The Peaceful Creatives Podcast

100 Episodes Later: 10 Lessons That Built a More Peaceful, Booked-Up Business

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

I truly can't believe I've sat down in front of a microphone 100 times to record this little podcast of mine! And sure, we've gone through a few names, a few brands and few shifts in what I talk about... but I'm still here! And hopefully, so are you (& thank you!)

So today I'm sharing 10 lessons that have taught me the most about building a peaceful, booked up business - the whole reason I am here talking about more peace in business.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2-3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draw in the dreamiest, calmest projects - is opening soon! You can join the waitlist to get early access and a 1:1 bonus, here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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Why You Don’t Need Consistent Enquiries to Stay Booked Up

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

If your enquiries feel inconsistent, it’s easy to assume something is wrong. You post consistently, you try to be as visible as possible, you do everything by the book.

And yet enquiries come in waves. And the pattern of enquiries leads the pattern of your projects.

But inconsistency in demand doesn't have to mean inconsistency in bookings. In this episode I want to share how ups and downs in clients getting in touch is actually completely normal... and how you can make sure that even in the seasons that feel quieter - you can still be booked up.

We’re talking about:

Why enquiries naturally move in seasons
How to leverage busier enquiry periods to book up
Why it's so important to understand your ideal clients
Why peaceful booking systems matter more than constant marketing
How to spread demand across the year instead of scrambling for it

It's not about consistency, it's about demand! And I bet you're closer than you think to get to the steady schedule you're looking for.

If you’d like to dive deeper into this, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

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Five Systems Every Peaceful, Booked-Up Business Uses to Keep Projects on Track

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

If your business already works - you’re booked, clients love your work, and money is coming in - but you can't seem to keep your projects on track and feel plagued by project scope, extended timelines and overlapping projects - I'm here for you!

“I’ve got all the pieces in place… but projects keep overlapping, timelines stretch, and being booked up feels stressful instead of steady.”

In this episode of The Peaceful Creatives Podcast, I’m talking about the systems that actually keep client work contained - so your calendar means something, projects finish when they’re supposed to, and being booked up starts to feel peaceful again.

These systems aren't creating rigid steps and formulas - it's creating BTS plans in the business so you can deal with whatever is thrown your way AND stay calm, collected and on track.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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Marketing Mistakes That Stop You Booking High-Ticket Clients

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

If you’ve raised your prices, or you’re ready to, but you’re noticing that enquiries are leaning towards your lower packages, it’s very easy to assume something is wrong - the market feels harder, people don’t want to invest or it can even feel like… they don’t want you.

But in most cases, that isn’t what’s happening.

In this episode of The Peaceful Creatives Podcast, I’m unpacking the real marketing mistakes that stop established creative service providers from booking high-ticket clients - even when their work is strong, their experience is solid, and their business technically “works”.

This isn’t about posting more, selling harder, or chasing visibility. It’s about whether the clients who are ready to invest £8k, £10k, £15k can actually see you as the person to get them where they want to go.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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Why I Stopped Chasing Big Business Goals and Focused on Steadiness Instead

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:12:21 GMT

Big business goals are often positioned as the answer - more money, more momentum, more success. But what happens when your business is technically working… and still feels stressful, loud, or insecure?

In this episode of The Peaceful Creatives Podcast, I’m sharing why I stopped chasing big milestones and started prioritising steadiness instead and how that shift completely changed the way my business feels to run.

This is a big-picture conversation for established creative service providers who want to feel calmer, more confident, and more in control without losing ambition or success.

✨ Inside this episode:

Why big goals can quietly create pressure and reactivity
How a business can “work” and still feel exhausting
What I actually mean by steadiness (and what it isn’t)
The shift from chasing growth to leading with confidence
Why steadiness creates more sustainable success, not less

This is a sneak peek of part of the strategy I teach inside Booked Not Busy - helping creative service providers get booked in advance, attract dreamy clients, and build a business that runs peacefully and focuses on steadiness and consistency.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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How I Use Busy Periods to Escape the Feast & Famine Cycle and Get Booked Up for 6 Months

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:31:00 GMT

If you find yourself stuck in a cycle of booking all of your projects at once, then falling into a quiet period... and then scrambling for more clients - this episode is the exact reframe you need!

In this episode, I’m sharing the exact strategy I use to leverage my busiest periods - the seasons when I get the most enquiries - to get fully booked for the next 3–6 months.

This is a switch to build sustainability and steadiness, rather than panic booking over and over again. It's a strategy that has kept me fully booked for eight years and finally got me out of feast and famine.

✨ Inside this episode:

Why busy seasons are your best opportunity for steadiness instead of burnout
How I leverage busy enquiry periods to book half of the year up
The simple mindset shifts that helped me escape the feast & famine cycle
What you can start doing right now to plan for future peace (without working more)

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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How to Book Dream Clients Without Marketing Like a Full-Time Content Creator

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You don’t need to be everywhere, say everything, or do all the things to attract your dream clients!

In this episode, I’m talking about why doing more can actually make it harder for the right clients to find and connect with you - and how clarity, intention, and simplicity can completely shift the way you show up and get booked.

This is a gentle mindset reframe and a practical reminder: if you’ve been spreading yourself too thin, that might be the reason you’re feeling burnt out and attracting the wrong clients (ones who don’t want to pay your prices, aren’t aligned with your process, or just don’t light you up).

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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You Don’t Have to Launch Your Creative Services to Get Booked Up

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You don’t have to launch your creative services to be fully booked.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing the real reason I don’t launch my design studio services - and what I do instead to keep my calendar consistently booked with dreamy clients (without the panic or pressure).

Because while launches can work, they’re not the only way - and they’re definitely not the most peaceful way for everyone. I’ve found a strategy that supports my energy, gives me flexibility, and doesn’t rely on short bursts of visibility or sales.

This episode is a gentle reminder that you’re allowed to build your business differently - even if it goes against the usual advice.

Hope this one gives you permission to make your business your own 🧡 I’ll be back next week with more!

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The Steps That Take You From Burnout-Prone to Burnout-Proof

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

If your business leaves you constantly overwhelmed, overbooked or feeling uneasy, like things aren't working in the way you want them to - this episode is for you.

I’m walking you through the difference between a burnout-prone business and one that’s been intentionally built to support you long-term - without the daily stress and overwhelm. Because it’s not about working harder or adding more to your plate… it’s about building a business that gives you space, steadiness and sustainability.

This episode isn’t a quick fix or checklist - it’s a deeper look at the kind of changes that shift everything. The same changes I made myself and now guide my clients through inside Booked Not Busy!

