Create A Proneur Podcast

If you missed Episode 027 of the podcast, ”Is There An Online Course Inside You Dying To Get Out?” I suggest you hit the pause button and go have a listen now because it will help you get a handle on any mindset issues that you must get a handle on before you deep dive into the five strategies I’m going to share with you on this episode of the podcast. Now on to the focus of today’s episode, assuming if you have at least a cursory idea for a course then you definitely want to pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle in and prepare to take a lot of notes because I’m going to reveal 5 Fool-Proof Ways To Validate Your Course Idea. 1. Can you easily locate paid courses similar to the one you’re thinking about launching? 2. Published Books On Amazon 3. Conduct Interviews 4. Do a Facebook Live or Live Webclass Series 5. Teach For Free Then Sell For Complete Shownoteshttp://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/028 ▶️ 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! ▶️ How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie That Attracts Your Perfect Customers  

Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift This episode is for you if you're either currently thinking about or have ever thought about packaging up your experiences and expertise into a product like an online course that you use both as a giveaway to grow your email list or sell to grow your bank account this podcast episode is for you. As a matter of fact, as I saying this I’m going to the next few episodes to this topic and hopefully secure an interview or two from other artists/creatives who launched successful online courses. So in this episode, I want to focus on what stops most would be course creators from stepping up to the plate we all have these excuses. Have you ever said or some iteration of the following? “I’m not an expert” “I don’t know enough about anything to get somebody to pay me to teach it” “Besides… doesn’t everybody know this?” “Why would someone give me money for information they can find for free on YouTube?” Before I get into breaking down each of these false assumptions I want to invite you to connect with me on Instagram at @createaproneurpodcast via the DMs and share with me what’s holding you back from packaging up your passion, experiences, and expertise into an online course based on your creativity. If you do I promise I’ll not only reply but knowing me, I’ll probably give you a few tips and maybe a handy resource or two. Alright so let’s take each of these concerns one a time because honestly until you get past these blocks you won’t take action in any significant way to experience the success you deserve. Go here for full show notes: http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/027

Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift Episode 026 Show Notes I’d like to start this episode with a quote that inspired the topic of today’s show… “When your actions contradict your words… your words don’t mean anything” If you listened to Episode 025 of the podcast then you already know that I talked about how the need to control our outcome can actually prevent us from getting everything we want. If you missed it, you’ll find the link here on the show notes page So if you recall in that episode I spoke about being addicted to control, why we do it and what we’re really saying when we can’t release the need to know how things are going to work out before we take action and what I said was this… “I can’t handle any setback if things don’t work out the way I’m hoping” For complete show notes including links to all of the resources mentioned in today's episode go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/026

Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift Episode 025 Show Notes I’d like to start this episode with a quote… Surrender the need to KNOW before you act This is one of my favorite quotes because as creatives we can get caught up in overthinking and overthinking, in my opinion, will rob you of your living your best life. So what causes overthinking? Simple… Control You might think as I did that if you can control what happens, including other people and ultimately circumstances that you will increase the odds that the thing you want will come to pass easier. But that’s not really what you’re trying to control What people addicted to control is really trying to control is our own emotions and reactions to people, circumstances, and outcomes. In other words, what we’re really saying is “I won’t be able to handle this if what I’m working for doesn’t happen” So since we can’t control other people, circumstances and the need to know how things are going to turn out we absolutely can control our reactions and thusly our emotions. Keeping that in mind ask yourself is there anything that you’ve been holding back? Perhaps there’s a creative project you’ve been wanting to start like creating an online art course or writing a book, launching your jewelry line for fear you won’t be able to handle the results if they aren’t as you hope? Do you find yourself procrastinating by over researching, or waiting until you get the money, or until you quit your job or get a new one, or move, or get a divorce or get married, or wait until your kids are in school or whatever reason you’re giving yourself not to start? I challenge you to examine the stories and reasons you’re telling yourself why you have to wait and ask yourself one simple question. “Is that true?” Or is this a stalling tactic to keep me safe?” To see the rest of the show notes go to >> http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/025  

