The T.E.A. with Albie Knows

How many different ways have you heard that you need an email list? You’re favorite podcaster has told you you need one. You have Instagram ads selling you templates to create one. You’ve read all the blog posts on the value of having one. So it’s no big secret in the power of the email list. But here’s what you may not have heard about email lists, however, is about lists for brands.

What Is a Brand Email List?

Essentially you want your brand email list to serve as a place where you communicate with potential brand partners.

How You Can Use A Brand List

Similar to your public list — which isn’t to be confused with your client list, which could be a separate third list altogether by the way — your brand list is where you can sell yourself & your expertise to brands.

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TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY GATHER.

Have you ever wondered how people make money online, especially influencers & content creators? We hear about so many different revenue streams, in addition to the main income maker, that it can often get hard to discern which is the best for for us holistically as designers and which is the best fit for your unique business model.

If you create any kind of content — blogging, social media, video, email, podcast — then there’s a world of ways to monetize “passively” but two very popular ways involve brands that aren’t your own — sponsored content & affiliate marketing. What are the differences between the two & how (if at all) they may make sense for your business?

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TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY GATHER.

A sentiment I’ve heard shared across lots of designers — online designers and even some new designers — is that major industry events aren’t for them; so on today’s "minisode” I’m gonna dig into what it’s like as an online designer & creator going to industry events. And I want to you keep an open mind and think about how you can apply what I’m saying to ANY industry event you attend in the future. 

I’ve seen this debate brought up OFTEN during my time as an e-designer, and I know personally it is something I’ve always wondered about myself — when it comes to specifying product as an online designer, do I do trade, retail, or both?

If no one’s said it to you before then let me be the first — e-designers do not only source retail.

At the very least, they don’t have to. It comes down to your business model — how you’re trying to make money & what fits the way you operate. The decision of how & where to source is a personal one, so while I’m going to break down some of the pros & cons so that you can make an informed decision when deciding which is the best fit for you.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by Gather.

In today’s episode, Carmeon Hamilton shares with us her insights on some of my favorite topics & topics that I know y’all are gonna love too. We’re talking about setting boundaries to create balance, especially when you wear so many hats, understanding & converting potential clients, and how her instagram has grown a whole life of its own.

Carmeon is the buyer and environmental designer for a Stash Home, sourcing home décor products to bring to consumers throughout the mid-south; as well as the founder and principle designer of her own design company, Nubi Interiors.

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Instagram: From Followers to Dollars

February 9, 9am – 1pm

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• Blog: Cohesive Randomness

• Instagram: @nubiinteriors

• Facebook: Nubi Interiors by Carmeon Hamilton