This episode blessed me so much to record it, and I just know it’s going to bless you right now as you listen to it. So, get ready to be encouraged in your faith and in your business! I’m talking to my friend, Gretchen Saffles. Gretchen is the owner and creator of Well-Watered Women, which is an online ministry and shop that reaches women worldwide with the hope of the gospel. Gretchen is a mom to 2 sweet boys and a wife to her husband of 9 years. And, she’s the author of The Well-Watered Woman, which I am totally loving right now! (And at the time this airs, I will have finished reading!) We cover a wide variety of topics today as you’ll see in the title, but you can get a glimpse into some of what we hit on below.    Some of the topics we’ll cover:  - Gretchen’s business story - starting her business 8 years ago to what it is now  - Practical ways to set boundaries around social media as business owners  - How to study the Bible when you don’t know where to start or feel you don’t have the time  - How we can seek God in whatever season of life we’re in  - How we can lean into God and serve him even in the mundane moments (like folding laundry or the behind the scenes work in your business)  - The pressure to “balance it all” as women and how living a well-watered life is vital  - Why we don’t need “Jesus Plus Coffee” (or fill in the blank) and how we can find our satisfaction in Him alone  - Setting goals as business owners without making them an idol  - How to be in your season of what God has called you to do without comparing yourself to others … and so much more!    Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/142  Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Gretchen on her website at http://wellwateredwomen.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

In this episode, I’m walking you through 5 of the pages that basically every website has, and I’ve sharing my #1 tip for improving each page. If you only did one thing to edit your website and just had a moment to do something on each page — these are the things I’d suggest! It’s hard picking just one per page, but I promised I’ve selected the “most important” and easiest to fix things. You’ll be off to a higher converting site in no time with these tips. We’re covering your home page, about page, contact page, and service page!    And before I get into the tips, I’m sharing a very short personal update. This is the first episode I’ve recorded since having a BABY — my sweet son, Colin Marc McCravy. So more on that coming soon. But if you want to hear a little bit about him, that’s in the intro to this episode.    And, if you want to dive deeper into these pages of your website and even more website tips, then check out the episodes linked below. And be sure to check out my website template shop. These templates will set you up to do all of these tips I’m sharing with EASE!    - Get the full shownotes for this episode at https://elizabethmccravy.com/141  - Take the website personality quiz: https://elizabethmccravy.com/style   - Shop my Showit website templates:  https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop    - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Additional episodes to listen to:  How to Create the Perfect Contact Page: Episode #48 — https://elizabethmccravy.com/create-the-perfect-contact-page/ and Apple Podcast Link How to Plan an Amazing Brand Photoshoot: Episode #15 — https://elizabethmccravy.com/15My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Site traffic is super important, but what’s equally important (or arguably even more important) is how long people stay on your website. A bunch of quick hits to your site from your Instagram or Google search is awesome, but only awesome if those people hang around long enough to get to know your business, what you sell, and how you can help them. The more time someone spends on your site in a single visit, the more likely they will be to return later, the more trust you’re building with them, and the more likely that you’ll convert them into clients and customers. So, in this episode, I’m giving you 6 specific ways to get people to hang out on your website longer.    This episode is a recast from back in November of 2020 (episode #93), and I’m re-airing it because it’s a top hit episode! I got so much great feedback from it when it originally came out, and I know if you missed it originally, you’re going to want to listen in. And, be sure you implement the goodness I’m sharing too! Stay tuned til the end because I recap all 6 of these tips in question form to help you decide which of these to tackle on your website right now! (This is a very “action packed” episode!)  