I’m trying something new. In the coming weeks, and possibly months of the podcast I’ve decided that I’m going to take select inspirational quotes from my free audio ebook and PDF 57 Ways to Monetize Your Gifts and expand on my and listener/reader favorites on a special bonus edition series of podcast episodes I’ll be rolling out this fall. When I launched the show 5 months ago on April 9th my aim was and still is to make it a weekly show, I don’t know if you listened to my first episode I’ll link to it in the show notes but I used to have a another podcast I started about 5 years and abandoned it because naively I thought I could do a five day a week show! Silly me, right? Well I quickly learned that that wasn’t feasible so unfortunately like a lot us creatives I got over-excited and then quickly realized I bit off more than I could chew So fast forward when I launched this Podcast my expectation was to focus on consistency and less on trying to take on more than I could chew so... with that in mind I feel after 5 months it’s time to change things up a little and start some dabbling with some experiences and experiments My first is to try to do shorter episodes like under 15 minutes from time to time And to make those short episodes more on Mindset and creative thinking instead of strategy because I don’t about you but I’m kinda strategized out Because here’s the deal about strategy, at least what I’ve learned. You can have the best strategy and tactics in the world but if your head isn’t in the right place then it’s like not ever knowing the strategy So while I still plan to have teaching episodes I think it’s super important to share nuggets of wisdom and inspiration to help you my listeners who I’m so grateful to get your mind in the right place so you can not only take action but full good about the actions you’re taking so I hope that sounds good to you. Do let me know how this is landing for you by connecting with me on Instagram the link to do that is also in the show notes Feel free to DM on the gram and let me know if the topics I’m talking about is helping you or not. Maybe there’s another you’d like me to explore if so I’m all ears ok? So here we go today’s inspirational quote is taken from my free audio ebook 57 Ways to monetize your gifts and you can get your copy at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift So today quote is Key #7 “Going for more is easy, actually it’s playing small that’s hard. Don’t believe me? Ask anybody dreading going to work tomorrow morning” The inspiration for this quote came to me about 20 years ago when I was rushing to work to get to a job that to say I hated would be a gross understatement Fast forward having running my own business for the past 13 years as challenging as that can be and is still to this day it’s still never as frustrating as spending my days doing something that just felt so soul draining. So... with that said if you’re at a place where maybe you’re working at a job, or a business or with clients that’s draining you and you’re holding yourself back, not going for more (and I’m not just talking about money) I’m talking about transforming what you’re doing to only doing activities that make you happy and make you grow then it’s time to recognize that and force yourself to make a change. You’ve only got one life, if you’re not happy then you have the power to change it, remember it’s your life, it’s not, dress rehearsal and when it’s done, it’s done Whenever you find yourself struggling, being negative, frustrated ask yourself... “Where am I playing small?” You’re just one action away from a life-changing opportunity Take action and live well!

Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift Episode 023 Show Notes Believe it or not, we’ve officially entered the last quarter of 2019! Soon, a new year will be upon us, 2020! But you don’t have to wait until the clock strikes midnight to start thinking about the things you want to accomplish so you can finish the remainder of this year with a bang and get yourself on the right path for the new year and that’s what this episode is all about! How to Use SMART Goals To Create The Life You Want Now It’s inevitable that at the start of any year we feel compelled to dust off our dreams and try to get into action on long-held on our goals. The problem is usually within weeks if not days into the new year somewhere along the way we fall off the wagon and our dreams go back into the box not to be seen or thought of again until the next year. Unfortunately, once we develop a pattern of creating resolutions but never committing to taking consistent action towards their achievement we eventually stop dreaming, if this sounds like you don’t feel bad or beat yourself up. In my experience, we aren’t taught how to create actionable goals that support our path to achieving what we want in life. This is key, so much so it bears repeating. "If you don’t create actionable goals that support you on your path to achieving them you will fail.” To see the complete show notes including links to all of the resources mentioned including access to a special bonus summary guide to accompany today's show, visit  >> http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/023

Welcome back, this week I have something very special to bring to you.  I decided to go into my archives and pull a very special interview I did a few years ago with a dear friend and colleague Rita Deo Barber.  Rita was a presenter on a 3 day live virtual event I hosted called the Monetize Your Gifts Masterclass and she shared some very valuable content that I know is just as fresh and relevant as when she first presented.  On the interview, we talked about the power of visualization, asking for what you want.  Using social media responsibly and how to deal with those pesky naysayers… you know those people that you may have in your life, although I hope you don’t, those folks who tell you that you’re crazy for going for your dreams.  You'll find a downloadable summary guide along with the regular show notes available at getpaidforyourcreativity.com/022 for episode 22 as a matter of fact, I suggest you stop the podcast and go download that summary guide now so you can have it handy while you’re listening. Of course, if you’re driving, working out or going for a walk obviously you won’t be to download it now, but as soon as you have an opportunity to grab it, print it out and have it handy when you re-listen. Finally, I have one caveat, Rita made an offer for a six-week course at the end of the original presentation but I’m certain that offer is no longer available as this recording is as I mentioned at the top of the introduction is a few years old.   But if you found value with the things Rita shared as I no doubt feel you will feel free to reach out to her.  I’ll provide a link to her social media contact info in the show notes for this episode and see if she’s offering something similar to the original offer and be sure to tell how you heard of her. So enjoy today’s episode and I look forward to seeing you on episode 23 of the podcast.

Today’s episode is sponsored by my free downloadable PDF checklist – How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie And Attract Your Perfect Customers The Easy Way! Stop guessing what your ideal audience wants and start filling your email list with ‘Buy Ready’ people actively searching for your digital products, online courses, artwork, workshops, retreats or 1 on 1 client services! You can download your free copy today at: getpaidforyourcreativity.com/irresistiblefreebie-checklist Episode 021 Show Notes: Here are the 5 Common List Building Mistakes Creative Entrepreneurs Make That Keeps Their List Small & Unresponsive. You might be making one or more of them, use this list as a guide to maximize your blog’s traffic so you can grow a responsive list eager to invest in your products and services. 1. Having Only One Freebie (Lead Magnet) 2. Not Being Specific Enough With The Problem Your Freebie Solves 3. Failing To Provide A Quick Win 4. Not Having An Onboarding Plan In Place For New Subscribers 5. Not Positioning Your Freebie To Flow Naturally Into Your Paid Offer For complete show notes visit: http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/021    

