Sandy Hubbard
@sandyhubbard.bsky.social
I consult with owner-led businesses that want to grow through marketing. I also write for magazines about the strategy of business growth. Let’s connect!
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyhubbardpublisher/
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HUGE THANK YOU to Amy for hosting today! #FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HUGE THANK YOU to Amy for hosting today! #FreelanceFriends
Thanks, e'rbody, for a fun #FreelanceFriends chat. No chat next week for U.S. Thanksgiving. See you in December!
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Thanks, e'rbody, for a fun #FreelanceFriends chat. No chat next week for U.S. Thanksgiving. See you in December!
A4. Most fun send off for a client/project partner: we took a road trip together. SO. MUCH. FUN. We coincidentally stayed in a hotel that was hosting a clown convention. Memories! #FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A4. Most fun send off for a client/project partner: we took a road trip together. SO. MUCH. FUN. We coincidentally stayed in a hotel that was hosting a clown convention. Memories! #FreelanceFriends
A4. Best send off a client did for me was to take me around and introduce me to his colleagues and stand up and give me a testimonial at a Rotary dinner. 🤩
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November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A4. Best send off a client did for me was to take me around and introduce me to his colleagues and stand up and give me a testimonial at a Rotary dinner. 🤩
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
I'm trailing on the Qs!
q4) Freelancers are also clients of other businesses. Does anyone have a really great example of a fantastic goodbye? How have you incorporated those tactics into your transition plan?
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q4) Freelancers are also clients of other businesses. Does anyone have a really great example of a fantastic goodbye? How have you incorporated those tactics into your transition plan?
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm trailing on the Qs!
q4) Freelancers are also clients of other businesses. Does anyone have a really great example of a fantastic goodbye? How have you incorporated those tactics into your transition plan?
#FreelanceFriends
q4) Freelancers are also clients of other businesses. Does anyone have a really great example of a fantastic goodbye? How have you incorporated those tactics into your transition plan?
#FreelanceFriends
A3. I try to get testimonials. I also write a Client Spotlight for my LinkedIn business page that highlights what I thought were the stellar aspects of our engagement (not always what they valued). If you write THEM a testimonial, you can include those items. 😉
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A3. I try to get testimonials. I also write a Client Spotlight for my LinkedIn business page that highlights what I thought were the stellar aspects of our engagement (not always what they valued). If you write THEM a testimonial, you can include those items. 😉
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
A3. I try to keep in touch with former clients on LinkedIn and in their circle of influence. I'd like to add a print component since I work with printers and publishers. I published a magazine for 22 years, so a mini mag is what I'm thinking.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A3. I try to keep in touch with former clients on LinkedIn and in their circle of influence. I'd like to add a print component since I work with printers and publishers. I published a magazine for 22 years, so a mini mag is what I'm thinking.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
Whew, getting to Q3 now!
q3) What's your advice to other freelancers - what else can you do to make this client remember you fondly? How do you balance "enough" - a warm goodbye w/o going overboard? What opportunities do you think folks miss?
#FreelanceFriends
q3) What's your advice to other freelancers - what else can you do to make this client remember you fondly? How do you balance "enough" - a warm goodbye w/o going overboard? What opportunities do you think folks miss?
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whew, getting to Q3 now!
q3) What's your advice to other freelancers - what else can you do to make this client remember you fondly? How do you balance "enough" - a warm goodbye w/o going overboard? What opportunities do you think folks miss?
#FreelanceFriends
q3) What's your advice to other freelancers - what else can you do to make this client remember you fondly? How do you balance "enough" - a warm goodbye w/o going overboard? What opportunities do you think folks miss?
#FreelanceFriends
Q2. Closing out projects, leaving shared project mgt apps, documenting where we are on future projects, and making sure I'm not exposed risk-wise for any NDA items. I don't promise to archive and I keep finished projects, not assets.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Q2. Closing out projects, leaving shared project mgt apps, documenting where we are on future projects, and making sure I'm not exposed risk-wise for any NDA items. I don't promise to archive and I keep finished projects, not assets.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
I completely missed Q2!
q2) Client work creates stuff - deliverables, shared tech, shared space, intellectual property (IP), etc.
