Ajay,
Wow, last week was crazy.
Don't have a lot of time, so I will keep this update short. Today I want to circle back around to the testing I have been doing with CRM's. Out of the three apps I am using Capsule, Base, and Pipe Drive… one is quickly becoming my favorite.
Base CRM
I admit, I am a sucker for a beautiful interface and lots of reporting features. I will do a full review in the future, but you should really check it out. One of my favorite features is the sales pipeline forecasting.
At a glance I can see how much revenue is forecasted. This forecast is a prediction of future sales based on past conversion metrics. Here are my current pipeline stats.
Total Pipeline Worth - $21,950
Forecasted - $1,756
Active Deals - 25
Hot Deals - 5
So if all 25 deals went through, I would have an additional $21,950 in sales. But based on past results, it is forecasting that I will close approximately 3 deals for $1,756. This really helps you plan and gives you a good barometer for the health of your business.
Click here for a free trial of Base CRM.
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg3OTA1NnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
I will be sharing more details in the coming weeks and also let you know about the other tools I use to run the business more efficiently.
Now let's take a look at the business stats.
Official Business Launch: January 12, 2016 at 10:09 a.m.
Key Performance Metrics (KPM) through Feb 28, 2016 (47 days total)
Visitors - 183
Leads - 90
Sales - 9
Customers - 7
Sales Revenue - $3,764.00
Expenses - $1,404.91 (Expenses for the first month including sales tax and merchant fees)
Time Spent - 100.54 hours
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Ajay, 28 leads in 10 days
Ajay,
The last week has been a whirlwind of activity. My marketing campaigns are on fire! I am getting between 2 and 3 leads EVERY DAY. I don't have much time to recap everything today, but I wanted to update my stats for you.
Want to start creating your own avalanche of red hot leads for your web design business? Join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2NzE5NHwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
Now let's take a look at the business stats.
Official Business Launch: January 12, 2016 at 10:09 a.m.
Key Performance Metrics (KPM) through Feb 22, 2016 (41 days total)
Visitors - 82
Leads - 74
Sales - 8
Customers - 6
Sales Revenue - $3,089.00
Expenses - $1,404.91 (Expenses for the first month including sales tax and merchant fees)
Time Spent - 87.27 hours
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
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The last week has been a whirlwind of activity. My marketing campaigns are on fire! I am getting between 2 and 3 leads EVERY DAY. I don't have much time to recap everything today, but I wanted to update my stats for you.
Want to start creating your own avalanche of red hot leads for your web design business? Join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2NzE5NHwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
Now let's take a look at the business stats.
Official Business Launch: January 12, 2016 at 10:09 a.m.
Key Performance Metrics (KPM) through Feb 22, 2016 (41 days total)
Visitors - 82
Leads - 74
Sales - 8
Customers - 6
Sales Revenue - $3,089.00
Expenses - $1,404.91 (Expenses for the first month including sales tax and merchant fees)
Time Spent - 87.27 hours
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2NzE5NXwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Ajay, Lesson #3 - Ajay be nimble, Ajay be quick…
Ajay,
Another lesson I learned this past month is the importance of speed. If you want to be successful in business, you have to be quick. Especially when it comes to responding to prospects and customers.
For example.
I noticed a huge difference in the response rate when I responded immediately to new leads coming in. I also stumbled on a research study published in the Harvard Business Review. Check this out.
"You are 400% less likely to qualify a lead if you contact them after 10 minutes versus 5 minutes."
Think about it this way. When a lead fills out a form on your website and hits the submit button, they are red hot. They are ready to talk and ready to get more information from you. Within the first 5 minutes you are still fresh on their mind.
But then that lead starts to go cold. After just 10 minutes they have moved on to something else in their busy schedule and your chances of connecting with them drop significantly. After 30 minutes it's even worse. If you let a whole day go by, you will have to remind them who you are and will have to re-ignite their interest.
Let 3 days go by and one of two things has happened. They are already working with someone else. Or they have lost interest and you will basically have to resurrect them from the dead.
I know it's frustrating, but this is business.
I have been making an effort to improve my response times and it is already paying off. My pipeline of qualified leads is filling up faster than ever.
Want to increase your productivity, grow your web design business and become financially independent? Join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2NTYzMnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
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Another lesson I learned this past month is the importance of speed. If you want to be successful in business, you have to be quick. Especially when it comes to responding to prospects and customers.
For example.
I noticed a huge difference in the response rate when I responded immediately to new leads coming in. I also stumbled on a research study published in the Harvard Business Review. Check this out.
