{"id":5002,"date":"2019-06-19T19:57:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T18:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=5002"},"modified":"2019-06-19T19:57:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T18:57:55","slug":"274-take-control-of-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/274-take-control-of-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 274 Take Control Of Your Business Before It Takes Control Of You (with Alison Boyle)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"player_container player-5002\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>Listen  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-5002\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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sm2-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"sm2-playlist-bd\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP274-take-control-of-your-business.mp3\">ICP 274 Take Control Of Your Business Before It Takes Control Of You (with Alison Boyle)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP274-take-control-of-your-business.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Listen in less than 14 minutes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In this short action episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Three essential tips to take control of your business<\/li><li> The correct steps towards marketing your business online<\/li><li> When to start investing in paid advertising: Facebook and LinkedIn<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As well as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How to manage your money and cashflow towards making a profit<\/li><li>The risk of not sharing your knowledge<\/li><li>The benefits of having simple business systems<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you want to create a life and living around the work you love, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You probably won\u2019t want to create yourself another job\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, you\u2019ll want to learn how to create a business that <em>works for you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So grab a notebook and pen and get ready to take note of these hot tips from, small business owner and marketing guru, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonjboyle.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alison Boyle (opens in a new tab)\">Alison Boyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/273-alison-boyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"In episode 273 (opens in a new tab)\">In episode 273<\/a>, Alison shared her best tips towards creating a business that works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A business that allows you to do your best work without the stress of the numbers and everyday tasks and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hear how to take control of your business; before it takes control of you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And learn some of the most fundamental principles, from this entire series, that could help you to create a business around the work that you love to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[00:59]<\/span> Introducing this short action episode with Alison Boyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[02:10]<\/span> How to take control of your business: three hot tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[04:20]<\/span> The correct steps towards marketing your business online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[05:15]<\/span> When to start investing in paid advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[06:40]<\/span> How to manage your money and cashflow towards making a profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[09:35]<\/span> Final thoughts on how to manage your creative business and to keep things under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>[10:50]<\/span> The risk of not sharing your knowledge. 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