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Entrepreneurs with JobsCreating a Content System, Struggles of Finding a Freelance Public Relations Person, and Balance Between Saving and Spending Money | Entrepreneurs With Jobs 018Topics we cover our behind-the-hustle of creating and maintaining an online business:
Research and creating a content system using the main content piece then breaking it up into mini pieces for writing articles and leveraging Quora as a platform
Looking for a public relations and social person on Upwork and Fiverr
The conversation when a freelancer's rate is out of your budget
Coordinating better clothing production for Fisayo's business
Storytelling piece to add to Fisayo's email sequence
Commitment to serving the best quality to customers
How the boy-band BTS creates engagement with their fans
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Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 017: Exploring Public Relations & How to Find a Reliable Marketing Channel | Entrepreneurs With Jobs 017There was some unfortunate news at our day jobs, and we faced a round of layoffs.
With all the world events and COVID-19, many people are facing losing their jobs.
It came as a shock and was a wake-up call, but we weren’t expecting it at all.
I’ve been stressed out…
… which is uncharacteristic for me, but transitioning into a new business and niche when you have A LOT of interest and skillsets was weighing on me.
What business do I want to create? What content will I enjoy making? What did I be fulfilling for my next business...2020-10-311h 27
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 016: Why Fisayo Made More Online Sales in This Month Than Sales From the Entire YearWith everything that's going on, Fisayo explains why she made her best sales month ever.
This is the most sales she's ever seen in her Shopify eCommerce store.
We go over the details of how all the preparation and continuous work over the years have prepped her for this opportunity.
There's an element of luck with every business and opportunity.
But a business needs to have everything in place to take advantage of an opportunity like Fisayo was presented with.
Luck = Opportunity + Preparation
If you've been following the podcast, you know that Fisayo been hustling and has been more than...2020-09-231h 01
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 015: The Injustice of George Floyd, Our Self-Reflection, and Moving Forward Inside Our Online BusinessesOn the heels of the murder of George Floyd, we discuss the impact it’s having.
It was an inhumane act of police officer placing his knee on George’s neck as his life is being drained from his body. He desperately calls out for his mom and says the iconic phrase, “I can’t breathe.”
The beginning of the podcast is dedicated to discussing this important topic because the frustration, stress, confusion, and all other mixed emotions are important to communicate.
The topic is complex and is way beyond the scope of our skillsets and this podcast. But it’s important...2020-07-031h 14
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 014: Realizing the Effort Needed to Reach Your Business Vision (And Becoming More Productive)Learn how Jeff went from feeling overwhelmed, stagnant, and stressed to becoming the most productive, focused, and on-it he’s ever been this year.
You get the process and the steps he took. And find out what the emotional business epiphany Fisayo had about her business and the level of effort and commitment she’s making towards the bigger picture.
Her vision. Her goals. Her dreams. It’s a realization that can benefit a lot of entrepreneurs especially when you have a high bar set for where you want your business to eventually be.
Gain insight to one of Jeff’s bigges...2020-06-121h 17
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 013: Only 2 People Showed up To Our 2nd Virtual Event/Meetup, But...Only 2 people showed up on our 2nd virtual event/meetup, but…
You’ll get motivation and advice when barely anyone shows up to your events whether virtual or in-person.
It’s easy to get demotivated, but this reminder made it easy to serve those 2 people to the fullest we can.
You’ll get the biggest lessons and takeaways we learned from today’s virtual event. This was our even redo when we previously we had technical Zoom issues when we hosted our 1st Entrepreneurs With Jobs virtual meetup.
Gain insights into what we’ve been learning with Shopify, Instagram, and a new automa...2020-05-2747 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 012: Creating Raving Fans for Your Brand and Online Presence To Build Your Online BusinessThere's a lot of people out in world. In our countries. In our cities.
How do you reach them?
You'll get tips on how to build your tribe and community for your emerging online business and personal brand.
How you create brand evangelists like how Apple's created raving fans willing to sit in line for all the new product releases.
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Network and connect with other "Entrepreneurs With Jobs" by joining the EWJ movement and community!
It's free, just go to https://www.entrepreneurswithjobs.com/ (https://www.EntrepreneursWithJobs.com) and enter in your email address. We'll send you an email with...2020-05-201h 03
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 011: Boosted Post Facebook Strategy, Identifying Spotify/Ecommerce Sales Funnel Leaks, and Helping Families Affected by COVID-19 in Nigeria“My stomach dropped. I had to keep stopping myself from shaking. And I wanted to throw up all my emotions into the white paper bag in front of me.
... and we haven't even taken off yet!” – Jeff describe the story behind a Facebook boosted post and strategy that is getting him traction on growing his Facebook presence.
Learn what this back story is and he pulls back the curtain on the paid Facebook advertising testing that Jeff is experimenting with.
Fisayo talks about all the different optimizations she is doing with her Spotify store. She describes the hesitation she felt at fir...2020-05-0954 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 010: Our Meetup.com Event Ended Short by Zoom's Free 40 Minute LimitationWe got kicked off Zoom on our first virtual event… we tried to recreate the Zoom call, but there were too many technical difficulties…
There’s hope! We’ve re-scheduled the event for May 2nd @ 4pm PST. Here’s the details below:
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Virtual Event is coming this weekend:
You’ll get free training on: “Digital Marketing to Grow Your Brand + How to Do It All While Working Full-Time”
Plus, network with like-minded Entrepreneurs With Jobs! Participate in our group discussion and get feedback and help from on any questions you have in your business (or future business)!