"You are 400% less likely to qualify a lead if you contact them after 10 minutes versus 5 minutes."
Think about it this way. When a lead fills out a form on your website and hits the submit button, they are red hot. They are ready to talk and ready to get more information from you. Within the first 5 minutes you are still fresh on their mind.
But then that lead starts to go cold. After just 10 minutes they have moved on to something else in their busy schedule and your chances of connecting with them drop significantly. After 30 minutes it's even worse. If you let a whole day go by, you will have to remind them who you are and will have to re-ignite their interest.
Let 3 days go by and one of two things has happened. They are already working with someone else. Or they have lost interest and you will basically have to resurrect them from the dead.
I know it's frustrating, but this is business.
I have been making an effort to improve my response times and it is already paying off. My pipeline of qualified leads is filling up faster than ever.
Want to increase your productivity, grow your web design business and become financially independent? Join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2NTYzMnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2NTYzM3wxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Monday, February 22, 2016
Ajay, Lesson #2 - Begin With the End in Mind
Ajay,
Did you see this email? We sent is late last week, but had deliverability issues with our email service. In case you missed it, here you go:
Yesterday we talked about the importance of staying focused. Another lesson I learned this past month was to begin with the end in mind. I found myself chasing down too many projects and prospects that were good short-term money. When you are just getting started that's easy to do. And it is somewhat necessary.
I have to pay the bills.
So, I do need to keep the cash-flow coming in. So, the logical next step is to go after any and every project. After all, you don't want to miss an opportunity.
Bad idea.
One of the saddest business stories I have heard, came from one of my past students. He had been in business for 10 years and desperately needed help. His business was struggling. Over the course of 10 years, he had built over 1,000 websites.
1,000 websites in 10 years!
You would think he was wildly successful. But here was the problem. His business model was to simply build websites. What I call a "one and done" web design company. You build a website, collect a check and move on to the next project.
He never followed up with clients. He did not provide any additional services or products other than some very basic hosting. And his retention rate was horrible. And out of 1,000 projects he did not have a single case study or client success story.
He was in big trouble.
He was struggling to get leads and couldn't close deals like he used to. If he had simply "started with the end in mind," everything would have been different. He would have been able to retain at least 10% of those customers and put them on a recurring service plan at an average of $200 - $500 per month.
Just remember, your goal as a web designer is not to simply trade your time for money cranking out website after website. It is to help business owners increase their income through an online presence (website, marketing etc.). When you help business owners reach their income goals, you have a lifelong customer. Plus you get more referrals. And you have a series of success stories/case studies to share making it much easier to land new clients.
Want to build a sustainable long-term web design business? Join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2MjY0MnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2MjY0M3wxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Did you see this email? We sent is late last week, but had deliverability issues with our email service. In case you missed it, here you go:
Yesterday we talked about the importance of staying focused. Another lesson I learned this past month was to begin with the end in mind. I found myself chasing down too many projects and prospects that were good short-term money. When you are just getting started that's easy to do. And it is somewhat necessary.
I have to pay the bills.
So, I do need to keep the cash-flow coming in. So, the logical next step is to go after any and every project. After all, you don't want to miss an opportunity.
Bad idea.
One of the saddest business stories I have heard, came from one of my past students. He had been in business for 10 years and desperately needed help. His business was struggling. Over the course of 10 years, he had built over 1,000 websites.
1,000 websites in 10 years!
You would think he was wildly successful. But here was the problem. His business model was to simply build websites. What I call a "one and done" web design company. You build a website, collect a check and move on to the next project.
He never followed up with clients. He did not provide any additional services or products other than some very basic hosting. And his retention rate was horrible. And out of 1,000 projects he did not have a single case study or client success story.
He was in big trouble.
He was struggling to get leads and couldn't close deals like he used to. If he had simply "started with the end in mind," everything would have been different. He would have been able to retain at least 10% of those customers and put them on a recurring service plan at an average of $200 - $500 per month.
Just remember, your goal as a web designer is not to simply trade your time for money cranking out website after website. It is to help business owners increase their income through an online presence (website, marketing etc.). When you help business owners reach their income goals, you have a lifelong customer. Plus you get more referrals. And you have a series of success stories/case studies to share making it much easier to land new clients.
Want to build a sustainable long-term web design business? Join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2MjY0MnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg2MjY0M3wxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Ajay, Lesson #1 - Stay Focused
Ajay,
This week I want to share some of the lessons I have learned from the first 30 days of launching my web design business. Here is lesson #1.
