BTS of Online Business without the BS is the podcast for the entrepreneur who wants real tips and strategies to grow a sustainable online business while also getting into the REALITY of being an entrepreneur and juggling everyday life. If you have passion, drive, and a big vision but you also don't fully buy into the 'you can be overnight success and this shit is #easy', you'll love it here! We're cutting out the BS, and getting real on the path to building successful, sustainable businesses!
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The "Back-end Business Babe" Podcast is your go-to place for all things Business: tips, strategies, best practices and so much more! This show is Hosted by Business Specialist, Mirjana Lalic. Have a topic you want me to cover or looking to be a guest on the show? Email me at mirjana@ljsvirtual.com
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The Last Episode: 2024 Recap and What's Next...
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Let's wrap up 2024 with a recap, put a bow on it, learn some lessons, and talk about what's up for the future in 2025. With love and wishing you all the success YOU want. See ya in 2025. Connect with me here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamtaraleson/ Website: https://www.taraleson.com Getting ready for 2025?? How is it *almost* here already? I do…
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The online business 'team' - where the expectations are high and the pay is NOT with Christine Smith
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Today I'm joined by Christine Smith and we're having a chat that came about from a LinkedIn post that I made: Business owners who want to charge thousands and make a lot of money (totally fine) but also want to pay almost nothing for someone to be on their "team" and have high expectations of their work. I get wanting your team to do good work for …
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What the "gurus" don't want you to know...
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We're only going to dive into 3 today but there are so many more... I have many questions. Also some answers. Mostly, we're keeping it light today for a fun and easy listen but also a good reminder to stop comparing yourself to these people. For real. (Or is it real... we may never know...) If you have a good story to share or just want to chat abo…
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F*ck what anyone else is doing. Two major things I want you to take away from this one today: That it does not matter what anyone else is doing. Or what their 2025 goals are. This is for YOU. What do YOU want? The second thing is that planning does start now. Not on January 1. Whether you have big goals, little goals, whatever you want for 2025. St…
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When life is life-ing, like EXTRA hard... it's totally OK to pull back and focus on what really matters. You don't have to do it all. You don't have to burn yourself out and stress to the max about the 7 carousel posts and 5 reels with the BEST hooks that you can't seem to get down but feel like you 'should' be posting because some "guru" said it's…
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Heart to Heart: Your Business is not Going to Fall Apart in One Week
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Remember how you started your business with thoughts of being your own boss, time freedom, and NOT having to ask anyone to take time off... Then you actually became a business owner and somewhere between those initial dreams and actually being your own boss, the idea of taking time off or going on vacation seems completely out of reach. Because now…
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Asana vs ClickUp - Streamline your business and increase efficiency with Katie Aleck
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Today I'm joined by Katie, founder of Spark to Sprig, to talk about all things systems! There are so many great takeaways in this episode, especially if you are wondering about different platforms, how to choose what's right for you, a little about what they're used for and we do a pretty in-depth comparison of two of our top favs - Asana and Click…
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Systems and Automations to sell out your offers at Black Friday without stress - Part Two
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Today I've got Part Two of the Black Friday episodes which is all about the systems and automations you need to sell out your offers on Black Friday, stress free. This is exactly what you'll need if you want to make the most of Black Friday and be able to scroll for your own deals while you watch your sales notifications roll in! Grab The Ultimate …
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What should you sell for Black Friday? PART ONE
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When I talk about Black Friday, one of the MOST common questions I get asked is "What should I sell?" Today I'm giving you a few options that you can consider as well as general do's and don'ts when you're thinking about your Black Friday offers. This is PART ONE and I'll be back with Part Two to go over the systems and automations that will be sup…
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It's time to STOP holding back and go ALL IN.
