The Honest Entrepreneur Show

By Tom Ross

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Episodes: 256

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Serial entrepreneur and CEO Tom Ross provides a candid, totally transparent look into life as an online entrepreneur. The highs, lows and unfiltered rollercoaster that is entrepreneurship.

Episode Date
Season 2 - Episode 6: Saving Thousands, Active Audiences and Unicorns
Feb 28, 2020
Season 2 - Episode 5: Business Development and Finding Your Fun
Feb 21, 2020
Season 2 - Episode 4: Adapt or Die!
Feb 07, 2020
Season 2 - Episode 3: Dropping the Damn Filter!
Jan 31, 2020
Season 2 - Episode 2: Stress, Exhaustion and Spinning Plates
Jan 24, 2020
Season 2 - Episode 1: The Truth is Always in the Middle
Jan 17, 2020
Episode 250: How to focus when you find it boring
Jan 15, 2020
Episode 249: How to do influencer marketing that works!
Jan 14, 2020
Episode 248: How to engage better with your network on social media
Jan 13, 2020
Episode 247: Structuring a busy workload
Jan 12, 2020
Episode 246: What to do when your Facebook group gets deleted
Jan 11, 2020
Episode 245: Can you be nice and professional?
Jan 10, 2020
Episode 244: Getting over feeling awkward
Jan 09, 2020
Episode 243: 3 Free tactics to grow your Instagram
Jan 08, 2020
Episode 242: How to stop being a perfectionist
Jan 07, 2020
Episode 241: Running separate social media accounts for different services
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 240: Creating a homepage that your audience will love
Jan 05, 2020
Episode 239: How to manage when you have two income sources
Jan 04, 2020
Episode 238: The best way to learn SEO
Jan 03, 2020
Episode 237: Growing your audience on social media
Jan 02, 2020
Episode 236: My favourite thing about posting on social media
Jan 01, 2020
Episode 235: How to sell an e-book
Dec 25, 2019
Episode 234: How to best sell a calendar
Dec 24, 2019
Episode 233: What is the best platform to start selling your designs
Dec 23, 2019
Episode 232: The endless scroll
Dec 22, 2019
Episode 231: Creating scalable products around client work
Dec 21, 2019
Episode 230: What to do when your audience is not buying what you sell
Dec 20, 2019
Episode 229: Should you focus on one business or many?
Dec 19, 2019
Episode 228: What metrics you should use to measure success
Dec 18, 2019
Episode 227: Involving your audience in product development
Dec 17, 2019
Episode 226: All about creative collaborations
Dec 16, 2019
Episode 225: How to pitch more confidently
Dec 15, 2019
Episode 224: How to successfully launch a new brand
Dec 14, 2019
Episode 223: What to do with freebie seekers on your mailing list?
Dec 13, 2019
Episode 222: Best strategy for market research
Dec 12, 2019
Episode 221: Getting people to sign up for your newsletter
Dec 11, 2019
Episode 220: Highlighting your charitable giving without sounding arrogant
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 219: How to unplug from work
Dec 09, 2019
Episode 218: Producing high quality content for TikTok
Dec 08, 2019
Episode 217: Maintaining a community engaged as you scale
Dec 07, 2019
Episode 216: Instagram for stock traders
Dec 06, 2019
Episode 215: The highest engaging Instagram feature
Dec 05, 2019
Episode 214: Combining two different interests in your content
Dec 04, 2019
Episode 213: All about iteration
Dec 03, 2019
Episode 212: External factors impacting your business
Dec 02, 2019
Episode 211:  How often should you audit your business? 
Dec 01, 2019
Episode 210: Should you use your actual name for your company?
Nov 30, 2019
Episode 209: Designers: How to graduate beyond Fiverr
Nov 29, 2019
Episode 208: Pros and cons of Patreon
Nov 28, 2019
Episode 207: Getting feedback from a non engaging audience
Nov 27, 2019
Episode 206: Client onboarding gone wrong
Nov 26, 2019
Episode 205:  Being nice or being respected?
Nov 25, 2019
Episode 204:  The mistake that creative entrepreneurs keep making
Nov 24, 2019
Episode 203:  Best strategy for anxiety
Nov 23, 2019
Episode 202: The next step for my website
Nov 22, 2019
Episode 201: What sacrifices am I making?
Nov 21, 2019
Episode 200: Hustle culture & burnout
Nov 20, 2019
Episode 199: How to handle letting clients down
Nov 19, 2019
Episode 198: Where to find the best advice for marketing beginners online
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 197: Getting other people to work with me
Nov 17, 2019
Episode 196: Three to four figure launches
Nov 16, 2019
Episode 195: Balancing Content Creation Vs. Content Marketing
Nov 15, 2019
Episode 194: Mastering the art of cold email
Nov 14, 2019
Episode 193: Selling on Etsy Vs. Selling on your own website
Nov 13, 2019
Episode 192: Getting constructive criticism on your work
Nov 12, 2019
Episode 191: Do you need a newsletter to sell your products?
