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HoneyBook vs. Dubsado

As an entrepreneur, choosing a customer relationship management (CRM) system is no small feat. With dozens of choices, you must understand the pros and cons of each before choosing. Read about HonyBook vs. Dubsado!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

5 Website Tips for Wedding Professionals

Your website is one of the first places prospective clients go to get a feel for you and your work as a wedding professional. Here are 5 website tips or wedding professionals to make sure you make a reat first impression!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

How to Direct a Wedding Rehearsal (For a Perfect Ceremony!)

Directing a wedding rehearsal can seem daunting for a new wedding planner or a planner who hasn’t directed one in a while. As a former luxury wedding planner of twelve years, I lead hundreds of wedding rehearsals. I’m excited to share my comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to direct a wedding rehearsal for a perfect ceremony!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

What Should a Wedding Planner Gift to Couples? 9 Ideas!

Whether you are just starting out in business or have been building your brand for years, if you haven't been gifting to clients, then you should rethink your gifting strategy! By thinking of gifting as a business builder, you can stay top of mind, gain referrals, and help build better relationships.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

10 Evergreen Content Ideas for Wedding Planners

Evergreen content can take various forms, such as blog posts, lead-nurturing newsletters, automated emails, and engaging social media updates. Let’s explore some exceptional evergreen content ideas tailored for wedding planners!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

3 Ways to Get More Referrals from Past Clients

Imagine if you could unlock the full potential of referrals from your existing clients. Today's your lucky day, because I'm about to share three no-brainer strategies to help you get more referrals and make your wedding business shine even brighter.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

9 Must-Listen-To Wedding Planner Podcasts

Are you a wedding planner looking to absorb all the free content that’s out there? I feel you, and I have you covered with this list of nine must-listen-to wedding planner podcasts! These podcasts are amazing resources for wedding planners and event coordinators at all stages of their businesses. Not to mention, the hosts are some of my good industry friends that I love to support! Keep reading for the full list, and let me know in the comments if I’ve missed your favorite!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

Stress Management Tips for Wedding Professionals

Busy season as a wedding professional can feel like treading water and trying to stay afloat. In this post, I’m sharing my life raft and a few stress management tips for wedding professionals that helped me survive 13 Octobers as a wedding planner.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

3 Tips for Managing Mental Load as a Wedding Business Owner

Today, I want to address the elephant in the room – the "mental load". That nagging, ever-growing list of tasks in the back of your mind that never seems to shrink, no matter how many items you check off. It can make us feel like we're carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

4 Ways to Use AI as a Wedding Pro

As a wedding professional, you may wonder how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in your wedding business. I’m sharing 4 ways to use AI as a wedding pro in this blog post!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

Understanding Your Wedding Pro Money Personality

We all know that money plays a major role in our lives as wedding professionals, whether we're budgeting for our business expenses or managing client payments. So, let's take an enlightening journey into understanding our unique money personalities!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

How to Know When It’s Time to Fire a Client

There are a few paths your client relationships can follow and several tough problems that can pop up along your road trip to the wedding day. Having planned 400+ weddings myself, I have been through it all. Let’s dive into how to avoid sticky situations altogether.

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