The Self Made Life Podcast

We all love showing some parts of our business and lives on social media. But we also have our limits. Creatives are people, not search engines. We aren’t Amazon Prime, we are doing these things with our hands, with lots of love and care. These simple things get forgotten often and we share our thoughts on those topics. We talk about how much sharing is too much and how to answer those DM questions we all get. Weddingbells Tayne and Ashley

We are back! We are talking about where we have been, what is new with each of us, and what we have planned for 2020.

More guests, more tips, more direct content, more behind the scenes!

We are changing it up to be season based, so you will get a few episodes all at once, then one a week for a bit, then we will take a small break.

We are looking forward to chatting with you again!

Running a business in this digital age has made things easier for us. However, the ever changing algorithms of Instagram has made it difficult for business owners to reach their audience. Today we're sharing a few tips on how to organically grow your instagram following by making genuine connections, being your authentic self, and reaching your target clients. 

In this weeks podcast the girls laugh, cry, talk about business and mom life with this weeks' guest Melissa, the creator of Josiah and Co. Josiah+co. started out of a desire to share our story of multiple pregnancy loss, and to encourage others to not grieve alone. 

and thanks again to are guest this week josiah and co

https://josiahandco.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/josiahandco/

credit: in case you missed it The wonderful host our Ashley, Megan and Sydney 

Thanks to Tayne for the edit

and thanks again to our guest this week melissa from josiah and co https://josiahandco.ca/

where else to find us

Tayne&Ashley: https://www.tayneandashley.com/about-us

this n that design co:  https://www.etsy.com/ca/people/ThisNThatDesignCo

meganbutchardphotography: https://www.meganbutchardphotography.com/

we also have a Instagram @selfmadelifepod 

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As a creative entrepreneur and maker, navigating the market scene can be tough and intimidating. We walk you through some tips and advice to help you get started, up your game, and share our own experiences. 

On today's episode, we sat down with Linda Kelly from Dollop Bakery to learn more about her and her home based bakery business. From unique flavours, branding herself with the cutest miniature deserts, and what is involved in becoming a licensed home kitchen in Burlington, Ontario. www.dollopbakery.com/

Finding your tribe of boss babes is so important when you are an entrepreneur. We sat down to chat with local boss babe Emma from Simple Girl Canada. Her contagious laugh, positivity and message of empowerment drew us in and she is pretty much one of the sweetest humans we know. Grade 2 teacher by day and girl boss by night, this girl is making some serious waves in the community! Check her out on social media at @simplegirlcanda and online at simplegirl.ca . Use the promocode simplysydney10 or simplyashley10 for 10% off your first purchase! Trust us -- you will LIVE in those sweaters. 

Running a business is hard! There are so many things to consider when opening and operating your business including the financial side. On today's episode, we're chatting with Jessie Manuel from The Boost Up Bookkeeping. Jessie helps explain and answer some of your questions when it comes to bookkeeping, important and best practice financial advise for running your business, and touches on key details that we need to consider to be compliant with the CRA. This episode is specifically geared to business owners in Ontario, Canada. This is not by any means legal advice. Please contact your certified professional bookkeepers, CPA, accountants and lawyers in your specific area.