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From Creator to Instructor...Are online courses right for you? 7 Steps to Creating Your First Course

From Creator to Instructor...Are online courses right for you? 7 Steps to Creating Your First Course

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | YouTube | RSS I’m so sorry!!  I know this episode is late!! Let’s just say it’s fashionably late. I promised you a BTS...
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5 Things I Wish I Knew When Starting My Creative Business with Chelly Ontis

5 Things I Wish I Knew When Starting My Creative Business with Chelly Ontis

Today we are covering all the core bases to owning a successful creative business. Chelly Ontis, owner of We Can Make That, joins me in today's discussion on the top five things Chelly wished she would've known when starting her own graphic design/blog business. I even wish I had known some of these for myself! Listen to some amazing takeaways so that you can grow your creative business. Plus learn of the upcoming Craft Business Summit happening soon!
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What’s a Good Conversion Rate on Etsy? This May Surprise you.

What’s a Good Conversion Rate on Etsy? This May Surprise you.

Etsy shop owners often wonder what the ideal conversion rate is on Etsy and what they should be aiming for. In this episode, I share with you what a high conversion rate has been for me and why it may actually be different for you. I also cover how to find the ideal conversion rate for your own shop and how to increase it.   
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Free Yourself, Free Your Business. Defying Overwhelm, Loneliness and ADHD with Angela Henderson

Free Yourself, Free Your Business. Defying Overwhelm, Loneliness and ADHD with Angela Henderson

My interview today is with Angela Henderson. Angela is a fellow podcaster and helps women in business get all the pieces in place to have consistent 5 figure months. In this episode, we talk about how to conquer overwhelm, and work through ADHD tendencies so that you can not only free yourself but your business, too. This one is so inspiring!! 

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Are you a ‘Give-a-Holic’? Girl...it is time for you to start saying no!

Are you a ‘Give-a-Holic’? Girl...it is time for you to start saying no!

As creators, we love to give. "I can make that for you!" "You don't owe me anything.” “I'm happy doing it!"  These phrases are all too common from handmade creatives. This can be a good thing, but it can also be what’s holding us back. We end up giving so much away that it becomes unhealthy. If you find that you have become "give-a-holic" in your creative business, then listen in because here we get real on why this is a common problem, how to navigate past it and how saying no is the key to growing a successful empire.
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Growing a Planner and Sticker Etsy Shop into a Thriving Online Empire with Mim Jenkinson

Growing a Planner and Sticker Etsy Shop into a Thriving Online Empire with Mim Jenkinson

Today I'm interviewing Mim Jenkinson from Love From Mim. Mim went from working her day job to battling cancer to being the owner of a thriving planner and sticker shop on Etsy. She then listened to the needs of her community to determine how to up her business. Listen to Mim's inspiring journey as she shares how she was able to overcome life's challenges while at the same time achieving great things in her business.
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Controversial Designs....Yay or Nay?

Controversial Designs....Yay or Nay?

Be it politics, religion, or a hot take on pop culture, including a controversial topic in your design can result in a difference of opinion with a LOT of passion behind it not to mention a ‘ding’ against your Etsy shop. You may be wondering if it’s time for you to include some controversy in your designs because, let’s face it, some designers are making bank off of them! But is it the right step for YOUR business? Listen to find out!
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Creative Burnout is Real Folks! Let's Talk Causes and Preventions

Creative Burnout is Real Folks! Let's Talk Causes and Preventions

Creative burnout is not a question of IF it will happen but a matter of WHEN it will happen.  And it happens more frequently to us designers than the average online business owner. So when it does happen how do we cope? Or can we avoid it altogether? In this week’s episode we answer both of these and more. Definitely tune into this one if this has been a struggle for you like it has for me!
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