How You Can Work ON Your Business Instead of IN Your Business (Part 1)

You’ve heard us talking about working ON your business rather than IN your business time after time…

But what should you actually be doing during that time?

In part 1 of this topic, we give you specific things you can do now in order to save time for the rest of your career. 

The goal of this episode is to help you win back your time so that you’re able to re-invest that time into your business. 

In this episode you’ll discover:

  • Why you need to set aside some time each week to work on your business.
  • How you can decide what to work on each week
  • What one thing many people should be systematizing but don’t
  • Why payment systems should be one of the first things you set into place
  • How you can avoid writing the same email over and over again
  • How you can set up your Mac to do things for you… Instantly
  • Why an FAQ can help to lead a conversation in your customer’s mind
  • What having systems with a low barrier to entry does for you when your business grows
  • Why old faithful is sometimes better than the newest technology out there

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Quotes 

“My wife and my kids have begun to refer to me as ‘No Debt Daddy.’” – Chris Graham

“We are not in the debt collection business.” – Brian Hood

Episode Links


Websites

456 Recordings – www.456recordings.com

Chris Graham – www.chrisgrahammastering.com

Filepass – https://filepass.com/

Bounce Butler – https://www.bouncebutler.com/

Puremix.net – https://www.puremix.net/

Homestudiorates.com – http://homestudiorates.com

Unstoppable Recording Machine – https://urm.academy/

Courses

The Profitable Producer Course – theprofitableproducer.com

The Home Studio Startup Course – www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/10k

Facebook Community

6FHS Facebook Community – http://thesixfigurehomestudio.com/community

Instagram

@chris_graham – https://www.instagram.com/chris_graham/

@brianh00d – https://www.instagram.com/brianh00d/

YouTube Channels 

The Six Figure Home Studio – https://www.youtube.com/thesixfigurehomestudio

Send Us Your Feedback!

The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast – podcast@thesixfigurehomestudio.com

Related Podcast Episodes

Episode 2: How Chris Graham Grew His Mastering Studio To Six Figures Using Google Ads And Apple Scripts – https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/how-chris-graham-grew-his-mastering-studio-to-six-figures-using-google-ads-and-apple-scripts/

Episode 11: How To Earn More From Your Studio (Without Raising Your Rates) – https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/ep-11-how-to-earn-more-from-your-studio-without-raising-your-rates/

Episode 58: The 3 Roads To 6 Figures (Choose Wisely) – https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/the-3-roads-to-6-figures-choose-wisely/

Brands and Organizations

Harley-Davidson – https://www.harley-davidson.com/

Columbus Music Commission – http://musiccolumbus.com/

People

Fab DuPont – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_Dupont

Brian Lucey – http://magicgardenmastering.com/

Vance Powell – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Powell

Chris Stapleton – https://www.chrisstapleton.com/

Books

The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber –  https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280/

Breaking the Time Barrier by Mike McDerment and Donald Cowper – https://www.freshbooks.com/fbstaticprod-uploads/public-website-assets/other/Breaking-the-Time-Barrier.pdf

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss – https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357

Tools

Freshbooks – https://www.freshbooks.com/

Gmail Canned Responses – https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/set-canned-responses-gmail

Alfred – https://www.alfredapp.com/

Mac Automator – https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac

Applescript – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleScript

Courses

Speedmixing by URM – https://unstoppablerecordingmachine.clickfunnels.com/get-speed-mixing-of

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