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Check out our deep dive essays (and podcast episodes) diving into the online business status quo with actionable ideas designed to cut the BS.

Deal with clients from hell

How To Deal With Clients From Hell

Clients from hell happen to everyone, it’s inevitable. But the real question is how to deal with clients from hell in a way that’s professional…

get more clients

Episode 91: Four Proactive Ways to Get More Clients

We’re willing to bet you’ve got some big goals in mind for the next few months or even the year, and those goals likely involve…

Convertkit free trial

ConvertKit Free Trial: How to Get Started

If there’s anything in your business that involves digital marketing, you may have heard of ConvertKit. And if you’ve heard of it, you’re probably at…

Strategies to Book More Clients

Six Strategies to Book More Clients

When you work with clients, if you’re going to grow your business, you need to have specific, surefire strategies to book more clients. So as…

What’s up for 2018

Episode 90: 2018 Here We Come

Hello, 2018! It’s a new year and we couldn’t be more excited! In this episode, we’re giving you a bit of a behind the curtain…

biggest lessons

Episode 89: Our Recap of 2017 and Our Biggest Lessons

2017 is nearly a wrap and we’re big fans of reflection, so in this episode, we’re taking you behind the scenes in our business to…

plan your day

How to Plan Your Day When You Work with Clients

I’ve always considered myself a bit of a productivity powerhouse, as I love being able to make the most of the hours I work. I mean,…

Success for 2018

Episode 88: Five Ways to Supercharge Your Success for 2018

It’s that time of year, the time when we’re planning and plotting how things will be different. How we’ll have our best year ever. How…

how to set up convertkit

How to Set Up ConvertKit for Your Email Marketing

Congratulations! You’ve decided to take the next step in your email marketing by getting started with ConvertKit. With that decision out of the way, you…