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service business myths

7 Toxic Myths About Service Businesses That Need to Go

I’ve spent my entire 20+ year career in service businesses, so when people roll up on the internet and tell me all the things wrong with them, my back immediately goes up. In online business circles, service businesses are treated as the bottom of the barrel. There’s a weird unofficial hierarchy that’s been created which…

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handling payments

Handling Payments for Your Service Business

How you deal with money is a big part of your business and while we talk about making it, we don’t often talk about how to handle collecting that money.  In today’s episode, we’re talking about all things payments including payment terms, options for receiving payments, payment plans and so much more.  This episode is…

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pricing strategy

Rethinking Your Pricing Heading Into 2021

In this episode, we’re talking about how to rethink your pricing heading into 2021, including how to raise your prices and all the factors that impact your pricing. Pricing is one of the more challenging parts of running a business as it can be complicated and nuanced. It can get tied up with our own…

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sales mistakes

Nine Things Service Providers are Getting Wrong About Sales (And How to Fix Them)

When it comes to selling your services, it can be challenging to know if you’re getting it right, or if you’re inadvertently sabotaging yourself somehow. In this episode, I’m unpacking nine things I see service providers getting wrong, and we’re going to talk about how to fix them.  Today we’re kicking off a new series…

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Agency success

The 5 Cs of Agency Success

If you’re running an agency, or thinking about running one, there are certain things you definitely need to make your life easier, and to succeed overall. But what are those items? And what might you be missing? In this episode I’m introducing you to the 5Cs which can make (or break) your agency.  Over the…

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Behind the scenes

2020 Behind-the-Scenes at Scoop Studios

What a wild ride this year has been, so today I’m taking you behind the scenes of my agency to share what’s been going on, and some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way.  It’s been a while since I’ve taken you behind the scenes at Scoop, and I figured it was the right…

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Build an agency

My Agency Journey

When I first started my career right out of college, the agency model had a reputation for chewing people up and spitting them out. Yet, more than 20 years later, here I am, still working in an agency. In this episode of the show, I’m taking you on my agency journey which has been over…

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Agency business model

Now’s the Time for the Next Generation of Agencies

When you hear the word agency, does it make you think it’s not the kind of business you want to run? I know that was the case for me for many years, which is why in today’s episode, I’m talking about a new type of agency business model, the kind that skips the BS and…

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behind the scenes

Agency Behind-the-Scenes: Tasha Booth

It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest here on the show, so today, I’m thrilled to bring you an agency behind-the-scenes episode with Tasha Booth, Founder and CEO of the Launch Guild. In this interview, Tasha shares so many gems from what to look for when you hire to why your team should…

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