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February + March 2024 Income Report EP 87
byShannon Mattern
WDA Live Strategy Call 01-17-2023

This Week's Questions

Chat

00:01:48 Erica Nash: Hi Angela!
00:01:58 Kate Newnham: Welcome Angela!!
00:02:09 Caitlin Harrison: Finally got the yes and deposit for the biggest project yet! and a potential client said they couldn’t start the project for a month or two and I followed up telling her the pricing she has is only good for 30 days
00:02:23 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: I forgot to mention this last week but at the end of 2022, I crossed over $1,000,000 earned in my business! Not as impressive as it sounds if you know how many years it took to get there LOL
00:02:38 Caitlin Harrison: THATS A HUGE MILESTONE!!
00:02:51 Kate Newnham: It is ABSOLUTELY impressive!!!!
00:02:52 Kate Newnham: Wow
00:02:53 Karen: Nice, Caitlin!
00:03:12 Janet's iPhone: 🎉
00:03:13 Erica Nash: Caitlin and Glennette, congrats to you both!!!!
00:03:20 Caitlin Harrison: I did said she could lock it in with the deposit if she wanted but she hasn’t replied
00:03:25 Kate Newnham: Caitlin – can’t say I’m surprised – you rock!
00:03:29 Karen: Wow!
00:03:36 Janet's iPhone: 😮
00:04:12 Angela Winter (she/her): Created a marketing post in a group of coaches, sent out a newsletter with a ‘work with me' invitation, and signed another client!
00:04:23 Angela Winter (she/her): Congratulations Caitlin and Glennette!!!
00:04:29 Robin Smith: Congratulations! That is awesome! Even if it took 50 years it is an accomplishment! Celebrate!
00:05:05 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: I forgot to mention this last week but at the end of 2022, I crossed over $1,000,000 earned in my business!!!
00:05:15 Leigh: That’s awesome, congrats Glennette
00:05:47 Lisa Doiron: Win: I got a new maintenance client
00:05:51 Erica Nash: Yes!!
00:06:16 Kate Newnham: Yay Lisa!
00:06:31 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: Thanks everyone!
00:06:39 Erica Nash: Listennnn
00:06:42 Erica Nash: That’s really good
00:06:46 Leigh: My first employee started today (actually, yesterday… but I didn’t realize her first day was a holiday. Lol)
00:06:47 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: Congrats Caitlin and Angela and Lisa!
00:07:30 Kate Newnham: Win: I increased my prices even higher than I was going to, AND told a potential client yesterday that I doubled my prices since we spoke last year (and I didn’t say “but since we talked last year, I’ll give you a discount”) Mic drop.
00:07:52 Caitlin Harrison: KATE!!!!
00:07:59 Caitlin Harrison: incredible
00:08:21 Kate Newnham: Thanks Caitlin 🙂
00:08:23 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: Kate, woohoo!
00:08:39 Erica Nash: Big day, Leigh!! Congrats!
00:08:40 Karen: Trying to put myself out there…. I followed up with someone who had previously expressed interest but have still not booked a consultation. And I reached out to someone else who announced a new business they're starting.
00:08:43 Angela Winter (she/her): Woohoo Kate!
00:08:43 Janet's iPhone: Woo, Kate!!’
00:09:11 Karen: Yay for everyone's wins!
00:09:39 Leigh: That’s incredible Kate
00:09:49 Becky Swan: Win: I was on a ski vacay last week 😃 And I’m booked out for 3 months with a few new projects from previous clients.
00:11:36 Kate Newnham: Yay Becky!! That’s amazing!
00:11:55 Kate Newnham: Omg Leigh – that’s HUGE!!!
00:12:32 Leigh: Maybe, maybe not. lol
00:12:34 Leigh: But thanks!
00:12:59 Janet's iPhone: Omg!! Huge!! 🎉
00:15:53 Caitlin Harrison: All agency owners get one (maybe even two) free licenses
00:16:02 Janet Hoover: Love Termageddon – all I use now
00:26:07 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: We're CEOs not worker bees. 🙂
00:26:38 Kate Newnham: That’s why you make the big bucks Glennette! Lol
00:28:08 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: Awe thank you Kate.
00:29:29 Janet Hoover: Because you strategically think about your client and their specific needs for one
00:29:34 Glennette Goodbread – premiumwebdesign.com: Because “I” am doing it. That makes it unique compared to someone else.
00:29:59 Kate Newnham: Nobody has the special combination of skills and experience that you do.
00:30:38 Leigh: Cause I’m kind of weird, so my work must be kind of weird too
00:30:53 Kate Newnham: Ha! Leigh
00:31:03 Janet Hoover: Ha!
00:32:21 Janet Hoover: You can help the bring a vision to life, tons of people aren’t creative and can’t visualize
00:33:34 Janet Hoover: From Caitlin’s website ““Caitlin transformed my business.”
00:34:07 Erica Nash: Janet swooped in with receipts 😂
00:34:27 Janet Hoover: 🦅
00:34:32 Leigh: hahaha
00:42:04 Kate Newnham: Worst fear – that was “$8K! Totally not worth it”
00:42:37 Glennette Goodbread: Has anyone actually ever said “This was generic. It's not worth it”?
00:42:43 Glennette Goodbread: “Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.”

