This week, Tahneé Sanders and Emily chat about the thing we all fear most- REJECTION! How do you deal with rejection, how to reframe your mindset after being rejected, and how to use rejection to help refocus your mission.Listen to this week’s episode if you’ve ever struggled with being rejected by potential clients and if you've ever just wanted to give up. And Emily and Tahneé may have the solution for it. Hint: there are sometimes when giving up can set you up for even more success.Follow Tahnee on Instagram @thestrategystudio and If I Made @ifimade.comIf you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this! 

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Episode 015: Dealing with Rejection and Giving Up with Tahneé Sanders

This week, Tahneé Sanders from The Strategy Studio is talking all about pricing! Why we struggle with it, what we can do to feel confident selling our services, and why you could probably be charging more. Listen to this week’s episode if you’ve ever felt timid telling a client how much your services cost, if you are nervous to up your pricing, or if you’re just curious what other creative entrepreneurs think about pricing in general! Follow Tahnee on Instagram @thestrategystudio and If I Made @ifimade.comIf you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this! 

Episode 014: Why Establishing Your Value will Help You Charge More with Tahneé Sanders!

We have Tahneé Sanders from The Strategy Studio back on If I Made a Podcast this week, and we’re talking all about networking. Well, networking without the pain of networking. In today’s episode, we’re talking about 5 strategies you can use to connect with vendors “IRL” to create brand awareness, market your services, and grow your potential client base. You may be surprised what “old school” strategies still work! Follow Tahnee on Instagram @thestrategystudio and If I Made @ifimade.comIf you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this! 

Episode 013: Using Your Circle of Influence to Market Your Brand with Tahneé Sanders

In our newest episode of If I Made a Podcast, we’re welcoming one of our best friends and business strategist, Tahnée Sanders of The Strategy Studio! Tahnée has worked for If I Made since its inception and knows the struggles that all small business owners deal with - including marketing. Emily and Tahnée talk through what marketing strategies you should use, where you should be spending your time, and how to maximize your efforts to reach clients and customers across Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Linked In, your website, and even Tik Tok, and also why you don’t have to do everything to see results. Follow Tahnée on Instagram @thestrategystudio and If I Made @ifimadeIf you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this! 

Episode 012: How to Grow Your Business Through Organic Marketing with Tahnée Sanders

For Episode 11 of If I Made a Podcast, Emily welcomes Sarah Winward back to the studio to talk everything design, creativity, finding inspiration, and how she works with clients to mesh her design ideas with their wedding visions. In Part II of this two-part series, Sarah discusses her approach to designing flowers, entire weddings, environments and how her approach has changed over the years and why. She also talks through her client process and how she figures out exactly what her clients want every single time! ?If you want more from Sarah, check out some other learning opportunities we have for FREE! ?-Free Online Workshop: Learn to Become a Wedding Floral Designer-Free Online Learning:    • Learn to Make a Bouquet with Sarah Winward    • Sarah’s Guide to Ordering and Sourcing Unique Flowers    • Learn to Create a Floral Installation Almost AnywhereIf you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this!

Episode 011: Meet Sarah Winward: The Creative Process and Working with Clients

For Episode 10 of If I Made a Podcast, Emily welcomes a very special guest and one of the first wedding professionals we worked with, Sarah Winward! Sarah’s been a florist for over 10 years, but has always had a special connection to flowers.In Part I of a two-part series with Sarah, you’ll learn all about how Sarah got started in the industry, how she made her way into a flooded market without using social media, and her unique pricing structure that allows for her flexibility and increased profitability.If you want more from Sarah, check out some other learning opportunities we have for free! -Learn to Make a Bouquet with Sarah Winward-Sarah’s Guide to Ordering and Sourcing Unique Flowers-Learn to Create a Floral Installation Almost AnywhereIf you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this! 

Episode 010: Meet Sarah Winward: A Conversation on Flowers and Pricing

??This special episode of If I Made a Podcast is a recording from a recent Masterclass Emily and Mary hosted all about learning to build and sell your first online video course! If you heard last week when we teased our webinar, THIS is that webinar! All of this is in ✨celebration ✨of our BRAND NEW online course “If I Made an Online Course” where we’re teaching you literally everything we know about course creation, marketing, video, and how to create an online course! We’re teaching you how you can skip the struggles, frustration, and wasted resources in 38 instructional videos, a 200+ page workbook, and so much more!! Click here to check out “If I Made an Online Course” and become part of the If I Made Online Learning Community! 

