Episodes

Today we’re taking inspiration from the classic Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to ease our agencies’ inflation woes.

This week we’re kicking off a series about inflation that will help you adjust your agency’s financial strategy—and to kick some inflation ass.

Is your bank account acting like a true friend, or more like a frenemy? Let’s talk about how to repair that toxic relationship. And by the way—I have a course called the “Cost Calculator” that can help you avoid this problem in the future. It’s been discontinued, but if you rate and review the pod, I’ll send it to you for free.

Today’s a two-minute episode, so you know we’re getting real . We’re talking about distorted realities and the problems it can create for your agency, if you’re not careful. Oh, and here’s the link to the blog post that was mentioned,

How are monthly subscriptions and spinach alike? Hint: they can’t be left on their own for too long. Let’s look at why those sweet little monthly subscriptions can be a big help—or a big pain in your wallet.

Repeat after me: The accountant is not out to get me. Let’s talk about how you two can communicate to make this relationship work.

Ever feel like you and your employees weren’t on the same page, with disheartening results? Let’s talk about how effective communication with your employees can have a positive impact on your profits.

Ever feel like you and your employees weren’t on the same page, with disheartening results? Let’s talk about how effective communication with your employees can have a positive impact on your profits.

We know how much you want to, but DON’T DO IT. It can save your ass….ets later down the line! Today we’re talking about why you don’t always need to resort to desperate measures right away.

This one’s a little bit longer than 90 seconds, but we think it’s worth a little bit more time. Let’s talk about the effect that dread can have on your productivity—and how we can fight back.

We’re excited to bring something new to you here at the Profit and Impact Network! Get ready for short bits of advice from everyone’s favorite long-winded finance guy.

In this episode Bridget shares with us a spot on Twitter strategy to grow your reach. She also shares her strategy for dealing with up the up an downs of business and life. It's an interesting take on producing content that is not only cathartic but profitable.

Accessible websites - a great example of how profit and impact go hand in hand. Kicking off our next season Is a podcast I wanted to do for awhile but need the perfect guest. Boy did I find her - Bet Hannon is the go to accessibility expert in many big Facebook groups and other WordPress events. Her and Nev go in depth what you need to know:Can I use a plugin?What are plugins are good?What’s my liability?What’s your take on the future of accessibility?How can I convince a client they should add...

Recurring revenue is pretty great to have but to get consistent, profitable recurring revenue you need a system to not earn the right customer but keep them. Lindsay lays out a process she developed over time for her SaaS that any agency or SaaS can apply to their business. You’ll learn: A six step process to finding qualified leads, starting the relationship out right and keeping them happy for the long term.

Price is obviously one of the main drivers of profits but as the story of Atarim shows it’s also a signal to attract the right kind of client. And by right kind I mean the very profitable and less hassle kind. Vito, founder of Atarim and formerly WP Feedback talks about how pricing properly allows you to start a business that makes enough money to not be starved for the resources it needs to grow. Having had the ability to continually improve the product over time he was able to take on a massiv...

Come tax time everyone wants to lower their taxes. Often you end up writing big checks in April and your first thought is tell me how I can lower what I owe in taxes. The answer regrettably is not much. Nev shares the big thing we should do now and why most of us won’t do it and the rest don’t want to do it. This isn’t one size fits all advice but it is what we you need to do to increase your profits by lowering your taxes for your business.

Jimmy Rose is a master of productivity and the client experience. In this episode Nev and Jimmy talk about agency life and life beyond the agency. Some highlights are:How to make new clients to stay profitable, happy, and on track to complete the project on deadline. An innovative way to turn internet trolls into new content.A fast and highly profitable way to grow your existing plug in or SaaS Links Jimmy mentioned in during the show:My 5 favourite productivity systems - On the homepage at ht...

Nev compassionately answers an internet trolls claim that there is no such thing as a compassionate capitalist. He explains how to ACT like a compassionate capitalist using his ACT framework.

Running an agency often means dealing with and overseeing many different things at once, from the copy and offers on your website to the processes that pin down everything you do - and that’s before you even get to the client work. Some days, it will probably feel like you can’t seem to get control over all of the moving parts long enough to take a breath (and maybe eat a peanut butter cup #obsessed) - but there is some good news: Even in the most chaotic agency environment, there are plenty o...

In years to come, whenever someone asks about the biggest economic disaster in my lifetime, COVID will almost definitely make the list - but it won’t be the only one. Twenty years from now, it might not even be the most significant. I don’t want to sound alarmist, but we’ll all be better off if we can just accept it: There will always be another “event” to deal with. If we’re lucky, everything will bounce back just the way it did before - and I believe that it always will. Why? Well, the da...

If you had the power to make any kind of impact on the world, what would it look like? Would you create the kind of place that allows people to live fulfilling, healthy lives? A place where people share the same honorable mission and give freely of their skills to make it happen? Because I know I would - and in my mind, the result would look a little (okay, a lot) like Mayo Clinic. This world-class hospital system is much more than a non-profit-turned-successful story of philanthropy. It’s a...

Similar words very different outcomes. There are 1.4 million registered charities in the US alone and probably another million unregistered. Almost 1 for every 100 people. They all have a good mission but for one reason or another most fail to make an impact. These are sad statistics. It’s like going to an animal rescue and seeing cage after cage after cage of dogs needing a new home. You can’t rescue all dogs and you can’t volunteer or donate to every worthwhile cause. So what are you to do…. N...

When we’ve had enough of discussing balance sheets in the financial world, there’s another (much bigger) discussion to be had about balance: How we balance the roles we play in life - as parents, partners, friends, community members, agency owners, and people. I’m always amazed by the tenacity of women who balance motherhood and business, dealing with unending uncertainty and subverting societal stereotypes along the way. What’s even more amazing is how some women have found ways to parent ch...