Hi, I'm Deborah, your go-to business coach for bespoke offer creation and simple technical solutions. I've been helping coaches, consultants and service providers monetize their expertise and and scale their online business operations for over a decade. In 2007, I built NYC's first ever mobile juice bar and grew that into a 7-figure citywide wellness and catering company. Our success was rooted in smart systems, strong relationships and understanding the power of sharing your story. I offer coaching as well as hands on technical support to move your business project from idea to income in a short amount of time. My work is for soloprenerus with a few years in business who are ready to invest in operations that align with their soul and easily scale. Please check out my podcast and join my list for weekly marketing tips and exclusive event invites!
Your next sale might be in your inbox.
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[2 min read; new episode] Not my finest moment, but true story: Years ago, I briefly considered a job selling paper. This was not some sophisticated literary product or elegant stationery set. It was actual reams of copy paper. 😳 The “training” involved a bunch of twenty-something dudes in cheap suits, group chants, jumping (yes.), and loudly celebrating how much paper team-members had sold. When I tell you I thought about jumping out the fire escape... I remember thinking: If THIS is sales, I'm completely out. No. effin'. way. Today, I can see how many of us still carry some version of that idea around. Selling = pressure, bothering people and convincing someone to buy. But here's a different way to think about it: Selling is a skill you can learn. You don't need to jump up and down in a cheap suit and chant random numbers to do it either. You just need to start having conversations with people, and get in your reps so you will feel more comfortable. On today's episode of Mindset to Market, I'm sharing a simple 5-step practice to do exactly that. We're going to look at this question: What if your next sale is already sitting in your inbox, DMs or audience? 🎧 Listen now: 142 - Mindset Shift: You Get Better at Selling By Selling It's about 21 minutes and it comes complete with an assignment that could very likely result in you making money this week. Give it a listen and drop me a line if it resonates. 😉 Deborah P.S. Yesterday I hosted the maiden voyage of Sales Power Hour inside the new Sales Studio community and I'm obsessed. I'll be building out the space throughout October and you can join the free tier now. Hit reply with any questions! |
Deborah C. Smith, Business Coach, Marketing Strategist & Podcast Host
Hi, I'm Deborah, your go-to business coach for bespoke offer creation and simple technical solutions. I've been helping coaches, consultants and service providers monetize their expertise and and scale their online business operations for over a decade. In 2007, I built NYC's first ever mobile juice bar and grew that into a 7-figure citywide wellness and catering company. Our success was rooted in smart systems, strong relationships and understanding the power of sharing your story. I offer coaching as well as hands on technical support to move your business project from idea to income in a short amount of time. My work is for soloprenerus with a few years in business who are ready to invest in operations that align with their soul and easily scale. Please check out my podcast and join my list for weekly marketing tips and exclusive event invites!
Dear Reader, I've been hinting for weeks about a new space to practice sales. Before I kick off the first group session on Monday, October 5th, I wanted to make a few things clear to people. Over the past year, I’ve 3x’d my income while working considerably less than in the past. I did it without a lot of hustle, endless content, or the constant creation cycle most people think is required. You have not seen me host back-to-back launches. I'm not stacking a dozen new offers. And I'm...
Happy Sunday Reader! Reporting in from the middle of the Nor'easter hitting the Boston coast-line, while visiting family. The winds and rain are pretty intense slapping against the windows, but truthfully, I stayed in my jammies, curled up with a coffee, and wrote in my journal for over an hour this morning, which was precisely what I needed. As I'm prepping for the week ahead, I've been thinking about why we do or don't feel safe to make sales in our businesses. The last 3 episodes of my...
By now, you probably KNOW that tonight is my free Solopreneur Sales System masterclass. 😂 And if you've ever felt afraid to ask someone to buy your thing, this is a room you'll appreciate being in. We're going to break down the steps to simplify our work and take a look at what might be holding you back from making quantum leaps in your business. Here's a hint about one common challenge we'll tackle: It's easy to diagnose fear as a lack of strategy. As a musician, I know there's a point...