💰5 tools to build your business

Discover top tools, tips and ideas for building a successful business.

August 28, 2023

What’s up side hustlers, Jamasen here, CEO of LoopGenius and author of Beyond9to5. Today’s newsletter is short, sweet and packed with tips & tools to grow your side business.

In today’s edition:

  • 🤖 Tools: Discover tools to get creative, cut down on time and manage your side business.

  • ☝️ Featured tool: Zeda helps you craft a product strategy.

  • 📱 Marketing tactic: Grow your business with this secret marketing trick.

  • 🗞️ News: Get the latest news for entrepreneurs.

🔥 Tools for Side Hustlers 🛠️ 
🔍️ What we found for you this week 🔍️ 

Featured tool: Zeda 🤓

If you’re building a product or business, Zeda.io can help you hit your goals faster. How so? Let’s dive in!

Zeda uses quant and qual customer insights to deliver recommendations. The key to success for any new business is correctly identifying and understanding the problems to solve for their users.

Not only will Zeda point out important problems to solve, but it will help you craft a product strategy from there. Create strategy maps and connect OKRs to your plan, all in one tool.

How to use r/entrepreneur Reddit to grow your business  

Reddit is a great place to get traction for your business, especially if you post in very active communities. The “r/entrepreneur” community is a vibrant space for business owners, so here’s how you can become a part of it!

Rather than talk about your business, share valuable content. This could be personal stories about your journey, helpful resources for entrepreneurs, etc.

Every now and then, r/entrepreneur has posts where you can promote your business. Keep an eye out for these so you can take advantage! Share who your ideal customer is, the problem you’re solving and include a link to your website or landing page.

After one of these posts, follow up with everyone who commented or liked the post with a personalized message. Start building relationships with potential customers, and continue to share your value content in the community.

What’s News

🗞️ The critical first steps you must take to turn referrals into clients: Learn exactly how to convert referrals into clients. Be proactive, come prepared and have your discovery call script down.

🤷‍♀️ Why you should care: Referrals are one of the best ways to get new clients for your business. You will grow much faster if you have a high referral to client conversion rate. Read More

🗞️ How to use AI to create an award-winning podcast: Learn how to develop a content strategy for a podcast using AI. Podcasts are a great way to connect with people in your industry and build your personal brand. Try these ChatGPT tactics to create a podcast efficiently!

🤷‍♀️ Why you should care: Marketing is key to business success. If you want to expand your marketing beyond social media, longer-form content, like podcasts and blogs, is great. Read More

🗞️ Your favorite hobby should not always turn into your business: Learn how to find your next business idea. Hobbies don’t always equate to a business because there may not be demand or opportunity size. Plus, hobbies are a great way to decompress from work and maintain your work-life balance. Instead, this article discusses 3 alternative ways to find business ideas.

🤷‍♀️ Why you should care: If you’re thinking of starting your own business, don’t jump into your hobbies just yet. This guide will help you figure out which business ideas to focus on and why. Read More

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That's it for this week's edition of Beyond9to5. Stay tuned for more tips, news, and spotlights in our next issue. Until then, keep hustling!

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