The Kara Report | Online Marketing Tips and Candid Business Conversations - 67 | How to Build a High-Impact Business Without Sacrificing Your Freedom with Rosemary Dede

67 | How to Build a High-Impact Business Without Sacrificing Your Freedom with Rosemary Dede

04/01/25 • 29 min

The Kara Report | Online Marketing Tips and Candid Business Conversations

There are a million ways to grow your business—but what if the most powerful strategy to grow a high-impact business was actually doing less?

In this episode, I’m joined by holistic business coach Rosemary Dede, who helps high-achieving women build businesses that align with their lifestyle, values, and seasons of life. We talk about redefining success, creating intentional systems, and building a business that supports you, not the other way around.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, burned out, or like your business is running you, this episode is your permission slip to pause, reset, and build from a place of clarity.

🎙️ In This Episode:

How to identify the true needle-movers in your business
Simplifying your offers and systems for more time + impact
Selling with ease and showing up for your warm audience
The difference between work-life balance vs. work-life harmony

🔗 Links Mentioned:

Read the full shownotes: https://thekarareport.com/67
Connect with Rosemary: https://rosemarydede.com
DM Rosemary on Instagram (she loves voice notes!): https://instagram.com/rosemary.dede
Listen to Rosemary’s podcast: Balanced Business Formula
Learn more about working with our team: https://thekarareport.com/services
Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekarareport

There are a million ways to grow your business—but what if the most powerful strategy to grow a high-impact business was actually doing less?

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, burned out, or like your business is running you, this episode is your permission slip to pause, reset, and build from a place of clarity.

🎙️ In This Episode:

How to identify the true needle-movers in your business
Simplifying your offers and systems for more time + impact
Selling with ease and showing up for your warm audience
The difference between work-life balance vs. work-life harmony

🔗 Links Mentioned:

Read the full shownotes: https://thekarareport.com/67
Connect with Rosemary: https://rosemarydede.com
DM Rosemary on Instagram (she loves voice notes!): https://instagram.com/rosemary.dede
Listen to Rosemary’s podcast: Balanced Business Formula
Learn more about working with our team: https://thekarareport.com/services
Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekarareport

Previous Episode

66 | Blogging For Your Business: What's Working Now?

Are you still treating your blog like it’s 2017—posting short, generic updates and wondering why your traffic isn’t budging? Or maybe you’ve been putting off blogging altogether because you’re not sure it’s still worth it in the era of AI, TikTok, and shiny new platforms. If that’s you, this episode is a must-listen.

Today, I’m diving deep into what’s really working for blogging in 2025—and what outdated strategies are dragging your content down. Whether you’re brand new to blogging or looking to revive your content strategy, I’m sharing actionable tips, real talk about SEO (it’s not dead!), and how to make sure your blog posts actually lead to sales.

🎙️ In This Episode:

Outdated blogging advice you should ditch immediately
What Google actually wants now (hint: it’s not AI-written fluff)
How to write blog posts that actually convert to sales
The bare minimum blogging strategy that still gets results
How to repurpose blog posts across Pinterest, social, and email
Keyword strategy updates you need to know
Frequently asked questions about word count, platform, time commitment, and more

Links Mentioned:

Read the full shownotes: https://thekarareport.com/66
Hire us to write SEO-driven blog posts for you: https://thekarareport.com/blogging
Our Pinterest Management Services: https://thekarareport.com/pinterest
Learn more about working with our marketing agency here: https://thekarareport.com/services
Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekarareport

Next Episode

68 | The 8 Marketing Metrics Every Business Owner Should Track with Ally from Akari Digital

There’s no shortage of marketing advice out there—but if you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the things and still not seeing results, this episode is your sign to stop guessing and start tracking what actually works.
In this episode, I’m joined by data-backed marketing strategist Ally from Akari Digital, who helps small business owners cut through the noise and make smarter marketing decisions using real data. We talk about Google Analytics, the most important (and actually useful) metrics to track, and how to uncover the hidden bottlenecks that might be slowing your business down.
If you've ever said, “I know I should be looking at my numbers... I just don’t know where to start,” this episode is the perfect starting point.
🎙️ In This Episode:

The 4 stages of the customer journey—and what to track at each one
How to use Google Analytics without feeling overwhelmed
The most common (and costly) tracking mistakes business owners make
How to identify what’s actually driving your leads and sales

🎁 Bonus: Grab Ally’s Google Analytics Self-Audit Tool for just $1 using the code KARAREPORT — it includes a step-by-step dashboard, walkthrough video, and a bonus lesson on UTMs to track where your traffic is coming from: https://akaridigital.thrivecart.com/google-analytics-self-audit/?coupon=KARAREPORT

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