Today’s episode is sponsored by my free downloadable PDF checklist –How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie And Attract Your Perfect Customers The Easy Way! Stop guessing what your ideal audience wants and start filling your email list with ‘Buy Ready’ people actively searching for your digital products, online courses, artwork, workshops, retreats or 1 on 1 client services! You can download your free copy today at: getpaidforyourcreativity.com/irresistiblefreebie-checklist Episode 020 Show Notes: If you listened to episode Episode 013: Choose! My Personal Take On Ryan Levesque’s New Book & How Creatives Can Use It To Choose The Best Idea For Them And on the episode, I did a video training how to use educational sites like Udemy, Skillshare, and Amazon to start collecting comments in the review section of those courses and books. I shared a technique called copy stocking what you create a spreadsheet to record the actual words people are saying about a particular product or course. On this spreadsheet, you want to breakdown what they like but more importantly, what they don’t like or wish were better about the course they’re reviewing. This information is gold because you can literally use their words to define and shape your headlines, headlines you can use for blog post titles, course titles, emails, social media posts. Of course, the best form of copy you’ll ever gather comes directly from the mouth of people you’ve worked within the form of recorded telephone conversations and I highly doing this is you can. But you can get the ball rolling with scouring online platforms. Go to the show notes page for this episode for a complete of valuable resources including a "fail proof" headline script to ensure your freebie is not only highly irresistible but a true stand out that instantly captures the attention of your ideal customer! If you enjoyed today’s episode and it inspired you to start crafting your own headlines, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me! @createaproneurpodcast I’d also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast Lastly, I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 3 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode!  

Episode 019 Show Notes: If you listened to Episode 018 of the podcast, I introduced 3 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before You Create Your Profit Driven List Building Freebie and why that’s so important, if you didn’t, I highly you stop listening to this episode of the podcast and do that first so you’ll be better prepared for what I have for you today. In that episode, I talked about why it’s super important to give your ideal customer avatar a QVW (quick valuable win) immediately after they opt-in for your freebie and why your freebie must accomplish this if you want to properly position your paid offer. Why it’s important especially in the beginning stages to focus on getting clear on ideal avatars top of mind problem, the one they most want to have solved and knowing how to language it which I’m going to go into greater depth on this episode of the podcast. Up until now all of the episodes in this series has been primarily focused on showing you why it’s important to have a highly irresistible freebie (ie. your lead magnet) to connect with your audience, grow an email list that leads to sales and creative and financial freedom. Just in case you missed those earlier episodes let’s do a quick recap to get you up to speed - http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/019

Today’s episode is sponsored by my free downloadable PDF checklist –How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie And Attract Your Perfect Customers The Easy Way! Stop guessing what your ideal audience wants and start filling your email list with ‘Buy Ready’ people actively searching for your digital products, online courses, artwork, workshops, retreats or 1 on 1 client services! You can download your free copy today at: getpaidforyourcreativity.com/irresistiblefreebie-checklist Episode 018 Show Notes: 1. Do I know my ideal avatars top of mind problem, the one they most want to have solved? And do I know how they’re languaging it? 2. What’s the best possible solution I can give them to address that problem and get them a quick valuable win? 3. Will the result of that QVW (quick valuable win) inspire them to take action on your next step? Before you create your profit-driven freebie you must get clear on your ideal avatar and the problem they most want solved ways to do this? * Interview your ideal customer and ask them what they’re struggling with most or what problem they most want to be solved. * If you have an email list survey them * Check out and read reviews of competing products that your ideal customer avatar might refer to as an option/alternative to your product or service * If you sell information or education-related products visit YouTube.com Udemy.com and Skillshare.com enter the subject your freebie solves in the search sorting the results by the most searched and highest rated videos. Review the comments, if there are any, what are viewers saying? I created a video tutorial Research Your Next Profitable Idea Using Google Trends, Google, Amazon, Udemy, and Skillshare on Episode 013: Choose! My Personal Take On Ryan Levesque’s New Book & How Creatives Can Use It To Choose The Best Idea For Them of the podcast * You can also search blogs or podcasts and read the comments Begin with the end in mind then reverse engineer your paid offer to your free offer * What are you selling? A book, a course, or paid service like copywriting, photography, or maybe graphic design? * Your free offer must ultimately lead to your paid offer, and if you don’t have a paid offer yet, extend an invitation for an experience that will allow them to engage with you like a Facebook group * Other options? A free or paid online workshop and if you have a Facebook group you can run it inside your group * Give them a quick-win that feels valuable and sets up your paid offer. For example, if you’re a service provider like a copywriter you could offer to do a free rewrite of an existing piece of content with the option to purchase if they want to use it * For example, if your freebie is a checklist take one of the items on your list, (something that relates to the problem your avatar wants to be solved) make sure it’s something that connects to your paid offer and something you could teach on via a live video conference or a one on one consulting session Stanford Professor and behavior expert BJ Fogg whose concept of “easy wins” suggests “For people to be motivated to continue pursuing any action, they need to experience a set of immediate and observable wins” Resources Mentioned In This Episode: http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/018 If you enjoyed today’s episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me! @createaproneurpodcast I’d also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast Lastly, I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. Go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 3 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode!

