Jan 3, 2017 |
In this first episode of the new year Caroline and Kelly talk all about Goals and Resolutions for your Businesses. This is a great way to start the new year by focusing on a few goals. Caroline and Kelly Share what their big goals and resolutions are for the year.
Kelly’s Goals/Resolutions
- Get involved in the local scene-shows/events to attend
- Launch product line with my artwork-patterns
- Record 60+ podcast episodes
- Implementing and following through with monthly topics
- Find new revenue streams
It’s super scary, but really exciting -Kelly
Put it in a folder, it will be there when you are ready -Kelly
Caroline’s Goals/Resolutions
- More automated business
- Personal Goal: Write a book this year!!
- Make my ideas from my marketing plan happen
- No more being overwhelmed-Big resolution for Caroline this year
- Increase revenue streams
- Learn to paint for real!
Having a marketing plan is amazing -Caroline
It’s good to challenge yourself creatively – Caroline
Please share your goals and resolutions with us!
Creative Bug Class
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You can find Kelly online at:
www.helloworldpaperco.com
www.kellyparkersmith.com
www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com
www.helloworldpaperco.etsy.com
You can find Caroline online at:
www.carolinecreates.com
www.carolineannhull.com
www.carolinecreates.etsy.com
Dec 27, 2016 |
In this episode Caroline and Kelly talk all about how they rock instagram and why they love it. They talk about the different accounts they have and how they use the different accounts they have. Follow Kelly to see her 100 days of pattern challenge on Instagram .
Managing Instagram for Your Business
- Researching and Planning Your Content: Kelly talks all about how having a plan makes your posting to instagram is so much less stressful! How do Caroline and Kelly plan for their CBR post on instagram? This planning method will make your instagram more exciting! This method will help you also plan your photo session as well! Caroline and Kelly keeps this plan in their Trello Board too! Go brainstorm and get started on your Instagram posting plan! Kelly talks about what great research tools will help you understand when to post on Instagram. Caroline talks about her favorite tools she uses to help her determine when she needs to make a post.
Squarelovin-Free account for optimal posting times.
Iconasquare- Not free software
- Photos; Taking Good Pictures: Caroline and Kelly talk about how they set up their photos and the apps they use to edit their photos. You do not need to have fancy camera to get great photos. Caroline and Kelly give great tips on how they use their phones for taking photos and making them look professional. Kelly and Caroline talk about how it’s important to find the best time of day to take photos and what backdrops and props they use for their photos. Keep your photos looking like a collection! While out shopping keep your eyes open for props that go with your branding!
Visco
Colorstory
- Schedule Your Post: Kelly and Caroline talk about how important it is to schedule your post to make it less stressful. How often should you post? If you schedule your post, you will post more often and get more engagement. Caroline and Kelly use the Later App to help make their post easier but they still engage with their audience about their post which is very important. What kind of comments bother Kelly and Caroline on Instagram?!
Later app
- Hashtags: Research the ones you want to use by looking at competitions and people you admire. Compile a list of them and store then in your phone in your settings-Kelly walks you through the steps for using text replacement for your hashtags. This will save you tons of time when posting!
- Rules For Re-Posting: Caroline and Kelly talk about their views and rules on reposting. Share photos of stuff that your audience will love. Make sure you are giving credit to the photos you are sharing, credit needs to be given where credit is due! Reposting can be very helpful on days when you are stuck and you do not know what to post!
Repost App
- Engaging With Your Audience: Caroline and Kelly talk about how you should engage with your audience and comment back to them. They talk about how time consuming it can be to reply back to your audience. You cannot respond to EVERYTHING, but try to find time and reply to them. When you start engaging with your audience make sure you have a plan in place. Engaging with your audience can lead to other opportunities!
Episode 18: We are like podcast adults -Kelly
Don’t be afraid to delete photos -Kelly
If you are not scheduling your post, instagram becomes a second job -Caroline
Instagram is a really great tool for your business -Caroline
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You can find Kelly online at:
www.helloworldpaperco.com
www.kellyparkersmith.com
www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com
www.helloworldpaperco.etsy.com
You can find Caroline online at:
www.carolinecreates.com
www.carolineannhull.com
www.carolinecreates.etsy.com
Dec 20, 2016 |
Happy Holidays Rebels! We are so thankful for you and all of our listeners. This is definitely a special Christmas because of all of you and the success of our podcast. We can’t wait for what’s to come!What do Kelly and Caroline want for Christmas? Reviews! If you have a second please jump over to iTunes and leave us a review!
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Join our Facebook Group and celebrate all your wins with us!
YOU CAN FIND KELLY ONLINE AT:
www.helloworldpaperco.com
www.kellyparkersmith.com
www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com
www.helloworldpaperco.etsy.com
YOU CAN FIND CAROLINE ONLINE AT:
www.carolinecreates.com
www.carolineannhull.com
www.carolinecreates.etsy.com
Dec 13, 2016 |
What Do Rebels Want for Christmas?
Caroline’s Wish List
- iPad Pro and Pencil
- A New Postal Scale
- Microphone
- Go To A Conference This Year (someone else pay for it!)
- Family Vacation
- More Newsletter Subscribers
- Take the Pattern Class Kelly Took (Pattern Camp By Jessica Swift)
- A Door to Her Office
- Fun Things: New pair of Toms
Kelly’s Wish List
- All the Paint and All the Brushes
- Winsor & Newton Brush Set
- Winsor & Newton Paints – Dream set!