Stay Focused.
When you are running a business by yourself it is so easy to become distracted. You have to do it all. Marketing, Sales, Design, Project Management, Customer Support, Billing etc. I have noticed I am trying to do all of this at the same time. I have very little structure to my day. Also, I am letting emails and phone calls from clients distract me.
To improve this area, I am going to make a concentrated effort to block out time for specific activities. I have tried to do this in the past and it is hard. It takes a lot of discipline, but I know it will make a big difference. Here is a really good article I found to help get you started with time-blocking.
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1Njg5MnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
By the way, the Billionaire founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, uses time blocking to waste as little time as possible.
"Ten minutes are not just one-sixth of your hourly pay," he says. "Ten minutes are a piece of yourself. Divide your life into ten-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity."
If you want to increase your productivity, grow your web design business and become financially independent join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1Njg5M3wxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1Njg5NHwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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This week I want to share some of the lessons I have learned from the first 30 days of launching my web design business. Here is lesson #1.
Stay Focused.
When you are running a business by yourself it is so easy to become distracted. You have to do it all. Marketing, Sales, Design, Project Management, Customer Support, Billing etc. I have noticed I am trying to do all of this at the same time. I have very little structure to my day. Also, I am letting emails and phone calls from clients distract me.
To improve this area, I am going to make a concentrated effort to block out time for specific activities. I have tried to do this in the past and it is hard. It takes a lot of discipline, but I know it will make a big difference. Here is a really good article I found to help get you started with time-blocking.
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1Njg5MnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
By the way, the Billionaire founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, uses time blocking to waste as little time as possible.
"Ten minutes are not just one-sixth of your hourly pay," he says. "Ten minutes are a piece of yourself. Divide your life into ten-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity."
If you want to increase your productivity, grow your web design business and become financially independent join me here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1Njg5M3wxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program, just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1Njg5NHwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Ajay, First Month In The Books
Ajay,
Wow. It's already been 30 days since I launched my web design business. Hard to believe. Today I will update you on the stats and for the rest of the week I will highlight some lessons I have learned and changes I am going to make for the next 30 days.
Building a successful business is about constant improvement. You have to constantly evaluate your business model, processes and your results. If you don't, you will find yourself on the hamster wheel of business. Running like mad, but never really going anywhere.
So, let's take a quick look at how my business is going so far.
Official Business Launch: January 12, 2016 at 10:09 a.m.
Key Performance Metrics (KPM) through Feb 11, 2016 (31 days total)
Visitors - 68
Leads - 46
Sales - 7
Customers - 5
Sales Revenue - $2,330.00
Expenses - $1,404.91 (Expenses for the first month including sales tax and merchant fees)
Time Spent - 76.6 hours
Well, there you have it. Off to a good start, but not making any real money yet. In fact, if you take the revenue minus expenses I end up with just $925.09. Divide that by 76.6 hours and it comes to a measly $12.07 an hour. But remember, we are building a business here.
It takes time.
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. The fact is, most people give up after just a few months. The sad part is, they give up just as the momentum is starting to build. They are only a few months away from the "tipping point." We will discuss this more throughout the week.
For now, consider this.
If I wanted to start a franchise today, I would need to invest $100,000 or more depending on the type of business. I would also need working capital to keep the business running until I had enough sales to cover expenses. In total, I would need to put $200,000 or more into that investment and spend 12-24 months without a paycheck, building the business.
Compare that to my web design business. I invested a few hundred dollars to land my first 3 clients and then I have been cash-flow positive since then. If you want to see all the details, you can join me and a small group of freelance web designers here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1MTUyNHwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1MTUyNXwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Wow. It's already been 30 days since I launched my web design business. Hard to believe. Today I will update you on the stats and for the rest of the week I will highlight some lessons I have learned and changes I am going to make for the next 30 days.
Building a successful business is about constant improvement. You have to constantly evaluate your business model, processes and your results. If you don't, you will find yourself on the hamster wheel of business. Running like mad, but never really going anywhere.
So, let's take a quick look at how my business is going so far.
Official Business Launch: January 12, 2016 at 10:09 a.m.
Key Performance Metrics (KPM) through Feb 11, 2016 (31 days total)
Visitors - 68
Leads - 46
Sales - 7
Customers - 5
Sales Revenue - $2,330.00
Expenses - $1,404.91 (Expenses for the first month including sales tax and merchant fees)
Time Spent - 76.6 hours
Well, there you have it. Off to a good start, but not making any real money yet. In fact, if you take the revenue minus expenses I end up with just $925.09. Divide that by 76.6 hours and it comes to a measly $12.07 an hour. But remember, we are building a business here.
