The Doers Do Podcast
Dreamers dream while Doers Do, so just do it. Owners of their own small business startups, hosts Kristina and Shelby take listeners through their individual journeys from side hustle to full-time, in real-time. Learn from their successes and avoid their failures in marketing, production, e-commerce and everything in between. Find the Doers Do Podcast on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook @DoersDoPodcast Hosts: Kristina - Twenty Five and Pine - @TwentyFivenandPine & Shelby - Homestead By Hand - @HomesteadByHand - Contact: doersdopodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
129 episodes
Want to Go Full-Time With Your Side Hustle Business? Let's Talk About How
Everyone has the dream, or at least everyone listening to this probably does, so let's talk about the hard truths others may not tell you when thinking about making this step.
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44:49
The Art Of Saying No As a Business Owner
We are terrible at it.....but we've learned to be good at it when necessary. You can too.
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28:41
Hard Truths We All Need To Hear When It Comes to Business
It's been a minute old friends since we've done one of our beloved Hard Truth episodes....let's get into it. Bring snacks, and let's get better today.
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45:30
🚨Kristina Went to the Capital To Fight the TikTok Ban On Behalf Of Business Owners - Here's What She Learned!
Bit of an impromptu emergency TikTok ban episode for you as our own Kristina went to D.C. this past week to talk with Senators in regards to the governments attempts to "ban" the app. Here is what she learned and why there is more hope than it ...
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47:12
Time Get Out of Your Comfort Zone If You Want To Grow Your Business
If you want to grow, you have to push yourself.....especially in business. Let's talk about it.
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Season 3
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Episode 125
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46:53
Spilling All Our Secrets! These Are the Business Tools We Could Not Live Without
No gatekeeping around here. In this episode we share some of the top tools and services we cannot live without when it comes to running our businesses.
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Season 3
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Episode 124
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42:50
Shipping! How Do Do It And Why It Shouldn't Scare You As a Small Business Owner
If shipping it what is stopping you from getting into the e-commerce space, let us be the ones to convince you to no longer be scared. It's confusing at first sure....but once you figure out what works for you it's a BREEZE. Let's talk about it...
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Season 3
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Episode 123
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51:54
How To Compete With Mass Produced Products As A Small Business
The short answer is.....don't try to compete but the real answer is much longer than that. Let's talk about it.
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Season 3
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Episode 122
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37:57
Is TikTok Getting Banned? How To Plan For Set Backs Like This And Others That Could Affect Your Small Business
Beginning to feel like an annual tradition with this whole is TikTok being banned thing but here we are again. A bill has been passed? What does that mean? How can you prepare? Is it leaving? We talk about that and many other setbacks in busine...
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Season 3
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Episode 121
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31:46
Taking Care of Yourself as A Small Business Owner and Maker
If you can't take care of yourself you won't ever be able to build a sustainable business...especially as a maker. We all want to go go go but learning your limits and setting boundaries will help you get to your goals faster than over doing it...
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Season 3
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Episode 120
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31:04
Do You Dream Of Having Inventory As a Maker Centric Small Business? Let's Talk About How To Make That Reality
In this episode we talk about how Shelby has grown her business from made to order to more inventory based while also discussing how Kristina is looking to do the same with hers. It's never a straight line in this world but there are ways every...
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Season 3
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Episode 119
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45:39
Scaling Your Business. Are You Ready For It and How To Do It If So
If you want to do the dang thing, you are going to have to do the dang thing. In this episode we discuss how we have each scaled our businesses from side hustle to full-time and beyond.
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Season 3
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Episode 118
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35:22
Creating Content That Isn't A Sells Pitch But Still Gets You Sells
It may sound counterintuitive....but the best way to get sells online is to create content that isn't overtly selling your product. Confused? We got you, let's talk about the how and why of creating good content as a small business.
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Season 3
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Episode 117
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35:23
Online Marketplaces: Where You Can Sell Your Products Online...Hint: There's Plenty Of Options
Etsy, Amazon, TikTok Shops......the list goes on. There are a multitude of platforms and marketplaces to sell on now a days and in this episode we talk through the ones we have used and others we are looking into trying this year.
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Season 3
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Episode 116
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45:54
What's In A Name? Naming Your Business & Why It's More Important Than Just A Name
If you are struggling to come up with a name or looking to change your business name, this episode is for you. We talk about how we came up with our own plus some aspects you should consider when picking your own.
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Season 3
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Episode 115
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45:47
SEO! What Is it? Why You CAN'T Ignore It And How To Optimize It To Get Sales
SEO! Whether you love it or hate it , SEO is here and the number one way you can get sales online. The good news is....it's not as hard as some may fear it to be, and furthermore you are already doing it even if you don't realize it. This episo...
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Season 3
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Episode 114
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35:44
Generational Marketing: Every Generation Consumes Information and Buys Differently, Your Marketing Should React Accordingly
We've all lived different lives, experienced different things and that is never more important than when examining the differences between generations when it comes to how, where and why they buy.
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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44:02
Happy New Year! Let's Talk Being Innovative and Creative in 2024 With Your Business
It's a new year, with new ideas, new anxieties and potentially new businesses for some. In this episode we talk about our own goals, struggles and thoughts headed into 2024 as well as ways listeners in general can work to stay creative and inno...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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36:09
Trending Up! Trends We Want to See Leave & Trends We Expect in 2024 For Small Businesses
We take a look back at some of the most prevalent trends of 2023 and which ones we want to continue....and those we hope are left behind. Additionally we brainstorm some trends we think may become important for business owners in 2024 and hope ...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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47:24
Challenges You Will Face When Starting a Business
We are all about helping and encouraging you to start your own business but we also won't lie....it's not easy. In this episode we talk about some of the broad and more specific challenges you will face as you start your business journey.
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Season 2
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Episode 110
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46:27
The Science Behind Email Marketing For Your Small Business
If you are in a rut with sales or just looking for a way to go to the next level, email marketing can still be a useful tool in this business world so it's definitely worth diving in to. Let's talk about it!
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Season 2
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Episode 109
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41:15
Plan to Say F Imposter Syndrome in 2024: Make Action Plans So You Can Stop Waiting & Start Doing
In this episodes we talk about how we want to go about our goal planning for 2024. This isn't an episode on what our goals will be but more so the how and why to setting them up. What really matters? How can we be more efficient and therefore m...
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Season 2
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Episode 108
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33:24
Don't Chase Someone Else's Dream! The Epidemic of Chasing the Shiny Ball in Business
It can be easy to get caught up in the success you see for others and think you need to be dong that or this or that instead. But if you truly have a dream you believe in then wasting time chasing someone else's is only going to set you back in...
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Season 2
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Episode 107
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38:14
The Power of Taylor Swift And Why Everyone, Yes Even You, Should Be Using Her Marketing In Business
You may be a swiftie or you may not even know what that means but if you are listening to this podcast you want to make sales right? You want to get better at marketing right? Well we are here to tell you, Taylor Swift does marketing better tha...
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Season 2
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Episode 106
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41:56
Get Your Life Together With Us. No Really, Let's Talk Day to Day & Week to Week Schedules As Business Owners
Do you have a rhythm to your work week and days as a self-employed maker and/or business owner? In this episode we share what daily habits work well for us as well as what schedules and habits have served us each well thus far in our business j...
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Season 2
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Episode 105
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44:48