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045: Overcoming Business Obstacles In The Face Of The Pandemic

We’ve been far since the start of the Pandemic. Finance, Accessibility, and Communication have been the most common challenges that businesses suffered. A lot of them failed in the transition, but it is a huge growth to those who get to keep moving forward.

Decision-making is crucial when we face challenges. Knowing where the business is going by looking at the numbers and data is extremely beneficial.

In this episode, the Business Geeks discuss the challenges that entrepreneurs face in the aftermath of the Pandemic, as well as emerging communication channels. We cannot avoid these challenges as our businesses grow, but there is always a solution. 

What To Listen For:

  • The stake of paying off massive debts with luxury assets (04:03)
  • The Impact of the Pandemic on China’s Businesses (09:35)
  • Significance of Numbers and Data in Decision Making  (11:35)
  • Taking promotions to a new level (13:50)
  • Joe’s creative celebration (16:47)
  • A successful presentation – Humor, Compatibility, and Telling Stories (20:52)
  • How to handle negative comments or feedback? (30:32)

One Cool Thing

Joe: Switched from Amazon Echo to Apple HomePod (32:03)

Take My Lunch Money

Jen: Design Powers – Women-owned and led company that designs websites (35:05)

Check-In With The Geeks

Posted by Business Geeks Podcast on Thursday, November 11, 2021

Catch us live each week on Monday 4:00pm EST / Tuesday 8:00am AEST at the Business Geeks Podcast page on Facebook.

Submit your question to the geeks at questions@businessgeekspodcast.com to have your question answered live on the show. Be sure to include your business name for a free shoutout.

Find Samantha at SamanthaRiley.global

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044: Servicing Customer Base Through Tumultuous Time

It may sound like a cliché, but we say that with every problem there is an opportunity. And with the number of issues the world currently has, the opportunities are huge. Unfortunately, this is not an easy feat.

One of the pressing matters during this tumultuous time is sustaining service to the customer base. Business owners had to think of ways to get their services and products to people who need them. 

In this episode, the Business Geeks focus on solutions that can help entrepreneurs during this challenging time. If your business is feeling the effects of the pandemic, we’ll give you tips on how to adapt and share effective ways on how to operate your business. 

What To Listen For:

  • Real estate difficulties in Australia in the present times (03:25)
  • Employment situations in Sydney and the States (05:40)
  • The differences between the past and present living (07:19)
  • Business automation – yay or nay? (12:11)
  • Value vs Skill – what do business owners need to consider? (15:22)
  • Business solutions to counter the challenging times (18:18)
  • The significance of looking at the numbers: timewise and profit-wise (29:10)

One Cool Thing

Joe: Switched from Amazon Echo to Apple HomePod (32:03)

Take My Lunch Money

Jen: Design Powers – Women-owned and led company that designs websites (35:05)

Check-In With The Geeks

Posted by Business Geeks Podcast on Thursday, November 11, 2021

Catch us live each week on Monday 4:00pm EST / Tuesday 8:00am AEST at the Business Geeks Podcast page on Facebook.

Submit your question to the geeks at questions@businessgeekspodcast.com to have your question answered live on the show. Be sure to include your business name for a free shoutout.

Find Samantha at SamanthaRiley.global

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Find Jennifer at Sparent.co

Find Joe at SuperJoePardo.com

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043: Welcome to Season 2!

We are finally back after months of hiatus. We cannot contain our excitement to be able to talk to each other and connect with all the business geeks again.

What better way to kick off our season 2 than sharing what we have learned and what has kept us busy in 2021. As usual, we do this by engaging in a happy and upbeat conversation. 

Also, we gave a  brief background of what the three of us do and, we share our expectations for the show; what we want to accomplish this season, and a bit about weighted blankets and hug sleep pods.

Let’s get the ball rolling; welcome to season 2 of the Business Geeks Podcast!

What To Listen For:

  • Jen’s realizations for 2021 (00:55) 
  • The hug sleep pod experience for Joe (04:12)
  • What is 2021 like for Joe? (09:45)
  • What has kept Sam busy this year? (16:56)  
  • The hosts’ expectations for Business Geeks podcast (21:25) 
  • Jen’s, Sam’s and Joe’s career story (24:50)
  • How many ways the Business Geeks Podcast is streaming? (31:01)

Check-In With The Geeks

Catch us live each week on Monday 4:00pm EST / Tuesday 8:00am AEST at the Business Geeks Podcast page on Facebook.

