When you sit down to write an email, do you find yourself staring at a blank screen lacking inspiration? Today's episode is meant to inspire you with tools and templates to help get out of your head and into the inboxes of your audience! In this episode, Hannah Davis joins me to talk about her preference for email marketing over social media, her process for writing newsletters, and how tools like templates and AI help her get started in content creation.

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Content Organization Hub! If you are drowning in a sea of post its trying to keep track of all your content ideas or maybe you’re struggling to remember what you posted on which platform and when, I totally get it.

That’s why I created the content organization hub for air table for just 9. You can finally put an end to content chaos. Imagine having all your marketing content in one central location. Easily linked, perfectly organized, and ready to go whenever you are. Grab the Content Organization Hub and get 10% off with code PODCAST!

Mentioned in this Episode

Ashlyn Carter's Copy Bar

Episode 138: Generating Monthly Recurring Revenue with a Membership (Beyond Services: Expanding Your Offer Suite) with Liz Wilcox

Episode 044: How to Use Emails to Make Friends with Liz Wilcox

Connect with Hannah

Website: madewithboldness.com

Newsletter: madewithboldness.com/newsletter

Instagram: instagram.com/madewithboldness

Is networking a part of your business strategy this year? If it's never felt like the right move for your business, today's episode may change your mind. Master connector, Mikki Wilson, joins us to explore the importance of relationship marketing in growing a creative business, as opposed to traditional networking. Listen in as she shares practical strategies for effective networking, both in-person and online, the essence of maintaining a supportive community, and the need to build authentic connections.

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Client Hub Template inside the DIY Systems Template Shop. Business owners often have their client information spread across a variety of different tools, making it hard to access the information they need to make critical decisions. That’s why I built the Client Hub Template for Airtable, to take the guesswork out of building your own!

Connect with Mikki

Website: dotconnectorconsulting.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mikkiwilson

Instagram: instagram.com/mikconnectsdots

Does your marketing strategy and content fall flat? Maybe you struggle with knowing what to create. In today's episode, Dayna Schaaf of This Can't Be That Hard joins us to introduce The Marketing Jar, an analogy which categorizes marketing efforts into rocks, pebbles, sand, and water.

Listen in as they share how prioritizing high-impact activities (rocks) and spreading them throughout the year while filling in with medium-impact (pebbles), foundational (sand), and daily tasks (water) can help photographers strategically plan their marketing.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by my Content Organization Hub! If you are drowning in a sea of post its trying to keep track of all your content ideas or maybe you’re struggling to remember what you posted on which platform and when, I totally get it.

That’s why I created the content organization hub for air table for just 9. You can finally put an end to content chaos. Imagine having all your marketing content in one central location. Easily linked, perfectly organized, and ready to go whenever you are. Grab the Content Organization Hub and get 10% off with code PODCAST!

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00:21 - Meet Dayna

01:56 - The Marketing Jar Analogy: Planning Your Content Strategy

2:47 - The Rocks: High Impact Activities

13:15 - The Pebbles: Medium Impact Activities

17:07 - The Sand: Foundational

19:58 - The Water: Daily Tasks

22:49 - Evergreen Content and Automation Tips

31:53 - Recap and Resources for Effective Marketing

Do you struggle with understanding money? Maybe you're afraid to address it. In today's episode, Katherine Pomerantz joins us to highlight the complex relationship most entrepreneurs have with money. Listen in as she explains how to make financial management less daunting by viewing money as a storytelling medium and implementing rituals to ease the bookkeeping process. 

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Client Hub Template inside the DIY Systems Template Shop. Business owners often have their client information spread across a variety of different tools, making it hard to access the information they need to make critical decisions. That’s why I built the Client Hub Template for Airtable, to take the guesswork out of building your own!

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(01:28) Understanding Money as a Storytelling Medium

(03:29) The Importance of Regular Financial Check-Ins

(04:51) Forming a Healthy Relationship with Money

(08:52) Creating a Money Ritual Framework

(18:12) Practical Steps for Financial Organization

(22:16) Creating Effective Money Rituals

(22:57) Custom Checklists for Financial Management

(23:43) Outsourcing Bookkeeping

(24:59) Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Financial Tasks

(30:10 Setting and Tracking KPIs

(36:30) Learning from Business Mistakes

Connect with Katherine

Website: katherinepomerantz.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katherinepomerantz

Are you being intentional and strategic in planning for productivity and growth in your business? In today's episode, Jade Boyd joins us to discuss setting goals, maintaining your business, and the three key steps for achieving business success: clarity, systems, and maintenance.

