{"id":17479,"date":"2019-02-19T17:10:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T22:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honeybook.site.strattic.io\/?p=17479"},"modified":"2022-07-26T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T21:25:52","slug":"client-booking-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/client-booking-workflow","title":{"rendered":"The Client Booking Workflow That Helped Me Get My Life Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>A version of this article originally appeared on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopetaylorblog.com\/2019\/02\/04\/episode-2-client-booking-workflow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> Hope Taylor blog<\/a>. 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Don&#8217;t make the same mistakes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first &#8220;official&#8221; episode of Happy Hour with Hope, I&#8217;m going to walk you through the program I use to onboard my clients when they book me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the first EDUCATIONAL episode, and this month, we are talking all about WORKFLOWS and SYSTEMS in my business. I\u2019m sharing every piece of my workflows, with no stone left unturned, to show you how to STREAMLINE your workflows and get your LIFE back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not going to make you wait for it, so here is Episode number TWO of Happy Hour with Hope: My Client&nbsp;Booking&nbsp;Workflow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BUT, before you tune in, be sure to download this week\u2019s FREE guide to follow along with the video! 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