Today’s episode is sponsored by my free downloadable PDF checklist –How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie And Attract Your Perfect Customers The Easy Way!  Stop guessing what your ideal audience wants and start filling your email list with ‘Buy Ready’ people actively searching for your digital products, online courses, artwork, workshops, retreats or 1 on 1 client services! You can download your free copy today at: getpaidforyourcreativity.com/irresistiblefreebie-checklist I am beyond thrilled to introduce you to my special guest today. Daniele and I met at a networking event about nine years ago and from the second we locked eyes we’ve been pretty much inseparable. Since that first meeting, I’ve seen her go from self-publishing a children’s book of illustrators based on her beloved cat Beijo who sadly is no longer with us. But she has a new fur baby in the family which I’m sure she’ll speak about in the interview. Fast forward she’s grown from publisher to become one of the sought after Pet Behaviorist in the Southern California area, and her trajectory is nothing short of ‘divine’ we’ll explain in the interview. One thing that absolutely I love about Daniele is how she bucks the traditional “this how to do business” system and has done so with great success. When everyone is going right, she goes left and it’s continually paid off for her which is how her email list grows every day with ‘Buy Ready’ leads using a Pet Personality Assessment. Assessments and quizzes are one of the if not the highest converting freebies you can employ in your list building activities. Why? Well as I mentioned in Episode 016 I personally feel the reason why they’re so popular is simple. Curiosity! Shownotes and Resources Mentioned In This Episode:  http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/017  

Today’s episode is sponsored by my free downloadable PDF checklist –How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie And Attract Your Perfect Customers The Easy Way!  Stop guessing what your ideal audience wants and start filling your email list with ‘Buy Ready’ people actively searching for your digital products, online courses, artwork, workshops, retreats or 1 on 1 client services! You can download your free copy today at: getpaidforyourcreativity.com/irresistiblefreebie-checklist On today’s episode I'm going to cover: * How I added over 600 plus new subscribers to my email list in less than 30 days * 15 Totally Irresistible Freebie Ideas! To see the complete list of options visit the Ultimate Guide to Creating An Irresistible Freebie Blog Post * I’m also going to share details about a very special opportunity to get some, one on one support from me in a small intimate group virtual setting when the doors open for the Irresistible List Building Freebie 5 Day Challenge that kicks off July 29th! If you’ve struggled to figure what your lead magnet should be, the focus of the topic, how to put it together, how to market it and use it to attract “Buy Ready” leads you definitely want to get in on this opportunity to get some free support from me and do it the company of other creative entrepreneurs just like you. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Ultimate Guide To Creating An Irresistible List Building Freebie

Today’s episode is sponsored by my free downloadable PDF checklist – How To Create A Highly Irresistible List Building Freebie And Attract Your Perfect Customers The Easy Way! Stop guessing what your ideal audience wants and start filling your email list with ‘Buy Ready’ people actively searching for your digital products, online courses, artwork, workshops, retreats or 1 on 1 client services! You can download your free copy today at - getpaidforyourcreativity.com/irresistiblefreebie-checklist Shownotes are available at: http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/015 I’m declaring July as “Create Your Creative & Financial Independence Month” and if you’re an online entrepreneur or entrepreneur that markets their creative products and services online you need to build and nurture an email list. If you want to have the ultimate creative and financial independence, which to me means having a cultivated audience that you have complete control over, one that you can nurture and curate and over time you’ll turn into engaged fans that become paying clients and customers, one of the best ways to do this is by creating and growing an email list. So for the month of July 2019, every episode of the podcast will be focused on list building including: Episode 015 – Create a list building freebie part 1 Episode 016 – Create a list building freebie part 2 Episode 017 – *Surprise Guest Interview 1 Episode 018 – *Surprise Guest Interview 2 Episode 019 – Irresistible List Building Freebie 5 Day Challenge (kicks off July 29th thru August 2nd) In today’s episode we’re going to cover: * What is an Irresistible Freebie? * What makes a Freebie Irresistible? * The benefits of having an Irresistible Freebie?    

Here's a quote from our episode sponsor: 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! “Nobody cares how much you know until you show how much you care, don't believe me? Ask a disappointed customer.”⠀ It’s been said that acquiring a new customer is anywhere from 5-25X more expensive than keeping an existing one, in this episode of the podcast I’m going to give you some tips and strategies on 5 ways to up your customer service game by keeping your existing customers happy so they’ll reward you with new referrals on auto-pilot. In a former life, I worked as a trainer at the Four Seasons hotels and regardless if you’ve stayed at one of their properties or not the #1 thing the company prides itself on is creating the best experience possible for its customers. Extensive data is collected on its guests so no matter what property you’re visiting it’s known company-wide your likes and dislikes. No matter if you’re in Shanghai or the Maldives if you’re allergic to feather pillows you don’t have to tell them, they know. So with that, Listen in to get these five specific ways to up your customer appreciation practices and turn paying clients and customers into raving fans that reward you with repeat business and referrals. 1. Collect Data As You Onboard New Customers 2. Celebrate Their Wins 3. Send Something Physical 4. Set Up A New Customer Onboarding Email Sequence 5. Demonstrating You Care Always Outweighs Touting Features Go Here to get the full show notes for this episode including all of the resources mentioned. If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me! @createaproneurpodcast I’d also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast Lastly, I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 3 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode!

