Second Act Business Academy

Is this business right for you? Listen as Steve shares his story. Steve is a professional podcast editor. He talks about how someone can learn the skills they need to be a podcast editor in this growing space. He gives tips on how a podcaster can grow their show on April Fools Day, he talks about best practices for podcasters creating their show - before they hand it off to an editor, and he gives tips to the newbie podcasters to help them with some beginner mistakes.

In today's episode, I interview Orlena Kerek, a medical doctor from the UK who moved to Spain and decided she wanted to focus on health coaching after some difficulty getting her license to follow her.

JC considers himself to be a typical guy, who woke up one day a little differently. He has a passion for health and fitness and he LOVED teaching others how to transform their own physiques. What started off as helping a few friends and coworkers get into shape inside a Whatsapp group, quickly turned into a much larger world wide audience, after people started seeing results. When he couldn't keep up with the demand of folks asking for his guidance, he enlisted the help of others to become coaches on his new S.Q.U.A.T.S. platform, now known as FITTR. Four years later, after investing around $1000 into his business, FITTR is now earning around $15 million/year. In this episode of Second Act Business Academy we talk about the journey, how FITTR took off in a big way (550,000 Facebook members), and how he gave it all away for free (and still does to this day).

Have you ever noticed that most business podcasts share the rewards of owning an online business but never talk about what goes on behind the scenes? You don't hear about the struggles every day business owners face. In today's episode, I reached out to some of my online business friends and clients and asked them to share some of their pain points and how they overcome them while building their business.

Matt is a videographer, skilled in his trade, and he shares his tips and suggestions for getting started with shooting and editing videos in your online business.

Shelly was a world traveler and landed in Russia where she was teaching English as a second language. When the Russian economy crashed and she didn't have a way to convert her currency, she bought a Mac and started building her business.

Erica is an operations consultant who focuses on process improvement with small businesses. She followed the dream of attending college then finding her career but she learned she needed to venture out on her own. Listen to her share her journey as well as her favorite tools of the trade.

Pam knew she wanted to be an English teacher since the second grade. She followed her dreams as they led her from teacher to sales woman that eventually led to writing and publishing.

Stephanie Cunningham and her husband took a bike tour around the world in 2000. Her husband fell in love with Australia once they reached there for the summer Olympics so they decided to move there permanently. She needed some work to do so she found a way to proceed with an online business. Listen to how she overcame obstacles and found the path that was best for her.

Beth W Smith worked many extra hours in a very stressful job for many years. When it was time to rethink her life and live more, she choose to focus on professional organizing. Learn how she made the transition and what has helped her pave the way fast.Beth shares the courses she studied and the apps she used to help her become adapted to an online business quickly.

Alexia Leachman realized her job in consumer marketing didn't fulfill her so she decided to go out on her own as a coach - during a financial crisis. Learn how she has evolved her business from helping male business leaders to coaching pregnant woman who are fearful about birth.In this episode we discuss topics such as:How would you spend $100K to grow your business?Taking baby steps now to scale effectively laterLaunch with 60% or 70% ok - not perfectHow to be frictionless to get unstuck

Shannon MacFarlane had a corporate job she loved but her position wasn't compatible with her life anymore. After hearing troubling news about her unborn child, then health issues for herself after child birth, Shannon decided she had no choice but find a new way to live. She turned to her artistic side and developed a unique photography and digital arts business.You can find Shannon at SlobberedLens.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/slobberedlens

Finding a domain name these days can be tricky. Many companies own thousands of website names and they aren't willing to give them away. Here is how you can find a domain name that makes sense for your business - and that you can buy for less than $10.

Coming up with a your first internet business may not always be obvious. You want to start a business, but what do you focus on? What do you feel comfortable in teaching and sharing your knowledge on? In this episode, I give you 6 practical ways of brainstorming a business that suits you based on your work history and your life experiences.For complete show notes visit https://sheyharms.com/episode4Find me on Facebook at https://facebook.com/groups/secondactbusinessacademy

In this episode, I give you advice on the different types of business models available to online business owner. Even with this comprehensive episode, there are even more business models to explore in future episodes. This list however is a good starting point for a beginner entrepreneur, wanting to make their first income with an internet based business.For complete show notes visit https://sheyharms.com/episode3Find me on Facebook at https://facebook.com/groups/secondactbusinessacademy

These words are often used in the online world but rarely explained in 1 place with real world examples. I want to help speed up your understanding of these terms so you can hit the ground running when launching your business.In this episode I cover terms like "niche", "platform", "domain registrar" and "avatar" as well as different sources of traffic to your website. I also share the multiple types of products you can sell as part of an online business.Complete Show Notes including transcription can be found here:https://Sheyharms.com/Episode2

I met Kathy Reagan Young inside of a Facebook group for people wanting to start their own online business about 3 or 4 years ago. She and I became fast friends when we realized we could help each other become successful online. In this episode, we talk about our journey together and she shares how I helped her with the technical pieces of putting her online business together.Complete Show Notes including transcription can be found here:https://Sheyharms.com/Episode1

I help women in the empty nest phase embrace the second half of their lives by creating an online business.In this episode I talk about the goals of this show, my history with online business and my background from the past 30 years. Do you feel that technology holds you back from launching your online business? Let me help you with simple technical tips and easy strategies that will teach you all the basics of getting started - from launching a new website to creating content on your website that attracts your audience to selling your first product, this podcast will show you the way.Complete show notes as well as a full transcription of the show can be found here:https://Sheyharms.com/Intro