As a freelancer or entrepreneur, you may find that your clients don't enjoy your systems and processes (or lack thereof) as much as you do! Today, I'm talking with Mariah from Mariah Magazine. She's a web strategist and designer who helps entrepreneurs optimize their websites. Her business systems are a bit scattered, so she wants to get them whipped back into shape, both for her own sanity and so that she can confidently hire an assistant. We're going to talk about both the technical side and the personal side of creating systems and preparing to hire a VA!

Don't forget to check out Dubsado, a CRM that can help you manage your clients and workflows so that you have more time for the things you LOVE in life!

It's not hard to rely on old standards when it comes to finding clients. You need to get outside that box, though! In today's episode, I'm talking with Lyssy, a wonderful hand-letterer and calligrapher from Singapore. She has a great online following, but she wants to expand her local clients. We brainstormed ways that Lyssy can reach more of her local target market and grow her business! Get some ideas to help you expand your own local client base.

Don't forget to check out Dubsado, a CRM that can help you manage your clients and workflows so that you have more time for the things you LOVE in life!

You may know who the ideal client for your business is, but connecting with them can be a whole different story! In today's episode, I'm talking with Amber, a fantastic photographer from Arizona. She knows who her ideal client is, but has been having trouble finding and connecting with them. We brainstormed some ideas to help Amber grow her photography business so she can go full-time!

Don't forget to check out Dubsado, a CRM that can help you manage your clients and workflows so that you have more time for the things you LOVE in life!

Creating systems within your business can be a pain in the butt! In today's episode, I talked to Anni, a creative consultant for ethical and sustainable businesses. She has a mish-mash of tools cobbled together to form a makeshift client onboarding procedure, but it isn't her dream system. Anni would like to move her client onboarding to a single program (i.e. a client relationship management system like Dubsado) as much as possible, but she first wants to have a concrete plan in place for how to set it up. That's what we're talking about on Sparking Growth today!

Sales/landing pages are not a favorite task for most entrepreneurs. Christa provides ministry coaching and project services to her clients, but she's been struggling with conversion on the sales pages for her courses. In today's episode, we're working on some ways that she can update her sales pages to improve her conversions.

Douglas Humphries is a writer and editor I met through the #createlounge Twitter chat. His writing is currently a side hustle, but he would love to make it his full-time job eventually. In today's episode, we explore ways that he can move towards writing full-time, how to leverage the opportunities that come your way while side hustling, and being patient while growing your business. If you're building a freelance career or thinking about entrepreneurship, this episode is for you.

Sarah is a coach who wants to empower women to become more assertive, but she's been struggling to reach her ideal clients. In today's episode, we work through opportunities for her to connect with the women who need her, creating a community, and leveraging her website to grow her services.

Today I'm talking with Shawna, a sculptor and entrepreneur. She has been working on finding the right audience for her work. As a military veteran, she has found that she often gets pigeonholed as "good for a veteran" rather than simply a good sculptor. Being pigeonholed is all too common for many of us, so in this episode, Shawna and I work through a number of ideas to help her find and connect with her ideal audience, expand her business through unique marketing, and partner up with other entrepreneurs to further her work.

If you're a localized entrepreneur, this episode is for you! Angela is an up-and-coming personal stylist in the St. Louis, MO area. She's been struggling with finding her ideal clients in order to grow her business, though. In this episode, Jenn works with Angela to find opportunities to identify and connect with her ideal clients, create mutually beneficial business partnerships, and get the word out about her services.