In episode 11 of the podcast (3 Lessons from My First 60 Days of Running The Podcast (and how you can apply them to every project you create) I talked about the power of choice and the importance of choosing well. If you missed it, in Lesson 3, I talked about a newly released book I just finished reading called, Choose: The Single Most Important Decision Before Starting Your Business by Ryan Levesque. What the authors created here is a perfect roadmap to helping creative entrepreneurs discover their sweet spot. It’s my sincere hope that you’ll use Choose to help you make the best possible business decision to support your creative expression and bank account. Visit show notes to get my key takeaways from the book, plus a bonus video tutorial Research Your Next Profitable Idea Using Google Trends, Google, Amazon, Udemy, and Skillshare. Again, I feel what the authors created here is a perfect roadmap to helping creative entrepreneurs discover their sweet spot. It’s my sincere hope that you’ll use Choose to help you make the best possible business decision to support your creative expression and bank account.

  We live in a world where the demands on our attention are becoming shorter and shorter every day so when an opportunity to connect with people that might have a genuine interest in our offerings we have to get to the point quickly or we’ll lose them. With that said, it amazes me how many times at conferences or networking gathering I’ll encounter someone who walks up to a microphone or complete stranger and immediately start “oversharing” their back story and/or work history. You see whenever someone asks “what you do” that’s not really the question they want you to answer. What they really what to know is… what can you do for me? So in this podcast episode, I want to give you a simple framework for answering that question simply and succinctly that actually inspires the “right listener” to want to learn more about you and what you do without you having to “oversell” yourself. An effective “What do I do” statement it must accomplish three things: * Tell the listener what you do, * For Whom * And what they get or the result they can expect Show notes for this episode are available on:  http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/012 If you’d like to share your revised statement with me, send me a DM on Instagram and I’ll respond with a personal audio message. So if you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me! @createaproneurpodcast I’d also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast Lastly, I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 3 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode!

Depending on when you listen to this I launched the Create A Proneur podcast a few days shy of two months ago, April 9th, 2019 and in this episode, I want to break down my top three lessons I’ve learned from launching the show and how they can affect every project you create. Show notes for this episode are available at:  http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/2019-06-011/ Here are my top three lessons from the first 60 days of publishing the podcast. Lesson 1: Pick a project you’re willing to commit to for the next five years.  Lesson 2: Consistency is everything! Lesson 3: Everything is a choice. Choose Well. I'm currently reading the book Choose: The Single Most Important Decision Before Starting Your Business by Ryan Levesque (highly recommended)  Get your hands on a copy today! Stay tuned for a future episode of the podcast where I’ll share more of my impressions and discoveries from the book and how I’m using it to create my own “practice business” projects and who knows, I may be able to score an opportunity interview with the author! So if you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me! @createaproneurpodcast I'd also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast Lastly, I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 3 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode!

How to Create a Website That Converts (and Actually Have Fun Making It) Show notes available: http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/2019-05-010 Now before I get into what I have for you today I want to tell that this episode is sponsored by Leadpages. I’ve used Leadpages for going on five years now to create all of my landing pages to continually build and grow my mailing list and if you’d like to see one of my Leadpages in action go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift to grab my free gift 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Now make sure to listen to the end because I have another special gift waiting for from Leadpages which is a perfect accompaniment to the focus of today’s episode. So without further ado here we go, How to Create a Website That Converts (and Actually Have Fun Making It) Leadpages just launched a free course called Create a Website That Converts (and Actually Have Fun Making It) that walks you through the soup to nuts everything you need to know about setting up a website. This comprehensive free course covers everything from: *Website Basics *Website Goals *Building Your Site *Content Marketing: Signature Content *Content Marketing: Lead Magnets *Tools *Optimizing Your Site **Campaigns with Landing Pages And you get your hands on it at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/lpworkshop when you opt-in you have an option to take advantage of 14 days free trial to Leadpages if you want to take advantage of their free training and start put together your own Landing pages and website. And to take it step further, if you decide to become a Leadpages customer after the 14-day free trial, so if you sign up for a full year, forward your receipt to askrodney@getpaidforyourcreativity.com or take a screenshot and DM on Instagramand I’ll gift you a 30 minute Getting Started with Leadpages Onboarding session as my gift.  

If I asked you what you thought the most important page on any website what would you say? If you said your “About Me” Page you’d be a grand prize winner. Here’s why Your “About me” page is your opportunity to introduce yourself to the world online. Use it to share your accomplishments, your passions, your interests, your work history, special certifications and how you serve your ideal audience. It’s important that your “about me” is more than just a resume of professional qualifications do that and you’re missing a golden opportunity to let people know about you and what makes you tick In my experience, the biggest mistake we all make is using this vital piece of real estate solely as a resume Of course, you want to shout out your credentials but just listing your professional accomplishments is boring, it doesn’t set you apart from everybody else that offers the same thing as you. But when you share the things about you that bring you joy, the things you’re good at, your hobbies, interests, and talents humanizes you and makes you relatable. That’s what a good “about me” page does! Visit the show notes for a list of topics to inspire you as you flesh out your own "About me" page. If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me! @createaproneurpodcast I would also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 3 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode! 2939

