How to Grow, Stay Authentic, and Build a Thriving Business as a Creative

Woman of Influence

Julie Solomon

Marketing, Business

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Trying to stay relevant on a saturated platform? Feel like you’re a creative who doesn’t know anything about business in the influencer world? Curious how to grow and stay authentic as the stakes get higher? Well then, this is the show for you! With over 8 years as a YouTuber, nearly 800K subscribers, and videos with millions of views, Carly Cristman has a lot to share with us today, and y’all, the amount of tactical tips are incredibly generous! From the question to ask yourself before creating every piece of content, to how to collaborate with other influencers (without doing loop giveaways), to building a business even when you’re a creative, Carly leaves us with so much to take action from. I love her approach to staying authentic, treating your audience like your friends, and what to take away from Instagram analytics - instead of wasting energy on algorithm changes because #ugh. There’s more than enough to learn from today's show, and whether a YouTuber or a blogger, I highly recommend listening in! Wanting even more Influencer Podcast and to further discuss this episode? Join our Facebook community for daily tips on how to uplevel your business & chat with myself and other listeners. Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinfluencerpodcast/ to be a part of this wonderful community! For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at www.theinfluencerpodcast.com. And don’t forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and then tag Carly (@carlycristman) and I (@julssolomon)! P.S. If you would like to learn more about pitching and how to build better relationships and to get access to my 5 STEPS FOR HELPING BLOGGERS AND INFLUENCERS LIKE YOU LAND BRAND COLLABS, PRESS, NEGOTIATE BETTER DEALS then head over to pitchitperfect.net for all the insider info!

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Influencer Podcast episode number 59.
0:04.4	So I have something exciting and new to share with you today.
0:08.0	I have a free master class on pitching and I want to invite you to it.
0:12.0	During this jam-packed master class you get access
0:14.8	to my five steps for helping bloggers and influencers like you land paid
0:19.6	brand collaborations, media coverage, and negotiate better deals. This free masterclass
0:25.2	gives you the confidence, email sample copy, negotiation skills, and actual rate
0:31.3	tips that you can start charging for blogs, social media
0:35.1	post, YouTube videos, or however you want to best give content to your hard-earned
0:40.8	audience. It is the fastest way you can get paid for your your class as I Spill My Secrets, puts you in the same crew with influencers just like Peyton Baxter, who used these strategies in her first year of blogging to explode her Instagram following from 7,000 to 40,000, generate upwards of 4,000 to 5,000 a month on
1:07.6	brand deals, and even DIY negotiate a $5,500 brand deal with her dream company.
1:14.6	Another podcast listener, L Valera,
1:16.8	said that since listening to the free master class,
1:19.4	she already landed $1,100 in events, hosting, and sponsorships in less than a month.
1:25.3	So if you've ever felt like you maybe could muster up the courage to hit send on an email
1:30.4	pitch to a brand, you really will not want to miss this masterclass.
1:34.9	You can sign up at pitch it perfect.net. Webinar.
1:38.4	Again, that's pitch it perfect dot net forward slash webinar.
1:42.8	Before we dive in, I want to give my warm appreciation
1:46.4	to our reviewer of the week, Sharon from New York.
1:50.1	And Sharon says, I love Julie's podcast for so many reasons.
1:53.7	Julie, please pick me for the listener of the week.
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