mostly to network, but often, to learn. MicroConf, the annual conference for small (mostly software) businesses, lived up to the potential.Our intrepid host Omar made the trip to Sin City for MicroConf 2019, and he picked up some seriously valuable lessons. He was invited as a speaker, but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to attend the other presentations as well.Today, he shares the most important things he learned.Some of these lessons came from personal interactions with other presenters. Some came from the presentations. From an almost literal mountain of notes, we’ve boiled the whole experience down to 5 key takeaways, the “a-ha’s” that struck Omar hardest.It’s one of the best conferences we here at the $100 MBA have ever attended. Hear what we picked up, and add it to your knowledge base. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksMicroConfThe post MBA1264 5 Takeaways From MicroConf 2019 appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The career you want is closer than you think. It’s only as far away as the right people.Today’s special guest teacher, Ken Coleman, believes that proximity is the key to moving forward. Whether you’re transitioning from side hustle to full-time entrepreneurship, or just getting into business for yourself, proximity is everything.Find the right people, and you’ll effect real change.So many people talk about getting into business for themselves full-time. Going from “talk” to “walk” is all about making the connections that’ll spur your growth. Coleman, a renowned author and podcaster, is here to share the details.He’ll explain how to actually make the first few moves that lead to real-life progress. By positioning yourself correctly, you can do the things that most people only talk about. You can get over the scary part, and head down the path of independence — even if you’re not sure exactly where it leads.Find out what (and who) to surround yourself with. Take it from a master in the art of actually doing the things so many people wish they could. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksKen ColemanThe Ken Coleman ShowEntreLeadership PodcastThe Proximity Principle by Ken ColemanOne Question by Ken ColemanThe post MBA1263 Guest Teacher: Ken Coleman – How to Use the Proximity Principle to go from Day Job to Dream Job appeared first on The $100 MBA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.