Warning: Your Clients check you out
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Part of my client vetting process is to look them up on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other random searches online. It’s simply good practice to do that. You can learn a lot about a person from their interactions when they think no one is looking. If you think that clients aren’t doing the same then…
Identify your income cycle
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When you start running your own business you are going to find that some months are awesome income wise and others are less than stellar. I’ve noticed that there is a yearly cycle in my income and I’m going to share it with you today. Yearly Cycle The biggest trend that I’ve noticed is that…
Shoe horn client communication
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I love systems, they make things so much easier for me. I can track everything and keep email out of my inbox. A well used PM system is awesome. Most clients don’t like them at all but we (and I used to) force them into using it. We tell them we won’t respond to emails…
My Top 6 Reads to Exercise your Freelance Muscles
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Yesterday was a great run, short but great. First run in quite a while. See it below: Not too long and it was in my new running shoes. You always run faster in new shoes or at least that’s what my 2 year old says. Today my legs are in pain. They aren’t just sore…
Am I worth more than you?
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Pricing is super hard. Today’s question comes from Talasan. While reading my book he realized that I charge almost double what he does. Does that make me worth more? See his portfolio http://nicholsonws.com/ Ask me more questions… https://curtismchale.ca/ama
How I watched my 2 year old learn about exclusion
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Early in September on what turned out to be one of the last amazing weather weekends of the summer my family and I went camping. My 2 year old daughter got to use her Disney Princess sleeping bag and had half of a 6 man tent to herself. It was totally awesome. She got to…
What Billing Software to use?
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What billing software I use (or what I recommend) is a question I get all the time. Currently I use Ronin and it’s pretty good. I’ve got a full review in the works that will highlight my loves and hates with Ronin in the next few weeks. Update October 2, 2013: Ronin was purchased by…
How safe is your business from your spending habits?
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The new iPhone launched last week and like many of you I’m excited to get it. I’m still on an iPhone 4 (stupid 3 year contracts in Canada) which is a bit slow and getting long in the tooth. I really notice the speed when I have to do something on my wife’s 4s. Despite…
Meet Radium – I like chocolate in my ears
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Back when I dropped my ‘regular’ credit card I found a bunch of things that I just didn’t want to pay monthly for anymore. Rdio was one of those services. I loved getting new music when I wanted but something about paying for it monthly just didn’t sit right for me. Since then I’ve been…
What did I think of Premium Rush?
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In short, awesome bike handling that I wish I could do. If you have questions you’d like me to answer just ask me.
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