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The Best Strategies to Avoiding Burnout in 2022

We know how easy it is to feel totally burnt out in your business. In fact, you may not have even realized that you’re burned out! You may have convinced yourself that this is just the hustle and grind that it takes to get your business going or to scale past where you’re currently stuck.

In reality, this isn’t effective nor ideal. Growth and progress don’t happen during burnout, so you have to come up for air and create a clean slate. Keep reading to find out the best strategies to help you avoid burnout in 2022, so you can continue to grow and scale your business sustainably.

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23 Ideas for Better Client Communication, Client Experience & Client Testimonials

When you think about it, client communication, the experience, and testimonials are the holy trifecta of an amazing service-based business. They also work as a kind of cycle– great client communication leads to a great experience, which leads to even greater testimonials when it’s all said and done!

We’ve had our fair share of not only working with clients but also helping other service providers work with their clients. In doing so, we’ve learned a myriad of ways to improve that client cycle. So today, we’ll be sharing our 23 ideas for better client communication, client experience, and client testimonials!

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7 Tips to Streamline Your Services so You Can Boost Your Team’s Productivity

We see you, frazzled service provider. We see you bustling and overwhelmed, reinventing the wheel every time you perform any admin task in your business. You’re building your proposals and forms from scratch, manually emailing clients repetitive emails in your process, chasing down payments, etc.


The overwhelming majority of service providers are, well, overwhelmed (and quite frankly, underpaid). We understand because we originated as a service-based business. There are 7 tips that massively helped us streamline our services and made a huge difference in our overall productivity, which is what we’ll be sharing in this blog post!

If you want to take this a step further with us to help you create a High-Touch Signature Service on Autopilot™ so you can work less and make more, we invite you to apply for The Incubator.

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Best Passive Income Ideas for Your Small Business in 2022

In this day and age of online business, it’s extremely easy to give into the elusive passive income trend. We talk about it with our family and friends, and we learn from marketing gurus on the internet that the end goal is to “make money while you sleep.”

Sure, it does sound great. Being able to give little to no effort yet still have money rolling in sounds like a dream. Spoiler alert: What they’re teaching you isn’t really passive income.

Keep reading to find out the true definition of passive income, our honest thoughts around it, and what you should do instead.

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Roundup -The Best Business Resources for Creatives in 2021

This year has been a wild year of content for us! We’ve cranked out almost 200 total blog posts and podcast episodes, dropped almost 50 new collections of templates, updated some of our programs and added a new one, and overall have really been dedicated to helping creative business owners.

We thought the perfect post for the end of 2021 would be to gather all of the best resources for creatives and wrap them all up with a pretty bow. (Late Christmas gift, maybe?) We have a lot to dive into, so let’s get started!

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The BEST Tool to Help Land High-Paying Clients Consistently

The biggest struggles we’ve seen service providers face includes difficulty landing high-paying clients consistently. They may land just one or two clients per month at their highest package, but the rest always fall on the smaller scale. This can lead to just breaking even each month, which leads to feelings of discouragement, worry, and self doubt.

But before we say “Just raise your prices!”, we understand that there are other steps that go into that as well. Part of being able to offer a premium package is providing more value through your client experience. That may sound to you like you need to start holding your clients’ hands more or putting more of your time into how you take care of them, but that simply isn’t the case.

You can completely transform your business with one single tool that we’re going to share with you in this blog post!

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Our Effective Strategy to Get More Clients Faster

After being surrounded by and listening to the roadblocks and frustrations of countless service providers, there’s a single trend we see happening all too often-- clients are dropping off before they’ve booked. And if they don’t change their mind about moving forward, they do so super slowly after bombarding you with questions or simply taking way too long to review their proposal and sign.

We’ve also seen a trend in the 2 main reasons why this keeps happening to so many service providers. Luckily, we have a foolproof strategy to bypass these obstacles, so you can sign clients faster. Keep reading as we break down what those two reasons are and how to beat them!

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Dubsado vs. HoneyBook Feature and Interface Comparison

There are two top dogs in the CRM game right and now, and they’re crushing it: Dubsado and HoneyBook. About half of the service providers you talk to will be Team Dubsado, while the other half are Team HoneyBook.

