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Tepsii is an expert copywriter, and life/business coach who has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and many renowned podcasts. She regularly speaks live and online and has taught thousands of people how to grow successful businesses since 2015. Tepsii's mission is to impact 1 million Africans within 5 years by empowering them to break generational patterns of poverty as they grow businesses with help/partnership from prominent business leaders, social activists, government leaders, and corporate entities. Here's what we covered on the episode: Tepsii's Start to Copywriting We share how Tepsii and I officially met during a conference in 2016 Tepsii shares the first time she saw my sales page design and how it influenced her to write her copy differently I share that I used Tepsii's story of remembering my work years later in an email sequence to show how your work can leave a lasting impact The drive to be an entrepreneur has always been there for Tepsii because she likes to do and is good at many things Over time, Tepsii transitioned into a business coach and consultant working with entrepreneurs and dealing with higher-level strategy Tepsii is from Vermont and South Africa and is the mom of 3 beautiful girls Make friends with your designers as copywriters because collaboration is more important than competition After college, Tepsii got her first job by reaching out to the president of a haircare product line that she liked and offering to help with their website and messaging When Tepsii started helping with the haircare line, she had no idea what digital marketing or copywriting was, but she helped increase their sales by 600% Tepsii was googling how to work from home and came across Marie Forleo's B school, which brought her to other connections and programs Because Tepsii was spending money on these programs to get started, she decided she was going to take up space, be visible, and ask for what she needed We chat about how, as women, we need to work on articulating our value so we can get paid our worth for the work we're doing AI + Industry Trends Even though AI is here to stay, Tepsii believes teaching copywriting will always be important because there are components that AI can't master Tepsii is still teaching and writing for entrepreneurs but shares that she now uses a holistic approach to their strategy that includes traditional media As part of her 360 communication strategy, Tepsii includes speaking training, sales training, and all things that go into becoming more confident in your words Currently, Tepsii is consulting for the cannabis industry in Vermont and is working on a big project in South Africa designed to help creatives digitally transform If Tepsii could tell her younger self one thing, it would be to guard her heart and open her eyes to see that the world is diverse Tepsii shares all the tips she wishes someone had told her when she was starting I believe the days of "My 7-step magic formula will solve your problem and change your life" are ending I share current design trends, including text from the early 2000s and '90s. The word of 2024 is authenticity - people are craving a real connection Check out Tepsii's website to connect with her Links mentioned: Tepsii's Website Like what you heard? Click here to subscribe + leave a review on iTunes. Click here to download my Sales Page Trello Board Let's connect on Instagram!
Tepsii shows you how conversions increase when you focus on writing about what keeps your avatar up at night, instead of focusing on writing to the demographic aspects of your avatar.
Personal Mythmaking with Janelle Hardy (formerly the Wild Elixir Podcast)
Today I’m chatting with Tepsii, a South African social justice activist, author, copywriter, and 6-figure business strategist. Enjoy our ramble through a story from her ancestors as well as her relationship with her body and creativity. This is an entirely self-produced podcast. If you appreciate the Wild Elixir podcast, please support the show at: www.patreon.com/janellehardy Connect with Tepsii: http://tepsii.com/freebies/ Connect with Janelle: www.janellehardy.com
#036 — Race, Social Justice and Political Branding with Tepsii If you don’t use your voice to share your experience, to call out prejudice and promote social justice, are you part of the problem? Tepsii contends that you are, and she is in the process of rebranding her business to add activism to the platform. I’m living the ‘learning out loud’ core value today as Tepsii and I get into a dialogue about race and privilege. We talk about the lifetime of work necessary to heal intergenerational patterns tied to self-image—that cannot be resolved in a single mindset session. Tepsii shares her approach to raising little ones with an awareness of race and class, explaining how the conversations are driven by the children themselves. I ask Tepsii about her experience with microaggressions, and she offers insight around what it feels like to have your culture become the fodder for laughter. Listen in to understand Tepsii’s take on encouraging conversation about race and learn how she is incorporating social justice into her brand as a copywriter and business consultant. FULL SHOW NOTES: Get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at http://www.startuppregnant.com/036. EPISODE SPONSOR & SPECIAL OFFER: We are putting together a weekly newsletter discussing the joys, the pains, the difficulties and the really useful strategies that make motherhood and work a little more joyful. Sign up at https://startuppregnant.com/newsletter. If you’ve got something in particular that you want us to work on, send us a note at hello@startuppregnant.com. All of our sponsor offers are available on our website for you to grab the perks and discounts offered to podcast listeners: http://startuppregnant.com/sponsors. LEARN MORE ABOUT TEPSII: Tepsii is a copywriter and business strategist who helps entrepreneurs create businesses they love. She is the creator of Tepsii’s Online Business School and Write to Profit, a revolutionary DIY copywriting program. Tepsii specializes in sales copy that converts, and clients use her sales pages to generate $100K product and program launches. She is also a passionate advocate for underserved communities, working to integrate activism into her teaching and speaking platforms. Tepsii’s Website Tepsii’s Freebies Tepsii on Facebook #CopyBesties Facebook Group Tepsii on Twitter Tepsii on Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE USC Grammy Study Dee Laylor’s Work Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation by Derald Wing Sue Chris Rock’s Good Hair ClickFunnel’s Rap Video Patti Digh’s Art of Activism Book Club