✨ If this resonated and you’re craving a more peaceful, predictable business, doors to Booked Not Busy are open this week until the 30th September! Find out more or join us here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bookednotbusy

Hope this one helps and gives you a little clarity on where you are and what’s possible 💛

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The Creatives Who Got Booked Up Peacefully - Group Panel Replay

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Today I'm sharing something a little different - the replay of my recent panel with fellow creative service providers - The Creatives Who Got Booked Up Peacefully!

In this live panel, I sat down with three amazing BNB members to have a real, honest chat about what it actually takes to build a booked-up creative business that feels calm and sustainable.

We covered it all - from what their businesses looked like before, to the turning points that helped them move away from burnout and feast & famine cycles, to what life looks like now with more peace and consistency.

Here are just some of the things we talked about:

The struggles of balancing client work with everything else in business
Why peace isn’t just “nice to have” but the foundation for growth and consistency
The rebrands that helped them call in dreamier clients and clearer positioning
How raising prices (and shifting offers) became a natural part of building a more sustainable business
What “peaceful” means for each of them - and how different that can look from person to person

This was an open, supportive conversation about the highs and lows of running a creative business and the real shifts that helped these creatives get booked up peacefully.

Booked Not Busy is open for early birds this week! Join the waitlist to get in with a 1:1 bonus ✨

Want to find the pals who joined me? Drop them an Instagram follow here:

https://www.instagram.com/coppermothdesign/

https://www.instagram.com/aliceperrydesigns/

https://www.instagram.com/studiozosia/

And sadly, Sarah couldn't join us, but she is fabulous too! https://www.instagram.com/heygirl_studio/

And as always, you can find me over on Instagram @gattocreativementor - I'd love to hear from you if you enjoyed this one!

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How I’m Designing My Business Now to Take Next Summer Off (& How You Can Too)

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:40:58 GMT

Waiting until you're burnt out before you take a proper break is only going to encourage quicker and deeper burnout... I want you to take control of your time off and feel confident that you can be rested and at your most creative with regular, restorative time off.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing how I’m designing my business right now to take the full summer off next year - and how you can start planning for the time off you really want, too. Whether it’s a week, a fortnight, or a whole month, taking time off isn’t about luck or last-minute juggling - it’s about building a business that supports space.

I’ll be walking you through my plans for next summer, the steps I'm taking to make sure that time off is my priority, and how you can follow the same steps.

✨ If the idea of taking a full month off and generally creating more time off is what you need, my group program Booked, Not Busy opens next week - and the waitlist is the best place to be. I’d love to support you in building a peaceful, booked-up business that gives you the time off you’ve been craving.

Join the waitlist here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope this one plants a seed for you 🌱 I’ll be back next week with more 🧡

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How to Make Space for Change When You’re Already at Capacity

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You don’t need to overhaul your whole business or find extra hours in your week to start making a change!

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a gentle, realistic guide to help you make space for change even when you already feel overwhelmed and at capacity. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or like something in your business isn’t working anymore - this is your permission slip to slow down and start small.

These are the kinds of shifts I walk clients through every day - because real, sustainable change doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from creating a little space to do things differently.

✨ If you’d like some extra support this Summer, you may want to join the Booked, Not Busy waitlist as something exciting is happening this week! Join the waitlist here

Hope this one supports you wherever you are. I’ll be back next week with more 🧡

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a Workweek That Doesn’t Leave You Exhausted

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You don’t need to overhaul your whole business to feel more at ease! It starts with building a peaceful work week…

This is one of the first things I support my clients with inside Booked Not Busy! And the steps I’m sharing in this episode are so similar to the ones we follow to start creating that calm, consistent schedule.

In this episode, I’m walking you through how to plan a workweek that supports the business and the life you want - one that feels manageable, realistic and peaceful from the inside out.

If you’re constantly overworking or overwhelmed and struggling to find the time or headspace to get things done, this episode will help you understand why - and how to shift things gently.

✨ If you want some extra support, you can download my free resource The Peaceful Workweek Snapshot - it’s a quick, practical tool that helps you get clarity around what’s really going on in your week and why it’s feeling so heavy. 👉 You can grab it here

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Why I Stopped Trying to Earn My Peace Through Productivity

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You don’t have to earn your peace by being productive first. And it's actually a strong belief of mine that prioritising peace is what leads to sustainable, feel-good productivity in the first place.

In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle but powerful reminder that putting yourself and feeling good ahead of pushing for getting more done is not just better for your wellbeing, but also for your business.

If you’ve been caught in a cycle of “shoulds,” endless to-do lists, and pressure to do more, this is your permission slip to put you first - even inside your business.

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How to Take Two Weeks of Work-Free Time Off This Summer

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You can take a proper break this summer without feeling guilty, falling behind, or panicking about what’s waiting in your inbox when you get back.

In this episode, I’m walking you through the six practical steps that make it totally possible to step away for two full work-free weeks (or maybe even more!) Now is a great time to get your summer break booked in if you don't already and I'd love to help you make it COMPLETELY work-free.

If you’re craving time off but don’t know how to make it work with client timelines, bookings or income - you’ll love this one.

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5 Ways Booked Not Busy Makes Marketing Easier

Thu, 22 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Marketing your business doesn’t have to feel overwhelming, confusing, or like a full-time job.

In this episode, I’m sharing five ways my group program, Booked Not Busy, takes the pressure off your marketing and actually makes it feel easy?! I know, I know 😌

From having more time and energy to market, to knowing exactly what to say and who you’re speaking to - I'm covering the shifts that make marketing feel less like a chore, and more like a natural part of running your business.

Hope you enjoy this one!

✨ Booked Not Busy is now open!

If this episode resonated, and you're craving more consistency, more peace, and more dreamy clients booked in advance - you’ll love this. Join the program now! Doors close on the 28th May at 1pm ☺️

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Leave Quiet Periods Behind for Good

Thu, 15 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You know that feeling when everything goes quiet in your business?

No enquiries, no new bookings, and suddenly you’re second-guessing everything — your pricing, your content, your ability to even do this. In this episode, I’m sharing why those quiet periods happen (even when you’re doing all the right things) and why they don’t have to be your normal anymore.

We’re talking about the deeper reasons behind the feast-and-famine cycle so many creative business owners get stuck in, and what it really looks like to build a business that’s booked in advance — peacefully, calmly, and in a way that actually supports you.

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✨ Booked Not Busy is now open for presale!

If this episode resonated, and you're craving more consistency, more peace, and more dreamy clients booked in advance - you’ll love this. Register for the workshop to get access to presale and an exclusive 1:1 bonus!

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10 Ways Getting Booked Up Peacefully Makes Your Business Easier

Thu, 08 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Getting fully booked doesn’t have to mean feeling constantly busy, overwhelmed, or on the edge of burnout.