Nov 11, 2019
Episode 190: Incentivizing customers to buy from you again
Nov 10, 2019
Episode 189:  The best project management tool in 2019
Nov 09, 2019
Episode 188: How to handle being burned by clients
Nov 08, 2019
Episode 187: Should you share your prices on your website?
Nov 07, 2019
Episode 186: My favourite quote!
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 185: Using content marketing to get more sales
Nov 05, 2019
Episode 184: How to overcome negativity
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 183:  Quality, consistency or quantity? (when posting content)
Nov 03, 2019
Episode 182: Relying on external marketplaces vs. Your own website
Nov 02, 2019
Episode 181: My desk setup
Nov 01, 2019
Episode 180: How to deal with arrogant clients
Oct 31, 2019
Episode 179: How to delegate when you don't want to hire full time employees
Oct 30, 2019
Episode 178: What to do when the client can't afford your price
Oct 29, 2019
Episode 177: What books am I currently reading?
Oct 28, 2019
Episode 176: Fusing the personal and the professional on your social media content
Oct 27, 2019
Episode 175: How to sell to introverts?
Oct 26, 2019
Episode 174: What is the best approach for social media content?
Oct 25, 2019
Episode 173: Getting more engagement on your creative work
Oct 24, 2019
Episode 172: Content for different social media platforms
Oct 23, 2019
Episode 171: What to do when you keep changing your mind about your work
Oct 22, 2019
Episode 170: What to focus on when launching an e-commerce product business 
Oct 21, 2019
Episode 169: The biggest mistakes of my design career
Oct 20, 2019
Episode 168: Setting realistic expectations for yourself
Oct 19, 2019
Episode 167: Doing different brands on different social media platforms
Oct 18, 2019
Episode 166: How to manage the expectations of yourself
Oct 17, 2019
Episode 165: Hyping up a product before selling it
Oct 16, 2019
Episode 164: The best moment of my career
Oct 15, 2019
Episode 163: How to be more creative on Instagram
Oct 14, 2019
Episode 162: How to make money on social media
Oct 13, 2019
Episode 161: Should you schedule your content?
Oct 12, 2019
Episode 160: Getting your product in brick and mortar stores
Oct 11, 2019
Episode 159: How to create the perfect portfolio website
Oct 10, 2019
Episode 158: Today we talk about... the menopause!
Oct 09, 2019
Episode 157: Should you focus on your website or your social media?
Oct 08, 2019
Episode 156: When should you work for exposure?
Oct 07, 2019
Episode 155: Why so many creatives just give up
Oct 06, 2019
Episode 154: Are ads the best first step to grow your creative business?
Oct 05, 2019
Episode 153: How to sell your creative work
Oct 04, 2019
Episode 152: How to become a rare asset in your industry
Oct 03, 2019
Episode 151: The strategy around giving freebies
Oct 02, 2019
Episode 150: The best gifts I've ever received
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 149: Best time of the day to post on social media
Sep 30, 2019
Episode 148: Perfectionism sucks!
Sep 29, 2019
Episode 147: Crafting the perfect lead magnet for your email newsletter
Sep 28, 2019
Episode 146: The single best tactic to get new clients
Sep 27, 2019
Episode 145: How to push back with bad clients
Sep 26, 2019
Episode 144: The best way to spend $20 on Instagram ads
Sep 25, 2019
Episode 143: Using audience data to create better content
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 142: What to do when your creative work is getting no attention
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 141: My top marketing book for creatives
Sep 22, 2019
Episode 140: How to adapt your content to the platform you are sharing it on
Sep 21, 2019
Episode 139: How to successfully run Facebook ads
Sep 20, 2019
Episode 138: How to cold approach clients
Sep 19, 2019
Episode 137: Should you tell your clients that design is your side hustle?
