The Creatively Paid Podcast

Welcome to Season Two of The Creatively Paid Podcast! 

In this episode, I give a brief life update and give details of what's coming up in this season of the podcast!

How to Create A Website that Serves You: Intentional Website Design with Danbee Shin

In this episode of The Creatively Paid Podcast, host Kasey Reid talks with Danbee Shin, Web Designer, and Copywriter, about creating websites that are intentionally made to serve customers and clients and showcase the business owner effectively.

Episode Highlights: 

·       What are some of the important things we want to be communicated on our websites? 

·       Danbee shares her tips for the first things that should be on a website 

·       Be very specific about what you offer. 

·       How can you solidify trust when people come to your website? 

·       Show a picture of yourself for people to have a face to go with your words.

·       People don’t talk enough about themselves.

·       Be clear about why you work with the people you work with. 

·       People crave authenticity. 

·       How can people show people how to engage?

·       Have a contact form on your website. 

·       What are the biggest objections that people have for not getting a website? 

·       Learn to say ‘no’ to difficult clients. 

·       Talk to other people to get feedback on your ideas.

3 Key Points:

1.     Questions that every website should be answering clearly are: how you are able to help people, why they should trust you to do it, and how they can work with you once they are ready.  

2.     People are more willing to talk to you when they realize that you are serving their needs.    

3.     Building trust means building relationships.  

·       Homepage Checklist: danbeeshin.com/checklist

·       The Creatively Paid Podcast website: creativelypaidpodcast.com

·       Kasey Reid on IG : Instagram 

·       Danbee Shin website: danbeeshin.com

·       Danbee Shin: Linkedin Instagram Facebook

In this episode, I have a conversation about how to stand out online as a creative with Jason and Caroline Zook of Wandering Aimfully.

We go into depth about how to solidify what you want your creative business to offer, finding balance as an creative entrepreneur, the benefits of building an audience and so much more!

To learn more about Jason and Caroline, you can visit their website at https://wanderingaimfully.com/ and join their super valuable weekly newsletter at https://wanderingaimfully.com/newsletter/. 

It can be really tough to balance essentially two jobs (in some cases 3 or 4), your full-time job and your creative business. Luckily, with a bit of planning and intentional decisions, you can find a balance between your creative side hustle and your full-time job without getting burnt out! In this episode, I give some actionable tips to help you to not be overwhelmed in your pursuit of building a creative business that you love!

In today's episode, we talk with Derek and Allison, the married duo behind Polygon Market, a branding + marketing agency in the South Bay Area. They’re a rare mix of both creative and analytical and consider themselves “strategic partners” for the purpose-driven business owners they serve. Their extensive experience has allowed them to work with a wide range of brands, including companies as major as Disney and businesses as gratifying as the local mom + pop down the street. Aside from building aesthetic branding + marketing that helps their clients convert, building community that is more inclusive and representative of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ creators is one of their biggest passions.

Derek and Allison share some incredibly valuable tips on running your own creative business and how to authentically be you within your business.

If you want to find them you can check out their website - polygonmarket.com and on social media you can find them at @polygonmarket (Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok, Facebook and Pinterest)

Creative block can be the WORST. It can be really frustrating when you want to generate ideas for a creative project, but your brain isn't producing any creative ideas at that moment.  In this episode, we go through 7 practical ways to finally overcome creative block! 

In this episode, I talk about how to deal with difficult clients as a Creative. It's tough out there, but there are proven ways for us to deal with clients that give us a hard time. 

In this episode, I talk about 5 ways you can generate new clients for your creative business. These simple but effective methods can help you continuously get new clients and establish your place within your niche!

In this episode, I go into the benefits of getting mentorship as a creative. In order to improve your craft and find more success for your creative business, having mentorship is so vital. 

In this episode, I dive into the importance of Freelancers thinking like Business Owners. Having the mindset of a business owner greatly increases the chances of a freelancer growing their creative business and making a bigger impact in the world!

Here is the book I mentioned in this episode that is super beneficial for creative freelancers:

The Freelancer's Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of Your Dreams―On Your Terms - https://amzn.to/2ZaP4Fx