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Open session for anyone running sponsorship or ad sales on their own and losing deals somewhere between the first call and the second. I'll walk through how I track and chase leads now, including t…
We run self-paced compliance modules for three mid-sized clients and completion sits around 40%. One client has started asking why they're paying per seat when nobody finishes. I've decided to move…
Quoting a second offer next week. Right now editing sits inside the retainer and it eats my margin, but I have no proof clients will pay for it as a line item. Rather hear what you lot actually do …
I'm a financial coach in Dubai, 6 years running sponsor content and ads. I already quit the hourly 1:1s three years ago, so I know how to sell an outcome not my time. So why can't I sell a sponsore…
I run a small group programme for data consultants and my follow-up is genuinely bad — I answer the first message fast and then vanish. So this month I'm testing something small: no chasing at all,…
I run a paid newsletter here in Accra, early revenue, and my real headache is manual onboarding — so reporting for me means spotting who's about to leave before I do it all by hand. This session is…
I keep getting asked for the same intake framework by people who found me through talks and referrals. Handing it over builds goodwill but I'm not sure it's building anything I can charge for later…
I run a small retainer setup for fitness clients and I'm onboarding people one at a time, mostly by hand. It works but I can't take on many more without it eating my week. Before I go changing thin…
I run Mombasa Weekly, a free weekly paper plus the Instagram page that actually pays for it. I keep saying I'll raise rates next quarter. I'm sharing the build because last time I said it, I didn't…
A working session for coaches and creators who have happy clients but freeze when it is time to ask them for something usable. We will look at what to ask, when to ask it, and how to turn a vague '…
I'm documenting how I'm trying to turn my consulting delivery into something repeatable, and pricing is the variable I keep circling. Sharing because I suspect I'm not the only solo consultant who …
I ran one small experiment: pitching a fixed-scope compliance audit to my existing retainer clients instead of a full second retainer. I wanted to see if a clearly bounded piece of work would get a…
