Call it a drag. Call it motivation. Whatever you call it, though, it's some cold, hard truth. This #rikkiquickie is as much for me as it is for you. It's also how this series got started.

If you're serious about business, you need to be serious and honest about if your target audience can actually afford you. This #rikkiquickie covers a way to make sure you make revenue AND help those who need you but can't necessarily afford you... and the one rule you need to follow.

Don't tie your digital life together with just one or two email addresses, because if something goes awry, your digital life is in danger.

Are you aware of how much it costs you to run your business? Another #rikkiquickie

The money, that is... especially when conducting business.

Let's talk managing expectations with your turnaround times. You need to know how long it takes from order placement to delivery, and you need to communicate that to your customers/clients. New designer? There's something in here for you, too.

Could you be bypassing your blessing with your current boundaries? In this #rikkiquickie let's discuss how and when it should go down in the DMs... or your inbox... or your text messages.

My productivity BFF is my auto-responder. You can use them to relay messages, direct leads, answer questions. Do you use them? Do you use them effectively? issa #rikkiquickie

Lost traffic is really hard to measure, and recapture. Make sure your linkinbio actually goes somewhere other than a parked or redirect page.

Most of my web business over the last 18 months (like 90%) involved recovery and restoration of sites where the hosting and domain were not renewed on time, or because site owners refused to keep their WordPress site up to date. Today I urge you to put renewal dates in your phones, calendars, wherever AND set notifications for them... and then make…

Your ideas don't get greater sitting in your head. People are going to judge you even if you spend $100K on production, sooooooooooo #minuswell get it poppin.

Sometimes getting your processes and workflows together has an added, unexpected benefit. This #rikkiquickie epi addresses reducing the chance of getting scammed using workflows... specifically in relation to potential website design client scamming. In one particular case, using Dubsado, may have saved me a lot of fraud-laced frustration.…

Hey now! This episode of #RikkiQuickie is a little food for thought before you choose the platform(s) to help you clone yourself. Sometimes what everyone else says they are using isn't the right tool for you; so it helps to know what you need before you go signing up all over the place. How many tools/platforms are you using to manage your business…

Once you've outlined your Customer Journey, you can move into creating workflows. What are the steps they take in each stage? What do you need to make the steps happen? Is there anything that you can put some automation on to free up your time? Well, that starts with getting it out of your head and onto paper. And then making sure that you have all…

but what happens to them once they get there? Crafting Your Customer Journey: Before You Workflow, you should know how you'd like your Client Journey to go. This #rikkiquickie covers the basic steps of your customer's journey to help you break down the steps and make workflow-ing a tad easier. If you'd like to go a step further, grab the #beforeyou…

Apparently this can't be said enough: Please don't add people to your mailing list without their permission.

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Welcome to the #rikkiquickie: a series of quick tips to help you get - and keep - your back-end in order.

Auntee Rik is a trusted operations and systems specialist who has a knack for taking her clients businesses to the next level. Her no-nonsense, get-you-together approach is refreshing and reassuring to her clients and everyone she comes in contact with. In this episode, we discuss why systems need to be at the forefront of your branding efforts - n…

Brianna Zajicek of The One Year Project started her career without a degree as a teen mom, and in a matter of months went from a server to a 6 figure earning corporate technology executive. Even though she seemingly had it all, she wasn’t happy. So she set out on a mission to take everything she applied over the years to create The One Year Project…

Estie Rand of Strand Consulting has been helping businesses improve on minimal budgets for over 13 years. After spending many years finding fulfillment in the non-profit industry, Estie founded Strand Consulting to bring her skills of doing more with less to small business owners. In this podcast episode, Estie talks about the three things that mak…

Nathan Hirsch is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded his first company out of his dorm room drop shipping products on Amazon and built it to sell over $25 million worth of product. Today, he’s Co-founder & CEO of FreeeUp, an online hiring marketplace that allows business owners fast access to a hand-picked network of top talent freelancers. In thi…

