As I mention from time to time here, generating money from your business is a numbers game.

The more targeted traffic you get to your store, the more sales you can expect to see if what you sell is in demand.

But how do you answer questions like, how many sales do I need to get in order to make enough money to pay my living expenses?

Or, how much money do I need to invest into this product in order to get X in revenue and from that, how much will I profit?

To answer these questions, you need to know exactly what your material costs, shipping costs, and cost of fees are from your selling platforms.

If you’re looking to quit your job and become a full-time business owner, you have to be able to answer questions like these which will help you set realistic financial goals, see into the future of your business and even predict how much you’ll need to invest until you make enough money to cover your living expenses.

Pretty exciting, right?

To visualize your success down the line, you need to have all of your numbers organized into something like a spreadsheet with formulas that automatically calculates these figures for you to give you the ability to see into the financial future of your business.

And in this episode I’ll be sharing how these formulas can help you be crystal clear about your numbers, and I’ll even be giving you these as a download, so stay tuned till the end of the episode to learn more about how to download my spreadsheet and get access to these formulas.

Show notes: https://freelancetofulltimepodcast.com/104

When we picture entrepreneurs, we might have this idea that they’re confident, courageous people who carve out their own paths in life, but one of these traits, confidence and courage, are much more necessary for success than that other.

In fact, if you were to lean on one of these traits alone, you’d simply never progress toward the business and the life that you want.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between confidence and courage and which one is actually needed to accomplish your goals.

In fact, it’s the trait that connects all entrepreneurs like you and I and what separates us from those who simply aren’t meant to take the entrepreneurial path.

Show notes: https://freelancetofulltimepodcast.com/103

There are lots of ideas and opinions around entrepreneurship and building your own business - some that have lots of truth to them, and others that simply don’t.

Creatives like you who are looking into building and growing a sustainable business need to be able to discern what’s real when it comes to entrepreneurship.

Without this discernment, you’ll give up too soon, head in the wrong direction, or be persuaded by outside voices to stray away from being the business owner of your dreams.

In this episode, let’s talk about 5 myths surrounding entrepreneurship and what the real deal is.

Show notes: https://freelancetofulltimepodcast.com/102

When you’re a business owner, at some point in your journey you might experience someone trying to take advantage of you.

In fact, last year I talked about how I got scammed on Etsy in episode 70 where fraudulent buyers would target my digital listings, download them and request an automatic refund from Etsy so they basically got it for free.

Thankfully, Etsy has since changed their policy on digital downloads and now you can no longer request a refund on a digital item.

This story I’m about to tell you though happened to me a few years back when I was mainly selling original paintings.

Someone tried to get their hands on one of my $600 paintings for free, and if I had not already been aware of the red flags that many sellers miss, I could have become a victim of fraud.

In this episode, I’ll share what happened, all of the red flags that told me this was a scam, what would have happened if I didn’t know any better, and how to make sure you don’t get scammed yourself because people like this target creators just like you all the time.

Show notes: https://freelancetofulltimepodcast.com/101

It's my 100th episode special 🎉 I'll be giving away a $100 Visa gift card to one of my subscribers and sharing opportunities to be featured on the podcast - listen in to see how to enter!

Learn how one of my subscribers Matt took my advice and hired an assistant in his art business, resulting in more revenue and less work on his plate!

He found my podcast after searching for business tips for artists!

Follow him on:

Instagram.com/ThePatientArtist

YouTube.com/@thepatientartist1746

Facebook.com/ThePatientArtist

Show notes: https://freelancetofulltimepodcast.com/99

Does it feel like your business is failing no matter what you try? In this episode I'll share 3 signs your business is failing and how to fix it!

Getting store reviews is essential to your growth as a creative business owner. Are you struggling to get fresh, new, positive reviews on your store? In this episode I'll share how easy it is to get more reviews from your customers!

The New Year is a great time to start feeling motivation and inspiration to achieve your goals, but there's a huge difference between the two - in this episode, learn the difference between motivation and inspiration and which is better for achieving your goals!

When I started my new creative business idea on Etsy last year, I had no idea where it would take me.

I now have over 5,000 sales on my Etsy store, not including the sales I also get on Amazon and my Shopify website.

In this episode, I wanted to share three strategies that helped me hit this milestone, and everything it took to get to this point in one year.

Show notes:  https://freelancetofulltimepodcast.com/95