Start Your Thing Podcast

Start Your Thing Podcast


How to Build Your Business on Referrals and Introductions - Especially When You're Just Starting Out!

January 08, 2017

Brittany Becher & Maggie Patterson are the brains behind Scoop Industries, which helps services-based business owners learn how to get started and then grow their business. Both career consultants, they've worked in multiple service-based business from online empires to big marketing agencies, so they know what it takes to build a successful and sustainable service-based business. They both started their businesses without a website and made the leap into their thing and never looked back. [Tweet "@scoopindustries advice to change the world: "Slow and steady wins the race.". #startyourthing #podcast Listen to the full interview here: http://stitcher.com/episodelink"] What You’ll Learn in This Interview (with timestamps so you can jump forward): 01:00 – How they became partners and started their business 02:23 – What Scoop Industries has to offer 03:35 – What roles they have behind their company 05:56 – How they felt after leaving their previous roles behind 08:07 – What the outcomes were after their collaboration 10:58 – How they realized going slow and steady is less stressful 13:10 – Why they didn't have their own website at first 15:00 – What are the pros and cons of having a website 16:53 – When should you have your own website 20:40 – How they got their first client 22:55 – How to make connections in online groups Episode tweetables [Tweet "Services are the core of any agency. @scoopindustries @startyourthing #services #startyourthing #podcast"] [Tweet "Be the person who answers questions really thoroughly and thoughtfully. @scoopindustries @startyourthing #BE #startyourthing #podcast"] [Tweet "One perspective is never enough. @scoopindustries @startyourthing #business #life #startyourthing #podcast"] Resources Mentioned: Laura Roeder, founder of 'Edgar' : "Anything you do on social media should leave like a slug trail." Way to Connect with Maggie and Brittany: http://scoopindustries.com/ Resources to Help You Start Your Thing: [Book] Start Your Thing : A step by step gameplan for Introverts who want to take action on their ideas. Kickstart your business idea with free training: Learn how to create consistent income in your business  The Start Your Thing eCourse: Create, launch and sell your idea in 90 days or less. Subscribe to Start Your Thing!             LOVED this conversation? Join #TheStartersClub for more interviews, strategies and LIVE conversations with our guests from the show. Sign up here [activecampaign form=14]