Oh boy are we excited for the features today! Our main goal with Dubsado is to make life easier. To save even a few minutes everyday is something worth celebrating. As parents and business owners, we very well understand the meaning to value every moment. We are releasing 5 big things today.
Read MoreMost of us want to kickstart some sort of change in our lives. Some of us are looking for better jobs, more freedom or the courage to start our own businesses. And yet, most of us never take any kind of affirmative action to achieve these things.
Read MoreWhat does the word ‘willpower’ mean to you? Do you associate willpower with rough, hardened folk who grit their teeth through intense adversity?
As independent professionals, willpower is a concept we engage with on a daily basis, knowingly or unknowingly. There are times when we want something so much, that we focus all of our attention to either achieving that goal, or avoiding an outcome that is contrary to what we want.
Read MoreSo, if you’ve considered starting your own business because your day job simply isn’t working out for you for one reason or another, you’ve probably asked yourself the question.
How do I get from my current life with my day job to an existence where I can work on my passion?
The key is moonlighting.
Read MoreMost of us think that inspiration is the key. If you’re inspired, you can get through great hurdles and succeed wildly. And certainly, this is true to a certain extent. But it doesn’t tell the full story.
Inspiration, you see, is temporary. Inspiration will get you off your couch. Inspiration will help you explode off the starting line. But it won’t get you all the way. Once the monotony of daily life sets in, inspiration wanes. And this is when diets are abandoned. This is when businesses lose their way. This is when people stop working on their personal projects.
The real key to unlocking your inner potential then, is…
Read MoreLead capture forms are here! Totally excited about this because of how simple it will make things for you. I mean that is Dubsado's goal, right?
Lead capture forms are "contact forms" you embed on your website. Just like your usual contact form, but just replace your old one with your Dubsado one and whenever a potential client fills it out...BAM... they are automatically put into Dubsado as a lead for you!
Read MoreWhy do we get out of bed in the mornings?
Groggy, sleep-deprived and tired, why do we make the arduous journey to and from work every day?
What makes us create incredible pieces of art, photographs, blog posts...?
There’s something fundamental in all of us that wants to be seen. Wants to be heard. Wants to be acknowledged and recognized.
Read MoreWorkflow is such a huuuuge part of your business. Most of the time you do the same process with each client, so why not automate that process. That is where workflow comes in. With Dubsado workflow you can have emails, forms, and reminders all send automatically…makes life sound a little easier huh? We thought so!
Read MoreThink about where you’d like to take your family for a vacation. The Bahamas? Europe? Asia? Take your pick.
How’re you going to get to the Bahamas? Probably by air, right? Ok. So, let’s say you’ve chosen Airline A, because they had the best prices and you booked a couple of months in advance.
Now, where are you going to stay when you’re vacationing? You’ve probably looked at a few hotels, compared their rates. What about destinations? Surely you’ve made a list of things to do and places to see while you’re in the Bahamas.
Read MoreWe've all had the long day where you got to the end and had only a headache to show for it... That’s your brain (and your body) telling you that it’s being overworked. Your brain is no longer being productive, and you need to switch off. In today’s day and age, we’re inundated with information. It flies at us constantly, all day, every day. Meetings, deadlines, emails, texting, applications, social media profiles. It’s easy to see why so many of us need a cup of coffee several times a day
Read MoreWe are thrilled to launch our client portals on Dubsado this week. Now not only can you stay organized, but your clients can too. Having one central location for all jobs related to you and your business will keep life easy. Set up is SUPER easy and really only takes about 30 seconds, but I just want to show you around and all it can do!
Read MoreInstagram is too vast a platform for any ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategy to work long-term. Therefore, as a business looking to build a brand on Instagram, you have to craft your own path. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel, necessarily, but you’ll have to adapt best practices and give them your own unique spin.
Maybe you’ve already been on Instagram for a while and you’re wondering why you don’t have the following and user engagement that you want and need.
Read MoreCynicism is born out of the belief that profit and selfish motives are the only reason people ever do anything. Under the cynical umbrella, there are no selfless or purely altruistic acts.
Right away, you might begin to see how this is a potentially poisonous concept. When you believe that everyone around you is operating purely, 100% selfishly, it is difficult to form a positive worldview.
Some might say, “But you need to be cynical if you are an entrepreneur or own a business!”
The word you are looking for is SKEPTICISM, which is completely different from cynicism. Skepticism, in healthy amounts, is a great way to parse new information because it gives you the option to test the waters before you jump in.
Read Moreow would your life be different today if you were doing something you truly love?
How would you rate your happiness today, if you had realized your true calling and were excited about it? I think it’s a fair guess to say that your life would be pretty awesome. Sure, you’d still have a lot of challenges and hard work at hand, but it would be, dare I say…
Read MoreYou heard of (and used) the expression “take it one day at a time”.
But today, I’d like you to consider what “taking it one day at a time” really means, with respect to the larger picture of your life and what you want to achieve.
Regardless of where you are in your current development, you will always have to take it “one day at a time”.
So, if your goal is to advance ten levels in your current career, you will still have to take it “one day at a time”.
Read MoreSo, you’ve taken the leap and started your own business. Woohoo! Building a business is just the first step of many that eventually culminates into your ultimate goal – profitability.
Profitability is the most reliable indicator for how well a business is doing. (There are other business models which don’t rely on direct profit, but that’s a topic for another time) Once you’ve started turning a profit, the market has answered. You have a winning product at hand.
Read MoreWhen is the last time you read a headline for a product, article or video that seemed interested and once you read the points thought…
“Yeah, I know this stuff.”
We’ve all done it. it’s an easy mistake to make. It’s also an extremely dangerous mistake to make, especially as an entrepreneur.
Read MoreWhat are the reasons that can cause a loss of brand identity? One major reason is the lack of direction and not using inspiration wisely. Now, do not get me wrong, it is never a bad idea to draw inspiration from others. How else will we understand growth and diversity? But often we are “inspired” to the point we lose our identity. Ask yourself these few checkup questions to see if you are using inspiration wisely:
Nestled quietly in your cubicle at the corner of the office, you’re currently pondering over spreadsheets and progress reports. You’ve got a few browser tabs open, a couple of which are some of your favorite blogs and Facebook. You are craving the inspiration and guts to just do it...just start up those dreams you have been putting on hold for so long.
Do you walk into your boss’ cabin cold-turkey and give him a piece of your mind as you quit? Or, do you play it cool and decide to weigh your options?
Read MoreYou’ve seen it a million times before – a couple of friends, frustrated with their day jobs, finally decide they’ve had enough and quit to start their own company. And things are great, for a while. There’s a lot of motivation to get things done and progress is made, until it isn’t. Until the rosy haze of rebellion, being your own boss and flexible work timings fades under the routines, balance statements, graphs and charts.
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