{"id":691,"date":"2023-01-25T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T14:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/?p=691"},"modified":"2023-01-25T14:13:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T14:13:44","slug":"resources-processes-and-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/resources-processes-and-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources, Processes, and Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hey, are you a freelancer?\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nnfLTjkYJq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200aHey, are you a freelancer?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the thing that&#8217;s going to prevent you from actually growing your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see, it&#8217;s very counterintuitive, but the things that actually enable you to grow initially will prevent you from growing later as you continue to grow and scale your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what this looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see, as you begin, you have resources. So this will be your time, your money, your attention, your energy. Those are the resources that you have early on, and from those you begin to develop processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So processes\u00a0 in terms of the way you do what you do, and then those lead to the priorities. What are the priorities that you have as a freelancer? And so as you go through these things, you grow your business by doing this. But when you start growing and adding team members, you have to start here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to start with priorities. And those priorities then define the processes that you need in order to lead your team, to direct your team and have your team grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then finally, within those processes, you allocate the resources, the time, the budget, the material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So think counterintuitively in order to keep growing your business as a freelancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you relate to any of these:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Struggling from project to project<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 A slow trickle of inquiries about your services<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Your clients only seem concerned about the lowest price<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Not sure when or where your next project will come<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Fighting for clients on freelancer marketplaces like Upwork and 99 Designs<\/p>\n<p>If any of those describe you learn more about the Freelance Accelerator: http:\/\/uglymugmarketing.com\/freelance<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn how to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have a WAITLIST of high paying, committed clients (rather than starting from scratch each month)<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f STOP fighting for mediocre projects on freelancer marketplaces (like UpWork and 99 Designs) and start becoming the GO TO CHOICE and virtually eliminate all of your competition<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have clients love your work and trust your guidance<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Position yourself to start winning large (5-figure), high-profit projects<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Transition from project-to-project, to having clients on retainers paying you month after month<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have a steady stream of leads pouring in wanting to do business with you<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Get paid 2x as much for the work you&#8217;re already doing<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have clients thank you for the privilege of working with you<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have a strategic roadmap for scaling your business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200aHey, are you a freelancer?\u00a0 This is the thing that&#8217;s going to prevent you from actually growing your business.\u00a0 You see, it&#8217;s very counterintuitive, but the things that actually enable you to grow initially will prevent you from growing later as you continue to grow and scale your business.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what this looks like. 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