TMBA 497: Success is Solving Other People's Problems
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On this week's show, Dan and Ian are talking about getting real with yourself about what you need to do to succeed.
Few people are more qualified to talk about that than John Ainsworth.
John is the CEO and founder of Data Driven Marketing, which builds, fixes, and optimizes automated sales funnels.
Sales funnels are mechanisms that many online businesses use to communicate with customers and invite them to buy products.
John has seen how a lot of businesses get it wrong. In particular, when it comes to knowing what their customer's problems are and figuring out how to solve them.
On today's episode, we're talking about how to improve getting in touch with your customers, how to sell them what they want, and the dangers of getting distracted by shiny objects.
As a bonus, John will also be nerding out about sales funnel strategies after the credits.
Listen to this week's show and learn:
How John learned sales by selling books door-to-door. (5:58)
Why goals might not be as important as we think they are. (25:05)
How advice-givers can prey on entrepreneurs who are looking to improve themselves. (32:26)
Why it pays to solve people's problems. (43:40)
Some of John's thoughts on automated sales funnels. (56:37)
Mentioned in the episode:
Before the Exit - Our New Book
TMBA Masterminds
Sponsor the TMBA Podcast
The Dynamite Circle
The DC Podcast
DC BKK
Dynamite Jobs
TMBA Community Survey
John Ainsworth
Data Driven Marketing
Sport England
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber
Design Pickle
Audience Ops
10xTravel
Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson
Clickfunnels
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