{"id":55496,"date":"2021-04-02T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ducttapemarketing.com\/?p=55496"},"modified":"2023-12-05T01:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:25:46","slug":"making-your-self-employed-business-sustainably-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ducttapemarketing.com\/making-your-self-employed-business-sustainably-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Your Self-Employed Business Sustainably Successful"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-0069aa-d0069aa spp-stp-desktop\" data-uid=\"41af1c24\"><\/div><div class=\"spp-shsp-form spp-shsp-form-41af1c24\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/ducttape\/jefferyshawfinal.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketing Podcast with Jeffrey Shaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/149781471.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Podcast-Images-46-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" \/>In this episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ducttapemarketing.com\/about\/duct-tape-marketing-podcast\/\">Duct Tape Marketing Podcast<\/a>, I interview Jeffrey Shaw. Jeffrey <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an experienced speaker and small-business consultant. He helps self-employed and small-business owners gain control of their business in what otherwise seems like uncontrollable circumstances. He&#8217;s also the author of a book called: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OdoSHv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Self-Employed Life: Business and Personal Development Strategies That Create Sustainable Success.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaway:<\/h3>\n<p>To be self-employed means more than employing oneself. It\u2019s a choice to challenge yourself to grow personally while building a business. As we develop ourselves, we raise the bar\u2014we\u2019re capable of even more success. What self-employed folks need is both business strategies and personal development to reach and maintain that success. In this episode, Jeffrey Shaw shares his holistic approach for sustainable, self-employed success.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/149781471.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tamsen-FLTC-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/149781471.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tamsen-FLTC-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Questions I Ask Jeffrey Shaw:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The term &#8220;self-employed&#8221; used to be looked upon differently \u2014 has the perception changed now?<\/li>\n<li>What in your mind is self-employed, and what space are you trying to carve out?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s your approach to personal development?<\/li>\n<li>Will you share some of your own experiences and maybe some of the folks you&#8217;ve worked with also?<\/li>\n<li>When you&#8217;re working with small business owners and self-employed folks that you work with, where do you see people commonly kind of fall down?<\/li>\n<li>What is the self-employed ecosystem you&#8217;ve mentioned?<\/li>\n<li>What are some of the traits and habits that you can identify that really serve people trying to achieve balance and build this ecosystem?<\/li>\n<li>What are some of your thoughts on self-employed individuals in terms of hiring them to do work for you?<\/li>\n<li>Can you tell us more about the summit this year which is happening along with your book?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More About Jeffrey Shaw:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>His book: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OdoSHv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Self-Employed Life: Business and Personal Development Strategies That Create Sustainable Success<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffreyshaw.com\/the-self-employed-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Self-Employed Summit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/selfemployedassessment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Self-Employed Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Check it out at <a href=\"https:\/\/ducttapemarketing.com\/marketing-consultant-stories\/\">https:\/\/ducttapemarketing.com\/marketing-consultant-stories\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like this show? Click on over and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/duct-tape-marketing\/id78797836?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give us a review on<\/a> iTunes, please!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/149781471.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SharpSpring_Ads.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"64\" \/>This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by SharpSpring Ads.<\/p>\n<p>Are you already retargeting with Google or Facebook? Now you can use one platform, SharpSpring Ads, to simplify the process, double your audience, and improve ROI. <a href=\"https:\/\/activate.sharpspring.com\/quickactivate?utm_campaign=dtm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign-up for a free account<\/a> and SharpSpringAds will match up to $1,000 in ad spend.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marketing Podcast with Jeffrey Shaw In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Jeffrey Shaw. Jeffrey is an experienced speaker and small-business consultant. He helps self-employed and small-business owners gain control of their business in what otherwise seems like uncontrollable circumstances. 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