Category: Female Entrepreneurs

Do Not Be Dismayed

Trust God

Please do not be dismayed because the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. The time is now.

Creating and designing the life of your dreams can be an exciting. Building a business can also be exciting. Walking by faith not by sight can be difficult and a real challenge for some.

Fear can halt your steps preventing you from doing what you love. As a result fear has the ability to tie your hands behind your back with some pretty serious consequences. With faith in God you can tell fear to be cast into the sea never to overpower you again.

When you walk by faith you trust God to guide your every step.

It’s not always easy to do this, but it would be wise to implement this powerful principle, not only into your business, but in your life as well. Trusting God to constantly speak to your heart so that you never lose your way as you work to build your empire one layer at a time provides you with tools to build a strong foundation on which your business can stand for years to come.

Upon the completion of your business details, from writing your business plan to designing your marketing materials, it is vital that certain principles be interwoven into the fabric of your business to ensure that it flourishes on a consistent basis for months and years to come. 

When journeying through the ins and outs of business do not be dismayed. God’s right hand is the power that will take you from one goal to the next into a world of abundance. You see God wants you to prosper and be in abundance. He wants you to be in abundance in wisdom, knowledge and where your finances are concerned. It doesn’t stop there.

Our Father wants you to have everything you need and He gives you richly all things to enjoy. Being surrounded by abundance you feel abundant. When you feel abundant you welcome in prosperity, overflowing riches and great wealth. It becomes the never ending story you get to write in your journal to be your compass as you work your business.

Penning your goals and successes opens the door to abundant opportunities.

Your mind shifts and your life changes. As a result, you get to witness eye opening experiences you never would had you not opened your mind to receive all that God has awaiting you. God bestows these blessings upon you little by little. Write them down.

Oh taste and see that the Lord is good. When God shows you His love receive it with a heart of thanksgiving. One at a time you can take it and learn from the things that God wants to reveal to you. Like flowers that bloom in spring or like leaves that change color during autumn season these blessings are enormous. It doesn’t matter how small they may seem they are humongous.

God does great works and His greatness is unsearchable. Receive the things He wants you to know and He will pour out  His blessings upon you with clear understanding. You may not understand everything at first, but keep trusting God and you will come to know and see all that God has for you a little at a time. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. And listen, all you really need to know is that God truly loves and cares about you. I think that’s all the understanding any of us needs. To God be all the glory.

Life can be filled with a myriad of lessons that have the amazing ability to change our lives. I often think about things that have transpired in my life and I simply say thank You Lord.

Here’s a short story I’d like to share with you.

My son texted me late Saturday night. I was sound asleep so I did not see the text until the next morning. When God woke me up the next day I saw Todd’s message.

A few minutes later my son called and asked if I had heard the news about Chadwick Boseman. I said no. He then said he died. My heart broke all over again almost the same way it broke when my cousin Kobe died. I was in shock when I heard the news.

When I went on Facebook I knew what I was going to see. Yes, Mr. Boseman’s face posted everywhere. I expected to see his face, hear about his work, his career and his private life. This is what usually happens whenever a celebrity passes away.

When I saw Chadwick on the View earlier this year I didn’t get the vibe that he was your typical celebrity. His demeanor and the way he answered the questions that were posed to him told me that he was just a kind spirit with a loving soul. And the way that he looked at the ladies at the table spoke volumes about him.

The look in his eyes said a lot about the kind of personality he carried with him everywhere he went. I loved that about him. I could clearly see that he was true or at least in my mind he was.

When we hear stories like the passing of celebrities, loved ones or those close to us, we tend to say things like, “live life to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised.”  And should we find ourselves in a torrential rainfall that blinds us to the point that we cannot see ourselves out of it,  we immediately call upon the name of Jesus.

Desperate to alter the hurt or pain we cry out asking Jesus to be attentive to our prayers to get us through whatever we are going through or dealing with. Jesus is always the answer. He is always with us at all times.

The point I’m trying to make is this. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever. We need to be thanking God every second of the day for blessing us with life. And it should not stop there. We need to be in constant thank You prayers to God for His infinite abundance help, support, encouragement and all the abundant things that He lays at our feet each and everyday.

It is vital that we use our gifts for the glory of God’s name and use them to the fullest of our infinite potential.