Links Mentioned in This Episode: - Get the full shownotes for this episode at https://elizabethmccravy.com/93  - Take the website personality quiz: https://elizabethmccravy.com/style   - Shop my Showit website templates:  https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop    - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  - Listen to my interview on Rick Mulready’s podcast - You can try Showit out for a month absolutely free, no strings attached with my link: https://elizabethmccravy.com/showit-coupon-code  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Whether you’re taking a maternity leave, a long (or short) vacation, a sabbatical, or ANY time away from your business for any reason, you’ll love the tips I’m sharing in today’s episode! This is the episode I was always hoping to find during my pregnancy about maternity leaves, but never found. So, I made it myself! This is a crash course in how I prepared for and planned my maternity leave — as an online business owner with a team. But, I give plenty of tips that will help you even if you’re a soloprenuer.    I’m sharing exactly what I hope my maternity leave will look like, what the plan is, how I prepared myself and my team for the leave, and 6 of my top tips for planning your maternity leave or vacation. I’m recording this at almost 37 weeks pregnant right before my leave starts. You’ll be hearing it as my maternity leave is starting to come to a close. So, you’ll hear what I planned PLUS, you’ll be able to have seen how it was all executed. I plan to come back with a part two of this episode to share what worked and what didn’t in all of this planning. I’m a first time mom, so it’s VERY possible I missed some stuff. But, I feel great about this leave overall.    I hope what I share here today blesses you and prepares you well to leave your business for a break with CONFIDENCE. Let me know if this episode helps you by sending me a message on Instagram or writing a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts! I’d love to hear from you!    If you missed earlier pregnancy episodes, be sure to go back to those as well! I have tons of podcast episodes and blog content recapping this pregnancy including favorite products, photoshoot outfits, and more. Linking all below!    Pregnancy Podcast Episodes to Scroll Back to: - #131 Third Trimester Recap  - #118 Second Trimester Recap - #112 Pregnancy Rapid Fire Q&A - #107 Pregnancy Announcement with my husband    Pregnancy Blog Posts for you: - 1st Trimester Product Must Haves - My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

We’ve all heard the advice “stop trading time for money”, and I agree. But today we’re talking about ways you can trade in your money to get more time back in your life and in your business. I’m sharing ways to automate things, get help, set up systems, and so much more so that you can have more time back to do the things you really love! The majority of these things are things I personally do right now, so get ready for an insider peek into some of my systems. Plus, a few of these things are things we don’t do in our family, but I think are totally worth adding in! So, let’s get yourself some time back to do more of what you love in your life!    Links mentioned in this episode: - Check out Instacart: http://elizabethmccravy.com/instacart  - Check out Amazon stuff I use Subscribe and Save for: http://elizabethmccravy.com/amazon  -  Shop my Showit Website Templates: http://elizabethmccravy.com/shop  - Join the waitlist for Booked Out Designer: http://elizabethmccravy.com/bod    Get the full shownotes at http://elizabethmccravy.com/138   Let’s connect on Instagram! I’d love to hear what you think of this episode and if you’ll be adding any of these things to your life! https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    And please share this with any friends who you think would be interested in this topic. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback via a review or message me to tell me what you think! My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today I have the honor of interviewing my amazing client and friend, Rick Mulready! In this interview, I ask Rick #allthethings about what his business and life look like behind the scenes as a 7-Figure/Year business owner. No matter where you are in your business right now, you’re going to learn so much from Rick’s insight into the mindset, habits, thoughts, and actions that have led to his success.    I’ve learned a lot from Rick through having him as a client (I redesigned his brand and website last year!), and fun fact… his podcast was one of the first I discovered when I first started my business years ago. So, this interview is very special for me!    Some highlights we’ll cover: - How Rick makes money in his business and how that has evolved over the years  - What a “typical” workday looks like  - Major team building strategies  - How parenthood changed Rick’s business and work schedule  - Calendar/scheduling strategies for success   - Working towards a 4 day work week  - Why mindset matters SO MUCH - How to better track your business data    Links mentioned in this episode: - Get the full show notes at http://elizabethmccravy.com/137  - Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  - Connect with Rick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickmulready/  - Connect with Elizabeth on her website: http://elizabethmccravy.com/  - Connect with Rick on his website: http://rickmulready.com/  - Shop website templates: http://elizabethmccravy.com/shop    My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