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Today is the day you get out of your own way, stop saying what if as a negative and reason to hold you back, and go ALL IN for what you want. I want you to listen to the episode today to really shift your mindset into taking action and join me in the 30 day ALL IN Challenge. It's time to push yourself a little further, out of your comfort zone, and…
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Dreaming bigger and doing the hard things to create the life you want
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Many times I bring strategy and tangible tips to the podcast but today I wanted to share one of the biggest lessons and things I've done to get to where I am. There's ONE thing that will keep you going when things get hard. When no one else gets what you're doing. You. Your own self-belief. I started my life over at 28 and decided I would do ANYTHI…
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Around this time we all get bombarded with the - 'there's only 4 months left of the year - make it count'... Here's how YOU can really make it count: It's so easy to get caught up in listening to external pressures and what other people might be saying online... and then forget what YOU really started this for. What your idea of success is and what…
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How to "beat" the algorithm and make your business THRIVE
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If the algorithm isn't playing in your favour and you've been stuck in the 200 view jail for what seems like forever - it doesn't mean you'll never make another sale again or the right people won't ever see your content. I'm giving you a few tangible tips that you can start on today to make sure that no matter what the algorithm is doing, you can s…
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The ULTIMATE hack for business growth - building REAL relationships with Jackie Dragone
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Jackie Dragone is joining me today to chat about the one thing that is often missing in businesses and keeping you from reaching your full potential. It's not another "secret" strategy or investing thousands, it's building REAL relationships and community. Being a human online and interacting with people. You can post all you want but the real key …
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It's Friday!! My YouTube Channel sucks, why that doesn't matter, and what we all need to be focusing on
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I've received a few messages about my YouTube channel... I wanted to record this episode for a bit now and a bite-sized Friday seemed the perfect one to share this. It's not all about the YouTube channel, but it kinda is. And why I don't care right now if it sucks and more importantly, what I am focusing on - and what you should too! Connect with m…
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Redefining Wealth and Freedom with Wendy Verwey
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Ever wondered how to achieve financial freedom and retire early? Wendy Verwey, a life and money strategist who retired at 41 is joining me today to share her story of how she did it and how you can too - the realistic way! For many of us, part of the reason for starting an online business was to achieve that elusive sense of freedom - both in time …
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Friday Quick Tip - Make More Sales Today WITHOUT any Extra Work!
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I can look at your offer suite and identify multiple areas where you could immediately be making more sales WITHOUT launching anything extra or creating more offers... and today's tip is one way you can do that! I just did this with a client of mine to add an additional option for her to make extra sales at the end of her launch, using what she alr…
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Secrets to Successful Podcasting with Hayleigh Hayhurst
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Whether you're thinking about launching a podcast or already have and want tips from an expert - this is the episode for you!! I'm chatting with Hayleigh Hayhurst founder of Espresso Podcast Production about all things podcasting today. We're covering everything from starting right from scratch, launching, promoting, getting your podcast more visib…
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Friday 10 min Tip - Email Automation and Tracking your Leads!
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Quick tip all about using email tags to track what each subscriber has opted in for, manage leads more efficiently, and trigger automated email sequences! Grab my Email Automation 101 Guide here: https://www.taraleson.com/email-automation-101-guide?utm_source=bts-podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=episode-26&utm_content=&utm_campaign=2024-services…
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Repurpose Your Content Across Multiple Platforms in Minutes - Make your Content Work Harder for You!
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This episode is for you if find yourself spending TONS of time creating and posting content across platforms and feeling like it takes MULTIPLE hours of your day! As online business owners, marketing our businesses online is part of the 'job' but it doesn't have to take up every hour and feel like it's one of the only things you do. I'm going to gi…
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Home Organization that Works for your Neurodivergent Brain with Alyssa Duke
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You will LOVE this episode if you're a neurodivergent friend that is into hearing about new and innovative solutions to work with YOUR unique brain. It's ok - we are different, and we OWN it. Alyssa and I are talking about not only her home organization tips that are going to finally make so much sense (instead of everything you've heard you 'shoul…
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How much can you automate your business? Is it REALLY possible to automate everything and not work? Today we're going to talk about what this really looks like. I know how to set up a lot of systems and automations, I've worked on a TON of different platforms, and well, you could say I might know a thing or two about automating your business... Thi…
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Finding Success in Embracing Your Authentic Self with Jen Boyle
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If you relate to getting caught up in comparing yourself online (who doesn't...), feeling the pressures around 'showing up' a certain way on social media, and building your business one way only to find out it's not at all what you want - you'll love this real, honest episode. Today on the podcast, Jen Boyle and I are chatting about her experience …
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The $100K Mastermind... Is it your ticket to quantum leap??
