The Well-Paid Creative

We're talking all about money, profit and finances in today's episode of the podcast with guest expert Rocky Lalvani. Profit First completely changed how I looked at money and profit in my business and I've been shouting from the rooftops about it ever since. Rocky is going to dive into what the Profit First method is, how you can get started using it and some of the profound effects it can have on your creative business. Full shownotes at: http://wellpaidcreative.com/21

If only you could get more clients - everything would be better right? But what is more clients isn't the answer? In this episode we're going to take a deep dive into a common feeling we get as creatives that can have disastrous results if left unchecked. Learn how to recognize the more clients trap and how to alleviate some of its more persistent symptoms. Full show notes: http://wellpaidcreative.com/20

Yes it's possible to run a successful business if you're an introvert. In fact, our guest on this episode, Jesse Martin, talks about how you can not only work with your introverted tendencies but turn them into one of your superpowers. Jesse also shares the tips from his story on how to become a successful business owner as an introvert. Listen in to learn how to charge your worth with your business without letting your insecurities get in the way. Full show notes at http://wellpaidcreative.com/19

This is the chapter of the book that started it all - my rant on why the "Just ship it" mentality had destroyed my own industry. It went on to spark the idea that some creatives are better than others - and the search for WHY they were different started. In this episode I'm reading a chapter from "Secret Weapon: Attract the best clients, charge what you're worth and fall in love with your work again." Full show notes at http://wellpaidcreative.com/18

What separates a hired gun from a Secret Weapon? The biggest difference is that a Secret Weapon is invested in the outcome of their client's projects. And with that investment comes trust, better relationships, increased revenue and raving testimonials from client's who love working with you. In this week's episode we're reading a chapter from "Secret Weapon: Attract the best clients, charge what you're worth and fall in love with your work again." and we see if it still holds up one year later. Spoiler alert: it does :)

In this episode we're chatting with Cailen Ascher, who shares how to have a schedule that allows you to leverage your skills and schedule and have your own version of a 3 Day work week (say what?) Full show notes can be found at: http://wellpaidcreative.com/16

Did you know you can grow your creative business completely through referrals? It's totally possible! For years, my business was completely referral based. I didn't do any advertising and I didn't do a lot of marketing. I was getting all my new clients from my existing clients. But it wasn't by accident - I created a referral engine in my business that kept chugging along day after day. For compete show notes and links head to: http://wellpaidcreative.com/15

In this interview with Andy Cabasso, we talk about how he built a niched-down, productized creative business so good he ended up selling it to start another! Find the full show notes at http://wellpaidcreative.com/14

Would your business survive an unthinkable event? In this episode I'm going to share what I discovered in 2020 when the unthinkable happened to me and how my business not only survived, but actually came out stronger and in a better place than before.

2020 was a doozy. I know it hit everybody differently and we all had to deal with our own set of unique challenges. I wanted to give an update in this episode about just what happened to me and why I fell off the radar for several months plus what's happening in 2021 and what we can expect moving forward from the Well-Paid Creative podcast. For complete show notes and links visit wellpaidcreative.com/12