Now, more than ever before, freelancers must do everything they can to retain their long-term clients. So in this episode, we are sharing a simple reporting strategy that helps you prove your value to a client.

Keep listening to hear:

>> Why Laura M's boss hated her & what she did to turn it around

>> Why you need to tell people how amazing you are

>> Our 4-step reporting strategy, which also acts as a retention strategy for long-term clients. It doesn't matter what services you offer - this reporting strategy will work for you!

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We've just come back from a business breakaway in Barcelona with some of our members and in this episode we are sharing behind the scenes of our trip.

Listen now to hear

➾ Why every freelancer and business owner should take a business breakaway

➾ Why you don't need to go to Barcelona, and where to go instead

➾ How social media anxiety has massively impacted one of us, and how we got over it.

➾ What our members learnt on the trip

We'd love to do this again, and we'd LOVE you to come with us! Fancy it? Drop us a DM on Instagram to let us know!

We also mentioned episode 27 which you should definitely go and check out if you haven’t already.

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We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us in the Social Media Managers Hub, our free community on Facebook or drop us a DM on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.

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No matter what you're selling or who you're selling it to, you'll always have people that say no because it's too expensive or takes too much time... or something else.

In this episode, we're helping you understand how to overcome those objections & get more people to say YES!!

Listen now to hear

➾ The two types of objection all businesses face

➾ The difference in approach needed for them

➾ Why Laura M's friend thought she was mad to pay to avoid stress in her life

➾ How to position your service as a social media manager so it sounds more appealing to a prospective client

If this episode has resonated or inspired you, take a screenshot of the episode, post it to your Instagram stories and tag us @thetwolauras!

We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us in the Social Media Managers Hub, our free community on Facebook or drop us a DM on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.

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Times are tough, the cost of living is increasing, and we’re seeing it's taking longer to convert high-paying clients, so if you need to bring in some money now, this episode will help - we’re going to share how you can make more money without having to find new clients.

Dive in to hear:

➾ Exactly how Laura M made over £500 in one weekend - so you could do the same

➾ 4 ways you can make some more money in your business without having to take on high-paying management clients

➾ Sign up to our daily emails to get our fee increase template.

You might also enjoy this blog!

If this episode has resonated or inspired you, take a screenshot of the episode, post it to your Instagram stories and tag us @thetwolauras!

We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us in the Social Media Managers Hub, our free community on Facebook or drop us a DM on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.

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We've been pretty vocal in the past about our views on LinkedIn, but something happened recently that changed our minds - we're sharing all about it in this episode!

We're also talking about something that we do to really get to grips with how a platform works, discover what content works and how we can get better results there.

Listen now to hear

➾ Why we hate(d) LinkedIn.

➾ Whether Laura D has ever had a dick pic in her DMs

➾ What actually happens when you post on LinkedIn every day?

➾ Plus, get 4 tips to make it easier for you to try this (and why you should).

➾ Access the template we use >> thetwolauras.com/inspo.

If this episode has resonated or inspired you, take a screenshot of the episode, post it to your Instagram stories and tag us @thetwolauras!

We would love to continue the conversation with you, so come and chat with us in the Social Media Managers Hub, our free community on Facebook or drop us a DM on your preferred platform by searching for @thetwolauras.

To access this podcast with captions and a transcript, please click here or go to podcast.thetwolauras.com

When you don't like selling on social media or feel awkward about it you'll love this episode! We're talking about how you can shift your mindset around selling on social media & sharing a better way to do it without feeling like you're constantly selling.

➾ What a launch strategy actually means

➾ The types of business this sales strategy works for (spoiler alert, it works for every business, even if you don't have something new to sell or if your products are available all year round)

➾ Some of the misconceptions around using a launch strategy and why they're wrong.

➾ Why launch strategies work

➾ Two key elements of a launch strategy

 ➾ And a bonus tip to help you with proving a return on investment to your clients!

The news is grim; whenever you turn it on, you're faced with more doom and gloom. Prices are increasing, and it feels harder to win clients.

But the good news is that it is still totally possible to make money in an economic downturn if you know how.

In this episode of JFDI with the two Lauras, we're sharing how to make money in an economic downturn, including:

➾ What you need to do to stop worrying about losing your clients.

➾ Who you should be working with and marketing to when the economy isn't doing well.

➾ Why you shouldn't lower your prices, even when times are tough.

➾ The two services you should add to your business to make more money in an economic downturn.

➾ You'll hear directly from the horse's mouth that savvy business owners are not cutting back on their marketing; quite the opposite.