7 tips to keep the clients you have

where do you think the best referrals come from?

by sandi leyva
the accountant’s accelerator

it’s far less expensive to keep your existing clients happy than it is to find new clients, especially because the trust factor between people continues to decline year after year. you might want to think about redirecting a portion of your marketing attention on your existing client base instead of networking for new clients. (and by the way, sending clients an organizer is not marketing!)

more on small-firm growth strategies: do you know your opportunity number? | 7 tips to boost your firm’s performance in 2020 | 5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients | survey quantifies link between online reviews, revenue | major search algorithm change could affect your rankings | is your client newsletter stuck in the 1990s? | outsource or in-house? how does your marketing get done? | making content marketing part of your growth strategy
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here are some tips to mine the pot of gold that lies right before you: your current clients who already trust you and are eager to hear about new solutions that will ease their pain and problems.
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do you know your opportunity number?

hands using a calculatordetermine whether that new project or client makes sense for you.

by sandi leyva, cpa

each of us has 24 hours in one day. most of us have annual revenue goals. a few of us have monthly, weekly, daily or even hourly revenue goals.

more on small-firm growth strategies: 7 tips to boost your firm’s performance in 2020 | 5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients | beyond referrals: getting new clients | blow your own horn already! | keep more of your busy season earnings | how a spreadsheet can help stop leaks
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hopefully you know what your revenue goal is. (if not, you should!) if you don’t pull in that level of revenue for the week or month, then you’ve missed your plan.
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7 tips to boost your firm’s performance in 2020

three darts hitting a target bull's-eyekeep targeting your weakest links.

by sandi leyva

if you’re ready to have your best year ever, then your first step is to plan to do something different. you won’t get to the next level doing saly – same as last year.

more on small-firm growth strategies: 5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients | survey quantifies link between online reviews, revenue | outsource or in-house? how does your marketing get done? | beyond referrals: getting new clients | five trends for the modern accountant | 7 ways to generate leads | blow your own horn already! | take the focus off price | 5 solutions when clients balk at price | keep more of your busy season earnings | want more clients? take these 5 steps | 5 skills to grow your practice | how a spreadsheet can help stop leaks
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here are seven things to consider doing differently in 2020 that will help take you to the next level:
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5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients

are you holding yourself back?

by sandi leyva, cpa

as an accounting professional, you’re likely very talented at delivering the service you offer your clients. but when it comes to marketing and selling yourself, many of you didn’t voluntarily sign up for that part.

more on small-firm growth strategies: survey quantifies link between online reviews, revenue | major search algorithm change could affect your rankings | is your client newsletter stuck in the 1990s? | outsource or in-house? how does your marketing get done? | making content marketing part of your growth strategy | do you know your cac number? | beyond referrals: getting new clients
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many of you are resisting (kicking and screaming) marketing yourself. if that’s you, that could be why your business is slow or not growing at the rate you’d like it to.
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survey quantifies link between online reviews, revenue

young businesswoman using a tablet3 key statistics.

by sandi leyva
the accountant’s accelerator

you wouldn’t want to run your business without referrals, right?

more on small-firm growth strategies: major search algorithm change could affect your rankings | is your client newsletter stuck in the 1990s? | making content marketing part of your growth strategy | tough lessons from tax season | 10 quick and easy tips for a better busy season | 6 metrics of marketing | want better clients? 5 ways to hook them | 3 ways to save time during busy season
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in the online game, the equivalent of referrals is client reviews. you see them everywhere: google-my-business listings, on yelp, on facebook and on bing, to name a few. to say they are important to your business’s profitability is an understatement, and now it’s been quantified in a survey conducted by womply.
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