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Today we're going to dive into the $100K Mastermind. Sounds like fiction but I promise you, it's not. I'm going to give you my real, raw, honest thoughts about this investment that's more than a downpayment on a house.... Is it the ticket to quantum leap into your millionaire dreams? Well... listen in to find out. And then I'd love to hear your tho…
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Making Funnels Make Sense: 3 SIMPLE funnels for leads and sales
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Do you think "funnel" and immediately want to shut down? That's most people I talk too. But after this episode, not any more. I'm going to break down funnels and make them so SUPER simple to understand even your grandma could do it! There are three types I'm going to be talking about: email builder, group builder, and the BIGGIE - sales funnel. Do …
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Mastering Resilience in Business and Life with Monique Gomez
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Today I'm chatting with Monique Gomez, a certified trauma and resilience life coach, about the key to transforming inherited beliefs and building resilience. Discover her unique "theirs versus ours" approach, which helps individuals differentiate their personal beliefs and behaviors from those inherited from influential figures. Monique explains ho…
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Capturing YOU in your brand design with Laura Glass
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Creating your brand is so much more than just colors and a logo. It's about capturing your authentic personality and figuring out how to bring that out and reflect it in everything that represents your business. Laura and I talk about how she is able to do this with clients, what her process looks like, and where you can start to really capture you…
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Live your best summer life AND keep your business momentum going
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Totally like - have your cake and eat it too! You might be team sales are slow in the summer or they are no different than any other time, and both CAN be true, depending on how you want to look at it and what you want to do in terms of selling through the summer! It doesn't have to be all or nothing and it definitely doesn't need to be a case of g…
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Growth comes from pushing through the uncomfortable and navigating the 'sticky seasons' with Laura Sinclair
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Laura Sinclair joins me on the podcast today and we have a great conversation about growing and pushing through the 'sticky seasons', and getting uncomfortable in business. She shares her journey of entrepreneurship from where she started to where she is today and it's a great look at true business growth, not the fantasies that we often see market…
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Reimagining content - What do YOU want to say??
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What if your content didn't look like it always does during a launch? Today I'm talking about a different perspective on launch content that I'm hoping will help you take the pressure off of having to fit into the 'shoulds' and made up 'rules' online. I also give a few tips in terms of how much you should 😅 (haha not actually 'should', 'should' for…
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Systems and Automations for launching with less stress!
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This is third part of the launch mini series - all about systems and automations so you can save time and launch with less stress! Once you have these in place, it's like a one and done. You do it once and they are in place until you change the offer or freebie. It saves a TON of time and stress during your launch when you have this set up! People …
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Creating your IRRESISTIBLE lead magnet - VALUABLE leads vs subscribers...
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This is part 2 of the Launch mini series! Today is all about creating your IRRESISTIBLE lead magnet! How do you get valuable leads on your list vs building your list with subscribers? What should YOUR lead magnet look like/be? When you should you be promoting it? I'm going over all this and more in this episode! There are 3 specific things I want y…
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Launch Mini Series - Part One: Is your goal realistic??
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This is part one of a mini series I'm doing on launching! I'll be talking about how you can set up your launch for $5K in recurring revenue (or whatever goal YOU choose) First up - looking at your goal. Is it actually realistic? Are you just choosing a number because it sounds good or playing by the 'I heard someone else make x in their launch and …
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Skinny fat to fit AF and building 2 fitness businesses helping other women do the same!
