Staying Solo | Business Strategy for Service Providers, Creatives and Consultants

The BS-Free Service Business show will be taking a break this week, and you can expect a new episode next week. This week, please enjoy a new episode of Duped: The Dark Side of Online Business, to celebrate it's kickoff!

We wanted to start off this season with a state of the industry, a state of the nation, if you will, on what's going on with online business as we head towards the end of 2023.

In this episode of Duped, we're giving you a rundown on the state of online business right now and what you should be watching for in the coming months.

For detailed show notes and links to everything mentioned in this episode, please visit duped.online.

Do you need a coach? To buy a program? Or just a regular massage? Support comes in many different forms for our business, but do you figure out what kind of support you need?

In this episode, I'm digging into the different types of support for entrepreneurs and how to figure out what's right for you.

For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com To stay in the loop by email, sign up for updates at https://bsfreebusiness.com/newsletter/

Simplicity and sustainability are the cornerstones of having a business without the BS and that works for you. But it's far too easy to make plans and decisions that can overcomplicate everything.

In this episode, I'm sharing six specific things to check in on before you start making big plans.

Learn more at: bsfreebusiness.com/simple-and-sustainable-business

Building a successful agency requires a lot of different skills. Especially leadership skills. But which ones do you need to focus on? Which ones make the most difference?

In this episode, I share the top six leadership skills every micro agency owner needs.

Learn more at: bsfreebusiness.com/successful-agency

Every business owner knows that growth is never linear. Sometimes, it's so far from a straight line that you wonder if you're doing something wrong.

In this episode, we're looking at the messy and momentous growth path for micro agency owners.

Learn more at: bsfreeebusiness.com/growth-path-for-micro-agency

Like every business model out there, the micro agency is subject to a wide variety of myths that are total and complete BS.

In this episode, we're going to look at what a micro agency is and dispel four common myths.

Learn more at bsfreebusiness.com/microagency

If you want to grow your service business, you may wonder what your options really are. Do you need to hire? Do you need a team? What's really right for you?

According to conventional business wisdom, there are only two paths to follow when growing a service business. (Don't get me started on how this lacks nuance and is genuinely some oversimplified BS.)

That's why in this episode, I'm exploring what to consider when deciding whether you should stay solo or run a microagency.

Learn more at: bsfreebusiness.com/agency-or-solo

It's been a weird year, and I know I'm not alone. Is it the economy? Is it something else? And WTF should we all be doing about it?

In this episode, I will share my thoughts and some insights into what's happening this year for so many of us business-wise.

Learn more at bsfreebusiness.com/truths-about-2023

It impacts everything from the types of clients you work with to how much money you can pay yourself and even how you feel about your work.

In this episode, I'm sharing a practical and proven approach to pricing for service business owners.

Learn more at bsfreebusiness.com/pricing-of-services

This is a re-release of an episode we recorded three years ago, but it is foundational to my work. It takes a look at the problems and the tactics and online business and while it's been a few years, unfortunately, it's still all very valid. So, I thought it was worth pulling out of the archives.

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Have you ever looked around at some of the other businesses in the online business industry and thought "that seems shady as hell"? Or, have you ever wondered how some of the people in this industry manage to fly under the radar while operating with an "anything goes" attitude? That's why I decided it was time to go deep into the underbelly of the online business world and start unpacking WHY this industry is so seriously messed up.

More importantly, I wanted to see what can be done to start moving the needle back towards creating an ethical and honest approach to doing business online.

In this podcast and post, I'm putting a spotlight on the dark side of the online business industry, and sharing why now is the time for the status quo to change dramatically.

Learn more at: https://bsfreebusiness.com/the-dark-side-of-online-business/