Hi everyone,

I'm sending a really lovely interview your way today! It's always nice to listen to fellow small business owners and feel less alone with the questions and challenges the pandemic has brought up for us. Hannah was a wonderful guest and shared generously about how she came to embody a business model and a way of sharing that works for her and her aunt, with whom she runs A Handpicked Life. Here is some of what we talked about:

Starting a new business in lockdown

Seeing our dreams through and listening to our bodies

The value of community and accountability

Getting to know yourself as you build your business

Hannah is an entrepreneur and freelance content creator. She is the co-founder of A Handpicked Life, a life and wellbeing coaching membership framework supporting people in staying on track to creating and living a life they love. Guiding and empowering people to find personal freedom and to create an authentic life that has meaning and purpose to them! She believes in questioning the ‘shoulds’, ‘have to’s’ and what’s expected of us in life and business and in creating our own way that’s right for us.

https://www.ahandpickedlife.com/

Sign up for my free virtual business retreat: https://yarrowdigital.com/summer-retreat/

Get on the Embodied Business Community waitlist: https://yarrowdigital.com/diy-business-school/

Hey everyone,

just popping into your feed with a bunch of updates and invitations - the free business retreat is coming up later in the month, I have updated my web design packages and am booking for October, this is your last chance to join Create & Launch which starts on Monday aaand I am offering a free grief tending session over at Creative Nature. 

Here are all the links: 

Free virtual summer retreat: https://yarrowdigital.com/summer-retreat/

Create & Launch program: https://yarrowdigital.com/create-launch/

Free grief tending session: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/x8m2e7

Web Design Packages: https://yarrowdigital.com/webdesign/

Enjoy!

Hi everyone!

Summer is upon us - often a time out of time spent in another pace & dream state. I reallyyy hope you get to just rest, read and reflect lots *and* I love talking about tools for authentic motivation (as opposed to fear driven frantic doing).

This episode is full of ideas for creating supportive structure in your business, which I hope will help you feel motivated and in touch with the bigger picture and the reason you started your business in the first place. We've all been through a lot this past year and in many cases our businesses and ideas for the future have changed dramatically. I believe that in amongst all this turmoil it's more important than ever to have a beautiful container for your work, one that sets you up for success in your own unique way. 

Enjoy!

Here is more info on Create & Launch with early bird pricing till June 18th: https://yarrowdigital.com/create-launch/

and here is the invite to the free summer retreat: https://yarrowdigital.com/summer-retreat/

Hey everyone,

I'm just coming out of a class on creating evergreen classes in the Embodied Business Community and wanted to expand on a really great question that came up - what kinds of topics can actually work as evergreen classes?

I know for myself that sometimes I really need the accountability and the witnessing of a live group, but in some cases being able to take a class in my own time, with privacy and some guidance is a better and more economical option. I don't have a black and white answer for you on what works, I think it really depends on the subject and the person who wants to explore something new, but I am sharing some useful ideas, questions and experiences in this episode to hopefully help you get a clearer picture on what kinds of things you might want to teach and how.

Enjoy!

Here is the Create & Launch program that starts on July 5th with early bird pricing till June 18th: https://yarrowdigital.com/create-launch/

Hey friends,

I'm sending you a sweet combination of how to guide and pep talk all about small evergreen products. I promise they are super fun and might be a much easier summer project than a full blown course. 

Here is what I shared: 

Why small evergreen classes are awesome

How to find the right topic

Deciding on a format that works for you and your audience

How to market your creation in an enjoyable and easy way

I also invited you to my free virtual summer retreat, you can sign up here: https://yarrowdigital.com/summer-retreat/

More info and the sign up for my free intro to branding workshop is here: https://yarrowdigital.com/intro-to-branding-workshop/

and finally here is my Questioning Social Media class if you want a cute example for a small evergreen class: https://yarrowdigital.com/questioning-social-media-class/

Enjoy!

Hey loves,

can you believe it is May now? I'm being reminded to follow my own rhythms and seasons every day at the moment!