Episode 009: Special Masterclass Episode! Learn to Build + Sell Your Online Video Course

Episode 8 of If I Made a Podcast is VERY special this week!! ✨We’re celebrating the launch of a brand new course teaching YOU how to create your very own online course (Click here to check it out now!)...but how do you know if you’re ready to make a course? We’re chatting about what questions you need to ask yourself before transitioning from being a service provider to an “expert,” what it means for your business to start thinking about making an online course, and the steps you need to take to ensure your audience is ready to learn from you! We talk about this A LOT in our most recent Masterclass, “Learn to Build + Sell Your First Online Video Course”, so be sure to watch that if you’re interested in learning more. You can watch it now for free by clicking here! And If I Made an Online Course, our most comprehensive course ever is on sale now for 50% off! We’re closing enrollment for 2019 on Thursday, October 24th, so be sure to sign up and save your spot before then! When you sign up, you get instant access to 39 instructional videos, a 200+ page workbook, a private Facebook community where you get one-on-one attention from the If I Made team, AND you can access it on any device! Click here to save your spot for If I Made an Online Course!If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. We want to keep bringing you more free content just like this! 

Episode 008: How to know if you're ready to make an online course!

In Episode 7 of If I Made a Podcast, we’re answering the question that’s been keeping all of you up at night: What should I spend my time on, Instagram or Email Marketing?The answer will probably not surprise you if you’ve listened to our past episode, but this one goes in-depth into email marketing 101. What you need to know. What you don’t need to know. And everything in between. If you’re interested in learning about how email marketing can help you profit more from your online course, click here to sign up for a FREE masterclass with us: Learn How to Build and Sell Your First Online Video Course! Here’s what you’ll be walking away with:A step-by-step guide to creating AND selling your own online course for under $500 (with zero tech overwhelm)The exact strategy If I Made has used to generate over $3M in online course salesAll the strategies, tools, and materials that’ll help you create a course without breaking the bankHow to make money while you’re asleep/out with the kids/vacationing in ArubaTo identify the signs that tell you you’re ready to create an online course… (and get the deets on where to start)To silence that nagging voice in your head that tells you you’re not good enoughHow to grow an email list of engaged customers eager to ready to hand you their money in exchange for your expertiseClick here to sign up for free!If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. 

Episode 007: Email Marketing vs. Instagram (The Ultimate Showdown) and who definitely wins.

Episode 6 of If I Made a Podcast is dedicated to one of our FAVORITE things...WEBINARS! Emily and Mary talk about why webinars are your best friend when you’re launching an online course, how you can make the most of your webinars, and the things you SHOULD and absolutely SHOULD NOT do in your webinar. ???We also made a HUGE announcement: We’re doing our own webinar to teach you everything we know about launching an online video course (including webinars!). Click here to sign up for a FREE masterclass with us: Learn How to Build and Sell Your First Online Video Course! Here’s what you’ll be walking away with:A step-by-step guide to creating AND selling your own online course for under $500 (with zero tech overwhelm)The exact strategy If I Made has used to generate over $3M in online course salesAll the strategies, tools, and materials that’ll help you create a course without breaking the bankHow to make money while you’re asleep/out with the kids/vacationing in ArubaTo identify the signs that tell you you’re ready to create an online course… (and get the deets on where to start)To silence that nagging voice in your head that tells you you’re not good enoughHow to grow an email list of engaged customers eager to ready to hand you their money in exchange for your expertiseJoin Emily in real life (on the interweb), and get ALL of your questions about launching online courses, marketing, business, and webinars answered. Click here to sign up for free!And we’ll be LIVE on Facebook and Instagram Wednesday, October 8th at 11am EDT. Ask Emily ANYTHING you want after listening to Episode 6!. If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. 

Episode 006: Webinars as a selling tool, and why they still work.

