{"id":13573,"date":"2016-12-22T12:31:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T20:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpbeaveraddons.com\/?p=13573"},"modified":"2016-12-22T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T20:42:23","slug":"customer-spotlight-chantal-1-day-webs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpbeaveraddons.com\/customer-spotlight-chantal-1-day-webs\/","title":{"rendered":"Customer Spotlight : Chantal of 1 Day Webs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we are excited to announce our new series –\u00a0Customer Spotlight. <\/strong>This series is aimed at learning and sharing from designers, developers, business owners and Beaver Builder users. \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0<\/em>It’s a simple Question & Answer series featuring our customers who share their experience on growing their business and developing their website using Beaver Builder <\/strong><\/a>along with PowerPack.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Customer Spotlight: Chantal of 1 Day Webs<\/h3>\n

Today’s Customer Spotlight<\/strong> introduces you to Chantal<\/strong>, her full name being –\u00a0 Chantal Marie-Laurence Edouard-Betsy. To say something more about Chantal, \u00a0she’s the founder of 1 Day Webs<\/strong><\/a>. Here’s her interesting story of starting her web business and how Beaver Builder transformed it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sit back, go through the post and Enjoy !!<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Hi Chantal! \u00a0Tell us something about you, your business and your name \ud83d\ude09<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m Chantal from 1 Day Webs, I\u2019m an award-winning businesswoman from Durban, South Africa<\/strong>. \u00a0I started 1 Day Webs to provide a one day web development service for client who are fully prepared and organised to get their website done. \u00a0My full name is rather long \u2026 Chantal Marie-Laurence Edouard-Betsy<\/strong> – this is courtesy of a French Mauritian father and South African mother. \u00a0No idea what they were thinking – but there\u2019s only 1 of me and it\u2019s kind of grown on me so I think I\u2019ll keep it LOL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: How did you start your business? Is there an interesting story here?<\/h4>\n

Yes indeed, there is, I had a previous web design house called Cooked Media – and had been doing websites for clients for about 3 years through this business. \u00a0I was becoming increasingly frustrated with my business and processes because I was tending to get clients that needed a lot of hand holding and ended up spending far more time on simple websites than anticipated and performing additional roles (like Business Coaching, Branding, etc) in an attempt to get content out of clients. \u00a0I stupidly wasn\u2019t charging for all these additional services and time spent and so my business was beginning to fail financially and I was getting disillusioned.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I stumbled across Beaver Builder while I was researching better tools to use and the concept of a \u201cone day website service\u201d on one of the Facebook Groups I was on and the concept hit me like a ton of bricks! \u00a012 hours later I have built 1daywebs.com and decided on the new direction I wanted to take. \u00a0With the help of my business coach I put my plan in place and it has been a fabulous experience from day 1. \u00a0My ideal client really gets my offering and I am passionate about my business again and within 4 months of starting, the financial side of the business really started flowin<\/span>g again. \u00a0If anything I wish I had discovered Beaver Builder and changed my offering long before.<\/p>\n

Q: What does\u00a0a typical day in your life looks like? How do you keep yourself productive?<\/h4>\n

I have an incredibly supportive partner who starts his day very early (he\u2019s a landscaper) so I am very lucky to start my day with breakfast in bed and some quality time with our fur children (2 crazy dogs). \u00a0I then head down to our beautiful Durban beachfront at 6:30am and walk 7km along our promenade. \u00a0I\u2019m home, showered, dressed and at my desk between 8:30 and 9am and I typically don\u2019t leave my desk before 4pm. \u00a0I\u2019m fortunate to have a stunning office in my home that looks out onto my garden and pool so it\u2019s one of the happiest places in my home. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Evenings are spent cooking together (I\u2019m quite the foodie) and relaxing or entertaining & socialising with friends. \u00a0It\u2019s really quite mundane but I love my life \ud83d\ude00 \u00a0I must say I don\u2019t struggle to keep productive, I love being busy and under pressure – I perform at my best in those circumstances. \u00a0But naturally I think we all have days every now and again where we just look at our machines in the morning and can\u2019t be productive \u2026 I use those days to do things like drive around and get my chores done, or do research, so I try and work with my productivity rhythms as much as possible. \u00a0I also try as much as possible not to work on a Friday unless absolutely necessary. \u00a0I believe in work hard – chill hard and have to be quite strict with that or I tend to work myself to death because I love what I do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: You do a lot of\u00a0websites for Female Entrepreneurs, why did you chose that?<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m not sure if I chose it or if they chose me (LOL) – I think it\u2019s a mutual choice. \u00a0I think I tend to attract the kind of businesses and personalities that I enjoy and that interest me. \u00a0At the end of the day, people choose to do business with people, not brands. \u00a0So there\u2019s normally some sort of connection, shared interest, synergy, understanding, etc. that makes the combination a natural fit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I think because I myself am an award-winning female entrepreneur, I can connect and resonate with other women who are on similar paths. \u00a0It also allows me to offer a lot of valuable business advice – outside of merely website advice – based on my experience. \u00a0I guess we speak the same language and if you\u2019re on the same page it makes the whole process seamless and easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some beautiful sites built by Chantal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Segerius Bruce<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Melanie Gard<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Bodylicious<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Q: What has been your favorite business experience? How do you keep your clients happy, any tips?<\/h4>\n

