Services Business
The Aligned Service Business Model
Have you ever felt like your services are out of whack? Or like what you’re selling is a struggle to actually deliver? This is a far too common problem with service business owners, so today we’re looking at the way to align your services with your values, strengths and skills. In the last episode, I…
How I Really Work With Clients
Have you ever had a coach try to jam you and your business into a cookie-cutter system or blueprint? I know I have, and spoiler alert: it didn’t work. In this episode, we’re looking at the problem with these blueprints, and how when we work with clients of any kind we need to embrace the…
Your Burning Questions Answered
When it comes to running a service business there are so many different elements of what we do. And that means that while I publish a new episode nearly every week of the year, there are so many questions that I don’t get to answer. Over the last year, I’ve had a lot of fun…
Paying Your Team: What You Need to Know
This is an updated version of a post originally published on July 23, 2020. I often get asked how much people should be paying their team. And while that answer varies by the role, my answer is always that you should be paying your team in a way that’s ethical and fair. Especially if you…
The Basics of Capacity Planning
We’ve all been there. Things are going great, but then we realize that we’ve bitten off more work than we can chew. We’re slammed. Overwhelmed and ready to light a match and burn down our business. The good news is that there’s help for this, and it starts with capacity planning, where you get a…
Small, Simple & Sustainable: The Profitable Service Business
Small, Simple & Sustainable: The Profitable Service Business By Maggie Patterson All opinions in this post are my opinions and mine alone. Table of Contents Listen Now To This Essay On The BS-Free Service Business Show One of the loudest, and most damaging conversations in the online business world is about scale. There’s this idea…
Unpacking the Service Business Model: Coaching vs. Done For You
When I think back to some of the worst advice I’ve received over the years, it came from people who didn’t understand how to run a creative, done-for-you service business. When we get our guidance from people who don’t get the nuances between different types of service businesses, we can find ourselves wasting time and…
Design Your Services: What’s the Right Offer for You & Your Clients?
If you’ve been in the online business world for more than six months, you’ve likely watched trends come and go about what type of service you should offer. From VIP days to projects to flat-rate pricing, there are countless options that tend to fall in and out of favor. In this episode, we’re exploring how…
It’s Time to Elevate the Service Business
If you’re a service provider who has ever felt disrespected by how people talk about service businesses, or you’ve wondered if you should just throw it all in for something simpler, then this episode is for you. In this episode we’re unpacking why people want to quit services, what to do about it, and why…
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