Friends with Business Benefits
By Charlie Swift & Franky Shanahan: Creative business owners
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Episodes: 104
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Friends with Business Benefits hosted by Charlie Swift and Franky Shanahan is a podcast for creatives who crave connection, understanding and support.
Hello, we are Charlie and Franky, two self-employed business owners living in Bristol in the southwest of England.
Franky runs a copywriting business called Love Audrey, helping brands and creative businesses find their voice and tell their story online. As a business mentor to creative mamas, Charlie supports women to build their businesses alongside raising a family.
For the last 5 years, we’ve been meeting for regular co-mentoring sessions. Working for yourself can be lonely at times, but through our monthly meet-ups, we’ve found the support and accountability we were craving in our working lives.
Through our podcast, we hope to continue these conversations, share what we’re learning and also learn from you, our listeners.
Business Mentoring for Creative Mamas: https://charlieswift.com
Copywriting for Creatives: https://www.love-audrey.com
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Ep. 103. Overcoming Creative Blocks on Instagram
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Q1 Reflection, Q2 Intentions (2024)
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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102. How to Sneak More Creativity Into Your Daily Life
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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101. How We Are Showing Up on Substack This Year
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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100. Our 100th Episode Content Q&A LIVE on Instagram
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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99. 24 for 2024
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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98. Our Planner Plans for 2024
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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97. 2023 Reflections, 2024 Intentions
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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96. Our 2023 Favourites
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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95. Things That Make Our Business Worlds Better
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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94. Putting Your Prices Up
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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93. What Gives Us The Business Scaries?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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92. Overcoming Instagram Stumbling Blocks
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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91. Q3 Reflections, Q4 Intentions
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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90. Trying New Things in Your Business
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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89. How We Use Instagram Stories for Business
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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88. How we savour (and survive) the summer
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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87. Q2 Reflection, Q3 Intentions
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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86. How to Set Deadlines and Stick to Them
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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85. The Art of Requesting, Receiving and Giving Feedback
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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84. What Happened When Charlie Went Viral?
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May 25, 2023 |
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83. What Makes a Good Email Lead Magnet?
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May 12, 2023 |
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82. How to Name Products & Services
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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81. Q1 Reflection, Q2 Intentions
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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80. Our Current Working Routines
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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79. How to Cope with Stress and Overwhelm
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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78. What to Do if Selling Gives You the Ick
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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77. Eating Well When You Work From Home
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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76. Techo Kagai - Our Planner Plans for 2023
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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75. 2022 Reflections, 2023 Intentions
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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74. Our 2022 Favourites
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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73. Mini Episode - For the Love of Lists!
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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72. Are You Going to Start a Substack?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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71. Mini Episode - The Cosy Episode
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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70. To Niche or Not to Niche?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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69. Mini Episode - What to do when you feel like quitting
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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68. Q2 + Q3 Reflection, Q4 Intentions
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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67. Embracing and creating video content
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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66. Mini Episode - Repurposing Content
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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65. How to Stop Hating on Instagram
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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64. Mini Episode - Creating Everyday Rituals
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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63. How to Do Life and Run a Business
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May 19, 2022 |
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62. Mini Episode - Plugging Energy Leaks
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May 05, 2022 |
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61. Q1 Reflections, Q2 Intentions
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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60. Mini Episode - The Power of Testimonials & Reviews
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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59. Friends With Business Boundaries
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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58. When (and Why) to Mute Or Unfollow on Instagram
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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57. The Business Benefits of Hobbies and Interests
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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56. Mini Episode - Why we love Ta-Da lists
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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55. 2021 Reflections, 2022 Intentions
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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54. What would your business look like if Instagram disappeared?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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53. Intention setting for creative business owners
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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52. Creating a seamless, on-brand customer experience
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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51. Some thoughts on dropping balls
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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50. How to write an engaging About Page
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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49. 2020 reflections, 2021 intentions
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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48. Cultivating resilience
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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47. A reintroduction to Friends with Business Benefits
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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46. A midyear check-in. Chipping away vs taking a leap.
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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45. Life and business in lockdown.
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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44. Rough Patches and Fresh Starts
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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43. 2019 reflections, 2020 intentions
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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42. Charging what you’re worth
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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41. How to tune into your intuition as a creative business owner
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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40. Having a healthy relationship with productivity
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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39. Creating seasonal content for your business
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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38. How to adapt when your priorities need to shift
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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37. Transforming business setbacks into something positive
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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36. How to keep loving what you do
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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35. How to beat the Instagram blues
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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34. How to Recreate the Best Bits of a Traditional Workplace When You Work From Home
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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33. How to ease yourself into a new season
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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32. Time to switch your ‘out of office’!
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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31. For all the perfectionists
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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30. What’s your purpose and why do you do what you do?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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29. Is stress inevitable when you’re self-employed?
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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28. The importance of experimenting in your creative business
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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27. On feeling the fear and doing it anyway
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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26. Can you ever take a break when you’re self-employed?
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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25. Juggling freelance life and motherhood
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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24. What to do when you’re struggling to market yourself
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May 29, 2019 |
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23. Do you feel like an expert?
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May 22, 2019 |
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22. Building your mailing list
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May 15, 2019 |
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21. Being visible online
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May 08, 2019 |
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20. Is blogging dead?
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May 01, 2019 |
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19. Productivity
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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18. Quarterly co-mentoring check-in (Q1 2019)
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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17. Is growth always the goal?
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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16. Finding your own co-mentor
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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15. Why did we start a podcast?
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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14. Self-care for the self-employed
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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13. Getting clear on what exactly you are selling
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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12. How it feels to sell out a workshop!
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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11. How do you find clients?
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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10. How to make time for creativity when you’re busy being creative for clients
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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9. How we got started as creative business owners
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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8. 2018 Reflections, 2019 Intentions
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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7. Our highlights of 2018 (Mini)
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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5. Are you 'team analogue' or 'team digital'?
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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4. How do you use Instagram for business?
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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3. Morning Routines. How do you start your day?
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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2. What if my dream clients can’t afford me?
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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1. What is co-mentoring? (And why you need a co-mentor in your life!)
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Friends with Business Benefits Trailer
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Nov 24, 2018 |