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Allison Smith Allison Smith

Better Storytelling With These 5 Tips

Storytelling uses words to create experiences in a reader or listener's imagination. It can not only impact human emotions; it can also lead people to accept original ideas or encourage them to take action. Here are some key elements to great storytelling.

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Allison Smith Allison Smith

7 Key Elements That Go Into Developing Your Brand (in a nutshell!)

Your brand is the personality of your business, the promise you make to your customers, your position in the market and the impression people get when they hear your name!

Brand development is the process of creating and strengthening these aspects. It's about building a brand identity that resonates with your target audience, differentiates you in the market, and makes you distinctive!

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Allison Smith Allison Smith

How to Write a Great About Page

Right after your readers peruse your Homepage, they are going to head right over to your About Page to learn more about you—and that’s why it’s so important to get it right. Most websites miss this amazing opportunity to start building real relationships with their audience.

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6 Important Steps to Launching Your Online Business.

So you have decided it’s time to start your own online business.

This is ahhmazing, and congrats! Working for yourself can be challenging, but it is also very rewarding.

If you are starting from scratch, it can feel pretty overwhelming, so I have compiled a list of 6 things that are absolutely necessary when you are starting out.

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Allison Smith Allison Smith

Common Mistakes New Chat GPT-4 Users Might Make, and How to Avoid Them

With the advent of Chat GPT-4, AI-powered language models have taken another step towards mimicking human-like conversations. However, as with any tool, using it effectively requires knowing its strengths and limitations. We will guide you through some common mistakes that new Chat GPT-4 users make and how you can avoid them to maximize your experience.

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How to Boost Your Online Business With A.I.

In the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from the realm of science fiction to an everyday tool that businesses of all sizes can use to improve their operations and bottom line. For online businesses, AI offers a wide range of opportunities to enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and make data-driven decisions. Here's how you can harness the power of AI to boost your online business.

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Allison Smith Allison Smith

Do You Really Need a Coach or Mentor?

If there is ONE thing that I could change about launching my own biz, it would be finding a coach or mentor with EXPERIENCE to give me guidance.

Mistakes or misdirections can be costly or frustrating—or both.

A coach or mentor can help find your strengths, your audience and niche, and address any potential pitfalls you will encounter. Find someone who has a similar outlook, and that you resonate with.

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9 Steps to Help Define Your Personal Brand

Whether you're a professional seeking to advance your career, an entrepreneur launching a startup, or a freelancer looking to stand out from the crowd, developing a strong personal brand is more crucial than ever.

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As a Freelancer, do I Really Need to Pick a Niche?

This wasn’t always the case, but today It’s necessary to have a niche because the online landscape is crowded. Having a niche allows you to establish authority as an expert in a field, rather than anything and everything, making it easier to find your audience.

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Here’s a Cool Way to Choose a Niche.

If you are a freelancer or entrepreneur, there are strong arguments to be made for finding your most desirable clients rather than generalizing. Whether this means they are found in a narrow area of expertise, or most closely tied to what you love to do, applying an 80/20 mindset to making a decision about where you will dedicate your time and energies can be incredibly effective.

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