    I really can\u2019t choose one, there\u2019s something I say all the time and that\u2019s that I fall in love with every site I work on, and it\u2019s just true. \u00a0I am so filled with passion for what I do that I can\u2019t help love every project. \u00a0Working with clients who are motivated and excited helps as well. <\/span>I think for me the secret to keeping my clients happy is listening and hearing and getting the soul of their business (I know this sounds corny) – I understand their needs very well so can execute and deliver something which is exactly what they wanted without even communicating it clearly. \u00a0My favourite business experiences are always the reactions to seeing their sites and the spontaneous testimonials I get. \u00a0The endorsements to other people and referrals are what really make my heart warm.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0Q: What business tools and resources do you use and recommend?<\/h4>\n

    Obviously WordPress, Beaver Builder, Gravity Forms and PowerPack for my typical website builds. \u00a0But in addition to that I wouldn\u2019t run my business without WooCommerce Bookings, Calendly, and my marketing automation system (Mautic). \u00a0Oh and of course not forgetting gMail as an email host and Dropbox for all my client documentation. \u00a0Oh and PayPal of course, PayPal\u2019s my best friend. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Q: What made you chose Beaver Builder? How has it transformed your business?<\/h4>\n

    I was frustrated with the bloated Themeforest themes I was using and Visual Composer and I was looking for a way to streamline my process. \u00a0Lots of research online led me to the Beaver Builder community. \u00a0OMG BB has completely changed my whole business! \u00a0I changed my model from a traditional web design and development service to a one day website service – increased my rates – changed to a USD based model and have never looked back. \u00a0At least 50% of my business is international now and that percentage is growing with time.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Q: Let’s talk a bit about PowerPack. What are your favorite features and how it helps you with your client sites?<\/h4>\n

    Hands down the Content Grid<\/a> is probably my favourite module – but I use many many modules day in and day out – all the \u201cunsung\u201d heroes of PowerPack \u2026 Like Smart Headings<\/a>, the Subscribe Form module<\/a>, Testimonials, actually just too many to mention. \u00a0Modal Box<\/a> and Announcement Bar are 2 other favourites. \u00a0PowerPack is really my go to module pack and these days the only one I install.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Q: What are your plans for 2017 ?<\/h4>\n

    I\u2019d like to grow my business next year, my plan is to take on another full time developer to help with workload within the next 3 months and allow me to focus a little more of my time on marketing and new business development. \u00a0At the moment that side of my business is being neglected because I am fully booked at present.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Q: Lastly, If you had one piece of advice for someone just starting out, what would it be?<\/h4>\n

    Hands down the 1st thing you need to know specifically is who your ideal client \/ target market is. \u00a0So many decisions will be based on this and neglecting this important step when you start out is fatal. \u00a0I think too many people are desperate for any work when they start so they look for all sorts of clients and from anywhere – I\u2019ve found that if you target a smaller subset you actually find you are more successful. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here’s\u00a0a photo of Chantal and her desk for an inspiration! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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    That’s all for today. Do you have an interesting story to share?\u00a0 Contact us<\/a> to be a part of our Customer Spotlight series.\u00a0Make sure to say Hello to Chantal and check out her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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