Creatives On Fire® | How to Make Money Online Business Advice

Are you an Etsy enthusiast, but don't know where to start when it comes to creating an online shop? My guest, Lauren Kilgore can help you with that. She's an Etsy guru that loves to help others achieve their own success by teaching in her private Facebook group and creating courses. Today, Lauren tells us how to find out what your audience is interested in and why Etsy is the best place to start s...

Everyone knows that posting videos on social media can help boost your business by increasing your followers. What you might not know though is how much of an increase and over how long? For Sarah Brackenridge, the answer was 80,000 followers over a single year! Simply by posting 3 minute videos to Facebook every morning and going Live at random times on her page, she was able to create explosive...

What are the benefits of working with a direct sales company? My friend Hiedi Scott is going to tell us today while she talks about her business DIYDreaming. Hiedi shares how she started her business and what contributed to it's rapid growth. We also discuss the teaching over selling strategy that she uses to be such a successful product promoter. In addition, Hiedi talks about how she has been ab...

My friend, Tracy Pounds, has not one but FOUR paid memberships! how did she get there? Well, when the pandemic hit, Tracy made a massive pivot to the online space from her brick and mortar store and she succeeded! She used her knowledge of the types of customers she catered to in person and turned it into a membership empire! With some creative Live marketing and clever use of kits, Tracy has been...

When the Covid 19 pandemic was putting so many brick and mortar stores out of business, Found For Home wasn't just surviving, it was thriving! How did it do it? My friend, Jennifer Hagenbuch, credits her business' growth to quickly pivoting and making genuine connections with her customers. She speaks with me today about how she made her Facebook Live events successful and the strategies she used...

From working for others to working for herself, my guest today is an inspired painter and entrepreneur. Amy Sadler believes in hard work, taking the initiative, and reaching out to make connections. These principles have served her well in creating her business, Amy Sadler Designs and her working group Mica Mixology. Amy has harnessed her gift for mixing paints and colors to create a successful on...

"Always Be Collaborating" is our mantra for today's show. Working with a co-creator can produce amazing results for your business and your brand. In this episode, I'll be sharing 20 ideas (at least!) to help you grow your business by building collaborative partnerships with other Creatives. I have cooperative ideas for bloggers, product developers, podcasters and more. We'll also talk about giveaw...

If you're wondering how to make money from blogging, just ask my guest today KariAnne Wood. She is the creator of Thistlewood Farms, a blog focusing on DIY, home decorating, recipes and so much more! KariAnne has over a million people that follow her blog and she's here today to give us some amazing tips. She has some great advice on how to make money when you're starting your blog and how to grow...

The Haven Conference is a place to celebrate the DIY spirit, learn new skills and build an online business! Entrepreneurs, makers and leading influencers gather together to share, teach, and inspire. Mingle with sponsors, try new products, and grow your brand. Most importantly, the Haven Conference is a place for community. Haven is more than just classes and hands-on demonstrations. There is time...

Are you looking to grow your following on YouTube? Do you want to make money doing it? My guest today, Lori Jacobs, was able to leave her full time job for her YouTube crafting channel within two years of posting her first video! On this episode, Lori shares some great advice with us about how to be successful on YouTube and how she makes sure that she's reaching the right audience. She also talks...

My guest today, Heidi Easley, has a true zest for life and adventure! She believes not just in existing, but in living life wide awake. In this episode, she shares with me how she started her now million dollar business, Texas Art & Soul. Heidi talks about how she found the courage to go into business for herself and getting over her fear of failure. We also discuss how she learned to be consisten...

Whether it's a present to yourself or one for someone else, a subscription box is the gift that keeps on giving. My guest today, Sarah Williams, has been dubbed the Subscription Box Queen by her mentors and peers. Not only did she start her own subscription box company, but now she teaches others how to do it too. Sarah shares with us the story of starting her businesses and the set-backs she face...