We need to be glorifying the name of the Lord through our works and thanking Him for giving us the gifts that have the ability to execute the plan He has given us with complete instructions. We need to be shouting for joy for the Lord’s goodness. Living in a state of euphoria should be one of our goals knowing that we don’t have to be dismayed because the Lord is with us, helping us every second we breathe.

Listen ladies, if there is something pressing on your heart and mind and you know for a fact that God is calling you into His great light to do work for the glory of His name I would advise you to do it. Be obedient to the Lord.

Do not wait another minute to execute that brilliant plan that God has laid on the table of your heart. Let me ask you a question; what are you waiting for? Is something holding you back? If so, figure out what it is, solve and get moving. Do you know that you are empowered by the Holy Spirit? His power is amazing and He will give you everything you need to be super successful.

Do not be dismayed because God loves you

I don’t want you to keep procrastinating. Are you saying to yourself, “I’m afraid of what people might say or you are thinking don’t have any money. Well, let me tell you if God is calling your name He has every single thing you need. He’s opened the door patiently waiting for you to walk through it.

Don’t you think you’ve waited long enough to start that remarkable business? It’s time for you to let go of the negative mindset and replace it with positive thoughts such as, I am a wealthy woman and I love myself. I am a phenomenal woman of God. I am a river. I am prosperity riches and abundance. I am powerful and I am assets.

God has already equipped you with every tool and resource you need. These life-changing and business building commodities are going to help you to erect a rich foundation. One that is so strong and powerful that no man, wind nor rain can knock it down.

You have a lot of work to do so let’s get moving. You don’t have to be afraid and do not let your heart be afraid or troubled because God is with you with each layer you are laying. You only need to work on yourself to change your life and enjoy the fruits.

God planted the seeds in you a long time ago and He’s giving you the rain to grow your harvest along with the Son to grow and succeed. I don’t think it gets any better than this. The best thing you can do is obey God and as Dr. Charles Stanley says, leave all the consequences to Him.

Now go on and make up your mind to leap out in faith and change your life forever. Not only will you be changing your own life, but those who are searching for your services and/or products, they have a special treat coming their way because you, God’s Virtuous Women Entrepreneurs, are brilliant in business.

To God be the glory forever and ever. Use them Lord, use them in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen. Thank You, Lord, thank You.

Bless the Lord,

Cyndi

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10 Bible Verses Every Entrepreneur Needs to Read

Here they are, 10 Bible verses every entrepreneur needs to read.

As entrepreneurs, we are blessed to receive verses of Scripture to keep us encouraged as we go about our daily business routines.

These 10 Bible verses every entrepreneur needs to read will bless you and your business beyond measure. Read them and apply them to your businesses and enjoy the prosperity God has for you.

The Bible is packed with life lessons – stories of humankind’s experience with God. There are lessons for those feeling depressed, those struggling with sin, those dealing with difficult people – you name it, it’s there.

As a Christian, one of the most important lessons the Bible teaches me is to rely on God’s grace (that requires faith) and not my own works to make myself righteous in God’s sight. But there are other lessons that have also proved vital not only in the life to come but in my life today.

I’m an entrepreneur who juggles a lot of responsibilities. Thankfully, there are many Bible verses about business that teach some very valuable lessons. Here are some of the best verses in the Bible that can help the entrepreneur in you!

1. Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. – Proverbs 10:4 (NIV)

Proverbs is filled with all kinds of fantastic observations about life. This one shows how if you slack off, you’re going to be met with poverty. This makes sense, right?

I believe in making the most of every moment of the day. I work hard, really hard. I believe that diligence that leads to financial stability. As a result of my hard work, I built a fantastic wealth management firm and a financial website (the one you’re reading now). These companies bring in much more than the average American makes, and I’m so thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to build these businesses.

If you’re wanting to get ahead in business, be diligent. You don’t have to absolutely wear yourself out, though . . . .

2. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. – Proverbs 23:4 (ESV)

As I mentioned, I work pretty hard. But that doesn’t mean I don’t take breaks. There are much more important things in life than getting rich. Take my family, for example. What would I do without my wife and my boys?

There’s nothing inherently wrong with being rich. But there is something wrong with wearing yourself out to get rich. We’ve all heard the stories of the workaholics who make a fortune but then abandon their families. Their marriages fall apart and their children suffer. Is wearing yourself out to become wealthy really worth those consequences? Of course not!