Leslie McDaniel is a certified professional coach who helps INFJ women bring their vision to life. Her knowledge as an MBTI®-certified practitioner helps INFJ women understand their personality, celebrate their strengths, and claim their potential. Leslie serves other INFJ women through individual coaching and her weekly email, The INFJ Life. In th…

Brain Bergford is a Peak Performance coach at Bergford Performance. He specializes in helping motivated athletic business owners gain the tools to take their businesses and their lives further. In this podcast episode, Brian shares insight on what it’s really like to be a business owner. We talk about why the grass isn’t always greener on the entre…

Valarie R. Brooks is a nationally known real estate mogul, investor and, entrepreneur. She’s the owner of Valarie R. Brooks Real Estate, a brokerage agency. She also provides guidance to other entrepreneurs on how to dominate and become top earners through, Destination You Inc. In this episode, Valarie shares advice for those wanting to get started…

Lauree Ostrofsky is an author, speaker, and coach with her company, Simply Leap which helps A students leap into fulfilling work. Many of them are entrepreneurs and facing the fear of going out on their own as well as other fears. In this podcast episode, we discuss doing things in business even though we’re afraid to do them. We also talk about fi…

Kirk Deis founder of The Bug Squasher is a writer on Forbes.com and Founder of the digital marketing agency Treehouse 51. The Bug Squasher is a new project management tool that streamlines communications between developers/writers/designers, project leads, and clients. In this episode, he shares how an in-house tool his agency built has become a ne…

Crystal Etienne is the founder of PantyProp, a 7 figure fashion company. Something only 3% of women-founded businesses achieve. The majority-women owned, bootstrapped company, has grown organically without any ad spend. In this podcast episode, Crystal shares how she organically used SEO to build a 7 figure business without knowing what SEO was. Sh…

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an author, speaker, and board-certified internal medicine physician. Her book, Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, includes ground-breaking insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness and live your best life. In this podcast …

Serial Entrepreneur Trevor Gaye comes from an entrepreneurial household and has been around it since the age of two. He knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur at a young age after seeing his parents in their businesses. Today he helps run his family’s transportation business, he has a production company, as well as a new logistics business. In this e…

Christopher Watters, founder of Watters International Realty built his business in the middle of the Great Recession and in a highly competitive market. His vision and entrepreneurial spirit took him from sleeping on his girlfriend’s (now wife’s) couch in 2010 to becoming the first team owner to EARN $1Million in net income in three years. In this …

Genecia Alluora, founder of Soul Rich Woman is a former beauty queen turned business maven and serial entrepreneur. In 2006, she represented Singapore in the Miss International pageant. This opened opportunities for her. But she saw a challenge unique to women. Women need a solid community for support, guidance, and mentorship from women who have t…

Natali Morris is the Co-Founder and CFO of Morris Invest. After leaving a six-figure job as a news anchor to raise a family, Natali ended up feeling powerless when it came to money. Today, Natali’s family has achieved complete financial freedom. Now her mission is to empower women to start building long-term wealth. In this episode, Natali shares h…

Jenna Spencer of AssistPro is a corporate banker turned entrepreneur. Upon realizing that working in the corporate world was stopping her from creating the future she desired, she refused to compromise. Jenna seized the opportunity to create a solution by founding AssistPro. Now, Jenna gets the thrill of helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses.…

Elizabeth Suárez is a negotiation coach, speaker, and author who empowers professionals to make big decisions. She's spent many years mentoring professionals and serving on the boards of multiple non­profit organizations. In this podcast episode, we discuss how learning to effectively negotiate can have a tremendous impact on your career and future…

Cheryl Sutherland, founder of PleaseNotes, felt restless and overwhelmed at her 9 to 5. After months spent in coaching, journaling, and reigniting her inner creativity, she launched PleaseNotes. PleaseNotes features affirmation-filled products that inspire women of color to step into their own power by building confidence, clarity, and creativity. …