It’s the final episode of our 3 part series on real estate! We’ll have to do a part 4 sometime down the line with updates, but I hope you have absolutely loved these so far and learned a lot from them. If you’re new here and missed the first 2 episodes, highly recommend going back and listening to those as well.    For context on us, we own 3 long term rentals in the Middle Tennessee area. We are far from being “real estate gurus” or anything remotely similar. We’re just regular people, who actually have other jobs outside of real estate investing, who are doing this on the side and learning along the way!  Here’s the scoop on the questions we’re answering today:   - I’d love to know more about how you’ve set it up as an LLC. We have one rental property that we have been renting for 7 years & we want to make the move to owning another in the next year or so, but we don’t have it set up as a separate business currently. -  I’d also love to know the toughest / most challenging aspect of it so far, or something that came up that you didn’t expect. - How do you find tenants to rent your properties? - Have you considered two tenant properties? Why/why not?  - Would love to know how you guys went about “studying/learning” about real estate. Books? Course? Google 😝 - Do you think real estate is the best place to invest your money? - When deciding where to invest money… What other options do you like outside of real estate?  Links mentioned in this episode: - For all links mentioned, head to the full show notes at https://elizabethmccravy.com/136 - Learn more about my business at https://elizabethmccravy.com/  - Connect on Instagram and tell us what you think at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/ My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

I hope you loved last week’s episode with part one of all of this real estate talk. We’re back today with part TWO of three parts! If you missed part one, go back and listen to it before this one (episode 134) or at least listen to it after. It’s a bit more “foundational” content and here we’re getting into more specifics.    Today to give you a little peek into what we’re talking about, here are the main questions we’re answering:  - How much money should you have upfront when investing in rental properties? - Do you need 20% down for an investment property? - Would love to know why rentals vs a flip? - Would love to know how you found your properties and how you are planning to finance them!  - How much are you going to cash flow from each? - I’d love to hear how much profit you think you’ll be able to make from them!? - Are you planning to be the landlord/maintenance person or hiring that part out?  - How do you plan to screen tenants?  - Are you furnishing your rental properties? - I would love to know how you decided to go for two properties right away? We have gone back and forth about whether to do just one or two.   If you’re enjoying this series, please leave a 5 star rating/review, share it with your friends, or send me a message to let me know! I always love hearing from you guys!  Links mentioned in this episode: - For all links mentioned, head to the full show notes at https://elizabethmccravy.com/135 - Learn more about my business at https://elizabethmccravy.com/  - Connect on Instagram and tell us what you think at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/ My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today starts our 3 week series on real estate investing – get excited because within the next 3 episodes there is over 2 hours worth of really tactical advice for you on the topic of real estate. WOOHOO. I’ve been anticipating recording these episodes since the end of 2020 when we first got started with all of this and when I first started asking you guys what questions you had. Now here we are!    On today’s episode, you’ll hear myself and my husband Adam answering questions you sent in on Instagram about real estate investing! If you haven’t met Adam on the podcast previously, he’s the best. He’s been a guest on my podcast a few times over the years — some to talk about personal finance in an early episode and to talk about our “we’re pregnant” announcement as well!    You’ll hear me say this on the episode, but we aren’t “real estate experts” and certainly don’t pretend to be! We are regular people like you who decided to invest in real estate. I am all about more people who aren’t “experts” teaching what they’ve found works for them. (Often we feel unqualified to do that, and I don’t think we should!) So, know that is where we are coming from. For context, we live in Nashville, we own 3 rental properties all in different parts of Middle Tennessee.    In each of these 3 episodes, we’re tackling completely different types of questions. So, be sure to listen to all 3 episodes for the “full scoop”. Here’s some of what we’re answering today:  - I’d love to just know more on what got y’all interested and whether you were nervous buying during a sellers market?  - Tips for going into business with your spouse?  - I’m curious if you have already purchased a house for yourself to live in? I’m currently renting a house but I want to buy a rental property this year! It feels weird to buy my first house that I wouldn’t live in, does that sound silly? 🤣 - I would love to know if you bought these properties while having a mortgage on your current home and if so did you find that that was a complication! I’m also super curious if you saved to be able to buy these out right or if you chose to take mortgages on these two properties! Basically, I want all the money details 😂👏🏻  - Are you buying them ready to go or doing work to them? - Biggest question I’m dying to know is whether you actually purchased these properties. I’ve heard about people getting into Airbnb etc by leasing places! I think it’s so fascinating!!  - I’d love to know how you decided between Airbnb/long term rentals, and how you (or Adam) knew it was the one to offer one? ☺️ … and some other stuff asMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

This interview with Kate Rosenow from Work Well with Kate is sure to leave you motivated and way more productive by the end of the episode than you were at the start. This episode originally aired in October of 2020, and it’s been a top episode on the podcast since. Whether you missed this when it originally aired OR if you need a refresher, it’s time to listen up!    Kate helps business owners streamline their work to be more profitable & less busy, and I have to tell you, I am obsessed with this interview you’re about to hear! Kate and I are like 2 peas in a pod, as we both are pretty “systems-obsessed” people.  Kate is walking you through 4 ways to streamline and simplify your business. As the CEO, you need to focus on the work that only you can do. I always love the phrase “what got you here won’t get you there”, and that’s so true when it comes to scaling a business. You can’t do everything yourself forever.    You’ll hear Kate share her journey of growing her first business, Mavenly & Co., to a very successful business. All the while, she was working 12+ hour days, neglecting her health and relationships, and ultimately ended up in the hospital from burnout and stress. She learned so much from that experience and took that knowledge into her next business and learned how to run a business that didn’t burn her out.    We talk alot about time management, and I ask Kate to tell me what’s on her calendar today and for the week! Hearing her talk about planning her time, setting boundaries, and the obstacles that come up was so interesting. I loved hearing her perspective on time-blocking.    Kate also shares some strategies for how she’s able to work just 4 hour days AND have a 6-figure/year business. You’ll love her thoughts on this. I hope this conversation inspires you and motivates you to create meaningful systems in your business!  Get the full show notes and all the links mentioned in this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/89 Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/ Connect with Kate on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/workwellwithkate/ Shop Elizabeth’s website templates: http://elizabethmccravy.com/shop My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today we’re chatting about VIP Days, and how you can add this offer to your online business! A VIP Day is a 4-figure offer with a 3 to 5 phase process that’s done in a day or less. I’ve seen the coaching industry offering these for years, but did you know that you can offer this as a website designer, copywriter, virtual assistant, photographer, and about a gazillion other types of businesses?    Jordan Gill is an operations consultant and founder of Systems Saved Me. She helps overworked one-woman shows become streamlined solopreneurs. And, she teaches entrepreneurs like me and you how to create a VIP Day from your service or retainer work. I loved getting to ask Jordan #allthethings VIP Day. We really dive deep and get super practical here, so you can seriously start creating your very own VIP Day just from what you’ll learn in this interview.    We talk about…  - What a VIP Day is and what types of businesses it IS and ISN’T for  - The 3 types of VIP Days - How you get your clients to actually send you everything you need to execute the VIP Day - Picking your price for your 1st VIP Day  - How to collect payments for VIP Days  - What types of offers VIP Days might not be suited for  - How contracts protect you and your client with these fast projects - The first step you need to take to create your own VIP Day  … And so much more!    Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/132  Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Jordan on her website at https://systemssavedme.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connect with Jordan on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/systemssavedme/My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

