Try this for 2026


Look… we’re just going to say it.

2025 has been a lot. Not “ha ha that was wild” a lot…
but the kind where you find yourself staring out of a window at 11am thinking,
“Maybe I’ll just go work at the local cat rescue” … even though you don’t even like cats.

But guess what?

Somehow, despite Instagram having identity crises every five minutes, clients sending “quick question!!!” messages every 5 minutes, you’re still here.

Still showing up.
Still doing your work.
Still keeping your business alive even when your energy has been in the gutter.

Honestly? That deserves a standing ovation and a large beverage of your choice.

Before you mentally file 2025 under “we move,” we want to gently remind you of something…

You’ve survived worse.
You’ve survived weirder.
You lived through a global pandemic!
You’ve handled disappearing reach, surprise algorithm updates, and clients who treat invoices like… suggestions 🙄

So no. You are not writing off the rest of this year, not on our watch!

We’re using what’s left of 2025 to get you into 2026 with a clean slate, clearer goals, and a business that actually feels good again.

And the easiest way to make that happen?
Focus on these five things (aka the things that actually move the needle):

1. Visibility

You KNOW this (you’re a marketer), but if people can’t see you, they cannot hire you.

And please don’t come at us with “I don’t have time” because the Hubsy Social Planner exists to help make this easy. Plus, there are tons of evergreen ways you can get more visibility (we help you with a bunch of them in the member's portal)


2. Offers

What were you selling in 2025? Did you love it? Did it pay well?

Do you wanna keep selling it? We're here to help you plan your 2026 offers, what you'll charge, and how you'll get people to buy them.

And Hubsy? Ohhh she’s perfect for your:

Sales pages & checkouts.
Bumps and upsells
Payment plans & subscriptions.
Proposals, contracts and client onboarding
The whole ecosystem all in one place 👏


3. Systems

If you don’t have systems, you don’t have a business.
We said what we said.

Systems are the difference between:

Everything takes time V things managing themselves.
Clients draining you V clients respecting your boundaries.
Your work being reactive V proactive.
Constant dread V actually loving your business

And the reason Hubsy is such a game-changer is that systems become easy when you're in there.

Automations
Invoicing
Follow-ups
Lead tracking
Pipelines
Lead magnets
Email sequences
Funnel templates
Task management
Client records
Workflows

All in one dashboard. All synced together.


4. Sales

Once you’ve got visibility + offers + systems in place, selling stops being stressful and starts being… dare we say… fun? (pushing our luck, aren't we?)

Hubsy gives you everything you need to actually sell your offers. Sales pages, checkouts, payments, onboarding, and workflows all live in one place.

And inside the members portal, you’ll learn how to sell in an ick free way! From strong messaging to planning launches and using emails to get sales.


5. Mindset

Even with the best strategy, if your brain is screaming:

“It won’t work for me”
“I’m behind”
“I’m not good enough”
“Everyone else is doing better”

…you’re going to sabotage yourself. So 2026 needs a strong mindset as well as a strong strategy.

Did you know we bring people into the membership who are trained to support you with the mindset part? And the sessions are all recorded, so you can watch whenever you need a reset!

Next week, we're opening 20 early-adopter spaces, and we'd LOVE to have you join us so we can help you master these five areas of business, coz 2026 is coming whether we like it or not.

Can't wait to have you join us!

~ Laura & Laura 💕

P.S. Add your name to the waiting list here to make sure you get one of those 20 spaces!

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