Entrepreneur Ideas Podcast
By Dean Soto
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Podcast Description
Formerly So Totally Business Savvy, Entrepreneur Ideas Podcast is a weekly podcast geared toward full-time corporate professionals that are looking to become entrepreneurs, or enhance their corporate life. Whether it be discussing the steps required to build your own business, set up a website and brand with Wordpress, or to land that new promotion, we 'll collaborate and discover new ways to become happier and make more of an impact in our careers. Its common sense approach and lack of stuffy business speak is informative, hard-hitting, and never disappointing.
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042 EIP – Interview With Timo Kiander The Productive Superdad | Want to ge tthe scoop on hiring virtual assistants? Well, Chris asks a fantastic question about how to handle taxes when it comes to using a virtual assistant. Chris has been an awesome participant in the virtual assistant webinar series. | 5/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Video041 EIP: Webinar Replay: Killer Virtual Assistant Business Models | Download the mp3 version here - I've also made this webinar replay available to all podcast subscribers. If you haven't already subscribed, why not give it a go on iTunes? - Thank you to all that attended. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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040 EIP: Entrepreneur Ideas Name Change and Products Versus Services | I always love your audio feedback, so if you have a question or want to leave a tip for the show, please send me a voicemail at 714-643-5301. - Hey! Big things happening in this episode! - First, after a lot of deliberation and ruminating, | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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039 STBS: Simple Ideas You Can Use Right Now to Start Your Own Side Business | A special thanks to Harry Mahler for emailing me and kicking me in the butt. Yes, will be more consistent with this podcast! :) - Whenever I talk to someone about starting a business, almost 99% of the time the first words that come out of their mout... | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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038 STBS: Focus Focus Focus | I apologize in advance for the quality of this podcast, but MAN it has been busy (in a good way!). I had to do this one while on the road a week or two ago. - In this episode we talk about: A rundown of what's been going on lately. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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037 STBS: Decision-Making and Lead Generation Primer | In this episode we talk about a topic that comes up a lot in the responses to my email newsletter - lead generation. Finding customers is something that every business needs, but is one of the hardest thing for most new entrepreneurs to get their head.. | 9/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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036 STBS: Living the Virtual Business Lifestyle with Chris Ducker | In this week's episode I have the distinct pleasure of interviewing a guy that I definitely look up to when it comes to the business world, Chris Ducker from Virtual Business Lifestyle. Chris is also the owner o Virtual Staff Finder, | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Video035 STBS: Build Your Email List Using Value and SEO | Download the Video Here! - In this video I show how I use Market Samurai to find keywords in order to create blog posts that take advantage of low-competition and high-traffic keywords. Basically, it will allow you to develop constant contacts that y... | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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034 STBS: How to Outsource Like a Pro With John Jonas | In this interview I talk to John Jonas, one of the leading experts in hiring people to help your business from the Philippines. He is also the creator of the program called Replace Myself (Yes, it's affiliate link. And yes, | 7/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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033 STBS: Ted Nguyen on Growing Your Business With Public Relations | To leave feedback, or ask a question, please send me a voicemail at 714-643-5301. You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes! - A lot of small business owners think that PR equates to sending out press releases in hopes of getting a huge incr... | 7/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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032 STBS: Commentary on Latino2 with Matt Gallizzi | Hey all! I know that this is the second week that I've talked about the Latino2 conference, but I could pass up sharing this recording. It's a piece of audio that Matt and I did on the way home from the conference and it's jammed packed with some fan... | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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031 STBS: The Latino2 Conference and Networking | Hey Everyone! I really can't wait to share this episode with you. In it, you'll hear my panel discussion at the Latino2 conference that was held in Silicon Valley. It was an amazing experience. - The conference itself had about 150 people in attend. | 6/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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030 STBS: Mobile Sites In Business With Matt Gallizzi | To leave feedback, or ask a question, please send me a voicemail at 714-643-5301. You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes! - YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE! This is probably the funnest and most insightful interview we've ever had on.. | 6/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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029 STBS: Sales Plans and Working Less On Your Business | To