Pep Talks for Side Hustlers

Welcome to Pep Talks for Side Hustlers where your host Shannon Mattern shares her journey from side-hustling web designer to CEO of a multiple 6-figure web design education company - and all the successes and failures along the way. Shannon publishes monthly income reports breaking down how much her business makes, how much she spends and breaks down the business strategy behind the numbers each month. She also brings you interviews with entrepreneurs making from $50K to multiple millions of dollars and asks them all the nitty-gritty questions to find out exactly how they did it so you can do it too! Shannon's mission is to give you inspiration, motivation and education to support you in creating a full-time income from your own online business so that you can create the freedom, flexibility and financial independence you've been dreaming of. Get Shannon's Free DIY Web Design training at http://www.free5daywebsitechallenge.com Get show notes and links to all the resources mentioned in each episode at https://shannonmattern.com/podcast Apply for your free invitation to watch Shannon's Full-Time Income Framework Training for Web Designers at http://www.webdesigneracademy.com

Ep. 376 - 2021 Year in Review and My Journey from $0 to $500K

Find out how much money my business made in December 2021 and exactly how we made it, what our expenses looked like and lessons learned along the way in my journey from $0 to $500K! Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review!

02-04
02:18:08

Ep. 375 - Creating Location and Financial Independence through Coding with Julia Taylor of GeekPack

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/375 Bio: Julia is the CEO & Founder of GeekPack®. Some people look at the sky and see stars; others see constellations. Some people look at lines of code and see a website; Julia saw a path to empower women in building their dreams. Julia has taught over 2,400 women to say "YES" to any WordPress request, but not only that, “YES” to themselves, and “YES” to creating life on their own terms. Mastering WordPress has not only been the single biggest driver for Julia's career progression, but it has also enabled her to follow her dreams of a TRULY location-independent lifestyle. Connect with Julia: Website Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn

02-02
58:44

Ep. 374 - When to Hire a Web Designer for Your Side Hustle with Laura Kamark

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/374 Bio: Laura Kåmark is a strategic web designer and tech integrator who creates stunning, money-making websites for female entrepreneurs. With her signature VIP Website Experience, she’ll take your DIY website and turn it into one that looks good AND sells. Leave the automations to her as she creates an intentional customer journey that converts your website visitors into paying clients. Connect with Laura: Laura's Website FREE Website Planning Workbook Instagram Facebook LinkedIn

01-26
54:56

Ep. 373 - How Entrepreneurs Just Like You Have Built Successful Businesses with Paul Klein of Bizable TV

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/373 Bio: Paul Klein is a business consultant and entrepreneur. From his days as a 1980s hair band guitarist and lifelong entrepreneur to starting and scaling a successful SAAS company to consulting for some of the biggest brands including Target, Neiman Marcus, Starbucks, Holiday Inn, and other global brands, Paul helps Consultants, Freelancers, and Solopreneur’s price their services, stop undercharging in order to build 7 figure businesses. Paul is the host of the BizableTV podcast (formerly the Pricing Is Positioning Podcast) and Co-Founder Producer for BizableTV. BizableTV is a Netflix-style streaming service for entrepreneurs launching in January 2022 and will be accessible on over 1000 devices including iOS devices, Android devices, Macs, PCs, streaming media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, and FireTV. Connect with Paul: Paul's Website BizableTV Instagram YouTube Facebook Listeners of Pep Talks for Side Hustlers can get FREE Insiders Access to some of BizableTV's early films, insider-only updates, and special offers HERE Get Shannon's First Episode Free!

