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I Bet You’re Not Even Doing the Basics

May 13, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

We're almost to the half way mark for the year and boy is it flying by! I wanted to let you in on a little secret that I'm doing right now in my business and it's about SIMPLIFYING. Yes, you heard it here first....the queen of doing all kinds of stuff in her biz is SIMPLIFYING. Let me share with you why.... You see, while the leveraged business models are still working, there are some business models that you want to spend your time on and some you ABSOLUTELY DON'T right now.... It's time to 'Get Back to the Basics' of what works in your business, your marketing, your follow up and your overall effective work habits. In the last few months every business owner I've spoken … [Read more...]

What’s LOVE got to do with it?

May 9, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

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Many times entrepreneurs get stuck in their businesses and can’t figure out what’s going wrong when the money stream dries up, clients drop off, and referrals disappear. This can be so confusing, frustrating, and emotionally draining. It might be surprising to you to find out that, regardless of what type of financial situation you’re in, many entrepreneurs struggle because of lack of love in their life….love and support for or by a significant other, love and confidence in yourself or love for life or your business in general. Lack of love in any capacity can surely hold you back from making huge monetary gains in your business whether you realize it or not. And this can … [Read more...]

Who is determining your wealth?

May 8, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Do you really know what you’re making per hour after all is said and done? I’ve worked with hundreds of women entrepreneurs who THINK they really know how much money they make. When we really break it down to all the time they’re spending before, during and after the sale, many times they’re shocked to see what that price tag really is. Sometimes it’s even less than working in a fast food restaurant! So I ask you: How much money do you ACTUALLY make per hour? Is it above minimum wage? Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself WHY you have you priced yourself (or your products and services) the way you have? When was the last time you looked at your … [Read more...]

JumpStart Your JV Relationships Using Social Media

May 2, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

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What's one of the biggest things you can do RIGHT NOW for FREE to jumpstart your business and make more money FAST? It's to focus on building quality referral relationships, partnerships, affiliates and then leveraging those relationships into win-win results - for you and for them! Why don't most business owners focus more energy on this ONE marketing strategy? Lack of time AND what to say or do to attract those relationships or what to do with them once you've made them! Come to this presentation to learn: - How to find great referral sources and joint venture partners on social media fast - What to say to them to make them want to "play" with you - What to do with them once … [Read more...]

Looking to Jumpstart your business, grow your mindset and get clarity around what you are doing in your business and in your marketing?

April 23, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

VIRTUAL TRAININGS: Looking to Jumpstart your business, grow your mindset and get clarity around what you are doing in your business and in your marketing? Prefer to learn virtually over the phone and email? This can be a very affordable option to getting the advice and coaching YOU need for YOUR business to take it to the next level. Date: TUESDAY, April 24TH @ 5:00 PM (PST) Topic: How to Teach Live Calls & Programs to Boost Your Business Find out why you want to embrace the new marketing strategies such as doing video marketing, mobile marketing, live streaming video shows, teleseminars, webinars, podcasts, radio shows, etc. There are always ways to incorporate some of … [Read more...]

What would happen to YOUR business RIGHT NOW if something really bad happened and YOU couldn’t do the work?

April 16, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

If you haven't seen my posts on Facebook lately I'm currently in the process of restructuring my team. Not something I really WANTED to do, more like forced to do since my main VA (OBM) just left me to go back and work in an office. I know it was a good move for her so that's good but for me, yes, I'm a little left in disarray for a few weeks until we get someone in place to manage what she was doing (which was managing the entire 10+ person team!). I can't believe how it takes a village to run my business now...so far from the days of my one little assistant in my home office 9 years ago... We'll be fine I know it, my team luckily seems to know what they're supposed to do and it … [Read more...]

The #1 Social Media Mistake You Could Be Making and How to Avoid It

April 7, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I cringe when I see so-called social media experts telling small business owners what to do to become successful on social media sites. So many people (including those experts) are making such a big mistake in your social media marketing efforts and I hate to see this. It's just because you don't know what you don't know. The thing I see people doing all wrong which is probably why you're not seeing great results and profits from your social media marketing efforts is due to this... #1 Mistake: You aren't treating your social networking like a REAL networking event! Think about it, you wouldn't walk into an in person networking event with a bunch of people and start throwing your … [Read more...]

STOP Avoiding Your Follow Up

March 29, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

ADMIT IT….You have a big stack of business cards sitting on your desk of people you want to follow up with BUT HAVEN’T, don’t you? I know you do because 99.9% of most small business owners do. You do realize that you‟re missing out on a TON OF SALES, right? You‟re probably missing out on a few joint venture or referral source opportunities, too….and who knows, all that LACK of FOLLOW UP could have brought you an extra $1000, $2000 or even $5000 in revenues just this week! Attendees will learn and be able to implement IMMEDIATELY: - The easiest, quickest ways to build an effective follow up system - What exactly you should be sending, mailing, emailing and saying - How to … [Read more...]

“One of the Easiest Ways to Double Your Revenues ASAP”

March 24, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

One of the biggest mistakes small business owners make is not doing enough referral source marketing. One of my mastermind clients used to not delegate anything. When she first started working with me a little under a year ago she was making low five figures in her business, been doing it for a little under two years and she was 'doing it' all herself. In fact she wrote this to me in her initial coaching application: "I can do all that stuff; create my own business cards in Word, Create my ebooks, change up my website, do my email newsletters". And she went on to list about a dozen other tasks she could and was doing herself. Yet she couldn't figure out why she wasn't making the … [Read more...]

