5 tips to using social media for your business without being salesy
We’ve all seen those posts… You’re in a Facebook or Linkedin group, or browsing your newsfeed when someone shares one of those purely promotional updates. The kind that says, “Hey, I’m so excited to share my XYZ!” Usually these posts have no likes or comments, with good reason. People are happy to buy when they…
How You Can Be Lucky
Whenever my sister and I are both home with our parents, we spend the evening playing a Chinese card game called Sheng-ji. All you need to know is that getting four of a kind in one hand is incredibly rare (especially when you have 4 players), and is pretty much unbeatable. So a few nights…
Go From Employee to Entrepreneur with One of These 7 Online Business Models
Have you been wondering how people start online businesses and make them sustainable and successful over the long haul? It’s a concern that most people who are just starting their entrepreneurial journey have…and I totally get it. It can be confusing with the way the landscape of business ownership is constantly changing. Because I…
Need A Business Idea? Try This Foolproof Method
If you are considering starting a business but don’t have any idea what kind of business to start, you’re not alone. One of the most challenging things to come up with is your business idea, so don’t beat yourself up about it. Instead, do something about it. Today, I want to give you a few…
Why size doesn’t matter
Today I’m sharing one of my most sought-after secrets with you… My answer to the #1 question I get asked: “How did you manage to build a 7-figure business in less than a year…especially as an introvert?” The truth is, embracing being an introvert has become one of my greatest strengths in building my business.…
The KISS of death
KISS isn’t just the name of a rock band or my favorite kind of Hershey’s chocolate. It’s also my entrepreneurship mantra. In case you haven’t heard the acronym before, KISS stands for Keep It Simple, Sweetie (or for the mean girls out there, Keep It Simple, Stupid, but I think you’ll agree the first one…
How your girlfriends can help your business
One of my subscribers told me a story that I want to share with you today. I hope that it’ll help you in your quest to find your authentic business voice… “The last time I hung out with my best friend, I realized something that I really wish I could apply to my business. When…
How to get people to pay you
If you’re in business, it’s your duty to make sales. If you don’t, you can’t pay your electric bill, feed your family or splurge on the occasional vanilla bean cupcake. (A life without cupcakes?! Why live at all?) Still, so many of us love giving away free value, but when it’s time to transition to…
Great salespeople do this
What makes people want to buy what you’re selling? It’s the age old question of running a profitable business. You need to make money, and in order to make money, you need customers, but in order to get customers you have to… *shudder* sell something. I don’t mean gently offer up a program or service…
The secret to charging more
I’m going to let you in on a little pricing secret… Everyone is afraid that they’re charging too much. No matter what your programs and services actually cost, you have your own money story around that number. For some, $197 feels way too high. For others, $1,997 makes them break out into a sweat. But…
About Luisa
Luisa Zhou is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which shows ambitious men and women how to build profitable and meaningful online businesses that replace (and exceed) their 9-5 salaries. Fun fact: She's also a former International Space Station engineer.LEARN MORE
