Today I got a kick in the pants at our Lifeboat call. Vickie showed me that I am thinking too small. I have to believe that can be successful. I had just downgraded my Skool from $99/mo to $9/mo because after all these months I still hadn't sold anything that paid an affiliate (the primary benefit I thought, along with a reduced fee. Vickie also reminded me that Skool advertises for you when you are a pro member.) That was small thinking. After the call, I upgraded again to the $99/mo plan. I don't have affiliate referrals because I haven't asked for any. My failing. No one else. So... 1. Kick yourself in the pants, believe in yourself, and get out of your own way. 2. If you have any products, do the $99/mo plan for x months. Give yourself a chance. THEN, ask for referrals. 3. Think about referring people to me. You can make $198.80 by selling ONE of my Black Friday Specials (see my classroom for details). 4. Attend the 3 calls a week (Mindset, Coffee, and Lifeboat). Those calls are SO valuable. They have already changed your life. Let them change it some more. 5. Know that I believe in you. Our group is filled with talented women with great products. You can do this! 6. Go make some money!

I wanted to share a win! I looked at my substack analytics today and I have 2000 followers!

Check them out at https://karensaxe.substack.com/ Any suggestions for improvement? Thank you to @Robin Helm for telling me how @Vickie Helm added the download pages. Major improvements to my download pages on the Start Here and Stripe!

I just wanted to share this win. This morning I woke up to see a $7 sale in stripe. A woman purchased my $7 menopause discernment guide. This is my first sale of a digital asset. I am so excited! It's working! Thank you Vickie for guiding and teaching us.

I was having a conversation with Chatty today about my podcast, specifically, but the content in general. It pointed out three pillars but told me that the pillars are a lot more than content pillars; they position me. The pillars position me at a much higher level than the average marketing consultant out there. And it said that it is much more than a business growth advisor and suggested I position myself as a Strategic Advisor for Modern Local Businesses, which I absolutely love, and I am going with that. It also pointed out that this will roll right into being the Trusted Voice of Modern Main Street (my podcast). Chatty said to go higher than tactics, and that "You already have the expertise to teach marketing. The opportunity now is to become the interpreter of the future for local business owners. That's a category with far fewer competitors and far more authority." Sometimes I love my conversations with Chatty. I love taht it wants to keep me above just marketing, which is where I have been. I feel liek this is the stand apart from the competitors that I needed. Remember when I said on one of the calls that I feel like marketing is so crowded, and I struggle to stand out. Struggle no more. Now to upgrade to that level. Excited by this because I finally feel like I have a way to stand out as a go-to for local business owners. Anyway, I feel like this is a big win, and I wanted to share! 🤩🌟🎉