― Mark Twain
00:42:47 Aisha Beauford: People pleasing doesn't = do whatever they want to you.
00:42:56 Aisha Beauford: Reacted to ““Worrying is like pa…” with ❤️
00:44:41 Kate Newnham: I just tell that insecure person that I have inside me “Thank you for sharing your concerns with me. We are going to move forward anyways.”
00:44:55 Glennette Goodbread: Love that Kate!
00:45:09 Erica Nash: That’s good Kate! I’m going to tuck that away for later. ☺️
00:45:15 Janet Hoover: Love that, Kate
00:49:48 Kate Newnham: Q: If there’s time. I just increased my high-end package and then added more to it. Is that me trying to justify it?
00:50:09 Glennette Goodbread: I had ChatGPT create a 20k package yesterday LOL
00:50:45 Kate Newnham: Ha nice
00:51:00 Glennette Goodbread: It was interesting. It added mobile apps and all sorts of stuff. Basically confirmed that what we're doing is a 10k package.
00:51:12 Kate Newnham: Oh wow
00:51:44 Robin Smith: I have tested some AI. If used correctly it can help with writing. It doesn't replace a human. It gives you great ideas, but you have to fact check, etc. because some of the info is wrong. Very wrong!
00:52:02 Glennette Goodbread: Absolutely!
00:53:16 Robin Smith: I think part of the success with AI is asking the right questions to get the information you need.
00:57:32 Diana Richards she/her: I liked the “I’m not there YET”
00:57:43 Janet Hoover: Yes!
00:58:24 Diana Richards she/her: Think like an average white man. They’d do it! SO WE SHOULD TOO!
00:59:22 Glennette Goodbread: Remember there are businesses out there who would see 10k and think that's too cheap so it must not be good.
00:59:36 Erica Nash: Cost is so relative!
01:00:10 Leigh: There’s an agency in my city that won’t even talk to startups/small business unless they’re willing to invest at least $25k
01:01:02 Kate Newnham: That’s what I needed.
01:01:06 Kate Newnham: I’m doing it!!
01:01:06 Glennette Goodbread: Look at the pricing on this website that belongs to someone I know.

01:01:08 Robin Smith: I have to leave for another call. Thanks!
01:01:15 Glennette Goodbread: Bye Robin!
01:01:42 Kate Newnham: Omg a consult is $3.5K!!
01:01:51 Caitlin Harrison: I’m ready to get to that mindset
01:01:52 Kate Newnham: Bye!
01:01:54 Caitlin Harrison: thank you as alwaysssss