In this episode, I’m sharing 10 ways your business becomes so much easier when you get booked up peacefully - with the right clients, on the right schedule, and with a strategy that supports consistency in your income and energy.

If you’ve been stuck in the feast & famine or burnout cycle, or just feel like running your business always feels harder than it should… this one’s for you.

Plus, I’m sharing how you can take this even further inside my free workshop: How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025.

📽️ Save your spot for the free workshop here

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Why You Need a Steady, Spacious & Evergreen Signature Service

Thu, 01 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

So many creative business owners are stuck in project chaos - reinventing the wheel every time a new enquiry comes in, adjusting timelines to fit around client demands, and burning out trying to make everything work. And it could be your offer that's creating the problem!

In this episode, I’m sharing why building a steady, spacious, and evergreen signature service could bring more steadiness, flexibility and consistency into your business!

✨ And I'd love for you to join me at my free workshop - How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025! Register here!

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The Sneaky Signs of Burnout You Could Be Ignoring

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You might not feel burnt out.

You’re showing up. You’re getting through your to-do list. You’re not lying on the floor crying (at least not today). But… things feel heavier than they should. The simplest tasks feel overwhelming. Your creativity feels off. You’re either too busy or completely disconnected.

In this episode, I’m talking about the quiet, sneaky signs of burnout that so many creative business owners have just gotten used to - the ones we often dismiss as “just being tired” or “having a lot on.”

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Why Being Too Busy Is Holding You Back

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

You’re doing everything you can to keep your business moving forward and you're pushing to get booked and busy...

But what if the very thing that feels like “progress” is actually the thing keeping you stuck?

In this episode, I’m talking about the hidden ways constant busy-ness keeps creative business owners spinning their wheels, stuck in patterns that look productive… but leave you exhausted and unsure what’s really working.

✨ Ready to figure out what’s really keeping your business so busy? Take my free 2-minute quiz to find out!

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Three Shifts to Get Out of the Endless Feast & Famine Cycle

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

A lot of creative service providers I work with come to me at this exact point in their business - in the midst of a feast & famine cycle.

If you’re stuck in a cycle of overworking one month and wondering where all your clients went the next, this episode is for you.

I’m sharing three practical shifts that helped me break out of the endless feast & famine loop and build a more peaceful, predictable business.

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Projects I Always Say No To

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

There are certain projects I always say no to - not because of "red flags", not because they're TERRIBLE clients and not even because they're not potentially good projects... But because they're not my perfect people and they're not the most aligned clients I could work with. And it's important to me to say no to the "not-quite-there" projects, so I can say yes to the "oh-my-god-this-is-the-most-amazing-project" clients!

I’m sharing the kinds of enquiries that could seem fine on the surface, but that I’ve learned aren't the best for me. These are the projects that I have found aren't best to keep my processes, my schedule and my creativity as peaceful as possible.

Whether you’re in a season of trying to say yes to everything or learning to hold your own boundaries with clients, I hope this episode reminds you that saying no is a powerful part of building a sustainable, spacious creative business.

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Standing Out & Getting Booked Up in Saturated Creative Industries

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Feeling like everyone is in a similar creative industry to you? Wondering how to stand out when things feel crowded and you can't stop comparing?

In this episode, I’m sharing a quieter, more strategic approach to standing out in your own space so you can get booked up with perfect clients - even in saturated spaces. Because the truth is: your uniqueness is your superpower... but you have to know how to define it, share it, and shout it as loud as you can! (In your own way, of course!)

If you’ve ever thought “there are too many people doing this - how can I stand out?” this one’s for you.

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How to Make Consistent Marketing Easier

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

If marketing feels like a never-ending chore, you’re not alone. But what if you could add more joy into your marketing tasks so they feel lighter and easier - and eventually more consistent? In this episode, I’m sharing how to shift the way you approach marketing so it doesn’t feel like a task you dread - because when it feels good, it’s way easier to stay consistent.

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My Non-Negotiable Business Boundaries

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

In this episode, I’m sharing the business boundaries that keep my work peaceful and joyful. After a decade in business, I've found that boundaries are one of the key ways I can make - and keep - my business peaceful and spacious!

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Why Undercharging is Stealing Your Peace

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

In this episode, I’m diving into a conversation about pricing, but not in the way you might expect. This isn’t just about making more money. It’s about how undercharging impacts your energy, creativity, and day to day experience in your business.

You’ll hear why pricing too low doesn’t just affect your income - it affects your confidence, your client relationships, and even your love for your work. I’m sharing how undercharging leads to overthinking, burnout, and resentment, and why raising your prices is about so much more than profit - it’s about creating a peaceful, sustainable business that actually feels good to run.

If you’ve ever struggled with pricing or felt drained by your projects, this one’s for you!

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How I Quit Instagram & Stayed Booked Up

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

In this episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of how I pressed pause on Instagram - without the pressure, guilt, or fear of disappearing - and stayed booked up with dreamy clients in a peaceful schedule.

You’ll hear why I made the decision, the unexpected benefits that came from it, and the strategies that kept my client work flowing without constantly showing up online. If you’ve ever felt trapped in the content hamster wheel or wondered if social media is truly essential for booking clients, this one’s for you!

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Let's Stop Your Constant Overwhelm

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

In this episode, I’m sharing what helped me step out of the constant state of stress and start running my business with more ease, clarity, and control. If you’re feeling stretched too thin, always playing catch-up, or wondering if it ever gets easier… this one’s for you.

Booked Not Busy is now closed until May! Join the waitlist here

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What Would I Do to Get Booked Up in 2025?

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

I've been booked up with dream clients in my business since 2017. But what would I do if I was starting right now? What would I focus on to go from stressed out, inconsistent and overworking to booked up peacefully?

Booked Not Busy is open now! Join us here

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How to Make Your Creative Offer More Peaceful

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Your offer is your bread and butter. Being in client delivery means that how you feel in your projects is usually how you'll feel in your business - so how do you make your offer more peaceful? What are the elements you can refine to make it work so much better for you? Let me share my best offer tweaks with you!

I also share more about my group program Booked, Not Busy which is opening on the 5th February! Or join the waitlist here for early access and the Build Your Booked Up Offer Bonus 👀

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Burnt Out to Booked, Not Busy - My Experiences & Lessons

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

I'm sharing more about my experience with going from extremely burnt out to booked up with a peaceful, stress-free work week! In the decade I've been running my business, I've gone through so many cycles of burnout from overworking to feast & famine to undercharging. Not only do I talk about what my journey looked like, I'm sharing the tips to get out of that place intentionally.

