Season 2: Grow Your Business Skills, Episode 86

with on January 07th, 2016

Howdy! With a new year comes new things – we’re kicking off a new season of the podcast!

Taking a the long holiday break from podcasting gave me an opportunity review listener feedback, chat with other podcasters, and dream up some plans for 2016.

The short story? Season 2 kicks off with a theme of Growing Your Business Skills.

In this episode, I’ll discuss what’s on tap for Season 2 and outline podcast plans for the rest of year. I’m really excited to get back in the groove and connect with you!

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Episode Transcript

This is the official kickoff Officehours.fm Season 2! It starts with the theme Growing Your Business Skills. This year I’m switching to “themed” seasons, each one consisting of 12 weeks touching on specific topics related to the season’s theme. The reason for the change? By introducing more continuity between episodes, I want to help listeners more successful in their business, whether you’re freelancers running a business or working full time for an agency.

Proposed Themes for 2016

Season 2 (Q1) – Growing your Business Skills

Here’s an idea of the topics we’ll discuss in Season 2:

Setting Goals – Participate in a Mastermind where you say your goals out loud, being challenged on them and held accountable for them.
Surround yourself with Mentors to see how they operate their businesses. (6:49)
How to Value price yourself – Kurt Bowman’s Art of Value – moving from flat to value pricing. Getting past imposter syndrome. (8:11)
Lead Nurturing
How to Market yourself – Attend Conferences that are not just WordCamps but concentrate on business. (Like Pressnomics ) which is for more for meeting WordPress business people and CaboPress concentrates on smaller single sessions with networking and assistance. (9:00)
How to do your finances

Season 3 (Q2) – Growing your Consulting and Project Income

Season 4 (Q3) – Growing Your Passive and Alternate Revenue Streams

Season 5 (Q4) – Growing Your Tech Skill Set

Important Links and Mentions from this Episode

Thank You for Tuning In!

The purpose of officehours.fm is to serve listeners – I welcome your feedback anytime at hello@officehours.fm. Please feel free to submit the topics that you would like to hear about. Next week we will have Topher DeRosia from HeroPress to discuss Building Relationships and Community to help your business.

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