No matter which team you choose, though, having a CRM is a massively important piece of running a service-based business. You need some type of system to help you streamline your processes, leads, client communication, and more, and either of these platforms will help you do so.

So, which team are we? Today we’re going to dive into comparing Dubsado vs. HoneyBook’s features and interface. For us and many others we know, these are the two main deal breakers when it comes to choosing any sort of software, not just CRMs. Keep reading if you want to find out who comes out on top!

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How to Start Charging More for Your Services So You Can Work Less

When you think of how you can free up time and make more in your service-based business, what comes to mind first? Your most likely goes to what all the online business marketers are preaching:

  • Grow your list and audience.

  • Offer a low price point product.

  • Make it digital so it’s passive.

But the reality check here is that right there isn’t the fastest way for you to make more and work less (quite the opposite, actually).

So have you ever looked at your services and what you’re currently charging? Have you worked backwards on how much you say you want to make vs. what you’re actually charging?

The real key to putting your life first in your business again is to know exactly what you need to charge + how many clients you need to work with in order to reach your goals. Let’s break it down in this blog post!

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10 Reasons Why Outsourcing Your Podcast Editing is a Game-Changer

The podcasting industry is continually and consistently growing, with the current market size clocking in at over $20 billion. Celebrities, individuals, and brands are all finding that a podcast is a fantastic way to build their authority in their niche and connect on a very personal level with their audience. And while it’s certainly possible to find podcast success using a DIY approach, many are realizing that outsourcing certain aspects of their podcasting journey can be a game-changer. One such aspect is podcast editing. In this blog, we'll explore the compelling reasons why you should consider outsourcing your podcast editing.

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The Ultimate Guide to Hiring a Web Designer: Finding the Perfect Match for Your Website Design Needs

Designing a website that captures the essence of your brand and converts visitors into leads is a critical aspect of building an online presence and growing your client base. To ensure you achieve the best results, it's important to find a skilled web designer who understands your vision and can bring it to life. In this comprehensive guide, we'll walk you through the process of hiring a web designer, comparing popular platforms like WordPress, Showit, and Squarespace, scheduling consultations, providing essential tips for a successful collaboration, and highlighting the benefits of working with our team here at Boss Project.

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Top 5 Time-Saving Tips for Managing Your Social Media

Social media has become an essential part of any business or individual's marketing strategy. However, managing multiple social media platforms can be time-consuming, especially if you're doing it all yourself. The good news is that there are several time-saving tips that can help you streamline your efforts and increase your productivity. Read on to learn our top 5 time-saving social media management tips!

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Master the Art of Connecting With Your Ideal Clients: How to Use Your Website to Speak Their Language

When designing websites, our clients’ ideal clients are always in the back of our minds. With every word we decide on when writing copy and every page of their website we design, we want to ensure that the ideal client will feel tuned in and that much closer to becoming a lead. You want your website to speak your ideal client’s language so that they’ll feel comfortable in their decision reaching out to you and, after a couple of calls, booking with you.

Some may say you could even call this an art (“some” as in us, lol). And in this post, we want to deep dive into what factors of your website have the potential to spark a connection with your ideal clients.

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3 Proven Ways to Drive More Leads on Your Website and Grow Your Business

One of our biggest goals at Boss Project when designing websites is to turn them into lead funnels that will work for you to convert visitors into leads. We do that by focusing on three major pillars when it comes to design and copy. These are surefire ways to ensure you’re putting your best foot forward and encouraging visitors to book a call or complete your lead form. Keep reading as we break down these fundamental steps!

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Uncover Hidden Growth Opportunities with our Free Website Audit

Marketing as a service provider can sometimes feel like driving a car blindfolded. Other than surefire networking and referral strategies, you aren’t exactly sure where you should be heading next in order to land more clients. We see many business owners focus on their social media strategy, and while that’s great if it works for you, we’ve realized that the opportunity for growth constantly goes unnoticed when it comes to your website. Many service providers have a website just to have a sort of front for their business, but more often than not it sits collecting dust.

We want to help you grab the reins on your website by knowing exactly what areas to focus on. Keep reading as we break down critical aspects to focus on that are going to turn your website into a lead engine. (Spoiler alert: Stick around till the end for a free website audit!)

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