Click the link to attend:
https...2020-04-3037 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 009: Choosing to Be Happy Despite the Coronavirus Affecting Our Friends & Family Plus the Behind-the-Scenes of Launching the Podcast**Announcement** Next Entrepreneurs With Jobs Virtual Event is Coming: You’ll get free training on: “Digital Marketing to Grow Your Brand + How to Do It All While Working Full-Time”
Plus, network with like-minded Entrepreneurs With Jobs! Participate in our group discussion and get feedback and help from on any questions you have in your business (or future business)!
Click the link to attend:
https://www.meetup.com/OC-Entrepreneurs-With-a-Job-Network/events/270206591/ (https://www.meetup.com/OC-Entrepreneurs-With-a-Job-Network/events/270206591/)
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“Corona situation actually hit close to home this week, a friend of our family friend actually died.” – Fisayo Che
The coronavirus starts to hit closer to home affe...2020-04-2345 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 008: Selling on Instagram Stories During the CoronavirusTwenty sales… during the coronavirus!
All through selling on Instagram stories. Fisayo has been adapting and looking at what other companies are doing during the coronavirus.
She realized that she loves some retail therapy. And the idea that putting on a sale because other people might feel the same way was start of a simple Instagram story strategy.
She explains her thought process and how simple, but effective her experience has been for selling and connecting with her audience on Instagram.
Jeff talks about the details of the behind-the-scenes hustling till 4am while working full-time and launching of the “Entrepreneurs With...2020-04-1540 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 007: Building Your Business During the Coronavirus Outbreak and Self-Quarantine (While Being Empathetic to What's Happening)Our hearts and prayers go out to all people who have been affected hard by the coronavirus outbreak/COVID-19.
For those of us who are fortunate to not be as affected, this tragic experience does present an opportunity while being self-quarantined at home.
All major negative life experiences (including the coronavirus outbreak) have the potential to hold you down or you can figure out to seize this opportunity to grow despite the challenges.
There’s a lot more stress, but being able to learn how to better handle, manage and navigate your emotions, will allow you to tap into being cr...2020-04-0551 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 006: Ryan Seacrest Interviews Fisayo on the Radio!Fisayo gets a big win for her business and is interviewed by Ryan Seacrest on the radio for the "Hometown Hustler."
Even with that highlight, she's been taking care of her daughter who's been sick with pneumonia. The beginning of 2020 has been a little rough for both of us.
Jeff has made the official decision to pivot to… he doesn’t know! But he’s put A LOT of thought, got outside coaching, and has built his business for the last five years… this is a well-thought out decision.
We talked about the value of high-end masterminds and some of the deta...2020-04-0528 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 005: Too Much Time Writing SEO Blog Posts, Success Selling on Instagram Stories, but a Miss on Paid Influencer MarketingJeff describe the struggle of how writing SEO (search engine optimized) content is too much of a time sink from competition research, keyword research, creative brainstorming, outlining, actually writing, blog post formatting, creating blog post graphics and all the other tiny details not mentioned… he is bogged down doing it all.
We talk about what is his best return of investment given the time he has available. He discusses his overall content strategy and how he’s adjusting and adapting to how long it’s taking to make content.
Fisayo tells a story about her experiments in paid influencer marketing and sh...2020-04-0541 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 004: How Kobe Bryant's Passing Has Affected Our MotivationJeff shares why he’s been dedicated and motivated recently due to the unfortune passing of Kobe Bryant. Because when he personally feels like he wants to stop, he reminded that he could keep going.
Fisayo shares how she’s been affected and feels like there was a dark cloud hanging around her. She now focusing what can we take out of this experience and what’s the lesson from the difference he’s made.
We’re still here so we have the opportunity to make a difference and be more motivated to keep at it.
Even though, we were get derail...2020-04-0545 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 003: Feeling Motivated, but Demoralized at the Same TimeFisayo and Jeff share the weekly progress that they’ve been making in their business.
Jeff talks about how he’s been losing sleep on editing a recent podcast for Dating UpDate. He recorded the latest episode on the way to Brendon Burchard’s Influencer 2019 event.
It’s a great podcast where he talks with his friend Tony who’s a men’s life coach. It covers his previous sexual shame and more details of his mental breakdown in Hollywood.
And the podcast can now be found on most platforms like Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, Castbox, and all other platforms where it wasn't av...2020-04-0429 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 002: Business Struggles of Selling in a Seasonal Store LocationWith the holidays coming up and Black Friday just passed, images of seeing people fight over merchandise is common.
Naturally, it’s easy to expect to be selling more items especially when you go to a new location.
Unfortunately, sometimes our expectations don’t match with what actually happens in real life.
That’s exactly what Fisayo faced when she went to Santa Barbara to sell during the Thanksgiving holiday.
She shares the biggest lessons she’s learned from one of the most underwhelming business experiences she’s ever had.
Jeff is getting bored with his business, but Fisayo talks him over t...2020-04-0449 min
Entrepreneurs with JobsEWJ 001: How Jeff Built a Dating Coaching Business & How Fisayo Built a Stylish Apparel Brand Providing a Pathway Out of PovertyTwo unsuspecting co-workers are both learning to start a business, but neither of them knows.
... until now.
What happens when full-time employees, working for a Fortune 500 company, start a business online?
Two different industries. Two different business models. Two different "Entrepreneurs With Jobs."
One is a founder of a dating consulting business that coaches single men on the confidence and dating skills to transform client's dating lives. The other is a founder of an apparel brand that designs and creates fun, stylish kid’s clothing in African-inspired wax prints.
Both are corporate top-performers trying to build a business while balancing li...2020-04-0453 min