I’d argue that you can grow your dough without running yourself into the ground. But trust me, I know it’s not easy. I have to watch myself to make sure that I don’t go overboard.

I must at all times keep my entrepreneurial spirit in check. One of the best ways to do this is to listen to your spouse. If they’re telling you that you need to slow down, you need to slow down.

3. Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing. – Proverbs 20:4 (NIV)

Here’s a lesson for entrepreneurs – always be on the lookout for opportunities that lead to a harvest. This verse is probably more about the virtues of having a willingness to work, but it also talks about working in season. With certain seasons come opportunities. If these opportunities are pushed aside, you might find yourself in need but not reaping anything because you didn’t work! Remember that the fruit comes after labor.

4. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. – Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV)

Imagine working for the perfect boss. Everything they say and do is absolutely perfect. They make the right choices every time. They speak the right words every time. They are right – you guessed it – 100% of the time. That sounds pretty intimidating, doesn’t it?

Wouldn’t you step up your game if you were working for the perfect boss? Wouldn’t you be careful with how you handled their money, their time, and their other resources? Of course you would! After all, perfection sees all. When we are working for human masters, we know in the back of our minds that there might be room to slack off. But when we’re working for God, there’s no room to cut corners.

Not only will God be pleased with you when he notices the fit and finish you put into your product or service, but most likely your human masters will notice too. Just make sure you care more about what God thinks than what your human masters think. Do that, and your human masters will probably be pleased as well if they are godly people.

5. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat– for he grants sleep to those he loves. – Psalm 127:2 (NIV)

At first glance, this verse seems to be making a general statement that it’s good to get your sleep instead of waking up early and going to bed late. While there’s certainly value in getting sleep, perhaps it’s saying something more. Here’s the first verse of the chapter:

Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. – Psalm 127:1 (NIV)

It’s always good to look at the context of a verse. Here, the verse is talking about how the Lord’s hand must be in something for it to work properly. Could it also be that rising early and staying up late does no good unless the Lord’s hand is in it? Perhaps it’s a possibility. In any case, it’s important to remember that we should rely on the Lord. We shouldn’t trust in our own abilities alone – the Lord must be at the heart of everything we do.

6. So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. – Matthew 7:12 (ESV)

A business that God approves of requires a firm understanding and grasp of ethics. Thankfully, Jesus simplified much of the whole topic of ethics in just a few words commonly known as the Golden Rule. When we, as entrepreneurs, put ourselves into other people’s shoes, we’re more likely to treat those people as we’d like to be treated. Here are a few business questions you can use to do the best thing for your customers:

  • If I was the customer, would I be happy with the speed of service of my business?
  • If I was the customer, would I appreciate how my business communicates with me?
  • If I was the customer, would I continue doing business with my business?

These questions can help you improve customer satisfaction. One of the ways I help my clients is to provide custom-fit solutions. I recognize that every one of my clients is different. While there may be some overlap in their needs, each person is unique. Some of my clients want to set-it-and-forget-it, and others want detailed explanations and someone who will work closely with them to make tweaks and adjustments to their retirement plan.

Think about your business. How can you customize your products and services to your customers? How can you make every customer feel like the most valued customer? It starts with doing to others what you would have them do to you.

7. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. – Proverbs 4:7 (ESV)

I continually educate myself about all things financial. I attend presentations and do a lot of research. Understanding is of great value in my business, and I’d be willing to guess it is in yours, too. Wisdom not only includes having knowledge and experience, but it also includes being able to use that knowledge and experience in a sound way – it involves proper judgment.

Notice the value of understanding: “Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” That’s right, understanding is worth everything you own. Now, you probably don’t have to go and sell everything you own to take a course that costs thousands and thousands of dollars, but this verse certainly highlights the value of understanding.

Make a sincere effort to always be a learner. Value education. Learn how to apply your knowledge in business and life. It’s worth a lot, friends.

8. In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. – Proverbs 14:23 (ESV)

Back when I began my career with A.G. Edwards & Sons in 2002, I was in a training class including about 55 people. After the training a year later, our class was reduced to less than about 27 people. At my fifth anniversary mark, only five of us were left. The reason why so many people didn’t make it was because they weren’t really willing to put in the hard work required. They were all talk, no action.

