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Putting Sell the Strategy Into Action
Strategy may be one of those words that makes you want to roll your eyes. After all, there’s a hell of a lot of things…
How to Use Cold Outreach to Get More Clients
When it comes to finding clients, you might be willing to do a lot of things that push you outside of your comfort zone. But…
Sell the Strategy: Stepping Up Your Service Business
As service providers, there are definitely situations where we can feel underpaid and unappreciated which leads to frustration and resentment. I know I’ve definitely been…
Myths About Service Businesses (The 2022 Edition)
With any business, you don’t always know what you don’t know. So when certain things about service businesses get repeated over and over again by…
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…