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Tiffany Wallace is my guest today and she shares her story of building both her in person and online businesses. Her journey to developing her program and the passion behind it comes from her experience of taking fitness and especially dieting/food to the extreme after losing her mom. Today, she works with women who want to ditch the skinny fat bod…
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Actually, it's not YOU...The problem with the "building an online business is easy" marketing
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It's so not you. The amount of marketing that is bombarding everyone saying that building a business should only take a couple hours a day (maybe it's minutes now... I don't know.. things change fast and this shit is wild...) and you should be making millions in a matter of days... Is ridiculous. That happens for no one. So we're going to chat abou…
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Becoming the business owner and coach you were meant to be...by not following 'everyone' else
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In this episode, my friend Meg joins me and we have a real chat (of course) about what it's been like for her to build her business and really step into becoming the business owner and coach SHE wants to be. Not following what everyone else is doing in business or being the coach that's for everyone. It's all about finding what works for you, and w…
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Getting real about launching... and my BEST piece of advice for you
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Welcome back to the podcast and welcome if you are new! Today we are talking all things launching! Personally, I'm obsessed with launching. I love it. But there are MANY people who absolutely dread the thought of another launch... I'm breaking down why we often come to dread launching AND three things you can do differently right now to turn things…
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Building a sustainable fitness business with sustainable fitness & lifestyle coach Patricia Poor
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Welcome back to the podcast or welcome if you are new! To have a sustainable business, it's very similar to incorporating a sustainable fitness routine into your life. You have to build the foundations for both if you want them to last long term. Today Pat and I are chatting about how systems have made a HUGE difference in her business to set this …
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Becoming an Entrepreneur Part Two with my husband - Jameison Leson
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Welcome back to the podcast or welcome if you are new! This is PART TWO of the episode where I talk about starting my fitness business and becoming an entrepreneur. Today, my husband Jameison is joining me to share his perspective on what it's like being the partner of an entrepreneur and supporting someone through the journey of building a busines…
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The TikTok ban... my thoughts and the steps you should take now
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Welcome back to the podcast or welcome if you are new! Today I'm talking about the TikTok ban... It's been all over SM, people are pissed (I get it) but also, it's time to start thinking proactively about what you're doing if these platforms do get shut down. Will they, won't they - who knows. But the reality is - you don't control it. Here's my th…
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Defining yourself and is social media fake?!?
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Join Angela and I for a real and raw chat about her experience in entrepreneurship and just life in general. We also talk about some SM trends... that maybe shouldn't be trending... Give us your thoughts and let us know what you think about the new 'SM is fake' trend. All about Angela: I am a child-free Millennial who is living a life outside of th…
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Ep 04: Leveraging Systems and Operations To Make More Sales with Guest Tara Leson
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In this episode of the Backend Business Babe podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing systems expert Tara Leson. We dove into how implementing systems can streamline business processes and increase efficiency. Tara shared how she helps business owners bring in repeat leads and sales by optimizing their processes. A key strategy she highlighted w…
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Welcome if you've just found the BTS of Online Business without the BS Podcast and welcome back if you're returning for more! Today I'm talking about systems for your business, something that many people like to avoid due to the tech involved... but I really want you to consider how systems support your business so that it can support the life you …
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Welcome to BTS of Online Business without the BS Podcast!!
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Hey friends! Welcome to BTS of Online Business without the BS podcast! If you are an entrepreneur looking for support and no BS, honest advice on how to build your business, as well as the reality of the experience, you're in the right place! I'm a wife and mom of 2 who has been doing this for a little while now (over 3 years) and I have a LOT to s…
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Starting my fitness business as a full time nurse... not what you think
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Welcome if you've just found the BTS of Online Business without the BS Podcast and welcome back if you're returning for more! In today's episode, I share about starting my fitness business. It's probably not the same story as you've heard a million times over... in fact, I know it's not. I was working 3 jobs as a nurse and had been passionate about…
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Ep 03 - Optimizing Your Social Media as a Small Business Owner
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In this episode, I share my recent experience as a guest speaker at a digital marketing event and I discuss how to use social media to funnel leads and make money online. I emphasize the importance of consistency in online presence and growth, highlighting that the frequency of posting depends on individual goals. I also provides tips on creating a…
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Ep 02 - Email Marketing 101: The Do's and Dont's
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This episode of the Back-End Business Babe podcast, I'm sharing top tips for effective email marketing. I cover the importance of consistency, frequency of emails, personalization, branding, clear calls-to-action and analyzing metrics. Listeners will learn how to improve open and click-through rates to better convert leads into customers. Connect w…
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Ep 01 - Are you using way too many platforms online?
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Welcome to an episode of Back-end Business Babe! I'm your host, Mirjana Lalic. Today I discuss the importance of using all-in-one systems to streamline your backend business operations. Juggling multiple platforms can become confusing and costly over time. It's worth reviewing your current setup to identify consolidation opportunities. Do you relat…
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Your Go-To Girl for All Things "Back-End Business"
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Welcome to the Back-end Business Babe Podcast! I'm your Host, Mirjana Lalic, Back-end Business Specialist and Co-Founder of Media Unscripted. On this podcast, I'm bringing you tips, tricks and strategies on all things related to running the back-end of your business! Have a topic you'd like me to cover? Drop me comment in the review section letting…
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