The Curious Hero Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tom Polifka
How can I build an online business that allows me to pursue my purpose? How can I make an impact and have financial abundance? And the most popular question, how can I create something that pays me even while I’m sleeping? These questions and more are answered every week on The Curious Hero Podcast with Tom Polifka. Curious? Imagine you are friends with the most respected online entrepreneurs. Now imagine you can grab a coffee with each of them and talk about what challenges they faced, how they overcame hurdles, and what was their “secret” to success. In addition to the inspiring stories of business owners,Tom Polifka, also shares his business “secrets” in creating passive income with digital marketing, personalization, advertising, and automation. Consider it your digital MBA and an invitation to become a Curious Hero.
Blockchain domain NFTs might be the next real estate boom. Part URL, part collectible, NFT domains remind me of what happened in 1999 with internet domains. In this episode you will discover a whole new world of domain names and the use case for these blockchain assets.
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Have you bought any land deeds in a video game yet? The next internet is here and it is creating enormous opportunity for everyone who is willing to be curious about blockchain gaming. Discover how cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies are going to create the largest transfer of wealth we have ever seen.
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In life we all have experiences that transform us and provide hope that the future will be better. In this episode I share how a recent business trip changed my perception on human behavior. My life will forever be changed by what I experienced and I have some advice to provide new entrepreneurs.
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We don't know how long we have and most would avoid thinking about death for this reason. What if you contemplated death five times a day, could this make you happier and richer? In this episode I share how the death of friends and strangers has inspired me to create change that will ensure my family's financial stability long after I'm gone. It might also make me happier as I'm still alive.
This episode is dedicated to Cullan Brown. Cullan passed away on 8/4/2020 after 345 days battling cancer and a year removed from living his dream of playing in a PGA Tour tournament. I don't know Cullan but his story inspired me.
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Big brands often over-look social media marketers with less than 100,000 followers. This is just fine with Morgan Tyner as she knows exactly what small businesses need and helps micro-influencers fill the void left on social media. Don't miss two golden nuggets during our conversation today that could cost you thousands of dollars in future earnings online as an influencer.
There is big business opportunity for small businesses that work with the right influencers online. Morgan helps micro influencers have less overwhelm, more money, and healthy boundaries when authentically growing online.
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The YouTube Man will show you what's possible if you are motivated and deliberate with practicing your craft. This story of one man rising to the elite ranks in his profession will surely leave you speechless. Learn how YouTube was the solution to his problem and get inspiration how you can use tacit knowledge just like him to create the life you want.
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Do you know when it's time to double down on an offer to scale your online business? Maybe you avoid your financial numbers because you're afraid what you might find. If that is you then don't miss this episode with Parker Stevenson of Evolved Finance, a bookkeeping firm that specializes in helping online entrepreneurs to build more profitable and financially stable online businesses.
In this episode Parker shares insights from working with the highest earning online businesses with over $100 million in managed revenue. He will share what the top online business owners do right and how knowing the numbers can maximize your money machine.
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The first millionaire in the gold rush of 1849 will shock you. It will also make you rethink how you might want to create your next online business. In this episode I share the story of the California gold rush and how it applies to the next digital gold rush. No this is not about Bitcoin, it's about how you can take advantage of being in the right place at the right time while providing the right resources.
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What if realizing your potential was as easy as understanding and utilizing your strengths? In this episode Dan Schaal - Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach shares how you can better understand what are your strengths and weaknesses to make it easier to reach those lofty goals.
As a school teacher for almost 25 years, Dan has been using these skills to develop fifth-graders to believe in themselves for years. Now he helps people to be the best version of themselves and reach their true potential.
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In this episode we dive into using story telling in emails can create a sales machine for any online business. For the last 20 years Bill has been using his copywriting skills to help coaches, consultants, and other businesses sell more through story telling. Specifically we talk about using email marketing combined with being interesting to help sell more products.
