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Web Business Weekly - Issue #108 - Get REAL feedback

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Quick tip this week. If you want to grow your business or improve what you do, feedback is super imp
 

Web Business Weekly

July 23 · Issue #108 · View online
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Quick tip this week.
If you want to grow your business or improve what you do, feedback is super important. Whether that’s feedback on your designs, websites, products or a course you’re thinking about making… feedback helps you make better decisions.
You should always be asking for feedback.
The problem is it can be hard to get the real stuff.
Most people would rather protect your feelings than tell you the truth.
The result of that could be:
  • Wasting months creating something that nobody wants
  • Continuing with the same ideas and design styles that aren’t liked
  • Not improving
But it’s pretty easy to prompt people for better feedback.
What’s worked for me is asking people to be “brutal”.
Some kind of variant or combination of the following statements:

  • Please let me know what you think about X
  • Will this actually be helpful for you?
  • Do you care at all or is this a waste of time?
  • Would you pay money to have this resolved?
  • Please be brutal. You’re not going to hurt my feelings. We need real, honest feedback to make X better.
Use this and see how much better feedback you’ll get from clients and friends.
Business & Marketing
Creating a portfolio that actually converts with Preston Lee
agencyhighway.com – Share
Many agency portfolios end up as a dumping ground for previous projects. In this interview, Preston Lee from Millo.co describes how you can create a portfolio that prospects actually want to look at and that helps convert them to clients.
How to Think Smart About Your Downtime
99u.adobe.com – Share
The thoughts in this post resonate with me. My hobbies are all about unwinding and have to be VERY different from work to avoid burnout. I can’t even play PC games because it involves being on a PC
How to stop wasting your agency's time on email
www.godaddy.com – Share
Tired of chasing clients to send content by email? Here’s a guest post I wrote for GoDaddy detailing the hidden costs in trying to manage clients via email
One Simple Tool to Make Better Decisions - The Decision Matrix
activegrowth.com – Share
A good tool in any business owners toolbox
Tools & Tech
Ubersuggest Chrome Extension 2.0: The Ultimate Keyword Research Tool
neilpatel.com – Share
This is a great free tool
8 Free (or Cheap) Freelance Tools for When Money is Tight
millo.co – Share
I usually bang on about the quest for free or cheap tools being poisonous for your business… but there are a couple of good ones in here
Voicetext by Presence
voicetext.presence.so – Share
Voice messages with transcriptions in Slack
Random
Automation, Quarantine, and SaaS business with Jimmy Rose
worldpodcasts.com – Share
An interview on Allan Caeg’s podcast all about remote work & communication, and how COVID has effected both. I also go on another rant about why you should have a desktop PC instead of just a laptop. What else would you expect?
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