Work Less, Earn More

In this episode, I'm sharing five one-minute habits that have helped me save over 25 hours per week. These small yet effective habits have increased my productivity and helped me make the most out of each day. As a mom of five and a business owner, my life can be overwhelming at times. After the birth of my fifth baby, Ezra, seven months ago, I realized that I needed to find ways to optimize my time and eliminate unnecessary tasks to maintain a healthy work-life balance.These five habits have been life-changing for me, and I'm excited to share them with you.Listen to the full episode to hear:The five biggest time wasters I’ve faced (you might be surprised!)How I’ve overcome those time wastersDetailed explanation of each habit, including why it's effective and how to implement itWhy it’s important to optimize your time (in your business and in life!)Learn more about Gillian:Startup SocietySmall Business 101Get on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkinsResources:Get my Online Business 101 course for FREE

In today's episode, I want to share with you how I run my online business in just 20 hours per week, including a breakdown of exactly what I spend my time on, what my schedule looks like, and some of the key things that I don't do in my business that allow me to save a lot of time.We often look at what we’re currently doing and think that this is the only way things can work. It’s hard to think outside the box and to have creative new ideas because we see how things are working together right now.But when I look at my past, I can see that even though I didn’t know it was possible then, there was so much more than I imagined was possible.And that’s why I’m sharing how I run my business in 2023, in 20 hours per week.Listen to the full episode to hear:Why there isn’t as much competition for your online business as you might thinkA breakdown of how I spend my time from least to most (my answers might surprise you!)What tasks are outsourced to free up my time for bigger-picture workWhy I batch tasks like recording the podcast and YouTube videosWhat I don’t do in my business that can save a ton of timeLearn more about Gillian:Startup SocietySmall Business 101Get on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkinsResources:How to Write a PROFIT PLAN for Your BusinessFree Profit Plan WorksheetThe Eight Ways to Make Money Online EXPLAINED

It can be really difficult to stay focused on what you need to do to grow your business and profit when you’re constantly getting distracted by shiny new marketing tactics that people are trying to sell you.There’s always going to be a new marketing strategy you could try to grow your business. Some of them might be really useful. Often, these are distractions from the fundamentals you need to do to actually grow your business. Building an online business and generating a lot of profit doesn’t have to be that complicated.In fact, the basics can take you really far as long as you focus on executing those consistently.Today, I’m going to guide you step by step through creating a straightforward plan for building a highly profitable business while working 20 hours per week or less.This is a plan that will not only increase your profits but will also decrease your work hours. It’s a plan to work smarter, not harder. To work less, and profit more.Listen to the full episode to hear:How clarifying the value your business brings to your customers will help you generate more and bigger salesKey questions to help you define your ideal customer’s psychographics and how your product addresses themThe four things you need to generate salesHow to eliminate, systematize, automate, and outsource so you can focus on the activities that really move the needle in your businessLearn more about Gillian:Free Profit Plan WorksheetStartup Society3 Secrets to Reach 1000 SubscribersSmall Business 101Get on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkins

If you’re thinking about starting a YouTube channel, you have to know how the algorithm works. And you have to stay on top of how it’s changing.If you don’t keep up with how the algorithm is evolving, you won’t be able to compete, you won’t be able to get your videos to rank or get them into viewers’ suggestions.Today, I’m going to walk you through how the YouTube algorithm is working in 2023 and how you can work with it to get the maximum number of views on your videos and grow you channel as quickly as possible.Listen to the full episode to hear:How the YouTube algorithm has evolved over the yearsThe three things you want viewers to do on your videosThe three algorithms you need to know about Learn more about Gillian:3 Secrets to Reach 1000 SubscribersSmall Business 101Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkins

When I Google “best passive income ideas,” the first result is an article from Bankrate.com titled “23 Passive Income Ideas to Help You Make Money in 2023.”But if I keep scrolling through the search results, there are hundreds of similar articles from sites like SoFi, Nerd Wallet, Forbes and on and on and on.As an online business writer, I’ve contributed my fair share to those search results as well. But lately, I’ve been increasingly frustrated by the echo chamber the internet has become.When you make your living as a content creator, it doesn’t take long before you realize that the easiest way to make content that makes money is to repeat what has already been tested by others.And the fact is, most of the people who write these articles about the best ways to make passive income, haven’t actually tested any of them themselves. In short, they don’t know what they’re talking about.Which is why today, I’m recommitting to doing better, to thinking for myself, to saying what I actually think, and to telling the truth even when it might not be what you want to hear.Because the truth is, when it comes to passive income, I actually have tested out a lot of these ideas and a lot of them are just not what they’re cracked up to be.So with that commitment in mind, allow me to share with you what I actually think of those 23 passive income ideas to help you make money in 2023. Listen to the full episode to hear:The truth about two of the top passive income recommendationsThe good and the bad about investing in real estate“Passive” income streams that aren’t actually passive at allInvestment strategies worth considering, and some that probably aren’tWhat really matters when it comes to choosing a passive income strategyLearn more about Gillian:100K Method Podcast Series100K MastermindSmall Business 101Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkinsResources:23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023, BankrateDeconstructing My $72,000 Sales Funnel