Who is your audience and what do they want? If you're following your passion, then odds are good that your readers are people just like you, so write about what you find interesting! This is just some the amazing advice my guest Kim Demmon, creator of the Today's Creative Life blog, has for us. In addition to her tips for new bloggers, we also discuss some of the technical aspects of running a suc...

Sometimes the audience you set out to capture is not the audience you end up attracting. No one knows that better than my guest today, Miriam Illions, the founder of Hometalk, the world's largest DIY home and garden platform. In this episode, Miriam gives us the details of how she pivoted her business to align with her audience and provides some helpful advice for bloggers and other content creato...

When it comes to going against the flow, Gina Luker is an expert. Just by doing "her own thing", Gina has been able to develop a loyal following of over 700,000 people which continues to grow to this day, despite the fact that she no longer writes for her blog, The Shabby Creek Cottage.  Like any true DIY lover, Gina put her own personal stamp on both her projects and her marketing strategy. In th...

Are you looking to generate more traffic to your site and grow your Pinterest following but just don't know how? Well my friends, Jillian Leslie knows. Her blog, Catch My Party has over 1.5 million followers on Pinterest and today she shares her Pinterest algorithm-pleasing secrets with us. Jillian will explain why having a healthy Pinterst following is important and how to grow that audience with...

If used right, live events can be the most powerful way to grow your perfect audience effectively and efficiently. I know, because I've used these same techniques to grow my own 6 figure following. So, make sure you tune in to today's episode, where we cover everything from preparing and promoting to presenting in a LIVE event, in order to best grow your 6 figure audience. Thanks for listening! I'...

Get to know your ideal follower and what their struggle is! That's just ONE of the amazing golden nuggets Tamara Benett is sharing with us today. By getting inside your customers mind, you can fill in the blanks and solve their problems. This will keep them coming back to you as the person who is always two steps ahead and who will move them forward in their journey. Thanks for listening! I'd love...

One of the most powerful things you can do to grow your page is to connect with your audience. My guest today, Michelle Brooks, is here to share her secrets when it comes to hitting that 6 figure following by using memes to attract your perfect follower. Through memes and live videos, Michelle was able to connect with her audience and become the person who they know, like and trust. Thanks for lis...

Have you been wondering if you should start a podcast? Good news! I want to introduce you to someone who is near and dear to me and my business. And today's she's talking all about podcasts! Jennifer Allwood is a business coach and author who teaches women how to build a business online, and today on the show, she's sharing her secrets about how to create a successful podcast and why it can do won...

Have you been in a situation where you had to step away from your social media platform and you wonder how you will be able to start building engagement and growth again? Well, that's is exactly what happened to Kim Jones from Salvage Living and she's sharing with us the secrets of how to bounce back from a social media break! Kim started blogging as a hobby 6 years ago, but gradually her blog gre...

We all know that going LIVE is the way to go when it comes to your business. And there is no one who knows how to go live better than Brooke Riley. Brooke has grown her blog into a large DIY blog, coaching business, and online boutique within 4 years, mostly through her Facebook page, which currently has around 500K followers by going live, over and over again. In today's episode, Brooke shares he...

My guest in today's episode is an amazing mentor of mine, Rachel Miller. Rachel is an expert for all things Facebook, and one of her amazing gifts is building audiences. But, it all starts with a business and naming that business. So, today, we talk about how to nail your niche and the importance of your name for your branding. Thanks for listening! I'd love to continue this conversation over on t...

My guest today is a very good friend of mine, Kaycee Geeding, from the Roost and Restore Blog. Kaycee is a busy momma of two young boys, juggling the life of a mum in the country and growing her online business at the same time. She recently opened a new wing of her business called Home Goods Market and she is selling her heart out! Today, she is here to share some tips on getting started and some...

Are you a multi-passionate entrepreneur? Do you think that your audience is going to love to see you create a ton of different things? Well, you are not alone - 87% of entrepreneurs are working outside of their true creative calling, because they don't want to commit to just ONE of their passions. However, there is only one way to be successful in the online space and that is to pick just one to s...