You’ve probably heard that “actions speak louder than words.” True. But many people think that means you must act and speak. What if you just did the right thing without announcing it to the world? One might argue that that could result in less accountability, but if you actually follow through on your goals without speaking, it will show a sense of humility coupled with a dedication to working hard.

Work hard, and you can overcome many business challenges.

9. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? – Mark 8:36 (ESV)

I have quite a bit of money in the bank and investments. You might call me wealthy if you look at my net worth. I know others who are quite wealthy, too. But let me tell you, the numbers don’t mean a thing compared to the gift that my Lord Jesus gave to me on the cross. If you’re not a Christian, I ask you to look into the life of Christ.b Listen, we’ve all messed up. We’ve all fallen short of the perfection of God. We’re sinners! But God loves us so much that he came down to this planet to rescue us from the spiritual consequences of our actions. His name is Jesus.

If you’re an entrepreneur – or anyone else – who doesn’t yet have a relationship with Christ, seek first God’s kingdom. Wealth is deceitful, and it doesn’t mean a thing compared to the glorious riches in Christ.

10. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. – Proverbs 21:5 (ESV)

Diligence means showing care – many times over the long haul. Are you showing diligence?

Businesses must be carefully built. Don’t be hasty. Remember that it can take years to see some success. If you go for a quick win, you might find yourself with a quick failure.

There are so many Bible verses about business and entrepreneurship. I encourage you to leave your favorites in the comments below. Now go make some money, but put God first!

 

About the Author

10 Bible Verses Every Entrepreneur Needs to Read

Jeff Rose, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner™, founder of Good Financial Cents, and author of the personal finance book Soldier of Finance. Jeff is an Iraqi combat veteran and served 9 years in the Army National Guard. His work is regularly featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Inc.com and Entrepreneur.

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God’s Open Doors of Endless Opportunities

Gods Open Doors of Endless OpportunitiesBeing an entrepreneur has shown me many things. It has also presented me and opened my eyes to endless opportunities.

God’s open doors of endless opportunities have helped to grow, not just my businesses, but my life.

The lessons I have learned have been tremendous. Am I grateful? Yes. I am beyond grateful.

God has graced and granted me with much wisdom. His lovingkindness blesses me in ways too numerous to count. Whenever I hear someone say count your bless I say to myself it would be impossible because God’s blessings are innumerable.

However, not only do I count my blessings, I give God thanks for His blessings.

When I prepare to start each day I look forward to hearing from God. I know He is going to share something phenomenal with me. Whether it’s a word from His word to speak to my heart, or perhaps an article to touch, warm and transform someone’s life, I get excited because I already know His word is going to be powerful.

Not only is God’s word going to be powerful, it is going to phenomenal. He is going to clothe me with a lesson so profound that it will be life-changing in some way.

As a result, not only am I going to receive a multitude of blessings, but others will be blessed as well because I share and I give.

When this happens God’s open doors of endless opportunities immediately become available to me. I walk through each door as He presents them to me with faith and confidence. I glean valuable information that I refer to as priceless gems.

Have you ever experienced God’s open doors of endless opportunities in your business? If so, what have you learned? Are there any doors that you have yet to walk through?

I’m sure that God has a plethora of doors of endless opportunities awaiting you? Is there something that prevents you from walking through God’s open doors of endless opportunities?

If you are sitting dormant and some giants have stilled your steps, I advise you to go to the word of God and read the following Scripture. Joshua 1:9, Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”  Prayerfully, this will help you to see the light that will lovingly, mercifully and gracefully guide you to God’s open doors of endless opportunities.

You don’t have to be afraid because with Jesus leading the way and His Holy Spirit convicting you, you cannot go wrong. Your paths will be straight and your compass will direct you into even greater success.

Be blessed and give God thanks,

Cyndi

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Pandemic Leadership Pivots

Pandemic Leadership PivotsEntrepreneur and Coach, Lougenia Trailblazer Rucker sent me a copy of the slides from her Pandemic Leadership Pivots masterclass. Today, I’m sharing this special bonus with you – the audio recording of the masterclass!

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Lougenia shared on Tuesday’s masterclass, that enrollment in the Diamond Heart Kingdom Mentorship is now open. Please do not pass up the opportunity for growth!

