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I hate when my fave podcasters go AWOL, so here's a little update and a few things I wanted to share! I'll be back on the podcast airwaves in July - will you miss me? Send me a DM on Instagram if there is something in this episode that resonated (@steviedillon_). See you soon!Want more? Here’s how we can help you: → Free Workshop — Create our knowledge-based lifestyle business in 2025 → Subscribe to the Fully Free Newsletter — Come and join the party on Substack! Subscribe for weekly articles, essays and behind the scenes to help you build a lifestyle business. → Join Lifestyle Business School — Get the complete Operating System for starting or growing an expertise-based online business to the Lifestyle Business Sweet Spot. Enjoy this content? Follow and subscribe for more: → Follow Stevie on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/steviedillon_/ → Subscribe to Fully Free on Substack — https://lifestylebusinessschool.substack.com/ → Subscribe to Lifestyle Business School on Youtube — https://www.yo

nline business is changing. With the prevalent decrease in the social media engagement, here's three very specific and practical things I'm doing to adapt to the new environment.Social Media — invest in your performing content to get more engagementEmail Marketing — start nurturing your email listRole of Podcasting, YouTube and Substack — for the handy top of funnel OR middle of funnel platformIn this episode, I’m breaking down how I’ve traditionally captured it (hello Instagram, podcasting, and email marketing

I haven't launched anything for nine months. I have been dark on social media, and I have only sporadically appeared on this podcast. So you might be wondering - Stevie, where have you been? What have you been doing and what is coming next? And if you have, you're gonna love today's podcast episode.And if you haven't, then this is the episode that you didn't even know that you wanted!Episode Shownotes:00:00 Introduction and where I've been00:52 The concept of seasons in business05:16 Rediscovering myself: music and reading07:35 The power of domino habits13:27 Balancing business and parenthood17:13 Clarifying my mission and future goals24:02 Conclusion and final thoughts———Recommended next episode: → Ep 250: I’ve Worked 5 Hours a Week Since March. Here’s How.Want more? Here’s how we can help you: → Free Workshop — Create our knowledge-based lifestyle business in 2025 → Subscribe to the Fully Free Newsletter — Come and join the party on Substack! Subscribe for weekly articles, essa

Read this series on Substack: https://lifestylebusinessschool.substack.com/For your lifestyle business to really SING, there’s one final step in the four part personal brand series – to turn what you’ve conjured up so far and giving it a talkaboutable edge!Getting this right from the outset is like sprinkling magic fairy dust on your business.Having a talkaboutable edge to what you do bakes BUZZ right into the very fabric of your business, and makes people stop, sit up and pay attention when you start talking about it.It also makes everything you do to try to get attention after that point about fifty million times easier.In this episode, we walk through exactly how to do it: 00:00 Introduction to talkaboutable edge00:18 Recap of previous episodes00:50 Defining talkaboutable edge03:55 Examples of talkaboutable edge08:30 Steps to create a talkaboutable edge10:03 Developing thought leadership16:01 Creating a mission-based business17:49 Crafting a unique concept22:07 Infusing your concept into your business28:30

Welcome to Part Three of our five-part series on setting up your personal brand for success! In this episode, we dive deep into the crucial art of positioning. It's not just about finding a niche; it's about understanding the customer journey, choosing the right market and how marketing and positioning work hand in hand to make your brand irresistible.You can view Part One and Part Two of this series here,  and subscribe to the podcast to be notified when the next part is released.Ready to turn your niche into a powerhouse brand? Let's dive in!Episode Shownotes00:00 Introduction: The importance of positioning01:09 My journey: From corporate job to social media manager02:55 The turning point: Bali and beyond04:08 The biggest mistake: No niche, no market05:55 The power of positioning10:05 Understanding the customer journey14:09 Steps to effective positioning16:12 Choosing the right market21:42 Conclusion: position well to sell22:48 Next steps and further learningRecommended next episode: → Part O