We’re back with a pregnancy update episode! And I can't believe I’m already recording this for the third trimester. It feels like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant. In this episode, I’m sharing all about what the third trimester has been like. If you’re looking for a positive pregnancy podcast episode, this will be that. Nothing in here to scare you! But, I am sharing some ups and downs.    Some topics covered in this episode: - The Gestational Diabetes screening test - The longer 3-hour Gestational Diabetes test  - Sciatica in pregnancy and how I got rid of mine  - How God has been showing up for me and answering prayers in this season - Recapping my 2 baby showers - Choosing our baby boy’s name  - Nursery set up - What all happened in my business in the 3rd trimester - What my maternity leave will look like    If you missed earlier pregnancy episodes, be sure to go back to those as well! I have tons of podcast episodes and blog content recapping this pregnancy including favorite products, photoshoot outfits, and more. Linking all below!    Pregnancy Podcast Episodes to Scroll Back to: - #118 Second Trimester Recap - #112 Pregnancy Rapid Fire Q&A - #107 Pregnancy Announcement with my husband    Pregnancy Blog Posts for you: - 1st Trimester Product Must Haves - 2nd Trimester Product Must Haves - 3rd Trimester Product Must Haves - Gender Reveal Photoshoot + Party RMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

I’m really excited about this episode of various productivity hacks for you! As the title says, I’m all about working smarter, not harder. That doesn’t mean that intentional work isn’t important, but instead that we should make the absolute most of our time spent working. Interesting thing: I rarely work more than 40-45 hours in a week for my business, but have been able to build a multiple six-figure a year business on that time. It’s not about the hours you put in, but about how productive those hours are.    In this episode, I’m sharing 7 little hacks that help me be more productive — from what I listen to in the workday to managing my calendar! My challenge for you is to pick 2 of these things and implement them into your life this week. Even with just 2, I think you’ll see huge improvements. Now turn up the volume and get pumped for some time-saving hacks!    This is a recast of episode #82 that aired back in September of 2020. This is one of the very top episodes of the podcast, as in… It is one of the top 5 most downloaded and most listened to episodes and it’s one where I get tons of DMs about it. If you never listened to it back in 2020, NOW is the perfect time! And, if you have already listened, but maybe never implemented or you feel like your productivity could use some help… it’s time to relisten.    Links Mentioned in This Episode:  Binaural Beats Audio on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pJ5FD9_Orbg  Episode #46 of this podcast for my best calendar tips — just scroll back to find it!  Episode #76 of this podcast for my best inbox management tips — just scroll back to find it!  Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you’ll be implementing: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Come hang out on my website: http://elizabethmccravy.com/    Get the full show notes for this episode: http://elizabethmccravy.com/82  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

I have a bit of a soap box for you today in this short episode. I feel really passionate about this because I really love entrepreneurs. (We are an amazing group if I say so myself!) And I love our community so much that I hate it when we’re fed lies about different business models, and when we’re only told half the story. I also hate it when terms are used wrong to make something sound flashier for a sales page.    One thing this happens with is the concept of passive income. It’s so flashy right now — who wouldn’t want money while they sleep with zero effort ever? But, the what people are calling PASSIVE income, isn’t actually passive — it’s scalable.    So today, I’m sharing what passive income actually means — plus, plenty of examples of real passive income. And, then I’m sharing what template shops, courses, memberships and all the other things touted as “passive income” *actually are*.    As you can see, this is a short episode… it’s certainly not all there is to say on this topic! I know I left plenty of thoughts and details out. But, I hope this gets your mind spinning on ideas and gives you clarity as you navigate growing your online business.    Links mentioned in this episode: -  Shop my Showit Website Templates: http://elizabethmccravy.com/shop  - Join the waitlist for Booked Out Designer: http://elizabethmccravy.com/bod    Get the full shownotes at http://elizabethmccravy.com/129    Let’s connect on Instagram! I’d love to hear what you think of this episode! https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    And please share this with any friends who you think would be interested in this topic. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback via a review or message me to tell me what you think! My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF! 

