Why should I hire you?
A designer was asked this by a prospective client in a Skype meeting, and she froze like a deer in…
Making Space for Big, Ambitious Ideas
Guest post at One Woman Shop as part of their Solopreneur Sanity Series If you’re anything like me, you’re a…
2015 Year End Annual Review
Every year in December I write a review of my year. They’re long, and they’re personal. I take a look…
New Dates for Digital Strategy School Mastermind
Digital Strategy School is a design business accelerator that helps designers transition into trusted advisors to their clients. We help…
10 Ways Designers Can Add More Value to Their Client Projects
As a digital strategist, I help my clients grow their businesses through the use of digital tools, only one of…
The Art of the Sales Process
(Or, how I ended up doubling my budget for my new hire.) I can’t emphasize enough the power of…
How to Sell Like a Saint
“Marketing is simply, and literally, “bringing your products to market.” And sales is making the right offer to the right…
Smooth out the feast or famine cycle
One of the biggest issues I’ve seen that consistently holds creative business owners back (and plenty of other businesses for…
Chatting about what it means to be a more strategic business owner
Check out our chat over at the Freelancers’ Show. We talk about managing projects, transitioning from freelancer to strategic business owner, and making tough decisions in your business.
How to choose your clients wisely (and why you must!)
One of the most important things you can do as a business owner is to get ruthlessly honest about…
Behind the scenes of creating, launching and marketing an online program: PART 2
So if you followed along from Part 1, you’ll know that I ran a small beta version of my group…
Behind the scenes of creating, launching and marketing an online program: PART 1
TL;DR: Your first launch is scary as sh*t. Validate your idea by asking your audience first before you build the thing….