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You can get the course today on Gumroad: https://groundupbiz.gumroad.com/l/growth What is a niche? A specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service. Why should I niche down? To position yourself in a smaller, more specialized niche makes it easier to focus on what sets you apart from everyone else in your industry. Niching down to an area where you can position yourself as a true expert and deliver stellar service will help you find long-term clients and generate lasting revenue

When you niche down, there is less competition. Riches in the niches... How to pick a niche: 1 Identify your interests. Knowing your interests is a crucial step. ... Be passionate about your niche 2 Experimentation 3 Identify problems you can solve. ... 4 Focus on individuals. ... 5 Experiment. ... Find your unique selling point. Google trends 4 Growing Disposable income

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I'm about 200 followers away from 2,000. Twitter is a great platform to improve your writing skills and with Twitter Spaces, you can improve your Speaking skills too.  Also create a Story bank because storytelling and authenticity are going to be super valuable in this age of Artificial Intelligence. 

Do you know how to beat a recession?

Recession-proof refers to assets, companies, industries or other entities that do not decline in value during a recession. 

A recession is when a nation’s economy experiences negative gross domestic product (GDP), rising levels of unemployment, falling retail sales, and contracting measures of income and manufacturing for an extended period of time. Recessions are considered an unavoidable part of the business cycle.

Disclaimer

I'm not saying we are in a recession or going to be in one.  Review economics on your own due diligence.

1. Live within your means

Save at least 10% of your income

Produce significantly more than you consume

2. Increase your ability to earn (anchor, mturk, staking, adsense, stock sell, and others...)

control of cash flowing assets

Learn about revenue models (ep 64)

The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ Demarco 

Something regarding sales or attention, or people mental space

PRODUCE over consumption

3. Improve your credit score (pay down expensive debt)...

4. Grow a personal brand

5. Position yourself (comes from awareness first)

6. Save cash, cash is king for emergency and for buying at the lowest points

7. Dig your well before you're thirsty by Harvey McKay 

The importance of real relationships

Change is inevitable.  You need notice change and adapt quickly so that you won't get left behind.  "Who Moved My Cheese?" is a short and entertaining book about how to grow from the changes in life.  Hope you enjoy the episode!  

Read The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy. Hop on more phone calls. Work on your blog, your podcast, or whatever you are building. Twitter is not dead.  Put your reps in, you CAN do it.  Watch how you talk to yourself.

These are revenue models that you can align with your companies operations to earn revenue and grow your business.

The 4 types of search intent (Informational, Navigational, Commercial, and Transactional are great to learn for content creators practicing SEO. Understand what keywords people are typing in and the true outcome or intent they desire. This will help you create better performing content, especially in regards to Google search ranking.  Email me: delles@groundupbiz.com

The books you should read are... 

Become a master at the sales cycle and learn how to go from new prospect to paid customer. Pay attention to the products you have bought and how you move through the stages.  The steps are:

Blogging will build your credibility and offer a true home for you online.  It is a long-term game which will build your brand and establish your audience world wide.  In this episode, I also talk about AI because Artificial intelligence is going to be a big part of our future.  So will Web3 and what I did not mention... The Metaverse!  

In this episode, I share where I have messed up on my financial journey. I forgot to add that I've also lost more than $2,000 USD in Forex and about $3,000 USD in crypto when I forgot/lost a password to a software wallet. 

Houston underground artist Dyl the Killsmith (IG: @dylthekillsmith) shares his journey through life and lessons learned being a musician while still holding down a full-time job.  We talk about balance, networking, and the power of being vulnerable.  

In this episode, we talk with Buddy Cheeks (IG: @buddycheeks) about turning your passion into a business.  We also talk about ways to build strong relationships and show appreciation for your customers.

Make better decisions for reaching your goals with one of the key ideas in The One Thing (by Gary Keller).  Manage your time more appropriately and decide what is the most important thing for you to do next.

We speak with Stephen Nava (IG: nava_life) about the importance of having a job and building your business at the same time.

The Ground Up Biz podcast was created as a no-fluff education channel.  The goal is to inspire and educate you to grow your business and achieve financial freedom.