It’s FAQ Friday!
So, one question that always comes up around this time of year, when should I start planning my budget for 2025?
Now, yes, now.
It doesn't need to be a full-blown strategy unless you have the time to develop one.
But you should be putting it together:
What events do you know you'll be doing
What content was successful this year that you can repurpose
What new things do you want to add to the list
At least get it started now, get those ideas and strategy on paper.
So, have you started planning yet? If not, when do you?
Share in the comments.
Hey everyone, it's time for FAQ Friday. So one question I get asked is when should I start planning my budget for 2025? What should I be thinking about? When is a good time to put the plan together? And I say actually you should be starting now. Yes, in August you should be starting thinking about what you're doing next year. Now you don't have to come up with your whole strategy, but at least try to start planning out Q1Q2, what events you're going to do next year 'cause I'm pretty sure you probably know. All the events you want to do next year based on what you've done so far this year and based on what's coming up in the fall, if they're events you've already done in the past, you know there are one that that's always on the list, then you're going to add that. Then you can do some research over the next couple of weeks if any new events you want to look into. And just kind of put a plan together of what you want to do in 2025, what your goals are. Think about some of the hot things you've done this year that worked really well. You probably know those off the top of the head. Write those down. So come up with this not detailed plan, but at least some ideas, some strategy, some things you want to focus on, some things that you want to do. Maybe you want to do some new things. Maybe you want to redo some other things you've done in the past. Maybe you want to add the ISP society to your list, becoming a member and doing. Marketing initiatives with other Isvs, start planning now, start putting that budget together. So that way when it comes, because we know events are all happening in the fall, they keep us busy, They're very time consuming. So why not start now? So that way you are all set and ready to go and look at it and really dive deep into it when you can. And you know, maybe early November. Late October, if you have the time of being with now to do it and get it done between now and the middle of September, great, kudos to you. But I would start getting things on paper now and start planning out that strategy.
It’s FAQ Friday!
So, one question that always comes up around this time of year, when should I start planning my budget for 2025?
Now, yes, now.
It doesn't need to be a full-blown strategy unless you have the time to develop one.
But you should be putting it together:
What events do you know you'll be doing
What content was successful this year that you can repurpose
What new things do you want to add to the list
At least get it started now, get those ideas and strategy on paper.
So, have you started planning yet? If not, when do you?
Share in the comments.
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** A note to anybody that is frustrated that they’re not where they want to be. **
I had a text message yesterday.
It was from an old client that I haven’t spoken to in many years.
He sent me the below image as a ‘Thursday Throwback’.
It was an invoice that he had found from 2014 where I was charging him £12.00 per hour for 8 hours of marketing planning/work.
(About $15/hour).
I remember the time clearly.
I was practicing my craft.
I was studying books/courses.
I was trying to apply theory to practical.
I was trying to win the trust of others (while not fully believing in myself).
I was still living with my mum.
I made mistake after mistake during that time.
Things I still cringe about.
Yet skip 10 years forward to today, and I’m sat here putting the finishing touches to a ‘Marketing Masterclass’ presentation that I’ll be delivering to 25 of the world’s best private practice leaders in New York City on Thursday at our annual member event.
Life feels very different.
But the work I’m able to do today and many of the joys of my life are ALL because I took the slow steps in the early days.
Although LinkedIn and Instagram give the impression that everybody is so far ahead of you and they have it easy, please know that these early days cannot be skipped (and it often bites the people in the arse that try to skip them!).
Take your time and focus on being worth more (not trying to just charge more).
(Sorry if this felt like a cringe motivational type post – it just struck me hard seeing this old invoice and reflecting on the past decade!).
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