#035 — Ask For The Damn Sale with Tepsii To do your best work for clients, you have to be taken care of yourself. Yet so many entrepreneurs struggle with asking for the sale. We hide. We play small. We fail to follow up. Tepsii understands the ongoing challenge of changing your money mindset and learning to value yourself and the work you do. Though she understood marketing conceptually, her first entrepreneurial ventures were unsuccessful because she wasn’t consistently putting herself out there. But when Tepsii started using live video as a tool, her brand skyrocketed. She shared her triumphs and challenges, and as people invested in her life, they wanted to work with her. Tepsii’s next challenge was learning how to charge what she was worth. Now Tepsii coaches other entrepreneurs to #askforthedamnsale. Today she shares her unique parenting journey, discussing the differences among her daughters and how the birth of her youngest inspired her to start an online business. I ask Tepsii how she learned to market her business and what holds entrepreneurs back from playing big. Listen in for insight around getting obsessed with your own success and consistently asking for the sale. FULL SHOW NOTES: Get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at http://www.startuppregnant.com/035. EPISODE SPONSOR & SPECIAL OFFER: We are putting together a weekly newsletter discussing the joys, the pains, the difficulties and the really useful strategies that make motherhood and work a little more joyful. Sign up at https://startuppregnant.com/newsletter. If you’ve got something in particular that you want us to work on, send us a note at hello@startuppregnant.com. All of our sponsor offers are available on our website for you to grab the perks and discounts offered to podcast listeners: http://startuppregnant.com/sponsors. LEARN MORE ABOUT TEPSII: Tepsii is a copywriter and business strategist who helps entrepreneurs create businesses they love. She is the creator of Tepsii’s Online Business School and Write to Profit, a revolutionary DIY copywriting program. Tepsii specializes in sales copy that converts, and clients use her sales pages to generate $100K product and program launches. She is also a passionate advocate for underserved communities, working to integrate activism into her teaching and speaking platforms. Tepsii’s Website Tepsii’s Freebies Tepsii on Facebook #CopyBesties Facebook Group Tepsii on Twitter Tepsii on Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Write to Profit Course THE STARTUP PREGNANT PODCAST & HOST Startup Pregnant Startup Pregnant Newsletter Email hello@startuppregnant.com Startup Pregnant on Facebook Startup Pregnant on Twitter
Back by popular demand, Tepsii is in the house for the 76th episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast. If you’ve been following along at home you know that she was our guest once before (on our 27th episode), but Kira and Rob wanted to follow up and see how her business has changed in the past year. Here's what we talked about: • how she got started as a copywriter, business coach, and entrepreneur • how she makes money in her business today • why she started working with her husband in her business and what he’s doing • why she wouldn’t recommend that others follow her path and what she thinks you should do instead • the systems (and tools) she uses to keep her business running smoothly • why she uses a checklist to move her clients through all the processes in her business • what she does with her membership community (and the mistakes she made) • why you shouldn’t launch “cheap” products just because your clients ask for them • the impact that depression had on her personally and in her business • the first steps to take to build a compelling personal brand • why she thinks the future of copywriting is offline, not online • why she talks about money with the entrepreneurs she coaches Plus don’t miss the moment when Rob accidentally calls Tepsii out on her personal brand and how reframing her beliefs around “rights” helped her share her political beliefs with her clients in an authentic way. If you want to hear this one, you’ve got to click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript. The people and stuff we mentioned on the show: Tepsii’s first TCC Podcast H&M’s tone-deaf ad DIY The Law Selena Soo Trello Streak CMS Born to Convert Ramit Sethi Jeff Bezos Fabiola Giodani Tepsii.com Kira’s website Rob’s website The Copywriter Club Facebook Group Intro: Content (for now) Outro: Gravity Full Transcript: Kira: What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters, ask them about their successes and failures, their work processes and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That’s what Rob and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast. Rob: You’re invited to join the club for episode 76 as we talk for a second time with a copywriter who only needs one name—Tepsii, about what’s happened in her business over the past year; the importance of business systems; why she created a paid community for heart-centered entrepreneurs; and her no-brainer tips for creating a premium brand. Kira: Tepsii, welcome! Welcome back! Rob: Hey, Tepsii. Tepsii: Thank you so much for having me; I can’t believe it’s seventy-six episodes. Congratulations! I feel so honored to be number seventy-six! Kira: Laughs. Rob: Seventy-six and twenty-seven! You were one of the first people who dared to join us when we first started out to talking with copywriters, so we’re excited to hear what’s happened since we last talked. But I think we want to start maybe with just a brief introduction to your story, for those who maybe haven’t heard episode number twenty-seven yet. Tepsii: So my story—when I came here, we talked a lot about how I started my business largely by accident, and how for me, you know, starting this business, I knew I wanted to “freedom lifestyle”. I knew I wanted a sense of connection with, you know, people around me who were like-minded, and I didn’t know exactly what that was going to look like, so I had some stumbles and some hiccups on the way to starting this online business. I was able to start by really saying “yes” to someone who saw talent in me, that I did not see myself. So, they just has this sense, this feeling, that I could be a good writer, a good copywriter, and they took a chance on me and, based on that chance, I have grown a business that has sustained me and my family for the past almost three years in March. And, it’s kind of come full circle with so many different things and skills that I’ve ...