Imagine Loving Your Business and Loving Your Life

March 14, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Is your business the dream you hoped for when you started? Do you often feel guilty about working instead of playing with your kids or the other way around? Do you feel that you are working WAY too hard for the results you are getting? If yes, I have good news for you…..STOP right here and listen…. Having an online business requires effort, energy, work and discipline. However it also requires RESULTS, otherwise you don’t have a business. What if….? 1. You could attract all the clients you want without spending hours in the process 2. You knew how to build your list faster so you can increase your income quicker while reducing your working hours 3. Somebody were to give … [Read more...]

Want to know the secret to getting more qualified referrals?

March 8, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I am excited about being on the road and I am speaking with a bunch of my friends, join us for fun-filled, content-packed informative days or 1/2 days of trainings then evenings of networking (in most locations). The next stop on my Entrepalooza Speakers Tour is on March 22nd in Austin, TX. This ½ day seminar is ideal for Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Independent Sales Professionals who want to build a more profitable business but not work so hard at it. During the presentation I will be presenting about how to get out of the overwhelm you’re in or guilt your feeding yourself and learn a way to actually get all your follow up done including what to say, send, write or … [Read more...]

6 Figure Makeover Program

March 6, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Are you willing to do what it takes? Are you ready to make some HUGE shifts in your business, stop working so hard and start making more money FAST? Take a minute to stop and really think about this because many small business owner SAY they are, yet they aren't willing to do what it takes to get there. Most small businesses and entrepreneurs go out of business because they don't realize what all it takes to successfully run their own 'profitable' business. They get in over their head quick and either struggle for years because they're too stubborn to ask for help before they go bankrupt or they simply burn out. Some run out of money pretty quickly and hold on to their every last … [Read more...]

Pick Kat’s Brain Today!

March 4, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Are You Frustrated or Feeling Stuck in Your Business Trying to Figure Out How to Get More Clients & Make More Money? Not all entrepreneurs know how to market your business though, you know your product or service well but not necessarily how to get new or repeat clients. I built my business the traditional way yet realized a few short years ago I could do much more - I went global! So, now I'm implementing some traditional forms of marketing in my business (such as networking, speaking, publicity, writing articles, live events, good follow up and more) and some more modern, international forms of marketing in my business (such as teleclasses, social networking, blogging, webinars, … [Read more...]

Want to learn ways to build and manage more quality relationships with clients?

February 29, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I am excited about being on the road and I am speaking with a bunch of my friends, join us for fun-filled, content-packed informative days or 1/2 days of trainings then evenings of networking (in most locations). The next stop on my Entrepalooza Speakers Tour is on March 22nd in Austin, TX with Sandy Burton This ½ day seminar is ideal for Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Independent Sales Professionals who want to build a more profitable business but not work so hard at it. During the presentation I will be presenting about how to get out of the overwhelm you’re in or guilt your feeding yourself and learn a way to actually get all your follow up done including what to say, … [Read more...]

Want a 6-figure business makeover and fast?

February 28, 2012 By Katrina Sawa 2 Comments

I'm Katrina Sawa, many call me The Jumpstart Your Biz Coach because this is exactly what I LOVE to help seasoned business owners do and what I've learned over the last 9+ years in my business is that this all takes effort. Something busy business owners don't always spend time working on. A lot of times we're so busy in our businesses that we don't stop and focus on where we're headed and how we can get there. Instead we focus on the day-to-day stuff since it's right smack in our faces. But making huge shifts like this, takes looking at everything in your business - the BIG Picture - and figuring out where the holes are, the opportunities are and basically what else is possible for you … [Read more...]

Breaking Free Live Experience 2012 Palm Springs

February 10, 2012 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

David Neagle just announced his next Breaking Free Live Experience in the Palm Springs area Sept 27 - 30, 2012. I'm at his event now and its always a great experience, I highly recommend anyone go to this for life or business growth. Especially for the rate he's offering it at this weekend.....only $97! Hurry and go snatch your seat now!! www.tinyurl.com/katsept No matter how conscious & motivated you are to serve: opportunity blind spots exist in your business because you just don’t know what you don’t know. So, you can’t just see what you can’t see… And the darnedest thing about it is: It’s what you can’t see that’s holding you back. more than anything else. -David … [Read more...]

Want a 6 Figure Business?

September 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Let me tell you… you CAN have a very successful business and make as much money as you want but there are two reasons why you may not have gotten there yet: More than likely you’ve never really learned how to start, run or market a successful business. (I’ll explain more below) You may have a limiting belief often buried deep inside that says ‘you’re not worth it’, ‘you don’t deserve it’ or ‘who do you think you are to do that/charge that’? That lack of confidence and belief in yourself is much more common that you may think; at least 85% of the small business owners I talk to have some level of this going on in their head. Even if you think … [Read more...]

Learn How to Start, Grow and Market Your Business the Right Way From the Start

September 25, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Learn How to Start, Grow and Market Your Business the Right Way From the Start – Learn Proven Business Models and Marketing Strategies. Stop wasting time and money in the wrong places! Instead join me in October and… Identify more deeply what you really want in life, your biggest passions and how to express them through an authentic-based, money-making business model. Put your marketing on autopilot – so you have more time in your life to LIVE and ENJOY your life;what matters most to you Learn and know how to implement my Simple 3 Step System for Attracting Clients and Making More Money Create your systematic marketing and follow up systemso you are constantly keeping in … [Read more...]