How to Demystify Customer Ease: a Proven Method to Increase Leads

How to Demystify Customer Ease: a Proven Method to Increase Leads

You can't know what you don't know, and that's true of so much for self-employed folks who are just getting started. You could be missing out on clients that you're not even aware of! That's not clickbait, it's just a fact. People interested in your services might never contact you. You can't completely solve this, but there are things you can do. In this article, I provide clarity for the client's purchasing decisions. Then I illuminate an easy but significant change that will help you to have more client inquiries.

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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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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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How to Get Good at Money: Build the Skills You Need for Self-Employment

How to Get Good at Money: Build the Skills You Need for Self-Employment

I don't know who's promoted the idea that business owners are universally good at money. We're not. And even then, those of who are good at it, it's not because of a god-given talent or anything. It's because we learned it. Being "good at money" is a complex set of skills that are rarely taught, but are totally learnable!

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How to Shift Internally to Make the Best Decisions

How to Shift Internally to Make the Best Decisions

Decision making is a challenge for anyone, but the stakes are the highest for business owners. If you're tired of fretting, stressing, and wondering if you made the right choice, I have a solution. It's not a quick fix, but by turning inwards you can find your own repository of wisdom. Read on to learn how to take the first step!

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How to Easily Optimize Your Self-Employed Workday

How to Easily Optimize Your Self-Employed Workday

Are you feeling overwhelmed working an 8-hour self-employed day? Maybe you feel like you're working endlessly, but it's never enough? It's time for you to adopt the 5-Unit Day.

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An Unexpected Tool for Living Your Best Life

An Unexpected Tool for Living Your Best Life

Seeing as this blog is mostly about starting a self-employed business, I can see how an article on meditation might seem off topic. In actuality, I’ve found that meditation is a vital tool as a business owner. Read on to see if I can get you on the meditation bandwagon!

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Afraid of Self-Employment Failure? Develop a Plan!

Afraid of Self-Employment Failure? Develop a Plan!

If you’re afraid of launching your self-employed business a plan can be an easy way to alleviate some of your fears. You don’t have to leap blindly, you can have a plan for each of the three phases most people go through when launching their self-employed business. You’ll also find that having a solid plan B is both motivating and comforting.

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The Big Hurdle of Being an Entrepreneur

The Big Hurdle of Being an Entrepreneur

A lot of being an entrepreneur is a lot more circuitous than a well-laid and direct plan. Whether you're already running your business, or if you're just thinking about it, you can start cultivating the tools you'll need at any time. The sooner you get started, the sooner your business will be thriving and as an added bonus you'll likely be enjoying your business far more! 

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