The Get Paid Podcast: The Stark Reality of Entrepreneurship and Being Your Own Boss

Emylee Williams is one half of the widely successful company, Boss Project (detailed in episode 90 back in 2019). So what compelled her to start selling earrings from Instagram? How much money did she make from this side gig in 2020? What's her plan going forward? And what's up with stupid internet bullies in the handmade community? Tune in to the first episode of the Get Paid Podcast of 2021, and discover the important change Claire's thinking about making to her interviews. About Emylee: Emylee on Instagram Emylee's online shop Learn about the new way to work with Claire in 2021 by signing up at clairepells.com/updates Want to Work With Me on Scaling Your Business? We're launching a brand new group program in January 2021 to help course creators and coaches streamline their marketing with a very simple but powerful strategy. Sign up to get all the details at clairepells.com/updates Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

It's time for another Year In Review! I'm sharing what worked well, what went badly, and what's changing in the business in 2021. Resources Mentioned: Rachel Rodgers' We Should All Be Millionaires Club and Podcast Learn about the new way to work with me in 2021 by signing up at clairepells.com/updates Want to Work With Me on Scaling Your Business? We're launching a brand new group program in January 2021 to help course creators and coaches streamline their marketing with a very simple but powerful strategy. Sign up to get all the details at clairepells.com/updates Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

I prepped to be able to completely take off from the business for her second maternity leave. In this episode, I share the birth story of my son, what newborn life was like with a 4 year-old and a pandemic in the picture, how I got more sleep this time around, plus a serious rant and some tears at the end. Resources Mentioned: The episode where I talk about how she prepped the business for her maternity leave. The Snoo bassinet Taking Cara Babies newborn class Precious Little Sleep book for good baby sleep habits and sleep training Rachel Rodgers' We Should All Be Millionaires Club Postpartum physical therapist Dr. Winnie Orbe Forever Or a Day book Side Hustle Pro episode, Behind the Hustle: Real-Life Baby Updates, Breastfeeding, and Running a Business Want to Work With Me on Scaling Your Business? We're launching a brand new group program in January 2021 to help course creators and coaches streamline their marketing with a very simple but powerful strategy. Sign up to get all the details at clairepells.com/updates Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Andréa Jones is fiercely committed to helping businesses and podcasters build profitable communities online through simple social media solutions. She's been featured in places like Hubspot, Aweber, and WordPress. She's also been named as one of Social Report's top marketers to follow in 2019. As the host of the Savvy Social Podcast and creator of SavvySocialSchool.com, Andréa is dedicated to simplifying social media through easy-to-follow courses, professional guidance, and community support. Outside of teaching and training, she spends most of her time serving her full-service clients and practicing what she preaches: by implementing organic social media strategies for businesses and brands that want to grow their audience online. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast Moving to Canada and starting a business... On the same day! Meeting her husband on YouTube Why Andréa decided to put her life online Andréa's evolution from freelancer to developing a successful social media business model How Andréa has packaged her $1k - $3k services How Andréa uses social media in her own business What is The Savvy Social School? Creating a course vs creating a membership business model The challenges of building a team Awesome advice on how to recruit new team members and hold them accountable Balancing calls, creativity, and podcasts in Andréa's restless agenda Creating a successful and profitable podcast while attracting new clients. Mentioned in this episode: Andréa's YouTube channel Fiverr for hiring freelancers Upwork for hiring freelancers Podcast Movement community for podcasters Andréa's free online social media course on The Savvy Social School Andréa's podcast: The Savvy Podcast Connect with Andréa Jones: Instagram Website The Most Important Training for Course Creators If you're like me, you've heard the talk: "Evergreen funnels aren't effective. Only certain types of businesses can actually sell on autopilot". But, that's not true at all. I've made $50,000 in revenue with Mariah Coz's evergreen funnel strategies. Now, you can walk through her entire system in her free class: 'How To Sell More Courses With An Evergreen Sales Funnel'. It's kinda insane how detailed she gets in this training. Visit clairepells.com/ee to get it right now. Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Tony Rulli is the lead strategist for all paid marketing campaigns at Intentional Spark, including Facebook Ads, Adwords, and web retargeting. He's also a friend, and one of my go-to people to talk shop with. SO, this week on the Get Paid Podcast, we're doing something a little different. Instead of diving into Tony's backstory (been there, done that), we're swapping notes on tripwires. Tune in to hear about our mutual love-affair with tripwires (and how they set you for more conversions further down the funnel), why your offer needs to be a no-brainer, and the mechanics of setting up a tripwire that works like it's supposed to. "If you really think you need to explain what your tripwire offer is, you might need to rethink it a little bit." — Tony Rulli Resources Mentioned: Tony's Original GPP Episode Mariah Coz Mariah Coz's Minimum Viable Funnel Webinar Denise Duffield Thomas 240+ Audience Interests Cheatsheet Deadline Funnel Connect with Tony Rulli: Website Tony's Instagram Intentional Spark's Instagram Facebook Twitter Finally dipping your toes in the ads water? Do yourself a favor and start with Absolute FB Ads: Simple step-by-step instructions, instead of wasting a TON of money targeting the wrong audience or selecting the wrong objective. You'll be shocked by how many people flush money down the toilet just because Zuckerberg and friends are dead set on making their platform a veritable nightmare for small business owners. With me and my crystal clear instructions holding your hand the entire way, you'll be amazed by how straightforward the process actually is. You'll be a pro at running campaigns that convert in no time. Head over to clairepells.com/pod. Enroll now to save more than 30% on the 2020 price. Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Janelle Allen is a Learning Designer and serial entrepreneur who believes that every company is in the education business. For the past ten years, she's worked with corporations such as Pearson Education, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Starbucks, and Apple to create training and online courses, using principles of adult learning and design. On this week's episode of the Get Paid Podcast, Janelle joins us to talk about how she pivoted her business to help entrepreneurs create profitable courses that change lives. QUOTE "You've got to have a reputation of being a truth-teller. So many people think they're going to create a course and achieve their passive income dreams overnight." - Janelle Allen Resources Mentioned: Finish Your Damn Course Launch Your List (How to Start an Email List) Fizzle Dubsado Brennan Dunn Brent Weaver Connect with Janelle Allen: Website Podcast Twitter Instagram Free Facebook Ads Masterclass Today's episode is brought to you by our Free Facebook Ads Masterclass. Five ad formulae that sell online courses on autopilot. People tell me all the time that even thinking about getting started with Facebook and Instagram ads feels incredibly overwhelming, and I don't blame them. It isn't easy! That's why I recorded this masterclass to teach you about just 5 ads that you can use to sell more of your online course group program or mastermind. Sign up, watch it, and then I want you to just choose one of those five ads to focus on to start, get instant access to the training here. Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Mariah Coz has been creating and selling online courses, building webinars, and crafting funnels for many years. During that time, her company has helped hundreds of people create and sell courses about everything from watercolor painting, programming, decluttering, football, and everything in between. Mariah has become known for a no-BS style and creating insanely highly converting webinars, funnels, and launches for herself and her clients using cutting edge, innovative strategies that no one else is teaching. Forget everything you think you know about selling courses online. You're about to learn about her fresh-squeezed strategies for making more money teaching what you love. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast Sticking to one thing How Mariah hit seven-figures in her online course business… in her first year What charging higher prices means to your business Where does Mariah's confidence come from? Launching the Accelerator Why sales calls can slow you down Coping with depression, adversity, and inactivity How to feed the funnel Downloading her brain to assistant coaches What motivates Mariah Why Mariah isn't into journaling and how she achieves her breakthroughs Mentioned in this episode: Mariah Coz's story on The School of Self-Mastery podcast The Accelerator for course creators Mariah's Evergreen Engines funnel strategy Connect with Mariah Coz: Mariah Coz website Instagram Facebook Step up Your Facebook Ads Game Today's episode is brought to you by our Free Facebook Ads Masterclass: the 5 ad formula that sells online courses on autopilot. People tell me all the time that even thinking about getting started with Facebook and Instagram ads feels incredibly overwhelming, and I don't blame them. It isn't easy! That's why I recorded this masterclass to teach you about just 5 ads that you can use to sell more of your online course group program or mastermind. Sign up, watch it, and then I want you to just choose one of those five ads to focus on to start, get instant access to the training here. Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Rachel Rodgers is a woman of color, a mother of four and a seven-figure business owner -- in that order. Rachel started her career working as a lawyer with nonprofits, federal judges and Hillary Clinton. When she realized that changing the world is easier when you have some cash in your bank account, she decided to build a million dollar business and then teach other women how to do the same. Rachel is the creator of the Million Dollar Badass Podcast, the founder of Glow Up and the Million Dollar Badass Mastermind. Every week, her no-bullshit business and life advice get delivered to over 30,000 fans and her visionary guidance for female entrepreneurs has been featured in Time, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company and the Washington Post. This week on the Get Paid Podcast, Rachel joins us to chat about her building and scaling her team, finding the balls to charge the rates she deserved, and her journey from Intellectual Property lawyer to Million Dollar Badass. "When you've had to face fear on a regular basis, you develop a level of resiliency that you can bring to entrepreneurship and your professional life" — RACHEL RODGERS This Week on the Get Paid Podcast Why 6-figures isn't enough Running a law firm from her bed How she found the balls to charge $$$ Teaching her kids resiliency $40/week to get your whole Sunday back Having a personal chef The two things that led to Rachel's success Resources Mentioned: Small Business Bodyguard Martha Beck Hello Seven Facebook Group Connect with Rachel Rodgers: Website Podcast Instagram The Most Important Training for Course Creators If you're like me, you've heard the talk: "Evergreen funnels aren't effective. Only certain types of businesses can actually sell on autopilot". But, that's not true at all. I've made $50,000 in revenue with Mariah Coz's evergreen funnel strategies. Now, you can walk through her entire system in her free class: 'How To Sell More Courses With An Evergreen Sales Funnel'. It's kinda insane how detailed she gets in this training. Visit clairepells.com/ee to get it right now.

