122 – Fear Held Her Back … Until It Didn’t with Hallie Sherman of Speech Time Fun

Hallie is a licensed speech-language pathologist working full time in the public schools. In her “spare” time, she blogs and creates digital resources to assist busy speech-language pathologists to make their jobs a bit easier. She started this entrepreneurial journey 5 years ago. At that time, she didn’t have a permanent job and used her blog as a therapeutic outlet. Back then she kept her blog anonymous to prevent having issues while finding a tenure track position. In truth, Hallie didn’t think anyone would read it! But as time went on, she built a following and loyal customer base just by providing content her audience loved. After over 3 years of blogging, she finally revealed her identity and her audience no longer has to admire her incognito! Hallie’s Story The purpose behind Speech Time Fun. [4:08] How Hallie’s journey began. [4:53] Why Hallie wanted to remain anonymous. [7:32] She still had fear even after her first sale. [9:03] Getting caught up in the story and feeling like she was lying. [11:16] The big turning point to overcoming her fear. [12:02] The grand reveal process. [13:23] Recognizing her gift and being rewarded for it. [18:55] Hallie’s coming out article Business Building Insights Be sensitive to your audience. [3:24], [25:30] Details on her blog topics. [6:23] Doing a Grand Opening as a homebased business. [16:13] Overcoming fear from an internal place. [17:56] Looking back on her journey – 20/20 hindsight. [20:03] What she recommends as an approach for others. [20:52] Starting LIVE broadcasts. [22:38] Productivity/Lifestyle Tool Teachers Pay Teachers [8:31] Dropbox – Online document storage and sharing Canva – Create designs for Web or print: blog graphics, Facebook covers, and more. Talewind – Scheduling, monitoring and more for Pinterest Recommended Reading and Listening PODCASTS: Social Media Examiner Podcast Online Marketing Made Easy Ask Pat Contact Links Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts or <a href="http://www.giftbizunwrapped.com/GooglePodcasts"...