Revive Your Online Business with this New Strategy

Let’s get real shall we?

The online business world lately has felt HARD. With the economy acting up and all those once-trusted strategies falling flat, it’s easy to feel like you’re in quicksand, sinking deeper with each attempt to move forward.

This year we have received questions like this over and over again:

How do I know when it’s time to give up on my business? 

Is this a sign for me to quit?

Will Facebook Ads ever work again?

Is scaling to a 8 figure business even possible anymore or are there simply too many of us doing this now?

Did I start too late? Did I miss the boat to find my spot in the industry?

Do you relate to any of these?

If we are being honest, we were asking ourselves many of these questions behind the scenes as well. 

If you have been around for a while, you may have noticed that things were quiet on the EBA front for a minute there. (Trust us, we got some questions about that too!)

Because like you, we felt like we were missing something. Something BIG. 

See back in 2019 we went through a MASSIVE change in our company and started implementing what was called The Customer Superhero Path. If you have been in our orbit for some time, you are likely familiar with this framework we developed. It looked something like this: 

And it was AWESOME. It very quickly led to the MOST profitable years in our company yet. In fact, our profit in 2020 was nearly three times what it was in 2019. It was a crazy turnaround.

Fast forward a couple of years…

The economy slowed down, which was kind of a big deal, but we knew it wasn’t just the economy. Something was clearly off. And Ruth was so nervous because she had just taken this giant risk to start a whole new company, Thinlicious. 

She had put everything on the line and wondered if she had made this giant mistake? She wondered if she had been wrong. And while at first she might have panicked a little, she realized she needed to do what she’s always done, right? 

Dig in and figure out the strategy.

So she did research attended conferences, and she talked to a lot of really successful entrepreneurs. She listened, and then she started experimenting, and she realized that the framework that she had been following and teaching wasn’t totally wrong, but in this new economy and with the changes in the online world that have happened over the last couple of years, it was incomplete. 

The Customer Superhero Path was missing a few key elements. There are things that used to work that are no longer as effective, and there’s a secret key to sustainable success that makes everything work so much better. 

Intrigued? You should be!

And so she mapped out a new framework called The Powerhouse Freedom Path. 

For the past six months, we have been busy implementing this in all of our businesses and we have already seen an unbelievable turnaround as we continue to put the pieces into place. (So if you have been wondering where we’ve been… surprise!)

It might seem a little bit odd that we are already sharing this new framework when it’s still pretty new. But, in over a decade of consistently running multiple 7-figure businesses, Elite Blog Academy has always been the place where Ruth gets to share what’s working for her right now. She goes first and figures it out so that you don’t have to, and honestly, this is too big and too good not to share. It’s truly a game-changer.

Remember when we talked about how it felt like we were missing something big. 

Well, this is it. 

The Powerhouse Freedom Path.

Essentially the Powerhouse Freedom Path shows you exactly what steps to take in order to build a foolproof business and it’s pretty awesome.

And it is called “The Powerhouse Freedom Path” because we’ve realized that in order to be a powerhouse, you have to channel your inner powerhouse in a way that equips your customers to become powerhouses on their own.

In practice, it looks like this: 

Of course, if creating all that feels a little overwhelming, then let’s take a step back and talk about the exact steps that are involved in building out this path in your business.

It’s simple, straightforward, and so powerful.

So let’s take a high-level view of what this looks like. 

Phase Zero | Mission

Everyone should start in Phase Zero whether you are building your business from scratch or a seasoned entrepreneur.

Phase Zero is called Mission and this is where you get to know your dream customer and get clarity on how you’re going to rally people around YOUR message with a movement that actually inspires people and gets them fired up and excited about your brand.

And so this phase is really what needs to happen before you try to do anything else. Because if you’re not clear about your mission, everything else starts to fall apart.

Phase One | Attraction

The goal of the Attraction phase is to draw your people into your mission. And so this phase is really all about how your dream customers will actually find you. How do they become aware of you and your mission and all the ways you can change their life? 

So that’s what happens in phase one, creating ways for your dream customers to find you online. 

