The Afro Coach Operations Agency

SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS GUIDANCE FOR ONLINE CREATIVES:

How Should You Price Your Customized Services?

Beyond the act of finding clients, I find that figuring out PRICING for offers is one of the hardest acts to determine for your business. And that gets even more complicated when your work is...

Creating Systems that You and Your Team will actually use

As a business owner, you understand the importance of providing your clients with a consistent and high-quality experience. However, trying to manage every aspect of the client journey can quickly...

 3 Tips to Systemize Your Boutique Agency Workflows

As a boutique agency, you know that staying organized and efficient is crucial to running a successful business. And a large majority of your business is held in the deals you close, and the services...

Surviving the Survival Stage of Small Business Growth

Whether you are a done-for-you online service provider, an agency, or a six-figure coach – all businesses undergo similar growth patterns. Your business might have different organizational...

7 Must-Have Tools for Your Online Business

Anyone can begin a business these days, But to run and grow a business efficiently and sustainably – you need support both in strategy and systems. All your marketing goals and KPIs can be very...

Impact of Inflation on Your Online Business in 2023

Inflation. The stomach-curling, awfully scary feeling that you got from this word – I get it. Inflation affects the purchasing power of both consumers and businesses, especially small business...

3 Questions To Ask Yourself When Perfecting Your Business Growth Strategy

What is the one thing small business owners are ALWAYS manifesting? Business growth – in profits & revenue, team members, operations & systems, client acquisitions & retention, etc...

3 Ways Poor Management Hurts Your Online Business

Marketing, offer structure, and sales are often discussed as the main definers of your business success But I’d throw in the ring that one of the biggest definers of how your business will succeed is...

5 Ways Better Operations Help Scale Your Service Based Business

You’ve been working hard building your service-based business and starting to see the fruits of your labor. However, you may be experiencing a shift in the way you want to work. You’re ready for more...

How do I know when it’s time to audit my online business?

There is so much to do behind the scenes of running a business, and figuring out where to begin building any type of processes into your business can be a head spin. In order to make everything run...

5 Phases to Growing Your Online Business Successfully

(8-Minute Read) We live in a world where we can build a multi-six-figure business from our laptop. But the milestones it takes to reach that level of growth can be daunting, especially when the online...

Avoid Getting Fired by Your Team — How to Effectively Delegate in Your Online Business

(7-Minute Read) It’s no question that delegation is the go-to strategy for when you are building your online business. When you understand the power of delegating, it can be such a support for...

5 Tips to Automate Your Small Business for Growth

(5-Minute Read)   When done right, automation can be an incredible asset to giving you more space, focus, and peace of mind in your business; but can be a lot to handle when there are so many ways to...

3 Things I Wish I Knew About Running an Online Business Sustainably

(5-Minute Read)   Everyone always talks about how hard it is to start a business, but rarely do I hear how difficult it is to maintain one for the long haul. We are in an age where everyone has...

The Pressure to be productive: When doing the most is killing your service based business

(10-Minute Read)   “I’m falling behind.”I tell this to my husband at least once a week, typically while we’re watching TV and I’m sandwiched between him and our large tabby cat Puddykins...

This is why Scaling is Unnecessarily Stressful for Service Providers

(10-Minute Read)   **Before we get started, if you’d prefer to listen to this as opposed to reading, you can check out the video over on Instagram HERE.** View this post on Instagram A post...

Offboarding Must Haves for Coaches and Service Providers

(7-Minute Read)   We all know that how you finish something is just as important as how you start it, especially when it comes to your service provider business. We’ve talked about the onboarding...

Should You Automate or Delegate? Simplify Your Online Coaching Business

( 6- Minute Read)   Knowing whether you should automate or delegate is a long-standing question several online business owners face, especially when you are in the business of serving people!...

When to Start Thinking About Systems in Your Service Based Business

(8-Minute Read)     We’re kicking off a new blog series called Basic Business Ops! This series will be breaking down all things systems, how to optimize it, and understanding the non-sexy...

4 System Myths Debunked for Creative + Service Based Businesses

(5-Minute Read)     We’ve all had our bad run-ins with systems. As the ‘systems nerd’ for many creative businesses, the first order of business we work on is dismantling a lot of...

How to Elevate Client Experience in Your Online Business in 2022

(9-Minute Read)   Understanding your client experience doesn’t start when you sign a client. The overall process of attracting leads through to offboarding a satisfied client all is included...

3 Ways to Sign Clients WITHOUT Launching

    The business space puts a HUGE emphasis on launching when it comes to presenting your offers to the world. However, traditional launches do not fit every single business owner;...

5 Areas to Audit Your Q1 (That Aren’t Revenue Based!!)

So, show of hands, how many of y’all have been reviewing your last quarter numbers and only looking at the revenue and profit boxes? I would not be shocked if it’s 95% of you. In this business...

The truth behind Business Operations

I remember after my first launch in 2018, I thought I had this business thing DOWN. I had a $10k launch, was quitting my job, and feeling like my million dollar revenue was coming my way in just a few...

3 Low Hanging Systems You Can Implement in Your Business NOW

Many coaches and service providers think implementing systems in their business requires 1) Too much time or,2) Too much money to do so And I don’t blame them—the way systems have been introduced into...

What to Include in Your Onboarding Process (For Coaches and Service Providers)

(3-minute Read)   *This article was last updated in March 2022 You beat back your imposter syndrome, put out your incredible offer, and signed on a new client —SCORE! But now that you have a new...

My 3-Step Process to Long Term Sales (No Ads Required!)

The race to find leads for your business stressing you out on social media? It was for me! Learn my long term 3-step process to help you build consistent leads in your business, without you having to...

5 Business Mistakes Killing Your Creative Business

Do you remember the last time you felt frustrated? The type of frustration where you just drop all your doing, head over to LinkedIn and look to see if there are any jobs available in your area...

3 Ways to Optimize Your Online Business to Increase Sales (+ Keep Your Sanity!)

Tired of working so hard in your business and not seeing the rewards? Chances are some tasks aren't being optimized to work by themselves. Learn 3 ways to optimize your business with effective...

My One Tip to Maximize Productivity Working From Home

There is something about working from home that slooooows down productivity. BUT, I have found this ONE TIP has been a game changer in changing how I maximize on time I have in a day, without pulling...

How to take Aligned Action in Your Online Business

“What is aligned action and why does it matter?” This guide will answer what exactly aligned action is, and why you NEED to implement it in your business...

5 Must Haves to Getting Consistent Clients

Wondering what it takes to get consistent clients? This post will give you 5 must-haves to making it happen!...

“I Can’t Afford This”

When I first saw this jacket, I thought I couldn’t afford it. Truth is I could, I just didn’t think I deserved it. Are you treating your business (and YOURSELF) like this?...

I’ll let you in on a secret…

Everyone who says “Just need to get my mind right and once I save the money will work with you!” never end up working with me, and stay EXACTLY where they were when they messaged me...