LinkedIn tips, business tips, and marketing tips for coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, solopreneurs & small business owners: Enthusiastically Self-Employed
Hosted by Brenda Meller · business · EN-US · 225 episodes
Enthusiastically Self-Employed is designed for you if you’re self-employed as a coach, consultant, speaker, author, solopreneur, or small business owner. Listen in for business , marketing, and LinkedIn tips , sprinkled in with stories along the way. Listen to Enthusiastically Self-Employed for education and insights to help you to be successful and support the love you have of your business, while also supporting your bottom line. That means growing your revenue, reducing your expenses, and optimizing your processes. Download a FREE LinkedIn Checklist: www.mellermarketing.com/checklists
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Episode #225
Why Speakers Need Feedback (and How / Why Hosts Should Give It) - Ep 225
Aug 31, 20269 minS1
I share why giving feedback to speakers matters, especially for self-employed hosts and presenters. I describe two experiences speaking on virtual events: one free Zoom interview where I followed up for feedback, needed to nudge the host, and eventually received confirmation it went well; and one paid LinkedIn training for a leadership program where the audience was unusually quiet and the host didn’t respond for weeks until I learned the group simply wasn’t receptive to LinkedIn that day. I explain why feedback is essential for improvement, meeting client expectations, and protecting reputation, encourage speakers to ask and follow up, and urge hosts to thank speakers and offer supportive, permission-based constructive feedback. 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:21 Why Feedback Matters 00:59 Story One No Response 02:36 Story Two Quiet Audience 05:06 What Was Really Happening 06:30 How to Ask and Follow Up 07:25 Host Etiquette Tips 08:07 Closing and Connect Support the show ************************************** My name is Brenda Meller. I'm a LinkedIn coach, consultant, speaker, and author. My company is Meller Marketing and I help business professionals get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. Visit mellermarketing.com Let's connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brendameller (click MORE to invite me to connect and mention you listened to my podcast)
4 Fast Cash-Infusion Strategies for Self-Employed Business Owners - Ep 224
Aug 24, 202612 minS1
This episode shares practical ways to raise money quickly when self-employment income fluctuates. First, I recommend personally emailing former clients one-to-one to rebook the same service at their previous rate (while noting your current rate), using a single clear call to action and a limited-time window. Second, I suggest finding cross-selling opportunities by inviting people who bought a low-cost standalone offer (like a masterclass) to join a larger program, potentially applying their prior payment toward the upgrade. Third, I encourage re-engaging lost clients or paused prospects—especially those you had strong rapport with—to revisit memberships, courses, or proposals that previously stalled. Fourth, I advise prompting monthly members to convert to an annual plan for savings and better cash flow, possibly adding bonuses to incentivize upgrades. Listeners are invited to send additional ideas via LinkedIn audio messages for future episodes. 00:00 Quick Cash Intro 01:30 Tip One Past Clients 02:43 Email Outreach Playbook 04:05 Tip Two Cross Selling 06:18 Tip Three Reengage 07:39 Tip Four Annual Upgrade 09:09 Bonus Incentives Merch 10:09 Listener Audio Messages 11:17 Wrap Up Thanks FIND THIS HELPFUL? Share this episode with a self-employed friend! Support the show ************************************** My name is Brenda Meller. I'm a LinkedIn coach, consultant, speaker, and author. My company is Meller Marketing and I help business professionals get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. Visit mellermarketing.com Let's connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brendameller (click MORE to invite me to connect and mention you listened to my podcast)
From the Vault: Mic Adam on a 15-Minute LinkedIn Social Selling Routine - Ep 223
Aug 10, 202642 minS1
I introduced a “from the vault” LinkedIn Live episode of Social Media Pie featuring my 2020 conversation with Mic Adam about building a simple social selling routine that creates relationships and conversations. Mic, a Belgium-based B2B social media consultant with a long sales and marketing background, defined social selling as a salesperson’s approach for reaching prospects, adding value, and ultimately driving sales (distinct from social media marketing). He broke an effective routine into three daily priorities that could fit into about 15 minutes: grow your network (add people you meet and use personalized connection notes), keep your network warm (proactively message contacts and ask questions to spark replies), and stay visible by posting consistently—ideally once per day at a tested best time. We also discussed repackaging older posts, tips for students building networks, and the value of warm networks during lockdowns. 