Maya Elious is a personal branding strategist that teaches experts how to position themselves as the go-to authority figure in their industry so they can confidently launch their signature offer. She's helped hundreds of students and clients get clear on their message, confidently increase their prices, and have successful five-figure launches with their masterclasses, webinars, courses, and programs. Her main mission is to help women increase their impact and income with their gifts and expertise. She's been featured in publications like Black Enterprise, Forbes, and Business Insider teaching other entrepreneurs how to effectively build their personal brand. As a first-generation American who dropped out of college to break free from the traditional mold, she believes in the power of pursuing your purpose despite the nay-sayers. She enjoys encouraging women to use their voice, and share their message in the form of online content in order to reach more people. She does this through her 12-week accelerator program, Built To Impact, and her signature live event, Impact Weekend. When she's not helping her clients build their online empire, she can be found traveling, scrolling through IG, or watching Hulu. This week on the Get Paid Podcast, Maya joins us to chat about why the company you keep matters, pivoting her business, and landing corporate clients on Craigslist. "You never want to be the smartest person in your circle. People in my circle were making more money than me, and that pushed me to charge scary numbers and do scary launches. Just being around those people shifted my mindset around money." — MAYA ELIOUS This Week on the Get Paid Podcast wtf is positioning? Landing a corporate client on Craigslist Pivoting her business from design to strategy and consulting Not being the smartest person in the room Being totally ignorant about taxes Buying a home while on holiday What does being responsible for your finances look like Why being a homebody saves you money Resources Mentioned: Mariah Coz Caitlin Batcher Ronne Brown The Side Hustle Pro Podcast Built to Impact Connect with Maya Elious: Website Instagram The Most Important Training for Course Creators If you're like me, you've heard the talk: "Evergreen funnels aren't effective. Only certain types of businesses can actually sell on autopilot". But, that's not true at all. I've made $50,000 in revenue with Mariah Coz's evergreen funnel strategies. Now, you can walk through her entire system in her free class: 'How To Sell More Courses With An Evergreen Sales Funnel'. It's kinda insane how detailed she gets in this training. Visit clairepells.com/ee to get it right now. Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Jessica Eley is a personal development and mindset coach for high achieving clients. Through her coaching programs, intensives, and online courses, she has helped countless entrepreneurs achieve the work-life balance they desire, breakthrough boundaries that are holding them back from achieving their next level of success and move from the typical Type-A personality to embracing a Type-Freemindset. Jessica joins me today to share how your mindset affects your life and reflects the way you see yourself, others, and your circumstances. She discusses her very young beginnings as an entrepreneur and how your goals and priorities help support or stop you from achieving success. She also shares the importance of not being attached to the result of your financial goals as well as how she makes more money by going against what everybody else is saying and not setting her financial goals. "I don't focus on the money myself. Retroactively, I absolutely monitor my finances, but I never set financial goals for myself - ever." - Jessica Eley This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How to bring to light what you're missing out on in your life right now. How Jessica became an expert at transforming other people's mindset. Why it's not healthy to always be the smartest person in the room. The difference between her mindset and that of her husband's and how it allowed them to push each other to grow and be better. The three areas in your life that will show you where you need to grow. What her money mindset was like before she became an entrepreneur. How her circumstances encouraged her to become an entrepreneur. How Jessica made the transition from working on deliverables to becoming a mindset coach. Her unique strategy for getting her first 100 subscribers. How Jessica's Prep Work course and Marriage, Motherhood, and Money course help entrepreneurs overcome mindset challenges holding them back from achieving their goals. How to create an engaged audience to warm them up for a launch. Why we didn't discuss how much money she's making in her business Resource Mentioned: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book by Stephen Covey Connect with Jessica Eley: Jessica Eley Website Prep Work: Biz Edition Course Marriage, Motherhood, and Money Course Jessica Eley on Facebook Sell Your Online Course - on Autopilot! Are you ready to ramp up your online course sales this year? Thinking about using Facebook and Instagram ads to promote your services and online products, but feeling a little overwhelmed? Then you need the5-Part Ad Formula That Sells Online Courses on Autopilot. This FREE masterclass is based on my proven formula and teaches you how to create 5 killer Facebook and Instagram ads that will convert newsfeed browsers into new students for your online course, group program, or mastermind. So… what are you waiting for? Request your free access to The 5 Ads Formula That Sells Online Courses on Autopilot today. Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.