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The BS-Free Service Business show takes you behind the scenes of running a business as a freelancer, creative, or agency owner, focusing on fluff-free lessons to help you grow your business and get paid. You're in the right place if you work with clients and want to create a simple AND sustainable service business. Your host is Maggie Patterson, the creator of BS-Free Business, a content production agency owner, and a self-employed writer and consultant for nearly 20 years. You can learn more about the podcast and BS-Free Business at http://www.bsfreebusiness.com and subscribe to never miss an episode.
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Now displaying: November, 2021
Nov 29, 2021

Have you wondered if your money goals are actually YOUR goals? 

How to make money, how to manage money, and how much money you “should” be striving for is always a hot topic in the world of online business.

We’re flooded with so many messages that sometimes, we end up pushing ourselves to meet goals that don’t actually serve us or our business. 

We’re told if we’re not scaling we’re failing, and that just is not the case.

That’s why in this episode, I’m unpacking money goals, why I think that the conventional teachings of online business are broken, and how we can define a new approach to making money.

Get the inside scoop at: smallbusinessboss.co/money-goals

Nov 22, 2021

Have you ever assumed that just because something is high ticket, it must be good?

We’ve certainly been there, but here’s the problem - 

What exactly IS “high ticket”, anyway? 

A certain dollar amount? A specific level of service? A high return on investment?

The reality is that one person’s high ticket could be loose change for another, and the big price tag really means nothing in terms of actual value. It’s all subjective. 

That’s why in this episode of Duped we’re digging into the high ticket economy of online business including WTF high ticket even means, its problems and why you probably shouldn’t believe the hype. 

Find out more at duped.online

Nov 15, 2021

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you do you’re always seeing messaging telling you to hustle even harder?

As an industry, online business is alllllll about the hustle. Hustling is worn as a badge of honor, but what we don’t talk about is what that 24/7 hustle can mean for us —

Burnout, feeling apathetic and overwhelmed and more.

So, is this culture of hustle really the dream we should be chasing?

In this episode, guest Brittany Berger from Work Smarter chats with me about hustle culture, how it shows up, and how this intersects with ableism across the industry.

Get the inside scoop right here: smallbusinessboss.co/ableism-in-online-business

Nov 8, 2021

There are a lot of stories we tell ourselves as entrepreneurs, but there’s one, in particular, I hear time and time again from the people I work with:

“I'm bad at sales.”

Now, you may or may not be a gifted salesperson, But so much of how we think of sales is wrapped up in antiquated myths and a ton of BS about what we “should” and “shouldn’t” do. 

Add in a never-ending stream of courses and programs designed to sell us on someone’s specific version of sales, and it’s no surprise we have a hard time sorting through the confusion.

That’s why In this episode, we break down BS myths and messages about sales calls and talk through some specific ways to make those calls that much simpler.

Get the inside scoop: smallbusinessboss.co/sales-myths

Nov 1, 2021

*Check out the first episode of Duped, season 2*

Stop us if you’ve heard these ones before -

“Make money while you sleep!”

“Never trade dollars for hours again!”

“Create it once and set it on autopilot!”

We all know celebrity entrepreneurs make BIG promises when selling us a course that teaches us how to create… another course.

But do courses actually live up to the hype? Are they the passive income dream they claim to be? 

In this episode of Duped, we’re looking at whether courses are a magical moneymaking dream or a bonafide business nightmare.

Find out more at duped.online

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