Just Start Now Vicky Shilling

If you’ve listened to my content for any length of time you’ll know I’m a big fan of growing a mailing list and in order to do this I really believe having some sort of freebie or lead magnet massively improves your chances of getting people to hand over their email address. 
When you’re getting started this can look like a simple downloadable guide, checklist or e-book. But as your business grows a quiz might be something you want to explore to bring people into your world and onto your list. 
I get questions pretty much every week from people inside and outside the Just Start Now community about quiz software and how to design a good one. So it felt only right to invite co-founder of Interact, Josh Haynam, onto the podcast to share insight from what he sees working well in the world of quizzes for generating leads and customers for your wellness business. 
In this episode we talk about: 
The way quizzes mimic the way the brain works and what makes them so addictive and intriguing to us as users 
How quizzes are a great way to create connection and intimacy (or as Josh points out in-to-me-see!) with your ideal customers, greeting them and starting a conversation without you needing to chat in person 
How Interact is using AI to help build great quizzes fast, yet how Josh still sees real human interaction as the bedrock of all successful businesses
When it’s a good time to use a quiz in your business and when it’s not and the point where automation really fits in. 
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Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email (hi@vickyshilling.com), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here. 
 
Links to Interact are affiliate links which mean if you sign up for a paid plan by clicking these I will receive a 30% referral fee, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love myself.

In this episode I talk about:
The uncomfortable truth that we might not always think the best of the people who we want to invest in our services.
How Amy Porterfield helped me notice the difference between ‘it’s tough but possible’ and ‘look you probably won’t make it.’ 
A pretty nasty incident at a networking event with an estate agent (have I got your interest yet?!).
How thinking the very best of the people we want to attract is related to the clarity we have on who our ideal customers really are.
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Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email (hi@vickyshilling.com), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here. 
 
 

In this episode, we talk about:
How adding products to your wellness business helps you create awareness, adds an income stream and establishes you as an expert 
The different ways to add products to your offering depending on your goals and investment
What stops you adding products to your business - primarily not knowing where to start and feeling it’s overwhelming (and how to overcome that feeling)! Nicole breaks down the steps into:
Checking your product idea matches with your business
Identifying what products you want
Researching the market
Market research your audience
Finding suppliers and knowing what questions to ask
For episode show notes, resources and links, head to Just Start Now Podcast - Vicky Shilling
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In this episode I talk about:
Four reasons why you shouldn’t outsource your social media
How to run your business without social media at all if you don't want to 
What to spend your money on instead of a social media manager
When is a good time to outsource your social media marketing
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I’m always fascinated by the reasons that wellness business owners aren’t able to ‘just start now’ in their work and I know the reasons go deep. I’ve recently started therapy myself (long overdue!) as I’m finding there are certain things I know at a logical level, but that continue to hold me back despite all the coaching and awareness I have. 
I wanted to chat to someone more about what might have happened in the past that shows up in our businesses today and what we can do to ensure it doesn’t prevent us achieving what we want and there’s no better woman that Sinead Doohan who is a Clinical Transformational Hypnotherapist and Coach, supporting women to flourish without fear, without worrying about mistakes or what other people think.
In this episode we talk about:
The missing piece if you’re finding that business strategy and setting goals just isn’t getting you results 
The three biggest negative beliefs Sinead sees holding people back  
The fact that we have to ‘do the cleaning on the way to the rainbow’  
All the ‘shoulds’ and where they really come from
How the ‘inner work’ is an ongoing process and requires constant curiosity and compassion
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Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email (hi@vickyshilling.com), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here. 

In this episde, I talk about the 5 reasons why I closed down my free Facebook group, and discuss wether you should, too. I also talk about why being on Facebook could still work for you. 
Love this podcast? Want to go deeper? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners.
 
Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email (hi@vickyshilling.com), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here.