Staying Solo
Growing a solo service business is tough. It’s even harder when you’re bombarded with BS advice that steers you away from your values and why you started your business in the first place.
This is the podcast for solo creatives and consultants who want to remain as a team of one and have zero interest in the hustle and grind of typical business teachings.
Most podcasts for solopreneurs and freelancers, hosted by out-of-touch celebrity entrepreneurs who haven't offered one-to-one services in years, miss the mark on today's market realities.
Maggie Patterson, a service business owner for 20 years, understands that to stay solo, you need to know what matters to you, what works for you, and what you should completely ignore.
In each episode, she examines one piece of conventional business advice to discover how it may hurt your business or be completely wrong for you as a solo business owner.
Join Maggie for real talk to help you avoid burnout or the desire to entirely burn down your business to open a flower shop, book store, or cat cafe. (Because those cats won’t pay the bills.)
(Formerly the BS-Free Service Business Show)
Latest episodes
Mar 20, 2017 • 26min
#51: Why Retainers Rock
Running a services business means you’ve got ups and downs when it comes to your client work so you’re always looking for ways to create stable, ongoing income. Enter retainers. In this episode, we’re going to chat about retainers for services and why they rock. Here's in the inside scoop on episode 51: https://scoopindustries.com/episode51/
Mar 16, 2017 • 6min
Express: The Secret of Success
We live in a culture that’s based on the fact that we’re always improving. But when it comes to business, that quest for self-improvement can cause some unforeseen issues. In this express episode, we’re talking about the one thing you need to know about success. For more great content like this, visit www.scoopindustries.com/blog.
Mar 13, 2017 • 20min
#50: Ways to Grow your Business Without Hiring
You’re ready to grow and to really blow up your business, but how do you make that happen? Do you need to hire? The short answer is no. You don’t. In this episode we’re talking about ways to grow your business without having to grow a team. One of the biggest misconceptions around is that to “scale” or grow your business you must have a team. But that reality is you don’t, so we wanted to talk about that in today’s episode as a follow up to Episode 48 on if you’re ready to hire. Here's the scoop on Episode 50: https://scoopindustries.com/episode50/
Mar 9, 2017 • 6min
Express: Context Switching is Killing Your Productivity
In today’s express episode we’re talking about the thing that’s killing your productivity. BIG TIME. Meet Context Switching. If you run your own services biz, you’re probably familiar with the challenges of having to constantly switch from one thing to the next. So how do you combat this? We’re breaking it down for you. For more great content like this, visit www.scoopindustries.com/blog.
Mar 6, 2017 • 14min
#49: Changing Direction in Your Business
Sometimes you need to change direction or press the reset button. But how do you do that without it looking like a hot mess from the outside? We tackle that exact question today as well as sharing a reset that impacts you as a listener of this show. peaking of changes, starting today, the Inside Scoop podcast will be called the Services Business Success show. Listen to find out why! And if you have missed any podcasts and want to get caught up, you can find all of our previous episodes on our new Podcast Hub. Links for this show: You can find our show notes at: https://scoopindustries.com/episode49 Check out our new podcast “hub” with everything you need to know about the show: Scoop - https://scoopindustries.com/podcast
Feb 27, 2017 • 25min
#48: When Should You Hire?
Hiring can seem like the answer to all of your problems, but is hiring really the answer? When is the right time to hire? What things do you need to be ready for? In this episode we’re going behind-the-scenes talking about hiring for your business. Show notes: https://scoopindustries.com/episode-48/
Feb 20, 2017 • 25min
#47: The Guide to Launching Your Services
Do you think that launching is just for courses or programs? No way! You can launch your services business and get big results.In this episode we are talking about how to launch your different services and our favorite ways to get booked out. You can view show notes for this episode at: https://scoopindustries.com/episode47/
Feb 13, 2017 • 27min
#46: Ways to Show Your Business Some Love
It’s the season of love and we’re celebrating by talking about how to show your business some love. After all, when you’re offering services, it’s easy for your business to become last on the list. In this episode, we’re sharing practical ideas for showing your business a bit more love in the next month. You can view show notes for the episode at: https://scoopindustries.com/episode46/
Feb 6, 2017 • 26min
#45: Stand Your Ground, Save Your Sanity When Working with Clients
The word “serve” is part of the word services...so when you run a services business it’s easy for service to quickly turn into doormat, people pleaser, YES woman or some other thing that helps make you lose your marbles...In this episode we’re talking about ways to save your sanity and be of service, while being exceptional at what you do. You can view the show notes for this episode at: www.scoopindustries.com/episode45.
Jan 30, 2017 • 21min
#44: Managing Productivity When You Work with Clients
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve carefully planned your week, and it’s going to be the best week ever...but then client priorities take over and next thing you know you’ve gone from productive to parked with working ON your business. In this episode we’re sharing our best tips from years of working with clients to protect your productivity! Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode44