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Client Hub Template inside the DIY Systems Template Shop. Business owners often have their client information spread across a variety of different tools, making it hard to access the information they need to make critical decisions. That’s why I built the Client Hub Template for Airtable, to take the guesswork out of building your own!

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00:27 - Meet Jade

1:20 - Becoming a Productivity Coach

6:10 - Balancing Business and Personal Life

7:38 - Setting Goals for 2025

18:22 - Quarterly Planning Tips

23:23 - The Importance of CEO Time

24:33 - Planning Strategies for Business Owners

26:04 - The Role of Tools in Business Planning

27:31 - Exploring ClickUp for Task Management

28:44 - Four-Part System for Business Organization

35:40 - Centralization, Organization, and Automation

39:18 - Simplification and Business Strategy

Mentioned in this Episode

Making Data-Driven Decisions in Your Business with Ally Anderson

CEO Talk with Ashley Kang

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thiscantbethathard.com

FREE Double your Profit While Working Less Masterclass: jadeboyd.co/doubleyourprofitmasterclass

The Quarterly Reset: jadeboyd.co/quarterlyreset

Connect with Jade

Website: jadeboyd.co

Podcast: https://pod.link/1603107498

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadeboyd.co

As we head into 2025, it is crucial to harness the power of data to streamline and enhance your business strategies. In this episode, Ally Anderson joins us again on the podcast to discuss the art of tracking vital metrics to drive your business growth and success. Whether you're a photographer, digital marketer, or any creative entrepreneur, understanding which numbers to track can significantly influence your path for the year ahead.

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Client Hub Template inside the DIY Systems Template Shop. Business owners often have their client information spread across a variety of different tools, making it hard to access the information they need to make critical decisions. That’s why I built the Client Hub Template for Airtable, to take the guesswork out of building your own!

Mentioned in this Episode

Making Data-Driven Decisions in Your Business with Ally Anderson

Crafting an Intentional Marketing Plan with Tayler Cusick-Hollman [Marketing with Intention Series]

Connect with Ally

Website: link.akaridigital.ca/bfc

Instagram: instagram.com/akaridigital

Training: link.akaridigital.ca/bfc-grow [Use code COLIE to get it for free]

In this solo episode of the Business-First Creatives podcast, host Colie James dives deep into the intricacies of switching Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. Drawing from her extensive experience as a photographer who has transitioned through multiple CRMs and as a strategist assisting other entrepreneurs, Colie offers invaluable insights into when it makes sense to switch CRMs, the challenges involved, and the steps to take for a smooth transition. Whether you're contemplating a switch or simply curious about optimizing your current CRM setup, this episode is packed with essential tips to keep your business running smoothly.

If you’ve tried setting up your Dubsado or Honeybook account, yet aren’t actually utilizing all of the features it offers, I want to invite you to check out The CRM Blueprint. My course includes templates for all of the forms, emails, and workflows that you need to get paid in one easy step. Ready to maximize your use of Dubsado or Honeybook, enroll in The CRM Blueprint today! Use the code PODCAST for 10% off.

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Mentioned in this Episode

How to Setup Your Dubsado in Less Than 3 Hours

How to Setup Your Honeybook in Less Than 3 Hours

How to Switch from Honeybook to Dubsado Without Losing Your Mind

Dubsado - Get 30% off your first payment (month or year) with code coliejames (aff link)

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Diversifying your income and creating passive income is something we hear a lot about in the creative world. The best place to start is by creating alternative streams of income for your business and personal life. In today's episode, Lissa Chandler joins us to share how she is balancing service-based work with product sales, tackling SEO, and dealing with the impacts on her business post-pandemic. The conversation covers the realities behind passive income and the importance of aligning business efforts with different seasons of life.

Today’s episode is brought to you by DIY Template Shop! Grab the exact email, form, and workflow templates that I include inside the CRM Blueprint Course. Steal my templates and customize them to match your brand and process. Use the code PODCAST for 10% off.