Wondering if the Diamond Heart Kingdom Mentorship is right for you? Ask yourself these two questions:

Does thinking about enlarging your territory, expanding your brand and figuring out what to do next make you feel overwhelmed?

Does the thought of crossing over into the next “Big” Dimension of your life make you feel vulnerable, nervous or stuck?

If yes, then now is the time to get diamond clear, power up on purpose to experience the SHIFT with amazing life-changing results and exponential growth through the power of mentorship and mastermind.

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Be Anxious For Nothing

Be anxious for nothingThere’s a story I’d like to share with you.

Back in March I stopped my online sales for Beauty and the Face, LLC for personal reasons.

Even though I was no longer selling any of my beauty products I was still creating, writing and designing marketing materials. I want to be prepared so that when September comes in I’ll be ready to resume my online sales.

During this time that I was out of work, money was still flowing into me from other resources and I mean a lot of money.

One day when I was expecting another financial windfall and avalanche to flow in I did something to mess up this great avalanche of abundance. It was was entirely my fault.

When the funds began pouring into my life I was elated and beyond grateful. I am always beyond grateful aren’t I?

Well, as fast as the money was flowing into me from multiple sources, it stopped and I became very anxious, too anxious to be honest. I started beating myself up and asking myself why in the world did you do this? Was I being greedy or was I anxious? I would have to definitely say that I was being anxious as I’ve never been one to be greedy where money is concerned.

During this time, I had to remind myself of God’s word which is be anxious for nothing. This priceless verse of Scripture was speaking to me loud and clear. Isn’t something how certain verses of Scriptures leap into your heart in certain scenarios.  I learned, through all of the mistakes I had made, that I must remember to trust God. I took my mind, heart and eyes off of Him for a split second and my world changed.

I am here to tell you, God’s Virtuous Women Entrepreneurs, that no matter what kind of storm you find yourself in, you have to keep your faith and trust in God and believe that He is with you.

He will never leave you nor forsake you. God the Father promises to provide all that you need and He will.  Our gracious and merciful God will support you and love you with an unfailing love. You just have to trust Him.

And so in all my anxiousness I began praising and thanking God, in advance, for turning my situation right around. Isn’t it something how when we mess things up we have to call on God to help us because He only is our Rock. Somehow I forgot that for a moment. When I realized that all I have to do is trust Him, I calmed down, I asked Him to forgive me and once again, He opened the windows of heaven and now I’m back in the flow.

Thank You, Lord for all You do for me.

Be blessed,

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Daily Encouragement for Female Entrepreneurs

Encouraging You To Be The Greatest Entrepreneur Ever

Encouragement. It’s a game changing component for anyone in business.

While I understand the essentials of business, from marketing to promoting, I also know the importance of encouragement.

Being a business owner goes way beyond the norm of all the intricacies that gets poured into a business. Building relationships, selling products and services that can change lives in a powerful way is the goal we should strive for.

As a business owner I have learned a very valuable lesson that I like to share with other women entrepreneurs.

Daily Encouragement for female entrepreneurs should be a way of life.

Encouraging one another through word, deed and/or action is also an important element for business. Starting each day encouraging yourselves is vital and should be your focus before you start your business day.

I like the idea of receiving encouragement and I love that I can do the same for others.

Did you know that you can encourage yourself.

Yesterday, as I set out to execute my to-do-list, I was excited because the Holy Spirit had spoken to me.

He clearly said, Cynthia, get up and update your Rubies in the Garden website. I immediately heeded His Word and logged into WordPress. Before logging into my WordPress account I took a good look at my existing website. I said, Cynthia, this is all wrong. You have to fix this! So I jumped right into work mode and worked until 9 last night. It took quite some time to get the right theme to match my thoughts, but I was finally able to get it all done. I didn’t need anything long and drawn out or super complicated because anyone who uses WordPress knows that it, along with all it’s themes, can be a challenge.

I finished updating my website, previewed it and then logged off. Rubies in the Garden is one of my many loves because it showcases my writing style. I get to provide other women with encouragement and much needed inspiration in a challenging world.

As you begin each day I hope you will encourage yourself because you are awesome women of God. You deserve only the best because you are the best.

Daily encouragement for female entrepreneurs; it is more powerful than you know.