Create A Creative Business That Celebrates Your Ideal Life Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at  getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift Episode 008 Show Notes Here’s some of what I covered on this week’s episode: – If it’s your dream – don’t quit! – How a debilitating back issue forced me to reevaluate how I was living, including how I was running my business – How successful entrepreneur takes care of themselves mentality, physically, emotionally and financially Creating your success plan that includes the following seven points: 1. Get clear about you want using the Work/Lifestyle Template {download yours in the show notes below} 2. Select a business model that works with your ideal life 3. Maintain your faith, if you do – you’ll be guided to the way to achieve your dream – take care of yourself 4. Ask for help 5. Be careful what and WHO you let into your life 6. Be open to a dream being bigger than what you currently believe is possible 7. If you believe in the dream and the path you’re currently on keep going regardless of how “things appear” Show Notes Mentions & Resources Guide Available athttp://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/2019-05-008/

Welcome back to Episode 7 of the Create A Proneur podcast! I’m super excited to share this episode with you today because it’s my first interview since launching the new podcast! And I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring you my first guest, Creative Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Educator Jane Button. Jane took a passion for knitting, made a simple hat and turned it into an empire that’s earned 5 million dollars! Yep, you read it right, and today she’s sharing exactly how she did it, Jane talked about the importance of creating systems (and her brilliant process), outsourcing, money and time management and how creatives can reframe resistance to marketing and business in general so they can thrive both creatively and financially. If you create a physical product this is a “must listen” show, so grab your favorite beverage, slip on some earbuds, sit back and listen to every word she has to share! Create A Creative Business That Celebrates Your Ideal Life Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift    If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me and Jane, @createaproneurpodcast and @janeabutton.I would also love if you subscribed to the podcast and left a review at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/itunespodcast I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of Create A Proneur Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/QA and record a question (under 4 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode! In the episode, you’ll hear: How Jane turned her passion for knitted hats into a thriving business by walking into Nordstroms and walking out with a 40K purchase order! The importance of starting small and how to use “small” as the basis for doing proper research to ensure you pick the right product before investing a lot of time or money Why simplifying and being slightly different helps you stand out in a crowded marketplace Why consistently updating your product line with fresh new product is the key to keeping your customers coming back The importance of sharing “your story” and why it’s the best way to market yourself and your creative products Jane highly recommends starting a journal as an absolute “must” for creative entrepreneurs and how having one can serve as a bible for your creative business A fun visual exercise she does with her clients to help them declutter their brain and heighten their creativity Jane shares a saying, “Money can be managed. People can be managed. Schedules can be managed. Time can only be accounted for. ” How to manage your time so you’re business and not the other way around. The simply brilliant productivity hack Jane used to create simple systems that led to the training materials she hands off to her outsource team. Why creative product creators mustn’t rely solely on Etsy and what you should do instead if you want to sell more of your products The importance of getting in front of your ideal customers in person especially if you sell your products primarily online For full show notes and links, visit: http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/007

Today’s episode is sponsored by my brand new roadmap – 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself! Includes access to four bonus templates called the Creative Entrepreneurs Path to Cash and map your journey to an ideal business that celebrates the life you want to live. Download your free roadmap today at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift I was reading the blog recently of a good friend and colleague who posted a suggestion that I really took to heart, and I wanted to share it with you in today’s lesson; Take an inspiration day. You would think as photographers, private chefs, writers, bloggers, visual artists or whatever your creative passion that we have much to be inspired by, and to a larger extent this is true, but as with any creative pursuit you are going to hit roadblocks. For example, dealing with client issues, collecting payments, handling paperwork, scheduling appointments, hiring and firing assistants, the list goes on and on.  Operating a creative service business is enough to test the mental resolve of any entrepreneur, let alone one whose enterprise is centered on constantly developing creative solutions for clients, don’t you agree? Over time our creative wellspring can become severely depleted especially if we don’t have good self-care practices in place.  So in today’s podcast, I want to share with you a few tips that will help to re-fill your creative tank and allow you to become re-inspired. Show Notes for this Episode Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! I would be eternally grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in an read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Connect with me Instagram and Facebook!

