Go behind the scenes of real agency businesses.
AgencyHabits provides learnings, ideas, and templates for agency operators drawn from Barrel Holdings companies.
When to Hire Freelancers vs. Full-time Employees
Talent
What Leads to Client Wins
Business Development
Price & Margin: Which Quadrant Does Your Agency Live In?
Business Development
Grading Clients & Building Your Qualification Criteria
Positioning
Getting a Prospective Client to Share Their Budget on Project Work
Business Development
Why Building a Team of Superstars is Unlikely
Talent
We wouldn't be called AgencyHabits without a list of habits to share, would we?
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Our Book Recommendations
Managing The Professional Service Firm
Time-tested foundational basics for running a prof services biz.
Straight-Line Leadership
No-nonsense principles on taking ownership and leading through action.
Implementing Value Pricing
Clear principles behind value pricing & how a firm can go about practicing it.
Atomic Habits
Leveraging the concept of habits to live a healthier & more productive life.
Getting Things Done
Building a personal system to be productive & avoid getting overwhelmed.
Leadership and Self-Deception
The eye-opening concept of seeing others as people vs. objects
The Effective Executive
Time-tested foundational basics for being an impactful leader in an org.
Who Not How
The power of enlisting others to create leverage and achieve great things.