Tips & Talk 74 – What’s Your One Burning Question?

Hi there.

It's Sue.

And thanks for joining me for tips and talk day.

These are bite-sized topics that I pull from community questions and

things that I'm observing in the world of handmade small business.

If you'd like to submit a topic,

DME over on Instagram at gift biz unwrapped,

What if you could jump on the phone with me for

a quick 10 minute conversation?

Guess what?

Now you can ask my opinion of a website platform.

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If you want to complete your profile,

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If you'd like to become an expert and take calls,

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the person taking your call,

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That's really helpful for guiding talking points.

If you decide you want to continue the conversation,

there's an option at around the two minute mark to request

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both sides have the ability to rate the call.

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with your question resolved,

it's also a great way to gauge which experts are best

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And on my side,

if I get a spammer or some other abusive call,

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I appreciate this thought of safety by way of feedback here.

It's important to both of us.

Of course,

now that I'm announcing this to you,

I plan to be available inside the app on a regular

basis, but if I'm not showing up as available,

when you have a question,

I've set up my account to give me a text message

that you'd like to talk.

In many cases,

I can make myself available to you right away with the

exception of if I'm on a podcast,

interview traveling,

or if it's nighttime,

I'm definitely not a late night person,

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I can easily combine calls with my schedule.

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Sue Moen height and click the little owl logo on the

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give me a call at the time of this recording.

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I'll be expecting your call.

That's a wrap.

I'm a get to the point kind of girl.

And this is what you can expect from these quick midweek

sessions. Now it's your turn go out and fulfill that dream

of yours.

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