35 | You Need To Be Ruthless About What You Listen To

08/20/24 • 10 min

The Kara Report | Online Marketing Tips and Candid Business Conversations

Are you ruthless about what you listen to? Are you surrounded by people agreeing with you and complaining that this year sucks, it's slow, the economy, etc? I'm not here to say it's not valid, but today I'll enter with a hot take - more of a pep talk than my usual tangible tips. Let's get into it.
🎙️ In This Episode:

What's driving me crazy on threads lately
One of the easiest ways to self-sabotage
How I'm adapting to changes as a marketer right now (having my best year yet tbh)

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What's driving me crazy on threads lately
One of the easiest ways to self-sabotage
How I'm adapting to changes as a marketer right now (having my best year yet tbh)

Links Mentioned:

Read the full shownotes: https://thekarareport.com/35
Hire us to write SEO-driven blog posts for you: https://thekarareport.com/blogging
Join Blogging for Bingeable Brands (Use Code PODCAST20 for 20% Off!): https://thekarareport.com/bbb
Learn more about working with our marketing agency here: https://thekarareport.com/services
Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekarareport

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34 | Is Your Business Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant? Don't Make These Mistakes with Sophie Robinson

Is Your Business Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant? Or have you tried hiring virtual assistants in the past based on advice from your business coach or business bestie? Maybe you’ve hired one, maybe you’ve hired many, and you’re always like, “why is it not the magic pill that everyone says it’s going to be”? That is what we’re going to talk about today.

But before we dive in, I also just want to say this: we talk a lot about misconceptions and myths and what it’s really like hiring a virtual assistant, things that go wrong when you hire a va, mistakes, etc, but I also just want to say that growing your team and hiring a virtual assistant isn’t really optional if you want to grow a big business. There are exceptions to every rules, but when you get to a certain point in your business, you need help. So let's talk about it!

🎙️ In This Episode:

How to know whether or not you're ready to hire a virtual assistant
Finding someone to help you with what YOU uniquely need
What you need to do BEFORE you make the hire
Some of the biggest mistakes business owners make when hiring a virtual assistant

Links Mentioned:

Read the full shownotes: https://thekarareport.com/34
Learn more about working with Sophie: https://hellosophierobinson.com/
Follow Sophie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellosophierobinson
Listen to this episode on the Breakthrough Brand podcast about team communication: https://elizabethmccravy.com/team-communication/
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Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekarareport

Next Episode

36 | Coming Up With Buzz-worthy Content Ideas (That Actually Generate Sales For Your Business) with Nicole Czarnecki

How do we actually come up with ideas for our marketing content? That's exactly what I want to know, and Nicole Czarnecki has answers. Nicole is absolutely brilliant at the creative side of marketing, especially the kind that's very intentional and designed to drive real results. Sometimes, we think of marketers as either creative types or data-driven types. Personally, I lean more towards the blogging side because I don't consider myself overly creative—I find the keyword first, and then the idea follows.

On the other hand, those who excel at social media content tend to lean more into the creative piece, though, of course, there are exceptions. But here’s the thing about Nicole: she’s incredibly creative, yet you’d never expect her to be so strategically focused. After many conversations with her, I’m consistently blown away by her brilliance, and I’m beyond excited to share our latest conversation with you on the podcast today. So, let's get into it!

🎙️ In This Episode:

Where "trendy content" should fit into your strategy as a small business
The different types of content small business owners should create
How to leverage the collab tool like big brands (as a small business)
How to come up with killer content ideas (all the time)
The amount of time social media actually takes (and how to batch it and make it easier)

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