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How to Get Client Referrals (Everything You Need to Know 2022 Edition)
Referrals are typically how most service business owners get their clients. But what happens when you want more referrals so you can continue to grow?…
Business Proposal Ideas to Win More Clients
As someone who’s been selling creative, done-for-you services for more than 15 years, I could talk business proposal ideas all day. Why? It’s simple. People…
How Much Should I Charge For My Services?
If I had to pick one question that comes up most often when working with clients in our masterminds, it’s probably, “how much should I…
Why Your Message Really Matters Now More Than Ever with Michelle Mazur
Freedom. Your best life. Burnout. What do all these things have in common? They’re all messages we hear over and over again in online business.…
Taking a Break When Things Get Weird
Here we are a month into the new year, and well, it’s kind of weird. Okay, for some of us it’s a lot weird. In…
Client Experience: How to Consistently Foster Respect
When it comes to working with clients, there are a lot of places where things can get bumpy. For me, respect has definitely been one…
Building a Trusted Business: 7 Specific Ideas to Implement in 2022
Trust is a key component of your ability to market, sell and serve your clients on an ongoing basis. But building trust is harder than…
Building and Breaking Trust: Three Common Tactics to Watch For
In marketing, we talk about the know, like, trust factor, but there’s an ongoing lack of understanding of what it really means to trust a…
2022: The Year of the BS-Free Business
2022 is here, and a new year brings with it an opportunity for each of us to look at how we run our businesses and do things a little differently. In this episode, I’m digging into what I’ll be increasingly focusing on in the year to come, and calling on you to do the same.