Up for the Challenge? Try This Unusual Method to Help Achieve Your Business Goals

Up for the Challenge? Try This Unusual Method to Help Achieve Your Business Goals by Beth Hayden Jadah Sellner and Jen Hansard, two moms who co-founded a business called Simple Green Smoothies, added 28,000 people to their email list in 2013. These days, they have an active, engaged list of more than 385,000 people. My first reaction when I heard those numbers was, "WOW." Want to know what propelled their accelerated list growth? Four times a year, Jadah and Jen host 30-Day Green Smoothie Challenges. People who are interested sign up for the challenge and pledge to drink one green smoothie every day for 30 days. During the challenge, Jadah and Jen send weekly emails that include inspiration, shopping lists, recipes, and smoothie tips. Challenges are a popular way to attract email subscribers and get people to spread the word about your business. They’re also a lot of fun for your community members. Let's take a look at how challenges work and how to design a challenge that will help you reach your business goals. Read and comment Rainmaker Rewind: How Bestselling Author Jay McInerney Writes: Part One by Caroline Early The bestselling author of 11 books, including the eighties defining Bright Lights, Big City, Jay McInerney, took a break to chat with Kelton Reid about his new book, the writing process, and some timeless tips from his mentor, Raymond Carver. Listen Copyblogger FM: 3 Questions that Can Haunt Creative Professionals by Sonia Simone Sonia’s back on the podcast this week with suggestions on how to address three challenges that pop up often in our communities. Listen Hack the Entrepreneur: Focus on What Needs to Happen by Jon Nastor My guest today is a speaker, guerrilla marketer, and an entrepreneur. Listen StudioPress FM: The Business of Food Blogging: Is it Lucrative? by Brian Gardner On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Shay Bocks of Feast Design Company. Shay started hustlin’ in 2008 to connect her creative gifts and ravenous curiosity with the ambition of creative entrepreneurs. Nowadays, that dream has manifested into a full-time operation serving other dreamers just like herself. Listen The Missing Link: Announcement: The Last Episode of The Missing Link (And Just The Beginning) by Jabez LeBret The Missing Link is announcing a major change to the show … Listen Rainmaker Rewind: How Bestselling Author Jay McInerney Writes: Part One by Caroline Early The bestselling author of 11 books, including the eighties defining Bright Lights, Big City, Jay McInerney, took a break to chat with Kelton Reid about his new book, the writing process, and some timeless tips from his mentor, Raymond Carver. Listen Copyblogger FM: 3 Questions that Can Haunt Creative Professionals by Sonia Simone Sonia's back on the podcast this week with suggestions on how to address three challenges that pop up often in our communities. Listen Hack the Entrepreneur: Focus on What Needs to Happen by Jon Nastor My guest today is a speaker, guerrilla marketer, and an entrepreneur. Listen StudioPress FM: The Business of Food Blogging: Is it Lucrative? by Brian Gardner On this week's episode, we're joined by Shay Bocks of Feast Design Company. Shay started hustlin' in 2008 to connect her creative gifts and ravenous curiosity with the ambition of creative entrepreneurs. Nowadays, that dream has manifested into a full-time operation serving other dreamers just like herself. Listen The Missing Link: Announcement: The Last Episode of The Missing Link (And Just The Beginning) by Jabez LeBret The Missing Link is announcing a major change to the show … Listen ©2015 Rainmaker Digital, LLC • 1942 Broadway, Suite 407 • Boulder, CO 80302

   

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