Overview
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first talk about how you can actually build a million dollar business with just you and no employees. Then, we’ll show you how artificial intelligence is making serious inroads into small business applications, starting with accounting. Also, we show you how to get your small business unstuck with the help of a special online course. Plus, every small business owner experiences stress. We give you two skills you can practice today to reduce your stress. Finally, the SEO industry is plagued by smoke and mirrors, blackhat techniques, and a lack of transparency, but my last guest wants to change that for good. He shares his top SEO tips for beginners and busts an SEO myth.
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Segment 1: Elaine Pofeldt is an independent journalist who specializes in small business, entrepreneurship and careers. She is the author of The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, a look at how entrepreneurs are hitting seven-figure revenue in businesses where they are the only employees. As a senior editor at FORTUNE Small Business, where she worked for eight years, Elaine was twice nominated for the National Magazine Award for her features.
1:30 – What is the key to having a million-dollar, one-person business?
2:15 – How do you figure out what you should do and what you should automate or outsource?
5:15 – What are million-dollar, one-person businesses doing differently that fuels their success?
7:30 – One-person businesses are not isolated and no business operates in a vacuum.
8:00 – Where is the opportunity for one-person business owners?
Segment 2: Enrico Palmerino is a serial entrepreneur and investor. His latest venture, botkeeper, is the world’s first robotic bookkeeper. Previously, Enrico was the Managing Director and an investor in SmartBooks, an accounting firm which he grew from 7-40+ employees in 3 years. Enrico was also the Co-Founder of ThinkLite – a global lighting efficiency firm, which grew from dorm room to #46 on Inc’s 500 List. He was ranked 2nd among the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 by Bloomberg Business Week and named Boston’s Impact Leader of the Year in 2015.
15:45 – How is AI starting to appear in small businesses?
17:30 – Why did you start applying AI to accounting?
18:00 – How does botkeeper use AI to replace bookkeepers?
21:30 – How much set up is required so that the bots know what to do?
23:15 – Does botkeeper generate reports?
24:15 – What does botkeeper cost?
Segment 3: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.
30:30 – Do any of these sound familiar? You might be stuck!
32:00 – How to take your business to the next level.
33:15 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
36:00 – Special offer code!
To learn more visit, www.barrymoltz.com/unstuck
Segment 4: Angela Ficken is a Boston-based psychotherapist and entrepreneur. She started her career at McLean Hospital and worked at Harvard University as a primary therapist for students before moving into private practice. Angela specializes in OCD, eating disorders, and anxiety-related concerns. She has written for HuffingtonPost.com, Marriage.com Buzzfeed.com, and Popsugar.com.
40:45 – Is stress always a bad thing?
41:15 – What causes the most severe stress for entrepreneurs and small business owners?
42:15 – What are two skills entrepreneurs can practice today to help reduce stress?
45:30 – What role does technology play in making us feel stressed? How can you minimize this?
Segment 5: Jeremiah Smith is the Cofounder and CEO of SimpleTiger, a boutique digital marketing agency specializing in SEO for entrepreneurs. For 11 years, Jeremiah has helped companies like Segment.com, Shopify, NBC, MTV, E*Trade, LG, and Sports Illustrated see significant gains in their search results, organic traffic, and revenue.
49:30 – Where to start in optimizing your website for search engines.
51:00 – Myth or Truth: I should try to rank for a specific keyword.