Part of that is making space for contractions and grief when it's needed, which can sometimes include asking if it's time to give up on a business or an idea. Someone asked how we know when it's time today and I loved that questions so much that I recorded a whole episode about it. 

This is, I hope, a pep-talk to un-shame the act of letting go when something doesn't feel right anymore while also building resilience to keep going when it's just a rough patch on the way to softer times. 

I hope it helps!

Love,

Yarrow

P.S. Here is the Web Design Adventure I mentioned: https://yarrowdigital.com/web-design-adventure-course/

Hey friends,

I have two wonderful pieces of news today:

The Embodied Business Community is open for enrolment with one 50% scholarship left and two fair payment plans to choose from, you can learn more & sign up here: https://yarrowdigital.com/diy-business-school/ and here is more info about the web design course: https://yarrowdigital.com/web-design-adventure-course/

I have a new interview episode with the wonderful Amelia Hruby for you! Here is some of what we talked about:

Leaving social media and finding joyful ways to share your work

What works and what doesn't in small business marketing

Making our businesses more feminist

DIY media as a creative future

How the pandemic has changed Amelia's work

I really loved talking to Amelia - there were lots of giggles and a few paws involved as well. This was the kind of conversation that left me feeling energised, hopeful and in love with running a small business. I hope you'll feel the same!

Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, educator and podcaster with a PhD in philosophy. She runs a small podcast studio supporting women business owners and creatives in sharing their voices, and works as the Programs Coordinator of Sister, home of Feminist Business School. She is also the host and producer of the podcast Fifty Feminist States, and the author of Fifty Feminist Mantras, an illustrated journal for cultivating feminist consciousness.

http://www.ameliahruby.com/

Hey everyone,

this is just a short & sweet episode to give you more information about the Embodied Business Community, which is now open for enrolment. I've been able to completely update and caption our course and there are a few more new features I have shared about in this episode. You can learn more and join us here: https://yarrowdigital.com/diy-business-school/

I'm also offering a live round of the Web Design Adventure course in May, this will be great for anyone who wants to build or update a Wordpress site with the support and encouragement of a community. You can learn more and join us here: https://yarrowdigital.com/web-design-adventure-course/

The EBC is $360 for the year and the Web Design Course is $150, both come with payment plans. 

Let me know if you have any questions!

Hey everyone,

I've felt like recording some thoughts on why our undivided attention matters so much in building a small business. I've had more time to think than I've had for a while in March and I realised that I really want to give myself more spaciousness in my work. Not only because it feels nice, but also because it simply is a more effective way of being in the world. Here is what I talked about: 

How I decluttered my home, digital space and business

Where I see the value in giving undivided attention to some things and not to others

Where I am at after leaving social media for good three months ago

What I think we need in order to be able to learn, create and adapt now and in the future

Here is the Questioning Social Media Class I mentioned: https://yarrowdigital.com/questioning-social-media-class/

You can sign up for the free web design workshop on April 13th here: https://yarrowdigital.com/intro-do-diy-web-design-workshop/

and here is more info as well as the waitlist for the Embodied Business Community: https://yarrowdigital.com/diy-business-school/

Hey everyone,

I've had some time to think about my work as a web designer this month, about my approach, my portfolio and about how things have changed over the years. Taking stock was wonderful and it has shown me how I still really love working with people at the beginning of their business journey. If that's you and you are thinking about creating your own website then this episode is hopefully going to be a useful stepping stone. Here is what I talked about:

The key questions I ask all my clients before drafting some ideas for them

How I choose the right software for each project

What I find helpful for structuring a new site and writing copy

What kind of research might help you gather ideas

I mentioned my new web design course, which you can take in your own time or do together with me and a group of people in May, learn more here: https://yarrowdigital.com/web-design-adventure-course/

On April 13th I am also offering a free interactive workshop that you can bring any and all questions to: https://yarrowdigital.com/intro-do-diy-web-design-workshop/

Enjoy!