Phase Two | Initiation

Phase two is called Initiation, and this is where the real strategy piece comes into play. The goal of this phase is to create some real buy-in for your movement and for your brand. It’s to get all those potential dream customers that are currently just strangers on the internet and are seeing your reel or stumbling across your podcast, to actually take action to become part of your tribe. 

Phase Three | Investment

In Phase Three, your customers become your superfans through purchasing your core offer. Because even though your entry-level product is good, it could even be really good, it doesn’t necessarily give your customers everything they need for the transformation they are seeking, but your core offer is the full package.

Phase Four | Transformation

The goal of Phase Four essentially is to build huge loyalty from your super fans by creating real and lasting transformation. Basically, your product has to actually do what you say it will. This is a really big deal because if your product doesn’t do what you actually say it’s going to do, then your customers are going to leave and seek their transformation somewhere else. And that’s not going to build you a long-term business. 

Phase Five | Ascension

Finally, there’s Phase Five. And for most people, this phase probably won’t happen for a while. In fact, it’s not even a hundred percent necessary. You can easily build a very successful six or seven-figure business without ever setting foot into Phase Four. But the goal for this phase is basically to level up your credibility and your customer’s results, with a high ticket offer. 

And that is our high-level overview of our Powerhouse Freedom Path. 

These are the exact phases we have been taking our own brands through and it has already totally transformed our business. We are growing faster and converting better than we’ve ever seen before. We are adding thousands of people a week to our email list without even advertising. 

We’re seeing sales come in every single day. All of a sudden it feels so easy, where before we were literally beating our head against the wall.

Of course that brings us to the obvious question, right?…..How do you implement this plan and make it a reality?

Well, we’ve given you the exact steps in the Powerhouse Freedom Path images above and you can follow the arrows to know the next right thing! But perhaps you’re interested in a little more clarity and hands-on training for that implementation. That’s where Powerhouse comes in.

If you are one of the business owners struggling in this new online age and you resonated with any of this, we would really like to invite you to register for our free ON DEMAND training,  Firestarter: 3 Red Hot Secrets for Building an Online Business in 2024 that No One is Talking About. 

In it you will:

1. Receive a more in depth-description about this path from Ruth Soukup
2. Hear more about the new program, Powerhouse, that will help you implement this path
3. Receive a special one-time discounted offer to join us!

If you are interested in learning more about how other business owners are implementing this in their own businesses and what results they are seeing…keep reading!

Here’s what current members are saying…

I’ve been in business for so long now that it’s really easy to get stuck in old strategies and methods… even when they might not be doing as well as they used to. So I’m really loving fresh new ideas so that I can pivot my business to stay relevant. – Jenny Chauvin

Joining Powerhouse is one of the best business decisions and investments I’ve made. As a long-time business owner, I knew all the foundational skills. But Ruth Soukup makes you actually put it all together by PROVING you’ve done the work. This forces you to stop thinking, perfecting, and procrastinating and take REAL ACTION. If you need your fire lit, this is the program to get you ignited! – Lisa Brooks

Ruth totally delivers once again, blowing me away with her expertise. Phase one helped me finally get my brand statement nailed down and my pillars clarified. This phase is definitely like trying to drink from a fire hose—so much amazing info to soak in! Feeling pumped and ready to rock this journey with clarity and purpose. Can’t thank her enough for being such an awesome guide! – Kristin Escalera

Phase one was helpful in developing a strategy to get my message to my people. Gaining clarity on my pillar content, how to share that information, and where to find my people was a huge breakthrough. I can’t wait to see how this transforms my business! – Melissa James

Powerhouse is a fresh and up-to-date framework for growing your online business in 2024, after a time when many businesses have started to plateau. – Jilly Blankenship

This was just what I needed! As an established business owner, it was great to go back and realign my site with my vision moving forward. When I first started blogging, I didn’t really know what I was doing, so this was much needed to get my site in order. This program is INTENSE, but what else would you expect from Ruth? – Tiffany Jordon

WHAT TO DO NEXT:

Sign up for our FREE On-Demand Training, Firestarter: 3 Red Hot Secrets for Building an Online Business in 2024 that No One is Talking About.