Maximize Your Productivity and Better Manage Your Time with Dawn Marcotte

Would you like to turn your freelance business into one that highly values customers? To grow a customer-centric business, you must be willing to create authentic customer relationships and become flexible to what they want and how they want to be served. As a classically trained musician and self-taught contemporary music producer, Joe Wadsworth is a dynamic CEO who is committed to giving upcoming artists their opportunity to take the charts by storm without needing to be with a traditional production company. Joe has developed a unique perspective when it comes to what it takes to make it in the industry. He has been successfully producing, coaching, and mentoring artists for over 7 years. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Joe explains the value of being flexible in how you deal with your customers to build long-term relationships. Listen in to learn how to build a successful Instagram business page that attracts clients, plus the power of having clients’ before and after pictures/videos. Full shownotes at: https://wellpaidcreative.com/58

Would you like to accelerate your growth and establish yourself ahead of the competition as a freelancer? How about getting yourself a mentor? Seeking a mentor when building an online business is an intelligent move that will see you experience tremendous growth. For the last 5 years, Mitko Karshovski has been living as a digital nomad and spent a majority of that time growing an agency from a small team of 6 to over 25 professionals working 100% remotely. At the end of 2020, he launched Parable, an online membership that uses detailed case studies of real-world 6, 7, and 8 figure location-independent businesses to teach people how to build an online business of their own that allows them to live life on their own terms. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Mitko explains the value of having a mentor and consistently actualizing their insights to set yourself up for success as a freelancer. Listen in to learn the importance of paying for your mentorship to establish your commitment to the mentor’s insights and develop a relationship with them. For full show notes visit: https://wellpaidcreative.com/57

Are you taking the necessary steps to develop a solid and consistent brand for your freelancing business? As opposed to many people’s beliefs, branding consists of more than just the colors or fonts of your website. It's more about differentiation, your purpose, your personality, and much more. Mallika Malhotra of MikiFoto + Co is an award-winning brand builder, professional photographer, business mentor, and author of The Brand Photography Playbook. After years of working in corporate advertising, she now helps women entrepreneurs master their message, show up as the face of their business and discover their bulls-eye niche. It’s her mission to empower women to stop hiding and to start emerging as leaders. When she’s not taking pictures or building brands, she’s at home with her three sons and husband, drinking coffee or red wine and dreaming about their next global adventure. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Mallika explains her 6-step simple framework to building a solid brand. Listen in to learn the power of personality and consistency in your branding to impact those you’re meant to serve. Full Show Notes and Resources Mentioned at: https://wellpaidcreative.com/56

Would you like to confidently simplify the tech in your business? Tech and automation when done correctly have the ability to save you money and time and help you scale your business without hiring a large team. Jacqui Money is a South African entrepreneur who works with coaches, consultants, and solopreneurs who are ready to fully leverage their tech to simplify their business, automate systems, and scale with a course or membership so they can save time, drive more sales, and scale their profits. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Jacqui explains how she helps business owners confidently master the tech in their businesses and incorporate what works for them while doing away with what doesn’t. Listen in to learn the importance of getting expert tech advice when starting your business instead of trying to do it yourself and steer clear of avoidable mistakes. Full Show Notes: https://wellpaidcreative.com/55

Are you feeling stuck in your business even though you’re doing everything you possibly can to see growth? Well, maybe it is your mindset that’s limiting the way you’re showing up to the world and in your business. Chris Richards is a Mindset Mentor for six figures entrepreneurs and coaches who recognize that after upgrading the marketing and sales, the final barrier to achieve the 7-figure success they desire, is usually hidden within themselves. His clients regularly go from $10k-$20k per month to over $100k per month and beyond, but do it without fears, old money thinking patterns, anxiety, or old habits getting in the way. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Chris explains how your mindset and emotions impact your business and how to shift the way you show up to start seeing growth. Listen in to learn why you should reach out to as many people as you can, and offer value when you’re just starting in business without looking to make a quick buck. Full Show Notes: https://wellpaidcreative.com/54

