Avoid Price Increase Agony: How to Easily Raise Your Rates

Avoid Price Increase Agony: How to Easily Raise Your Rates

Once upon a time, you decided on rates for your business. They made sense at that time. But now, you're not sure they're working for you anymore. Is it time to raise prices? What should you raise them to? How do you roll out these new rates? This article is for folks like you: business owners who are struggling with changing their rates. You don't know how to raise your rates and want to confidently decide upon and implement a new price. Read on as I clarify the process. You'll get instructions on each step so that you can confidently make an increase in your rates.

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Strengthen through Self-Employment: 3 Unique Benefits You're Guaranteed to Get

Strengthen through Self-Employment: 3 Unique Benefits You're Guaranteed to Get

Anxieties about starting a business abound. Strategic-thinking folks like you seek to distinguish legitimate fears from illegitimate anxieties. What many don't realize is that the outcome of self-employment is not success. Yes, that could be one of the outcomes, but it's not the only or even the most valuable. As I reflect back from my 10th year in business, I share three key outcomes I see all my clients benefit from. I hope my perspective will help reinforce your confidence. And - for those not yet started - encourage you to launch your business!

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From Big Picture to Small Scale: How to Be Self-Employed And Master Market Trends

From Big Picture to Small Scale: How to Be Self-Employed And Master Market Trends

This article is for those who are struggling to understand what market research means. As a small business, you need to avoid overwhelm and focus on the most relevant market data. Allow me to illuminate what works best for self-employed businesses. I'll show you how to understand your market well enough to properly steward your business. It's not just, What trends are you noticing? but also How are you noticing trends?

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3 Unexpected Reasons Healing From Shame is Incredible for Business

3 Unexpected Reasons Healing From Shame is Incredible for Business

This is a blog article for those who are trying to construct a business and are trying to decide between what will work for them and the usual way of constructing a business. I know the desire for survival can tempt many to abandon their authenticity. In actuality, authenticity is key to building a successful business. I'll illuminate my rationale behind why eradicating self-denial is key to your success.

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Launch a Business, and Then Your Life Shatters? A Guide to Get You Through

Launch a Business, and Then Your Life Shatters? A Guide to Get You Through

This is an article for business owners who are struggling with getting knocked off balance when big life stuff happens. It's possible to navigate negative events with less stress. This is true even if you're only just launching your business. Let's explore a few principles that will help you get through a tough time with a successful business.

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Spend Money to Make Money: How to Defy Doom and Avoid Bankruptcy

Spend Money to Make Money: How to Defy Doom and Avoid Bankruptcy

You want to start a business, but you're not sure what to buy now and what to hold off on. You want to make purchases with confidence to launch your business, but you also don't want to end up bankrupt. Starting a business comes with tight budgets and tough spending decisions. Read on as I provide guidance on differentiating between must-have and nice-to-have expenses. Learn when to invest in essential items and when to consider nice-to-haves like virtual assistants or upgraded tools, all while managing your funds effectively.

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How to Thrive Through Doing: A Guide for Conquering Challenges

How to Thrive Through Doing: A Guide for Conquering Challenges

This article delves into the common dilemma where meticulous planning meets the unexpected trials of implementation. Discover how embracing the process and seeking external perspectives can empower entrepreneurs to navigate the uncharted waters between knowledge and action.

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4 Pitfalls of Toxic Masculinity to Overcome for Business Success

4 Pitfalls of Toxic Masculinity to Overcome for Business Success

Explore the risks of toxic masculinity in entrepreneurship and discover four traits that can undermine your business dreams. This article delves into the importance of open-mindedness, embracing humanity, active listening, and agility in overcoming these traits. Learn how breaking free from toxic masculinity leads to a thriving and inclusive business environment.

