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I tracked every proposal I sent for a month. The pattern was ugly: follow-up happened when I remembered, which was usually day 9 or never. So September's experiment is blunt. Every proposal gets a …
Most of my retainer work comes from people who already know me, which means growth is capped by my network and my calendar. I am running a few small tests to see if I can reach wellness-curious aud…
I run a small education business here in Aotearoa and course conversion is my current stuck point, so this is a working session rather than a masterclass. Bring the course or offer that people read…
I have two big lump-sum retainers that keep cash flow lumpy. Goal is productized expertise, but I don't want to lose the steady base. Trying to separate the variables before I answer.
Members finish my courses at around 40%. I've rebuilt the onboarding twice, added reminder emails, still the same. I publish weekly on two platforms and own none of it. I want the first move to be …
Two years ago our association's renewal rate sat at 71%. Members kept telling us in surveys the dues felt thin, so the board pushed through a benefits expansion — a mentoring matching programme, fo…
I've been running a fractional ops retainer for about a year now and I keep hitting the same wall. Two clients have referred me — both turned into discovery calls, neither signed. I stopped asking …
Most of my churn happens in the first two weeks, and I have assumed it is because people get busy. Before I redesign anything, I want to separate two variables: whether the first session lands fast…
I run a group programme for boutique digital agencies. Right now it's mostly one-off cohorts, and I want to shift to a recurring model — but completion rates inside the cohort are low, which makes …
I run a small content retainer practice in Singapore. This session is for solo consultants and tiny agency folks who want to automate the boring parts without losing the human bits clients pay for.…
I'm hiring my first real instructional designer next month and I keep going back and forth on what to put in the job ad. I don't want to filter out someone good just because the paper doesn't match.
I'm a copywriter in Durban running a paid newsletter that's finally making real money. My accountant says I need a VA for admin and research, but I'm terrified of committing to a salary when my inc…
