Really?

July 13, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

I started with making these posts just over a month ago. Every day a new post.

Since the beginning of these week I started posting twice a day. One in the morning, one in the afternoon.

I do this, because I also share everything to my Facebook pages and my Instagram. I want to up my reach slowly over time. My planning is to add video’s too on these social media platforms, but than through YouTube.

Every time someone likes a post on here, or starts following me, I receive an email from WordPress to notify me.

It started with one email, than 2 and at a certain moment I got 5 to 8 mails per day.

Not a huge amount, not exactly my target audience, but it certainly gave my ego a boost hahaha.

Then, when I started with 2 posts a day it stopped….. Nothing any more.

Does this mean that WordPress doesn’t like it that I post twice a day???

Not that I care much at this moment. Unless someone can show me that posting here will be a good thing. That I will get more clients and will be give me an ability to earn some money?

Any way, I will continue posting twice a day. Even when WordPress doesn’t like it.

And if you see this and like what I put out there every day, even if it’s twice a day …

You can also follow me through Facebook or Instagram.

Baudina

The Business Builder

Are you tired of feeling like a business amateur? Are you ready to stop winging it and start building a solid foundation for your small business? Look no further! Introducing the “Building a Successful Small Business” course.

Imagine having a business foundation that’s so solid, it could survive a Category 5 hurricane. Picture yourself with systems and processes in place that run like a well-oiled machine. Envision a cash flow that’s as steady as a metronome. And let’s not forget the customers! So many customers, you’ll have to start turning them away (just kidding, please don’t do that).

But seriously, this course is not just about numbers and paperwork, it’s also about mindset and self-care. Because let’s face it, starting a business can be overwhelming, and we don’t want you to burn out before you even get started. That’s why we’ll also be covering the importance of taking care of yourself, both physically and mentally.

We have a 14 week intense “Build your Foundation” program where you can learn in a small group, how to build or improve the foundation of your business. Because without a solid foundation, your business is at high risk of crumbling down sooner or later.

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

I did it too

July 12, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

This morning I posted about the 52 week course I give.

This course in not only for entrepreneurs who already have their business and who are looking for more leads and more profit.

This course is also a great start for those who are thinking about starting their own business, but are not ready to start yet for several reasons.

I did it too. I did this course, because the passion to start helping others is a great begin, to be able to earn some money is also nice.

When I came across this course you could use it by buying a license. Over time this organization added a lot of other “perks” to it to make my life even more easy to help (struggling) businessowners, but that’s a different story.

When I got my hands on this course, I went through it myself first. How can you teach something if you haven’t done it yourself first.

Oh boy, what a game changer that was for me!!

I learned so much going through this. I just felt like a child just starting pre-school. I knew all the info they gave me, but the way this program made you implement things was a whole different ballgame. And I noticed I left a lot of things out. Hence my low income ha ha ha.

Well, a lot changed for me, a lot changed for my business and I want to help you to change a lot for you and your business too. In a positive way of coarse!!

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Start your business

July 12, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

The 52 week course I give is not just a course.

When signing up, you learn 50 different tactics which you can use from day 1, or even before if you did’t start your business yet, to create a successful business, create profits and keep on creating more and more.

I doubt you will find this kind of offer anywhere. Of course you can show me wrong 🙂

The only thing is you have to use them. You have to implement them.

I know almost every tactic is useful for every business.

I am so convinced of it, that I even will return your money when you have done everything and still don’t see any results. This has to be done within 90 days, to give your business a change to improve.

There are always two things EVERY business owner wants. First, they want to generate more leads, attract more clients and make more money so they can eliminate any current financial distress they find themselves in. Second, they want to reach $1 million in annual revenue so they can begin to live the life they have always dreamed of having and so richly deserve.

With this 50-week course you will certainly get the first option. And overtime, you also have a good change to reach the second one. And probably all without spending more time, probably less time in your business.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of the 52 weeks: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Strategic marketing and restaurants

July 11, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

After my little epistle from this morning, I got the comment from several “food-providing” entrepreneurs (it was not only a restaurant owner, but also a caterer and a food truck owner) that they only have these now-buyers.

