Productized services as a foot-in-the-door with SaaS clients
Joanna Wiebe
July 13, 2023
B2B sales
9
Business models
7
- SaaS companies actively buy productized services — fast starts beat long retainers
- A $9.97 audit almost always converts to a much bigger project
- Keep scope narrow: website audit or async email strategy session
Automation & tools
YouTube
Save time on marketing reports with SEMrush automation
Semrush
July 12, 2023
Automation & tools
8
Content marketing
5
- 43% of marketers hate reporting — SEMrush fixes that.
- Build once, schedule forever with automated report delivery.
- White-label and customise reports for clients or teams.
How to Write a Lead Nurturing Email in 5 Steps - Copyhackers
Joanna Wiebe
July 12, 2023
Copywriting
9
Prospecting & outreach
5
Why BuzzFeed and Vice failed: build an audience, sell your own product
Neil Patel
July 10, 2023
Business models
9
Content marketing
7
- Ad-dependent media can't compete with Google and Meta on margins.
- Media is the distribution channel — own the product you sell into it.
- A small high-value niche beats millions of low-monetisation followers.
Features vs benefits in copywriting: when to use each
Joanna Wiebe
July 10, 2023
- Benefits sell outcomes; features just list specs.
- Steal benefit language directly from customer interviews.
- Switch to features only when prospects are ready to buy.
Business operating systems
YouTube
How Consumer Fusion scaled client intimacy using EOS
EOS Worldwide
July 7, 2023
Business operating systems
10
Hiring & recruitment
6
Retention & loyalty
5
- Self-implementing EOS failed — a professional implementer made the difference
- The People Analyzer ensures every hire fits values and the right seat
- Structured meetings replaced 3-hour rants and eliminated cross-team silos
Prospecting & outreach
YouTube
How to find copywriting clients by tapping your existing network
Joanna Wiebe
July 7, 2023
Prospecting & outreach
9
Copywriting
5
- Start with your existing network: scan contacts for founders and business roles.
- Audit a contact's needs, then pitch why now is the right time.
- Use free 5 Day 5K Challenge or book Your First 1000 for fast revenue.
Five tips for getting SaaS emails approved by clients
Joanna Wiebe
July 6, 2023
Email marketing
9
Copywriting
7
- Your client is the first approver — not the subscriber.
- A strict structural template governs most SaaS email layouts.
- Cut scary words and use wordplay to reduce friction and win approval.
How to convince resistant leaders that organizational evolution is necessary
Cameron Herold
July 5, 2023
Management
8
Hiring & recruitment
6
- 30 years of experience is often five years repeated with no growth
- Private lunches with blunt data points beat direct confrontation
- A tech-savvy junior hire can outperform a stagnant veteran leader
Speak last to get better team decisions
EOS Worldwide
June 29, 2023
Communication
9
Management
6
- Speaking first in meetings shuts down honest team input
- Ask others first, share your view last, then discuss
- Leader's voice shapes the room before anyone else speaks
Build Authority as a Personal Brand: Be the Spotlight, Not in It
KeyPersonOfInfluence
June 25, 2023
Branding
9
Public speaking
6
- Clean every social platform — customers and employees will find them.
- Awards, live events, and third-party media compound authority over time.
- True influence means directing attention outward, not self-promoting.
What the best newsletter businesses teach about marketing funnels
Neil Patel
June 22, 2023
Funnels
9
Conversion rate optimisation
6
- Agora earns $1B+/year selling newsletters — here's the real method
- One cheap purchase makes upselling dramatically easier than cold acquisition
- A $1 tripwire beats a free lead for lifetime customer value
SEMrush SEO Writing Assistant: create content that ranks
Semrush
June 22, 2023
SEO
8
Copywriting
7
AI tools & automation
6
- Write for people and search engines at the same time.
- Built-in tone check keeps your voice consistent and on-brand.
- Plagiarism detection ensures every piece is unique.
How Instagram made $660M in 24 hours selling blue checkmarks
Neil Patel
June 17, 2023
Business models
9
Pricing strategy
7
- 44 million badges sold in one day at $15/month each
- Status is a product — scarcity made the checkmark worth buying
- Copying at greater scale beats the first mover every time
Business operating systems
YouTube
How EOS helped Augeo scale from 50 to 128 people
EOS Worldwide
June 16, 2023
Business operating systems
10
Management
6
- Organise around business needs, not around people.
- Level 10 meetings ended long, pointless meetings for good.
- Rebuilding all systems mid-hypergrowth requires a shared operating framework.