Private Coaching with Natalie Bradley

If you’re ready to stop pulling straws every month in your business, hoping and praying that something will work this time, this is the opportunity for you. As a private client, you will work one-on-one with me to customize your marketing plan, have true accountability, and push your business into new levels of success, having more brides, more m.oney, and more freedom!

This is NOT just a hobby….this is your business…your livelihood!

Whether you’ve been in business for 5 days or 5 years, your private coaching is customized to suit your needs, and to push your wedding business to the next level.

You will learn marketing techniques to attract all the brides you need in your wedding business. You’ll discover business strategies to close the sale virtually every time, making you more money, immediately, with all the new Brides you’re attracting. And, you’ll learn ways to systematize your business to give you more freedom than ever before!

It’s so much easier to learn and do when you have a mentor who’s been there, done that, walking you through a proven, successful wedding business program!  We are never done growing and there are always more dreams to reach for in our businesses and in our lives.

So, if you’re serious about skyrocketing your wedding business, and you’re ready to make high 5 or 6 figures, setup your complimentary “get acquainted consultation” with Natalie by emailing ed@brideattraction.com today!

“Are you interested or committed?”

by Natalie Bradley

There is something huge that definitely separates wedding businesses from one another. You see, there are some that are just interested in what they do, and others that are completely committed. What am I talking about exactly?

While there’s nothing wrong with having hobbies of planning, arranging flowers, or taking pictures, if you’re running your business like a hobby, you’ve got a problem on your hands. Businesses that are run by those who are interested in their craft will do what’s convenient. They will market when they feel like it, network only when it’s fun, and get serious when there’s time. Excuses often get in the way, lunches and coffee dates are always sucking up time, and there’s a lot of “fluff” work going on in the office. And, they never ever have a constant stream of brides or m.oney, because it’s really just a hobby.

Many people in the wedding industry in particular (including you, I’ll bet) started your businesses because you have a passion and a desire to do beautiful work, create fabulous weddings, and enjoy your craft. I know that I did…and this is a great thing! But, you also must be able to transition from just having fun with your  passion to also making it profitable, or you won’t be enjoying it for long!

This is something I realized early on. You see, usually, when we are spending lots of money in our businesses and not seeing much income, it’s because we’re treating our businesses like a time-sucking hobby and not like a real business. So what’s the difference, and how do we make sure we’re in this “for real” and not just for fun?

It’s so important to make the decision that this is your business and livelihood. Decide that this is it. Commit to it. Treat your business like it is a life or death situation. I know that this sounds drastic, but it can be true in many cases. When you make this transition in the way you think about your company, you will be committed to do whatever it takes to make your business profitable and a success! That means marketing, networking, selling, mailing, literally whatever it takes to get your business off the ground FAST! Excuses don’t get in the way, other commitments won’t be an obstacle, and you will finally clear the decks of all those “reasons” why your business hasn’t made it before.

When I made this decision and switch in my own business, this is when the stream of constant brides started coming in. And even now, still as a wife and now a mother, I make my business a priority, just like I make quality family time a priority. If I don’t, my business will start being a hobby again, and that does NOT pay the bills!

Your Bride Attraction Assignment

There’s nothing wrong with having fun or turning a hobby into a successful business. In fact, I encourage everyone to only do what you love and leave the rest for someone else, but you need to make a decision today (don’t put it off anymore) about your business.

Are you interested or committed to your success? No one else can make this decision for you. So, if you’re ready to not only have a great time, but also have a nice income, commit to your business and more importantly yourself right now!

© 2008-2009 Soirée! Ltd.

Want to use this article in your E-zine or website? You can as long as you include this complete statement:

Event Planning entrepreneur Natalie Bradley publishes the “Bride Attraction” weekly e-zine. Get your F*REE audio course: “5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Wedding Business…Starting Today!l” at www.BrideAttraction.com

Are brides attracted to your giving…or turned off by your getting approach?

When you give to get more brides, you are SO much more bride attractive! Most wedding vendors are desperate in their marketing approach, begging and pleading for business, pushing for that sale. So, if you want to stand out, try giving something to brides FIRST .. and see what happens. It’s pretty amazing when you see the results to show for it!

Love and Light,
Natalie Bradley

“Give … to get more brides!”

by Natalie Bradley

In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss giving and how this actually leads to getting more brides. This may be a whole new approach in your marketing to Brides … but it works… so give it a try!

When most wedding vendors are saying “gimme,gimme, gimme” in all their marketing and business information, set yourself apart for success and ask “What can I give you?” This is a MUCH more attractive form of marketing to brides and you’ll get their attention so much faster…. and you’ll book more brides too! Here are a few ways to give to get more brides starting today in your wedding business…

1. Start with your website. Give away a juicy F*R*E*E offer to brides with no strings attached. Doing this instead of pitching your services constantly and doing that hard sell nonstop is so much easier AND this is much more bride attractive. Always lead with your F*R*E*E giving offer and you will always, always get more brides as a result.
2. Give through your e-zine. Giving incredible and valuable f’ree information to brides weekly or bi-weekly in your e-zine is a wonderful way to show brides your knowledge, expertise, and experience. By leading with a fabulous f’ree article that brides want to know about badly, and following this up with an easy call to action, brides will fall over themselves to have you help them with their wedding.
3. Your business card can also give to brides! Be bride attractive by promoting your F*R*E*E tips and techniques (that you offer through your e-zine of course) for her wedding, when she goes to yourwebsite.com.  This type of card will get so much more attention than just an card with your info or really sales-y copy.
4. Give to get brides at Bridal Shows instead of selling so darn hard! Most bridal show participants push, push, push brides into buying, buying, buying. Instead, promote your extra special F*R*E*E juicy offer at your booth more than anything. This puts brides much more at ease than having to digest all your services and not go into sales defense mode on the spot.
5. Speak to brides as often as possible. Give F*R*E*E info-rich talks to brides at open houses, quarterly tasting, bridal events, and more. They’ll love you for all the valuable F*R*E*E advice and wedding secrets you can provide to them!