Are you having a hard time finding a work-life balance as a creative? When you prioritize and manage your work-life balance, you’re also taking care of your mental health. A well-thought-out work-life balance means you’re productive without being overworked or burned out. Raj Subrameyer is a tech career strategist focusing on helping people to land their dream job and become successful leaders. He is passionate about guiding professionals to maximize their opportunities and discover their zone of genius. He uses his experience in the tech industry to research, speak and write about how we can embrace technology and become full-on digital citizens. He is a sought-after speaker at various conferences, including giving multiple TEDx talks this year. He has been featured in numerous podcasts and publications, including Entrepreneur, CEOWORLD Magazine, Authority Magazine, Career Addict, Thrive Global, Addicted2Success, and The Good Men Project. He is also the author of the book – Sky Rocket Your Career. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Raj describes how he transitioned from an overworked and burned-out tech career to adopting time management and productivity strategies. Listen in to learn how to practice deep work instead of multitasking to become more productive and do more quality work. Full Episode Show Notes: https://wellpaidcreative.com/53

Would you like to get the most out of your time by being far more more productive every day? Having a well-thought-out time management system not only enables you to get more work done but to also have rest time and make more money as a creative. Dawn Marcotte is a mom, runner, and reader of all things mystery. She has also been a professional (that means someone actually pays her), freelance writer, for over 10 years. In addition to writing books, Dawn provides helpful information in her Facebook Group, Women Coaches and Consultants Growing Our Business. She’s always happy to give a little free advice to new entrepreneurs to help them along their journey. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Dawn explains how she created a time management system that enables her to do what is needed in a way that works for her. Listen in to learn the importance of having a calendar where you schedule your work and make it easier to prioritize the important stuff. Full Show Notes: https://wellpaidcreative.com/52

Do you struggle with the business pieces of your creative business? Your creativity and passion alone will not get you the results you need to become a successful creative freelancer. To take your business from just an idea to an acquisition, you must first shift your mindset and start going after the quantum leap. Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and Founder of The Women’s Code and provides strategy blueprints and results-oriented, tangible tools and techniques that unify teams, give you clear steps to improve your business systems and strengthen your leadership skills. A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, Beate bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal. She’s amongst the “Top 100 Global thought Leaders” by PeopleHum and “One of 50-Must Follow Women Entrepreneurs” by HuffPost. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Beate explains how to grow a creative business from the tried and proven ten percent annual growth to a quantum leap. Listen in to learn the importance of taking the steps necessary to save your business, plus overcome the shame of needing help to grow. Full show notes at: http://wellpaidcreative.com/51

Woohoo Episode #50! Have you been struggling with how you show up online as an authentic business owner? How about building a unique personal brand that still represents your values and beliefs? Building an authentic personal brand involves showing up to your ideal clients with the right messaging and marketing strategies.   Claire Bahn is a personal brand strategist and the CEO and Founder of Claire Bahn Group. For over ten years, she has been helping high-achieving CEOs, executives, investors, and founders maximize their authority and influence to accelerate business growth and gain the recognition they deserve. Her mission is to help others leverage their personal brand to develop the authority, influence, and trust they need to exceed their career and life goals. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Claire explains the power of a personal brand in increasing an entrepreneur’s authority, influence, and trust. Listen in to learn the importance of committing to showing up where your ideal client is and where they consistently consume information. Full show notes at: http://wellpaidcreative.com/50

Have you been contemplating starting a podcast to expand your brand? As a creative, podcasting is one of the most valuable tools you can use to grow your expertise, and expand your brand to different types of audiences. Kay Productions Founder/CEO, Franciska Kosman is a Jewish Orthodox art-preneur who started her career as a singer and composer and became an international artist and performer, having released over 60 singles. She then went on to launch Kay Productions, which offers a unique combination of services, from content development to producing, marketing, and – most importantly – ways to make an IMPACT with a message worth sharing. She started her own podcast; The Franciska Show, to give voice to the inspiring stories of Orthodox Jewish female artists. In today’s episode of The Well-Paid Creative, Franciska explains how you can actualize your idea into a podcast to help grow your brand. Listen in to learn the importance of focusing on producing high-quality content, plus staying consistent to become a successful podcaster. Full show notes at: http://wellpaidcreative.com/49