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Let Go to Grow
Entrepreneurs and consultants who fail to appropriately allocate their time and delegate tasks spend hours on activities and projects that drain their energy. They lose their creative edge; they can become frustrated and downright grouchy. Ultimately, by hanging on to tasks, Read more (members only)
Sample Coaching Agreement
If you offer coaching services paid for by the month, it’s a good idea to have a written agreement with your clients that spells out the terms of your arrangement. This sample agreement was designed for business coaching clients, but can be modified to suit any type of coaching. Read more (members only)
I can do almost any kind of work in my field; why specialize?
When you have a wide range of skills, it’s tempting to market yourself as someone who can do just about anything in the area of computers, writing, design, or whatever your area of expertise is. Unfortunately, the most difficult service for a professional to sell is the one called “anything.” Read more (members only)
Building a Nonfiction Book into a Brand
Roger Parker interviews C.J. for his Published and Profitable community on how to develop multiple streams of income from a nonfiction book. Included is C.J.’s story of how her writing career got started and where Get Clients Now! began. Read more (members only)
Where can I meet with clients when I don’t have an office?
Maintaining an office is an expensive proposition, and when your business doesn’t require meeting with clients daily, you may not need to take on that kind of overhead. But then when you do need to meet with a client in person, where do you do it? Read more (members only)
Profit and Loss Forecast Example
You’ll often see the advice that you should make a profit and loss forecast for your business, so you can set appropriate prices for your products and services, and accurately predict your expenses. But what does such a forecast look like for an independent professional? Read more (members only)
How can a solopreneur become more of a social entrepreneur?
Many solopreneurs would like to incorporate more of a social benefit focus into their business. Being more socially responsible is a worthwhile goal for any size business, of course, but what if you want to go beyond basic social responsibility? Read more (members only)
Building a Sustainable Business Model
Joan Friedlander and Frank Traditi interview C.J. for Beyond Billable Hours. In this audio workshop, you’ll learn how an effective business model can make the difference between having a sustainable business and struggling, burning out, or giving up. Read more (members only)
Dare to Delegate
Why delegate? If you are serious about growing a profitable, thriving business you need help. And, the help you receive needs to be the best you can afford so you can rely on the people you hire. Read more (members only)
Delegation Planning Worksheet
Once you know what you might want to delegate (see my article Dare to Delegate for an introduction to effective delegation), it’s time to start to think about whom to delegate it to. Depending on what the task, project or area of responsibility is, Read more (members only)
There’s More than One Way to Grow a Business
Every entrepreneur wants to earn more from his or her business. When you ask business owners how they plan to meet that goal, they usually talk about doing a better job at marketing or doing more of it. But in fact, there are many ways to go about Read more (members only)
Simple Yearly Planning Worksheet
The Simple Yearly Planning Worksheet is a great way to organize your thoughts around your goals and planned actions for the coming year. If you start the process by reviewing your progress for the past year (for example, what you accomplished, Read more (members only)
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