- Kuretake Watercolor Set – Love this one for everyday! 🙂
- A Fancy Camera
- Sewing Machine
- 12 Hour Essential Diffuser For Office
- Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
- Family Vacation
- Increased Website Traffic
- The Land of Nod to License one of my Pattern Collections (Target as well)
- New Floor For the Office
- Fun Things :(Anything Harry Potter, Socks, Hoodies, Bras)
Other Things we Chatted About
- Kindle Paperwhite
- This is the newest version of the camera Caroline has – Canon Rebel
- The Snowball Microphone (This is the one Kelly has)
- Going to conferences but trying to find the time with family and kids
- Kelly and Caroline have never met each other in person!
- Fun things on their Christmas Wish List
Follow us on instagram (@creativebizrebellion) and interact with us for a shop shout out!!!
Join our Facebook Group and celebrate all your wins with us!
If you have a second please jump over to iTunes and leave us a review!
You can find Kelly online at:
www.helloworldpaperco.com
www.kellyparkersmith.com
www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com
www.helloworldpaperco.etsy.com
You can find Caroline online at:
www.carolinecreates.com
www.carolineannhull.com
www.carolinecreates.etsy.com
Dec 6, 2016 |
Hey Rebels! So today is our first interview episode and we are so excited! We will be having interviews every once in a while to chat with other business owners who can help you on your journey. We hope you get tips, tricks, insights, and above all the inspiration you need to keep rocking your product based biz! Now to introduce our first guest EVER – Tisa Wills from the Onyx Feather!
Hold onto your seats Rebels because you are going to love this!
Hi, I’m Tisa the owner and designer behind The Onyx Feather. I have been designing jewelry for the last 16 years. What started out as a personal collection of jewelry designed to suit my desires and the need to be just “a little” different from everyone else quickly became something different. As a designer my designs have evolved into a more personal statement style. I have found many people love this about my designs. They have shared with me “I feel a connection with the pieces I have gotten from The Onyx Feather.”
My designs are inspired by circumstance, sorrow, joy, and most nights by moonlight. My designs lean towards the earthy side of style. I use leather and many types of natural gemstones and I love mixing metals and shapes to add an edginess to my design. In my designs I blend gemstones with different healing properties together for optimal empowerment.
I’m a huge fan of neutrals, I feel they calm the soul and enhance the beauty of the wearer. I believe accessories are meant to compliment the person not overshadow them. My mission is to empower and encourage others to live life to its fullest potential.
When I’m not holed up in my studio you’ll find me chugging coffee and reading. I also love to the tip of my toes going junking with my daughter. Our favorite spot to go junking is downtown KC, where there are blocks of old building full of all kinds of goodness.
If you can’t find me in the studio, chugging coffee, or junking with my favorite person then it means I’m traveling. I love learning the culture of new places and taking photos of beautiful doors, buildings and nature. I’ve been known to chase down a Peacock to get a closer shot.
Things I love …..other than the above mentioned…is to laugh, dance, and see other people shine.
Thanks Tisa! You are totally rocking it and we are loving it! Thank you so much for being on the show!
Some of our favorite quotes from Tisa:
“I like to be in style, but I like to be in my style.”
“Just do something, get started, tweak it as you go.”
“Be proud and treat it like a business.”
Where you can find The Onyx Feather
Online | Instagram | Facebook | Contact
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How to leave a review: Go to this link: CBR on iTunes then click on “view in iTunes” and then you can leave a review. You have no idea how much your reviews mean to us so thank you! xoxo!
You can find Kelly online at:
www.helloworldpaperco.com
www.kellyparkersmith.com
www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com
www.helloworldpaperco.etsy.com
You can find Caroline online at:
www.carolinecreates.com
www.carolineannhull.com
www.carolinecreates.etsy.com
Nov 29, 2016 |
In this episode Caroline and Kelly talk all about celebrating your wins!
Sometimes we fail to do this and put it to the side, celebrate all big and little things! Caroline and Kelly talk about how important it is to focus on the everyday things and not to get hung up on the big picture.
Owning a business is a marathon not a race -Caroline
Don’t wait to celebrate, just celebrate yourself -Kelly
So What should You Celebrate?!
Caroline and Kelly talk about what you should celebrate as a business owner! Wait???? You are already a business owner…..that is something to celebrate!!
From making a to-do list to tracking your numbers for your biz, Caroline and Kelly give great tips and ideas on how to celebrate the positive wins of the ins and outs for your biz. Kelly talks about what she is planning on doing for celebrating her wins in her business! Maybe you will do it to!?
It doesn’t matter what you, do there will be someone who doesn’t like you -Kelly
How did kelly handle going from a positive win to a terrible review in just a few hrs in one day?? Kelly talks about one of her bad reviews she received from a customer.
How Can We Generate Wins?
Caroline and Kelly talk about the many different ways they celebrate their wins! Set yourself up to accomplish wins. Do not set yourself up for failure. Your wins do not have to be huge, celebrate by yourself, use a jar, or your biz bestie! Join a facebook community to help yourself celebrate and share your wins and better yet, join the Creative Biz Rebellion Facebook Group! How do you celebrate your big wins! Be sure to share them with us!
Get it done, put it to bed, and celebrate that big win -Caroline
Examples of Little Wins:
From hearing that Chi-Ching on etsy to posting on social media, Caroline and Kelly talk all things they celebrate as wins in their biz! There is no reason to be upset, we are all crazy rebels and we need to be happy where we are. Caroline and Kelly still struggle with it as well. Celebrate where you are and you will get where you want to be! As business owners we have all been there. How was this podcast a win for Caroline and Kelly?!
Follow us on Instagram and interact with us for a shop shout out!!!
Join our Facebook Group and celebrate all your wins with us!
If you have a second please jump over to iTunes and leave us a review!
You can find Kelly online at:
www.helloworldpaperco.com
www.kellyparkersmith.com
www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com
www.helloworldpaperco.etsy.com
You can find Caroline online at:
www.carolinecreates.com
www.carolineannhull.com
www.carolinecreates.etsy.com
