E. 158: The No BS Blueprint to 30K: Phase 3 - Authority

Being seen as an authority and as an expert means that people believe you have a lot of value to offer to help them solve their problem. And when people believe you have high value to offer, they’re willing to pay you more. Having authority is one of the best ways to keep increasing your profitability without having to change anything about your business structure.

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E. 157: The No BS Blueprint to 30K: Phase 2 - Intensives

Most people who sell graphic design, branding , copywriting, or a combination of these services pitch the traditional model of having a project delivered in phases. But with this method, there is an opportunity at every phase for the project to go off course. That’s why I teach the Intensives model in the No BS Blueprint to 30K.

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E. 156: The No BS Blueprint to 30K: Phase 1 - Clients

Clients are the necessary foundation because without clients, we have no business. The question is how do you get clients? How do you find the prospects especially if you don’t have a huge audience base? And once you find them, how can you qualify and convert them into clients without spending hours and hours responding to proposals that may never go anywhere? 

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E. 155: The No BS Blueprint to 30K: Overview

What does it really take to scale a one to two person branding agency to $30,000 months without employees? The No BS Blueprint to 30K, which I developed over years of experience and that I now teach to agency owners, breaks it down to three phases that are specific to our industry. Here’s a brief overview of the Blueprint.

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E. 154: Laura Belgray on Writing With Your Voice, Sharing Your Stories, and Being You in All Your Work

Everybody wants to be authentic and to have a unique voice in everything they do — from their blog posts to social media updates to their podcast episodes. This episode is brimming with voice. But just like Laura Belgray’s recently published book, this isn’t a “how to” episode. Instead, this conversation is a shining  example of how it is to be out there with your own flag, with your unmistakable voice, and just being you. 

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E. 152. On Selling Premium Services

The experience of the seller when selling low-priced services may be different from their experience when selling high-priced services. But from the buyer’s perspective, it requires the same thing: Trust. In this episode, I talk about what it takes to convert your low-priced service clients to your premium-priced service.

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E. 151: On Selling Low-Priced Services

I’m going to guess that selling your services is your least favorite part of running your own agency. I talk about sales here a lot precisely because so many people hate it. And you can’t have a successful business if you don’t know how to sell your services. In this episode, I talk about what has to happen when you're selling a low-priced service.

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E. 149: Revenue Versus Profit

Chasing profit is not the same as chasing revenue.  But most people confuse the two. And I believe this is one of the main reasons why they are not as successful in their business as they want to be, or should be!

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E. 148: Standing Out Versus Shining

One of the first things I teach inside the No BS Agency Mastery Program is the importance of shining to your ideal clients. And while there is some overlap with standing out, it’s actually a different approach. I break down the difference between shining and standing out in this episode.

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E. 147: The Service Provider Versus The Expert

Think about your nightmare client scenarios. What if I tell you that, despite your best intentions, you actually have something to do with those situations? And what if I tell you that positioning yourself as an expert, not as a service provider, is the solution? We’ll break this all down in this episode.

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E. 146: VIP Days Versus Intensives

What’s the difference between VIP days and Intensives? Is there even a difference? Is one better than the other? Or are there instances when one is more preferable than the other? That’s what we discuss in this episode.

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E. 142: Lead Product: The Basics

One of the biggest challenges that small agencies have is closing clients on big projects. It’s hard to get clients to pay the premium rates in order to deliver your highest value. And on top of that, a lot of small agency owners hate sales! Well, have I got an idea for you. I want to tell you about the Lead Product method.

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