Summary: <br> This podcast is a little bit different. Today’s show is a coaching call with one of my members, Rosemarie Penner.<br> <br> Rosemarie is a travelling piano teacher from Canada who has been blogging for a while. She wants to know how to take her site from blog to business.<br> How can she monetise? What should she be doing with social media? What’s her next step? We cover these questions, and much more on this coaching call. As well as looking at automation more generally, and considering your ideal reader or customer.<br> This should be interesting to all of you who are looking at online business, or just running your local business more effectively.<br> Transcript<br> If you’d like to download a PDF transcript of this episode, please click below.<br> Inner Circle Members: You can access your PDF download now from the Resource Library. <a href="https://members.timtopham.com/inner-circle/join-the-community/" target="_blank">Not a member?</a><br> In this episode, you’ll learn<br> <br> * How even a travelling teacher can have a music lab<br> * How to first introduce paid products on your site<br> * Where to host your website or blog<br> * How to choose your ideal reader<br> * Ways to make your emails stand out and get read<br> * Advice for choosing a niche for your online business<br> * How to schedule and automate social media<br> * The balance between free and paid products<br> * Why and how to outsource tasks when you can<br> <br> Links Mentioned<br> <br> * <a href="http://theunfinishedlesson.com" target="_blank">The Unfinished Lesson</a><br> * <a href="https://wordpress.com" target="_blank">Wordress.com</a> (free and easy)<br> * <a href="https://wordpress.org" target="_blank">WordPress.org </a>(self-hosted)<br> * <a href="https://www.typeform.com/" target="_blank">Typeform</a> (survey creation)<br> * <a href="https://coschedule.com/" target="_blank">CoSchedule</a> (social scheduling)<br> * <a href="https://meetedgar.com/" target="_blank">Edgar</a> (social scheduling)<br> * <a href="https://www.canva.com/" target="_blank">Canva</a> (graphic creation)<br> * <a href="https://theunfinishedlesson.com/2017/04/21/one-stop-design-for-the-non-design-savvy/" target="_blank">Canva tutorial</a><br> <br> Get $100 off Annual Inner Circle Membership<br> As a valued podcast listener, you’re eligible for a $100 discount on an annual Inner Circle Membership. This discount lasts for as long as you’re a member and whatever price you sign up for today is the price you’ll pay as long as you remain a member.<br> Copy this coupon code to use when you see the “Coupon Code” box: PIANOPODCAST.<br> Thank you for Tuning In!<br> There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, and I’m grateful that you’ve chosen mine.<br> Whether you’re at the gym, on the bike or in the car, I know that you and your students will get lots out of what you learn in the long run.<br> Just make sure you try out some of the ideas before they get lost in the business of your next lessons!<br> If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons on the left of the page.<br> Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to <a href="http://www.timtopham.com/itunes">leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tim.topham.9/?fref=ts" target="_blank">on my Facebook page</a>. Reviews are extremely helpful when it comes to show’s ranking and you can bet that I read every single one of them personally.<br> Lastly, don’t forget to <a href="http://www.timtopham.com/itunes">subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live.<br> Are you getting into online business?<br> What steps have you taken so far? Which parts of Rosemarie’s call stuck out to you?<br> <br>
