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Today’s Q&A Weekend episode is a particularly serious one. That’s why we decided to bring it out of the archives and rebroadcast it for the benefit of all our listeners. A while back, one audience member asked if it was a good idea to take out a personal loan in order to save a business. That’s a pretty tough conundrum, and we had a very strong, very direct response to it that’s worth hearing again. Click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Art of Charm The Art of Charm Podcast is where self-motivated guys and gals, just like you, come to learn from a diverse mix of experienced mentors, including the world’s best professional and academic minds, scientists, relationship experts, entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, and other badasses. This show will make you a better networker, better connector, and — most important — a better thinker. PerformaSleep PerformaSleep is the absolute best mattress designed specifically for those with an active lifestyle. If you’re nervous about buying a mattress online, feel confident you can try PerformaSleep for 100 nights risk-free with free returns and no annoying salesperson lingering over you while you test it out! Mattresses start at just $525 and just for our listeners, take $125 off plus free shipping! Just head over to performasleep.com and use code mba. The post MBA777 Q&A Weekends: My business is not doing well. Should I take out a personal loan? [REBROADCAST] 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.

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What keeps customers loyal? What inspires them to bring more customers your way? Keeping the people who pay your bills happy takes some mindfulness. It also takes a conscious effort to avoid the slip-ups that plague so many inexperienced business people. Today we’re rebroadcasting a fantastic episode from the archives about the worst customer relations pitfalls. These are the things we wish someone had told us when we started, so we dusted them off for all our newer listeners to hear, and our older listeners to be reminded of. Click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Northeastern University MS In Innovation Northeastern University’s D’Amore McKim School of Business offers the master’s degree for corporate entrepreneurs – the MS in Innovation. This program – available 100% online and completed in just one year – is designed to develop leaders and change agents within the corporate setting. Northeastern is now accepting applications for its January cohort of online Innovation students. Get started today by visiting MSinInnovation.com. Dollar Shave Club LOOK, FEEL, AND SHAVE LIKE A MILLION BUCKS. Here’s your chance to see why over three million members love Dollar Shave Club. To prove how amazing their shave really is, they are going to give you your FIRST MONTH FREE to join the club. Just pay shipping. After that, it’s just a few bucks a month. No long-term commitment. No hidden fees. There’s no reason not to do it! Get yours now at dollarshaveclub.com/MBA. Show Links: WebinarNinja The post MBA775 Four Things to Avoid When Dealing with Customers [REBROADCAST] 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.

Sponsors aren’t just sugar daddies there to pay the bills in exchange for exposure. Ideally, they’re your partners in serving your audience. Today we discuss how sponsorship shouldn’t just be a transaction. It should be a relationship. Like any relationship, it has to be nurtured. But like any relationship, the long-term rewards are worth the effort you put in. Listen in- click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Web Hosting with Unlimited Disk Space, Bandwidth and 24/7 Technical Support. All $100 MBA listeners get 30% off hosting! Just visit hostgator.com/mba30! Show Links: Heroic Public Speaking WebinarNinja The post MBA774 How to Build Relationships with Sponsors 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 a quitter? Depending on the context, that might not be a bad thing! Giving up on what clearly doesn’t work allows you to focus on what does. While determination is an essential ingredient in entrepreneurship, clinging to a sinking ship is more stubbornness than determination. Today we discuss the signs that it’s the right time to throw in the towel, and how doing so can be the best move you can make. This is a rebroadcast episode from our early archives, made specially available to all our listeners because it’s just that good! Click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: PerformaSleep PerformaSleep is the absolute best mattress designed specifically for those with an active lifestyle. If you’re nervous about buying a mattress online, feel confident you can try PerformaSleep for 100 nights risk-free with free returns and no annoying salesperson lingering over you while you test it out! Mattresses start at just $525 and just for our listeners, take $125 off plus free shipping! Just head over to performasleep.com and use code mba. Braintree Have you found the right payments partner to grow with you? Braintree lets you accept every way to pay, from Paypal to Apple Pay and everything in between. All it takes is one integration. And it doesn’t matter what currency your customers use: because Braintree lets you accept over one hundred and thirty of them. To learn more about how your company can grow with Braintree, visit braintreepayments.com/mba. The post MBA773 Knowing When To Quit [REBROADCAST] 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.

