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byShannon Mattern
WDA Live Strategy Call 08-02-2022

This Week’s Questions

Chat

00:00:51 Caitlin Harrison: hello friends!!
00:01:12 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: Hiii everyone!
00:01:18 Janet Hoover: Heeeelllooo!
00:01:19 Amanda Guerassio (@studioguerassio): Launched my rebrand with new logo and color palette and fonts! (still working on website restructuring)
00:01:40 Caitlin Harrison: July closed out at $10k!!!!!!!!! I don’t know if I’ll be repeating that this month but phew!
00:01:48 Amanda Guerassio (@studioguerassio): That’s awesome, Caitlin!!
00:01:50 Lisa D: Finished my website complete with refreshed branding and professional photos!
00:01:53 Trish Bovell: win – just did a 1:1 networking call I recently made at an in person meeting. Got more ideas of networking groups.
00:01:57 Janet Hoover: Yay, Caitlin!!!
00:02:17 Janet Hoover: Woo Hoo Lisa & Trish!
00:02:25 Mia Rendon: Win: proud of myself for holding my boundaries with a potential client that I had feelings would turn into a nightmare client situation had I caved to what they were asking for! still feeling some kind of way about it because I don
00:02:32 Mia Rendon: don’t want to lose the opportunity
00:02:34 Courtney Wilson: Client signed contract for the logo design – biggest client we’ve had yet! Also, we took a much-needed day off yesterday and are less burnt out today!
00:03:25 Mia Rendon: SO AMAZING CAITLIN!!
00:03:35 Trish Bovell: YAY CAITLIN!!
00:03:40 Leigh Scott: Wow!! Congrats
00:03:41 Becky Swan: wins – sent a proposal with uncomfortably large numbers. Also fired a client this morning who has rarely paid me on time in three years and always has last-minute projects
00:03:45 Courtney Wilson: Website restructuring always scares me lol @Amanda
00:03:53 Courtney Wilson: WOW Caitlin!!
00:03:55 Aisha Beauford – 1: Work it Caitlin!! 👏
00:03:59 Becky Swan: Congrats, Caitlin!
00:04:02 Lauren N.: congratulations!!!
00:04:06 Amanda Guerassio (@studioguerassio): Yeah, Courtney – it’s a process lol. Also because I’m finalizing my package matrix to put on it at the same time
00:04:09 Janet Hoover: Awesome everyone!!!
00:04:13 Trish Bovell: now you know it’s possible, Caitlin
00:04:22 BrittneyHonkomp: Win: Finally feeling more comfortable about charging more after going through module 4 and realizing my value.
00:04:32 Janet Hoover: TONS done on my site and going live FINALLY soon – such a LOAD off
00:04:40 Trish Bovell: Leslie – your deck looks like a fabulous place to be
00:05:15 Leslie Zemenek | Brand Fingerprint Lab: It’s been so hot. I’m tired of sitting inside in AC.
00:05:24 Janet Hoover: That’s a good idea to brain dump in a loom
00:05:34 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: Lisa!!!
00:05:49 Lisa D: Thank you!
00:06:00 Caitlin Harrison: I updated my website as well with my new photos! still some changes to implement on the messaging (which I submitted to Shannon and Erica)
00:06:04 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: Everyone has been so busy the last week! So good! Congrats to all!
00:06:17 Janet Hoover: Such great wins everyone!!
00:07:13 Amanda Guerassio (@studioguerassio): Yay Becky!!!!!
00:07:18 Caitlin Harrison: AMAZINGGGGG
00:07:24 Janet Hoover: Boom, Becy!!
00:07:25 Courtney Wilson: Firing clients can feel so good @Becky!
00:07:32 Becky Swan: I hope so!
00:07:43 Aisha Beauford – 1: Nice Becky!
00:09:18 Lauren N.: I’m saying no to a potential client’s offer to pay me with equity in their future company instead of paying me upfront for their website.
00:09:28 Janet Hoover: 🎉
00:09:37 Karen: Feeling a lot less fear and more confidence the last couple of weeks. It feels freeing.
00:09:54 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: Yay Karen!! That’s so great to hear!!
00:10:17 Caitlin Harrison: WDA is life changing ❤️
00:10:18 Becky Swan: Good one
00:10:22 Courtney Wilson: Woah.
00:10:46 Janet Hoover: Amen to that Karen!
00:10:47 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: (Caitlin, I looove your photos – that green on you! *heart eyes*)
00:11:05 Caitlin Harrison: thank you Kaila 😘
00:11:08 Janet Hoover: Yeah, looks great Caitlin!!
00:11:44 Caitlin Harrison: thank youuuuu
00:14:49 Caitlin Harrison: @erica for the 8-week implementation, should we block an hour on those dates provided?
00:16:00 Erica Nash: For the most part, yes. There may be a few meetings that are a little longer than that (co-working, etc). I’ll get back to you guys with exact times soon!!
00:16:11 Caitlin Harrison: thanks!
00:34:59 Janet Hoover: Option 2!
00:36:42 Amanda Guerassio (@studioguerassio): Copywriter is behind 2 weeks – you want another 2 weeks – seems like a very reasonable ask
00:38:47 Caitlin Harrison: they always seem to think these are instant
00:39:09 Trish Bovell: It took me 3 months to do my first membership site. And I worked crazy hours
00:44:44 Lauren N.: @Trish oh wow, ok that makes me feel MUCH better. my expectations weren’t realistic…learning lesson for me, but that’s good to know how long it can take!
00:50:18 Trish Bovell: I did that, Caitlin – it works. I got a zombie client finally done
00:51:43 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: i do 10% for choosing quick or 10% if they want to pay in full at any time within the 30 days (expires after 30) – if paying in full feels like it might be an option to give her
00:53:06 Janet Hoover: Can we add that to the scripts ? 🤣
00:53:10 Erica Nash: Thank you so much for asking. My policy is that discount expires in 72 hours.
00:53:18 Erica Nash: 😂 @janet
00:53:21 Trish Bovell: it’s all now money versus later money.
00:55:18 Licia Dantas: loving this conversation! great advice!
00:56:25 Janet Hoover: OH my gosh…same here Caitlin….things are finally sticking in my brain
00:57:33 Erica Nash: All the heart eyes for sustainable SOPs
00:57:55 Janet Hoover: 😍
00:58:26 Janet Hoover: Thank you!
00:58:41 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: fun!
00:58:42 Courtney Wilson: Yay go out of town! Good for you!
00:58:43 Amanda Guerassio (@studioguerassio): Have fun!!
00:58:47 Lauren N.: Enjoy!
00:58:54 Mia Rendon: Yay! Good for you!!💖
00:58:56 Trish Bovell: yay! protect the WDA golden goose!
00:58:59 Caitlin Harrison: Maybe we do an unofficial chat session 😉
00:59:06 Kaila – HeyKaila Media: ditto!