01-12
45:07

Ep. 372 - SEO Secrets with Meg Casebolt of Love at First Search

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/372 Bio: Meg Casebolt is the founder of Love At First Search, an agency singularly devoted to helping online businesses get found in search results (like Google, YouTube & iTunes) & turn those new readers into leads, subscribers, and sales. Meg’s clients are entrepreneurs who are too busy changing the world to worry about things like website conversion rates and search traffic ... but still want their websites to get found on Google for their brilliance and turn readers. SEO is our vehicle for amplifying female entrepreneurial voices and empowering women to help their families, communities, and the wider world flourish. Connect with Meg: Website Instagram YouTube Free SEO Starter Kit

01-05
57:46

Ep. 371 - November 2021 Income Report

Find out how much money my business made in November 2021 and exactly how we made it, what our expenses looked like and lessons learned along the way! Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review!

12-31
01:03:17

Ep. 370 - How to Sell $30K VIP Days with Pia Silva of NO BS Agency Mastery

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/370 Bio: Pia Silva is a partner and brand strategist at Worstofall Design where they build entire brands in 1-3 day intensives. She’s also the founder of No BS Agency Mastery where she helps small branding agencies increase profits and freedom without hiring employees. She’s a TEDx speaker, a Forbes contributor, podcast host and author of Badass Your Brand. Connect with Pia: Website Instagram Facebook Get the NO BS Blueprint to a More Profitable Small Agency

12-22
52:56

Ep. 369 - Build Your Personal Brand Through Storytelling with Michelle Knight of Brandmerry

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/369 Bio: Michelle Knight is the founder of Brandmerry.com where she supports entrepreneurs in branding themselves online, marketing their message, and creating more income and impact. Michelle focuses on teaching the power of storytelling to create an authentic brand that allows them to show up as they are and build a loyal community. Connect with Michelle: Website Instagram Facebook 10 Ways to Improve Your Marketing Before 2022

12-15
52:30

Ep. 368 - From Virtual Assistant to 7-Figure CEO with Abbey Ashley of the Virtual Savvy

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/368 Bio: Abbey Ashley is the Founder of The Virtual Savvy. She helps aspiring virtual assistants launch and grow their own at-home businesses from scratch. Abbey started her own virtual assistant business in 2015 and was able to double the salary from her full-time corporate job, working only 20 hours a week... in just 30 days! She's since gone on to grow a multi-seven-figure business and retire her husband ALL from her at-home business. Connect with Abbey: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn FREE Step-by-Step Checklist on how Abbey started her VA business from scratch!

12-08
51:47

Ep. 367 - Turn Your Service Into a Product with Christina Scalera

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/367 Bio: Christina Scalera is the attorney and founder behind The Contract Shop®, a contract template store for creative entrepreneurs, wedding professionals, and coaches. She also teaches others how they too can create an online shop phenomenon, create daily income, and get out of the client-getting hustle with her course, Products on Tap®. Connect with Christina: Website Instagram Facebook Pinterest YouTube

12-01
52:43

Ep. 366 - October 2021 Income Report

Find out how much money my business made in October 2021 and exactly how we made it, what our expenses looked like and lessons learned along the way! Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review!

11-24
50:26

Ep. 365 - Creating your 3-Word Rebellion with Dr. Michelle Mazur

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/365 Bio: Dr. Michelle Mazur is a messaging expert who works with brilliant business owners who are shaking things up, but having trouble talking about it. She combines the tools of successful social movements with the research skills she earned in her Communications Ph.D. to help them craft their powerful, captivating message. Connect with Michelle: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

11-17
54:48

Ep. 364 - Becoming a Certified Life Coach with Lee Chaix McDonough

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/364 Bio: Lee Chaix McDonough is the CEO and Founder of Coach With Clarity, a training and education company for life and business coaches. She is also the host of the Coach with Clarity podcast and author of the #1 Amazon book, ACT On Your Business: Braving the storms of entrepreneurship and creating success through meaning, mindset, and mindfulness. Connect with Lee: Website Instagram Facebook FREE Coach with Clarity Business Blueprint

11-10
56:31

Ep. 363 - Double Your Income (Without Doubling Your To-Do List) with Lani Jackson of the Brilliant Mompreneurs Podcast

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/363 Bio: Lani is a Clarity & Strategy Coach for mom entrepreneurs! Helping them to double their income without doubling their to-do list. Her mission is to help mompreneurs get out of survival mode, release the mom guilt, and create a clear plan of action that will help them reach their dreams of 5k months and more! Connect with Lani: Website Instagram Facebook FREE Take Back Time Class

11-03
51:41

Ep. 362 - September 2021 Income Report

Find out how much money my business made in September 2021 and exactly how we made it, what our expenses looked like and lessons learned along the way! Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review!