Chatting with Callie is always so much fun, and this conversation is no exception! She’s been on the podcast back on episode #49. And, I’ve been a guest on her podcast, Living Enneagram, on episode #63 and #134 (linked below!). Callie is an enneagram coach, podcaster, YouTuber, wife, and new mama! We recorded this episode when she was about 3 months postpartum. So, she’s in the trenches. These aren’t tips from years ago from what she can remember, but the real stuff she’s doing NOW.    Whether you are pregnant, trying to conceive, or a new mama yourself, there’s something for you here. Or, if you are going through another big life transition (like moving, getting married, transitioning jobs, starting your business, etc), I think there’s so much for you to apply to non-baby related situations as well. Plus, so much of the baby stuff also just applies to BUSINESS, which you’ll hear us say a couple of times!    Some topics we’ll cover: - What Callie’s experience was like managing a full business schedule while growing a baby - How she planned her business to prepare for a baby on the way - Different things she did to mentally prepare for birth and postpartum - Tips for actually sleeping as a new parent - How to financially prepare your business for time off - The steps she took to hire a nanny  - What day to day looks like now as a new mama  … and so much more!    Seriously…  I say this in the episode, but I will be re-listening to this one when it airs. It’s good, it’s refreshing, and encouraging! So, volume up and get excited!    Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/128  Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Callie on her website at http://callieammons.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Let’s talk about how we make money! I have personally always LOVED these types of podcast episodes when I’ve heard them on other shows because we all love to know what other people are doing to find success right? What revenue streams make up a business? And, what additional streams make up PERSONAL income? So, I’m breaking it down for you today.    First, we’re talking about the various ways my business makes money, and I’m even sharing some percentages of overall revenue in some of these ways! Plus, a few ideas for income streams I plan to add in the new year. Then, we’ll talk about my personal life, so outside of our actual work, 3 additional ways my husband and I bring in money to our personal lives. They might not be what you’re expecting — especially the 3rd way!    I hope you enjoy this episode and that it gets your mind spinning with ideas! If any of these ways are particularly interesting and you want to hear a deep dive into them… let me know. I’d be more than happy to do additional episodes on this stuff!    Links mentioned in this episode: - Etsy Shop: http://elizabethmccravy.com/etsy  - Amazon Influencer Shop: http://elizabethmccravy.com/amazon  - Website Templates: http://elizabethmccravy.com/shop  - Booked Out Designer waitlist: http://elizabethmccravy.com/bod    Get the full shownotes at http://elizabethmccravy.com/127    Let’s connect on Instagram! I’d love to hear what you think of this episode! https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/ My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today I’m chatting with an amazing founding member of Booked Out Designer, Katie Taylor! Katie is a Showit website designer and marketing analyst who works with local businesses in Cincinnati, Ohio. I know that hearing her business story will inspire you (and be super relatable)! Katie officially started her business in September of 2019, and it looked a lot different then than it does now. In the winter of 2021, she thought about throwing in the towel on her business and Booked Out Designer was the thing that kept her up and going!    Here are some quick highlights from this conversation: - Katie’s story of starting her business after 10 years in a non-profit event planning job  - How Katie was about to quit her business at the beginning of this year before discovering Booked Out Designer - The life of being a self-taught website designer  - How Katie made her projects go FASTER by implementing strategies in Booked Out Designer - Katie’s story of booking a $6,000 web project while in Booked Out Designer - An insider peek at what the community of Booked Out Designer is like and what you can expect from the course    If you’re listening to this LIVE.. then Booked Out Designer is open for enrollment right now, but only through this Friday (July 16th, 2021). So, be sure to check out the info page while you listen to this episode! This will be the last time the course is open in 2021, and if this feels like a good fit for you, then I want you to join me! See all the deets at https://elizabethmccravy.com/booked-out-designer    And, if you’re like me and you like to SEE stuff before you buy it, then go to http://elizabethmccravy.com/sample to get 2 lessons of the course absolutely FREE. And, you’ll get to see exactly what the course is like, read about each module, and so much more!    Links Mentioned in This Episode: - Get the full shownotes: http://elizabethmccravy.com/126  - Join Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/booked-out-designer  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today we’re talking about one of my favorite topics — one that I honestly don’t cover on this podcast enough because I’m seriously obsessed with it. And that is… client experience! I got a heavy dose of teaching on client experience in my course for designers, Booked Out Designer, where there’s an entire module with 12 lessons (and 5 hours of content) on this topic. By improving your client experience you not only make your client happier, but you make yourself happier as the service-provider. You’re less likely to experience burnout and overwhelm, and you’re very likely to be able to charge a lot more for what you do! So today, I’m sharing the top 4 mistakes I see designers and other service providers making with their client experience. I’ll also be offering some solutions to these mistakes so you can have a happier YOU and happier clients!    