The Captain Coder Podcast

Do you have a solid plan to grow your business? Did you create an actual business plan with where you saw your growth going, or did you sort of wing it because you were an expert in the service you’re providing your clients?

There’s not really a wrong answer here. I’m not sure I know that many entrepreneurs actually put together a full business plan as you might learn in college.

Your business honestly tends to grow in ways you might not have been able to foresee, too. Creating a plan can seem, well, like a wasted effort.

But it’s super hard to grow your business when you don’t have a clear marketing plan either.

Let’s talk about why your sales have been struggling (hint: it’s because you don’t have a clear plan).

The great thing about AI and products like ChatGPT is that they can make our lives easier, giving us more time to connect with our audience.

The problem? It can actually prevent us from forming those connections up front.

In today’s episode, Rachel Allen of Bolt From the Blue Copywriting joins me to talk about how we can use ChatGPT effectively but still maintain that important human connection with our audience.

We’ll dive into:
[3:40]: The AI “Apocalypse”
[6:19]: How ChatGPT works
[7:49]: What ChatGPT is great for
[14:08]: The problems you need to keep in mind
[22:21]: Human focused marketing
[29:34]: Safety concerns with ChatGPT

Listen to this conversation and you’ll walk away with how to use ChatGPT effectively while not creating a disconnect with your audience in the long-run.

Mentioned Resources:
Bolt from the Blue Copywriting - Website
Bolt from the Blue on Instagram
Bolt from the Blue on Facebook
My Cheatsheet to Make Content Creation easy with ChatGPT

The great thing about AI and products like ChatGPT is that they can make our lives easier, giving us more time to connect with our audience.

The problem? It can actually prevent us from forming those connections up front.

In today’s episode, Rachel Allen of Bolt From the Blue Copywriting joins me to talk about how we can use ChatGPT effectively but still maintain that important human connection with our audience.

We’ll dive into:
[3:40]: The AI “Apocalypse”
[6:19]: How ChatGPT works
[7:49]: What ChatGPT is great for
[14:08]: The problems you need to keep in mind
[22:21]: Human focused marketing
[29:34]: Safety concerns with ChatGPT

Listen to this conversation and you’ll walk away with how to use ChatGPT effectively while not creating a disconnect with your audience in the long-run.

Mentioned Resources:
Bolt from the Blue Copywriting - Website
Bolt from the Blue on Instagram
Bolt from the Blue on Facebook
My Cheatsheet to Make Content Creation easy with ChatGPT

Last week I officially hit 3 years in business as Captain Coder!

When I started Captain Coder in the middle of a pandemic, I had a pretty strong vision for what I wanted to create.

But the reality of running a business is that things are going to change.

I’m not sure any business grows exactly how the founders imagined it from the start.

Whether you’ve just started on your own entrepreneurial journey or you’ve been doing this awhile, you’re going to find new things that surprise you all of the time.

For me, some of the biggest things I’ve learned revolve around my mindset. It’s crazy to think about, but changing how I viewed things took me from struggling to building a six-figure business.

Let’s dive into three mindset shifts I’ve had to make to create the business I always wanted (and that are going to help me keep pushing forward).

Last week I officially hit 3 years in business as Captain Coder!

When I started Captain Coder in the middle of a pandemic, I had a pretty strong vision for what I wanted to create.

But the reality of running a business is that things are going to change.

I’m not sure any business grows exactly how the founders imagined it from the start.

Whether you’ve just started on your own entrepreneurial journey or you’ve been doing this awhile, you’re going to find new things that surprise you all of the time.

For me, some of the biggest things I’ve learned revolve around my mindset. It’s crazy to think about, but changing how I viewed things took me from struggling to building a six-figure business.

Let’s dive into three mindset shifts I’ve had to make to create the business I always wanted (and that are going to help me keep pushing forward).

Are you keeping 25% of your customers from working with you?

You might not know it, but that could be exactly what’s happening if you don’t prioritize #DigitalAccessibility.

Ensuring everyone can interact with your website and your content online means that you’ll reach your entire audience and won’t exclude people from working with you.

In today’s episode of the #CaptainCoderPodcast, we’re revisiting a special interview with one of my best friends from college.

We discuss her journey with the disability community and how she’s learned how important it is to make the internet accessible.

Listen now on your favorite podcast app to learn exactly what you’re doing to exclude an entire community.

Are you keeping 25% of your customers from working with you?

You might not know it, but that could be exactly what’s happening if you don’t prioritize #DigitalAccessibility.

Ensuring everyone can interact with your website and your content online means that you’ll reach your entire audience and won’t exclude people from working with you.

In today’s episode of the #CaptainCoderPodcast, we’re revisiting a special interview with one of my best friends from college.

We discuss her journey with the disability community and how she’s learned how important it is to make the internet accessible.

Listen now on your favorite podcast app to learn exactly what you’re doing to exclude an entire community.

Being an entrepreneur means that we get to pursue the things that we want and we tell ourselves what to do.

The problem with that is we can often forget something else we’d planned on doing before, or we choose the new “shiny” thing to avoid the harder piece in our business that actually needs attention.

And of course, sometimes that new shiny thing just seems like a lot more fun to play with than anything else we’re currently working on.

Shiny object syndrome can actually be one of the biggest challenges that derail your business. It can not only cause you to waste time and money, but it can lead to frustrated team members and missing out on key goals you set for yourself.

How can you tackle it and keep yourself from getting distracted?

Find out in this week's episode!

Mentioned Resource:

• Captain Coder Digital Strategy Intensive
• Captain Coder Podcast Ep 049

Being an entrepreneur means that we get to pursue the things that we want and we tell ourselves what to do.

The problem with that is we can often forget something else we’d planned on doing before, or we choose the new “shiny” thing to avoid the harder piece in our business that actually needs attention.

And of course, sometimes that new shiny thing just seems like a lot more fun to play with than anything else we’re currently working on.

Shiny object syndrome can actually be one of the biggest challenges that derail your business. It can not only cause you to waste time and money, but it can lead to frustrated team members and missing out on key goals you set for yourself.

How can you tackle it and keep yourself from getting distracted?

Find out in this week's episode!

Mentioned Resource:

• Captain Coder Digital Strategy Intensive
• Captain Coder Podcast Ep 049

Have you been struggling to get your dream client’s attention?

I want you to picture this scenario: you’re scaling your service-based business, helping only the people you want to help with their services. Your clients respect you, pay their bills on time, and you’re able to help them because they’re exactly who you should be working with.

Sound a bit far-fetched?

I get it. When you first start your business you often find yourself taking any and every client you can just to get paid.

But what if you could get your dream client’s attention and get them to actually buy from you?

One of the hardest things about growing your business online is competing with all the noise in the online space and actually getting the attention of your dream clients.

In this week’s episode of the #CaptainCoderPodcast, we’re talking about how to cut through that noise and start landing leads from your dream clients.

Listen now at the link in my bio.