How She Got Paid When The Scope Creep Was Real!

You started your business because you were sick of being overworked and underpaid. And now that you have a few clients and you’re working on a few projects you’re - wait -  still overworked and underpaid? How did that happen! It may be because clients are filling your time with more tasks than you agreed on. It’s usually not malicious, but it has to be corrected. It’s time to present a new contract with a higher rate. Which is scary, but it can be done! Our guest, LaToya Russell has done it plenty of times and she hasn’t had a bad interaction yet.In this week’s episode of HSDT, LaToya Russell and I talk about how to get paid what you're worth when dealing with scope creep. This Week We Talk About: What is scope creepHow we protect our boundaries when working with our clientsHow to approach your client about a new contract How to protect yourself by writing specifics into your contract Do you have a hard time giving up control? Me too. I know this business inside and out so it can be hard to hand it over to a complete stranger. Even though I did just hire them to be a teammate in said business 😬But, at the end of the day, when you run an agency, you have to learn how to let go. And over time, you’ll learn to trust your new team. I did, and now I’m going to make things easier for you too. In next week’s FB Live, I’ll be talking about 4 Ways to Make Delegation Easier (and Really Do the Delegation Trust Fall)Check it out at 2pm EST on Sept 28th over on the Tasha Booth Facebook page! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.