Using Mockup Tools with Virtual Assistants and Clients
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Using Mockup Tools with Virtual Assistants and Clients

It’s always great when we get to learn something new from an inspiring agency owner! Never stop learning, right? In this episode of “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” (originally recorded in Nov 2020), I had the privilege of sitting down for a chat with Melanie Adcock, co-founder and owner of Adcock Creative. She,…

Breaking Down the Pre-Proposal Process
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Breaking Down the Pre-Proposal Process

Does practice make perfect? No, not always. But having a solid pre-propoaal process leads to practical, consistent quality in your early client interactions, which spells out good news for your clients, and for you. When you’re meeting with your clients for the first time, it’s important to have a structure that gets both of you…

How our 6 Productivity Principles Apply to ANY Project

How our 6 Productivity Principles Apply to ANY Project

If you’ve ever had a project that seems absolutely unconquerable, you can join the club. There are some projects and sites that seem to get more complicated as they go along. Maybe you’ve started developing a site with your team that feels more and more like a pile of loose ends. Maybe you’re trying to…

Accountability as Motivation – It Works!

Accountability as Motivation – It Works!

You might have heard the saying, “We plan, God laughs,” and that rings true in every aspect of our lives—both with clients, and with our own projects. The last two years have been proof enough of that! That’s why it’s so important for us to establish accountability. It’s also why I wanted to discuss the…

The Power of the Project Notebook
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The Power of the Project Notebook

Using a project notebook is a practice we started way back in the day, before everything was electronic and digital. That means we always had a physical hard-copy notebook. Although that’s not the case in today’s world, you should still be keeping some form of a project notebook. What is a Project Notebook? A project…

Essential Project Management Processes Every Agency Needs
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Essential Project Management Processes Every Agency Needs

If you’ve been following me for any time at all, you know I talk about the Six Productivity Principles for WordPress Project Success – ALL. THE. TIME. But they changed my life. That’s so trite these days but in this case, it’s true. These principles changed everything about the way I do any kind of…