825 episodes
Imperfect Action Steph Taylor
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How do I grow my business faster? What's the secret to success? How can design a business that serves me, not the other way around?
Your host, Steph Taylor, asked all of these questions right before she built a million-dollar online business from the ground up in just a few short years. But she made every mistake along the way.
Now, Steph's sharing the strategies she wishes she'd known when she was dreaming up her business plan from her corporate cubicle. The advice she wishes she'd had when she was juggling painful clients, answering client calls at 3 am and wondering if she would ever find financial freedom with her business.
If you ever feel like you're the only one who hasn't cracked the secret to success in your online business, this show is for you.
If you have big dreams but feel like you're not getting anywhere, this show is for you.
If you wish you could put your growth on 8x speed and skip straight to the good part, this show is for you.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you can expect mindset advice, actionable marketing tips, and strategies to build a business that brings you more profit, more freedom and even more joy.
Prepare to walk away from every episode feeling inspired to take action. Because the secret sauce is Imperfect Action.
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Why launching is a repeatable process—not a one-time gig
Launching often looks like a celebration based on the Instagram hype, the "doors open!" countdown timer, and the various posts promoting audience buy-in. But a launch is not about opening doors—it's about the strategy *and* the lead-up. In this episode, I'm explaining the big shift that will set you up for launch success.
- The importance of a reliable, rinse-and-repeat sales process for successful launching.
- Why launching is an educational journey for your audience, packed full of value, regardless of whether they buy or not.
- The benefit of launching before you create it and pivoting to the needs of your audience as needed.
- Why capitalising on invaluable non-buyer feedback will help you to make your launch even better next time.
SHOW LINKS:
- DM me “magic” on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) to join the Launch Magic waitlist or visit https://learn.stephtaylor.co/launch-magic-waitlist
- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB
- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks
- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip
- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig
- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi
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7 mistakes to avoid when planning a launch
Launching can be an exciting time for any online business—there's lots to plan, build and create in the lead up to doors open. There's also a few common mistakes that I see often that can affect your sales on the other side. In today's episode, I'm sharing these mistakes and what to do instead.
In this episode we chat about:
- Why creating your offer before you've launched it can be a costly mistake.
- The immense value of audience research when it comes to bridging the Magician's Gap for your ideal client.
- Why building hype around your offer does *not* sell and what you need to do instead (no-one will ever be more excited about your offer than you are!).
- Why evergreen offers are not the solution to consistent sales or "passive" income.
- The underestimated value in launching repeatedly and using a 60-90 day sales process to bridge the gap between where your audience is now and where they need to be to be ready to buy.
- The benefit of capitalising on a small audience to help improve your next launch.
SHOW LINKS:
- DM me “magic” on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) to join the Launch Magic waitlist or visit https://learn.stephtaylor.co/launch-magic-waitlist
- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB
- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks
- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip
- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig
- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi
Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtay... -
Offers not converting? Try these 7 tweaks to make more sales
When it comes to selling your online digital products, it's the small tweaks that often make the biggest difference. This is why it's so important to hone that underlying strategy and make those adjustments, otherwise you just won't see the big results that you're always hearing about. In today's episode, I'm sharing 7 tweaks to help you make more sales of your online course, membership or group program—and they may be different to what you think.
- The importance of understanding your audience—not just on the surface, but diving deep into what makes them tick.
- How addressing the Magician's Gap will not only drive your content creation but will help your audience with their decision to buy during cart open.
- Why talking in "expert language" can cause a disconnect with your audience—and what language to use instead.
- How collecting testimonials as social proof can instantly connect with your audience (if they're written in a way that leverages their value).
- How gauging your audience's "warmth" will help you decide how to grow your audience between launches.
SHOW LINKS:
- DM me "MAGIC" on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) to join the Launch Magic waitlist or visit stephtaylor.co/magic
- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB
- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks
- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip
- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig
- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi
Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtay... -
Small audience? Don't make these mistakes in your next launch
While you don't need a huge audience to launch your online course, group program or membership, you do need to understand some key differences and have a clear strategy in place. In today's episode, I'm sharing the biggest mistakes I see business owners making when they're trying to launch to a small audience.
- How identifying and avoiding common mistakes when launching to a small audience can set you up for success.
- Why launching is a repeatable process—a strategic vehicle to sell your offers (regardless of audience size).
- The 4 key ways to maximise your launch profits with a tiny audience.
- Understanding when to use paid ads—and when not to.
SHOW LINKS:
- Podcast Episode #674 "How can I develop the right lead magnet for a particular offer, and do I need more than one?": DM me "674" on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) for a direct link
- To join the Launch Magic waitlist: DM me "magic" on Instagram (stephtaylor.co) or visit stephtaylor.co/magic
- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB
- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks
- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip
- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig
- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi
Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtay... -
A bigger audience doesn't mean more profit: What to focus on instead of audience size
Growing your following or getting more subscribers isn't going to make you more sales—especially if your offers aren't already converting. More followers does not equal more profit, unless your business is already profitable and your offers are already converting well. In today's episode, I'm sharing why audience size isn't the be all and end all of business growth—and what you can focus on instead.
- Why large followings can have hidden problems that negatively affect conversion and sales.
- How getting your foundations in place is really important *before* you scale.
- Why shifting your perspective regarding your content can help to nurture the audience you do have—moving them closer to buying.
- Why you can't keep creating free content and hope that someone likes it and buys your offer.
- The importance of a clear, intentional sales process to actually sell your offers.
SHOW LINKS:
- DM me “magic” on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) to join the Launch Magic waitlist or visit https://learn.stephtaylor.co/launch-magic-waitlist
- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB
- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks
- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip
- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig
- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi
Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtay... -
7 ways that failures (and mistakes) work FOR you in your business
As humans, we fear failure. Like somehow it'll be the end of the world. But failure is inevitable in business. You can't predict what will work and what won't—you just have to try, and then get up and try again. In today's episode, I'm sharing 7 ways that failure works *for* you and not against you.
- How understanding the core of fear and failure will help you to take baby steps towards the thing that you want to do.
- Why failing actually speeds up your success in the long term by learning and growing.
- How allowing yourself to be a beginner is important for growth and success.
- Why focusing on what you want to achieve is essential—rather than focusing on what you want to avoid.
- Why dealing with fear is one of the most challenging things about running and building an online business.
- Why failing is never a waste of time!
SHOW LINKS:
- DM me “CC” on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) or visit https://stephtaylor.co/conversion-campaigns to join the waitlist for the next round of Conversion Campaigns membership enrollments.
- DM me “magic” on Instagram (@stephtaylor.co) to join the Launch Magic waitlist or visit https://learn.stephtaylor.co/launch-magic-waitlist
- Get my Daily Biz Booster emails: https://stephtaylor.co/DBB
- 5 Simple Tweaks to Boost Your Launch Profits: https://stephtaylor.co/tweaks
- Want me to spend a day working on your next launch? Book a VIP intensive: https://stephtaylor.co/vip
- Get The A-Z Podcast Launch Plan: https://stephtaylor.co/plp-ig
- Get a 30-day free trial of Kajabi: https://stephtaylor.co/kajabi
Let's be Instagram friends: https://instagram.com/stephtay...