Listen to your audience!It's some of the most popular marketing advice out there. We're told it's the secret to creating content and products that our audience will eat up, and it sounds logical. Surely the easiest way to make people happy and get their attention in business is to give them what they want.So we survey our email lists, chat with our customers via dm, study our YouTube comments, etc.  But there’s a dark side to listening to your audience. And that’s what I’m talking about today.Listen to the full episode to hear:The biggest mistake people make when they listen too closely to their audienceWhy you DO want to listen to your audience when it comes to validating your ideasHow to balance what the market wants and what you’re passionate about so you can make a living doing work you loveLearn more about Gillian:100K Method Podcast Series100K MastermindSmall Business 101Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkins

The market for AI services is hot right now and wide open, but it's not going to stay that way forever.Just like back in the early 2000s when we all got our first cell phones, the world went mobile and millions of millionaires were created as a result,this is the start of a new age of Artificial Intelligence, and this is the time when you can get in on the ground floor and really make the most of this opportunity.ChatGPT is the world's smartest robot, and it is changing the game when it comes to making money online.With this revolutionary free software, you can earn $800 a day or even more with little skill and no startup capital required. All you need to do is take one of these genius ideas that I'm sharing with you today and put it into action, and you'll have yourself a profitable business.Listen to the full episode to hear:How ChatGPT can help you get a freelance writing business off the groundHow to use ChatGPT to break into self-publishingHow to monetize your content with Uscreen and ChatGPTHow to use ChatGPT to make money on YouTubeLearn more about Gillian:100K Method Podcast Series100K MastermindSmall Business 101Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkinsResources:Book BoltUscreenI Found the EASIEST Way to Make Money with ChatGPT

There is a huge opportunity out there with AI right now, but it’s not going to last.More and more people are jumping on the AI bandwagon, and you might be afraid that you are going to be replaced, but that’s not the case, at least not right now.Right now, what will happen is that you’ll be replaced by another human using AI if you are not.So what should you do?ChatGPT is the world’s smartest robot. It is blowing people’s minds with its ability to break information down and make it easy to consume and understand even complex subjects. And it’s completely free.But the big question is, how can we translate the opportunity of ChatGPT’s AI into making money?I found the absolute easiest way to make money with ChatGPT that can make you over $800 a day and you don't even have to code anything.All you need to do is take this idea and put it into action. Listen to the full episode to hear:How ChatGPT can boost your revenue as a freelance marketing email writerHow to use ChatGPT to customize your pitches and onboard new clientsHow ChatGPT can even help you invoice your clientsLearn more about Gillian:100K Method Podcast Series100K MastermindSmall Business 101Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEProfit Planning ChallengeGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkins

Learn how to use ChatGPT as a free virtual assistant for your business. Discover the benefits and various ways you can utilize ChatGPT, such as writing emails, generating content, and automating tasks. Find out how ChatGPT can assist in customer interactions, scheduling, and providing information. Explore its potential for client work and its value for branding and virtual assistance agencies.

Today, I’m talking with my friend Dustin Heiner.Both of us run online businesses where we earn income by selling digital products, but we also both invest in real estate.I earn the bulk of my income, both active and passive, through my online business, but Dustin earns the bulk of his income directly through his real estate investments. So we both had a lot to learn from each other!I wanted to bring Dustin on the show because we don’t always talk about what to do with your profits and passive income once you have it and investing in real estate is one way to passively multiply the income from your online business.I had a lot of questions I wanted to get Dustin’s opinion on about how to do this most successfully, how to get started, and especially how to do it in today’s economy.Dustin Heiner is a real estate investing expert and Founder of Master Passive IncomeBeing Successfully Unemployed at 37 years old by investing in real estate rental properties, he is now on a mission to help everyone to quit their job and never have a job again. He also helps his students build a successful real estate investing businesses all over the country.Through his work at Master Passive Income, Dustin Heiner has become one of the leading real estate rental property experts and has helped countless numbers of others to start investing in real estate rental properties.Listen to the full episode to hear:How Dustin turned getting laid off from what was supposed to be a stable job into being “successfully unemployed” through real estate investmentsWhy Dustin doesn’t buy property in hopes it will appreciate value, but for the income it can bring nowHow passive income scales as you purchase additional propertyThe first steps you have to take to get started investing in real estateWhy you might want to invest outside of your own home area Learn more about Dustin Heiner:Master Passive IncomeSuccessfully UnemployedInstagram: @thedustinheinerYouTube: MasterPassiveIncomeMaster Passive Income PodcastFREE Course Text RENTAL to 233777 or go to: https://masterpassiveincome.com/freecourseLearn more about Gillian:100K Method Podcast Series100K MastermindSmall Business 101Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEProfit Planning ChallengeGet in touch!Instagram: @GillianZPerkins