Join us weekly Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Central for TipTalk: a text chat inside the Mastermind Community. [You must be a free member – how to join below.]
Attend live to ask questions and share your best tips.
I’m so glad to see everyone. Wednesday is one of the fun days. TipTalk helps me get over “hump” day. ~ Holly Chavez, Freelance Writer
Apri 2024
Upcoming TipTalk: Do You Need a Virtual Assistant?
- When: Wed. 4/10/24 2 pm Central
- Where: Mastermind Community
Join to Access TipTalk
In order to view and participate in our TipTalk events, you need to join the free-to-use Mastermind Community. Not a member? No problem. You can join for free. Join the BizSugar Mastermind Community by clicking the button below.
Once you’re a member, click the link for the TipTalk you want to see to go directly there.
How to Participate in TipTalk
The questions will be bold and highlighted. Reply to each question with your answer. And – have fun sharing your tips, strategies, questions and stories.
We want to get to know you. Please drop by during our live text chats if you can. And if you can’t be here then:
- Read through the comments.
- Give comments likes if you want to see that topic here or find it valuable.
- Tell us about yourself, your business, what you would like to discuss.
Upcoming TipTalk Chats (Topics and Dates)
Each month, our TipTalk chats and Webinars will be related to the topic for the month. These are our past topics:
April 2024
- 4/3/24 Understanding the Role of a Virtual Assistant
- 4/10/24 Do You Need a Virtual Assistant?
- 4/17/24 Setting Up Communication and Workflow Systems
- 4/24/24 Training and Development for Virtual Assistants
March 2024
- 3/6/24 Developing a Growth Mindset
- 3/13/24 Embracing Failure as a Stepping Stone
- 3/20/24 Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Learning
- 3/27/24 Navigating Change with Agility and Adaptability
February 2024
- 2/7/24 Effective Sales Strategies
- 2/14/24 Building Strong Customer Relationships
- 2/21/24 Leveraging Technology in Sales
- 2/28/24 Personal Development for Sales Success
January 2024
- 1/3/24 Recruitment Strategies for Building a High-Performance Team
- 1/10/24 Creating a Cohesive Team Culture
- 1/17/24 Effective Team Leadership and Management
- 1/24/24 Training and Development for Team Growth
- 1/31/24 Innovative Approaches to Team Collaboration and Problem Solving
December 2023
- 12/6/23 Fear of Failure
- 12/13/23 Fear of Success
- 12/20/23 How to Bounce Back from Setbacks
- 12/27/23 The Power of a Positive Mindset
November 2023
- 11/1/23 Tips on Making and Using Email Lists in Gmail
- 11/8/23 No TipTalk due to our big SmallBizFluence 2023 event
- 11/15/23 The Entrepreneur’s Journey
- 11/22/23 Does Selling Authentically Work?
- 11/29/23 Entrepreneurial Minds: Navigating Business with Positive Intelligence
Multiply Your Money
- 10/4/23 Diversifying Your Revenue Streams – Ideas for adding multiple income sources beyond just your core business
- 10/11/23 Building a Sales Funnel That Converts – Optimizing a sales process to maximize revenue
- 10/18/23 Building Strategic Partnerships – Collaborating with other brands/influencers to increase reach
- 10/25/23 Mastering Pricing Psychology – Setting optimal pricing for profitability
Unleashing Proven Strategies
- 9/6/23 Crafting Your Leadership Philosophy – Developing a vision and principles to guide growth
- 9/13/23 Forming Strategic Partnerships and Alliances with guest expert Ann Smarty
- 9/20/23 Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Returns – Making calculated, savvy business decisions with guest expert Morris Grand
- 9/27/23 Creating Systems and Processes – Streamlining operations for efficiency
Past 2023 TipTalk Topics
You can still see the discussions we’ve had on a variety of topics. These are chock full of great insights and actionable strategies. Use the links below, categorized by topic, to go directly to each discussion.
De-stress Your Business
- 8/2/23 The Mindset of a Stress-Free Entrepreneur – Cultivating the mental outlook and resilience to manage everyday stressors.
- 8/9/23 Achieving Work-Life Balance – Setting boundaries and priorities to prevent burnout
- 8/16/23 Managing Multiple Priorities – Approaches for juggling many responsibilities without getting overwhelmed.
- 8/23/23 Avoiding Distractions and Staying Focused – Minimizing digital distractions, filtering noise, and sharpening focus.
