Illustration by Sydney Paget, 1892 (Source) Holmes was . . . working hard over a chemical investigation. A large curved retort was boiling furiously over the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. . . . He dipped into this bottle or that, drawing out a few drops of each with his glass pipette, and finally brought Continue reading...
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Do This Super Simple Exercise to Find Your Ideal Clients (3 of 4 in the Grow Your Online Biz Series)
“Jenny, I’m so excited about what I do. I love it! But how do I find clients?” This is one of the biggest questions people ask me. Can you relate? We’re going to tackle how to find clients in this, the third installment in our Grow Your Online Biz series. Finding clients can feel like a big mystery. “Where are they all?,” you might be thinking. “I know what Continue reading...
3 Steps to Craft Your Very First IRRESISTIBLE Service Offer (2 of 4 in the Grow Your Online Biz Series)
What service should you offer? That’s a big question when you’re figuring out how to start a service business online. The answer to this question isn’t as simple as it seems. First, you need to offer a service that clients will pay you good money to do for them. (After all, the goal is to have a full-time income, preferably without working full-time hours or Continue reading...
Why One-on-One Services Are the Best Way to Get Started Online
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in June 2021. Can you make a full-time income offering one-on-one services online? Or are you better off with a business model that lets you reach many customers at the same time? I love when people ask me these questions ... because I have a pretty strong Continue reading...
Are You Making Any of These 6 Mistakes in Narrowing Your Niche?
You’ve heard countless times that you need to narrow your niche and claim the one person you’re here to help and the one problem you most want to solve. You know that once you drill down enough, your message and mission will become infinitely clearer, you’ll be more able to find those target clients, and you’ll easily create products and services that your people are Continue reading...
The 5 Mindsets That Separate Next-Level Business Owners from the Pack
“It sounds like you have some weird entrepreneurial thinking going on.” That’s what my mentor said to me on our very first coaching call. With that, I was instantly reassured she was the right coach for me. I’d been starving for someone to call me on my BS, show me where I’m getting in my own way, and help me bust out of the invisible box I’d put myself in. I knew Continue reading...
Steal This! The Exact Approach to Scale Your Service-Based Business to 6 Figures (and Beyond!)
You dream of scaling your business so you can make more money doing what you love. And you hear great advice all the time… “Create your signature offer!” “Create a course or membership site!” “Charge premium prices!” But you’re stuck. And the reason you’re stuck depends on what stage of business you’re in. If you’re just starting out, you struggle to know what offer Continue reading...
Does Marketing Even Work? 7 Marketing Power Tips to Get You More Clients
Do you ever wonder, does marketing even work? After all, when you’re doing All The Things to build your business and still not getting clients and customers, it seems like a very valid question! You feel like you’ve tried everything—writing blog posts, posting on social media, sending newsletters, hosting webinars, and creating free opt-in offers—and you’re still not Continue reading...
My 3-Step Action Plan to Land New Clients by the End of the Week
Niche? Check! Website? Check! Clients? [crickets] I get it. When I ventured from corporate America into self-employment, I was excited to serve as a career coach for women seeking more meaningful work. I knew my niche and had a website, but the clients weren’t showing up. Me? I had two problems. And my experience tells me you’re facing at least one Continue reading...
Looking to Grow Your Business Next Year? Be Sure to Nail Your Niche First
Quick question: What’s your top priority for growing your business over the next year? If you’re like most of the business owners I work with, you want to find your perfect prospects and convert them into paying clients, so you can quit your job and earn a full-time income from your business, while still having time to do what you love. To make that happen, you know Continue reading...