Bill said "everybody is so obsessed with subject lines and they are important because that's the only way they're going to open, right. But if you consistently write entertaining, interesting emails, you're going to open it because the person is sending it. Not what's in the subject line." Basically, you, you don't need to be a master storyteller. You just need to be someone who's kind of interesting and different.
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In this episode Vernon shares his story of learning how to be comfortable within himself and not trying to show up as anyone else besides the best version of himself. We talk about how growing up without his father impacted his view on life and where he would derive mentorship from. Vernon also provides some strategies anyone can use for more mindful living from his latest book 'The 7 Laws of Mindful Living'.
Building a bridge between worlds, people, and cultures through leveraging technology, the spoken word, and the pen, Vernon T. Foster II is no stranger to adventure and defying convention. When the world valued specialization, he sought to become a generalist. Vernon opted to treat his 20's and early 30's as an experiment for building skills and honing his personal philosophy. Little did he know nor envision that his lifestyle would serve as a catalyst for creating a global movement and framework that would inspire others to follow suit. His work has been featured at Entrepreneur, General Assembly, The Good Men Project, and Podcast Movement.
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Would you like to build an online business without having to be the face of the brand or website? Is it possible to build a website that generates passive income without anybody knowing who you are or worrying about having to build a social media profile. This is what I cover in this episode including how I started and where I see the industry changing.
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Amy is homeschoolin' mama and fisherman's wife, after Lyme Disease taught her to prioritize and make the most of my time and energy, she enjoys helping others do the same. From Green Juice Guides and Super Simple Soup Zine, simple teas to calm and fortify to t-shirts that bring a smile. She is just trying to show up and sprinkle a little helpful hope.
Find Amy on Instagram @modernfolkmama
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Any entrepreneur will tell you that coming up with ideas is easy. What's hard is knowing if those ideas will turn into profitable businesses. This is where Kyler Graff has excelled in his journey of entrepreneurship and he has some incredible lessons to share if you are trying to get started in business.
Kyler started his first business at the age of 10 by solving one of the most common problems any pet owner will face, poop. When he started mowing lawns he also realized that many homeowners with pets needed help cleaning up after their dog's messes. Offering both lawn care and pet waste removal (that's a technical term for it) he was able to make more money from each customer and they were happy to have both problems solved. This concept would serve him well in future years when he launched his residential painting company.
Even with technology changing at a rapid pace every business will still need to validate an offer before committing too many resources into a new venture. Kyler shares how he proves if a business idea will work before getting too deep in the backend of the business as he calls it. Listen in and take notes because this episode could quiet literally save you hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in your next venture.
Find Kyler on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kylergraff/
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There is a defining characteristic of successful online business owners that is more important than being able to code a website or setup a digital course. It is resourcefulness. I recently found a community of people online that embody this very trait and you can learn how to make your digital business better by using the same thought process they use.
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Throwing in a few dollars with the chance of winning millions sounds fun but given the option to win $1 Million or earn it what would you choose? This is the question I have for you in today's episode and how changing your thought process can result in creating the most financial abundance you've ever seen.
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The most incredible opportunity in investing isn't in housing it's in digital real estate. Do you remember playing Monopoly the board game? If so this episode will open your eyes to the world of building digital assets just like putting a hotel on Park Place.
Online business is becoming the new gold rush and digital assets are a real thing. What if I told you that an entrepreneur with a passion for golf was able to build a website that later turned into 2 million members in a paid community. Then that digital asset was acquired by the Golf Channel and NBC sports for an undisclosed amount of money, likely surpassing $100 million. Now that is the kind of digital real estate I would invest in.
Digital real estate isn't created overnight, it takes three core components that I share in this episode. I encourage any entrepreneur who wants to build a digital asset listen to this episode.
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Krista Kehoe is a Certified Life Coach helping online entrepreneurs like you shatter self-imposed glass ceilings to make more money.
Previously, Krista was a High School Biology Teacher for 20 years and ventured into entrepreneurship as a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Network Marketer before certifying as a Life Coach and creating her Failproof27 Workshop, Program and Mastermind.
