Does your marketing feel like a separate job?

Here’s what to do, ... [Here’s what to do, ...] [View Online Version]( [Quick Tips]( When Your Marketing Feels Like A Second Job Master Your Money Mindset - get a free book when you join me live with Farnoosh Torabi tomorrow, August 9, at noon ET. [Reserve your spot now here](. Hi Creative Professional, “I should be doing my work. I don’t want my marketing to be a second job.” A client told me this, recently, and I know he’s not the only one who feels that way. (Do you feel the same? Weigh in on my [LinkedIn poll](.) I agree – marketing shouldn’t be your 2nd job. Here’s what I told him: “Marketing is your FIRST job. Because your prospects are your future.” But let's back up and address the feeling that “doing your marketing” is like a “second job.” Instead of treating your marketing and your work as two separate things… I want you to integrate your marketing into your work and your life, so it’s not a separate “job” you have to do. Watch me explain in the "Best Bits" from our August Office Hours: [Watch it here](. When you start to see your marketing as a part of your daily life, it becomes easier. For example… - A project you’re working on can spark an idea for a LinkedIn post. - While you’re posting it the next morning, you can take a few minutes to comment on other LinkedIn posts and invite someone to connect. - The next day, when someone comments on your post, send them a direct message and offer your services. That’s all three of the tools in the [Simplest Marketing Plan]( (Content Marketing, Networking, and Targeted Outreach), mixed into your week in small, easy tasks. Another client said, “When I get busy with client work, I tend to drop my marketing.” That’s why I say, “spend 30 minutes a day on your marketing.” I recommend you block off 30 minutes daily-ish. And do it first thing. Or, if it’s more organic for you to do it in 10 minutes here and there, that’s ok, too. Think about it this way… Your current clients are your present, and it’s easy to get swept up in everything you need to do for them right now. But neglecting your marketing means that you aren’t setting yourself up for the future. The whole thing about marketing is that you’re preparing the ground so that you can harvest it next year - not tomorrow. So rather than thinking about it as an entirely separate job you have to find time for, use your work to feed your marketing. When you do that, your marketing will feed your work - and you - for years to come. Until then, enjoy the rest of your week. What did you think of this week's newsletter? [Loved it]( | [Great]( | [Good]( | [Meh]( | [Bad]( Ilise Benun Your Marketing Mentor (917) 750-0498 [Need a marketing coach?](     Master Your $$ Mindset with Farnoosh Torabi LIVE tomorrow! Get a free book when you join me and Farnoosh Torabi, of the popular “So Money” podcast, for an enlightening discussion about using your fear to build wealth. Hope you can make it! When: Tomorrow, Aug 9 at 12 PM ET [Register here now](   On the Podcast: Removing Obstacles to Growth Is your “baggage” getting in the way of the growth of your business? Listen in as I chat with Sarah Durham, a serial entrepreneur and executive coach, about self-imposed obstacles to the growth of a creative business -- and how to remove them. [Listen to episode #479 here](.   Mini Content Marketing Intensive If you need an opportunity to work on your content and get “un-stuck”... Come to my mini Content Marketing Intensive this September. When: September 21, 1-2 pm ET Use code "iliseQT" for 50% off tickets to this Creatives Roundtable event. [Register here](.   Here's How to Avoid Being Ghosted In [Writing a Winning Proposal: Land Your Dream Clients](, you'll learn my proven "Proposal Oreo Strategy" and the 3 most important things about writing a winning proposal: 1. how to identify the right prospects 2. the best practices for writing proposals 3. the 10 essential elements I also show how to share it with your prospect so they say yes, instead of ghosting you! "What a gem course. Straight to the point, no embellishments, full of tips, and a wealth of information. Highly recommended." OMG! For a limited time, the course is only US$9.99.Give it or get it here: [( [ratio](   FOLLOW US [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [marketing-mentor.com]( | [View Online]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt Out]( using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. 350 Barnard St. | Savannah, GA 31401 US This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book. [powered by emma](