I also share more about my group program Booked, Not Busy which is opening on the 5th February! Join the waitlist here ✨

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How I Plan My Client Booking Schedule

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Let me share exactly how I plan my booking schedule for creative clients in my design studio. Every year, I plan my entire booking schedule for the whole year and this process helps me reach my income goals, create more space in my schedule and keep my creative business peaceful.

Is it just about the organisation? Nope! In this episode, I share how this booking schedule is a full strategy and the pieces of the strategy that most creatives miss out which is why they stay busy and unpeaceful.

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Behind the Scenes of My "Unbrand" (& New Podcast Name Reveal!)

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

It's been a little while since you've seen me around here... but I'm back and the podcast has a brand new name! Wondering where The Daring Designers Podcast went? Well it's now The Peaceful Creatives Podcast and I can not wait to share more episodes.

Why the name change? My own brand went through a big transformation at the end of 2024 in what I like to call my "unbrand"! Taking the two branches of my business and bringing them together to share all of the work I love to do. Get all of the behind the scenes of my thought process and then steps I went through to bring my unbrand to life!

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Building More Human-ness Into Your Business

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:11 GMT

Have you ever thought about how we as humans bring so much uniqueness to our businesses - our experiences, our successes, our failures, our skills and struggles, our goals and versions of success... Yet we're often given the same steps to follow to get to where we want to be.

As a mentor (and as a designer!), I love to bring more human-ness into the businesses of the designers I work with and I'd love to share some of my favourite lessons that I have learnt as I've tried to build my business with myself as a key focus. All of the messiness included!

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Choose Your Own Version of Consistency

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:00:50 GMT

When it comes to consistency, we're told that this is a MUST DO in business. From consistent marketing (you have to post on Instagram five times a week, you have to create more video content, you have to engage with your audience every day), to showing up consistently (you should be working on your business every week, you should join more programs, you need to work on more passion projects) - we know consistency is a must.

But what we're not told as much, is that you get to choose what consistency looks like for you. If your business is unique and your goals are unique, we will all also have a version of consistency that helps us reach those goals that are perfect for us and fit with our time, energy and creativity!

Yes, consistency is so important. Because the consistency we can control (like marketing, visibility, engagement, development) helps us build consistency in the areas we have a little less control over (like monthly income, lead generation, project bookings and sales).

So in this episode, I'm sharing some tips to help you find and develop what consistency can look like in your own business, so you can ignore the advice that isn't relevant to you!

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Business Beginner to Booking in Advance in Just One Year w/ Sarah from Design Gals

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:34:00 GMT

The Clubhouse is Open! My signature group mentoring program for designers is opening for this week only! If you'd like to learn more and work with me in 2024, you can sign up here ✨

Today I'm chatting with the lovely Sarah from Design Gals! Sarah launched her business just over 12 months ago and has spent the entire time building her business with strategy, intention and her personal version of success in mind. After joining me in The Clubhouse, she work on not just trial and error and any old strategy, but considering the work she wanted to be doing, how she wanted to work, what she wanted from the future and how to make that happen. Less than a year on, Sarah was working with dream clients and booking up to three months in advance!

In this episode, Sarah and I chat about how you can build intention and strategy into your design business right from the beginning so your business can be built on solid, sustainable foundations! We also share some amazing tips for those of you who are in the early stages of your business or want a fresh start to focus on your version of success.

Head to @design.gals on Instagram to follow along with Sarah and see her amazing work :)

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12 Benefits to Booking Design Clients in Advance

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:00:37 GMT

The Clubhouse waitlist is Open! My signature group mentoring program for designers is opening on the 15th January for waitlist members to sign up with an exclusive 1:1 bonus! If you'd like to learn more and work with me in 2024, you can sign up to the waitlist here ✨

I could have gone on for a really long time with this episode talking about the benefits of booking in advance! But I stopped at the twelve that I find are the most important and can have the biggest impact on your business, your wellbeing, your mindset, and your freedom.

Booking my design clients in advance has been the main strategy that has helped me build my dream design business and I'd love to help you do the same ☺️

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Focusing on Sustainability Over Quick Results

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:00:34 GMT

When you have your eyes on big goals and know you have what it takes to get there, it can be easy to focus on whatever feels like it’ll get you to where you want to be quicker. But sometimes the things that get us to reach those goals quicker are actually getting us further away from where we want to be in the long-term and further away from building a sustainable business.

So how do we focus on sustainable elements in our business instead of quick results - even when we want the quicker results? Let's talk about it!

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Make Your Design Business Marketing Easier

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:28:20 GMT

Ok here's a biggy - I want your marketing in your design business to be SO much easier and I know it can be too!! We have such a set idea of what marketing has to be and what we have to achieve that we sometimes lose focus of the goal - connecting with dreamy clients in a way that works for you. Not building a huge audience, not getting the most views, not posting as much as possible.

Let's chat through a few of my favourite tips to help make your marketing so much easier, take off the pressure and maybe you can even start to love marketing!

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How to Stop Projects Draining Your Confidence

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:00:43 GMT

I'm back with an episode all about confidence! One of the areas I see as the biggest drain in a designers confidence is IN your projects - getting feedback, waiting on clients, missing deadlines, and desperately wanting your work to be approved.

I know this was one of my biggest areas of the old confidence wobbles - until I started working through the tips I'm sharing in this episode!

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How to Raise Your Pricing Confidently

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:00:39 GMT

I'm jumping into money chat this week and pairing it with my other favourite topic - confidence! Confidence and money are so wrapped up in each other and it can be so hard to set your pricing, quote your pricing, and raise your pricing, confidently.

It sometimes feels like you're just plucking numbers out of thin air, seeing what other people charge and following the lead or even just agreeing to whatever your clients say their budget is. But being more confident with your pricing allows you to reach higher, dreamier income goals which can support so many other goals.

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5 Things You DON’T Need in Your Design Business

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:11 GMT

This week, I'm talking about a few things you don't have to do in your design business (if you don't want to!) There are so many strategies, tasks, platforms etc that we're told we need to use in our business and I'd love for you to just do the things that work perfectly for you as a creative and a business owner. Just because they work for one person doesn't mean they work for everyone!

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Building Consistency From Scratch

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:00:50 GMT

In this first episode back, I'm sharing a little story from my week and the analogy I built from it all about consistency and how we hold ourselves back from consistency by making huge plans, comparing ourselves to others or trying to be perfect.

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Unsustainable Practices to Evolve Away From

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:00:16 GMT

I'm talking sustainability again this week, and why wouldn't I, it's my favourite topic! Today I'm talking through four unsustainable business practices that you may be experiencing in your business that we need to evolve away from to have a sustainable, consistent and joyful design business.

After sharing my own experiences in the last episode, I really wanted to chat about areas you can focus on to build more sustainability in your own business and create long-lasting foundations for your incredible business.