Learn the 5 Questions every online entrepreneur should ask a life coach
Outside of helping entrepreneurs create value for themselves and their clients, Krista is an equine enthusiast, lake lover, yoga girl, wife and mom.
You can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram and at her website kristakehoe.com
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Andy is a creative director, director and co-founder of video agency Swhype, based in the UK.
With a fascination in film, after studying for a degree in graphic design, he moved to London to become a freelance runner and production assistant, before falling into the women's magazine industry after taking some freelance work. He quickly moved his way up from designer of a teen mag to Creative Director of Cosmopolitan (UK).
Meanwhile Andy kept his foothold in the film world by hosting indie-film events, a video podcast and a mobile film festival called Cannes in a Van, with eventual sponsorship from Ford.
In 2010 he left the publishing world to follow his dream of starting his own business – at first design and web- focused, then co-founding a 'creative motion agency’, providing animation and live-action video for brands and businesses.
Andy’s interest in personal and professional development began while running the company as a way to manage the increasing workload that running a business brings. With no background in business he learned from the ground – this hunger for business learning led to the Scwair1 project – an initiative that explores how to start and grow a business from scratch in 2020 and beyond, from a new perspective.
He currently runs a co-mentoring mastermind called The Mentor Exchange and hosts a podcast called Video Talks for creators, marketers and business owners who want to improve their video capabilities. He is also launching his own personal brand as The Creative Video Coach.
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Most entrepreneurs start a business because they want to be their own boss or put another way, they want to be the captain of their own ship. Autonomy is one reason why I started my entrepreneurial journey. Unfortunately I've lost my way and have slipped away from what truly fuels me and provides a sense of purpose. In 2021 I'm getting back to what provides me with Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose and I hope this episode inspires you to do the same.
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Angela Wagner is a Yoga Teacher, Trainer & Wellness Coach. She is deeply passionate about helping people gain confidence, get fit, and become unstoppable on the yoga mat and in their lives. She founded YogaSport, a Dallas power yoga studio, in 2004 and transitioned her business online in 2020.
Her now global community includes members of YogaSport On Demand as well as 200-Hr Yoga Teacher Trainings. Download The Zoom-Free body FREE yoga class at angelawagner.com and visit her on Instagram @theangelawagner.
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What if you knew exactly the pain points of your ideal customer? Would this make it easier to create your offer and sales page with them in mind?
Your ideal customers are wanting solutions to their problems and they don't want to wait. The human brain is hard wired to protect it's self and family first...you might call that selfish. When you sell products and services online it is critical to understand what your customers want and make it clear why they should buy now. In this episode I share how five online business owners are selling their services to selfish customers and why you should be too.
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The Nurse behind the Whole Life Nurse blog and platform. Kelsey Rowell has been a Registered Nurse for 7 years and an Entrepreneur for 5 years. She equips nurses with skills, resources, and knowledge to overcome the barrier of feeing stuck in a job that they don't love!
Through digital courses, workshops, and memberships she teaches nurses skills like how to land an interview for their dream nursing job (and bypassing the electronic black hole), negotiating to make more money as a Nurse, setting healthy boundaries in their career, and how to start a side hustle as a nurse.
87,000 Instagram followers @wholelifenurse enjoy Kelsey's approach how to unlearn the toxic mindsets and beliefs that have kept nurses "stuck" in the past. She loves her work and helping Nurses transform their career and life!
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Understand this one critical component before publishing your next Facebook ad campaign. Often I get asked how to know if Facebook ads are working or if you are wasting money. This is the wrong question. The right question is what should my objective of the campaign be.
In this episode I share the most important aspect to paid advertising and how business owners can apply a simple strategy to improve your odds of success. Whether you are managing your ads or you are hiring out that aspect of your business you need to understand this. Getting to know the best practices in Facebook ads is important no matter who is running the campaigns. We put together a workshop style training that empowers entrepreneurs Before You Outsource.
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From Pilates instructor to studio owner and now business coach helping other studio owners thrive during challenging times, Ronda Arndorfer has made many pivots in her career.