leave feedback, or ask a question, please send me a voicemail at 714-643-5301. You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes! - In this episode we talk about the importance of having a sales plan. Now a sales plan doesn't have to be something .. | 5/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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028 STBS: How To Teach At Workshops and Income Versus Time | To leave feedback, or ask a question, please send me a voicemail at 714-643-5301. You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes! Income versus time Hi all! In this episode we talk about a number of things that all fall under the category of promo... | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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027 STBS: Selling and Traditional Business with Dad | If you haven't yet, you can subscribe to the So Totally Business Savvy (iTunes). Call our feedback line 714-643-5301 to ask a question or leave a comment. - In this episode, I give a quick update with what's been going on with the niche site stuff. | 5/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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026 STBS: Exclusive Virtual Assistants and Business Integrity | In this episode I answer a question from Gina Parris who asks a really good question about how to find virtual assistants that don't work for multiple clients. I talk about how Elance and oDesk aren't really the right place to find virtual assistants .. | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Video025 STBS: Search Engine Passive Income With Niche Marketing | I've been getting a lot of people asking me about niche affiliate marketing. This is a topic that I absolutely love because it truly helps you to make money while not having to kill yourself working. However, | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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024 STBS: Long-Term Virtual Assistants and Lead Generation | Wow, time seriously flies. Sorry about that folks. Didn't realize that it was just about a month since the last episode (I blame February's shortness for that). Anyway, Harry from MyEcoGuy asked a question about where to find long-term Virtual Assis | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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023 STBS: Finding Your Ideal Client | In this episode we talk about why you want to be specific in finding your ideal client. Doing this will save you time, stress, and will lead to an increase in profits! | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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022 STBS: Entrepreneur Q and A Forum with Doug and Abner | Alright. I have been super excited to be able to do this. It's definitely the first of it's kind on the show. Anyway, today I got the chance to have a collaboration Q and A call with to guys that - when I met them had no clients AT ALL in their busi.. | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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021 STBS: 5 Mistakes That You Should Avoid With Virtual Assistants | Happy new year! Alright, so in this episode we are going to talk about some mistakes that EVERYONE makes when hiring and leveraging virtual assistants and how to avoid them. Most of these are common sense, | 1/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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020 STBS: To Asia and Back With Hilary Corna | I've been really excited to publish this episode. Hilary Corna is the owner of www.onewhiteface.com and a soon-to-be-author of the book One White Face. She has an amazing story that I think a lot of people need to hear about following your passion, | 12/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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019 STBS: Interview with Clint Sprauve from Hustle and Grow Podcast | Wow, time has flown by, and I've missed my bi-weekly podcast target by almost 2 weeks, ha! But that's okay because this interview will make up for it. Meet Clint Sprauve Clint has a podcast called Hustle and Grow, | 12/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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018 STBS: Project Management Tools for Virtual Assistants | In this episode, I answer a question from Doug Noble from Noble Ride Bells. Doug asks about what project management tools are good for virtual assistants. - Building a foundation - Rather than just going full-bore into a project management system wi... | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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017 STBS: SEO Swindlers and Conflicts of Interest | In this episode, I go over some listener feedback regarding SEO and conflicts of interest. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an audio file or give me a call at 714-643-5301. Don't forget to check out my series on how to leverage . | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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016 STBS: Tasking Your VA and Getting Started in Business | Oh happy day! In this podcast I received two questions (which are always welcomed and appreciated). The first question was from Abner from The Entrepreneurial Life (great podcast, by the way), in which he asked about what were the most important ste | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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STBS 015: Two Business Failures You Should Avoid | In this podcast I mainly talk about my failures. Yes, I fail a whole lot. They are never life threatening, or something that could cause the end of my business, but failures are super stressful and usually result is a lot of money lost. | 11/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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014 STBS: Podcasting As a Business w/ Cliff Ravenscraft | You DO NOT want to miss this podcast. My friend and mentor, Cliff