I really hope you enjoy the episode! As mentioned in the episode, my group program for designers, The Clubhouse, is launching again in September and the waitlist is now open! Head to the link below to find out all about the program, take a tour behind the scenes, and learn about everything the designers who are currently in The Clubhouse have achieved!

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Sustainability Lessons from 10 Years in Business

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 07:00:45 GMT

As of this year, I have been running my design studio for ten years (!!), and in that time have managed to build my dream job which has been my most sustainable and secure job so far. We're so often told how working for yourself isn't sustainable and isn't secure that I just wanted to share a few lessons that I've learned in building my business with sustainability, consistency, and joy as my main priorities.

This is more of a chatty episode where I talk through a few pivotal moments and lessons that have allowed me to have sustainability as a foundation in my business over the past 10 years!

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Signs You're Ready for Change

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 07:00:29 GMT

As we move through summer, get ourselves rested and start feeling inspired by our business, you may be thinking about your business and what works and what doesn't. And you may be feeling like something doesn't quite fit right at the moment - if this is the case, you're ready for change.

I know change can be scary, but I like to look at it as moving to the next step and evolving your business to get it even closer to where you want to be. Change is good and necessary!

Listen to this episode to figure out whether you're ready for change and what that can look like for your business.

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Have a Break From Your Business This Summer

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:00:05 GMT

Time off is so important and I really want you to be taking restful and restorative breaks from your business so you can come back feeling rejuvenated and inspired! No checking your emails when you're away, no panicking about clients getting in touch, no worrying about switching off - just enjoying your rest and allowing yourself to come back as your best creative self!

In my business, I take at least 12 weeks off a year (without any client dread!) and I'd love to help you create more space in your design business schedule.

Here's a link to the free workshop I mentioned in the episode to help you schedule your time off in advance: How I Book Design Clients 4-6 Months in Advance

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Three Small Marketing Tweaks to Attract Dream Clients

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:00:54 GMT

Do you find that you're being more consistent with your marketing but don't seem to be attracting dream clients? There are a few shifts you can make to make sure you're allowing yourself to shine to the right people and getting more enquiries from those dreamy clients - so I wanted to share three small tweaks you can make right now.

These tips will allow you to stand out more and be magnetic to those perfect people who give you a steady flow of dreamy projects!

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Pep Talk - Will You Expand or Shrink?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:19:29 GMT

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Why You Feel Overwhelmed Right Now

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:00:53 GMT

Are you feeling overwhelmed? It's not unfamiliar territory for us designers & creatives when we have all of the projects to work on, all of the admin, all of the marketing tasks, and all of the... millions of other things we need to do!

I am no stranger to feeling overwhelmed and overworked but it's so tricky to keep your business moving or make your business sustainable when you constantly feel hectic and stressed.

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Social Media: Get Out of the Numbers and In Control

Wed, 31 May 2023 09:27:31 GMT

Today I'm chatting all about social media and how to get out of the numbers and in control of your marketing!

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Five Pricing Myths That Stop You Raising Your Rates

Wed, 24 May 2023 07:00:27 GMT

I haven't chatted about money for a while so I wanted to share an episode about pricing! In the past, I've told myself so many things that I assumed were true about pricing - all of which stopped me from raising my rates and working towards my bigger income goals. As soon as I took control over my thoughts about pricing, I started to feel more confident and comfortable with pricing and could easily raise my prices (even tripling at times!)

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Four Quick Client Process Tasks That Can Save You Hours

Wed, 17 May 2023 07:00:20 GMT

I'm sharing four tasks that you can add to your to-do list that can take anywhere between one and a couple of hours and will start saving you time straight away! We get so overwhelmed with creating our client process that often we don't even start, it gets left behind and we use more and more time on our processes. Let's get started and build your client process a bit at a time!

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Why You're Not Getting Design Enquiries

Wed, 10 May 2023 07:00:01 GMT

Today I’m chatting about a few reasons why you might not be getting enquiries in your design business! I am also sharing why although you might not need to worry about your lack of enquiries too much, there are a few things you can look over and analyse to connect with your dream clients and encourage more enquiries by showcasing your business and being authentic in your own way.

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Your Biggest Clubhouse Questions Answered!

Tue, 02 May 2023 11:00:58 GMT

In this episode, I'm talking through the biggest questions I've been asked about my group mentoring program for designers, The Clubhouse. I share:

What's included when you join
How much time you need to commit to the program
Why it's 12 months access
Who is the program for?
How much support you get from me as your mentor
Investment options and how to know when to make an investment
How to start the program without overwhelm

You can find out everything you need to know about The Clubhouse below, including a guided tour video and stories and thoughts from current and past members:

Find Out More About The Clubhouse!

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All About My New Program for Designers

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:00:13 GMT

In this episode, I'm sharing everything you need to know about my twelve-month group mentoring program for designers - The Daring Designers Clubhouse! The Clubhouse launched yesterday evening and I'm so excited to share all the things you need to know about the program, including:

How I redesigned the program based on my previous programs
The values I wanted to build into the Clubhouse
What is included with The Clubhouse
The keen bean and launch pricing and my thoughts about accessible pricing
Launch information and how you can join!

You may also have heard that I ran an amazing workshop yesterday just for designers and you can watch the replay for a limited time! Head to the link below to watch the workshop back and for all the information you need to work with me as your mentor 🥰

How I Book Design Clients 4-6 Months in Advance - the Replay

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Eight Lessons for Eight Years in Business

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:40:17 GMT

I realised a few days ago that in a couple of months, I'll be celebrating eight years full-time in my business! A business that I never thought I could make work and especially didn't think it would be in the amazing position it is today. Listen to me chat about the biggest lesson I learned in every year of running my business and I'd love to hear yours too!

As you'll have heard, next week I'm running a free workshop - How I Book Design Clients 4-6 Months in Advance and I'd love to see you there! Use the link below to sign up and you'll get a link closer to the time :)

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My Biggest Business Struggle

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:00:56 GMT

A few weeks ago, I shared three business consistency enemies and today I'm talking about my main business enemy in general - impatience!! Impatience affects so many parts of my business and the way I approach my goals and it's taken so long for me to deal with and manage feeling like I need to get somewhere urgently or like I can't celebrate wins along the way.

As you'll have heard, I'm currently sharing a video series about how I'm re-building and re-imagining The Clubhouse with my waitlist of keen beans only! If you'd love to watch along and see some juicy behind the scenes, including designing sales pages, building a signature framework, and personalising the learning experience I'd love for you to join me below:

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What Does Your Dream Workweek Look Like? - Bonus Audio Coaching

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:00:47 GMT

Today's episode gives both a bit more guidance for you and a little sneak peek into my signature group mentoring program, The Clubhouse! I'm sharing one of the audio coaching episodes that is part of The Clubhouse to support the mentorship and guidance for the members. I really love these mini audio coaching guides and they have been so popular with my mentees so I hope you love it too.