Sep 18, 2019
Episode 136: How to find contacts when you're new in your design industry
Sep 17, 2019
Episode 135: When to spend money on your creative business
Sep 16, 2019
Episode 134: My biggest business influences
Sep 15, 2019
Episode 133: Friends who have turned their life around
Sep 14, 2019
Episode 132: Working to maximum input
Sep 13, 2019
Episode 131: How to justify your prices to your clients
Sep 12, 2019
Episode 130: Structuring your homepage when offering multiple services
Sep 11, 2019
Episode 129: The best way to split your time
Sep 10, 2019
Episode 128: Crafting your resume with little to no experience
Sep 09, 2019
Episode 127: Scalable documentation for design clients
Sep 08, 2019
Episode 126: Making the right choices for your creative business
Sep 07, 2019
Episode 125: Being your true self on social media
Sep 06, 2019
Episode 124: What to do when you don't have enough talent
Sep 05, 2019
Episode 123: A marketing strategy I wish I had started sooner
Sep 04, 2019
Episode 122: Migrating social media communities from one account to another
Sep 03, 2019
Episode 121: Combining design and other interests to form a niche
Sep 02, 2019
Episode 120: Handling fans that can't afford to pay you
Sep 01, 2019
Episode 119: How to properly research your product before launching it
Aug 31, 2019
Episode 118: Telling better stories through design
Aug 30, 2019
Episode 117: Reconnecting with past clients
Aug 29, 2019
Episode 116: Setting a trend or following it?
Aug 28, 2019
Episode 115: Using your face on your social media profile picture?
Aug 27, 2019
Episode 114: Over delivering value when promoting a physical product
Aug 26, 2019
Episode 113: Mentoring other people without being spammy
Aug 25, 2019
Episode 112: Understanding an audience that's different from you
Aug 24, 2019
Episode 111: Different prices for different clients
Aug 23, 2019
Episode 110: How to sell your copywriting services?
Aug 22, 2019
Episode 109: What is the biggest mistake people keep making?
Aug 21, 2019
Episode 108: Passive income
Aug 20, 2019
Episode 107: Is your niche oversaturated?
Aug 19, 2019
Episode 106: Pitching free work to get more exposure
Aug 18, 2019
Episode 105: Is long form description necessary for social media?
Aug 17, 2019
Episode 104: Should you take low paying jobs?
Aug 16, 2019
Episode 103: Doing Pro bono work... is it worth it?
Aug 15, 2019
Episode 102: Is your niche too narrow?
Aug 14, 2019
Episode 101: Using hashtags to attract the perfect client
Aug 13, 2019
Episode 100: Figuring out your market rate
Aug 12, 2019
Episode 99: How to write your Instagram captions
Aug 11, 2019
Episode 98: Getting more engagement from your community
Aug 10, 2019
Episode 97: Telling your clients you are taking time off
Aug 09, 2019
Episode 96: When does a creative need a website?
Aug 08, 2019
Episode 95: Getting over the fear of people stealing your work
Aug 07, 2019
Episode 94: The biggest mistakes that creatives keep on making
Aug 06, 2019
Episode 93: What's the next step for your creative business
Aug 05, 2019
Episode 92: Discovering your customer's pain points
Aug 04, 2019
Episode 91: 20 ways to reach more clients
Aug 03, 2019
Episode 90: Are hashtags worth it?
Aug 02, 2019
Episode 89: Conversion funnels and landing pages
Aug 01, 2019
Episode 88: How to write your About Me page
Jul 31, 2019
Episode 87: Never compete with people who lower their prices
Jul 30, 2019
Episode 86: How to get your mailing list off the ground when you don't have much to work with
Jul 29, 2019
Episode 85: How to apologise to your clients
Jul 28, 2019
Episode 84: How to not get frustrated if you haven't found your niche
Jul 27, 2019
Episode 83: How to rebrand without losing your current audience
Jul 26, 2019
Episode 82: How to bring value if you are an artist
Jul 25, 2019
Episode 81: The most important metric to chase in social media
Jul 24, 2019
Episode 80: Which social media platform fits your business best?
Jul 23, 2019
Episode 79: Who should be your ideal customer?
Jul 22, 2019
Episode 78: Idea Validation... do people want what you are selling?
Jul 21, 2019
Episode 77: How to craft a compelling elevator pitch?
Jul 20, 2019
Episode 76: Is influencer marketing really worth it?
Jul 19, 2019
Episode 75: Are giveaways a good idea for boosting your followers?
Jul 18, 2019
Episode 74: Should you market yourself before finding your style?
Jul 17, 2019
Episode 73 How to Define Your Ideal Client
Jul 16, 2019
Episode 72: Can your Business Survive Without Social Media?
Jul 15, 2019
Episode 71: How Long Should You Stick to Something before Pivoting?
Jul 14, 2019
Episode 70: Are Email Newsletters Worth It?
Jul 13, 2019
Episode 69: Bringing Value Through Your Art
Jul 12, 2019
Episode 68: International markets and dealing in different currencies
Jul 11, 2019
Episode 67: Giving without receiving in the immediate time
Jul 10, 2019
Episode 66: How to switch off and the endless circle of marketing and networking
Jul 09, 2019
Episode 65: Spinning all the plates as a creative entrepreneur
Jul 08, 2019
Episode 64: Finding the right business partner
Jul 07, 2019
Episode 63: Balance between doing the work and finding time for self development
Jul 06, 2019
Episode 62: How to get more confident
Jul 05, 2019
Episode 61: What is the best way to do market research
Jul 04, 2019
Episode 60: When is the right time to split into multiple accounts
Jul 03, 2019
Episode 59: Should you follow the money or your passion?