In Episode 5 of If I Made a Podcast, we’re going to tell you WHY and HOW you can create an audience to sell your service (that’s you wedding vendors!) or product to even if you’re starting from almost nothing. Mary and Emily walk you through the 5 things you can do TODAY to start building your audience:1. Pre-launch strategy - What it is and why you probably already have things in your arsenal to help you gather leads. 2. Email marketing - This one is IMPORTANT, are you building your list yet?3. True Fans - Who they are AND how many you need!4. Webinars - Yes they work, and they’re your best friend if you don’t have an audience.5. Affiliates - Why those Instagram friendships may mean $$$ during your course launch.Remember to download our free workbook “Jump-Start Your Online Course” by clicking here to start brainstorming your next big idea. 

Episode 005: Why you can launch an online course, even if you don't think you have anyone to sell it to.

Episode 4 of If I Made a Podcast is finally getting into what it’s like to start a new business selling online courses with NO experience. We talk about the lessons we learned early on, what services we used and use now to produce, sell, and host our courses, and much more. If you’ve ever thought about creating an online course, download our free workbook “Jump-Start Your Online Course” by clicking here! This FREE workbook is designed to help you figure out WHAT your online course should be on and how to determine if that’s the right idea. Links mentioned in the show:-Webflow-LocklizardBe sure to join us LIVE on Facebook Wednesday, September 25th at 11am EDT where Emily will answer all of your questions about how we started creating online courses with NO experience and how you can do it on a budget!If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. Theme music by Connor Rosemond and Haley James.

Episode 004: How I started Creating Online Courses with NO Experience (tech, video, overhead, cutting costs)

Episode 3 of If I Made a Podcast dives into how Emily Newman doubled her business revenue by adding a new product using an already established brand, and how you can take similar steps to advance your business. If you’re interested in starting a new business or testing out a new idea, download our free workbook “Jump-Start Your Online Course” by clicking here! This FREE workbook is designed to help you figure out your next big business idea whether that’s launching an online course or something totally different. Links mentioned in the show:The Venue Academy by Lindsay LucasEssay by Kevin Kelly- “1000 True Fans”Be sure to join us LIVE on Facebook Wednesday, September 18th at 11am EDT where Emily will walk you through what it looks like to add a new product or service to your business - and when to know WHEN you need to take this step. Be sure to bring questions as we’ll be doing a live Q+A with Emily! If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. Theme Music by Connor Rosemond and Haley James

Episode 003: Double your Revenue By Adding Adding a New Product or Service (we’ll share how we did it!)

In Episode 2 of If I Made a Podcast, Emily Newman continues the conversation started in Episode 1 (p.s. If you didn’t listen to Episode 1, do that first!) on testing your ideas using a method called Insight Studies. Doing this will save you time and money before you make your next big business decision. ?Click here to download a FREE workbook teaching you how to develop and test your next big idea (whether that be an online course or not!)! Be sure to join us LIVE on Facebook Wednesday, September 11th at 11am EDT for a discussion about Insight Studies, taking risks, and learning what will and won’t work for your business. Be sure to bring questions as we’ll be doing a live Q+A with Emily! If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. .Theme Music by Connor Rosemond and Haley James

Episode 002: Learn to test your next big business idea - without the financial risk! [Insights studies and finding your sweet spot]

Our first podcast episode! In our inaugural journey into podcasting, we’re exploring uncertainty and what that means for us as creative entrepreneurs. We’ll dive into Emily Newman’s story as a business owner and her journey from selling defective handbags on eBay to running two 7 figure businesses. Join us on Facebook and Instagram Live Wednesday, September 4th at 11am EDT where Emily will be talking even more about how she started Once Wed and If I Made and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Be sure to bring questions as we’ll be doing a live Q+A! Come back next week for Episode 2 where we’ll talk about how to test your next big idea without the risk! We may even have some free downloads for you as well. If you like today’s episode, rate and review the podcast! And subscribe so you never miss an episode. .Theme Music by Connor Rosemond and Haley Sheffield

Episode 001: Dealing with uncertainty in your business (and an introduction to Emily Newman)!

If I Made a Podcast with Emily Newman: where we talk about what it takes to build your business from the ground up without sacrificing your creativity along the way.

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