This audio coaching is all about identifying and crafting a vision of your dream work week so you can start taking steps to make it a reality!

As you'll have heard, for the next few weeks, I'll be sharing a video series about how I'm re-building and re-moulding The Clubhouse with my waitlist of keen beans only! If you'd love to watch along and see some juicy behind the scenes, including designing sales pages, building a signature framework, and personalising the learning experience I'd love for you to join me below:

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Three Enemies of Design Business Consistency

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:00:49 GMT

We're continuing with consistency! Today I'm talking about three reasons you might be struggling with consistency in your business and how you can work through them to create consistent marketing, show up consistently and be a reliable and visible presence.

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Small Changes That Make Your Income More Consistent

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:00:44 GMT

Let's chat about some small tweaks you can make to your design business to make your monthly income more consistent - no passive income, no big business restructuring - just little changes that can help take you from feast and famine to consistent and secure!

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Is Perfectionism Stopping Your Business Growth?

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:00:51 GMT

In this episode, I'm talking about perfectionism - the effect it can have on your business, why it's tricky to shake off and how to put it behind you to start taking the "done is better than perfect" approach!

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How Can Burnout Manifest in Your Design Business?

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:00:52 GMT

In this episode, we're chatting about the different types of burnout and how they can show within your business and yourself! Plus some personal anecdotes sharing my experience with burnout through all stages of my business and how I've learnt to spot it before it becomes a serious problem for you.

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Prioritising Your Creative Energy w/ Alice from Creative Babes Club

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:00:35 GMT

In the first guest episode of 2023, I'm chatting with Alice from Creative Babes Club! We're talking about Alice's perfect topic - prioritising your creative energy as a designer who runs a business. We talk about what can happen if you don't put yourself first, how setting boundaries can preserve your creativity and filling up your creative cup.

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The Design Business "Shoulds" You Can Absolutely Ignore

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:00:34 GMT

In this episode, we're chatting about some of the "shoulds" we hear floating around that you can completely ignore (or at least put your own spin on!), how to navigate hearing a "should" that hits home and why thinking for yourself can lead to reaching your own version of success quicker.

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My Intentions for 2023

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:00:18 GMT

In this episode, we're chatting about my intentions for this new year! I can't quite believe we're in 2023 but as we're here and raring to go, I've been thinking about what I would love to make happen this year, where my focuses lie and what this means for The Daring Designers Club!

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Big Picture vs Small Picture Thinking

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 07:00:43 GMT

In this episode, we're chatting about how you can keep your business aligned and connected to your goals by shifting your mindset from small picture to big picture thinking. When we focus on a bigger picture and where we would like to be in the future, we can make more aligned and intentional decisions that create a more joyful and successful business for us as humans.

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What is Your Design Superpower?

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:17 GMT

In this episode, I’m talking about how knowing your dream clients can replace the traditional idea of a business niche and help you gear your business towards working with the right people who will make your workload much happier! Think clients who fit your style, who are super easy to work with and who completely love everything you do - sounds like the dream!

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Lessons From Taking A Month Off My Business

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:21 GMT

Welcome back to the podcast! In this new episode, I'm chatting about what I learnt after a month off this August. Taking regular and consistent time off is a huge priority for me in my business, including one full month that I schedule as holiday every year. And every year, I come back more motivated and with more lessons!

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Creating Connections over "Marketing"

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT

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Building Your Business Confidence

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to the podcast - it’s been a while! I had a wave of inspiration and I’m also loving some good podcast content at the moment so I thought I’d get back into it. Before we get into the episode, I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has still been listening and sending me messages of support whilst I’ve had a podcasting break! It means a lot that you still love the podcast and listen for pep talks :)

In this new episode, I’m chatting about why confidence is one of the key tools you need in your business toolkit, why you don’t need to be naturally confident and how to built confidence in yourself as a business owner.

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How Great Systems Help You Raise Your Rates w/ Danielle from Willowspace

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to the podcast with a brand new interview episode! Today I’m chatting with Danielle Joseph, founder of design studio Function Creative and CRM Willowspace. With running both her own studio and software to support processes - Danielle knows a thing or two about systems!

In this new episode, we talk about how having good systems in place for your client process can allow you to level up your projects and raise your rates.

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How I Work With ONLY Dream Design Clients

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:00:00 GMT

We’re back and with a new fancy look! The past few months have been so exciting for The Daring Designers Club - we’ve had another round of Dare Together and the launch of the Membership! My resources for designers who are looking for ongoing support to reach their version of success.

In this new episode, I’m talking about how I changed my business to make sure I was only working with dream clients and how you can do that too! Identifying my dream clients and attracting them has been the biggest gamechanger for my business so I really hope this helps.

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Dream Clients vs Your Business Niche

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:00:00 GMT

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Planning For An Extended Business Break

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:00:00 GMT

You may or may not know that I am currently on maternity leave as I’m having my first baby this month! As soon as I found out, I was straight into planning mode trying to figure out how I could fit maternity leave around my business and managing things like paying my bills and not leaving clients hanging.

In this episode, I wanted to pull together all of my tips for taking an extended break, whether like me you’re planning to have a baby and want to get organised in advance or if you just want to fit in a longer break or holiday into your schedule. I think these will help for all scenarios! Even actually if you just want to take 2 weeks off to go on holiday (when that’s allowed again of course…).

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Additional Income Streams for Designers

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 06:00:00 GMT

Over the past few years, I’ve experimented with quite a few different additional income streams including courses about design, coaching programmes both one to one and in groups, e-books, design elements, website templates, graphic templates and a few more - yes I’ve tried a lot of things!

Because of the income streams I’ve added into my business, I’ve been able to cut down to working 3 days a week, I’ve been able to book fewer client projects at a time which saves me a lot of energy and time and I’ve also been able to dedicate some time to other areas which I’m passionate about like coaching and working with other designers.

So let’s jump into a few different income streams you can add into your business to generate some additional money and help you hopefully work a little bit less!

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Niching Your Design Business Into a Specific Industry w/ Chloe Ford

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Today’s episode is another fab guest interview! And I’ll be talking to beauty branding & website designer, Chloe Ford. Chloe and I chat about how she’s recently pivoted her business to focus just on working with beauty and wellness brands and how that’s improved her workload and meant she can work with dream clients!

If you’re a designer who is considering niching down into a specific industry or niching at all, this episode is such a good listen!