To stand out and sell — always, but especially in 2025 — you’ve gotta niche.Happily (especially if you are a personal brand), that DOESN’T mean putting your sweet little multi-passionate self into a box for twenty years and throwing away the key.But it DOES mean that you should create individual PROJECTS under your personal brand (I talk about that more in part one of this series here) and niche them sufficiently so as to cut through.How? Choose a market that has in-built demand, and then to go three or four layers deep to specialise within it. In this episode, I show you how. PS This is Part Two in a five part series to help you set up a personal brand for success. You can view Part One here, and subscribe to the podcasts for the other posts in the series to come!Episode Shownotes:00:00 The importance of niching01:25 Common mistakes in niching03:06 Stages of business development09:17 The need for a niche in a crowded market12:31 Three-step process to effective niching13:04 Step 1: Choosing a profitable marke

This one is aimed squarely at you, my little ‘personal brand-based’ founder darlings — in other words, the current and aspiring content creators, consultants, coaches, freelancers, creatives and knowledge-based founders of the Internet.Over a series of five podcasts (because brevity ain’t my strong point), I’m going to break down for you everything I know about how to set a personal brand based business for big fun, big freedom and BIG money.In this episode, we're starting strong

Your offer suite is the beating heart of your business. Without it, you don’t have a business. In this episode, I will show you how to map out an offer suite with one flagship offer as the crown jewel. You'll discover why small (and might is best) and the ONLY three offers you need to hit a million dollars (plus, how to structure to reach your time and money goals. I cover: Why a simple offer suite is the key to a lifestyle business that prioritises balances; The only three offers you need, which order to create them in and the job each does; How to map a profitable offer suite. Episode Show Notes:00:00 The importance of an offer suite00:37 Creating a high-converting offer suite01:48 The case for a simple, streamlined offer suite12:26 First offer: Flagship offer16:10 Second offer: Entry offer21:33 Third offer: Anchor offer25:22 Mapping out your offer suite34:04 Conclusion and next steps———Recommended next episode: → Ep 252: How to Create an Irresistible, “Hell Yes” Online Course, Coaching or Membership O

In this week's podcast, we'll be revisiting through our Podcast Best Of series on how we make, manage and grow money in order to make work optional.Active income is never passive. Work is work.But the income from your work can be funneled into assets that CAN be passive – and that, ultimately, is the game.These days, I am passionate about sharing that message with others. Even moreso in this online business world, where we have the capacity to build high profit margin businesses.And, where a little know how on what to DO with that income is life-changing. And so, in this throwback episode, I am sharing with you the six steps for building a business that will one day allow you to make work optional and to enjoy true passive income. ———Recommended next episode: → ❤️‍

Let's talk about finding alignment and balance in new motherhood, especially when your traditional business model and success no longer serves the life you want to create.In this podcast episode, I share my experience with running a business and raising 2 young kids, finding myself again and building a business that truly lights me up.This is an interview that first aired on Rachelle Saevils 'Behind the Fold' podcast, where she shares interviews breaking down the real and raw BTS of motherhood and business. We discussed: • 5:38 - My business growth, fears and preparation during and after my first pregnancy.• 12:57 - The time in between my first and second child of feeling unaligned and conflicted, that caused me to rethink my whole business model.• 20:00 - The experience and struggles of having my partner become the primary care giver while I continued working.• 23:30 - How my motherhood identity and mindset changed from one birth to the next.• 26:15 - Learning about the power of self care, slo

Ahhhh, attention (aka traffic, aka your ‘top of funnel’ in marketing speak). The darling of the Internet!Understandably so, it’s the tip of the proverbial Internet iceberg and the ONLY thing that’s visible when we’re scrolling online. And for that reason, we’re obsessed with it and start to think that the ultimate success of our online businesses lives and dies by it. And whilst it’s true that it matters, it’s just one piece of the marketing funnel pie. In this series, we’ve been examining the marketing funnel and how each piece of it works. Click here for edition one, with an overview of what the marketing funnel is.Click here for edition two, with a deep dive on the ‘middle of funnel’ and how to build trust and rapport right now. Now? We’re diving into all things top of funnel – how to get attention, how much of it you actually need and the best way to do it right now. Let’s talk all things top of funnel – aka traffic, aka the darling of the Internet – and answer some of the biggest questions.[