Kingdom blessings,

Cyndi

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The Abundance Prayer

In every thing give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Giving thanks to God is one of the most important things that you can do upon awakening to His glory, mercy and unfailing love.

I know that there are a lot of people who are going through difficult times in their lives right at this very moment. Financial struggles are real and people are desperate to change their financial forecast.

No matter what anyone is going through I think it is important that we sit back and reflect on the goodness of the Lord God Almighty and give Him thanks.

When March 2020 rolled around my recently married girlfriend called to ask if I could whip up a jar of butter cream for her dry skin. She has been suffering from dry skin for quite some time now and has tried just about every name brand to generic lotion in an effort to achieve her skincare goals. She has never tried my beauty products, Beauty and the Face, and decided to give me a call because she wanted to make a purchase. I told her that my business was on hold for a while because of all that was going on in our nation. She understood and thanked me. I promised to ship her a jar as soon as my store reopens this fall.

During this time, I was told by another friend that since my business was closed for the time being I should apply for UC. Let me say this; God is an awesome God, just phenomenal, understanding, good and great in every way. Not once has He ever failed me or left my side. Thank You, Lord God for all that You are doing for me. Please join me in giving God the thanks He richly deserves. He is worthy of our praise!

As a servant and faithful woman of God, I love to honor and glorify Him. I realize that no matter where I am in business I have to give God thanks. I have so much to be grateful for and I am sure you do too.

In every thing give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

When God wakes you up, be it in the wee hours of the night or whatever time you get up out of  your bed every morning, I want you to give Him thanks even before your feet hit the floor. The moment you realize that you have been awakened I want you to start singing God’s praise. This is a fantastic and really the only way to begin your day.

Giving God thanks puts you into the flow of having an amazing day as He is at the helm of your day, leading, guiding, directing and instructing you. God truly does guide you with His eye. You must learn to trust Him. He and only He will direct your paths and give you the desires of your heart.

Another way to show God how much you love and appreciate Him is to give. I have to tell you I love to give. I love to be a blessing to others and I give every week to help advance God’s Kingdom work. This is a wonderful to live your life. Giving showers you with such a great feeling of thanksgiving because being able to give is a form of thanksgiving, well at least for me it is and always will be.

So awesome women of God, in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Be blessed ladies,

Cyndi

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Can’t Miss Virtual Marketing Campaigns

How To Create Can’t-Miss Virtual Marketing Campaigns To Engage Your Audience

Remember all the meetings you had at the end of last year about what this year’s marketing strategy would look like? It’s time to revisit those plans if you haven’t already and revamp them to match the changing environment in which we find ourselves as we enter the second half of 2020.

In the marketing world, the main change that has occurred in the past six months is, of course, the shift away from experiential marketing as the world moved inside to avoid COVID-19. Instead, many brands are turning to community-building as a focus. That means more digital content to connect with audience members who are spending more time at home and online.

It’s more important now than ever to pursue a virtual marketing strategy that meets customers where they are. Now isn’t the time to stay the course with whatever marketing plan you planned in the fourth quarter of 2019. Consumers’ needs and habits have changed drastically, and your efforts should change with them.

If you want to engage your brand’s audience as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, you need to embrace the benefits of virtual marketing and implement such strategies right away. Need a head start? Jump in with the following three strategies.

 

1. Use video to speak to each of your audiences.

Using video to engage audiences may seem like a no-brainer, but adding more video to your marketing strategy does require some nuance. ”Video is appealing because you can break some traditional marketing rules and create specific, targeted videos tailored to all of your audiences,” says Nayani Vive, vice president of regional business development at marketing and advertising agency RAPP.

2. Encourage user-generated content.

Contests or challenges in which your audience members post photos, comments, or other content — also known as user-generated content, or UGC — can be a great way to engage with people digitally and keep your brand top of mind. Think about your goal for the campaign. Do you want to build your community, or do you want participants to take a particular action, like making a purchase or donating to a cause? The answer to that question will guide the type of campaign you implement.

For examples of successful UGC-based campaigns, look no further than FedEx and Coca-Cola. FedEx rolled out an “Innovation Challenge” for young people, asking them to solve science and math problems, post photos as they completed scavenger hunts, and answer trivia questions, all with the aim of teaching them STEM skills. And Coca-Cola asked members of its global audience to send in photos the brand could use to build a mosaic flag to debut at the FIFA World Cup. Both strategies show that if you cater your calls to action to your audience’s interests and values, they’ll want to play along.