Tepsii is a successful online entrepreneur, with a gift for building community and writing compelling copy, while raising three kids in South Africa. I loved this conversation so much! Tepsii’s so full of life — She shares her stories, of both struggles and success, so openly in this episode. We get into how she found motivation to finish college as a single mom, navigating cultural challenges, finding your own sense of home, hard earned courage, slaying fear, and so much more. Talking with Tepsii is like hanging out with your new BFF who has tons of wisdom and loads of humanity to share. You’re going to love this convo and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it. About Our Guest: Tepsii helps Soulful Online Entrepreneurs Make More Money Through Personal Branding, Social Media Marketing, and Copywriting. She is a Soulful Copywriting Teacher, Business Strategist, and Mindset Mentor. Tepsii is the creator of The Write to Profit™, a digital copywriting course, for online entrepreneurs, as well as a business incubator for creatives known as Tepsii’s Online Business School. What we cover in this conversation: Breaking free from our old conditioning to step into our sense of self Feeling like an outsider Moving her family back to South Africa Building self-confidence through parental loss, abusive relationship, and more Busting through FEAR and excuses How to build loving and supportive community Building a successful business that supports her family Resources mentioned in this episode: Book a strategy session with Sage HERE More from ME: Come hang out in my FREE Facebook Community for deeper conversations and connections with other awesome women Ready for better relationships? Get started now with FREE book chapters of Naked Communication HERE. The ASK Formula Cheat Sheet: How to ask for what you want… and get it. http://www.sagebhobbs.com/ask-formula-cheat-sheet/ And a favor from YOU: Like what you hear? If SO, be sure to subscribe to Naked Conversations on iTunes. Or Stitcher. Or Google Play. For (SUPER DUPER appreciated) gold stars: Leave me a rating + review! Just a few short words will help MORE amazing women find the show. Thank you
Her Fearless Hustle | Stories from Entrepreneurial Women on Overcoming Self-sabotage
Tepsii had the audacity to show up on live stream and share her message powerfully and consistently for 30 days straight. Do you know what gave her that push? That nudge we are all looking for? Her own imperfections. Listen to her raw truth and stay for her mindset secrets... This is one episode, you're not going to want to miss! It was an absolute pleasure speaking with Tepsii. Her story, her realness, she is truly an inspiring woman I can't wait to see what's next in her journey. Show notes and resources for today’s episode can be found at: http://www.crystallayland.com/2017/embracing-imperfections-tepsii-thendo/ If you want to learn how to overcome self-sabotage, build unbreakable confidence, reclaim your identity, and create a more fulfilling life, this is the audio course for you! Download your preview Subscribe to the podcast because I’ll be sharing updates, clues and behind the scenes details for our Big Reveal Party happening on 01.01.18. Leave a rating & review for Her Fearless Hustle the Podcast Have a topic you’d like me to chime in on or a guest you’d like to hear from, Message me on Facebook
In the 27th episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast, Kira and Rob talk with a copywriter known by one name—yep, just like Cher, Prince, and Madonna—Tepsii. She shares her secret for getting referrals before she starts working with her clients, how she landed 10 clients at a conference by asking a few questions and how she organizes her projects and communicates with clients using Trello. And that’s just the first 20 minues. Don’t miss this great interview. Click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript. The people and stuff we mentioned on the show: Jen Scalia Man Bun Ry Schwartz Hattie Brazely Trello Google Drive Sold Out and Booked Solid Psycho-Cybernetics Melanie Duncan Marie Forleo Danielle Laporte Hillary Weiss Kira’s website Rob’s website The Copywriter Club Facebook Group Intro: Content (for now) Outro: Gravity Full Transcript: Tepsii dishes on how she went from a nobody to a superstar copywriter in a single month... Rob: What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters and other experts, ask them about their successes and failures, their work processes and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work. That’s what Kira and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast. Kira: You’re invited to join the club for Episode 27 as we chat with a copywriter and business coach known by her first name only, Tepsii, about quitting her job and earning enough within four months to retire her husband, getting the right mindset, as well as getting rid of limiting beliefs, and