Facebook Live is here! Today, we’ve got a special guest teacher to tell you exactly how you can take advantage of it. Shama Hyder is the woman behind marketingzen.com, and she knows a thing or two about content. She’s also convinced that Facebook Live could potentially blow YouTube out of the water in terms of helping entrepreneurs reach new heights of exposure. She’s got specific tips on how best to use it to build your brand and your audience. Click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Kabbage When you own a business, you need access to capital to keep your business growing – but getting funding can be time-consuming and frustrating. That’s where Kabbage comes in. Kabbage has supported 80,000 businesses with over two billion dollars in capital. Apply online, and you could access up to one hundred thousand dollars in minutes. Draw funds when you need them and only pay for what you take. Go to kabbage.com today and get a $50 gift card when you’re approved. FranchiseHelp Whether you’re a seasoned business owner, or you’re looking for your first business, joining a franchise can be a great way to get a leg up on your competition. FranchiseHelp is here to connect entrepreneurs like you with franchises that can help your new business succeed. You can own your own business, but you don’t have to go at it alone. Visit FranchiseHelp.com/MBA to take our franchise quiz and find your next business. Show Links: Follow @Shama on Twitter and visit Marketing Zen ShamaHyder.com www.rode.com The post MBA772 Guest Teacher: Shama Hyder- Facebook Live and the Impact it Can Have on Your 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.

It’s easier than ever to produce and feature video content. But how can we add a little variety? That’s the question behind today’s listener Q&A, and we’ve got lots of answers. From live feeds to narration to animation, there’s lots of ways to spice up your content. You just need the right resources and know-how to do it professionally. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered. Click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Web Hosting with Unlimited Disk Space, Bandwidth and 24/7 Technical Support. All $100 MBA listeners get 30% off hosting! Just visit hostgator.com/mba30! Show Links: ScreenFlow Camtasia TheDrawShop.com Lynda.com videohive Simply Films The post MBA771 Q&A Weekends: What options do I have for video content? 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 Q&A Weekend, and we’ve unearthed a classic episode from the archives that bears rebroadcasting! So many people are encouraged to “follow their passion” in business, but is that really the way to go? One listener seemed a little suspicious, and wondered if skill was more likely to produce success than passion. Good point! We discussed the reality behind what makes a business viable, and where passion fits into it all. Click play to hear this vintage ep! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Web Hosting with Unlimited Disk Space, Bandwidth and 24/7 Technical Support. All $100 MBA listeners get 30% off hosting! Just visit hostgator.com/mba30! The post MBA770 Q&A Weekends: Should I start my business around a passion or a skill? [REBROADCAST] 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 FREE RIDE FRIDAY!!! And have we got an important episode for you! We’d like to think we know a thing or two about marketing. If there’s one key to successful marketing, one fundamental ingredient that no business can afford to neglect, it’s the email list. This vital resource has to be built patiently, and used wisely. It’s the key to building customer relations, now and in the foreseeable future. This can’t be overstated. Hear the rest; click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Ahrefs Would you like to see all the keywords that your competitors are ranking for in Google and how much traffic it brings them? Would you like to get a list of all sites that link to your competitors and boost their Google rankings? Would you like to monitor who’s talking about your competitors online? You can do all of that with Ahrefs’ marketing toolset. Just sign up at ahrefs.com/mba until 1st of November and you’ll get a Free 14-day trial of Ahrefs and 30% OFF first 6 months if you decide to stay.  Show Links: Guest Teacher: Tim Paige – How to Create Compelling Lead Magnets Take The Writing Challenge & See Your Traffic Grow Sumo webinarninja.co/course The post MBA769 Build Your Email List Before It’s Too Late! 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.

Business is a marathon, not a sprint! Sometimes, when we move too fast and push too hard, the effect is counterproductive. We addressed this very problem on the podcast over a year ago. Now we’re bringing the episode back for those who haven’t heard it, or haven’t heard it in a while. Burnout is a business killer, so listen in and learn how to pace yourself for the long haul. Click play! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors: Ahrefs Would you like to see all the keywords that your competitors are ranking for in Google and how much traffic it brings them? Would you like to get a list of all sites that link to your competitors and boost their Google rankings? Would you like to monitor who’s talking about your competitors online? You can do all of that with Ahrefs’ marketing toolset. Just sign up at ahrefs.com/mba until 1st of November and you’ll get a Free 14-day trial of Ahrefs and 30% OFF first 6 months if you decide to stay.  Show Links: WebinarNinja The post MBA768 Can You Hustle Too Hard? [REBROADCAST] 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.