After retiring early from being an accounting manager for one of the largest printing companies in the USA, Ronda became a Pilates instructor and studio owner.
She knew she was not destined to be spending every day standing in front of a Pilates class even though she loved teaching. So, she sold the studio she had worked so hard to build over the course of 12 years.
Now she is helping business owners pivot and find new ways to add additional income streams just like she did.
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When Kat Kummer Fivgas, purchased Harmony Healing from her mentor in 2009,
she had a big vision for what it would become. She wanted a space that included a power-house of healers and holistic medical professionals, not only to offer a variety of modalities, but an up-leveled healing community for all.
And for 10 years, Kat created and ran this community with such grace, grit, and love
for her practitioners and for those who came to heal witnessing this dream come to fruition.
As 2020 began to show its true colors, many of the team members were called to adjust their lives in ways that created big change and transition for Harmony Healing—
just as life has changed for most in the 2020 pandemic, so has it for Harmony Healing.
This new chapter creates an opportunity to network with other practitioners in other ways,
to offer courses, and support the community in new and innovative ways.
Be sure that Harmony Healing remains passionate about serving Denver as a leader in holistic health—for blending ancient wisdom with modern medicine providing personalized, nourishing treatments for a vibrant & holistic lifestyle.
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One of the most frustrating parts about building an online business is the variety of different tools and how often they change. Could one software tool handle it all for an online business? If one software tool could handle all the marketing, sales and automation should you use it? These questions and more will be answered in this episode of Tom's Tips.
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Justin is the untamable, creative spirit behind Legendary Marriage. A Husband and Father first, Justin is co-host of the Legendary Marriage Podcast, and a coach, as well as a speaker and writer.
As a Leadership & Legacy Coach, Justin helps men build untamable lives, and legendary marriages. Justin helps men become better husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and leaders by sharing his decade long journey to discover and live his core identity. With more than 15 years of ministry leadership, and nearly 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Justin combines deep introspective coaching, with strategic and tactical action plans that get results for his clients.
When he’s not working, chasing his 2 amazing daughters, or dating his wife, you’re likely to find him on the trail hiking, or hammocking in the shade by the nearest flowing water.
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JoAnn Keller is an occupational therapist specializing in care of people with shoulder, arm, and hand problems. She also provides mentoring and coaching for hand therapists who are entrepreneurs and business owners.
She owns Hands for Living, a hand therapy clinic north of Seattle, Washington, which has grown from a single therapist practice in 2011 to 10 employees in 2020. Over the past year, she has increased her focus to reach more people online and streamline both businesses, with Tom's assistance.
JoAnn has won local and national awards in the therapy profession, and has been recognized for her volunteer work as a leader, advocate, and organizer in the therapy community.
JoAnn is a native of Minnesota, and worked in Colorado, Kentucky, and Alaska prior to settling in Washington state. Outside of hand therapy, JoAnn enjoys competing in dressage and jumping competitions with her horse, as well as travel, hiking, and skiing.
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Ashly is the founder and CEO of Kitchworks and cannabis advocate. She began meal prepping and planning to help her eat better and save money. As time went on she started telling her friends what she was up to and they began taking turns prepping for the week. What began as a passion for meal planning and prepping quickly grew into something much more. Ashly realized that health was a full circle event. Learn more about #Healthy CEO.
A yoga instructor and decade long yoga practitioner she began to connect the dots between physical and mental health. Healthy eating and a healthy mind create an overall healthier life and body. This stuck with her and she knew that if she struggled to make the connection other women were too. Ashly is determined to help women see that they can live their healthiest life through these simple methods. When Ashly isn’t educating and connecting women to their health she enjoys reading, yoga and spending time with her friends, family and fur babies. She currently resides in Dallas Texas.
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Amy founded Pause to Remember after experiencing the most painful moment in her life and now hopes to help others. She is a certified yoga teacher and CRNA (nurse anesthetist) at a Level 1 trauma center. Little did Amy know the impact yoga and meditation would have when her daughter was stillborn in September 2016. The mindfulness practices helped her soothe her mind, body, and spirit while grieving.
