Emily Kim Co

Emily Kim Co Business coach for creatives
http://emilykim.co

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08/21/2026

Be honest: would your business pass the 60-second booking test?

Open your website or profile like a total stranger and start a timer.

Can you find:

1️⃣ What you do

2️⃣ Who it’s for

3️⃣ Where you work

4️⃣ A starting price or clear pricing path

5️⃣ Proof that clients trust you

6️⃣ One obvious next step

If any answer requires hunting, guessing, or sending a DM, friction has already started.

Your work can be incredible and still be difficult to book. Make it as easy as possible for potential clients to get in touch with you!

Comment AUDIT and I’ll send you my website audit checklist so you can find what a potential client might miss.

08/19/2026

If your bookings are slowing down and your revenue is plateauing, you might need to look at your offer suite:

The more clients you work with, the easier it becomes to keep adding bells and whistles to your offer.

It FEELS like a service to your client, but it might actually be the reason why your bookings are slowing down.

Here are 7 red flags that your offer suite has gotten too confusing:

1️⃣ Nobody can repeat what you do in one sentence. If referring you sounds like: “they do photography, but also coaching, and website design, and SEO…” 😬If a past client can’t quickly explain your offer at a dinner table, they can’t refer it either.

2️⃣ Your pricing is a secret because you’ve started custom quoting everyone. No number, no range, no starting-at. People assume it’s out of reach and never ask.

3️⃣ You give too many options. Five packages and a page of add-ons turn a yes into “let me think about it.”

4️⃣ You’re secretly nervous about bringing on new clients. Sending out proposals has become a huge lift because you’ve got too many things you COULD offer your client that you aren’t sure where to start.

5️⃣ Booking takes too many steps. A form, then a call, then an email, then a contract is four chances to lose them.

6️⃣ it’s not clear to your potential client what they’re getting from working with you. Too many results + transformations feels like you’re over delivering to your client and thus providing a “better” service, but really it’s just overwhelming your prospects.

7️⃣ People can’t tell if it’s for them. No named client and no named outcome, so everyone assumes it’s for someone else.

Leaving you on read feels personal, but chances are, someone is just confused!

Comment AUDIT and I’ll send you my website audit checklist so you can find the confusing parts before another inquiry disappears.

08/17/2026

The trick to hitting a big goal is to make the goal bigger.

My favorite author, Dr. Ben Hardy, talks about why setting 10x goals is WAY better than setting a 2x goal.

There are a million ways to just double your revenue, and most
of them involve doing more of the same thing you're already
doing.

A 10x goal deletes almost all of them. That narrowness
is the whole point.

If you're chasing 2x, you can stay busy and spin your wheels and
still technically get there. 10x forces you to make tough decisions. It makes
you ask: what would have to be true for me to hit this?

Even if your goal isn't to 10x your revenue, use it as a filter
to see what you can eliminate in your business today.

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08/14/2026

Most of what feels productive isn’t making you any money.

I split everything into two buckets.

Money-making tasks are a surprisingly short list:

sales conversations

generating leads

anything that puts you in front of someone who could actually pay you

Money-draining tasks are basically everything else.

None of it is bad work.

Redoing your website

rebuilding your lead magnets

rewriting the proposal template

Those all sound inherently good, and they are.

What makes them money-draining is the timing.

If you’re reaching for that work to avoid marketing yourself, talking about your offers, or having a sales conversation, that’s the moment it becomes a drain.

We reach for it because it has a finish line.

Screenshot this and look at today’s list with me.

No judgment, just awareness of what’s making money and what isn’t.

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08/12/2026

Friendly reminder, and I mean this with all of the love in the world: there is not one right way to market your business.

If there were ONE right way, everyone would already be doing it, and it wouldn't work anymore!

One of my clients asked me what the "right" strategy was for repurposing Instagram stories. My question back to her was: what do YOU actually like doing? What's easy for YOU, and what would you do naturally?

That's the only strategy that matters: the one you'll still be doing in six months, not the “optimal” one you'll quit in three weeks because you hate it.

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08/12/2026

Your next local client may never see a single one of your posts.

And that’s exactly why posting more can’t be your WHOLE marketing plan.

If you want a steadier local pipeline, build assets that keep working outside of these apps:

1️⃣ Make your Google Business Profile up-to-date. Your specialty, city, services, and next step should all be there.

2️⃣ Build real relationships with 10 to 15 referral partners who already serve the people you want to reach.

3️⃣ Ask happy clients for specific reviews and referrals while the experience is still fresh. Pro tip - set up an automation so you don’t forget!

4️⃣ Make your offer easy to understand everywhere someone can find you.

5️⃣ Track where your leads are coming from, then double down on what’s already working.

You don’t need everyone online to know your name. You need the right people in your town to remember it when an opportunity comes up.

Comment NETWORK and I’ll send you my local networking guide.

08/07/2026

Comment PROFIT and I’ll send you my 5 step guide to building a successful business with word of mouth and local marketing.

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08/05/2026

Here’s why your local leads VANISH after inquiring…

1. You don’t respond in time.

2. You don’t have a clear offer.

3. You don’t have a seamless funnel, and the friction loses them.

Follow for more local marketing education!

08/03/2026

Comment NETWORK and I’ll send you my step-by-step local networking guide with everything you need to dominate your local market.

08/02/2026

Referrals are the ONLY strategy you need, and people who tell you they don’t work, or they’re unreliable… are just wrong.

Comment NETWORK and I’ll send you my step-by-step local networking guide with everything you need to dominate your local market.

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