writing with personality. Rob: Hey, Kira. Hey, Tepsii. Tepsii: Hey. How’s it going? Kira: Hello. Tepsii, we’re excited to have you here today. Tepsii: I’m super excited to be here because if I was a brand-new copywriter, this would’ve helped me so much. I’m really always excited to help the next generation of people. Rob: We hope that we’re helping out a few experienced copywriters as well, and maybe you can help us with that in sharing some seriously great wisdom today. Kira: Tepsii, I was just going to share, I first heard about at a ... This is going to sound so posh, which is not my life ... but at a rooftop party in Manhattan, with a pool nearby. I was at Jen Scalia's membership party. I just randomly got an email from her. I like Jen, so I showed up just to mingle. I remember at this party chatting with different women and everyone was talking about you. Here I am, a copywriter. I’m like not pitching myself, but I’m chatting and trying to network. Everyone was like, “Yeah, there’s this other copywriter, Tepsii. She’s going to be here tonight.” Everyone was so excited to meet you. That was the first time I heard about you. I was like, “Who is this woman? I need to meet her. I need to know who she is.” Ever since then, I’ve kind of just like kept you on my radar and just knew that we wanted to chat with you about your almost like overnight success in copywriting. I know there’s a lot more to it that we can unpack in this show. We can start with just how did you become Tepsii, no last name, like Tepsii the copywriter? Tepsii: I’m all about just one name to make it easier. My domain name is super easy. I just introduce myself. We don’t have to confuse me with any other Tepsii’s out there. My business anniversary was two years ago. I was a digital nobody. Nobody knew my name. I never got any shout outs. It still feels weird to hear you say you went somewhere and people were talking about me. I think that’s kind of rude that you’re introducing yourself and somebody wants to talk about a whole different person. Like, who they heck are you- Kira: I know. I was like, “What about me? I’m a copywriter, too.” No, no, no. They didn’t care. They didn’t care. Tepsii: I apologize on their behalf for that. I care about who you are. My story is that I started out Digital Nobody. I was really interested in life coaching and how to go about making my life more...
Tepsii is a Copywriting & Business Teacher for soulful entrepreneurs and she's ready to write her first book...or her first 3-4 books! Sometimes we have so many book ideas swirling around in our heads that we don't know how to start, or which idea to tackle first! Tune-in to hear how Tepsii can organize her content in a way that will lead to a clearly defined brand and an easy-to-market book series. And since you're checking out the show notes, you get a free gift from Tepsii:http://borntoconvert.com/pen (score!) Here are some other ways you can hang out with her even after this podcast: Facebook Group: www.copybesties.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/tepsiit (@tepsiit) Twitter: www.instagram.com/tepsiit @tepsii ...and here's where you can find me! VoicePenPurpose.com
CliffCentral.com — Do you want to take the jump and make your own business grow? Does it work? Tepsii did it and retired her husband within 18 months, and she is in studio talking business, being a working mom, and all about being a Venda-American.
On today’s episode of Financial Fluency, I’m so excited to have Tepsii (one name, like Madonna!). She has a true corporate to self-employment success story. Tepsii is a creative copywriter and coach who crafts simply-amazing-tailor-made copy for entrepreneurs ready to make serious moola online and create the freedom lifestyle they’ve always dreamt of. She was inspired to be a copywriter by listening to Kimra Luna’s copywriter in the first round of Be True Brand You. She started out as a life coach, but copy was obviously her thing. She made $25K in her first two months and decided that she could probably quit her day job. Less than four months later, her husband quit his job, they sold their house, and they packed up their entire family, including three daughters, and moved back to her home country of South Africa, all on her copywriting income. Let her story inspire you and check out how you can sharpen your copywriting skills. Find Tepsii at writetoprofit.com and check out her Sold Out and Booked Solid program at booked.tepsii.com.
Tepsii Thendo Tshiko is a highly sought after copywriter and teacher for the rockstars of online business. Having grown a six-figure business Tepsii helps entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to the next level, so they can make more profits, reach a bigger audience, and leave a lasting legacy. Tepsii discusses: Her background… The post EP26: Using Killer Copy To Explode Your Business With Tepsii appeared first on Biz Underdog To Topdog.