Trailblazer FM: WordPress without the drama – Details, episodes & analysis

Overwhelmed, overworked, on the brink of burnout? Agency life is known for its fast pace and demanding clients, and I know from personal experience how burnout can completely de-rail you. As I slowly return recovery, I invited Cat Burchmore onto the podcast to help me learn how I could prevent burnout as a business owner by leaning on automation more.

In this episode we explore how implementing automation strategies can help you avoid burnout and take control of your well-being. Cat shares her insights on how automating tasks like client onboarding, invoicing, and project management can free up your time, reduce stress, and improve your overall work-life balance.

Of course automation isn't just about making your life easier – it's also about providing a better experience for your clients. Cat shares how automation can help you deliver a more personalised and efficient service, without sacrificing the human touch. Heck in this day and age we all need a more human touch!

Full show notes: https://trailblazer.fm/can-automation-prevent-burnout/

Struggling to break out of the feast and famine cycle? Do you feel like you're constantly putting out fires and not making the progress you want in your business?

Brent is a seasoned agency owner who started his first digital agency at the tender age of 17. In this episode, he shares his journey of navigating the challenges of running an agency, from landing his first clients to eventually selling his business not once, but twice.

Full show notes: https://trailblazer.fm/freelancer-to-agency-owner/

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Struggling to grow your agency or finding it tough to reel in new clients? Perhaps you feel conscious that your agency isn't yet what you'd hoped it would be? Simon Penson's journey is sure to inspire you. His own agency journey began at his kitchen table, of all places, where he faced and overcame a multitude of challenges, ultimately leading to the successful sale of his agency. His story highlights the importance of perseverance and the transformative power of a good mentor. 

Full show notes: https://trailblazer.fm/simons-agency-exit/

During the hard times, as a business owner the temptation is to chase something new. New tech, new business ideas, new markets and more. During the 2020 global pandemic, Marcy Karpowitz was able to double down and make what she does best work in significantly different times.

Full show notes - https://agencytrailblazer.com/focus-on-what-you-are-good-at/

For those folks used to the office environment, life has been turned upside down. No take out coffee, no chatting at the water cooler, no podcast on the commute and no cheesy banter being thrown across the room. Seeing the virtual head and shoulders of those you've grown close to over the years is not the same as being together.

Here in the UK we are going through our second nationwide lockdown. I'll be honest with you... I am finding this one really difficult. I miss my team and getting work done is often more of a challenge. Over the years of managing my mental health, I've leant heavily on some tried and true practices to keep productive despite these trying times.

Full show notes: https://agencytrailblazer.com/how-to-be-productive-during-lockdown

You might be doing it all wrong! Hear me out. Did your design hobby become a business because people started offering you money for your services? This is how many web design agencies were born, including my own and that is where the problem begins.

In this episode I will share with you some essentials for starting right. Set up your web design business for success with firm a foundation and with a clear strategy 

Full show notes - https://agencytrailblazer.com/how-to-start-a-web-design-business

Have you found yourself responding to emails late at night before bed? Do clients email you at the weekend expecting results first thing Monday? If these or similar scenarios ring true, then you have a boundary issue that could be affecting your health, your business, and your family life.

Full show notes: https://agencytrailblazer.com/how-to-set-boundaries-and-why-it-is-important

With times changing so significantly in 2020 and beyond, how can you build a business that owns its market? How do you discover the right market? How can you stand out and become an authority in your industry? These are all questions our wonderful returning guest, Brent Weaver tackles as we discuss us brand-new book "Get rich in the deep end".

Full show notes: https://agencytrailblazer.com/own-your-market-and-how-to-find-it/

Over the last five years we've grown a huge content library and spend countless hours writing, recording and showing up online. When it came to growing the team to help us support all that we do we suddenly realised that we had no measurement for success. How could we employ somebody when we'd have no way of measuring their effectiveness. 

Full show notes: https://agencytrailblazer.com/are-you-wasting-time-on-social-media

With so many web agencies, what makes you unique? What is it about your business that would attract clients to you rather than the competition? Like me you may have discovered that competing on price or extra services is not compelling enough to attract the right customers. Whilst the answer may be to create customer avatars and niche down, how does that work in the real world?

Full show notes - https://agencytrailblazer.com/discover-what-makes-your-agency-different/