- 8/30/23 Relaxation Techniques for Entrepreneurs – Quick daily relaxation practices (meditation, breathing, breaks).
Getting Clear on Your Action Plan
- 7/5/23 Bridging the Gap: From Business Idea to Action Plan Execution
- 7/12/23 Analysis Paralysis: Overcoming the Fear of Making Decisions in Your Action Plan
- 7/19/23 Learning from Failure: How to Update Your Action Plan Based on Lessons Learned
- 7/26/23 Resource Scarcity: How to Act When Budget and Manpower are Limited
Mission Statements
- 6/7/23 A Mission Statement Matters: How to Craft Your Business Direction with Sue-Ann Bubacz, WriteMixforBusiness.com
- 6/14/23 The Evolution of Mission Statements: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Trends
- 6/21/23 The Impact of a Clear and Inspiring Mission Statement on Customer Engagement and Retention
- 6/28/23 The Impact of a Well-Defined Mission Statement on Small Business Growth and Expansion
Vision Statements
- 5/31/23 Measuring Progress Against the Vision
- 5/24/23 Aligning Business Strategy with the Vision
- 5/17/23 Communicating the Vision
- 5/10/23 Crafting a Vision Statement
Elevator Pitches
- 5/2/23 The role of body language and delivery in delivering a successful elevator pitch
- 4/26/23 Tailoring your elevator pitch for different audiences and situations
- 4/19/23 Elevator pitches in the age of virtual networking: Best practices for online interactions
- 4/12/23 Great Stories Build Relationships and Make People Care: Using Storytelling Techniques to Make Your Elevator Pitch More Compelling
- 4/5/23 Creating Your Elevator Speech
Going Live on Video
- 3/29/23 LinkedIn Live with Gillian Whitney
- 3/22/23 Live Video: Basics When Facing the Camera… and Audience with Deborah Anderson
- 3/15/23 Using Facebook Live to Attract New Clients with Cindy Gersch
- 3/7/23 Streaming to YouTube Live
- 2/29/23 Go Live! Challenge: What Streams Do You Love?
Content, Advertising and Podcasting
- 2/22/23 Content Strategy and SEO for B2B Lead Generation with Andy Crestodina
- 2/15/23 Best Local Advertising Strategies for Small Business with “Local Social SEOGuy” Guy Siverson from Graceful Touch.
- 2/8/23 Could Podcasting Expand Your Visibility? How to Host, Be a Guest, Earn Money or Generate Business with Martin Lindeskog
- 2/1/23 Where to Get Free Business Advertising
Marketing, Social Media and Lead Magnets
- 1/25/23 Latest Marketing Advice from the BizSugar Mastermind Community
- 1/18/23 Social Media Marketing Plan – how to create your social media calendar and optimize your social media efforts with Deborah Anderson
- 1/11/23 One Page Marketing Strategy and Challenge with Ivana Taylor
- 1/4/23 How to Create the Perfect Lead Magnet to Build Your List with Special Guest Annie. P. Ruggles
2022 TipTalk Topics
- 12/28/22 How FinTech Lending Trends Benefit Small Businesses
- 12/21/22 How Participating in Challenges Can Benefit Your Small Business
- 12/14/22 Podcasting 2.0 and Value for Value with Martin Lindeskog
- 12/7/22 How to Turn a Hobby into a Business
- 11/30/22 On-Page SEO Tips with Joey Trend
- 11/23/22 Should We Be Thanking or Marketing Between Thanksgiving and Christmas?
- 11/16/22 WordPress: What to Do When it Breaks
- 11/9/22 Let’s Craft Your Elevator Speech Contest
- 11/2/22 Tell Us What You Want to Get Out of the BizSugar Mastermind
- 10/26/22 How to Get Started with Lead Generation
- 10/19/22 How to Build a Freelance Writing Business
- 10/12/22 How to Choose the Right Project Management Software
- 10/5/22 Video Marketing Ideas
- 9/28/22 Unlocking the Secrets of SEO (with Matt Mansfield)
- 9/21/22 Worst Marketing Fails
- 9/13/22 How to Create a Website with More than 2 Million Unique Visitors a Month
- 9/7/22 Top Social Media Faux Pas
- 8/31/22 and 48 Experts Share their Secrets to Land your Emails in Inboxes
- 8/24/22 Social chat
- 8/17/22 Meet the mastermind community
- 8/10/22 TipTalk Kickoff text chat