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Staying Solo

Staying Solo

Written by: Maggie Patterson BS-Free Business
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 Growing a solo service business is tough. It's even harder when you're bombarded with BS advice that steers you away from your values and why you started your business in the first place. This is the podcast for solo creatives and consultants who want to remain as a team of one and have zero interest in the hustle and grind of typical business teachings. Most podcasts for solopreneurs and freelancers, hosted by out-of-touch celebrity entrepreneurs who haven't offered one-to-one services in years, miss the mark on today's market realities. Maggie Patterson, a service business owner for 20 years, understands that to stay solo, you need to know what matters to you, what works for you, and what you should completely ignore. In each episode, she examines one piece of conventional business advice to discover how it may hurt your business or be completely wrong for you as a solo business owner. Join Maggie for real talk to help you avoid burnout or the desire to entirely burn down your business to open a flower shop, book store, or cat cafe. (Because those cats won't pay the bills.) (Formerly the BS-Free Service Business Show)Copyright Scoop Studios 2016 to 2025 Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • Your Easy Yes in Action

    Your Easy Yes in Action
    Apr 20 2026

    Your business isn't hard to sell; you're just making it harder than it needs to be.

    When your capacity is maxed, "do more" isn't a strategy. It's the problem.

    In this episode, I'm breaking down the mismatch between your capacity and generic advice—and what to fix so your business becomes an easy yes for your clients (and not a no for you).

    Topics discussed in this episode include:

    • Why "do more" isn't the fix.

    • The real issue: too hard to say yes.

    • How positioning and offers create friction.

    • What Easy Yes Energy looks like.

    • How to simplify and work within your capacity.

    🔥Join the Squad through April 23, 2026🔥

    For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

    If you enjoyed today's episode, please:

    • Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolor

    • Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

    • Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo
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    14 mins
  • How to Be an Easy Yes Without Being Everywhere

    How to Be an Easy Yes Without Being Everywhere
    Apr 13 2026

    Most service providers think they need to be everywhere, all the time, just to stay visible. So they either force it or avoid it completely.

    Both paths lead to the same result: not enough clients.

    In this episode, I'm breaking down the marketing mistakes that keep you stuck and how to shift to an approach that actually creates easy yeses.

    Topics discussed in this episode include:

    • Why doing "more marketing" isn't the problem and what your marketing should actually be doing.

    • Why showing up everywhere isn't turning into clients.

    • 5 key marketing mistakes blocking your easy yeses, and how to fix them.

    • What it takes to move someone from "interested" to "ready to work with you."

    🔥Join the Squad through April 23, 2026 🔥

    For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

    If you enjoyed today's episode, please:.

    • Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolo

    • Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

    • Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo
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    16 mins
  • The Easy Yes Energy Blocks Stopping You from Booking Clients

    The Easy Yes Energy Blocks Stopping You from Booking Clients
    Apr 8 2026

    Despite what conventional business advice may tell you, if you're not booking clients, it's probably not a visibility problem.

    More marketing won't fix what's broken underneath.

    In this episode, we're breaking down the four Easy Yes Energy blocks that stop clients from saying yes and how to fix them so your more of your consults convert into paying clients.

    Topics discussed in this episode include:

    • Why more marketing won't fix a conversion problem

    • The 4 "Easy Yes" blocks that stop clients from booking.

    • The journey of attention, interest, desire and action you need to take your clients on with Easy Yes Energy.

    • How to deal with these blocks if you're identifying with what I'm sharing.

    Join the Staying Solo Squad wait list.

    For detailed show notes and links to everything in this episode, please visit bsfreebusiness.com.

    If you enjoyed today's episode, please:

    • Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/stayingsolor

    • Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

    • Sign up for email updates at www.bsfreebusiness.com/solo
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    15 mins
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