Authentic Marketing

In the above video I recap my 2023 in terms of my best content, my courses, and the lessons I learned along the way…

Here are the links mentioned:

• Why I decided to uncopyright my content
  
  
• Why I changed my mind about free vs paid content
  
  
• What if you lose people when you post authentic content? Do it anyway…
  
  
• How to sustain your social media presence… authentically?
  
  
• Self-employed people: You do not need a sales funnel to succeed…
  
  
• Stop organizing so much. Publish your knowledge as soon…

I have a strong stance on how “attractive” one needs to be in their brand, website, and social media presence, in order to attract ideal clients…

I’ve worked for a decade to slowly and steadily build what I would call a “loyal” and “true fan” audience for my business… an audience that feels connected to me not through flashy marketing or clever persuasion, but through shared values and an appreciation for my authentic presence.

So what I share with you below comes from years in the trenches de…

Since you’re drawn to my content, I’m going to guess:

You’re in business not primarily for the money nor fame.

You’d love your business to be an expression of your calling… an opportunity to serve others’ transformation… what I call an “authentic business.”

Of course you’d love your business to pay the bills too, but even if it didn’t, you would still provide your authentic service in some other way, such as a hobby.

Yet, when we learn from marketing experts, they will use money or fam…

Are you learning marketing? You’ll be tempted to go after the “newest tricks”, the latest ways to “grab” the audience’s attention, and the “must have” software to automate your business.

Constant pressure to keep up with new techniques… to prevent falling behind… feels breathless. Do we really have to do this? It’s actually impossible. People burn themselves out by trying.

There is a deeper and more sustainable way of marketing that you can rely on, year after year:

Even if you ignore t…

I’ve been thinking about the agenda that many marketers have…

• Grab your attention with compelling headlines
• Get you on their email list (with a so-called “ethical bribe”)
• Push you through their sales funnel
• Keep following up until you buy
• Persuade you to buy more stuff

None of the above are bad per se.

What’s not as healthy is the attachment to the process that the audience must go through, which creates a forcefulness that nobody likes. This makes the audience trust the markete…