115 - The reality of entrepreneurship and owning an online business

Get loads of tips and listen in on a great Clubhouse conversation on what it's really like to be an entrepreneur!  “The most important thing you have to have to grow  a successful, sustainable online business is health” -Bonnie L. Frank  Today's episode is taken from a Clubhouse room discussion about the realities of owning your own online business. We discuss the difficulties entrepreneurs face in the first few years of owning a business and strategies that make it easier. We also discuss the benefits of having a community of like-minded entrepreneurs in your life to help you and to share resources. If you know of someone who might benefit from listening to this episode, please share it with your friends and colleagues. If you're just starting out as an entrepreneur, know that there are many resources to help you. As a business coach, I offer free strategy calls to help you get clarity around your business.  You can schedule a strategy call with me at bit.ly/talktobonnie. To find more resources and see the behind the scenes of my podcast, consider joining the Social Media Marketing Cafe or join my facebook group. You can also join the conversation, in my Clubhouse rooms! Show Notes  In this episode, I discuss the realities of entrepreneurship.  What are the hardest months and years as a new entrepreneur ? [4:36] Why do I believe it's important to study successful entrepreneurs? [9:50] Hoda asks “How do you balance work and home life?” [16:18] Pearl and I discuss the best ways to find a business community. [20:09] Amy and I discuss some great tips for finding time to do busy work. [26:22] Mentioned in the episode:  Business Fabulous for Female Entrepreneurs on Clubhouse  bit.ly/talktobonnie Are you on Clubhouse? If you are and you'd like to learn more about growing your business there, (and everywhere!) join my clubs on Clubhouse:   Business Fabulous for Female Entrepreneurs (Over 50,000 in there!) Fabulous Female Bosses  (This one will have closed club events)      and       Kajabi Business Fabulous (it's all about creating courses and membership sites!) Are you in the Cafe?? The Social Media Marketing Cafe has answers to your how-to questions! Gain access to hundreds of tutorials, step-by-step guides and downloadable pdfs, for help with social media, online marketing, livestreaming, podcasting, and much more! Anyone in the Cafe can suggest a topic/tutorial and I'll create it! Have you joined my free Facebook group yet? If you want free, proven strategies to get your audience finding you online and buying from you and really grow your business by leaps and bounds, you want to be here!  Wanna chat? Grab a free 20-minute call with me to get the help you need for your business or your podcast! Please feel free to leave me a voice message about the episode you just heard--you can also ask me a business question and request a topic for future podcasts. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode! Are you ready for more business success?  Listen here. If you enjoy this week's podcast episode, I'd love it if you would do a few things: Subscribe to the podcast on ApplePodcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Tag me on your Instagram stories! Use #business fabulous and I'll reshare your post on my IG account! Tag me here:  @bonnie.frank  Thank you so much for supporting me! 💕 I hope you'll listen in and then hop on over and join our Facebook Group here where the discussion continues.