3. Host a virtual event.

Have your in-person activations, conventions, or conferences been canceled for the year? That doesn’t mean you can’t hold an event — it just needs to move to a virtual environment. There are wide-ranging benefits of hosting a virtual event. You can invite as many people as you want no matter where they live, and that goes for guests and audience members alike. And aside from any costs related to the video or streaming platform you choose, you won’t have to worry about renting a location, providing meals, or incurring any other costs associated with a traditional in-person event.

Instead, focus your efforts around the production value of your virtual event. Instead of simply scheduling a video meeting via the teleconference platform of your choice, make it feel like a real event with branded backgrounds, high-quality audio and video, and lots of interactive elements to keep audiences engaged. Ensure your presenters or hosts have plenty of time to prepare for the event, just as you would for an in-person gig. Remember that distractions abound for audience members at home, so your event needs to be energetic and interactive to keep viewers engaged throughout.

Even as some businesses around the world begin to open their doors to the public and consumers venture back to their favorite brick-and-mortar locations, others are prepared to wait several more months before changing their habits. For brands, that means the increased importance of virtual marketing won’t fizzle out over the summer or even into autumn. For the foreseeable future, digital campaigns will be critical — and with these strategies in your toolbox, you’ll be able to continue connecting with your audience virtually the whole time.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhettpower/2020/06/28/how-to-create-cant-miss-virtual-marketing-campaigns-to-engage-your-audience/#c7128854d90c

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Now Is The Perfect Time To Change Your Life

Become An Entrepreneur. How To Start Your Own Business

Now is the perfect time to change your life. It is the most wonderful time to start a business

Have you been thinking about starting a home based business, but you’re still on the fence. May I ask what’s stopping you. Is it you? Are you afraid of something? Maybe you don’t have an inkling of where you should start.

Let me say this; the path to starting your business promises to take you on a profound life altering journey. It goes beyond fulfilling because you get to do all the things that you are passionate about. Starting a home based business or any business is easy when you have the right tools and it all begins with you. Please allow me to elaborate as I speak to you from my own life and business building experiences and events.

Starting a business gives you the opportunity to use your never ending incredible potential and please trust me, you can do this. You can do anything. It all starts in your mind. It is the planting of a seed that can grow a full harvest with never ending rows and bountiful fields of abundance, wealth and prosperity. You just have to make up your mind to do it which is such a powerful thing. It is then that you will be on your way to experiencing greater and amazing!

Now Is The Perfect Time To Change Your Life. Here’s How You Begin.

In the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Before taking the steps to building your new future and lifestyle, you go to God. You pray and ask His Holy Spirit for His guidance. Speak to Him and share your goals with Him. If you’re afraid of something let Him know so that He can help you to release and remove those giants from your path whatever they or whatever fears concern you.

One by one you speak to those giants and you tell them to be cast into the sea. Speak boldly. Don’t be afraid and remember to believe that you can do anything with the Holy Spirit guiding and instructing you.

Now let’s build that foundation. Rock solid. Doing this ensures that your business never crumbles.

Incorporate the following Scriptures into the building of your empire. It is important that these Scriptures abide in you for they are from Jesus. Meditate upon them both day and night.

James 2:26 – As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.

Habukkah 2:2 – And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 

Proverbs 29:18 – Where there is no vision, the people perish.

Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 

Proverbs 16:3 – Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Philippians 1:6 – Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. 

Now Let’s Dream!

Do you see yourself as a highly successful entrepreneur? Pen it to paper. Maybe you see yourself selling a much needed product. Perhaps you have a coaching service that has the wonderful ability to change lives a little everyday.

Go on and dream. This is the beginning stage of your life changing business. Be creative and design a brilliant business.

As you continue to dream you think of an idea. You embrace a vision. You set goals and you pen them to paper in full and complete meticulous details. You need this business to be successful from the opening of the gate doors. Anything that pertains to your business pen it immediately. You can refer to your notes off and on as you make plans to design your empire. It doesn’t matter how small or unimportant your ideas or plans may be, if you think that they are relevant to your business write them down. They are all important. When you do this you will be amazed at how one great idea after another will come to you.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. One great and remarkable idea after the other will flow into you.