Nissar Ahamed of CareerMetis is an accomplished Growth Hacker. His blog, CareerMetis, has a community-focused approach to career discussion. He’s also the host of the CareerMetis Podcast. In this podcast episode, Nissar shares the strategy he used to gain over 750 contributors to his online publication. We discuss the benefits outside contributors …

Cayla Craft, owner of Mommy Millionaire is a mom of 3, self-made Millionaire, and lifestyle entrepreneur. Cayla has helped thousands of women start to believe in themselves as entrepreneurs and businesswomen. In this podcast episode, Cayla shares how once she changed limiting beliefs about herself, everything changed. She talks about how network ma…

Aman Advani, CEO & Co-Founder of Ministry of Supply studied Industrial Engineering before pursuing a career in Operational Strategy consulting and attending MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Ministry of Supply is pioneering a new way to dress for the office, with a system of unique wear-to-work clothing. Aman shares the process of taking a new prod…

Rachel Brenke is a serial entrepreneur with many hats. She’s the Founder of Business Bites podcast, and several successful business brands including TheLawTog®, FitLegally, and BlogLegally. In today’s podcast episode, we discuss how to start your business correct legally, so you don’t build it to be taken away. We discuss the consequences of infrin…

Serial Entrepreneur Stacey Banks-Houston of RSVP Consultants is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker, and business coach. Her mission is to help women push their passion beyond a mere hobby, hustle hard to build their business, and enjoy the fruits of their harvest. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of being led by emotion as bus…

Ali Boone is the owner of Hipster Investments, a business that facilitated over $18M in Real Estate Investing Sales within 5 years. Her primary specialty is teaching people how to start a business with lifestyle design. Although her business has grown significantly, she’s still location-independent. In this episode, we discuss the advantages of usi…

Serial entrepreneur Fred Griffin, Jr. Grew up in the small town of Eustis, FL. He never knew what he really wanted to be in life. But over time his goals and passion for individuals with disabilities became his number one focus. In this podcast episode, we talk about the importance of having passion in your business endeavors. We also discuss why y…

Jenn Scalia is the CEO of Million Dollar Mommy, a company founded to help women across the world reach their dreams and financial goals. This self-professed introvert and single mom went from rock bottom to creating a 7 figure business within 3 years. In this podcast episode, we talk about listening to what your heart says in regard to all the advi…

Courtney Blair, of Zippy Content, started her business when she was pregnant and unable to find work. Her dad wanted to be featured on podcasts to promote his business so he hired her. 3 years later, Zippy Content, a service that connects people looking for podcast interviews with podcasters was born. In this episode, Courtney shares the do’s and d…

Dennis Friebe is Orlando based magician Kardenni. He first became interested in magic his freshman year of high school after being intrigued by a trick he saw. He went on to work at a magic shop and became hooked. In this episode, we talk about the power of embracing failure in order to succeed as a business owner. We talk about why expecting to fa…

Sonya Stattmann created a program that helps women business owners streamline their businesses and create more income, make more of an impact and achieve balance. She’s spent the last 17 years helping women use the business arena to empower themselves and impact the world. In this episode, she talks about challenges women face in the business world…

Byron Morrison of Tailored Lifestyles is an author, mindset & lifestyle coach. His journey started as someone who was overweight, had no confidence and was depressed. His dad’s cancer made him rethink his life choices and set him down a path to take back control of his health. In this podcast episode, Byron talks about how he used setbacks as an op…

Ashley Conway, Vice President of Customer Experience at Cratejoy has assisted thousands of entrepreneurs launching their subscription box. Cratejoy’s platform equips entrepreneurs with the tools they need to be successful including a website builder, customer support team, subscriber management and shipping exports. In this episode, Ashley talks ab…

Dannielle S. Lewis of Bankable Diva Ent. started her entrepreneurial journey 13 years ago after a divorce that forced her to learn how to manage her finances. Bankable Diva Ent. specializes in empowering women to take control of their income, ideas, and hobbies, and turn those things into a bankable business. In this episode, we talk about remainin…