This Week's Questions
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00:00:55 Erica Nash: BARB! Been a minute since I’ve seen your beautiful face!!
00:01:00 Amy K Ogden: Hey kids!!
00:01:02 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: It's SOOOOO good to see y'all!!! It's been TOO LONG!!
00:01:37 Mia Rendon: I have reached my outreach goal! 5 people!
00:01:46 Erica Nash: Nice, Mia!!
00:01:50 Amy K Ogden: I’m ALMOST done with another course I’ve been dragging on for a WHILE!! So good to get it off my plate
00:02:02 Amy K Ogden: Hey Mia! Great job! That’s next on my to-do list
00:02:04 Trish Bovell: I reached out for market research calls
00:02:06 Helen: Wins – 1. I signed a new client. 2. The client signed for 3x the amount of my first project 3. I have another discovery call this week.
00:02:08 Erica Nash: Amy, that’s such a great win!!
00:02:21 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: #win: landed a recurring client that needs my support to design her book covers for her author clients! 🎉
00:02:29 Laura Kåmark: Win: I started recording videos for my templates!!! I started 6 months ago and haven’t touched it in forever. Ready to dive back in!
00:02:36 Erica Nash: So many good wins!!!!
00:02:39 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: WTG Laura!!!
00:02:47 Junia Judson: Landed a $6K web redesign project until I realized I can’t get paid bc it’s for a non-profit I just joined the board. BUT, I’m going to donate the site and it’ll be a great learning experience.
00:02:47 Amy K Ogden: HELL YAY HELEN!!
00:02:48 Janet Hoover: Told someone “no, thank you and good luck” and didn't stress one second over it. She replied with a nice thank you. Finished up a big project, sending off a proposal tomorrow (or today!)
00:02:49 Courtney Wilson: Win: We’ve just joined and have already raised our rates and our (NEW) client accepted our proposal!
00:02:55 Cory Peterson: Got my branding photos back!!!
00:02:58 Amy K Ogden: These wins are so GREAT!
00:03:05 Erica Nash: So many, I can’t keep up!!
00:03:17 Helen: Thank you Amy! 🙂
00:03:21 Janet Hoover: That is HUGE, Laura!
00:03:35 Caitlin Harrison: I’m working through a logo design that’s almost finalized!
00:03:53 Caitlin Harrison: oh and my taxes are done!!
00:03:53 Lisa Doiron: Wins – started writing SOPs while going through designing my newest website project
00:04:18 LaShae Dorsey: Several wins – have 2 inquiries, an opportunity to share what I do and why as the Spotlight Member in a FB group full of ppl who might be a fit for Hire Your VA for a Day AND have someone scheduled for a TiPSI chat!
00:05:01 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: #win raised my prices to $12.5k!
00:05:11 LaShae Dorsey: Go Courtney🔥
00:05:13 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: And that was scary as ALL getout
00:05:44 judy bigham: got my website copy outline from @Valicia this morn and so freakin excited
00:05:57 judy bigham: wow Barb
00:06:01 Amy K Ogden: WOW!
00:06:05 Caitlin Harrison: @Barb what did you start at??
00:06:06 Amy K Ogden: LOVE BArb!@
00:06:15 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: I started at $5k
00:06:52 Kate Newnham: Win: recreated sales page template in wix!
00:07:26 LaShae Dorsey: So many wins – WDA peeps ROCK!!! 🤩
00:08:11 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: the struggle is real 😁😂
00:08:28 Amy K Ogden: Crazy making stuff!
00:08:59 Amy K Ogden: Aww, my mug broke on the shipping I hope I’m on the reship list cause I am a mug fan!!
00:09:03 Noelle: Awesome
00:11:25 Erica Nash: https://webdesigneracademy.com/bonuses/
00:13:10 Helen: Thank you Erica.
00:13:54 Amy K Ogden: I’m basically in the same boat, Lisa.
00:14:02 Caitlin Harrison: I feel the same, Lisa
00:14:30 Janet Hoover: Great question!!
00:14:34 Noelle: I totally can
00:14:38 Racheal Graham: Me!
00:14:45 Caitlin Harrison: My question I submitted is in a similar vein
00:15:08 Melissa Miller: Yes!
00:17:08 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: Gotta keep that pump primed.
00:20:40 Kate Newnham: Same exact thing happened to me last week!!!
00:21:01 Erica Nash: Fully custom – custom hybrid – tried and true
00:22:51 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: Or someone you know who has the attributes/qualities you would LOOOOOVE to work with.
00:23:50 Amy K Ogden: It’s also about who they are as people, the way they communicate and how they react to difficult situations, changes, etc.
00:24:14 Amy K Ogden: Maybe have that be a starting place then zero in on what their biz i
00:24:32 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: Totes mcgoats agree Amy. For me, it was more what drives them, can I have a coffee with them and enjoy their company. What do they stand for, etc.
00:24:46 Amy K Ogden: Exactly!
