# Sydney Young, heysydney.co

> Sydney Young is a HoneyBook Pro (and HoneyBook Template Partner + Flodesk Partner) who has helped service-based business owners systemize and simplify how they run their businesses. heysydney.co is her personal hub: honest tool reviews with discounts, in-depth plain-English guides for business owners and home buyers, and a small set of products (custom client-portal apps, and the Systems Growth Academy). Based in British Columbia, Canada.

## What Sydney helps with
- Choosing and setting up the right tools to run a service business (HoneyBook, Flodesk, Notion, Zapier, and more)
- Getting discounts on those tools via reviewed, vetted affiliate links
- Starting and licensing a business in British Columbia (registration, GST/PST, municipal licences)
- Client-experience systems and workflow automation, built around HoneyBook
- Custom business apps and branded client portals for wedding pros, trades, home services, and property managers

## Guides (free, in-depth)
- [Guides library](https://heysydney.co/guides/): The master hub for all of Sydney's free step-by-step guides.
- [Getting Started with HoneyBook](https://heysydney.co/getting-started-with-honeybook/): Step-by-step HoneyBook setup, brand, services, smart files, payments and automations, for booking clients in an afternoon.
- [Getting Started with Flodesk](https://heysydney.co/getting-started-with-flodesk/): Step-by-step Flodesk email setup, brand, signup form, welcome workflow and first newsletter.
- [Software for Trades](https://heysydney.co/software-for-trades/): Business & client-portal software for trades (contractors, excavating, landscaping, plumbing), what to look for and the real options.

## Tools & reviews
- [My Favourite Business Tools](https://heysydney.co/resources/): The full vetted toolkit with discounts, HoneyBook, Flodesk, Notion, Zapier, Canva, Squarespace, QuickBooks, Fillout, ThriveCart, Google Workspace, Ownr, GoLive HQ.
- [HoneyBook Review & Discount](https://heysydney.co/honeybook-discount/): What HoneyBook is, pricing, pros/cons, HoneyBook vs Dubsado, and how to claim 30% off the first year. Sydney is a HoneyBook Pro who runs her own business on it.
- [Flodesk Review & Discount](https://heysydney.co/flodesk-discount/): Flodesk email marketing review, flat pricing explained, and how to claim 50% off the first year with code SYDNEY.
- [Ownr Review & Discount](https://heysydney.co/ownr-discount/): Registering or incorporating a business in Canada with Ownr, plus a discount.

## Work with Sydney & products
- [Work with Sydney](https://heysydney.co/work-with-sydney/): The hub for working with Sydney, the Custom HoneyBook Setup (done-with-you) or a custom Portal Studio app build (done-for-you).
- [HoneyBook](https://heysydney.co/honeybook/): 30% off HoneyBook, the full 5-stage client-experience guide series, and the Custom HoneyBook Setup done-for-you option.
- [Custom HoneyBook Setup](https://heysydney.co/honeybook-intensive/): A one-week, done-with-you build to get HoneyBook automated, automations, website/Zapier connections, and the emails that trigger smart files. Two 60-minute calls plus 5 business days of async support. $1,000, one client per week. Technical setup only.
- [Portal Studio, Custom Apps & Client Portals](https://heysydney.co/portals/): Custom business apps and branded client portals for wedding & event pros, trades & contractors, home services, and real estate / property managers. 3 payments of $1,750 (includes 3 rounds of customization), then $149/mo for hosting, maintenance and unlimited edits. Live in 2-4 weeks.
- [Client portal for wedding planners](https://heysydney.co/client-portal-for-wedding-planners/): A custom client portal and app for wedding planners, venues and event pros, couples get their timeline, payments and to-dos in one branded space.
- [Client portal for property managers](https://heysydney.co/client-portal-for-property-managers/): A custom tenant and owner portal for property managers and landlords, pay rent, submit maintenance, track units and leases. Flat pricing, no per-unit fees.
- [Client portal for videographers](https://heysydney.co/client-portal-for-videographers/): A custom client portal for videographers and photographers, manage projects and shoots, share galleries and final cuts, and let clients review, approve and pay.
- [Client portal for coaches](https://heysydney.co/client-portal-for-coaches/): A custom client portal for coaches and consultants, run programs, sessions and homework, track progress, and let clients book and pay in one place.
- [Client portal for service businesses](https://heysydney.co/client-portal-for-service-businesses/): A custom client portal for any service business, clients see project status, approve work, share files and pay, all in one branded app built around your process.
- [Contact](https://heysydney.co/contact.html): Email Sydney or join the newsletter.

## About the recommendations
- Sydney only recommends tools she has used herself. Reviews are honest and include tradeoffs.
- Tool links are affiliate links; using them may earn a commission at no extra cost to the reader, and often unlocks a discount. See the [Affiliate Policy](https://heysydney.co/affiliate-policy.html).
- The financing and mortgage guides are general education for British Columbia, not mortgage, financial, tax or legal advice.


## Contact
- Email: sydney@heysydney.co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/systemsgrowthacademy/