Listen to our tips about the benefits of niching down really specifically, how to tweak your business to make this a reality and why you shouldn’t just niche for the sake of it.

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Common Design Client Problems (And How to Avoid Them!)

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

So for any service-based business, you are likely to run into some client issues along the way - it's perfectly natural for this to happen every now and then! But what do we do when we run into these issues? And is there a solution for the most common client problems?

Before we jump into the advice I have for a few designer-specific client issues, it's important to know that most of the time and I don’t want you to take this the wrong way because I mean absolutely no offence at all, but these client issues and anything that goes wrong in a project - well it’s mostly our own fault!

That's right... we're usually the problem! Now don’t worry because I’m sure you haven’t realised that the problem could be from your end but I have found time and time again, aside from a rare few which are possibly just not meant to be, the designer in the project could have done something earlier on or within their process to stop the issue occurring.

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How to Make Sales Calls Less Scary

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

I’m talking today about something which haunted me for a while when I first set up my business and something I know a lot of designers feel a bit apprehensive about and that is sales calls!

I know when I just started working with clients I dreaded jumping on any type of calls and would end up getting so nervous that I’m pretty sure they ended up being more of a hindrance than a help when it came to actually booking projects. But over time, I’ve managed to really build up my confidence and make sure that all sales calls were actually a benefit and a chance for me and my clients to get to know each other and make sure we’re a good fit for their project.

I think face to face contact and having these calls are so important for any designer to be able to share their expertise with a potential client and so I would love to help you all feel even a little bit more confident on a call to help you book more clients and make sure they’re dream clients too!

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Booking Out Your Design Projects in Advance

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:00:00 GMT

I’m talking today about something that people ask me about often which is booking up your schedule in advance! I think the reason people ask me quite often is that for the past few years, I’ve been regularly booked up in advance from anywhere between 2 and 6 months. At the moment, as I’ll be taking some maternity leave for a few months, I’m booking projects 6 months in advance and still managing to book clients for this time and it doesn’t put people off at all.

Booking in advance isn’t about looking exclusive or making people wait, the two huge benefits to having a schedule and giving clients a certain time to work with you is, first of all, your workload can be much more organised which means you don’t overload yourself with too much work and you know exactly how many projects you can take on at any time. And then secondly, having a more organised schedule of clients means you can more accurately plan your income and it can also make it much more consistent for you - and isn’t that just a dream for some who is self-employed!

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How to Collaborate with a Web Developer w/ Holly Pryce

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Today’s episode is the first ever guest interview on The Daring Designers Club Podcast! And I’ll be talking to WordPress expert and Web Developer, Holly Pryce. Holly and I have been working together for around three years and she has been able to take a lot of my more complex designs and turn them into beautiful, functional websites.

If you’re a designer who either doesn’t have websites as part of their services and wants to, wants to uplevel their website projects or just wants to save time - working with a web developer is an amazing way to do this.

Listen to our tips about how to find a great web developer, how you as a designer can make projects run smoothly and mistakes to avoid when collaborating on a project.

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What IS Your Version of Success?

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:00:00 GMT

In a few different episodes and through a lot of what I talk about in The Daring Designers Club, I mention working towards your version of success instead of anyone else’s. This for me is the best bit of advice I can give when it comes to avoiding comparison or getting stuck with what goals to work towards.

But, what if you don’t know what your version of success looks like? This is perfectly possible and I myself have had periods in the past where I just keep on going and see how things go instead of figuring outwhat my actual goals are and what I’m working towards.

So today’s episode is going to be just that! We’re going to talk about how to find what your version of success would look like so you can plan your goals and get a really good idea of where you want to be in the next 2, 5 or even 10 years.

Also, in this episode, I mention the amazing Sophie Cliff who works wonders for people trying to find a little more joy in their lives. Head over to her website here!

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How to Be a 100% Authentic Business Owner

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Being a 100% authentic business owner can be really difficult - it’s not like just being yourself as a person or showing your personality. It’s about making decisions in your business and building your business in a way that feels really comfortable and helps you reach any goals you have without compromising who you are and what feels like it will work for you.

I feel very strongly that there is no one way to do things in any single business and the chances are one piece of advice will not fit for every business owner. If you’re a long term listener of the podcast, you’ll know that with everything I share, there are always caveats that you can listen to what I’m saying and then twist or mould it into a version of that thing which works for you and your business.

So today, I really want to give you some tips on how you can stick 100% to being your authentic business owner self, make decisions which feel like a good fit and avoid any “noise” which doesn’t suit you.

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Do You Know Who Your Dream Clients Are?

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT

I wanted to jump back into the podcast by talking about a topic I think about and talk about with coaching clients so much and one which I think can be really crucial to running a successful business and getting yourself to where you want to be and that is dream clients.

Thinking about who your dream clients are, even if they’re huge, huge businesses or people who have hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram, can really help you figure out how to run your business and can give you amazing foundations for how you present your marketing, your branding, your pricing, your portfolio, your content - basically every part of your business.

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Setting Achievable Goals Which Don't Overwhelm You

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT

As we’re at the end of the year, I had to chat all things goals just like everyone else in the world right now! But now is a really good time to think about our goals for the year ahead because we’re winding down and thinking forward to where we would like to be this time next December.

The reason I wanted to create this particular episode about goals which is making your goals achievable instead of overwhelming is that I have in the past been very good at setting goals which have actually been counterproductive because they feel too much. So I know exactly where I want to be but when I get it down on paper, I chicken out a bit and think it’s too much and then kind of give up along the way. So if you feel the same way, here are the tips I’ve found work best for setting your achievable goals which you can work towards without feeling overwhelmed.

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My Five Favourite Business Organisation Tools

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT

I’m so excited about today’s topic and I have a lot to say! And that topic is organisation. More specifically my favourite organisation tools which help me run my business and keep up with day to day tasks.

I am such an organisation lover that I could make 10 different episodes on this but let’s start with some tools to ease us in and if this is a topic you enjoy, be sure to let me know so I can rack my brains for all of my best organisation tips for the future.

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Six Boundaries You Need to Avoid Business Burn Out

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT

I’m jumping into one of my favourite topics to talk about with coaching clients, other designers and actually anyone who is self-employed and that is the subject of boundaries. I very passionately believe that we as business owners should be in total control of first of all our businesses but second of all, the lives that we lead around our businesses.

It can be so incredibly easy to let boundaries slide when you’re feeling under pressure or when you want to give a really good impression to your clients but in my experience, letting any form of boundaries fall out of place is a one way ticket to stress, overworking and burn out. All things which I’m pretty keen for us all to avoid!

