Selling is scary as hell, isn’t it. You finally got the meeting. You clear your throat and punch in the phone number at 2pm sharp, shaking in your boots bathroom slippers. “Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today, Mr. Client.” <—You say in your most ultra professional voice, despite the nagging chest cold that makes you sound like Marge Simpson. And then it happens. Before the ode-to-nerves vodka shot you slugged even has a chance to hit
Just The Tip: Feel Guilty Anytime You’re Not “Being Productive”?
I wrote today’s tip earlier today about copywriting. It was pretty fucking good, actually. I might have even made a je about ham. But then I stalled. I hated the tip. The tip was useful, for sure. The tip was original, most definitely. And the tip was something that some people might have even ed out to remember later. But the fact is? I’m not interested in later. How many pieces of advice do you have bomarked somewhere for later?
Just The Tip: Are You a Dangerous Liability In Your Own Business?
How many bos do you have in your Kindle library that you haven’t read yet? How many times have you said to yourself, “I should really learn how to write better copy,” or “I should really learn Photoshop,” or “I should really learn how to shower regularly instead of rotting away in my yoga pants with grease dripping down my hair follicles, fisting the keyboard like a caveman while blankly staring at the screen with absolutely zero drive, motivation, creativity
When Customer Service Equals “Blow Me”
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: So she didn’t make her customers feel like a bunch of tossed aside assholes, that’s why. KIDDING. That would be a terrible je. Please don’t tell it at parties. But for today’s Just The Tip, I wanted to mention a G app that our team is currently experimenting with called Hiver. Hiver makes it possible for all of us to—ready for this?—have shared access to multiple G folders. BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST
Just The Tip: Don’t Sell People.
As I write today’s tip, I’m sailing away from Honduras on a cruise ship as a guest speaker (are you picturing me stomping all over the poop deck with a microphone?), speaking to a group of bright, motivated women starting their own businesses on the topic of standing out from the crowd. Getting noticed. And rising above the ubiquitous “sea of competitors,” which I promise I’ve only jed about once, though there’s certainly the temptation to harass everyone with as
Just The Tip: How to Raise Your Rates (Without Pissing Anyone Off)
Money: Love making it. Hate asking for it. (Unless the Tooth Fairy’s involved, in which case it’s all PAY UP, ASSHOLE.) Money talk makes us sweaty and uncomfortable and fidgety—mostly because we’re all trying to pretend money “ain’t a thing” when, in reality, it is a thing, and it’s called shoes. But just because you’d rather talk to a stranger about your period than ask a client for money, the time comes when you’re going to have to, ahem, ask a client
Just The Tip: Get Your Message To Spread Like The Wildest Of Fires. Also, Halloween!
HI! Jess here! SURPRISE! Because I totally have Ash tied up in a closet and have commandeered this week’s Just The Tip. KIDDING. We all know Ash could kick my ass around the block and back. But I’m here because I happen to know about today’s Just The Tip than she, ahem, does, and I’m pleased as peaches to be here. (And this is where I’d curtsy if I were that sort of gal.) BUT BACK TO BUSINESS. Unless you’re
Just The Tip: Voice Comments for Client Projects
If you work with clients at all, at some point in the process, you probably have to TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. However, it might not always be the easiest—or most effective—form of communication for certain things. Maybe you’ve got (extremely well-meaning) chattier clients who, if you’re not careful, might eat too much of your creative energy, leaving none left for the actual work itself. Or perhaps you’re like us, and work with a team of people, in which case, we need to
Just The Tip: Keep Your Ideas Organized The EASY Way
Guess what day it is? Just The Tip Thursdays! And for today’s tip: Did you know? You can totally replace greek yogurt in any recipe that calls for mayonnaise or butter! JUST KIDDING. What do you think this is? Today’s tip has nothing to do with coing, given that I have absolutely no business doling out pointers on anything that has to do with open flames. Or greek yogurt. I tried that shit this morning. It’s horrifying. (Don’t tell me
Just The Tip: Potty Train Your Inbox
So, you know when you go on a shopping binge because YOU’RE HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS / WEEKS / DECADES and suddenly find yourself frantically typing ANY AND EVERY ONLINE RETAILER’S NAME INTO THE ADDRESS BAR THAT YOU CAN THINK OF, manically adding items to your cute little fucking virtual shopping bag while doing this little bouncey-bounce-in-your-seat move to one of the 403,000 remixes by Pitbull, excitedly gargling coffee and seriously wondering how hard it would be to bribe someone,
Just The Tip: How to Handle Inconsiderate Jerk Offs
At some point, you’re going to get into a dispute with someone. Maybe it’ll be a client. Maybe it’ll be a friend. Maybe it’ll be your 6th grade math teacher, who, first of all, is actually still alive, and second, who you’ve come to mercilessly hunt down to let her know just how much she SCARRED THE INSIDE OF YOUR BRAIN by humiliating you at the board the week you learned to reduce fractions. THINK I WENT AWAY, SNAGGLE-NUMBERS? Guess
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