Creative Business Success
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRunning a business as an artist, photographer, designer, or maker can be confusing and overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be! Our mission is to help you transform from Starving Artist to Thriving Creative and create a business and career you LOVE... without the overwhelm and confusion. You CAN be a thriving creative entrepreneur and the Creative Business Success Podcast is here to help you along the way!
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S2E6 | When to Use Exposure for Your Creative Business | Elizabeth
November 18, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWelcome to Season 2 Episode 6 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! I'm psyched about today's episode because we're going to be talking about something you don't hear a lot in creative business circles: how working for exposure can be GOOD for your business! Elizabeth, the artist behind By Elizabeth Hope, is joining me today to share how and when exposure can be truly beneficial for your business's bottom line and how to figure out when it's okay to work for exposure. Here's a cheat she...
S2E5 | How to Improve Your Product Photography | Crystal
November 11, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWelcome to Season 2 Episode 5 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! Crystal over at Crystal Clear Photography is a killer product photographer. If you're a product-based creative entrepreneur and you haven't checked out her work, you definitely should! I invited her onto the podcast today to share her best tips to help YOU improve your product photography. It doesn't have to be as hard as it may seem! Here's a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: Crystal's intro, 0:59 How to...
S2E4 | How to Grow Your Creative Business with Referrals | Laura
November 04, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWelcome to Season 2 Episode 4 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! I'm super excited to introduce you to Laura today. In case you missed the Accelerate Your Creative Biz Summit in spring 2019, Laura was one of the speakers and she had so many fantastic nuggets of wisdom that I knew I needed to have her on the podcast as well. Today, she's going to be giving you her best tips for increasing referrals - aka essentially free advertising! - to get new clients in your creative business. It m...
S2E3 | Using Business Systems as a Creative | Sarah H
October 28, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBWelcome to Season 2 Episode 3 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In this episode, I talked with Sarah from Love and Spreadsheets, who's here to show you how creating a system can help you do more in your business - without melting your brain. The best part is that the tool she uses and recommends is 100% free! Here's a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: Sarah's intro, 1:01 How Trello works, 1:46 How to use Trello in your business, 2:40 The two Trello boards to start w...
S2E2 | How to Stand Out as a Creative Entrepreneur | Britt + Kelsey
October 21, 2019 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBWelcome to Season 2 Episode 2 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In this episode, I talked with the amazing Britt and Kelsey from Launch Your Daydream, where they provide branding and web design for photographers. These ladies are pros at helping creative entrepreneurs master their branding and stand out in a crowded market. After they spoke at the Accelerate Your Creative Biz Summit, I knew this dynamic duo would be perfect for the podcast too. I can't wait to dive into branding with...
S2E1 | Transitioning to Full-time Creative Entrepreneur | Joyce
October 14, 2019 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.4 MBIf you want to take your creative side hustle full-time, you know it's a lot of work. Today's guest, Joyce from Modern Creative Pursuits, did just that, taking her calligraphy business from a side hustle to her thriving full-time career, and she's here to share her tips on how to make the transition to full-time. And even if you're not ready to go full-time, these tips can help you improve your side hustle, too! Here's a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: Joyce's intro, 0:59 T...
S1E9 | Creating Systems for Your Creative Business | Mariah
December 22, 2017 20:21 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 9 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! Today I'm chatting with Mariah from Mariah Magazine. She's a web strategist and designer who helps entrepreneurs optimize their websites. Her business systems are a bit scattered, so she wants to get them whipped back into shape, both for her own sanity and so that she can confidently hire an assistant. We're going to talk about both the technical side and the personal side of creating systems and preparing to hire a VA....
S1E8 | Expanding Your Local Market | Lyssy
December 19, 2017 03:17 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 8 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In today's episode, I talked to Lyssy, a wonderful hand-letterer and calligrapher from Singapore. She has a great online following, but she wants to expand her local clients. We brainstormed ways that Lyssy can reach more of her local target market and grow her business! Here is a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: Lyssy's intro, 0:54 The problem of marketing yourself, 0:20 Promoting yourself authenticall...
S1E7 | Connecting with Your Ideal Clients | Amber
December 12, 2017 20:31 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 7 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In today's episode, I talked to Amber, a fantastic wedding photographer from Arizona. She knows who her ideal client is, but has been having trouble finding and connecting with them. We brainstormed some ideas to help Amber grow her photography business so she can go full-time! Here is a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: Amber's intro, 0:52 Finding Amber's ideal clients, 1:39 Amber's current marketing an...
S1E6 | Creating a Client Onboarding System | Anni
December 04, 2017 11:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 6 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In today's episode, I talked to Anni, a creative consultant for ethical and sustainable businesses. She has a mish-mash of tools cobbled together to form a makeshift client onboarding procedure, but it isn't her dream system. Anni would like to move her client onboarding to a single program (i.e. a client relationship management system like Dubsado) as much as possible, but she first wants to have a concrete plan in plac...
S1E5 | Sales/Landing Page Improvements | Christa
November 27, 2017 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 5 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! I know that sales/landing pages are not a favorite task for most of us entrepreneurs. In today's episode, I talked to Christa, who provides ministry coaching and project services to her clients. She's been struggling with conversion on the sales pages for her courses, so we're working on some ways that she can update her sales pages to improve her conversions. If your sales or landing pages are making you want to rip you...
S1E4 | Managing Your Side Hustle | Douglas
November 20, 2017 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 4 of the Creative Business Success Podcast ! I got to chat with Douglas Humphries, a writer and editor I met through the #createlounge Twitter chat. His writing is currently a side hustle, but he would love to make it his full-time job eventually. In today's episode, we explore ways that he can move towards writing full-time, how to leverage the opportunities that come your way while side hustling, and being patient while growing your business. If you're building ...
S1E3 | Building Your Online Presence | Sarah
November 13, 2017 11:02 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 3 of the Creative Business Success Podcast season! In this episode, I talked with Sarah, an assertiveness coach from California. She wants to empower women to become more assertive, but she's been struggling to reach her ideal clients. In today's episode, we work through opportunities for her to connect with the women who need her, creating a community, and leveraging her website to grow her services. Here is a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: Sara...
S1E2 | Expanding Your Audience | Shawna
November 13, 2017 11:01 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 2 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In this episode, I talked with Shawna, a sculptor from Maine. She has been working on finding the right audience for her work. As a military veteran, she has found that she often gets pigeonholed as "good for a veteran" rather than simply a good sculptor. Being pigeonholed is all too common for many of us, so in this episode, Shawna and I work through a number of ideas to help her find and connect with her ideal audience...
S1E1 | Local Marketing - Angela
November 13, 2017 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to Season 1 Episode 1 of the Creative Business Success Podcast! In this episode, I talked with Angela, a personal stylist from St. Louis. She’s been struggling with finding her ideal clients in order to grow her business, though. In this episode, I worked with Angela to find opportunities to identify and connect with her ideal clients, create mutually beneficial business partnerships, and get the word out about her services. Here is a cheat sheet of some of the episode highlights: ...