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
Jun 1, 2016 • 30min
#12: Setting Client Expectations & Boundaries
Expectations. Boundaries. Both are a constant work in progress as a service-based business owner. In this episode, we’re going to break down what we’ve learned about the good and bad of setting expectations and boundaries. Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode12.
May 25, 2016 • 30min
#11: Closing the Deal Without Being Pushy
How many times have you not followed-up because you didn’t want to be pushy? You’ve probably missed out on the opportunity to close the deal with a would-be client thanks to our friend fear. In this episode, we’re diving into how to close the deal without being pushy. Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode11.
May 18, 2016 • 24min
#10: Preparing and Presenting Your Proposals
In this episode we’re talking about all the ins and outs of proposals. They’re critical to many service-based businesses, but how do you prep and present a proposal in a way that gets your would-be client to say yes? Get out your notebook as this episode is super practical and will help you write proposals that your would-be clients love. Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode10.
May 10, 2016 • 25min
#9: The Art of Consults that Convert
Just invite people to a free consult and get booked out. If only it was that easy…On this episode of the Inside Scoop show we’re talking about how to do consults in a way that convert. Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode9.
May 4, 2016 • 28min
#8: The Secrets of Reputation & Referrals
Want new clients? Want to grow like gangbusters? (What does gangbuster even mean?) This episode of the Inside Scoop show we’re talking about two of the MOST powerful tools in your arsenal when it comes to building your business - your reputation and referrals. Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode8/
Apr 27, 2016 • 27min
#7: How Many Clients Do You Really Need?
When you work with clients, it can be hard to figure out the balance between enough clients and having too many. Today’s we’re dishing up the truth about how many clients you really and truly need...and when enough is enough. Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode7/
Apr 20, 2016 • 21min
#6: Pricing Advice You Can Take to the Bank
Pricing advice is the worst! It’s often so general that you’re not entirely sure what to do with it or so ridiculous that you’ve got a million and one objections to it. In this episode, we’re talking about pricing in a tangible, practical way you can actually use for your services-based business. Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode6/
Apr 13, 2016 • 24min
#5: How to Create Profitable Packages
If there’s one thing that stands between good and great in a services-based business, it’s packages. We break down what you need to know about creating a package and why it can be the thing that makes the biggest difference for your sanity and profitability in the long run. Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode5/
Apr 6, 2016 • 23min
#4: How Going Online Changes Your Business
Should you really have your business on the good old world wide web? Do you need to be online? And if you go online how does that change your business? That’s what we’re diving into this episode, with some scoop on how it’s been critical to our individual success. Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode4/
Mar 30, 2016 • 21min
#3: Stand Out and Succeed with the Power of Personality
We’ve all heard it a million times before, “just be yourself!”. But what does that even mean anyways? This episode looks at the vital importance of personality to you succeeding as a services-based business and we get super specific about how to actually make that a reality. (Even if you feel like you don’t have any personality or you should keep it locked away because you’re just too quirky/freaky/weird/awesome.) Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode3/