What are your tactics for handover? Do you keep backups? For how long? What about passwords?
#FreelanceFriends
q2) Client work creates stuff - deliverables, shared tech, shared space, intellectual property (IP), etc.
What are your tactics for handover? Do you keep backups? For how long? What about passwords?
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I completely missed Q2!
q2) Client work creates stuff - deliverables, shared tech, shared space, intellectual property (IP), etc.
What are your tactics for handover? Do you keep backups? For how long? What about passwords?
#FreelanceFriends
q2) Client work creates stuff - deliverables, shared tech, shared space, intellectual property (IP), etc.
What are your tactics for handover? Do you keep backups? For how long? What about passwords?
#FreelanceFriends
If anyone wants to workshop terms and conditions fine print, let me know. We can do a Zoom meeting sometime! #FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If anyone wants to workshop terms and conditions fine print, let me know. We can do a Zoom meeting sometime! #FreelanceFriends
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters geared to consultants, and I remember taking a quiz and being proud that most of my clients stay with me until they retire. The quiz marked me down for that, saying I probably don't raise my rates enough. Um, true! #FreelanceFriends @davastewart.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters geared to consultants, and I remember taking a quiz and being proud that most of my clients stay with me until they retire. The quiz marked me down for that, saying I probably don't raise my rates enough. Um, true! #FreelanceFriends @davastewart.bsky.social
A1. In my T&C, I require one month's notice, and the client's pay, whether they need me or not, at the end of the engagement. That helps with all the little last-minute things that they realize they need. #FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A1. In my T&C, I require one month's notice, and the client's pay, whether they need me or not, at the end of the engagement. That helps with all the little last-minute things that they realize they need. #FreelanceFriends
A1. Luckily, my clients tend to give me time to prepare for the end of a consulting engagement. There's a period of making sure they have everything they need, while I simultaneously look for a new client. I do need a more systematic offboarding process.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A1. Luckily, my clients tend to give me time to prepare for the end of a consulting engagement. There's a period of making sure they have everything they need, while I simultaneously look for a new client. I do need a more systematic offboarding process.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
Question #1 is up!
q1) It's time - your contract with your client is about to end. How soon do you start preparing for the transition from current to past client? Do you use a checklist? Do you "wing" it? Does your industry have standards to guide you?
#FreelanceFriends
q1) It's time - your contract with your client is about to end. How soon do you start preparing for the transition from current to past client? Do you use a checklist? Do you "wing" it? Does your industry have standards to guide you?
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Question #1 is up!
q1) It's time - your contract with your client is about to end. How soon do you start preparing for the transition from current to past client? Do you use a checklist? Do you "wing" it? Does your industry have standards to guide you?
#FreelanceFriends
q1) It's time - your contract with your client is about to end. How soon do you start preparing for the transition from current to past client? Do you use a checklist? Do you "wing" it? Does your industry have standards to guide you?
#FreelanceFriends
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Speaking of Thanksgiving and gratitude, many thanks to Shane (@shanecarpenter.bsky.social) and Sandy (@sandyhubbard.bsky.social) for their generous input for this week's chat.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Speaking of Thanksgiving and gratitude, many thanks to Shane (@shanecarpenter.bsky.social) and Sandy (@sandyhubbard.bsky.social) for their generous input for this week's chat.
#FreelanceFriends
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I'm Sandy Hubbard, a consultant to owner-led companies in print, media, and B2B tech. I help businesses grow with an eye to selling the company or transitioning to successors. I also write about sales, marketing, and business growth for magazines.