Your Bride Attraction Assignment

When you lead through giving in all your marketing and in everything that you are, a huge shift takes place with brides. By giving something to brides for F*R*E*E, they will automatically wonder how much you will do for them as a PAID vendor when they got so much for nothing! It works like a charm every time because it’s so much easier for brides to buy from you when they already know you, love you and trust you!

It’s not about tricking brides into buying. It’s about giving them a taste of your knowledge, talent, and experience so that they want to get a lot more from you. And it’s so very bride attractive!

© 2008-2009 Soirée! Ltd.

Want to use this article in your E-zine or website? You can as long as you include this complete statement:

Event Planning entrepreneur Natalie Bradley publishes the “Bride Attraction” weekly e-zine. Get your F*REE audio course: “5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Wedding Business…Starting Today!l” at www.BrideAttraction.com

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have an incredible holiday (if you’re in the states) with family and friends. We had one Thanksgiving celebration last Saturday with some of Ed’s family, then Sunday Reese got to meet Santa, and today we’re off to Ed’s sister’s for Thanksgiving #2! Ed’s nephew Brad was in a REALLY bad accident yesterday, so we are especially grateful for him and that he’s here to celebrate Thanksgiving with us today!

And, the festivities continue tomorrow and Saturday as all three of us travel to both sets of my grandparents for more turkey and holiday fun.

Whew!! I’m tired already! : )

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving….

Love and Light,
Natalie

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Are you giving others too much power?

This is part of the email I received today from www.abraham-hicks.com. This is so true for so many of us … and exactly what I needed to hear this morning. And, since I resonated so much with this message, I thought you might just too! : )

“You see, you’re giving others too much power as you even acknowledge how they make you feel. What you’ve got to decide is how I’m going to feel….”

Have a fabulous weekend….

~Natalie

Today’s message for you and me from the Universe….

Love these messages from www.tut.com … and they’re so true. This one really caught me attention … a sign maybe? That’s why I’m sharing it with you today (it’s so perfect for those of us on Facebook all the time too!)::

Wow!! Your closest 10,000 angels, Natalie, have been writing up a storm on your WALL lately…
“Nice job on the baby steps toward your fabulous, fully loaded Lexus LS!!!! You should have asked for two!”
“Glad you’re finally visualizing! Thoughts become things!”
“Remember me? We took flying lessons together!”Poke -
The Universe

What do Motherhood & Marketing have in common?

Recently, it just dawned on me that Motherhood and Marketing actually have a lot in common…. Just for fun and thought!
See if you agree or have experienced these feelings in your own business….

1. Consistency, consistency, consistency is key when encouraging, loving, disciplining and teaching children (and sometimes even hubbies). And, consistency, consistency, consistency is key when marketing to brides in multiple ways like social media, blogging, bridal shows, websites, and more!
2. Patience is a must! I’ve never been one with much patience in any aspect of my life, but now that I’m a mother, I’ve become more patient than I ever knew was possible. Patience with Reese learning, patience with Reese’s “moments,” patience when she’s hurting and I don’t know what to do, and on and on. And this has actually made me an even better marketer … because brides won’t always do things when and how you want them to. Patience is most definitely a virtue when uncovering what brides respond to, react to positively, and what will make them buy!
3. Multi-tasking is sometimes a necessary “evil“. As a mother, I often find myself cooking, entertaining, and cleaning all at the same time. Just because …. it must be done. And, in this day and age in technology, I find myself multi-tasking to a degree with social media as things pop up while I’m working, people are IM-ing me, I’m getting text messages, the phone’s ringing off the hook and more.
4. You must learn to have laser focus or you’ll lose your mind and forget altogether what in the heck you were thinking about. (Mommy land much?? Yes, I think so!!) As a mom, we have to train ourselves to have laser focus on what we are concentrating on – whatever it may be – or that thought/moment/idea is lost forever. (You’ve been there, right? It’s not just me is it?) With marketing, this is also true. Focus on one thing & one thing only until completion. Period. Otherwise – you’ll lose your focus, forget where you were, get scattered and never ever complete a project well….ever. : o
5. It requires a LOT of creativity. I thought that I was creative before, but boy was I wrong…. you must be super creative when you’re a momma. New activities, projects, and fun to nourish growing, sponge-like minds. And the funny thing is that the same is true for marketing. If we get stale and too predictable, guess what? Brides get bored too. We must always stay on top of “the marketing game,” thinking outside the box, and expressing true entrepreneurial creativity.

Is this you??? It’s SOOOOOOOOO me.  I just had this revelation and thought I would share to see if I was alone. : ) Actually that’s ANOTHER thing that motherhood & marketing have in common – sometimes when you’re following your own intuition and marching to the beat of a different drummer, you can feel lonely. Because no one else seems to “get it”… that is, until we reach out and find out we are SO not alone. : )

Don’t you seriously “heart” this? Here’s to us! Raise your virtual glass of wine to US and how amazing we are and what we’re doing on this incredible earth for our children AND our businesses….. mom-preneurs ROCK!

Love you all … mean it,    <3

Natalie     : )