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The Sassy Strategist: Build a Profitable Business and a Lifestyle You Love


The Sassy Strategist Podcast brings you the "how-to's" of building your business so that you can achieve high profits, long-term success, and a fulfilling life. If you're a solopreneur or small business owner and offer creative, professional, or consumer services, this podcast is for you.


Host, Kim Dawson shares insight and effective strategies to help you build a profitable business that brings you joy, purpose, and the lifestyle you desire. Kim also interviews subject matter experts to share their experience and expertise on a variety of small business topics.


About the Host: Kim Dawson is a Business Strategist, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur specializing in helping solopreneurs and small business owners enjoy financial freedom and a fulfilling, well-balanced life. Kim strives to help you create financial security from your business, along with more free time, more joy, and less stress. Her specialty areas include revenue generation, profit strategy, pricing, scaling, business development & growth. Kim is the author of "Passion To Profits: Your Guide To Building A Successful Business You Love."


For more information, visit www.kdawsonco.com.

Apr 11, 2016

Emily Johnson is one of the founders of Tutorlist, a platform for experienced K-12 tutors to start, build, and manage a business. Previously she led enterprise products at LearnVest, a fintech startup sold to Northwestern Mutual in 2015, and was the third employee at AppNexus, an adtech company last valued at $1.2 billion. She has a BA in Geology from Princeton.

In this episode, we focus on marketing strategies and revenue. Some highlights include: 

* Building a membership-based revenue model, including how to use a “free-mium” model, along with a paid model

* Lead generation

* The marketing challenges Tutorlist faced and how they overcame them

* The vetting process for choosing tutors

* Event planning as a part of marketing strategy

* The importance of not discounting traditional marketing methods (and when your business should consider using them)

* Why you should consider a revenue model that’s different from your competitors

* A lively discussion on running your business vs. being an expert

* Choosing the ideal partners

* Marketing recommendations for a B2C business model

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