00:25:38 Amy K Ogden: That’s awesome! I can’t WAIT to hear that.
00:27:29 Amy K Ogden: Shannon says, “They’re paying you to figure it out not know everything.” Love that.
00:28:03 judy bigham: and we have each other
00:28:11 Kate Newnham: It was absolutely clear to my last client that I too was on a learning curve but she’s such a dream client that she didn’t judge me LOL
00:28:14 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: “You don't have to be the expert, you have to be willing to look it up.” — Laura Kamark
00:29:09 Laura Kåmark: @barb 💕
00:31:54 Kate Newnham: Ooh another golden nugget – “compare your talents to your client, not other web designers”
00:32:04 Janet Hoover: exactly!
00:34:21 Janet Hoover: oy….great question!
00:37:28 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: gotta draw that line in the sand. and it's SOOOO scary. but sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo worth it!
00:37:44 Kate Newnham: If it’s a money issue, what about a payment plan? I’m at a place where I need clients so… not sure if that helps
00:38:03 Amy K Ogden: I like that, “I’m not going to piece meal my packages because I know that’s not good for you.”
00:38:23 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: offering payment plans has been instrumental in getting HELL YESes
00:39:54 LaShae Dorsey: Yes. Yes there are and doing so makes you stronger because you know what you will and won't do, even in that choice. It's actually the chance to hone boundaries.
00:40:20 Caitlin Harrison: what’s the lowest/longest payment plan?
00:40:29 Caitlin Harrison: or best practices for that
00:41:20 Janet Hoover: I’m about to do a $500 (possibly less if she needs it) BUT….it’s for a long-time client I know and who’s been on my maint plan for about 5 years
00:41:57 Laura Kåmark: Oooh! I love that idea
00:42:32 Caitlin Harrison: thats the part I avoid the most!!
00:42:48 Lisa Kent: Me too!
00:42:59 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: Just gotta grease that wheel… once you do, they start coming to you.
00:43:18 Kate Newnham: When does that happen?? Hahahaha
00:43:28 Kate Newnham: I have to do more reach out. U all inspire me.
00:43:51 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: haha when you least expect it, Kate 😂
00:44:10 Kate Newnham: Hope so!
00:44:20 Janet Hoover: My mindset self-coaching wears me out lol!
00:44:52 Laura Kåmark: Time to scrub the face of the kitchen cbinets
00:44:54 Amy K Ogden: That’s a tongue twister procrati-cleaning
00:44:56 Laura Kåmark: cabinets*
00:44:57 Lisa Doiron: Haha Janet, me too! 😂
00:45:26 LaShae Dorsey: It both amazes and freaks me out that the feeling really doesn't go away. It just gets more in your face and easier to ignore.
00:46:02 Laura Kåmark: @LaShae same!
00:46:53 Laura Kåmark: Great question!!!
00:47:07 Amy K Ogden: Gold!
00:49:28 Lisa Kent: I’ve had a few people ghost me recently because I think they have been too embarrassed to say they can’t afford it! Amazes me that we have a great chat, I spend my time on a proposal and they lack the good grace to give me a response.
00:49:48 Janet Hoover: Same, Lisa!
00:50:09 Janet Hoover: Even after follow ups – strange!
00:50:24 Lisa Kent: Yeah crazy
00:50:45 Laura Kåmark: @Caitlin sounds like my husband and his lack of tech. Maybe he was the one you got on the call with 🤣
00:50:56 Caitlin Harrison: @laura LOL
00:52:19 Janet Hoover: Ha…I’ve been on my own for 10 years and it’s still a struggle lol!
00:53:32 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: fear of success was REAL for me!
00:53:50 Janet Hoover: Very real!
00:54:10 LaShae Dorsey: same here – having to confront the stuff that comes with success cause yeah it comes with stuff
01:00:02 Janet Hoover: I’m struggling with the exact sort of proposal right now…so far I’ve been only able to make two levels by number of pages – all pages by me on the premium and in the mid, I create a page template with tutorials so they can do some of the pages, (I can’t think of a lower level). They are also a main client so I’m adding in 1 year no payments for premium and 6 most no payments (on their monthly maint) on the mid. but….I’m just not feeling any of it lol
01:02:36 Amy K Ogden: Thanks everyone, so great to see you all!
01:03:08 Barb ✨ Infinity Brand Design: Have an amazing day, y'all! So good to see you, Fam! 💖
01:03:53 Lisa Doiron: Thanks again! See you all next week! 🙂
01:06:12 Erica Nash: I feel like the third option is what’s already being done with the retainer …
01:07:01 Kate Newnham: Add Longer term tweaking to high level then take away at low level??
01:07:12 Lisa Kent: Great to be able to attend this week. Juicy questions!!
01:07:33 Kate Newnham: Yes @erica what you said lol
01:15:23 Kate Newnham: Talking about specific project matrices is SO helpful!!! Thank u!!
01:16:19 Janet Hoover: THANK YOU!!