That is not completely true.

Yes, most people are the “drop-in’s”, but you also have clients who enjoyed the time with you, in your restaurant, eating your food. These people will return to you, because they had a good time.

So what do you do to keep them coming back?

You ask them for a email address. When they give their email address and/or phone number and permission to contact them, they will enter into a draw for a free meal at the end of the month.

With the information, you can keep them updated with menu changes, new wines in the selection, employer changes, just everything what is joyful to share with them. And of coarse you use it to keep them updated if they won the free meal and if not them, who did.

Endless opportunities, don’t you think?

If you can be creative with food, why can’t you be creative with a short “newsletter”??

Be creative and have your clients coming back over and over again.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Now-buyers …

July 11, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

What are now-buyers?

Now-buyers are your clients who walk around and come into your store and buy something on impulse. These are the buyers who want something now and look up where they can buy it and buy that the same day.

These kind of buyers are just a small amount of all the people who can buy from you. Say the percentage is around 5%. (I have to look up the exact percentage if you interested, but it’s just to show you that it is an very small amount of all the buyers)

It’s strange to look around and see how many businesses rely on these kind of clients. It probably will make you realize that it is of no surprise that a lot of businesses do not survive, because of it.

So what do you have to do to get the other 95% as a client? Of coarse not everyone will buy from you, so the percentage will be lower, but still.

To get the attention of these buyers, you have to focus on strategic marketing instead of tactical marketing. Sounds fancy, right?

The difference is that you have to attract these future clients (leads) to you. When they show interested in you and your product, you have to nurture them. You have to constantly remind them that you are still there for them. That you have the best products (and not your competitor). That you have offers. That you have the best service. Etc.

You provide them with information. You tell them when you have new products. You show them how to use your products. Again etc.

That’s the moment that you have to ask them for their information so that you always can reach out to them. I wrote before about “the list”. This is why you build your list.

You probably have enough clients now, but you also want to have enough clients in the future.

As you can understand, teaching you about the strategic marketing is not something what is possible in just one afternoon. Let me know if you are interested in learning everything about it though.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Who is paying you?

July 10, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

“Who is paying you?” is one of the first questions I ask when talking to a business owner.

Why do I ask this question?

Simple. Most business owners don’t pay themselves. They hope or know that they can get some money from their profit and because of that, are every month unsure of how much they have for their family.

I don’t know about you, but that does look like a very uncertain way to live.

Having a family, you have to feed your them. Pay for your house. Pay for their schools. You probably have a budget for that.

So how do you do that when the profit is low? How long can you run your business when you don’t have an income. How can you assure yourself to have enough money to pay the bills at home.

Or when you have a successful business and plenty of profit, how do you know how much you need for your business and how much you can take for yourself?

Therefore, I always advice to give yourself an monthly income and see that as a part of your costs.

You have to pay yourself. That way you know exactly what your budget will be for your business.

If you have employers, you pay them a fixed salary too, right?

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

About that passion ….

July 9, 2023Baudina Slikker

This morning I posted about having a passion for your business and why it would help you big time to make your business successful.

Since I posted this, an example came into my head which I want to share with you. Something I have seen many times when going to local (farmers-)markets. And if you go to these markets, you will see it for yourself.

As I said yesterday, your passion for your business, for your product, will show. It will make your future clients curious about what you have and it will help them decide to buy from you and try it out.

Your passion, when you are selling, is showing by how you interact with people. It will persuade people passing by to stop and have a look.

When I go to these markets, you can see exactly who is passionate about what they have and who is not. You will find a lot of people with these passionate vendors. Listening, laughing, being curious.

These vendors are ready to talk with people, they are enthusiastic, they stand there with a smile showing how good their product is, what you can do with it, why you would miss out when you don’t buy it, etc.

