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 Evernote took over my life
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I grabbed Evernote when it first came out and even thought it was a decent tool, but it never found a permanent place in my software life. The thing that really blew my mind when I first saw it years ago was the text detection in images. It seemed like something out of future science fiction. I
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
You won’t succeed if you don’t do the work
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Have you bought a course that’s going to help you learn to run a more effective business? Maybe you bought Book Yourself Solid. Maybe you even read it. Lots of good stuff in that book. Do you have a business coach? I’m sure they have lots of good suggestions and make you think hard about
October reading
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Welcome October the time when things start to cool off and we get some fall colours and cool times. One of my favourite things to do is find a sunny spot and do a bit of reading which is part of what got me through 8 books this month. This month was split 50/50 with
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
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