Submit your question to the geeks at questions@businessgeekspodcast.com to have your question answered live on the show. Be sure to include your business name for a free shoutout.

Find Samantha at SamanthaRiley.global

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Find Jennifer at Sparent.co

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028: Is it Time to Raise Your Prices?

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Business owners everywhere feel differently about raising the prices of their products or services. Some feel that this is a necessary and natural effect of growing your business. Others fear that they will lose clients if they raise their prices. 

For those that do raise prices, there are varied methods of achieving this goal. These methods consider many points, including when the new prices will take effect, how the new pricing is implemented, how and which customers are affected, and the tipping point of the prices.

In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of raising prices and share our experiences on this topic. We consider the pros, cons, and different angles and factors that affect a price increase. We even role-play an instance where a price increase doesn’t go as planned.

What To Listen For:

  • Raising prices from an inventory standpoint (8:03)
  • Raising prices for services (9:56)
  • 97% of people who purchase static courses don’t complete them so it’s better to create a program than just a course so you provide more for clients (11:52)
  • There is a tipping point for low price points (15:34)
  • When is the right time to raise prices (16:56)
  • How do I go about raising my price? (18:50)
  • For service providers, consider supply, demand, costs, and profit margins (21:15)
  • Time is a valuable factor (23:29)
  • Raise rates to keep top talent (23:50)
  • Price out customers that don’t value you (24:38)
  • How do you raise prices? (25:13)
  • Be careful of what you communicate based on the price of your services (30:49)
  • Role-playing a price increase issue (33:45)
  • People that “nice” themselves out of business (36:34)
  • Mindset issue of people about pricing (38:41)
  • Sometimes your inner circle stops you from raising your prices (40:06)
  • Accept that you may lose some clients when you raise your prices (40:28)
  • Align yourself with clients that will pay your worth and make that client “the sexy one” (41:52)

Get My Lunch Money

Joe: TubeBuddy – a plug-in that helps your YouTube channel get more subscribers (42:52)

Sources Mentioned

How Do I Raise Prices Without Losing Clients?

Check-In With The Geeks

Catch us live each week on Monday 8pm EDT / Tuesday 10am AEST at the Business Geeks Podcast page on Facebook.

Submit your question to the geeks at questions@businessgeekspodcast.com to have your question answered live on the show. Be sure to include your business name for a free shoutout.

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012: 3 Ways to Grow Your Business With Podcasting

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3 Ways to Grow Your Business With Podcasting

Podcasts are a great way of getting your story heard and telling it your way. It’s also the perfect tool for building your business and creating a following.

It’s one of the best ways to connect with your audience and nurture those relationships on a personal level. At the same time it gives you the opportunity to establish authority in your niche as you showcase your expertise. It also helps that listening to podcasts is flexible and is far more easily consumed than print media. This provides a great opportunity to use them to grow your business, your following and your business network as the host of a podcast. 

In this week’s episode, the Geeks share with you how to grow your business through podcasts. As well as discuss one of the biggest mistakes that most people make when starting a podcast, no strategy. They also guide you through the essential components in starting a podcast. 

What To Listen For:

  • Creating a podcast as a marketing arm for your business
  • The one person you are speaking to
  • SEO and Podcasting
  • Getting all the social media handles ready
  • Establishing a recording schedule
  • Podcasting as a commitment
  • What makes a good guest
  • How to prepare your content

One Cool Thing

Jen: COVID Loan Tracker – online tracker that brings transparency to small business owners who have applied for loan from the government via the SBA.

Sam: Sign up for Poddit.net – a great platform to find podcast guests and find podcasts looking for guests. 

Joe: Using an electric car as a generator and Digital Deck Covers

Coolish or Foolish?

Cardboard Cut-Out Standees – You can send life size cardboard cut-outs of yourself to send to your loved ones that miss you.

What’s Grinding Our Gears?

Jen: People commenting on their own post to put up the post, people blasting the same post on multiple Facebook Groups, the CVS link post that precedes the picture of the poster’s big face, post challenges. 

Sam: the amount of time people are spending on conspiracy theories in social media.

Check In With The Geeks

New Schedule!

Catch us live each week on Monday 8pm EST / Tuesday 10am AEDT at the Business Geeks Podcast page on Facebook.  

Submit your question to the geeks at questions@businessgeekspodcast.com to have your question answered live on the show.  Be sure to include your business name for a free shoutout.

Find Sam at SamanthaRiley.global

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Find Jen at Sparent.co

Find Joe at SuperJoePardo.com

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