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2021
July
25
Build A Moat; Keep The Tire Kickers Out
23
“I don’t know if I can sell strategy”
May
13
The Dreaded “What are your rates?” Question
March
23
The ‘Not Now’ List
February
12
Ask this question on your initial sales calls
January
6
Feast
2020
December
29
Your quarterly reminder to charge more
16
How To Make Ice Cubes Out Of Icebergs
October
28
“If you were gonna write the proposal for free anyway, why not just try charging any amount of money for it?”
20
Follow-up is where fortunes are made
20
Spooky, scary lead-generation powers
16
3 lessons from getting stiffed by a client
July
22
The connective tissue around productized services
10
Activity-Based Lead Generation
8
Revisiting The Law of Raspberry Jam
June
23
Premium Pricing For Priority Projects?
16
Onboarding You
9
How on earth do you get people to respond to your outreach (without feeling slimy, sales-y, or overly self-promotional)?
May
31
187’ing Proposals
31
Creating Productized Offers
31
How do you build a simple one-pager site for your business?
31
Your quarterly reminder: Charge More!
April
7
Follow-up Friendly
March
31
Levels of Consulting (100 – 400+)
February
10
It’s never too late to follow-up
2019
September
21
Become a Follow-Up Fanatic
13
Damn. Fine?
7
Time Debt 🕰️ 💸
August
7
BattleBoard
June
15
Productized Services: Strategy or Implementation?
May
7
“It’s so incredible to finally be understood.”
March
30
Today? You start building your email list
13
Monetarysearch
2018
November
28
You’re not in the mind 🧠 reading business
15
Becoming a “Consulting Niche Celebrity”
October
3
“Small Business” Positioning
2017
December
10
Simplified Client Acquisition With Positioning
7
Charge More
6
Do Less
November
30
Charge More: “Minimum Billing Units”
30
Packaged Services
August
24
Setting Up Business Next To A River of Money
July
13
How do you get your name known as a freelancer?
June
27
Write Great Emails
19
Writing An Email Pitching a Guest Post
16
“I love how the book has one singular goal: Get you on podcasts!”
16
Standard Operating Procedures: The Foundation of a Freelancing or Consulting Business
16
What avocado toast has to do with follow up
16
“Did you get that thing I sent you?”
16
Directives
14
Small Asks First
7
"How do I build a list of influencers in my industry?"
May
29
Business Time
10
Drumming Up Business In A Famine
April
10
“The 3 Rs” of getting clients: Repeat Projects
10
How to find anyone’s email address
8
“The 3 Rs” of getting clients: Relationships
6
“The 3 Rs” of Getting Clients: Referrals
March
30
The Inverse Email Law
30
Escape From The Valley of Feast and Famine
14
Get More Clients With Referrals
10
I didn’t have confidence in my strategy…
8
Why ‘build a relationship’ first in outreach?
7
Why Make Yourself Obsolete In Your Own Business?
2
How do you reach out to prospective buyers?
1
What’s the right way to approach writing a book?
February
27
The $30,000 Consulting Mistake
23
Get More Clients With Better Positioning
22
Levels of Consulting
16
What Larry David taught me about the secret of meetings
14
Fuck Feast or Famine
13
What’s your first email you send as a Cold Outreach email?
10
When should you start reaching out to podcast hosts?
10
The Reading List
10
Introduction to Productized Consulting
January
2
Scoping Productized Services
2016
December
4
The time I landed a $5,000 project by commenting on Reddit
November
28
Building Your Consulting Pipeline
October
21
What's the best use of the link in the "show notes" for a podcast episode?
August
21
The Importance of Writing You Focused Emails
8
The Magic Google Search
May
25
Why guest on podcasts?
19
The Secret To Infinite Guest Articles
2
Freebie Offerings and Educational Courses For Consultants
March
21
MicroConf: Attendee’s Guide
February
12
Is Productized Consulting really a good fit for your business?
4
How do I create a list of podcast owners I should reach out to about appearing?
2015
October
30
How do you write an email to get on a podcast?
May
18
Evergreen Launches for Consulting
9
How to Hire a Part-Time Employee
6
How do you follow up with a prospect?
4
How do you transition your existing customers to productized services?
April
27
How do you deal with a prospect no-show?
January
22
Ask Kai: What should I do to promote a great article, product, or course?
2
How do I get more traffic?
2014
November
26
Thinking About Annual Goals
October
28
Authority Interviews
July
8
Roadmapping Sessions
2012
March
26
Five Year Plans