Boss Girl Creative Podcast | A Podcast For Female Creative Entrepreneurs

Today's episode is all about mistake you might be making as a blogger. Are you falling into the trap of any of these?? BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 103rd episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! This episode is sponsored by altMBA. Today's episode is about mistakes you might be making as a blogger. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Failure to disclose * Social Media Share Buttons * Being inconsistent * Blogging is hard * Collaborations RESOURCES MENTIONED **Some links below contain affiliate links. Purchasing through them, at no further cost to you, hel

Learn how to submit your sitemap to Google Search Console & what your sitemap should consist of. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 102nd episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! This episode is sponsored by ALTmba. Today's episode is about how to set up your site map and submit it through Google Search Console. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Claiming your websites through Search Console * What is a site map? * Download Yoast SEO Plugin * Setting up your sitemap * Submitting your sitemap * Submitting new content to Google RESOURCES MENTIONED **Some link

Want some tips on how you can convert those website visitors into readers and subscribers? Take a listen as I discuss the tips given from John Stevens via a ProBlogger blog article. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 101st episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is about tips to implement to help you convert visitors to readers. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Using multiple opt-in boxes * Growing your email list * Can-Spam Act * Using Pop-ups as an opt-in option * Making good use of Above the Fold * Making it easy to share your content * Usi

Sharing my own self-interview + blogging advice through my own journey! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 100th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is about my own self-interview + some blogging advice sprinkled through out. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Blogging Advice * My own journey * Listen to your feedback...your own and others * Be resilient * Defining my own start moment * How I define my heck yes * Hardest part of my job/Easiest part of my job * Managing fear in business * How to keep balance between life and business * Settin

It's been awhile since the FTC has made any kind of public announcement, but they are back with a Press Release stating they sent letters to 90 Instagram Influencers and Brands. Take a listen to what their latest Press Release is all about! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 99th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is all about the latest Press Release from the FTC. This is all about disclosures!! * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * The FTC speaks * My Soap Box Item * Lord & Taylor example * The importance of disclosure RESOURCES MENTION

Today's episode is all about finding your why. I go through my own journey as a blogger and share tips on how YOU can find your why and WHY it's important!! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 98th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is all about my start into blogging and the importance of finding your why & tips on how to find it! * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Exciting things on the horizon relating to Google Search Console & Analytics * Comment systems * Getting your readers to engage * My blogging journey * Value in investing

Take a listen to this episode for tips on how to go into your archives and choose which content to revamp and how exactly to update that content. The goal is to get fresh eyes on it, make it user friendly, add some SEO and more! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 97th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is about how to go into your archives and update your old posts. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Revamping your archived content * What piece of content should you start with * Go to Google Analytics * Keyword Research * Write an intro par

Are you a new listener of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast? Have you been a listener for awhile but haven't really had the chance to listen through the archives? Or maybe 96 episodes sounds a little daunting to listen to?? This episode is for YOU! Take a listen as I chat about the 16 MUST LISTEN to episodes!! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 96th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode came from the suggestion of fellow BGC Community member, Becca Rich from LadyandGent.com. Becca wanted to know what episodes were the must listen to episodes of the podcast for those looking to start a blog or revamp their blog. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Cli

Take a listen as I share how I'm balancing all of my side hustle's and what apps/tools I use to keep me moving forward. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 95th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today is all about balancing your side hustle's! * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Balancing Side Hustle's * My favorite apps to help me stay organized * Google Apps * CRM Tool: Insightly * Calendar Tool: Calendly * Slack * Walkie Talkie App: Voxer RESOURCES MENTIONED **Some links below contain affiliate links. Purchasing through them, at no further cost to you,

In this episode, I chat with April Fontenot from Wildflowers + Whimsy regarding her recent BGC Website Review. Take a listen to hear her takeaways from her experience. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 94th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today I'm chatting with April (Wildflowers & Whimsy) about her recent website review. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Who is April? * April's blogging journey * Why a Website Review? * Key Takeaways from the Website Review * Implementation from the Website Review * Blogging Goals? * Hot Seat Questions & Ans

