Category: Links of Interest
How to set boundaries with clients
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Most clients are awesome people. They know that you bring value to their organization and the treat you like the professional that you are. But what about those clients that don’t value you? That keep stepping over the boundaries and pushing you to provide more without an increase in your fees? How do you set…
4 reasons your business is stagnant
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When you started your business you had dreams..big dreams. You were not going to work all the time. You were going to spend time with your kids or your spouse. You were going to go for bike rides and take photo walks and hang out with friends in the evenings still. But that’s not happening.…
What do you do when work doesn’t align with your purpose?
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If you’ve followed along this month with defining your 4 Quadrants and your WHY you may be in a sticky position now. It may be that the job you find yourself in, doesn’t match up at all with the life you want. It may be that the business you run is a terrible fit. What…
How to organize the limited time you have
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I’ve talked about routine before so you already know that it’s good for you and that the best way to be productive is to have a routine. Today I’m going to talk about how you decide to divide up your time in to the tasks that a business owner has to cover. 20% Marketing 10%…
Positioning your business with Philip Morgan
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Today we have our second guest, Philip Morgan. He run’s Philip Morgan Consulting and specializes is helping developers position themselves in their niche so they can get more clients that are better. Links naics.com positioningcrashcourse.com
Align your clients with your 4 Quadrants
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The great thing about having your 4 Quadrants defined is that you can now go about filtering clients against those things. If you want to have freedom to be where you want, maybe you don’t want to get clients that want to be on the phone all the time.
The way you run your business is insane
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Most people have heard that the definition of insanity is to do something the same way a few times and expect a different result. We then sit back in smug confidence that we won’t be that ‘insane’ person, without taking a good hard look at our business. Let’s take that look together. Links After Action…
From one off client projects to recurring clients with Jason Resnick
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Today we’re going to talk with Jason Resnick about productizing your business. This is a ‘long’ show of 10 whole minutes. Questions we cover Tell me what your business was like before you productized. Give me an overview of your current week now. How does a business owner make that jump to a productized business?…
Why learning is crucial to a business owner
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You need to be a learner if you want to stay successful. It can’t stop when you launch your business and start to get some clients. You need to keep learning. Links How to get the most out of your reading Series on learning
Here’s how you follow up with past clients
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One of your biggest resources for continued work is your past clients. You’ve already done great work for them and they liked you, so why do you let them go off and work with other people. Links Contactually
