WordCamp Boston
We went to Boston last week (Mike and I), what a great city! We went to Fenway Park, was introduced to J.P. Lick (best ice cream, good thing there are none around here) and the list goes on. But the real reason for the trip was for WordCamp Boston! There are closer WordCamps but going to Boston I was able to meet Eileen and Andrew in person. Skyping is nice but an in person meeting is even better. I also met more amazing like minded people.
How To Rock as An Entrepreneur
One of my favorite seminars was how to rock as a freelancer. They presented great tips and easy to digest advice to rock as a freelancer. So I put together a make shift list of how to rock as a entrepreneur. Some of the points are directly from the seminar which can be seen in these slides https://www.slideshare.net/troydean73/101-ways-to-rock-as-a-freelancer and some are my points learned after years of being an entrepreneur.
Getting an accountability partner – was my biggest take away point.
70 Ways to Rock As an Entrepreneur
- Always keep learning
- Plan your week every Monday
- Set deadlines and mean it
- Create tasks for yourself
- Set aside time to grow
- Be undeniably present wherever you are – meeting, seminar, alone
- Create your referral machine
- Build with WordPress – so you can keep growing
- Use automation – whenever possible
- Create crafted email replies – you know the welcome, the thank you, the away from the office….
- Present clear, very clear proposals
- Be clear on payments – schedule and amount
- Be proactive – its your business
- Collaborate with others – it amazing how much this helps
- Set hours for set things – invoicing, proposals, growing your business, etc.
- One thing… one time – don’t recreate tasks that can be saved and reused or re-purposed
- Make tutorials – great for when you hire new people
- Learn marketing – online and off
- Refer to yourself as a Professional – always
- Find a community – there are plenty
- Serve others – : )
- Know your target audience – create your client avatar
- Develop processes
- Let hard clients/customers go – quickly and gently
- Delegate your weaknesses – sooner rather than later
- Don’t reduce your prices
- Give yourself a pay raise – you know your self worth
- Build an email list – yes really
- Create good content – Google will love you
- Understand that SEO is important
- Know what Social Media outlets will help your business
- Sell VALUE
- Sell discovery sessions
- Don’t meet for free
- Limit client meetings – set parameters
- Network, network, and more networking
- Set expectations with clients
- Have a support email support@
- Separate business finances – from personal finances
- Get a bookkeeper or use a system that makes bookkeeping a snap – Freshbooks
- Know what you can write off
- Say what you mean and mean what you say
- Set work-life balance rules
- Get dressed for success
- Make exercise part of your routine
- Value your work immensely
- Know your why – remember your why
- Set yearly goals
- Reward yourself
- Get an accountability partner – big help
- Don’t work weekends – sharpen the saw (Franklin Covey)
- Get a standing desk – have not yet
- Love your office
- Hide notifications on your phone
- Hide notifications on your desktop
- Listen to music
- Get an online scheduler – timely.app
- Take a vacation
- Always move forward
- Be quirky, silly, friendly whatever it is that is you – be yourself
- You are the boss – Be the boss
- Fix what’s broken – fix it correctly
- Learn to say – NO
- Learn to say – YES (when it is right but scary)
- Breathe in, Breathe out. No fear, no doubt. (Martha Beck)
- Don’t quit yourself – never ever
- Save – save, and save
- Love your money – it helps you do the things you want to do
- Live life – always
- Be kind, be helpful, remember the golden rule and carry on
Please let me know what you think should be added to the list.