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By Manda Worthington and Lys Lytle
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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.
In this episode of The Candid Creative, Lys Lytle and Manda Worthington dive into a hot topic in the creative business world: niching down. Does narrowing your focus really lead to more revenue, a stronger brand following, and clients that are a perfect fit? Or has it become just another overhyped buzzword?
At first, both hosts are a bit skeptical—questioning whether focusing on a single niche actually helps grow your business. But as they dig deeper, they explore the potential benefits and challenges of committing to a niche, especially in the wedding industry.
Tune in to hear their candid discussion, and find out whether niching down is the right move for your business on this episode of The Candid Creative Podcast.
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Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are sitting down together and sharing their lowest moments in business, and what they took away from those low points. The two dive into a few topics before going into today’s main takeaway, such as pricing “concerns” that some people may have for business coaching and masterminds. Manda shares how she transitioned into percentage pricing as she broke through to the luxury market, and Lys talks about her persistence with showing up every day and putting in the work for the future payoff she believed was coming. Join in on this week’s conversation as Lys and Manda get vulnerable and share their experiences on this episode of The Candid Creative Podcast.
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Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
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This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving into your questions and giving us their genuine and unfiltered takes. Should you show your face online if you want to break into the luxury industry? Do you try to jump on a call with every inquiry you get? And, how can you “break up” with a business partner? Listen in and join this week’s conversation on The Candid Creative Podcast!
To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
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This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are taking a deep dive into the 4 changes you can implement on your website that will help increase your inquiries. To start the show the two revisit AI, how it is implemented in their businesses, and some of the do’s and don’ts of utilizing Artificial Intelligence in today's creative entrepreneur landscape. Manda and Lys share 4 important insights and changes that you can make to your website in order to increase your inquiry responses such as reducing friction on the inquiry form itself, your website’s first impression, and more in this week’s episode of The Candid Creative Podcast!
To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
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This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys and jumping into the whether or not you should have a close relationship with your clients. To start the show Lys talks about dealing with hail damage, and Manda unpacks photographers’ attitudes towards the ownership of their photos before they jump into this week’s discussion. The two touch on how they have evolved their client relationships to a more minimalist relationship instead of the trend of being “besties” with all of your clients, and Manda talks about how differently she treated client relationships at the start of her career as opposed to now. Listen in on this week’s conversation on this episode of The Candid Creative Podcast.
To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
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This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving once again into your questions and sharing their insights on everything you want to know. How do you deal with difficult clients? Do you ask for commission? And, how can you set your standards ahead of time to help combat the indecisive clients that change their mind too often? Listen in and join this week’s conversation on The Candid Creative Podcast!
To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are diving into the 4 traits that they believe every creative entrepreneur needs to succeed as a business owner today. Lys starts the conversation by sharing with Manda how much she is enjoying her new level of fame with having a Reddit thread in her honor, Manda’s literal nightmare. After they explore all of the incredible feedback Lys is receiving on Reddit, the two jump into this episodes’ main subject while touching on points like “delusional” confidence, what consistency actually means, and where problem solving comes into play as an entrepreneur.
To Stay Updated with Lys and Manda:
Lys Prints on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lysprints/
Mae & Co Shop:
www.maeandco.shop
Flowering Minds Creative Reels Course:
https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creatives
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
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Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
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This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are jumping into the discussion on buying Instagram followers. They both start the show by sharing their personal histories with buying followers and whether or not they would recommend it to someone today after their experiences. Manda and Lys talk about some of the misconceptions that having a high follower count can have when it comes to your business, and if the route that some take to get there is worth it in the end. They share what it means to have a high follower count with little to no engagement, and how collaborations can be much more impactful to growing a truly engaging audience. As the episode comes to a close, Lys talks about her new ad strategy that she is using to gain new followers daily on her Lys Prints page and what kind of results that she is currently seeing. If you have ever thought about buying Instagram followers or you are just curious about what can happen when you do so, then this episode is exactly what you need to hear!
Lys Prints on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lysprints/
Mae & Co Shop:
www.maeandco.shop
Flowering Minds Creative Reels Course:
https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creatives
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Manda and Lys are diving into how to handle negative feedback. To start the show, Manda jumps right into the current trend of people being overly sensitive when money and pricing are talked about on social media. Lys shares how she sees people continuously being slightly dishonest about doing their services for free, or better yet, WHY and HOW they are able to do certain services for free. As they get into this week’s main topic the two share how you can determine if it is truly negative feedback or is it just you being upset at the feedback you got from a client that you may just not have liked hearing. Manda and Lys also share how they have reacted to negative feedback, what you can learn from it, and how you can use it to further evolve and grow your business. This episode is a must-listen if you find yourself having difficulties receiving or responding to negative feedback within your creative business, and even your own personal life.
Mae & Co Shop:
www.maeandco.shop
Flowering Minds Creative Reels Course:
https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creatives
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
This week on The Candid Creative Podcast, Lys and Manda are diving into your listener submissions! Lys narrates the questions as Manda tries to keep it together during some of these wild stories while they both give their advice, commentary, and laugh along with you all. Listen in on the conversation with Manda and Lys as they share your submissions including DJs with a “Vegas Vibe”, rowdy grooms, children going missing, and much more!
Mae & Co Shop:
www.maeandco.shop
Flowering Minds Creative Reels Course:
https://www.floweringminds.education/creative-reels-for-real-creatives
The Candid Creative Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candidcreativepodcast/
The Candid Creative Podcast Website:
https://www.candidcreativepodcast.com/
Lys:
https://www.floweringminds.education/
Manda:
https://www.maeandcomonthly.com/
If you enjoyed the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
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