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How to Craft an Effective Elevator Speech for Your Business

How to Craft an Effective Elevator Speech for Your Business

How would an elevator speech help your business? This is a blog article for authentic business owners who are struggling to talk about their businesses in a meaningful way. Here I'll illuminate the key objectives of an elevator speech and how it can help you talk about your business. You'll discover how a good elevator speech will help you to promote your business authentically. Authentic promotion is possible whether it's a meeting with investors or a spontaneous casual interaction.

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Self-Employment and Ethics: How to Use Your Business to Improve the World

Self-Employment and Ethics: How to Use Your Business to Improve the World

A self-employed business is such a small operation, can it really change the world? Your business has more influence than you might imagine at first glance. Let me reveal how your micro-business might be the best tool you have in your fight for social change.

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Thriving Through Chaos: How to Turn Unexpected Changes into Opportunities for Growth

Thriving Through Chaos: How to Turn Unexpected Changes into Opportunities for Growth

Do you experience fear in the face of change? Fear is normal but you can still learn to navigate even unexpected changes with serenity. Using my own recent change as a context, I illustrate the steps needed to navigate any change. You can increase your confidence with change by making an informed decision about the best way to move forward. This is such a vital skill in the ever-changing landscape of small businesses!

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Don't Let Rejection Plunge you into Despair! How to Prevail with Resilience!

Don't Let Rejection Plunge you into Despair! How to Prevail with Resilience!

This month's blog article is perfect for those of you who want to face rejection without catastrophizing. Rejection is the biggest hurdle for self-employed businesses. Self-employed business owners like you CAN have a more resilient attitude toward rejection. I'll provide a framework by using Daniel Pink's book, "Selling is Human", to analyze the rejection. I'll apply this framework to understanding a personal experience of rejection. Take rejection in a positive light and used it to improve your skills, rather than view it as a failure.

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Decolonize Your Business: How to Shift Your Beliefs and Thrive

Decolonize Your Business: How to Shift Your Beliefs and Thrive

Small business owners miss many opportunities for "being the change they wish to see in the world." You could be doing more to make change happen. And these actions could be easy and from within your sphere of influence! In this article, I'll illuminate how to spot these opportunities as well as three key skills that will help you move from stuckness to action.

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Don't Delay Self-Employment Because of Retirement: How to Seize Saving Now!

Don't Delay Self-Employment Because of Retirement: How to Seize Saving Now!

It's reasonable to feel intimidated by saving for retirement when you're self-employed. You want to know how to ensure a secure retirement. Here I'll demystify and simplify the process. This will help you to take the first steps toward the retirement you deserve!

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Want to Have Balance? Here's How to Find Calm and Confidence Now!

Want to Have Balance? Here's How to Find Calm and Confidence Now!

Are you struggling with feelings of anxiety or confusion and want to calmly and confidently pilot your life or business toward balance? This blog article is written for mindful, self-employed business owners who want to feel confident and balanced in their businesses. Allow me to illuminate a key element of how balance works, and the relationship between time and money. After reading this article you'll have tools to navigate business and life with more confidence.

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Seize Your Process! 3 Steps to Improve Your Conversion Rate

Seize Your Process! 3 Steps to Improve Your Conversion Rate

This is an article for those who are struggling with client inquiries that fail to become paying clients and want help to land more clients. In this article, I’ll demystify your process and show you how to describe this process to a client, which will help you to land more clients.

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The Success Myth and the Four Factors You Actually Need to Know About

The Success Myth and the Four Factors You Actually Need to Know About

What would it be like to work at a comfortable pace? What would it be like to work like that while achieving success? In this blog article, I dispel the myth of hard work and share the four factors that actually contribute to success.

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Honor Your Body: How is Self-Care Fundamental to Self-Employment?

Honor Your Body: How is Self-Care Fundamental to Self-Employment?

You love learning, growing, and self-improvement. But what about "not-doing"? Do you love rest and make time for it, or do you treat it like a luxury or treat? Downshift out of "frantic" and give yourself permission to take care of your body's needs.

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