The Automated Follow-Up Formula for Small Business Owners

By Jennie Lyon / September 30, 2025

If you’ve ever felt like losing touch with potential customers after that first interaction, you’re not alone. It happens to so many small business owners! You work to attract people, but somehow, they slip away before becoming paying customers. Here’s the good news: with a simple automated follow-up formula, you can stay connected and guide them back to you—without constantly chasing leads yourself. Social media ads can play a significant role in making this happen. They aren’t just about getting quick sales; they’re about helping your business show up at the right time, in the right way, to the right…

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How To Prioritize Increasing Revenue as an Online Business Owner

By Jennie Lyon / September 16, 2025

With only a few weeks left until the holiday season begins and those end-of-year deadlines close, many of my clients are focusing on increasing their total revenue for 2024.  If you’ve been following me for a while, you might have noticed I’m strategy-focused. I don’t do things just to do them… and I’m constantly looking at my business and trying to find ways to improve and streamline my processes.  Recently, that has included examining what increases my revenue as an online business owner and how I can prioritize those revenue-generating activities in the coming weeks. Is that something you want…

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6 Simple Email Strategies To Skyrocket Your Business Growth

By Jennie Lyon / September 9, 2025
6 Simple Email Strategies to Skyrocket Your Business Growth

In the whirlwind of online marketing, we’re constantly hunting for marketing strategies that capture attention and supercharge our growth. Get ready because I’m about to introduce a bona fide game-changer that’s truly a digital force to be reckoned with – email strategies! Now, let’s dive into why email marketing is an indispensable in your marketing arsenal. Email marketing offers a direct pathway to your audience in a world buzzing with noise. It’s the space where your messages don’t just land but resonate loud and clear. Let’s jump into five email strategies that will skyrocket your business growth. 📧 Content Overview…

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How to Run Profitable Paid Online Workshops

By Jennie Lyon / September 2, 2025

Hey there, fabulous entrepreneurs! 🌟 In the ever-evolving world of education, we’ve seen a major shift towards profitable paid online workshops. It’s like the virtual red carpet for sharing your genius with a global audience! As we’re dancing into 2024, this trend is still on fire, fueled by the remote work revolution and the explosion of virtual events. Your online workshop not only grabs attention but also becomes a cash-flow celebration. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, dream no more! In this post, we’re diving deep into the must-know steps and strategies to make your workshop shine in the crowded…

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The Beginner’s Guide to Using AI in Small Business Marketing

By Jennie Lyon / July 22, 2025

If you have been paying attention to marketing trends lately, you know that artificial intelligence is everywhere. From tools that write your social captions to software that promises to run your entire funnel, it can feel like you are being bombarded with promises of “plug and play” success. But here is the truth: if you are a small business owner, you do not need to become an AI expert or a programmer overnight. You can utilize AI to simplify and enhance the effectiveness of your marketing, but you need to do so intentionally. In today’s episode, I want to give…

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The Truth About AI Marketing, What Works, What’s Hype, and What’s Dangerous

By Jennie Lyon / July 16, 2025

If you are a business owner, you have likely heard about artificial intelligence taking over the marketing world. Everyone seems to be shouting about how AI can do all the work for you, from writing blog posts to managing emails to even closing sales. It sounds like a dream, right? But here is the thing. AI is mighty, but it is not magic. And it is not a replacement for a smart, human-centered strategy. If you dive in without a clear plan, you might damage your brand instead of improving it. Today, I want to discuss what AI can do…

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Video Marketing: Boosting Your Brand with Engaging Visual Content

By Jennie / May 20, 2025

In today’s fast-paced digital world, where attention spans are shrinking, video marketing has become a powerful strategy to captivate audiences and promote your brand effectively. With the rise of platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, incorporating video content into your marketing campaigns can lead to significant growth and higher customer engagement. This article delves into video marketing, uncovering its benefits, strategies, and tips to help businesses thrive in the visual content landscape. Instead of giving you the usual action list at the end of the blog, I will stop as we go through the content to provide you with actionable…

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What 2024 Taught Us and How to Use Social Media Ads To Grow in 2025

By Jennie Lyon / January 7, 2025
What 2024 Taught Us About Social Media Ads and How to Grow in 2025

The social media advertising landscape is never stagnant, and 2024 is no exception. The past year of evolving strategies and technologies forced businesses to adapt, innovate, and rethink how they connect with their customers and use social media ads to grow in 2025 For online small business owners, staying ahead in this dynamic environment wasn’t just about following trends—it was about learning to navigate constraints like tight budgets and saturated markets while still delivering impactful campaigns.  As we begin 2025, the lessons learned from the past year provide a roadmap for crafting smarter, more effective ad strategies, and today, I’m…

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5 Reasons Why Your Email List Contacts Aren’t Converting to Paid Customers

By Jennie Lyon / September 10, 2024

You’ve been working hard on growing your email list with a free offer, which we call a lead magnet. This has created some new contacts for your email list, but those contacts aren’t converting into paying customers.   Today, I will troubleshoot this very common problem with you and see if you can identify opportunities for improvement for your online business. Let’s get into it.  Content Overview –Things don’t match up–Lost in the funnel–Email epic fails– Lack of Clarity–“Set it and forget it” strategy– How Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing can help Things Don’t Match Up At this point in your business,…

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The Secret to a Successful Online Business that Will Surprise You

By Jennie Lyon / September 3, 2024

Running a successful online business is not for the faint of heart. Building your business from the ground up takes strategy, grit, determination, and work. As business owners, we know work is worth it, but what if you’re missing an essential element holding you back? What if there is a secret to a successful online business? When I talk to online business owners, they usually blame their lack of social media followers, absence of an email list, or even their calendar for their business’s lack of growth. I can usually guess they haven’t done this essential step in the first 15…

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