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From the mind of Michelle Markwart Deveaux…
Do you own a business that helps people use their voice? I do too. Here on the FcK blog, I do my best to provide actionable tips, words of wisdom, and high fives of encouragement so that running your voice related business will be easy and feed your soul.
Get Rid of Uncomfortable Sales
Many sales "techniques" are based on using the fear centers of the brain to trigger you into survival mode. They are manipulative, pushy, and remove agency from the buyer. To my mind, they are also why many voice professionals have a real hard time doing what they...
How to Write a Difficult Email to an Irritated Client
Learning to write professional emails is one of the most valuable skills you can have. Having the knowledge and wisdom to break down a hard conversation and solve a problem, via writing a difficult email, gives you a leg up in terms of customer service and transformational work with clients.
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Marketing Needs and Strategy
It’s July (!!!!) 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem...
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Inquiry and First Lesson Process
It’s July (!!!!) 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem...
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Reviewing Your Ideal Client
It’s June 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem is, some...
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business – Reviewing Your Business Delivery model
It’s June 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem is, some...
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business
It's May 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are "done" with COVID, and "ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem is, some...
How to know if you Should Become an LLC
Since it's the funkiest of tax seasons here in the good ol' USofA, I'm getting a lot of complaints questions about taxes. (I owed this year due to the new tax...
Three Ways to Reduce Overwhelm In Your Voice Studio
Whether we live our lives organized or as a beautiful hot mess, we will come across times where we just cannot seem to get our head above water. We are struggling with...
What Every Voice Pro Needs To Know About Business Software (And How To Avoid Losing Your Mind)
So you're ready to up your voice studio's game and you're starting to research the software and apps you need to do it. Dear Goodness on High, there is just so much one...
Make Business Boring Again and Embrace the Mundane
Building a business brings with it all the frantic, anxious energy of an Act 1 finale number. There's hope! Setting up a new offer, bringing in your first clients,...
How to tell a student they aren’t a good fit for your studio anymore
It happened again. The post in a voice teacher forum. A frustrated and irritated teacher asking - "How do I fire a student?" OOOFFFF, I've been there, for sure. Yet, we...
Winter is Over. Now what?
Happy Spring! Winter is Over. Now what? When things come to an end, how do you move on? (Well, to be fair, it's supposed to be over, anyway. By the weather, it seems...
Wait. What? I don’t need to just pluck a price out of thin air?? NOPE. Ya don’t!
In going along with the blog (What's in your hour?) I wrote a while back, and on the heels of giving a fun presentation on pricing at this past weekend's Vocology in...