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12 Benefits to Booking Design Clients in Advance
The Clubhouse waitlist is Open! My signature group mentoring program for designers is opening on the 15th January for waitlist members to sign up with an exclusive 1:1 bonus! If you'd like to learn more and work with me in 2024, you can sign up to the waitlist here ✨
I could have gone on for a really long time with this episode talking about the benefits of booking in advance! But I stopped at the twelve that I find are the most important and can have the biggest impact on your business, your wellbeing, your mindset, and your freedom.
Booking my design clients in advance has been the main strategy that has helped me build my dream design business and I'd love to help you do the same ☺️
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