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From Messy Middle to Momentum: Side Business Clarity for Women

Your go-to Friday email for women in the messy middle of their side business. Get clear, practical tips to simplify your messaging, refine your offer, and confidently attract clients to build momentum and grow.

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Finish, Pause, or Let Go: Focus on What Grows Your Business

Welcome to The Side Business Momentum Newsletter! For women who’ve already started their side business—and want to build serious momentum. Not on the list? Join here! Hey Girl, Welcome Back! Nothing slows your business down faster than a pile of half-finished projects and a mind full of “maybe this will work” ideas. Jumping from one trend to the next, hoping the latest idea will finally bring in clients, often leads to overwhelm and frustration instead of progress. If you feel pulled in too...

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Welcome to The Side Business Momentum Newsletter! For women who’ve already started their side business—and want to build serious momentum. Not on the list? Join here! Hey Girl, Welcome Back! Let me tell you—this was a lesson I had to learn the hard way. For the longest time, I was trying to help everyone. I was casting this giant net, hoping somebody—anybody—would bite. You know what finally showed me I was heading in the right direction? I started losing subscribers. Sounds backwards, right?...

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Welcome to The Side Business Momentum Newsletter! For women who’ve already started their side business—and want to build serious momentum. Not on the list? Join here! Hey Girl, Welcome Back! When I first started sharing my business publicly, I was excited but also unexpectedly nervous. I had so many ideas and strategies I wanted to offer, but every time I sat down to post or send an email, I hesitated. I wondered if people would see me as a “real” expert or just someone playing business...

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Welcome to The Side Business Momentum Newsletter! For women who’ve already started their side business—and want to build serious momentum. Not on the list? Join here! Hey Girl, Welcome Back! You’ve already started your business—and now you’re trying to figure out how to make it stand out. But every time you sit down to explain what makes your offer different, the words just don’t feel quite right. I get it—because I’ve been there too. I used to rewrite my Instagram bio constantly. I’d tweak...

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Welcome to my Side Business Momentum! For women who’ve already started their side business—and want to build serious momentum. Not on the list? Join here! Hey Girl, Welcome Back! I’m trying something a little new with this edition of the Side Business Momentum newsletter, and I’m excited for you to experience it! I’ve shifted the format to give you more value, insights, and actionable takeaways that’ll speak directly to where you are in your business right now. Let me know what you think—I’m...

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It’s Wednesday at 9:13 PM. You just put the kids to bed after a full day at work. You did dinner, helped with homework, and even got that smelly laundry done. You grab your laptop to work on your business. Then—boom! You get three new ideas: A new product you could sell A podcast you should start A person you could work with You open tab after tab on your computer. You get excited. Then you look at the clock. It’s 11:47 PM. You spent your two hours of business time chasing new ideas instead...

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It’s 9:47 PM. You’ve finally collapsed on the couch after a day of back-to-back meetings, family obligations, and a commute that felt twice as long as usual. Your phone dings with a calendar reminder: “Work on side business.” You close your eyes and groan. When exactly were you supposed to find time for that between your presentation to the executive team, your kid’s soccer practice, and the basic human need to occasionally eat something that isn’t from a drive-thru? Tomorrow, you tell...

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Okay, let’s be real. Has this ever happened to you? You’re chatting with someone—maybe a friend you haven’t seen in forever, someone at a networking event, or (eek!) a potential dream client. Then they ask THE question: “So… what do you do?” And suddenly, your brain just… freezes. You blurt out your job title and immediately regret it. Or you start rambling and five minutes later, even YOU don’t know what you’re talking about anymore. Or you keep it super short, but it’s so vague they just...

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Be honest—when you hear the word “sales,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? The aggressive car salesman who won’t let you leave the lot. The “Hey girl!” DM from someone you haven’t spoken to since high school. The never-ending “limited-time offer” that somehow never actually expires. Selling has been taught as something sleazy, manipulative, and pushy. So naturally, we want no part of it. Instead, we do everything but sell: Post content, hoping people will magically ask to work with...

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In 2016, Tori Dunlap was working a 9-to-5 marketing job, just like everyone else. No big platform. No fancy connections. Just a side hustle teaching women how to take control of their finances. She could have waited. Waited for a bigger audience. Waited to feel “ready.” Waited for someone to notice her. But instead, she took action. ✔ She answered finance questions in Facebook groups. ✔ She posted simple, helpful money tips online. ✔ She made her first offers before she had a massive...