Sign up at http://elizabethmccravy.com/webinar and come hang with me on July 12th!  Links Mentioned in This Episode: - Join the waitlist for Booked Out Designer: http://elizabethmccravy.com/bod  - Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  - Looking for help with discovery calls? Download the free Designer's Guide To Mastering Discovery Calls here: https://elizabethmccravy.com/discovery-call-guide-for-designers   My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Sales calls, discovery calls, consultations… whatever you want to call them — you may love them or you may hate them. Regardless, we all know they’re important. What happens on this call can literally determine whether a potential client works with you OR ghosts you and works with someone else.    I used to hate sales calls. I had a few bad experiences with them early on in my business,  and for a while, I left these calls feeling frazzled, vulnerable, and not sure if I was “confident enough” (even when I DID book the client). So, after about 5 years of consistently doing these calls (more if you count my freelancer days when I was so frazzled), I’ve learned some things that help you get that “sales call confidence” we all want. I’m sharing FOUR of those strategies with you today (plus, of course, extra tips throughout). So, get ready to feel CONFIDENT and totally book the client on your next sales call!    P.S. #dontmissthis: Booked Out Designer will be opening again on July 12th for new students to join the community! This program is the perfect place for brand and website designers who want to build a booked out, in demand design business. And, if you’re not a designer but you do another type of service-business, I welcome you too with open arms, because I promise you’ll get so much from this program as well.  When you buy Booked Out Designer, you get the amazing COURSE (over 90 lessons of content), you get an incredible private Facebook community (with actual access to me!), group coaching with me, and some incredible surprise bonuses too. And, like I say in this episode, there’s an entire module JUST ON discovery calls in the course with 3 and half hours of training content for you. So, join the waitlist at https://elizabethmccravy.com/booked-out-designer today!  Links Mentioned in This Episode: - Get on the waitlist for Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/booked-out-designer  - Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  - Shop website templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/showit-website-templates/  - Download the free Designer's Guide To MasMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Want an insider scoop on what my program Booked Out Designer is actually like? Today I’m chatting with one of my founding member students, Ida Winstead! We’re talking all about how her business has grown over the years, her story as a designer, and how Booked Out Designer has impacted her business.    What you’ll hear us talk about: - How Ida booked out her client calendar  - How Booked Out Designer helped her refine her client process and discovery call experience - The Booked Out Designer community of designers (they are seriously the best!) - What coaching calls are like inside the course  - Ida’s favorite lessons and modules  - What the course format is like so you know what to expect  … and so much more fun conversation!    In a few short weeks, Booked Out Designer will be opening again for new students to join the community! This program is the perfect place for brand and website designers who want to build a booked out, in demand design business. The doors open on July 12th and once our launch week is over, we won’t have another enrollment period for the course until 2022. When you buy Booked Out Designer, you get the amazing COURSE (over 90 lessons of content), you get an incredible private Facebook community (with actual access to me!), and some incredible surprise bonuses too.  Links Mentioned in This Episode: - Get on the waitlist for Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/booked-out-designer  - Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  - Listen to the Hygge Hour Podcast with host, Ida Winstead: https://hyggedesign.co/podcast  - Connect with Ida on her website: https://hyggedesign.co/  - Check out Ida on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hyggedesign.co/My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

How can you start with a website template and make it your own? Make it FEEL super customized, without making it an actual “custom website”? There is a way, and I see people do it weekly over here with my EM Shop customers! In this short and sweet episode, I’m sharing 4 ways (and one bonus way) to make any website template not feel like it’s a website template. You don’t have to get a custom website designed in order to have a totally gorgeous, successful website for your business. These tips, strategies, and things to consider while shopping will get you started on the HOW!    We talk about brand photography in this episode, and I have a few podcasts on that topic. To scroll back and listen to those, check out episodes #120, #15, and #16.    ____________________________________   And the most fun news of them all, this week in EM Shop, 2 new templates just RELEASED! WHATTT… yep, and they’re gorgeous, strategic, fun, and I think you’ll totally be obsessed with them. T   If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, then you’ve heard me talk about my “financial spreadsheet” that I use to know my numbers in my business, and for well over a year, you guys have been asking me to sell it. I finally am! Profit Sheet by EM Shop is a Google Sheet to help service-based businesses track everything from income and expenses to tax savings, owner's draw, profit percentage, quarterly revenue, and more! This spreadsheet allows you to always know your numbers in your business. You’ll get the Google spreadsheet, a tutorial on how to use it, and as a bonus a 20 minute training where I walk you through my favorite business credit cards, investing companies, health insurance for us self employed people, and more. You can shop it linked below!    Shop all EM Shop templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/showit-website-templates/  See the new Gabby template: http://elizabethmccravy.com/gabby  See the new Taylor template: http://elizabethmccravy.com/taylor  Shop Profit Sheet: http://elizabethmccravy.com/profit-sheet  Take the website personality quiz: My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