Sharing mindfulness practices with women to support their journey through grief while growing a safe, supportive, online community is Amy's primary mission. She hopes meditation, yoga, and community support will be helpful tools allowing women to create space to feel, leading to healing, and discovering a new norm after loss.
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Jeff J Hunter builds personal brands for accomplished CEO’s & Founders who are ready to become influencers in their category.
As a project manager for a large corporation Jeff found a way to leverage virtual assistants to improve his results for the company which almost got him fired. Ultimately Jeff would see the potential of leveraging virtual teams to grow a business of his own. Now he helps entrepreneurs do the same with his Savage Marketer podcast and framework.
Jeff has also figured out how social media algorithms work and has become known for getting over 1.5million views on a single TikTok post. His story is one to hear, enjoy it!
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Nehal is the founder of Ad Pros, a Facebook ads agency, education and coaching company. He scales 7 figure businesses to record breaking year on year.
Nehal's journey into entrepreneurship was not a linear line to success, as most entrepreneurs will attest. He had many dark points in his life and tough decisions to make including the decision to pass on a salaried job that would have provided a very comfortable life for the opportunity to grow a business he dreamed about.
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In this 4-Part series called What Every Online Business Owner Needs To Know I will be covering 4 key components of an online business that every business owner must understand before outsourcing these tasks. In this episode I discuss the most important aspects of your online storefront including tips on how to save the 70% of prospects who visit your checkout page but abandon the cart.
Every business has an online storefront, but most business owners don't treat their process of selling like the mega-online retailers, that is a big mistake. Learn how the best marketers setup and manage their checkout experience for an incredible customer experience.
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Brooks has been in real estate since 2013. Since buying his first investment property just before his 21st birthday, he has gone on to buy/sell over $30M of real estate. In addition to investing Brooks has also coached over 1,000 agents and investors to generate leads online.
Very early in his career he noticed digital marketing was a piece of real estate that was sorely missing. Through a passion for digital marketing and love of real estate he has built additional streams of income and even entire businesses that fit the real estate vertical.
Brooks can be found online at https://www.instagram.com/brooksohearn
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As a husband, father, friend, and serial entrepreneur, Tony's current ventures include co-founding ShipOffers with his childhood friends and creator of the Be Fulfilled Brand.
The journey to finding fulfillment is often filled with stories of stuff we never thought would happen. You may even feel like giving up entirely, and that was Tony’s story until his friend John showed up and saved his life.
Once that happened, Tony knew he wanted to give back, and one of the companies he created from these lessons he discovered over the past 24 years as an owner/operator was the Be Fulfilled Journal. This journal has enabled over 4,234+ entrepreneurs to develop a fresh vision for their life and take action right away.
As the host of the popular Be Fulfilled Podcast: The Real Stories Behind Success. Tony has been on a quest for the past four seasons to redefine how we determine success. It's the perfect show for anyone on their Journey to personal or professional fulfillment looking for some additional motivational on the climb up success mountain.
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In this 4-Part series called What Every Online Business Owner Needs To Know I will be covering 4 key components of an online business that every business owner must understand before outsourcing these tasks. In this episode I cover the most important aspects of email marketing and automation. When every online coach is telling you to grow your email list I'll explain why you should remove subscribers and how it can help you get higher open rates which leads to more sales. We will also explain how to use email marketing templates and the common mistakes online business owners make when using services that are intended to save you time and money.
Automation sounds great but what is actually required to create time saving business processes that work on their own? Do you know how custom fields can improve your automations and customer experience? These questions and more are shared in this episode of The Curious Hero Podcast.
In this 4-Part series called What Every Online Business Owner Needs To Know I will be covering 4 key components of an online business that every business owner must understand before outsourcing these tasks. In this episode I break down the three most important aspects of a website or landing page in your online business. Most people focus on how pretty a website looks including the colors, fonts, or logo but if you focus on these three components of your website it will put you 10 steps ahead of the competition.
