In this week's episode Sara and Jen respond to a letter writer who is struggling to decide what to give away for free through their content and what to keep as a paid for product or service. Sara and Jen share why they both believe in being of value for free through their content, their advice for how to decide what is free content and what is paid for, and why you shouldn't be afraid to give some of your best ideas and information away for free too.
Resources mentioned in this episode:

MarieTV: What If People Can Learn Everything I Teach Online For Free?
Jen's Writing For Dream Clients class
Jen’s free Write The Damn Thing support group
Sara's The Insta Retreat class:

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In this episode we catch up for spring and dive into what’s been going well in our businesses, what we’ve been finding challenging in this season, and what we’re working towards in our businesses right now too. If you’d love to listen to a really honest chat between two business besties, we recorded this episode for you. Links mentioned: Sara has some availability for 1:1 clients Get 100 Hell Yes People - Jen’s new free toolkit And Jen’s group program, Your Simple & Spacious Business, is open for enrolment until Friday 24th May if you’d love to never do business alone again And you can listen to Jen’s interview on the Off The Grid podcast What Jen’s simple and spacious workweek looks like What Jen’s learned about running a gently thriving group program Laurel Denise planners Dr Becky And our inbox is open for new letters for upcoming episodes if you’d love our encouragement and support in your business 

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In today’s episode we dive into this letter from a listener: How do you handle navigating the grief of feeling like your chronic illness has held you back in so many ways - and yet know that there's nothing else you'd rather do?  I have so many ideas, so many things I want to create, and yet with my health recently being so challenging at times, I've found myself feeling stuck in the grief of not getting to do everything I want to in the timeline that I want to, and feeling like people often pip me to the post when it comes to creating new things. To the outside world I look like I create & do a lot - but in my messy internal world I often feel like I'm playing catch up and people around me are creating similar ideas to my own far quicker than I'm able to. In this episode we dig deep into this question, share our own lived experienced as chronically ill humans, and how we try and find peace, joy, and acceptance in taking our business journey slower and gentler along the way. This episode is for anyone who feels like you have to take your business journey slower than you sometimes wish you had to - whether that’s because of chronic illness, caregiving responsibilities, or just not being a human being who thrives at a go-go-go pace. Join us on Substack Would you love some encouragement and support in your business? Submit your letter for an upcoming episode here. More from Sara More from Jen Letters From A Hopeful Creative is produced by Sonics Podcasts 

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How do you handle the grief of limitations holding you back in your business?

In today’s episode we dive into this letter from a listener: Like a lot of people, I’ve moved my newsletter from a more traditional email software product over to Substack. As a writer, I also host a lot of my work on my website in a blog. The intention was always for the blog to host SEO friendly pillar content and for the newsletter to speak to more distinct, current or personal topics.    I’m now unsure as to what my website is for. Should its focus be on paid offerings and directing people over to Substack?  Should I keep my blogs on my website? How does SEO even work on Substack, especially when you’ve paywalled your archives. I guess my question is how does the content on your website and the content on your Substack intersect?  - Caroline In today’s episode we dig into this question, explore the different ways we can balance writing for our Substack and our blog, and why there’s no right or wrong answer but just figuring out what works best for you and your business.  And Jen’s group coaching program to support you to bring more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your work and life, Your Simple & Spacious Business, is now open for enrolment until Friday 9th February if you’d love to never do business alone again. And Sara is currently taking on new 1:1 clients if you’d love deeper support with your Substack in this season. Join us on Substack Would you love some encouragement and support in your business? Submit your letter for an upcoming episode here. More from Sara More from Jen Letters From A Hopeful Creative is produced by Sonics Podcasts   

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How do my Substack and website intersect?

In today’s episode Jen dives into twelve questions covering topics such as buiding your business in a way that honours your energetic needs, prioritising your goals with intention, routines and habits to work less and still get your important work done, simplifying marketing, recovering from burnout and more.  If you’d prefer to watch a video with timestamps of each question you can find that here.  And if you’d love to have guidance, encouragement, and support every step of the way in bringing more freedom, ease, and intentional growth into your business and never feel stuck or alone again in your journey you can join Jen inside her program Your Simple & Spacious Business before doors close soon on Friday 9th February and there’s also an awesome 1:1 coaching bonus if you join by Friday 2nd. * Letters From A Hopeful Creative Substack * Submit your letter Letters From A Hopeful Creative is produced by Sonics Podcasts 

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