Jul 02, 2019
Episode 58: Does engagement mean good quality content?
Jul 01, 2019
Episode 57: How to price yourself
Jun 30, 2019
Episode 56: What content should go in your email newsletter
Jun 29, 2019
Episode 55: How to make your freelance career take off
Jun 28, 2019
Episode 54: How to deal with different product or service options
Jun 27, 2019
Episode 53: How do to get different ideas for your content
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 52: Main pillars to do social media the right way
Jun 25, 2019
Episode 51: How to pitch your services better
Jun 24, 2019
Episode 50: Side hustle and is formal education needed?
Jun 23, 2019
Episode 49: Prioritisation, managing your own time and getting work done
Jun 23, 2019
Episode 48: Minimum viable product and idea validation
Jun 21, 2019
Episode 47: How to sell stuff online
Jun 20, 2019
Episode 46: What is good and bad content
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 45: Providing value through your content
Jun 18, 2019
Episode 44: Publishing a lot of content and still manage your time
Jun 17, 2019
Episode 43: Attracting better clients
Jun 16, 2019
Episode 42: How to distribute your podcast
Jun 15, 2019
Episode 41: How much should you charge for your design services
Jun 14, 2019
Episode 40: Writing and wether you should have a blog or not
Jun 13, 2019
Episode 39: How often should you publish content
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 38: Content overwhelm and what should you focus on
Jun 11, 2019
Episode 37: Niching down... is it necessary?
Jun 10, 2019
Episode 36: How to grow your Facebook group and figuring out which content will perform best
Jun 09, 2019
Episode 35: Breaking through in your industry, attracting more clients and the art of wedding photography
Jun 08, 2019
Episode 34: Impostor syndrome, getting out of your own head and landing your early clients
Jun 07, 2019
Episode 33: Finding your perfect business mentor
Jun 06, 2019
Episode 32: How to increase the sales of your products
Jun 05, 2019
Episode 31: Where to start with email newsletters
Jun 04, 2019
Episode 30: Sharing your truth
May 28, 2019
Episode 29: The entrepreneurial rollercoaster
May 21, 2019
Episode 28: How to approach new followers and how to pitch yourself
May 14, 2019
Episode 27: Spinning many plates at once without spreading yourself too thin and producing compelling content for your audience
May 07, 2019
Episode 26: Marketing is vital for creatives, go all in on what’s working and how to deal with bad times
Apr 30, 2019
Episode 25: Entrepreneurship is like the gym
Apr 23, 2019
Episode 24: Can entrepreneurs be vulnerable?
Apr 16, 2019
Episode 23: My personal branding journey so far
Apr 09, 2019
Episode 22: When to monetise, making your first dollar and is education worth it?
Apr 02, 2019
Episode 21: How to delight clients, pricing yourself, and building confidence
Mar 27, 2019
Episode 20: Being too busy for social media, how to write your about page, and how to stand out!
Mar 19, 2019
Episode 19: When to hire, staying inspired and personal development
Mar 12, 2019
Episode 18: David Bowie helped me grow a 7 figure business
Mar 05, 2019
Episode 17: Input and output: how to reverse engineer success
Feb 26, 2019
Episode 16: Listener Questions
Feb 19, 2019
Episode 15: The Worst Thing About Entrepreneurial Advice
Feb 12, 2019
Episode 14: How to Create Better Content
Feb 05, 2019
Episode 13: 8 Instagram Tactics to Help Your Business and Brand
Jan 29, 2019
Episode 12: Overnight Success Doesn’t Exist
Jan 22, 2019
Episode 11: Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
Jan 16, 2019
Episode 10: Free Course: Design Better Websites
Jan 08, 2019
Episode 9: Why Being Authentic Online Wins
Jan 01, 2019
Episode 8: How to Not Be A Dick Online
Dec 18, 2018
Episode 7: How to Increase Your Engagement Online
Dec 11, 2018
Episode 6: How To Get Your Community To Care
Dec 04, 2018
Episode 5: 10 Traits Every Successful Entrepreneur Should Have
Nov 26, 2018
Episode 4: 10 Steps to Successfully Launch An Online Business
Nov 20, 2018
Episode 3: Sacrifice
Nov 12, 2018
Episode 2: Hustle Culture Ruined My Life
Nov 06, 2018
Episode 1: Hustle Culture Revealed
Oct 22, 2018