Welcome back to the podcast!  In episode 4, I introduced you to the Idea Work/Lifestyle Template, and if you haven’t already you can get your copy inside the free gift 57 Ways To Monetize Your Gifts, the link to that template and the one I have you for you today is inside that PDF. Again you can grab your copy at  http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift or in the show notes Just a quick recap from Episode 004: The Passion Based Business Plan Part 1. On that episode, I asked four questions to consider as you’re laying the foundation for your ideal work lifestyle. The first… When you think of a typical day in your ideal life what’s happening? For example: What’s your morning like? What are you doing in the afternoon? What time do you stop working? Where do live? By the beach, in the mountains, do you split your time between two or more places living and working as a digital nomad? Describe your day-to-day work/life experiences? How much time do you spend serving clients? How much time do you allow yourself to create new content? How much personal time do you have? How are you spending that personal time? What are the top 3 personal goals you want to accomplish in the next 12 months? How deep are you going with your clients? Again, the more you emphasize service and the quality of that service, the more you can charge? What transformation do your customers expect? What can you deliver that’s unique to you? Do you see yourself meeting clients live or on the internet? How many clients or customers are you currently serving? How many do you want to serve? I encourage you not to gloss over these questions but to take them seriously because getting clear on how you want to live effects the choices you make, everything from deciding what to sell, who you want to work with, to how you’ll find prospective clients and customers. But more importantly how you’re structuring your business to support your ideal life. For example, you might think that running a membership site could be your ticket to financial freedom, but in reality, you might discover that being responsible for a large group of people constantly asking for your direct support too daunting. Mind you I’m not telling you to shelf the idea of a paid membership community. But as you’re trying to figure out what works best you, you want to know the areas and potential pitfalls of a particular business model before you decide to jump in both feet. So again, do take some time and work on the Idea Work/Lifestyle Template before moving on the Income Idea Generator sheet, also found in today’s sponsored freebie. You’ll find it under Monetizing Your Gifts Key #32 For the sake of time I’m not going to read all 20, you can see the complete list when you download it. Instead what I want to focus on today is the Income Generator Exercise template located under Key #36 and that’s what we’re going to work through on today’s episode then you can refer back to the Income Idea Generator sheet for additional ideas and inspiration. So let’s get started: Income Generator Exercise! The single fastest way to generate more cash is to create a synergetic match between what you love, your talents, skills, and gifts and match them to the desires of the people you currently serve and you hope to serve in the future. In this worksheet, we’ll explore your current resources (i.e. equipment, current clientele, education/knowledge, etc) and the deliverables your clients have told you their willing to pay for. What do I have? List your resources, people, equipment, knowledge, connections. This can be people you know also don’t underestimate the power of your network, everyone from the people you follow and who follow you on social media to your email list (both personal and professional) Your next joint venture partner could be a direct message away. Obviously, you’ll to list all of your education and I’m not necessarily talking degrees here, I’m talking certifications, workshops, books you’ve read, coaches, mentors or other teachers you’ve studied with. Have you been interviewed on any podcasts? List them. Spoken at any networking groups? List them. Of course, if you’ve delivered any kind presentations both large or small, even if you think it’s insignificant, list it. Are you a published author? Contributed any writing to blogs, or anthologies or reports? List it Do you have a Facebook group? Podcast? Or an active blog What equipment do you have that’s necessary to perform your business? In my experience, we can forget or gloss over our accomplishments and resources which is a huge disservice to us and that’s why I felt it important to include in this exercise because I want you to have a constant reminder of what you have available at your fingertips, moving on… Who am I? And I want to invite to expand your response from external skills or talents, think internal characteristics like. Are you empathetic, or highly intuitive? Are you a natural connector, do you love breaking down complex ideas making it easier for people to understand? List your accomplishments What have you accomplished that people would love to learn? What are your top 3 insider secrets or tips? Don't underestimate this, this could be your secret sauce! Next… What does my ideal customer want and how do they want it delivered? Do they want to work with me one-on-one? Do they want classes, workshops or boot camps, private or group retreats? Do they want items shipped directly to their home? Do they want an online forum? Email access? Home study program? Now I realize these questions may be a little trickier to answer unless you’re already working with your ideal people. In that case, you can reach out to them preferably by telephone and ask them. If not, again you have your network list you just created and start by reaching out to people that you feel would be a fit to work with you. Finally, what can I do to wow my customers and turn them into repeat clients? This is really important so don’t skip this. The deeper you can go, the higher you can elevate the level service to meet and exceed their expectations the easier it will be to charge premium prices. Now as an extra special bonus I have another template for you called Your Personal Income Portfolio In Less Than 30 Minutes! You can use to take one core idea, talent or service, and explore an additional four ways to generate income, for a total of 5 income ideas you could employ in your business. Let’s recap today’s episode: Listen to Episode 4 if you haven’t already, download and complete the Ideal Work/Lifestyle Template. Next, download the Income Generator Exercise to get clarity on your resources, network, talents, and skills. Finally, review the Income Idea Generator (featuring 20+ ideas) to inspire you and the Personal Income Portfolio In Less Than 30 Minutes referring back the Income Generator Exercise and Income Idea Generator Lastly, you can get your hands on all of the templates discussed on this podcast episode as well as episode four by going to http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift or in the show notes for today’s episode. Show Notes for this Episode Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! I would be eternally grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in an read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Connect with me Instagram and Facebook!