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Sandy Hubbard, CSM - Sandy Hubbard Marketing Strategy | LinkedIn
As an experienced management consultant, I work with owner-led companies providing Growth… · Experience: Sandy Hubbard Marketing Strategy · Education: University of Michigan College of Literature, Sci...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm Sandy Hubbard, a consultant to owner-led companies in print, media, and B2B tech. I help businesses grow with an eye to selling the company or transitioning to successors. I also write about sales, marketing, and business growth for magazines.
www.linkedin.com/in/sandyhubb...
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#FreelanceFriends
Good morning to my #FreelanceFriends from beautiful Portland, Oregon, where it's always time for coffee, green trees, and a pointy, snow-covered mountain you can see from the city. Today the sky is bright blue!
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Good morning to my #FreelanceFriends from beautiful Portland, Oregon, where it's always time for coffee, green trees, and a pointy, snow-covered mountain you can see from the city. Today the sky is bright blue!
Did you know you can hire me to review your marketing plan, collaborate with you on writing your annual Owner's Master Plan, help your salespeople get more out of the LinkedIn algorithm, and do other short-term projects designed to help your business grow?
Let's connect!
Let's connect!
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Did you know you can hire me to review your marketing plan, collaborate with you on writing your annual Owner's Master Plan, help your salespeople get more out of the LinkedIn algorithm, and do other short-term projects designed to help your business grow?
Let's connect!
Let's connect!
I'm always checking on the Cupcakes and Yoga Pants blog to see which posts get the most attention. It's fun to see this Hawaiian prayer receiving so much love!!
www.cupcakesandyogapants.com/a-simple-haw...
#CupcakesAndYogaPants #Hooponopono #ChooseHealthy
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#CupcakesAndYogaPants #Hooponopono #ChooseHealthy
A Simple Hawaiian Healing Prayer: Ho’oponopono - Cupcakes and Yoga Pants
Language is powerful. The people of Hawaii use 11 select words to ignite transformation and healing. The simple four-sentence forgiveness prayer is called Ho'oponopono. What is Ho'oponopono? I learned...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Happy Tuesday, #FreelanceFriends!
This week, Amy Hampton @amylhampton.bsky.social will host a discussion about OFFboarding clients. Thanks goes out to chatter Shane Carpenter @shanecarpenter.bsky.social for the topic suggestion!
Join the chat on Thursday, November 20 at 11am CST on Bluesky.
This week, Amy Hampton @amylhampton.bsky.social will host a discussion about OFFboarding clients. Thanks goes out to chatter Shane Carpenter @shanecarpenter.bsky.social for the topic suggestion!
Join the chat on Thursday, November 20 at 11am CST on Bluesky.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy Tuesday, #FreelanceFriends!
This week, Amy Hampton @amylhampton.bsky.social will host a discussion about OFFboarding clients. Thanks goes out to chatter Shane Carpenter @shanecarpenter.bsky.social for the topic suggestion!
Join the chat on Thursday, November 20 at 11am CST on Bluesky.
This week, Amy Hampton @amylhampton.bsky.social will host a discussion about OFFboarding clients. Thanks goes out to chatter Shane Carpenter @shanecarpenter.bsky.social for the topic suggestion!
Join the chat on Thursday, November 20 at 11am CST on Bluesky.
This was a good documentary.
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This was a good documentary.
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Hey, #FreelanceFriends! Are you thinking ahead to what your business might need in 2026? This week on the Bluesky chat we will discuss what to look for when buying new software/tools. Mark your calendar for 11am CST on Thursday, November 13!
#SmallBusiness #Freelance #FreelanceLife
#SmallBusiness #Freelance #FreelanceLife
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hey, #FreelanceFriends! Are you thinking ahead to what your business might need in 2026? This week on the Bluesky chat we will discuss what to look for when buying new software/tools. Mark your calendar for 11am CST on Thursday, November 13!
#SmallBusiness #Freelance #FreelanceLife
#SmallBusiness #Freelance #FreelanceLife
I'm also on Alignable!
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm also on Alignable!