I'm heading into maternity leave! I chat about what I plan for the podcast and Emma's Edition while I take this summer off.

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Are you ready to learn more about SEO (search engine optimization) for YouTube and Google? Today, I'm chatting with Austen Tosone about how to get started with SEO.

We break down her top three tips: 

• Understanding where you stand: with Domain Authority 
• Doing keyword research 
• Checking out your competition to understand what you have a realistic shot at ranking for 

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Today, we’re chatting about a few signs that might be time for a social media break. As a full-time content creator, it probably sounds ironic that I advocate to take time off social media. But taking time off is healthy. I take time off and in fact, I’m planning on taking at least three months off with maternity leave coming up.

 Here are 4 signs that it might be time you need to take a social media break:

1.     You’re in the comparison game

2.     You’re consistently feeling disappointment or discouragement after posting online 

3.     You’re feeling like you’re spending too much time on social media

4.     You’re experiencing negative emotions like anxiety, loneliness, or anger after being online

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Today, I’m sharing 5 daily habits I do to create and maintain a balanced, creative life. Personally, I’ve gone through various life stages and milestones while trying to balance a creative side-hustle and now a full-time career. I wanted to share the 5 key things that have helped me stay balanced as I side-hustled, gotten engaged, then married, and now preparing for my first child.

In this conversation, I do a deep dive into: Reflection

Learning how to listen to my intuition and check in with myself is one of the most important things I’ve learned so far.  

As someone who is motivated to achieve, adding reflection to my daily routine has helped me immensely. Learning how to give myself time and ask myself questions like:

·      Why is this important to me?

·      Does this create opportunity?

·      Am I happy?

·      How do I feel about x,y, or z?

Has helped me look back at the life I’ve lived so far, learn, and make better decisions for my future.

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Today, I’ll be chatting about a few ways that help me stay motivated as a content creator. Currently, I’m experiencing a new season life – I’m currently in my third trimester of pregnancy and creating content + maintaining a schedule + staying motivated has looked different for me. 

So, I hope chatting about how I stay motivated today helps give your ideas on you can also stay motivated with your side-hustle or passions, regardless of what life stage or transition you’re in. 

 I revisit my goals often.

 If you listen to the podcast or follow me on social media, you know that I’m a goal-oriented person. I love outlining my goals every year and laying out my to-do list daily. 

Tip: if you’re looking to revisit your goals, I recommend writing and keeping your goals in a place (your planner, word document, blog post, etc.) you can revisit them often. 

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Today, I'm chatting with Naomi. Naomi Alon Coe is the founder of Little Crown Interiors and author of the nursery design book, Your Perfect Nursery. She founded Little Crown Interiors in 2008, she focuses on nurseries and child spaces.

Naomi shares with us a little bit about her journey as an interior designers and how she got her book published.

Website: https://www.littlecrowninteriors.com/
Book: https://www.littlecrowninteriors.com/your-perfect-nursery-by-naomi-coe/

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Today, we have Kristen back on the podcast! Kristen is the host of the Soulcial Scoop Podcast. And we chat about her journey as an entrepreneur and creator. We also talk about exploring passive income streams like: 
·      Course

·      Membership

·      Digital Products 

Plus, what inspired her to explore these income streams? And how was the process of setting up these income streams?

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Today, I’m chatting about how I’m preparing for maternity leave as a freelancer, content creator, full-time influencer. One thing I feel like we can all benefit from is talking about how to prepare for a leave of absence. Whether you want to plan a long vacation, a sabbatical, or you’re expecting a child, it can be helpful to create your plan ahead of time.

One way I’m preparing for maternity leave as a full-time content creator is preparing:
My finances 

One of the biggest ways I’ve planned for maternity leave is saving for my own personal maternity leave. The U.S. doesn’t have any federal laws regarding paid leave for parents. And as a freelancer, I don’t qualify for any FMLA in Washington State. 

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Today, we have Erin on the podcast. Erin is sharing with us how she got started with YouTube and content creation and where she's at today balancing her full-time job and Instagram. Erin takes the time to answer questions like: 

• What does your career look like today?
• What does success mean to you?
• How much time do you allocate to your side-hustle?
• What sacrifices have you made to balance both your career and side hustle?
• What tools do you use to stay organized?

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Are you looking for ways to create content consistently, but you’ve been battling with limited time or energy? I’m right there with you. At 26 weeks pregnancy (as I recorded this), I’ve been dealing with the ebb and flows of energy. I want to continue to keep creating content for the blog, podcast, and my social media channels, but sometimes I just don’t have the energy. 

One thing I've done during my pregnancy:

I removed the pressure to need to post every single day – I don’t have the energy for it, and I’ve accepted that.

 For many years, I demanded that I post every single day on Instagram, every other day on TikTok, and/or publish a new blog post each week. I’m not there anymore and that’s okay. It’s been helpful for me to remove that pressure and expectation.

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