Interested in working with more brands? It's time you step into the waters of cold pitching. Take a listen as Molly & I chat about how to cold pitch a brand you want to work with. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 93rd episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today my guest co-host is Molly Stillman from Still Being Molly. We are chatting about how to cold pitch to brands. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Pitching often, gotta flex those pitching models * What is cold pitching? * Process of pitching * Getting responses back * Cold pitching template? * Whe

In this episode, I interview Dana Malstaff of Boss Mom. Dana shares her Boss Girl journey and provides incredible insight into running a successful business and how she got her start. Plus she's got a great sense of humor. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 92nd episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today I'm interviewing Dana Malstaff of Boss Mom. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Who is Dana? * Realizing her start moment * Dana's obstacles * It's all about mindset * Getting what she wants * Movement Manifesto * Saying No * Breaking up goals into 3 categori

This episode is all about how to maintain your brand's integrity. It's a personal look into a recent incident where my own integrity was challenged and the process I went through to move forward and maintain my own integrity. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 91st episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today is all about maintaining your brand's integrity. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * My heck no * Maintaining integrity as a brand * Don't put out crap * The interview that wasn't * How I reacted * How I responded * Sleep on it * My biggest reason for BGC

So now that you've figured out who your ideal reader is, how are you supposed to move forward? This episode is all about how to write for your ideal readers (aka your Blue Person). BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 90th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today is all about figuring out what to do next once you figure out who your ideal reader is. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Mind Mapping or Brainstorming * Who is your blue person? * Organizing your thoughts * Brain dump * Getting focused * Posting consistently * Setting a schedule * Backlinking - fo

This episode talks strategy on how to get your readers to keep coming back. What are your current efforts to get that percentage of return readers to the next level?? BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 89th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today is all about some strategy to get your readers to come back. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Hook, line & sinker * How to get her back * Guest blogging * Being conversational * Touchpoints * How do you talk to your reader? * Southern Living Magazine * What does a reader see when they land on the blog * New

This episode is all about Jaelan's journey in finding her ideal reader (aka her "blue person"). Take a listen as she talks about having her a-ha moment in discovering who her reader is and how she's moving forward with her blog content. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 88th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today is a case study! I'm interviewing Jaelan from Making Mrs. M about her recent a-ha moment in figuring out who her "blue person" is (aka her ideal reader). * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Importance of finding your reader * Jaelan's journey *

Today's podcast episode was inspired by a question that I received in the BGC FB Community. Shout out to Jaelan from Making Mrs. M for the question! She asked, what happens when you finally figure out your ideal reader and you have 3 years of content sitting in your archives that may or may not speak to her? Take a listen as I share my thoughts. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 87th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode was a prompt from a question: What do you do with your archived content once you finally figure out who your ideal reader is? * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative

What do you do when your expectations of a certain situation fail? Take a listen to my tips on how to move forward. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 86th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is a personal one in which I share about a recent experience in which my expectations for a situation were so far off the mark and how I rebounded to find the silver lining. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Back story on my experience * Learning experiences * Surrounding yourself with the right people * Acknowledge all of the feelings * Changing your

It's that time of the year. When everyone is beginning to sweat because it's tax time. Take a listen to my tips! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 85th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is all about taxes. Are you ready? * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Reconcile your accounts * Talk to a pro * Keep your receipts * Track your mileage * What expenses can you write off? RESOURCES MENTIONED **Links below may contain affiliate links. Purchasing through them, at no further cost to you, help support Boss Girl Creative. Thank you for supporti

Looking for tips on how to build out your editorial calendar? This episode is for you! Take a listen as I share how to create amazing content that's already bringing you traffic! BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 84th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! Today's episode is all about how to fill out that editorial calendar! * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Creating amazing content * Surveying Your Readers * Checking out Search Console and Google Analytics * Writing content around 2-3 short-tail keywords * Creating landing pages RESOURCES MENTIONED **Links