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Done By Lunch Entrepreneurs

Burnout sucks, and online entrepreneurship shouldn't require 24/7 hustle. With over 1.5 million views/downloads per year, we're sharing how to grow your audience, generate leads, and scale your business with Podcasting & YouTube, allowing you to make more AND work less - so you can focus on what truly matters.

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Permission to do less

From Jerry Potter's Lab I spent most of Sunday sick in bed, trading off between sleeping - and falling asleep to The Invasion on Apple TV+. In my stupor, I noticed how TV episode lengths are now all over the place. In a single season, this show had episodes that ranged from only 33 minutes long up to 58 minutes long. Clearly the rules of TV have shifted, and the same thing can be applied to what we do in our businesses. Read on for more... Permission To Do Less There used to be strict rules...

High Leverage NOT Hustle "Sorry to hear!" I was at a networking event and was momentarily confused when I got that response. Here's what happened: Someone asked how my business was going. I replied, "Feels like I'm going downhill!" But I meant that in a good way. Having a lead generating YouTube channel gives my business constant momentum, like I'm always cruising downhill. I publish one video per week, and from that I reach about 2,400 people every day. Among those 2,400 daily views, around...

I told you I don't like surprises... Thank goodness Surprise-A-Palooza is almost over, my heart can't take it... I almost bought a defibrillator from TEMU this week. Seemed legit. For the final day, we’ve saved the craziest deal until last, a 100% off discount. Without optimizing your YouTube Channel you’re losing views and subscribers every single day 😕 But if you grab my Channel Booster Pack you can fix that problem in less than an hour! And today you can have it completely free... Plus...

High Leverage NOT Hustle “You can’t grow your business until you work less.” I tell my clients that sometimes. It sounds backwards, but as this newsletter’s tagline says, real time freedom comes from building a business that doesn’t need constant hustle. 😓 When you’re racing from task to task, you miss the hidden power of the things that aren’t work; the moments that help your business grow faster than another hour at your desk ever could. More on this below… SPECIAL LIVE WORKSHOP Train...

Hey Reader, The newsletter I sent out Tuesday got so many replies. 😮 If you replied, thank you! I love hearing from you. Most of those replies were about a tiny blurb at the end of the email. Basically I have a big problem in my business… I want to share more of my ideas so I can grow as a thought leader. I struggle to get those ideas from my head onto the internet. And I refuse to do it unless it feels light and easy. The good news? With AI and a few simple tools, I know I can build a system...

Sponsored by Descript Typing this gives me a little bit of anxiety - but I know it's the right decision. Over the past few years, I’ve taught entrepreneurs how to grow their audiences (and businesses) through a variety of methods. But the more I looked at what was actually driving growth for me - and for many of the entrepreneurs I work with - the answer kept pointing back to one thing: YouTube. Without fully meaning to, I became “the YouTube guy” for a lot of people. And it’s time to stop...

Sponsored by Descript Got 2 pieces of great news lately… My 6-year-old neighbor “finally gets to meet the tooth fairy!” (He ran around our street telling everyone he finally lost his first tooth) 😁 ChatGPT is recommending YouTube videos as answers 🥳 (My channel has gotten thousands of views this year from it) More on #2 down below, but I wanted to start sharing more ways I’m using AI in my business here in the newsletter (because it’s transforming everything). But first, there’s something...

If we promise something to someone else? We do it. When a client/customer needs something? We take care of it. But there are things we should be doing in our businesses regularly that a lot of us (myself included) skip! They are tasks nobody else is checking up on, and because we are our own bosses - they just don't get done. And some of these things can have HUGE impacts on our success! So I'm excited to test out something new in Done By Lunch Pro: INTRODUCING THE QUARTERLY GLOW-UP Once...

Sponsored by Descript Can't believe it's been 7.5 years... In December of 2017 I released a YouTube video with easy writing tips to keep people reading your online content. Then I immediately forgot about it, but it's gone on to almost 100,000 views, including thousands RECENTLY. (Think about that, a video I released in 2017 is still getting thousands of views). So because people are still finding the tips helpful I figured I'd share them again here: 1) Don't write out numbers. Use the actual...

For Growth AND Freedom I wore a bathrobe on stage yesterday at the Social Media Marketing World conference in San Diego... Jerry Potter wearing a bathrobe on stage at Social Media Marketing World in San Diego, California. And apparently it was persuasive because numerous attendees told me they've decided to launch a podcast for their business and put it on YouTube. (FYI the bathrobe did serve a purpose, but I shave to wait until next week's newsletter to share why). If you're curious to learn...

"How am I supposed to sell when it feels like the world is on fire?" A friend asked me that very blunt question last week, and I've been thinking about it ever since. In fact, this isn't the email I was going to write today - but I think it's so important to talk about this. The way to look at this that I'm going to share applies no matter what the chaos is - whether it's politics in the US, people recovering from Cyclone Alfred in Australia, or even if the chaos is in your personal life. One...