Ravenscraft (the Podcast Answer Man), took the time out of his busy schedule to come on the show and let me interview him about his full-time career in podcasting. | 10/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | Video013 STBS: A Sneak Peek at my Business Model | First, I want to thank WavesofTech for giving me 5 stars on iTunes. It was a huge morale booster, especially since I have two podcasts out there with over 20 episodes. I was beginning to think my content was horrible, ha! Wow. | 9/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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012 STBS: How to Find Clients and Make Money Blogging | Sales, sales, sales. As much as I want to deny it, everything is sales. In this episode, Linda from the UK asks if you can make money blogging and Tertius asks about finding clients and what to offer them. | 9/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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011 STBS: WordPress for Solopreneurs Part 2-Authority | This is a follow on to the last podcast that focused primarily on building your brand with Wordpress. Now that you've got your brand going, it's time to start doing one of the most important part of having a blog - building authority. Although crucial | 8/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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010 STBS: WordPress for Solopreneurs Part I – Branding | Transcript of episode: Click here to read It's time folks. Time to talk about my favorite tech subject - Wordpress. There is a LOT of information out regarding this wonderful platform, but most of it is geared to the beginner that's trying to blog -... | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | Video009 STBS: How to Easily Add Social Icons to WordPress | Transcript of episode: Click here to read - Have you ever been frustrated at trying to add social bookmarking icons to your Wordpress blog? Well, you are not alone, trust me. I recently helped a friend of mine, | 8/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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008 STBS: Social Networking Doesn't Work (Alone) | Transcript of episode: Click here to read While at a Tweetup in beautiful Orange County, California, Linked in expert and friend Neal Schaffer asked me about podcasting equipment. I wanted to do a show on networking and how to effectively use social n... | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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007 STBS: Why Your Business Needs Google Apps | Transcript of episode: Click here to read Before I get started, I just want to say that I am a Google Apps reseller (but I've used it long before becoming one). However, Google Apps Standard Edition (the free version), | 7/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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006 STBS: Power Pricing and How To Price Fairly | Transcript of episode: Click here to read In this episode, I talk about how to price yourself fairly to your clients and how to create a win-win situation for the both of you. Pricing is one of the most difficult steps in the whole business process, | 7/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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005 STBS: Why Your Business Needs a CRM | Transcript of episode: Click here to read It's getting harder and harder to build meaningful relationships these days. That's why in this episode we talk about two things: maintaining relationships with clients during tough times, | 7/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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004 STBS: Corporate Professional to Entrepreneur with Paul Tran | A So Totally Business Savvy first, I got to interview an amazing entrepreneur and good friend that I met via Twitter, Paul Tran, on how to own your own business. Paul is a serial entrepreneur that has made quite a name for himself in Southern Californ... | 7/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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003 STBS: The Importance of Communication | More than anything else, public speaking and communication will help launch your career and professional expertise. In this episode I discuss how learning to share information is necessary to build a successful career. | 6/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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002 STBS: WordPress as a Powerful Business Tool | Wordpress is an inexpensive and powerful way for small businesses to build a site that markets their message. It's free, easy, and provides tremendous value. But, it can also be used to the corporate professional. | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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001 STBS: Starting a New Podcast | Transcript of episode: Click here to read In this episode, we discuss something that's been a huge life changer (and the topic of many blog posts) - Getting Started on Something. Whether it's starting a new business, taking charge of a new project, | 6/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 42 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Learn
I love this podcast. I have learned so much. It has actually motivated me to start my own business on the side. Also if you email Dean he helps you out. Just Awesome.
You
This is one of the best biz podcasts on iTunes. Dean gives great advice from starting your business to using virtual assistants. I'm a huge fan of this podcast and I'm sure you will be as well once you listen to it. Check it out!!!
Angela Hemans
It is a great podcast. Dean is a down to earth type of guy and his podcast make this known. His topics are very insighful and helpful. The overall process he is going through to get his business off the ground is inspirational. Hopefully he will keep going with this podcast.
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