💰New AI tool for your business

Discover the latest AI integration, plus 4 other tools to grow your business.

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: Playbook x Midjourney collaboration is here!

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

  • 🌎 Community feature: Learn how to raise money for your business idea.

  • 🗞️ News: Get the latest news for entrepreneurs.

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

  • Playbook for Midjourney - Save and organize your AI art creations from Midjourney using Playbook.

  • Twos - Keep track of all your notes, calendar events and to-do lists in one place.

  • Toggl - Time-tracking software to boost performance.

  • Plann - Connect all your social media accounts so you can post once to multiple platforms.

  • LoopGenius - Grow your personal brand, side hustle or business with AI marketing tactics.

Featured tool: Playbook for Midjourney 🤓

Midjourney is a powerful tool to generate AI images. Playbook is a creative way to organize your design files. What happens when the two combine?

Meet Playbook for Midjourney! Now you can generate images and have them automatically added to your Playbook boards.

Playbook even uses AI tagging and organization to group your art iterations for you and add relevant tags.

Here’s how to do it: first, create a new Discord server and install Midjourney. Then connect your Playbook board to Midjourney. As you generate art, you’ll see it auto-stored on Playbook.

This is a great way to generate unique graphics for your business’ marketing materials on LinkedIn, Instagram, flyers and more.

How to use Instagram Stories to grow your business  

If you’re not using IG stories for your business, you’re missing out on customers.

Why? Because IG stories are ephemeral, lightweight content that make it easy to show an authentic and relatable side of your business. So how do you exactly do this?

The key is behind-the-scenes footage. This could be stories of your physical office space, employees and product. It could also mean taking people along your entrepreneur journey, sharing the challenges, small wins and progress.

After you post, track your story analytics using IG’s analytics feature. See who consistently watches and engages with your stories, then reach out to those people via DM.

Ask them for feedback on your business or business idea, and see if they want to try out the product or feature. Be sure to follow up with these followers to see what their experience is like using your product!

Try out this targeted stories to DM approach, and let us know how it goes 🤓 

LoopGenius Community Feature: Fundraising Mastery  

Learn how to raise $1M for your business with the Fundraising Mastery course. It covers:

  • Refining your idea

  • Attracting investors

  • Pitch deck storytelling

  • Pitching to VCs

…and much more! You’ll also get personalized mentorship and access to a database of 1000+ investors.

Ready to take the next step with your business? Join the waitlist for Fundraising Mastery now.

What’s News

🗞️ 9 power moves that will finally allow you to master your business game plan: This article discusses business strategies for being a successful entrepreneur. These include planning your week ahead, embracing life-long learning and always being prepared.

🤷‍♀️ Why you should care: If you’re thinking of starting your entrepreneur journey, these tips will help you stay on track and reach your goals faster. Read More

🗞️ Former head of growth at Slack is building a growth-tracking platform for everyone: This article discusses the new growth-tracking platform, Panobi, that just announced a $5 million seed. Built by the former head of growth at Slack, this tool is designed to help businesses and growth managers better manage and track metrics.

🤷‍♀️ Why you should care: Growth-tracking is key for any business or startup. Whether you use Panobi or another tool, you should be consistently measuring your growth in order to be successful. Read More

🗞️ Mobile business ideas to make money on wheels: This article discusses the concept of mobile businesses: businesses that don’t have a physical location, but rather bring their services directly to the customer. Examples are on-the-go pet services, mobile food and beverages, and tech repair services brought to you.

🤷‍♀️ Why you should care: If you’re looking for a side hustle that has a lot of potential, explore mobile businesses. They have low startup costs and allow for flexibility. Plus, with the right marketing strategy, mobile businesses can quickly secure a lot of clients or service. 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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