Most of the vendors are the opposite. They sit on their chair, tired, I even have seen them reading a book, they smile when you pass buy and that’s it. “It was a bad crowed today” …… Right.

The rules about marketing are exactly the same here as everywhere else in your business. You have to interrupt people to make them stop. You have to engage them, be pleasant and enthusiastic about your product. You have to educate them about your product and you have to give them an offer to make it attractive for them to pull their credit card.

So if you are a vendor on markets like this, try it out. Think about how you are going to interrupt, engage and educate them. Think about an offer they can’t refuse based on what you told them. Than bring it into practice.

Let me know if your sales went up….

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

How high is your passion?

July 9, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

The passion for your business, for your product or service has to be huge will you be able to succeed.

Why?

Because the passion will keep you going during times that you start doubting yourself and want to give up.

I wrote about it yesterday. Many people will be boycotting you, and often not on purpose. There will be times that you have not clue what you are doing. I still have these moments years after starting my business. There will be times that you just plainly doubt yourself why you are doing it.

Your passion will push you through all of this. You will believe in your product. You will believe what you are offering. And because of it people will buy from you.

When you bring your passion over to your clients or future customers, they will buy from you. It will start with one. Than 5, than 20. And before you know it you will sell more than you were ever hoping for.

Keep believing in yourself and keep believing in your product or service!

That and only that will make you successful.

_{(and having a coach to keep you on the right path too 🙂 )}

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Knowledge and Skills

July 8, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Over the years I run into a lot of people who were dreaming to start their own business, but didn’t do anything with it, because they lacked the knowledge and skills (according to them) to really start a business.

I also have seen business owner who took the jump, started their business, had a great product, but failed because of the lack of the right knowledge. And the refusal to work on their business and only in their business.

Let me start with skills. Skills you get by practising. You start by doing it (whatever “it” is) and keep on doing it, even if it isn’t that great in the beginning. For example, the video’s I made years ago were terrible compared to what I do now. And they are still terrible once in a while. Doesn’t matter. As long as the message is passed.

Knowledge is something you can get every where. Yes, I can provide you with the knowledge, but if you don’t want to take that leap right away, there is plenty out there for free to make a good start.

You don’t need a MBA to start your business. You can start with learning from others. From people who are successful. From people who give you a lot of information which you can use right away.

I know there are many out there who also say “but I have all the knowledge already”, even “I have a MBA” and they don’t do anything with it. Except telling others that it isn’t enough.

There are so many resources out there to use, there are coaches out there who can help you, but you have to do something with it and not whine about it.

“Knowledge is power” is a well-known quote. But is you don’t do anything with that power, it’s just knowledge.

And if you are ready to make the jump, together we can start your business knowledge one step at the time.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Can your dream become reality?

July 8, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

The general opinion of people is that your dreams would never become a reality and that you will be better off to keep your dreams your dreams..

And these opinions will be broadcasted to everyone who wants to listen.

The reasons “why” people feel the need to say that vary. “Nobody can do it”. “You can’t make a living out of it.” “You don’t have money for it.” “You are not the type for it.” And worst of all: “our kind of people are not able to do it.” (most strange comment I ever heard ….)

Anyway, “other” people always know better and are extremely well in telling you why they won’t do it, so you can’t do it either.

I see this as projecting their fears onto you. Because the only way to find out if you are able to transfer your dreams into reality, is by starting making it a reality.

Of coarse, don’t expect it to happen tomorrow. You will probably struggle for a long time. You will have to fight off all these negative Nancy’s on daily basis. You will have to fight yourself, because of it. You WILL start doubting yourself and you have to overcome that mindset, time after time. You want to give up several times. You even maybe just want to go back to that “easy” life.

Just always keep in mind that you can do it. At first you probably will have 2 “jobs”, just to keep the food on the table and a roof above your head. But at a certain moment you will be able to let that “security” job go. You will earn the amount of profit that that “job” can go.

Get over your fears, start creating your dreams, fight for it!

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

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