The inspiration for this episode of the Create A Proneur podcast comes from Monetizing Your Gifts Key #24 – Design your business around the type of lifestyle you want to live, not working yourself to death and accepting whatever little moments of joy and fun you can grab.  Spend some time thinking about how you want to spend your days, how are dividing your work time, play time, family time… etc Where are you living? On the ocean or in the mountains? What are your personal goals? Do you want to start a family? Spend more time outdoors engaging in physical activity? Uncover this out using my complimentary Ideal Work/Lifestyle Template located in the free program I’ve created for you. If you haven’t done so go to the show notes for this episode at http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/004 to get your copy. The sponsor for today’s episode is my free audiobook and PDF 57 Ways to Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security for Yourself In the meantime, I’m going to go over this simple and enlighting exercise with you on the podcast so if you’re currently driving or can’t otherwise access the worksheet you can download it later and then come back and listen to this episode again when you have some time. In order to create your work/lifestyle you want, you have to first define what that is. This template to begin crafting the kind of work/lifestyle what that could look like. Getting clarity now will help you on your journey while you exploring all the ways to create new streams of income so let’s dive in. When you think of a typical work day in your ideal life what’s happening? >> For example: What’s your morning like? What are you doing in the afternoon? What time do you stop working? >> Where do you live? By the beach, in the mountains, do you split your time between two or more places living and working as a digital nomad? >> Describe your day-to-day work/life experiences? How much time do you spend serving clients? How much time do give yourself to create new content? How much personal time do you have? How are you spending that personal time? What are the top 3 personal goals you want to accomplish in the next 12 months? >> How deep are you going with your clients? Again, the more you emphasize service and the quality of that service, the more you can charge? What transformation do your customers expect? What can you deliver that’s unique to you? Do you see yourself meeting clients live or on the internet? How many clients or customers are you currently serving? How many do you want to serve? Start with these questions first and then in part two of The Passion-Based Business Plan I’m going to review a simple and fun exercise that will help your next income generating idea in Less Than 30 Minutes! You’ll find the template for that exercise also inside the free mini-course, 57 Ways to Monetize Your Gifts if you complete today’s template you can take a crack at that template. You’ll find the link under Monetizing Your Gifts Key #31 I’ll cover it greater depth in a special bonus episode of the podcast, coming out this week to make you don’t miss it if you’re listening to this on iTunes or Spotify make sure to subscribe that way when it publishes you’ll be notified. You definitely want to make sure to stay tuned because in that bonus episode I’ll review the single fastest way to generate more cash by creating a synergetic match between what you love, your talents, skills, and gifts and match them to the desires of the people you currently serve and you hope to serve in the future. I’ll also review 21 opportunities you can add to your portfolio to start generating more income. Lastly, before we wrap if you enjoy the podcast, not just today’s but all of the episodes so far I’d greatly appreciate it if you rate the show and leave a review on iTunes or whatever platform you’re listening to the show. Your ratings and reviews and more people find the show and it inspires me to create more episodes with topics that you most want to listen to. Ok, so until next time thank you for listening, I know you have a lot of choices of where to spend your time, but I want you to know that I greatly appreciate you taking the time to check out the Create A Proneur Podcast! Until next time create yourself as the entrepreneur you were born to be and add your extraordinary gift to the world. Connect with me Instagram and Facebook!

The world is changing, each of us is being called to embrace true self-sufficiency. Traditional jobs as we know them are rapidly changing. You may be thinking about starting a side business of your own, or you have one already and you’d like to make your venture more successful. In either instance please hear me when I say, Entrepreneurship is a skill that can be learned, as a matter of fact, it’s rapidly become the key to our financial survival. Even if you have a currently have a job, you have no guarantees that you’ll be able to keep that job, so - it’s vital that you adopt an entrepreneurial mindset now while you’ll your employed. In my free audiobook and PDF, I share 57 Keys to Monetize Your Gifts and get on the path to creating True Security For Yourself! You can ACCESS A COPY HERE In this episode of the podcast, I share my top 5 favorite ideas that you can employ immediately to Monetize Your Gifts Show Notes For This Episode Connect with me Instagram and Facebook!  

To create your dream life you need two things: A dream that you believe in And a belief in yourself that you can achieve it   Let’s start with number one, a dream that you can believe in. Everything that you have in your possession including the device that you’re listening to this podcast on and including this podcast episode started out as a dream in someone's imagination. Dreams drive creation Every book we read, film we watch, piece of music we listen too, plate of food we eat, article of clothing, car we drive, home we live in, the vacation we take, even the job or career we have, assuming we went to school to get an education to get the job we have started out as a dream at some point in our life. That’s why I say that dreams “drive creation” and once we understand that and become intentional we can dream more purposely.   To help you with this process I created a free downloadable worksheet - Future Pacing Your Dream Life and you can get that by going to, show notes page http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/002 So the question you might have is “how do I create a dream I can believe in?” I believe it starts with allowing yourself to pay attention to what speaks to you. DON'T MISS YOUR EPISODE FREEBIE  Get Paid For Your Creativity: 57 Ways to Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself FREE DOWNLOAD Show Notes For This Episode  Connect with me Instagram and Facebook!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Create A Proneur Podcast! My name is Rodney Washington your host and guide and I'm thrilled that you choose to check out my show.  Before I launched my photography career in 2005 one of the first things I did was reach out to professional photographers whose work I deeply admired. I wanted to learn how and why they chose to become professional photographers and how they got started in the business. Gratefully, some responded to my requests for advice, others ignored me, never the less I was committed to learning from the best so I pressed on. So assuming you either currently have a business or you're at least kicking around the idea to start one I felt it only fitting I launch the podcast addressing how and why I started my entrepreneurial career.   If you could ask someone you admire what prompted them to walk the entrepreneurial path what would you ask?  Here are the three questions I like to ask Creative Entrepreneurs: When was the exact moment when you knew you wanted to be an entrepreneur? What was going on when you realized there was no turning back? Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your younger entrepreneurial self?   So how about you? I'd love to know how you'd answer one or more of these questions. If you do there's a chance to have your response featured on a future episode of the podcast. Talk to me on Speakpipe at:  http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/talktome  EPISODE FREEBIE Get my free audio & PDF program: Get Paid For Your Creativity: 57 Ways to Monetize Your Gifts and Create True Security For Yourself http://getpaidforyourcreativity.com/57waysgift Show Notes For This Episode  Connect with me Instagram and Facebook!