00:00 From the Vault Intro 01:18 Meet Mic in Belgium 03:19 Mic Background and Services 04:48 LinkedIn Rockstars Mindset 07:06 What Social Selling Means 10:06 15 Minute Routine Overview 11:49 Step One Grow Network 15:07 Step Two Keep Warm 21:10 Step Three Post Visibility 21:50 Posting Frequency Algorithm 23:49 Stop Overposting 24:14 Manual Posting Workflow 25:41 Weekly Content Template 26:14 Polls And Customer Questions 27:06 Lockdown And Networking ROI 28:49 Audience Q And Feed Tips 30:46 Repurpose Old Posts 32:06 Students LinkedIn Networking 33:29 Prioritize Warm Network 35:08 Connect And Find Mic 38:21 Final Wrap And Calls Connect with Mic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micadam/ Watch original interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/nRC8RWNqITQ?feature=share Support the show ************************************** My name is Brenda Meller. I'm a LinkedIn coach, consultant, speaker, and author. My company is Meller Marketing and I help business professionals get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. Visit mellermarketing.com Let's connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brendameller (click MORE to invite me to connect and mention you listened to my podcast)
Member Spotlight: Liz M. Lopez on Permission to Dominate Your Success - Ep 222
Aug 3, 202631 minS1
I hosted a Marketing with Meller Member Spotlight interview with Liz M. Lopez, a coach, author, and speaker who has written two best-selling professional development books and has nearly 19 years of experience helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals build success strategies. We focused on her book Permission to Dominate Your Success and the related coaching that addresses mindset, self-doubt, and self-imposed limitations through seven “permissions,” developed organically from talks and workshops. Liz shared how the work evolved into offerings including a 90-minute masterclass; The Success Reset, a newer masterclass called Growing Your Business Without Doing More, and a deeper group program called The Dominate Your Success 4-Week Accelerator™ planned for the Fall. We discussed who the work is for, who it isn’t for, and how to choose between masterclasses, coaching, and group support. 00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup 01:16 Spotlight Format and Perks 03:12 Meet Liz Lopez 05:00 Book and Coaching Focus 06:50 Origin Story and Permissions 10:21 Masterclasses and Offer Ladder 15:56 Who Its For and Not For 18:14 Audience Q and A 25:54 Next Steps and Links 27:59 Marketing With Meller Updates 30:13 Final Thanks and Wrap Up Book — Permission to Dominate Your Success : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL2FPW8S Schedule a Complimentary Conversation with Coach Liz: https://schedulesessionwithlizmlopez.as.me/ Upcoming Workshop — Grow Your Business Without Doing More: https://liz-lopez.mykajabi.com/support-growth-model Connect with Liz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizmlopez Support the show ************************************** My name is Brenda Meller. I'm a LinkedIn coach, consultant, speaker, and author. My company is Meller Marketing and I help business professionals get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. Visit mellermarketing.com Let's connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brendameller (click MORE to invite me to connect and mention you listened to my podcast)
LinkedIn Post Inspector Not Working: What I Found and How I’m Contacting LinkedIn Ep 221
Jul 28, 202611 minS1
In this episode, I talk about a little-known LinkedIn tool called the LinkedIn Post Inspector, which refreshes the social share image and description LinkedIn pulls from a webpage when you share a link. I explain that when you update a page’s thumbnail or metadata, LinkedIn often keeps showing an outdated preview unless you run the URL through this tool. Over the weekend and again today, the Post Inspector wouldn’t work for me, and people in an Espresso+ community call confirmed the same issue across multiple countries. I tried incognito and mobile with no success, even though Facebook showed the updated image. I attempted to report it through LinkedIn Help but only got an unhelpful chatbot, so I used my own contact-linkedin resource page and submitted a form, though I’m not optimistic LinkedIn will fix it. https://www.linkedin.com/post-inspector/ LinkedIn Help Form: https://www.mellermarketing.com/contactlinkedin 00:00 What Post Inspector Does 00:49 Why It Matters for Links 01:07 Tool Suddenly Not Working 02:06 Troubleshooting Attempts 02:40 Is LinkedIn Disabling It 03:14 Help Center Chatbot Frustration 04:36 How to Contact LinkedIn 06:08 Updating My Resource Page 06:43 Submitting a Support Ticket 07:06 Follow the Money Theory 08:17 Wrap Up and Call to Action ***************************************** Marketing with Meller (MwM) Open House Join me for a live, virtual tour Friday, July 31, 2026 from Noon–1 pm ET 11 am–Noon CT | 10–11 am MT | 9–10 am PT | 5–6 pm GMT https://www.mellermarketing.com/mwmopenhouse Support the show ************************************** My name is Brenda Meller. I'm a LinkedIn coach, consultant, speaker, and author. My company is Meller Marketing and I help business professionals get a bigger slice of the LinkedIn pie. Visit mellermarketing.com Let's connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brendameller (click MORE to invite me to connect and mention you listened to my podcast)
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