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How frequently should you publish? It's probably more often than you're currently publishing.

Have either of you ever attempted to make the leap from consulting to running a SAAS business or other type of online/tech company? http://businessofsoftware.org/2013/02/gail-goodman-constant-contact-how-to-negotiate-the-long-slow-saas-ramp-of-death/ https://medium.com/@nickkokonas/why-we-are-self-publishing-the-aviary-cookbook-lessons-from-the-alinea-book-e89236ab6ca1

How do you identify and work with your best customers? Kai Davis Platinum Reserve: http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=04282006 1,000 True Fans: http://overcomeeverything.com/4450/hint-3-1000-true-fans/

What are our quarterly goals? Why are goals important? What shape should they take? Tiny Habits: http://tinyhabits.com & http://tinyhabitsacademy.org

Show Notes

What happens if a client ghosts you after you send a proposal? Episode Links The Berkshire Hathaway of The Internet The Magic Email: A follow-up that works

Episode 69: Nick and Kai do a deep dive on important business strategies that you need to know about. Also, if this is your first episode of Make Money Online, we're so sorry.

In this episode, Nick and Kai discuss the importance of the 'first thing' that a customer or clients buys from you (be it a product or a service) and how that transaction sets expectations for the duration of the relationship. Nick and Kai also briefly discuss how to get started with your first product.

Cramming Your Work in a Retainer Hole In this episode, Nick and Kai talk about how retainers function for freelancers and consultants and the benefits of costs of offering retainer based offerings. Nick and Kai also discuss alternative to retainer based engagements to increase your client lifetime value.

This is another in our series on how to travel well as a freelancer or consultant. In this episode, we talk about treating your vacation as sacred time, what (and how) to pack, how to deal with airlines, and how to vet restaurants.

In this episode, we answer a listener question: If you woke up and had 0 clients and wanted to start filling your pipeline, what do you do?

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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services: Kim Goodwin About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design: Alan Coopers Rosenfeld Media | User experience books, training, workshops, seminars, and experts Web Form Design - Luke Wroblewski Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) Steve Krug Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems: Steve Krug Cadence and Slack by Nick Disabato Revise Weekly by Nick Disabato Other Resources UIE.com, Jared M. Spool IDEO: Reimagining the Shopping Cart

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What is Productized Consulting? Is it selling information products? The 3 key elements of Productized Consulting (fixed price, fixed scope, fixed delivery) How to transition to Productized Consulting Eliminating Scope Creep Your Step To Getting Started http://99u.com/articles/51208/following-the-hunch-how-to-make-freelancing-into-a-durable-business