Eleanor Mills' Noon needs your help
Dates for your Diary including Moving Forward Group on Saturday
As part of NOON's ‘what next?’ agenda they are doing a big survey of what it's like to be a midlife female (aka Queenager) entrepreneur – whether you are one currently, have been or want to be.
If you are a woman in midlife who is running, wants to run or has run a business please fill out our short survey. As a thank you, you'll be entered into a prize draw .
They’re trying to get more money to female-owned businesses.
As a thank you for your time, you'll be entered into a prize draw for 5 x £20 John Lewis vouchers, awarded by random prize draw. Simply tick the box at the end to confirm you'd like to be entered. (Be sure to read the Terms & Conditions.)
Dates for your Diary
I have now added a new tab on website with all the dates for the Power Hour and the Moving Forward Group as a reminder. The Moving Forward Group is this Saturday on 15th February.
February 2025
15th Moving Forward Group
All GWDC events are bookable via Eventbrite and you can book for the months ahead, which means you’ll receive reminders as and when they occur.
There are numerous workshops including Pricing your Creative Products tomorrow 15th February that GWDC members can access for free. You will find the calendar of those upcoming events here.
Here’s what’s included when you join the GWDC as a PAID SUBSCRIBER:
A monthly Power Hour to tackle tasks you’ve been putting off.
The Moving Forward Group, where you can address any challenges you’re facing.
15-minute office hours with either Mark or me to discuss whatever you want.
Free workshops and exclusive discounts on tools like Hubspot, Dell products, and more.
The 15-minute office hours alone are worth £25, making this a fantastic deal at just £9.99/month or £99.99/year. You can subscribe or upgrade by clicking the button below:
Productizing your Service Offering
A friend of mine pointed me to a twitter thread by Codie Sanchez this week that I thought was interesting about how to make your service into a productized offering.
What does this mean? She says…
Instead of hourly billing, you package your expertise into a subscription. Clients pay a fixed monthly fee for access to your skills. Just like Netflix doesn't charge per movie, you don't charge per task.
Here’s the example she uses:
“One of my favourite examples is Brett from DesignJoy. • The service: Design work for $4,995/mo • The product: Unlimited design requests The keyword is “unlimited.” Whether a client makes 5 requests a month or 50, the price stays the same.
So, what's the catch? Clients can submit only 1 request at a time. Each one gets placed in a queue. This natural throttle prevents overwhelm while maintaining the “unlimited” promise.
Brett runs his operation solo, leveraging 3 principles: • 0 meetings (after a 15min discovery call) • Simple Trello boards for requests • 2-day average turnaround time
It results in a productized service that scales without employees.”
Another example:
WP Curve used a version of this model: • The service: WordPress maintenance • The product: Live access to a developer 24 hours a day for $59 The model worked so well, they scaled to an exit to GoDaddy in 2016.
Another example she shares:
Is it possible for you to productize your offering? Does it make sense for your business?
There were definitely comments both for and against this business model, which suggests it’s not ideal for every business. I’m always curious about new business models, and thought you might be too!
We hope to see you tomorrow or at a future event,
Until next time,
Suzanne