10-27
01:10:36

Ep. 361 - Hosting a Virtual Summit to Grow Your Side Hustle

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review!    

10-20
01:36:16

Ep. 360 - Pivoting for Purpose (and Profit) with Monica Froese of Redefining Mom

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/360 Bio: Monica is a digital product coach for women business owners. She has an MBA degree in finance and marketing and runs two brands Redefining Mom, a site for helping women thrive in both motherhood and business, and Empowered Business, where she empowers women to create financial independence through building 6-figure digital product businesses. She spent 11 years working for a Fortune 100 company running multi-million dollar marketing campaigns with large brands like Microsoft and HP. Now she provides online marketing education to small businesses that are looking to build a profitable revenue stream through digital products through her online courses and podcast. Connect with Monica: Website Passion to Profit Experiment The Empowered Business Podcast Instagram

10-13
59:41

Ep. 359 - Creating Sold-Out Services for Coaches with Tavona Denise

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/359 Bio: TaVona Denise is on a mission to help you create a life you love and a business on your terms. She’s the voice behind the Breaking Protocol podcast, author of Unstoppable Success and she teaches Type A entrepreneurs how to achieve their goals, without the hustle overwhelm and burnout. Connect with TaVona: Website Breaking Protocal Podcast Instagram Linkedin

10-06
58:34

Ep. 358 - How to Authentically Grow Your Service-Based Business with Loran Greeter

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/358 Bio: Loran Geeter is a Business & Operations Coach helping OBMs, Systems Strategist and VAs stop skipping steps so they can position their expert authority and [then] step into CEO. As a service provider herself, Loran understands the power of positioning yourself as an authority in the online space and creating a sustainable and profitable business that not only transforms your clients but your life as well. Connect with Loran: Website Instagram Positioned to Profit Roadmap

09-29
49:50

Ep. 357 - Grow and Scale Your Side Hustle (without Burnout) with Angela Henderson

Get access to our free trainings for web designers and DIYers at https://shannonmattern.com/free Leave a Rating + Review! Get the full transcript at shannonmattern.com/357 Bio: Angela is an international award winning business coach for women, keynote speaker, and podcaster who helps women in business get all the pieces in place to have consistent 5 figure months and then onto 6/7 figure years without burning out in the process. Angela’s podcast is The Business + Life Conversations Podcast - a must-listen, so be sure to check it out in the show notes. Angela is an international award winning business coach for women, keynote speaker, and podcaster who helps women in business get all the pieces in place to have consistent 5 figure months and then onto 6/7 figure years without burning out in the process. Angela’s podcast is The Business + Life Conversations Podcast - a must-listen, so be sure to check it out in the show notes. Connect with Angela: Website The Business and Life Conversations Podcast Instagram Linkedin

09-22
56:54

Xina Gooding Broderick

Shannon, this is GOLD!!! Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. I really wondered how you arranged your launch and how it went for you xxx

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Xina Gooding Broderick

Perfect timing, as always, Shannon 😍

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Xina Gooding Broderick

So glad I listened to this. I was really struggling to blog after going through the whole process of building the site. I'll take Shannon's advice and keep up the motivation and keep blogging.

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Xina Gooding Broderick

Oh my goodness!!! This is so me right now!! I really need to work harder on my schedule so that it's not all tasks to be completed on day one.

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Xina Gooding Broderick

Fantastic, Shannon. Yet again you've hit the nail on the head. I'm doing a planning day with my son and will be listening to this episode beforehand.

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