The Myth of the "Overnight Success"
07/20/21 • 39 min
Overnight success is not the rule, but an unrealistic exception to the rule. That’s why episode 13 of MAKING WEBSITE MAGIC is about why your business is not and should not be an overnight success!
Apply today to join the waitlist for the Making Website Magic School of Business. Are you consistently booking dream clients, or are you saying “yes” to anyone because so few opportunities are coming your way? Believe it or not, you CAN have a thriving web design & dev business where you consistently work with aligned clients who actually pay you well.
In this episode of Making Website Magic, Sam & Karyn are sharing the importance of cultivating valuable relationships in your business and actionable steps you can take right now to scale your business in a sustainable way.
Here are just a few of the things we discuss during this episode:
- Overnight success links back to instant gratification influencer culture that is overtaking our society.
- How focusing on quick overnight success can come with growing pains and end up hurting your business in the long run.
- Where this idea of hustling to make a quick buck originated in our society and how it can easily lead to burnout.
- Putting systems and processes in place to grow in a meaningful and sustainable way.
Focusing your attention on rapid growth will drift you farther from your values and business goals than it will bring you closer. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive empowerment to step boldly into your web design business and to hear even more about the points outlined above.
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Overnight success is not the rule, but an unrealistic exception to the rule. That’s why episode 13 of MAKING WEBSITE MAGIC is about why your business is not and should not be an overnight success!
Apply today to join the waitlist for the Making Website Magic School of Business. Are you consistently booking dream clients, or are you saying “yes” to anyone because so few opportunities are coming your way? Believe it or not, you CAN have a thriving web design & dev business where you consistently work with aligned clients who actually pay you well.
In this episode of Making Website Magic, Sam & Karyn are sharing the importance of cultivating valuable relationships in your business and actionable steps you can take right now to scale your business in a sustainable way.
Here are just a few of the things we discuss during this episode:
- Overnight success links back to instant gratification influencer culture that is overtaking our society.
- How focusing on quick overnight success can come with growing pains and end up hurting your business in the long run.
- Where this idea of hustling to make a quick buck originated in our society and how it can easily lead to burnout.
- Putting systems and processes in place to grow in a meaningful and sustainable way.
Focusing your attention on rapid growth will drift you farther from your values and business goals than it will bring you closer. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive empowerment to step boldly into your web design business and to hear even more about the points outlined above.
Thank you for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag us! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways!
Learn more about Making Website Magic at https://makingwebsitemagic.com/
CONNECT WITH SAM & KARYN:
Previous Episode
Why Being A Web Designer is AWESOME
Today, we took a break from dropping knowledge to reflect on why we became web designers in the first place and why we continue to love what we do so much. That’s why episode 12 of MAKING WEBSITE MAGIC is about why being a web designer is AWESOME!
Apply today to join the waitlist for the Making Website Magic School of Business. Are you consistently booking dream clients, or are you saying “yes” to anyone because so few opportunities are coming your way? Believe it or not, you CAN have a thriving web design & dev business where you consistently work with aligned clients who actually pay you well.
In this episode of Making Website Magic, Sam & Karyn are sharing the importance of finding gratitude in your web design business and breaking down why being a web designer is awesome.
Here are just a few of the things we discuss during this episode:
- Being a web designer offers so much time, location, and project flexibility that your typical 9-5 job does not.
- Letting go of the perceptions we hold onto from our past corporate jobs in order to appreciate the web designer role even more.
- Web design is the melding of form and function and a perfect balance of left and right brain work.
- How web design relates to fashion, legos, and gaming while providing the ultimate reward the more knowledge you unlock throughout your career.
Business isn’t always meant to be fun and easy, but if you hold gratitude for the reason you do what you do, it is going to carry you through those harder days. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive empowerment to step boldly into your web design business and to hear even more about the points outlined above.
Thank you for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag us! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways!
Learn more about Making Website Magic at https://makingwebsitemagic.com/
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Stop Offering EVERYTHING as a Web Designer
Sometimes there’s this desire as web designers to do something additional for a client that may not fall under the normal web designer offers. That’s why episode 14 of Making Website Magic is about why you should stop offering everything as a web designer!
Apply today to join the waitlist for the Making Website Magic School of Business. Are you consistently booking dream clients, or are you saying “yes” to anyone because so few opportunities are coming your way? Believe it or not, you CAN have a thriving web design & dev business where you consistently work with aligned clients who actually pay you well.
In this episode of Making Website Magic, Sam & Karyn are sharing the importance of getting clear on your offer suite and actionable steps you can take right now to face your fear of losing the sale if you don’t offer more.
Here are just a few of the things we discuss during this episode:
- You always have the choice to decide what you want to offer, but you are not obligated to offer things that are not aligned with the work you want to do.
- It’s important to understand the motivation behind wanting to offer more services than you truly need to.
- Your clients can sometimes be better served when you refer them to an expert instead of doing a subpar job yourself just to secure the client.
- There is value in exploring different types of skill sets that are related to what we do, but we don’t have to do them just because someone asked for the service.
Take a moment to consider, if you stop offering all of the things, what are you making space for to come into your business. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive empowerment to step boldly into your web design business and to hear even more about the points outlined above.
Thank you for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag us! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways!
Learn more about Making Website Magic at https://makingwebsitemagic.com/
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