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(0:24) Meet Lisa Chandler

(1:21) Lisa's Journey into Photography

(3:07) The Birth of Opal in June

(5:10) Expanding the Business: Dress Rentals and More

(8:00) Balancing Services and Products

(12:04) Navigating Business Challenges

(13:56) Exploring New Ventures

(15:54) Selling on Etsy

(19:20) Marketing Strategies for Photography Business

(20:28) Referral Marketing and Its Alternatives

(24:06) Challenges in the Evolving Photography Industry

(25:19) The Reality of Passive Income

(28:43) Balancing Business and Personal Life

(31:36) Starting a Podcast

Mentioned in this Episode

Creating Offers that Generate Consistent Revenue (Beyond Services: Expanding Your Offer Suite) with Brittany McBean

Connect with Lissa

Website: lissachandler.com

Podcast: yourphotographermom.com

Merch Shop: etsy.com/shop/OpalandJuneShop

Dress Rentals: opalandjuneshop.com

Are you using your blog for more than your SEO efforts? In today's episode, Jessie Andrew of Inkpot Creative joins us to highlight the value that blogging can provide to your overall client experience. Listen in as we chat through maximizing client experience through blog posts, finding content inspiration from FAQs, optimizing content for SEO, and the power of detailed location guides for photographers.

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Content Organization Hub! If you are drowning in a sea of post its trying to keep track of all your content ideas or maybe you're struggling to remember what you posted on which platform and when, I totally get it.

That's why I created the content organization hub for air table for just 9. You can finally put an end to content chaos. Imagine having all your marketing content in one central location. Easily linked, perfectly organized, and ready to go whenever you are. Grab the Content Organization Hub and get 10% off with code PODCAST!

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2:24 - The Importance of Blogging for Your Business

3:24 - Generating Blog Post Ideas from FAQs

5:58 - Expanding FAQs into SEO Optimized Blog Posts

8:24 - Linking and Cross-Promoting Blog Content

13:52 - Creating Location-Based Blog Posts for Photographers

20:22 - Essential Tips for Family Photos

20:46 - Maximizing Your Online Gallery Store

21:46 - Organizing Your Content with Airtable

22:37 - Effective Blogging Strategies for Photographers

25:59 - Enhancing Client Experience with Prints

28:24 - The Long-Term Value of Client Relationships

33:33 - SEO and Blogging Consistency

37:20 - Outsourcing Your Blogging Needs

Connect with Jessie

Website: inkpotcreative.com

Podcast: cultofpersonality.com/podcast

Substack: copsoapbox.substack.com

Instagram: instagram.com/inkpotcreative

TikTok: tiktok.com/@inkpotcreative

Your brand has a voice, you just may not have identified it or honed in on it yet. In today's episode, Samantha Pollack joins us to share the value of crafting a distinct brand voice, how copywriters can help find and match your voice, and why you should integrate that voice through your messaging.

Today’s episode is brought to you by my Love Your Leads private audio training! Are you providing an experience for your leads that sets an expectation on when they’ll hear from you, provides them with tools that will help them easily say yes and book you, while also making them feel seen and heard? In my private audio training, you’ll learn how to love your leads and get more booked clients through an automated booking process.

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Find it Quickly:

00:25 - Meet Sam Pollock: Positioning Strategist and Copywriter

01:06 - Understanding Positioning Strategy

02:51 - Crafting Ethical and Empathy-Driven Copy

04:28 - Voice and Personality in Copywriting

05:43 - Challenges of Hiring a Copywriter

08:52 - Discovering Your Brand Voice

12:06 - The Role of AI in Copywriting

21:49 - The Stress of Writing and Overcoming It

26:42 - The Art of Revision and Publishing

27:38 - Building and Evolving Business Systems

28:34 - Crafting Client Experiences

29:19 - The Importance of Editorial Passes

33:17 - Word Count and Audience Considerations

41:02 - Frameworks vs. Processes in Copywriting

43:27 - Empathy-Driven Copywriting

Connect with Lindsay

Website: cultofpersonality.co

Podcast: cultofpersonality.com/podcast

Substack: copsoapbox.substack.com

Instagram: instagram.com/cultofpersonality.co