Category: Business
I know you can help, but you shouldn’t
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Yeah I know you like to help people. I like to help people too. Reducing your rates to something the client can afford, instead of charging what you think the job is worth is a recipe for a bad project. It’s a recipe for a bad month of projects actually.
How do you respond to emails?
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Lately I’ve been looking for an editor on my site. Yes, I’ve had someone proofing my posts, but I really want a bit more than that. I want grammar and spelling tips, and a second opinion on my content. Maybe some of it is bad or doesn’t make sense. I want that feedback before you…
It’s your fault your clients don’t pay
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I recently came across this week. I haven’t linked to it, but typed it out to protect the guilty. ALL INVOICES ARE PAID!! (Granted, I voided several, but eh) Yay, clients! Thanks for paying me mostly on time in October I see a few issues here. There are voided invoices issues with timely payment Can…
It’s your fault you haven’t been paid – you haven’t made it your client’s problem
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So you haven’t been paid in weeks? Why on earth are you still working then? Currently the client has all the work and none of the pain. You have all the pain. Stop working, stop taking calls until you have that payment in hand. Then don’t ever let it happen again.
Don’t just say no, have recommendations
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It’s been a few weeks since I talked about client calls. So far I’ve covered: Why you shouldn’t psych yourself up for a client call Why taking that client call is probably a bad idea Why I do take that client call Today I want to offer an alternative to my ‘polite no’ email from…
Even I’m tempted to chase short term dollars
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In October I made the most money ever via Amazon Affiliate links. A whole $54. Yeah, I know, you’re totally jealous. I’m rolling in Benjamins right? Joking aside, I bet you couldn’t guess what the big product that earned 80% of that income was can you? I’ll give you a second to sit and think…
Saying no to a client because of fit
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We all want to please people, so it’s hard to say no simply because of ‘fit’ when the client has a budget and a proper timeline. Today’s video addresses how I deal with saying no to them. Resources Why I don’t take that call with the client WP Site Care Evermore Daniel Espinoza Justin Sainton…
Why I write and teach about business
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There are a few reasons I write here. Help Helping others run better businesses and make more money is a good reason. I do love seeing others win and love knowing I’m a small part of someone having success. Expert Another great reason is that writing here helps establish my expertise. This is a long…
Does the market agree with you?
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I’m sitting here on launch day (to my email list) for my Hope is not a Strategy course and you know what, there hasn’t been a single purchase yet. Of course I sat around last night talking about how sales could work and running numbers. Yes I even dreamed about selling out of all packages…
You’re not perfect – find a problem and fix it
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We’ve all been faced with a problem that’s clearly outside our comfort level. Maybe it’s a coding challenge that you just don’t know the answer to. Maybe it’s an estimate for a big corporation and you just don’t know how to position it. Maybe it’s a tough blog post that you don’t know how to…
