Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by the idea that the only way to really grow your service-based business the way you want to is by pivoting to courses or digital products. Don’t worry, we’ll wait.

It’s a resounding message in the online business world, and it’s an idea that gets circulated through so many service-providers’ brains a hundred times or more. They fall in love with those sexy phrases associated with pivoting to courses, like “passive income”, “work less while making more”, “make money while you sleep”, etc.

Canva is hands-down the most popular graphic design tool we see used almost every single day by creative business owners. It’s the perfect tool for beginners, people who just want to make a quick graphic, and anyone who values ease-of-use and a moderate amount of tools without having to use and learn robust software.

Here at Boss Project, we definitely fit in with that crowd! Although we have professional designers on our team that are trained in those robust softwares, nothing beats using Canva to whip up jaw-dropping graphics for all purposes.

In fact, there are 5 main reasons why we use Canva (and why you should, too!), which is what we’re going to cover in this blog post!

There’s definitely no shortage of CRMs available out there for service providers, but the difficulty is choosing which one. If you’ve already started your research, chances are you’ve seen Dubsado pop up quite a few times as being one of the top CRMs. We’ll be the first to back up those claims and say they’re absolutely true!

Dubsado is the #1 CRM that we personally recommend to every service provider who’s struggling to maintain an organized system of managing and streamlining their client processes. However, what makes Dubsado different from the rest, and what are some things you need to know about Dubsado before you even buy?

You’re at the point where you feel like you’re really killing it in your business. Your marketing efforts seem to be paying off because there’s rarely a shortage of clients. If anything, you have too many clients, too many tasks filling up your calendar, and too many empty cups of coffee sitting at your desk.

This isn’t the life for you, babe. This isn’t where you imagined your business would be when you first started with a big dream and the energy to make it happen. (Where the heck did that energy go?!)

Having all these clients means you should be hitting those big-figure months consistently, right? So... why does it feel like you’re back at a full-time corporate job working 40 hours per week with almost no considerable income to show for it?

We want to let you in on a little secret. You can double your income while working only 20 hours a week or even less. Here’s how.

Client testimonials are the proof in the pudding to potential clients about how amazing you are. You need to be able to back up your claims of being able to achieve XYZ results for your clients and the wonderful experience you provide. Not only do they serve as a diverse marketing asset that you can repurpose in numerous ways, but they’re also like hanging those sticky fly traps.

The fact of the matter is that dreamy clients know other dreamy clients. As soon as you land who you consider a dream client, you have to use that person and their testimonial for every referral or potential client that you can because you’ll get even more like-minded clients from them.

So in what ways can you use testimonials to signal more dream clients that they should work with you?

There are essentially two sides to every service-based business: 1) The actual delivery of the services, and 2) The client experience. Even if you can perform your services exceptionally well and get your clients amazing results, making sure your clients feel valued is equally as crucial. There’s no better time to start than from the very beginning.

By making new clients feel valued, you’re ensuring that they actually enjoyed working with you. They can enjoy the results your work brought them, but you’re less likely to receive a great testimonial, repeat business, or referrals if they didn’t feel like their experience was a positive one.

So to avoid all of that, we’re here to show you three extremely easy and effective ways to make new clients feel valued!

We’ll be the first to admit, there’s a lot of noise when it comes to marketing strategies for small business owners. The online marketing space has exploded in recent years and with that, inevitably, comes some confusion. With the focus of those strategies being mostly geared for folks who have the desire (and skill) to move to a 1:many model (i.e. offering digital products like courses, memberships and downloads), 1:1 service providers have been left in the dust.

These same service providers are left thinking those same strategies will work for them, or worse, that the only way for them to reach their goals is to change up their entire business model.

Canva is the ultimate graphic design tool for small businesses. It has a user-friendly interface, is super easy to use, and takes almost no time to get the hang of. We use it almost every single day to create designs for our business and will likely continue to use it for years to come, no matter the fact that we have professional designers on our team. That’s just how good it is!

Because we love it so much, we have a million and one resources out there to help you get to know Canva and begin using it for different purposes in your business. So with that said, enjoy this ultimate list of Canva resources to get you creating beautiful designs ASAP!

If you know anything at all about us over here at Boss Project, you know that we’re long-time Dubsado fans. Before we transitioned to digital courses years ago and were still offering services, Dubsado was our go-to. Now, we’ve kept up with the software updates and new features, and it’s the #1 CRM we recommend to service providers looking to organize and streamline their business.

While we’re positive it would win you over at the major, more well-known features (think workflows, forms, the client portal), it’s the smaller features that will have you shouting from the rooftops about Dubsado. That’s why we want to talk about 5 of our favorite lesser-known Dubsado features and how to use them!