With so many options for hosting and building a website it is important to know what actually delivers results for your business. Listen to this episode to hear the best practices of website hosting, landing page features, and why your page load time is more important than the font you want to use.
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In this episode, we talk about empowering yourself in your online business. I share how a traumatic event in my childhood would play a key role in how I learned online business best practices. Most small business owners have experienced the feeling of regret when hiring someone to manage key aspects of their online business. Is this you, do you wish you knew more so you wouldn’t feel like you’re giving away so much power in your business? I will share how you can get more control of your online business and become empowered for when you’re ready to outsource again.
If you are an aspiring online entrepreneur or someone looking to get a fresh perspective on your business I want to invite you to become a member of The Journey. Consider The Journey as your apprenticeship in online business. Learn the steps to start the business, create the product, sell it with ads, and deliver results all by watching over the shoulder of someone who has done it before. The best part is we are starting from scratch and you can be a part of the community that is looking to do the same. I will be donating 50% of the sales from The Curious Hero Journey to Operation Underground Railroad.
In today's episode of Tom's Tips I share the best practices of setting up tracking on your websites so you can improve sales and the customer experience. Joining me for this conversation is one of my students, Todd Hart. Todd was asking a bunch of questions about how to track who visits his website and what data we can capture from them. We will dive into understanding how customers are tracked online, what tools are used, and how to use this to improve advertising results.
Tom's Tips episodes are designed to make online business simpler by providing quick tips to improve your marketing, automation, website design, advertising, and much more. This episode is a bit longer than normal but it is filled with gold if you listen to the details.
In this 4-Part series called What Every Online Business Owner Needs To Know I will be covering 4 key components of an online business that every business owner must understand before outsourcing these tasks. In Part 1 I cover advertising on Facebook and Google. The goal of this podcast series is to help you the business owner understand the terminology and best practices so you can figure it out yourself or hire it out with confidence.
Advertising on Facebook or Google can be intimidating but if you understand what the ad platform needs to perform best you can let it do the hard work. We will cover terminology and best practices so you can setup campaigns for success. With the addition of artificial intelligence to advertising there is one thing you need to provide the ad platform to see the best results. Find out in part one of this four part series.
Tom's tips episodes are designed to make online business simpler by providing quick tips to improve your marketing, automation, website design, advertising and much more. In this episode we will discuss templates that are designed to make your websites and emails easier to create, but don't work. The majority of online businesses use templates of some sort to build either their webpages, email campaigns or ads yet most are not seeing positive results. The problem is that templates should be used as a starting point but instead most businesses don't customize them to fit their business which is hurting sales. Learn the simple yet highly effective changes you can make to your webpages and emails that will deliver more sales and less confusion.
I encourage you to look at how you use templates in your business and apply some of the tips I provide in this episode. It wouldn't surprise me if you began to see more sales from the same emails just using the 3 key components of a good email shared in this show. If this helped I would love to know, reach out to me on Instagram @tompolifka.
In this episode, I share how changing your environment can be the #1 catalyst for growth in your online business. After 10 years in online business nothing has been as powerful as changing my environment to open more opportunity and creativity in my life. I will share three environments every entrepreneur must refresh in order to continue growing and how these have impacted my business.
If you are an aspiring online entrepreneur or someone looking to get a fresh perspective on your business I want to invite you to become a member of The Journey. Consider The Journey as your apprenticeship in online business. Learn the steps to start the business, create the product, sell it with ads, and deliver results all by watching over the shoulder of someone who has done it before. The best part is we are starting from scratch and you can be a part of the community that is looking to do the same.
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For the first episode, Tom shares three critical components to starting any successful online business. He shares his story of dropping from a perfectly good airplane 4000 feet above earth and how he learned just how valuable he was while working for a corporation which would all lead him to starting his first online business. Do you know the best investment you can make in online business? What is holding you back from greatness? This episode will give you a sense that anything is possible and leave you feeling like you should start now.
In this episode we introduce the new podcast designed for business owners or aspiring entrepreneurs looking to build an online business they can be proud of. We share what to expect from the podcast including the types of guests and content that will be shared each week.