It takes time.
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. The fact is, most people give up after just a few months. The sad part is, they give up just as the momentum is starting to build. They are only a few months away from the "tipping point." We will discuss this more throughout the week.
For now, consider this.
If I wanted to start a franchise today, I would need to invest $100,000 or more depending on the type of business. I would also need working capital to keep the business running until I had enough sales to cover expenses. In total, I would need to put $200,000 or more into that investment and spend 12-24 months without a paycheck, building the business.
Compare that to my web design business. I invested a few hundred dollars to land my first 3 clients and then I have been cash-flow positive since then. If you want to see all the details, you can join me and a small group of freelance web designers here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1MTUyNHwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg1MTUyNXwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Thursday, February 11, 2016
Ajay, The Ugly…
Ajay,
Today is our last installment in our three-part email series called "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." Web design projects come in all shapes and sizes. Today I want to share the details of a project that was just plain ugly. Here's how it went down.
The Ugly Project:
This was my very first client. Just 4 days after launching my business, they hired me to make some changes to their logo. Instead of asking for my advice about improvements we could make, the client had very specific changes they wanted. Essentially I was just a pixel pusher. He told me exactly what to do and I did it.
Unfortunately, this happens quite a bit in our industry. The client is a control freak with a vision. They have a wild imagination and want you to somehow translate this vision into an award winning logo or website design. The problem is, they want their fingerprints on every little piece of the project.
Generally, this ends in disaster.
The project is literally and figuratively ugly. The client is a pain to work with. And you end up with a "Frankenlogo" that you would never put in your portfolio.
There is a kind of silver-lining with some of these projects though. They often pay really well. Also, if the client is not completely crazy, you can educate them about the design process and turn these ugly projects into good projects. The key is to establish expectations up-front.
As I have mentioned before, working with clients can be tricky. Your goal should be to filter out as many of the bad or ugly projects BEFORE you even write a proposal. As you gain more experience and have a large sales pipeline, you can select only the best clients and projects.
For example, I just landed a project where I should make between $100 to $150 per hour.
We will be discussing this and other hot topics on our coaching call this week. If you would like to find out more, you can check out the details here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg0NTE2NXwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg0NTE2NnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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Today is our last installment in our three-part email series called "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." Web design projects come in all shapes and sizes. Today I want to share the details of a project that was just plain ugly. Here's how it went down.
The Ugly Project:
This was my very first client. Just 4 days after launching my business, they hired me to make some changes to their logo. Instead of asking for my advice about improvements we could make, the client had very specific changes they wanted. Essentially I was just a pixel pusher. He told me exactly what to do and I did it.
Unfortunately, this happens quite a bit in our industry. The client is a control freak with a vision. They have a wild imagination and want you to somehow translate this vision into an award winning logo or website design. The problem is, they want their fingerprints on every little piece of the project.
Generally, this ends in disaster.
The project is literally and figuratively ugly. The client is a pain to work with. And you end up with a "Frankenlogo" that you would never put in your portfolio.
There is a kind of silver-lining with some of these projects though. They often pay really well. Also, if the client is not completely crazy, you can educate them about the design process and turn these ugly projects into good projects. The key is to establish expectations up-front.
As I have mentioned before, working with clients can be tricky. Your goal should be to filter out as many of the bad or ugly projects BEFORE you even write a proposal. As you gain more experience and have a large sales pipeline, you can select only the best clients and projects.
For example, I just landed a project where I should make between $100 to $150 per hour.
We will be discussing this and other hot topics on our coaching call this week. If you would like to find out more, you can check out the details here:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg0NTE2NXwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
That link will take you to a coaching program I just launched. I am helping a small group of web designers break through barriers and finally reach their goals in 2016. If you have any questions about the coaching program just reply to this email.
To your success,
Conrad Feagin
LearnWebDevelopment.com - Learn. Soar. Get Ahead.
P.S. I am looking for few web designers who want to expand their business in 2016. If you are interested, follow this link for the details:
http://www.on2url.com/lnk?MTg0NTE2NnwxMTU1Mzc2Njc3fHM9MQ%3D%3D
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TechnicalLead.com, Inc.
PO Box 1355
McKinney, TX 75070
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http://prioritymessage.net/o?r=81f0309556b049bbaf467b66d3e537a3&schd=145743817
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