3 Ways you can use AI right now to enhance your business
AI is here to stay and to ignore it is the same as burying our heads in the sand. Technology moves fast, but AI feels like it’s moving at a lightning pace compared to traditional technology. In the last 6-8 months we’ve seen AI explode into the mainstream and it’s just getting started. The beautiful thing about AI is because it’s changing so quickly nobody is a true expert at this point. With that in mind, here are 3 ways you can immediately start to use AI to enhance your business. No artificial sweeteners added! We put together a FREE guide identifying the Top 6 reasons businesses fail and give you actionable steps you can take on every one of these to make sure it’s your competition failing and not you! It’s our gift to you and you can access it right here. Access it here If you’re wondering when and where you should be implementing AI here are 3 ideas you can run with right now that will help save you time, leverage your skills and increase your productivity. 1. Get the starting points down AI makes plenty of mistakes and I’d never trust it (at this stage) to fully execute on something creative, but it can absolutely give you a starting framework or outline to work with. It can also help you generate additional ideas or consider avenues you didn’t think of in the first place. If you’re writing blogs, newsletters or creating any sort of content, it’s a no brainer to use AI to help facilitate the starting points at the very least! This is going to save you serious time in your business. 2. Connect other websites and apps AI can now – if you’re paying – hook to other websites and apps allowing AI’s like ChatGPT to do more than just answer queries. AI can now search the web and assist you in scheduling. If you’re not already using a virtual assistant, congratulations, for about $20 a month you can begin outsourcing some of the work you’d otherwise be doing. Oh, and if you’re not impressed by the connections to other websites yet, just give it a week or two! What will connecting to other apps ultimately lead to? You guessed it, enormous leverage and more time to focus on what you most enjoy doing. 3. Write code and troubleshoot programs If you don’t consider yourself a techy and have never in your life thought about code, well here’s a bit of a truth bomb…you don’t need to be anymore. AI has taken the need to be tech savvy and made coding and app development something that ANYONE can get their hands on. Not only will this be a game changer for reducing the cost of developing apps and websites, it’s going to completely change how everyday people interact with technology moving forward! AI is changing every day, or so it seems. Whatever benefits and challenges it faces today, have no doubt that it will be improving on these very rapidly. If you want to get ahead and one up a tremendous amount of people and competitors, this is a rare opportunity to do so! What’s your experience with AI been? Let us know your thoughts, you can email us at info@jbandthedoctor.com! Did you know we work with professionals and leaders with 2 on 1 coaching that marries the expertise of a Doctor of Psychology and mindset coach with the business savvy of a former Fortune 50 sales executive. We specialize in helping entrepreneurs and professionals like you master your soft skills to evolve you to your greatest potential. To learn more about our coaching you can contact us here! Feel like you need coaching but not sure you can afford the investment in yourself? That’s ok! We have a scholarship available to diverse candidates of need. You can apply for our scholarship for our coaching and our courses here. Not enough time in the day, we get it. Check out our AYOP course, 2x Your Time, right here. We walk through everything from time management and calendar basics to how you can supercharge your days weeks and months through practices and techniques that are grounded in experience and proven by science.