Now that you have taken the necessary steps to build your business it’s time to write your business plan. If you’re not familiar with how to write a business plan or if you don’t know how to write one go here to see samples to help you write your own. This step is super important. They have a great wealth of information on your website that can help you to leverage your business.

The Next Step; Building Your Website

When you build your website you need to plan it out. Ask yourself what pages will you need.

To make it easy, you can begin planning your website with the basics; Home; About Me; Contact, etc., and I highly recommend using WordPress. WordPress is great. It can be difficult to use at first, but if you persevere you will be able to master it like I did when I first starting making all of my own websites.

Weebly is another great platform that you should consider. They have some lovely templates and they have a drag and drop feature that makes it award winning. You just have to add your keywords for SEO and whatever else they suggest to drive traffic to your website.

If you choose to go with WordPress you will need hosting. I use bluehost. Bluehost has a host of tools you can use to build your website. If I had to suggest which platform to use I would have to go with WordPress and I think you should too.

These are just some of the actions that you need to take and incorporate into your business plan to make it grow.

If you’re ready to change your life, start right where you are for now is the perfect time to change you life. You are going to change lives and while you’re changing lives, you’ll be helping to change the world.

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You Are The Head

And You Always Will Be

Let Us Give God Glory!

You are the head

Deuteronomy 28:13 King James Version (KJV)

13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

The Head

Yes, you are the head and not the tail. You are the leader, the CEO, CFO, the pioneer and you are, well, simply wonderful!

Being an entrepreneur has brought me great joy. When I get to use my gifts for Gods glory it gives me a sense of peace and happiness that floods my soul. My gifts from God also remind me that I am the head!

Taking the appropriate steps to achieve the goals God has laid before me has helped me to devise an awesome plan by putting a unique system in place for the success of my businesses.  I am loving my entrepreneurial journey more than I ever thought could be or would be possible.

I am thankful for all that our Heavenly Father has done for me. I’m not going to write or say even through…… I’m just going to give God the glory for all that He has and continues to do in my life.

It is with a grateful spirit that I share my testimony with you. You see God has gifted me a wealth of knowledge, along with sprinkles of understanding in business. As an entrepreneur, I sincerely appreciate being given the opportunity to wake up each day to put into action God’s purpose and plan for my life. 

As I utilize my fullest potential I incorporate some of my own ideas to help me to create and design a remarkable model for my success. That recipe includes having faith in God and trusting Him with each step that I take. It is then that I see motivating progress which then motivates me to do even more where my businesses are concerned.

Using the incredible business building tools and resources out in the world of business, I shape my own success and I get to enjoy that success day after day.  We, as Christian women business owners, have the fantastic ability and skill sets that can place us in a class all alone, but why would we want to. We are so awesome and brilliant, caring and always willing to share the gifts we have received that we look forward to be blessings to others.

You Are Cynsational And You Always Will Be!

We have this cynsational ability to prosper, grow rich and be wealthy. Single-highhandedly we can transform businesses and other people’s lives just by the words we speak as long as we are speaking from the heart.

Our mountain-moving techniques, tools and strategies can also be life-changing for ourselves as well as others. This, too, should clothe us in layers of warmth that lets us blanket another woman’s world thereby helping her to create, by design, a flourishing business that she too can enjoy in unlimited ways.

Looking back at the path and the foundation God has helped you to design for your own empire can you honestly say that He has shown you some amazing things you never could have learned or figured out on your own. Do you realize that It is because of God that you have your being and everything that comes with it. You are indeed the head and not the tail.

Have there been some quiet times in your life where you can honestly say God has spoken clearly to you and you’ve just closed your eyes in thankfulness.

During some of the most quietest times in my life, which have gratefully been during the months of March, April and May I have kept still in some aspects of my businesses. It is now that I have received the go ahead to begin forging ahead.

Right now, at this very spectacular moment I am, once again, breaking out into another new creative idea that reminds me that I am the head and not the tail. I am above only and not beneath. In other words I am enjoying businesses that are highly successful on so many levels.

It is my sincerest prayer that you will take whatever time God has allotted you to grow the seeds that He has planted within you.

This is one way that you can always secure your success and soar like you have never soared before in your life as well as in your business.

Be blessed,

Let’s work this thing together!

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