This week, Clare and Sam discuss how to break your dreams down into achievable goals. They go through a list of ten important questions you need to ask yourself, such as: What makes my business unique? Who is my target audience? How do I make a plan when I've got so much to do? Climb aboard a submarine OR a tall ship (toot toot!) and learn how to navigate the high seas of marketing plans.

Money money MONEYYY! Without it you can’t exactly make a living, but what if you aren’t charging enough of it? How are you determining what it’ll cost for you to DO a given job as a freelancer, anyway? What if you live in the Enchanted Forest and you have to make magical deals with the … Continue reading Episode 7 – How Much Money Should I Charge Freelancing AKA Magic Comes At A Price

The Business BFFs spend today’s episode talking about one of Clare’s tried and true methods for staying organized in your creative business—bullet journaling. Sam discusses her own methods, but honestly by the end of this episode she sounds like she could use a new one!

Clare and Sam are here to walk you through different types of programming, why it’s important to participate in it, and some good and bad moments from their own years of Con Experience.

Learn all the things you need to take into consideration before diving head-first into the handselling game, how to get started, how to make your display shine, and all the tools you’ll need to make your pop-up shop mission successful, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT!

Schwing! Schwang! Write that book! Write it in a year? No. Ten years? GOD NO. Write it in a month…or even worse, THREE DAYS! That is totally a real thing that can happen, right? But how? Step 1: WRITE. Step 2: EDIT. Step 3: ???? Step 4: Profit and become a famous author! If only … Continue reading Episode 3 – How to Write a Novel in 3-30 Days, AKA Scoop Out Your Brains

Sam and Clare discuss one of the hottest, most effective paid advertising methods on the market: Facebook ads! How do you deal with trolls? How do you budget for failure? How much money should you spend? What’s a pop-up tent, is it like Merlin’s bag in reverse? Don’t just fire things into the night--heed our Facebook wisdom and you will be leagues ahead with your next promotion.

Sam and Clare officially land their ship on planet business. Which train do you take to get to fitnessville? TRICK QUESTION YOU HAVE TO RUN THERE. Sam and Clare talk about their efforts in a two week exercise-specific experiment. How do you make a habit stick? Are creative entrepreneurs too busy to be fit? Is … Continue reading Episode 1 – Freelancer Exercise, AKA Horny Birds

Yeah! Join Sam and Clare on this brief introduction into their creative business schemes. C’mon, just get in the ship, it’s easier if they show you.