Innovation and Online Learning
Online learning/E-Learning is one of the great potential disruptors of our time. I’m being serious. Higher education costs are skyrocketing; the average cost of tuition for higher education is going up 8% a year. That’s doubling the cost of education every 9 years or so. With the increased adaptability of online education systems such as course sites, meeting space, virtual class rooms and the onset of augmented reality, it really does make sense that great innovation is coming to the education space, specifically online learning. It’s backed by the money pouring into it too! As of 2020 the e-learning marketplace was a $250 billion market according to Global Market Insights. It’s expected to SURGE 21% per year to through 2027 to eclipse the $1 TRILLION mark. FYI it’s already 2021, are you prepared for that level of growth in the next 6 years?Oh, it’s not just paid for e-learning that growing either. Harvard alone has over 600 courses available online…FOR FREE. The market is exploding in all corners and every indicator is pointing to a lasting innovation. Still not convinced? How about looking at the strength of traditional universities today. A study and analysis by consultant Paul Friga of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges found that colleges could lose a collective $183 billion as a result of the pandemic. That is simply not sustainable. But there’s more. We are seeing greater and greater gender inequality at traditional higher education institutions. Today nearly 6 out of 10 students are female, an all time high. In fact over the last 5 years there’s been a drop of over 70% of men enrolled in higher education. It doesn’t take a data analyst to see that there is change here and more change coming in the educational space and it may very well be centered on the e-learning and digital learning platform. Innovation in this market is radically changing how we go about our education today. During times of radical change there is always an opportunity to continue to innovate. Our belief in the Entrepreneur Mastery Lab is that we can shift how business is done and how entrepreneurs and service-based professionals learn. We can innovate in this space and every piece of content we create is designed to help pave the road for professionals like you to have greater success and greater access to the tools you need to rise to mastery in your profession. If you’re in this space or thinking about entering into this space, join us in the lab, where we can all help each other grow. For more great conversation around innovation join us in the lab you can check it out here. To get a glimpse into how one of our very own members is innovating check out our most recent Podcast with Jeff Mount of Real Intelligence. You can listen in to our conversation with Jeff and how he’s actively innovating in the financial planning market. Listen now!
Inventory Management and More: The Apps You Need to Scale Your Business
An efficient inventory management system is a key aspect of a successful business. This is especially important for eCommerce and online retail enterprises. Precise inventory tracking enables your business to fulfill orders on time and without any errors. As your business expands, the need for efficient inventory management increases. If you have an online business, it’s vital to utilize a system with an app to pair and fulfill customer orders on Amazon and Shopify. Utilizing an app that automates and tracks your inventory enables you to accomplish: Error-free order fulfillment Enhanced inventory planning and order management Better customer relationships Without a doubt, proper inventory management is essential. This article, courtesy of JB and The Doctor, will equip you with information on the best business management apps for your business Quickbooks Quickbooks is perfect when you have the goal of optimizing your wholesale distribution, as well as need to access updated inventory and generate sales on the move — for instance, if you have a mobile business when attending sales meetings or events such as trade shows. You’re also able to create a sale order, process payment for the order, and start the fulfillment process right away, so you can rely on streamlined order management. It integrates with Shopify, Amazon, or WooCommerce and has the capability for mobile barcode scanning. Salesmate Salesmate is an advanced sales CRM solution designed to give you more control over your sales, improve your sales process, and grow your business in leaps and bounds. It’s perfect for start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses as it simplifies the sales process. The sales automation feature allows you to track leads by sending you notifications on customer activity. You’re able to stay updated on sales activities and easily measure and generate reports on important metrics. Salesmate provides you with a sales pipeline view and streamlines communication to one place. You can automate tasks, structure your data and track sales emails. As a cloud-based CRM, it’s possible to integrate Salesmate with other apps such as Gmail. It also comes with an in-built call and SMS feature to help you nurture customer relationships. Basecamp Basecamp is a cloud-based project management tool. It facilitates team collaboration, sharing of files, and project organization. Its design is suitable for projects that require constant communication and collaboration. Basecamp message boards enable you to communicate with your entire team or with specific groups. You can create projects, set the due date and assign the task to a particular person. An email is then automatically sent to notify them of the task. You can automate Basecamp to follow up on overdue tasks that you set. The autosave feature makes it possible to retrieve anything you may have accidentally deleted within a period of 30 days. Every project has a designated place to store documents and files. It comes with all the tools such as message boards, schedules, docs, file storage, real-time group chat, and automatic check-in questions. You can drag and drop files or upload them via Google Docs. You’re able to create collaborative documents where the specified team members can edit these documents. The project calendar shows you all projects, events, and deadlines organized by date, allowing you to track the milestones you achieve. Of course, tools make up only a fraction of what makes a successful business. Ultimately, it is your grit, determination, and knowledge that will take your business to the heights you have envisioned for it. JB and The Doctor has the coaching services, podcast, courses, and other resources to help you scale your business and grow as an entrepreneur. Reach out today.