

And I think that that does a huge disservice to your business. Hugely important and it’s all So something I think we often, maybe for particular reasons that we will get into in this episode, but we might want to skip it. And following up is a step in that journey and is a very important one. So the proposal follow up is another component of like what we call the pre client journey, right? So we talked about the pre client journey and episode 29. But today’s conversation is specifically around the proposal follow up. And I genuinely think we can and should create an episode around each of those different types of follow ups and why they are so important. So there are follow ups that can happen all over the place. And that person was really excited, but for whatever reason, they decided not to do it.

And after making a discovery call or a networking call invitation when you said hey, let’s get on a call. They didn’t take that next step with you. After you’ve sent a proposal after a discovery call after a networking call after a lead was referred to you but they didn’t take action. And follow ups can happen all over the place. And that’s the best way that I can think about describing it. Right? So in general, following up is checking back in reaching out after you’ve had a conversation or you’ve taken some action with someone going back and checking in. So as always, we kind of want to OFF TOP talk about like, what what are we talking about? Why are we talking about this in particular, right? So what is a follow up? So let’s get into this juicy, juicy topic right now, the power of the proposal follow up, right. Leaving a review helps us reach more people like you who are also interested in learning about all things related to mindset and being a woman web designer and developer. Obviously, if you listen to podcasts, you have probably heard this before. And we will send you a special gift as a thank you for doing that. I think Instagram is probably the best place for people to do that. So at Hello, Sam Munoz are at Karen Page. So if you leave a review of the podcast, go ahead and take a screenshot DM one of us. We’re doing a fun end of the podcast season special thing. So if you love the podcast, and you have not left a review of it yet, we would super, super appreciate if you did that. But before we get into the topic, can we talk about the special gift giveaway that we’re doing? So yeah, we are buzzing with anticipation. So the topic of this week’s episode is the power of the proposal follow up. But for today’s episode, I am so stoked to be talking about this. So definitely, if you’re listening, and you know, you’re a big avid fan and listener of the podcast, don’t forget to listen to that one. Because next episode, we’re going to be reviewing some of our favorite episodes and some things that we’ve learned since creating all of those. This is our last kind of new podcast episode of the year, you could say end of the season. So I’m also like, just naturally caffeinated, I guess you could say, and I am like, pumped today? Well, first, for many reasons. Yeah, I’m just I’ve been getting a ton of sleep lately. Are you as jazz as I am? I’m like, on fire with caffeine right now. Spoiler alert, it probably isn’t what you think it is ready to hear about everything from refining your business vision, networking with intention and creating a magical client experience. Were two women here to talk about what it actually takes to run a web design business that’s aligned with your vision.

I’m Sam Munoz.Īnd I’m Karen Page, where the Tech Wizards behind Sam Linnaeus consulting and the making website Magic School of Business. Welcome to Making website magic where we empower women to step boldly into their web design businesses follow their intuition and claim the success they’re worthy of. And following up is not inherently bad or sleazy. So let’s disassociate the approach from the practice. And like what you were saying about maybe we had an experience where we felt like somebody was pushy and pressuring us and wouldn’t leave us alone. And following up is a best practice in that loop in that process. First and foremost, following up on, essentially closing a sale, like following up on a sale is a best practice, like this is where we get into the idea that you are now selling a service that you have offered somebody and you need to close that sale, right? Like close the loop.
