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Do you offer a free consultation on your website? Whether you call it a free consultation, strategy session, or some other fancy name -- the idea is the same. You give away advice for free in the hop…
Every solo professional eventually has to make a decision. Do you scale up by hiring staff? Or do you stay solo and find other ways to grow? The default path used to be hiring staff. But there’s anot…
Too busy working IN your business to work ON your business? That’s a common complaint I hear from professional services leaders. If you run your own firm, you wear many different hats and have many c…
I love hearing stories of folks leaving their cushy corporate jobs to start their own business. You can’t help but respect the courage it takes to leave a stable high paying job for the uncertainty a…
Let’s be real for a minute. It’s not easy to get testimonials from your clients. Even if you know they’re happy with the work, you’re asking them to take time out of their busy day to do you a favour…
There’s something magical that happens when a referral is made. For your client (the referrer), it makes them look good. If they refer someone to you and that person has a good experience, they’ll be…
I recently attended a luncheon hosted by the Legal Marketing Association’s Toronto chapter. This is an event that’s held every month for marketing professionals from law firms across the city. To be …
Convinced that video is the future? Ready to hit record and share your message with the world? That’s great. But even if you have the time and inclination to record video, it’s not going to be easy. …
Isn’t it about time you got on video? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the abundance of video content making its way around the internet these days. And it’s not just o…
Kristin Weitzel is a powerhouse. After a long and successful career in the advertising industry -- working with big brands and large budgets (every marketer’s dream) -- Kristin decided to make the le…
There's a lot that goes into building a lead generating website (we've covered a lot of it over here). But your call to action is the single most important variable when it comes to generating leads.…
How much time do you spend thinking about the buying process from your client’s perspective? If you’re honest, not much at all. Most professionals barely spend time thinking about the selling process…
I hate to be the one to break this to you. But no one is going to read look at entire website. No one is going to click on all the pages. And no one is going to read all the text. That's the bad news…
How much thought did you put into your professional headshots and portraits? If you're like most people, not much at all.
You either found a local photographer to take a picture of you in some kind…
You know how important your website is. You know that prospects will always check out your website before they meet with you. You know that your website often determines whether or not you'll even ge…
Running a small service business is no small task. As the founder, there's no doubt that time is your most precious asset. And yet, you're probably wasting a ton of it doing things like customizing e…
Do you think "sales" is a dirty word? Does the thought of having to sell make you want to curl up into a ball and hide in the corner?
Many professional services providers loathe selling. They avoid …
Do you dream of becoming an all star closer? Do you wish you could walk into a new business meeting and walk out with a deal every single time?
Well, dream on. No matter how good you get at closing,…
Whenever I ask someone what their biggest sales challenge is, the answer inevitably comes back to something like "I can't seem to close enough deals" or "I'm just not a very good closer".
Don't get …
Not getting the results you want out of your business? Chances are you have a sales problem.
No matter what stage your firm is at, there are always opportunities to win more business. But you need t…
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