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Switching Your Mindset from Freelancer to Business Owner

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Thanks for coming back to listen to me talk all about design and running a design business! I’m super excited about today’s topic, it’s definitely one that I’ve mentioned before even with just the couple of episodes I’ve put out and something which can be really important when you’re thinking of taking things a bit more seriously or if you feel like you’re stuck in a rut with your business but you aren’t sure where the problems are or why you don’t feel like things are going as well as you wanted them to.

So this is a great one to help with a bit of a mindset shift which I think is the main reason a lot of us hold ourselves back from our full potential and that is switching from freelancer to business owner.

As mentioned in the episode, I’m currently booking my final two one-to-one coaching slots to help designers with confidence, pricing, process, marketing and basically everything we talk about in these episodes! If you want to find out more information, head to the Daring Designers Coaching Club here and feel free to apply!

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Nurturing a Content Journey for Your Audience

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:00:00 GMT

If you go back to episode 5, we talked about marketing and selling ourselves authentically and in a way that feels really good for you, and I really hope this helped you figure out a way to talk about your services in a way that feels natural and authentic and can help you create some great habits with your marketing. So in this episode, we’re going to talk about taking that a little further and creating content.

Creating content comes with so many components that it can feel overwhelming to do everything and we can lose touch of what is important - your audience! You want to make things which are interesting and engaging for the people who might follow along with you, currently follow along with you and ultimately who would want to work with you.

As mentioned in the episode, this week I’ll be booking my next one-to-one coaching slots to help designers with confidence, pricing, process, marketing and basically everything we talk about in these episodes! If you want to find out more information, head to the Daring Designers Coaching Club here and feel free to apply!

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Creating an Organised Client Process

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 07:00:00 GMT

If you’ve been catching up over the past few weeks, you’ll know that we’ve been working one by one through my three P’s of your design business. We started with portfolio and pricing and today we’re finishing the trio off with process.

Once you get your pricing and portfolio sorted, it feels like you have everything sorted and ready to go ahead with your business but I would urge you to spend a good amount of time working on your process. I think this is one of the most overlooked parts of your client work and it has such potential to make your business more professional, easier to run and best of all it will make your life so much easier.

Also, it doesn’t only make your own life easier but it will definitely make your clients lives easier too and mean they will be more likely to refer more clients to you. I always think your portfolio and pricing is what will make people start working with you but your process is the thing which will make them continue to work with you and also refer other people to you which means even more projects!

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Pricing Your Design Services

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 07:00:00 GMT

If you listened to last week’s episode all about portfolios, you’ll know that I’m doing a little series based on my Three P’s of your design business which are Portfolio (all covered last week), Pricing and Process. And today we’re going to talk about pricing!

Pricing is so incredibly important in any business but in a design business, we can find it a little harder to price our services because all of our projects generally have different scope and different deliverables.

So how do we go about pricing? Do we charge hourly to make sure we’re covering all the time we work on a project? Do we charge a flat rate and try to fit our different services into packages? Or do we try something a little different like value-based pricing? In this episode, I’m going to go through the basics of pricing your design services including some different types of pricing and how to work out your rates.

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Building an Intentional Design Portfolio

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Hello and welcome back to the Daring Designers Club Podcast! I’m so happy to have you here after an unexpected and much longer than anticipated break from me so thank you so much for your patience and sticking around whilst I had some time off.

If you listened to the second episode of the podcast which was the three P’s of running a design business, you may be itching for a little more information! Because I was covering each section in that episode, I could only really scratch at the surface of each of the P’s. But, you’ll want to stay tuned for the next few episodes as each one is going to be diving into those areas in a bit more detail. First up, we’re going to talk about your portfolio!

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Five Valuable Lessons for Five Years in Business

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome to today’s episode and I’m so excited to have you back! If you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen that I recently celebrated my five year anniversary of working in my business full-time which means that for five whole years (which is longer than any job I had, longer than my degree and nearly as long as my current and longest relationship) I have been running this little business that I started from scratch.

So I wanted to mark the occasion, even though it was two weeks ago, by dedicating a podcast episode to it and thinking about the five most valuable lessons I have learnt in the past five years being a full-time business owner. There’s some good stuff in there which I can wait to share!

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Marketing Your Design Services Authentically

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

It’s a big topic today and one which I’m sure we can stretch over lots of different episodes and talk about all different aspects but what I want to talk about today is marketing. Now we all hate it and fair play to those who don’t but we don’t have to hate it. There are ways to work your marketing and talk to your audience and build an audience without it feeling icky or not genuine and that’s the sweet spot we want to find.

So I’m not just talking about standard marketing techniques or ways to sell your business but I’m going to talk about ways we can find your authentic marketing self. The methods you can use which will feel like a good fit for you and so they will become natural and easy to do compared to feeling like a car salesman…

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Do You Need a Niche?

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Today’s topic is a bit of a juicy one and that is talking about niches!

The reason it’s a bit of a juicy topic is because a lot of people are dead set on you needing a niche and that being the key to your success as a designer. And while having a niche that works for you is a great tool, my worry is that if you’re a designer starting out and you see a blog post or listen to podcast saying you absolutely need a niche, you might panic and jump into choosing a niche which actually doesn’t work for you.

When I started my business, I fell into this trap too, I saw so many people saying this is something you need and you need to choose a specific group of people to work with and that’s the only way you’ll get work and so for a while, I was really stuck - I don’t want to just work with photographers or coaches so does this mean I won’t get any clients?

I’d actually love to hear your thoughts on this so drop me a DM with your thoughts on having a niche I love a good chat about things like this.

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Five Ways to Level Up Your Design Business

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:05:00 GMT

Today I’m going to talk about taking your design business to the next level. Maybe you’ve been self-employed for a few months or a year or so and you feel like you want to step it up. You might want to raise your prices or attract better clients or make the move from feeling like a freelancer to being a business owner or design studio.

When you start out freelancing as a designer, there are so many things you have to create, build and launch to start finding your feet! Whatever gets you set up, in the beginning, is great, but what about when you want to level up? What changes can you make from when you started out that can help with this?

So I want to give you a few small changes you can make in your design business to take you from freelancer to business owner, help establish yourself as an expert and continue building your sustainable, profitable and exciting business! These are steps that I have taken at some point throughout my business journey which I feel have made the biggest impact.

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The Three P's of Running Your Design Business

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to The Daring Designer Club Podcast! I can’t wait to dive in to today’s topic because it’s something I have talked about before in blog posts and workshops and I really feel like this is something which is a good round up of the essentials of a design business.

The three P’s are Portfolio, Packages and Process and I feel that getting these three things in order is the first step to making sure your business is organised, ready for amazing clients to work with you, sustainable and attracting those amazing clients!

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An Introduction

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:00:00 GMT

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