Recently, Google embarked on a mission to answer one question: ‘How do consumers decide what they want to buy and who they want to buy it from?’The answer was.. squiggly, the say the least. To stand out and sell in 2025, you’re not just ‘one funnel away’ anymore. Instead, it’s essential to build an ecosystem of touchpoints to satisfy the savvy, skeptical buyers that you’re the real deal. The 'middle of funnel' is more important (and squiggly) than ever, and to stand out and sell? Yours needs to be robust. The test is this — if someone found you right now, would they have 7-9 hours of touchpoint available with you to binge on demand? ⁠If not, you need today's episode. And if you do, you still need it - because there's four other tests I share, too. Episode Show Notes:00:00 The changing landscape of marketing00:14 The middle of funnel squig02:25 Reasons why the landscape has changed02:26 Reason one: Trust desert03:30 Reason two: A more discerning market04:33 Reason three: Savvier research ab

Marketing has changed. If you want to drive the volume and quality of traffic you need to sell your scalable offers in 2025, this is for you. Side note — this is absolutely NOT for the full-time content creators, and the people who spend their days marketing online for a living. It’s for the people who NEED to understand how this stuff works to build the thing they ACTUALLY DO (without it taking 18,273 hours a week). Episode Show Notes:00:45 Understanding the marketing funnel02:09 The Importance of messaging in marketing07:10 Building an effective marketing funnel14:35 Bottom of funnel22:56 Middle of funnel27:44 Top of funnel34:28 Conclusion and Next StepsPS [

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In the past month, I experienced the “tipping point” in the leveraged business model I started building out from scratch 12 months ago.All leveraged expertise-based models have them, IF YOU KNOW TO STICK WITH IT LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO THE MAGIC ✨But, this isn’t always in line with the rhetoric online. We hear of “quick wins”, “six figure launches” straight out of the gate and unicorns who build their dream business in a year. And sure, with some business models, that may actually be possible. Take a service-based or freelancer business model for instance. You can build it in a day, book yourself out in a week and be making $10k in a month. The trade off? That the revenue comes at the expense of your time.. forever. When you’re creating a leveraged business model that ultimately gives you compounding revenue, high profit margins and MORE time back as time goes on, it’s different. There’s the decision to start.Then, the build.And then FINALLY, the tipping point. The tipping point is the inflection point where th

It’s official ONE WEEK until my 7th business birthday (and my ACTUAL birthday!

⏰ PSA: The price for Lifestyle Business School increases by up to $900USD in 24 hours, and we have just added a new super accessible payment plan. Click here. This is a business strategy podcast Q+A, where I am answering some JUICY questions. Let’s call it a big ‘ol business strategy sesh! I answer: ➡️ I am a creative and I want to expand my clients/audience with a leveraged offer like a digital course or products. What is the best way to do this?➡️ I want to create a low cost digital product, around $30. Can I be successful with this? ➡️ I have a specialised niche and I want to create something lower cost to serve them. Should I? ➡️ How much time do you need to dedicate each week to build a successful lifestyle business?And more!These are some of the questions that have been coming through as we prepare to close the doors on the current price, extended time bonus and all of the other special bonuses. Whether you are thinking about joining Lifestyle Business School, or you simply love a good strategy jam sesh

I’m launching this week (could you tell?

Today, we are going to walk through the EXACT steps for growing a leveraged, expertise-based online offer to a very specific revenue amount. I want to make this really practical for you, so I will be specific with the numbers: The goal? Get to a replicable $500k year with a $2k offer. The first year is set up, the second year is going to be where we make it happen. Both are important – and I will explain why knowing THAT is important, too. And PS -- this isn’t even a hypothetical either, because this mock scenario closely mimics my EXACT path over the past 12 months of rebuilding my business. So, here goes! Want more?