One of my favorite “Showit features” is that it integrates with WordPress for blogging. Which confuses the heck out of people sometimes, but when you get it, you get it… And it’s magical.  People love WordPress for a reason. It’s very “powerful” meaning there’s A LOT you can do with it, especially thanks to things like plugins. (Which absolutely work with Showit too!)    Basically a plugin is outside code (kind of like an app) that adds new functionality to your website by “plugging it into” what you already have. I’m kinda obsessed with plugins, not in an overdoing it kind of way (as that can slow your website), but more like a “there’s so much cool stuff you can do with these” way.    In this episode, I’m sharing 7 WordPress plugins that work amazing with your Showit blog. Instad of focusing on the basics that we all know about, like JetPack or various spam protectors, I’m sharing some more obscure plugins that you may have never heard of or thought about using before.    Some quick plugin notes: There is a free version of all the plugins shared, and some have a paid option as well. I currently have the free version of ALL of these!   The majority of these require you to have the higher tier “advanced blog subscription” with Showit. However, what is available on the “basic blog” subscription can change, so I recommend consulting Showit’s resources to see what’s available to you at the time you’re listening.  The compatibility of these with Showit could change in the future, so defer to Showit’s support for what works!  You can try Showit out for a month absolutely free, no strings attached with my link: https://elizabethmccravy.com/showit-coupon-code  Links mentioned in this episode: - Shop website templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/showit-website-templates/  - Shop Profit Sheet: https://elizabethmccravy.com/profit-sheet  - Get the shownotes for this episode: https://elizabethmccravy.com/121My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Get ready to feel camera-confident and prepared for your next branding photoshoot after you hear this episode! I’m chatting with Dallas Fort-Worth area brand photographer, Amber Tice, about how you can get brand photos for your business from start to finish. From finding a brand photographer to outfits and props!  Plus, Amber and I also discuss her website in the second half of this interview! She’s an Elizabeth McCravy Shop customer and uses the much-loved Nicole Showit template. We talk about how she chose the template, what the setup process was like, how the feedback has been, and more! Amber gives some great tips for making your template unique to you and successfully setting it up! Plus, we talk about the transition from Squarespace to Showit, which is super interesting for those of you thinking about switching!  Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/120 Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/ Connect with Amber on her website at https://amberticephoto.com/ Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/ Connect with Amber on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/amberticephoto/ Take the website personality quiz: https://elizabethmccravy.com/quiz  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Let’s talk about website strategy today in this short and strategy-packed episode! I’m sharing how to communicate ON your website exactly why your dream client should work with you over your competitors. All on your website — not even on discovery calls, email communications, etc… but literally just in the messaging and design you put forth online.    Your website is a marketing tool for your business, and no matter what type of business you run… there are some great tips for you within these 4 ways I’m sharing!    A fun note… You’ll hear me briefly mention this towards the end of this episode… New templates are coming VERY soon to EM Shop! I cannot wait to share these new designs with you. So, if you think your website needs more than these 4 tips and a complete overhaul instead, I got you. Mark your calendar for June 11th when there will be 2 new templates dropping in my shop!    Shop website templates: http://elizabethmccravy.com/shop/ Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Get the full shownotes for this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/119              My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Time for another pregnancy episode! As I’m recording this, I’m in my 25th week of pregnancy. You’ll hear it in my 26th week if you listen live. Then the next week, the 2nd trimester is OVER and the 3rd trimester begins! Today I’m catching you up on things from the second trimester.    What We’re Talking About: Finding out the gender  Our gender reveal party with friends Physically how I’ve felt in the second trimester Our babymoon trip to New York Tips for planning a babymoon Exercises I’m doing daily to prep my body for birth Pregnancy podcasts I’m loving  Chiropractic care in pregnancy  Working with a voice coach Creating my online course  Maternity leave prep and planning  What’s on my calendar work-wise until baby arrives  Get all my favorite products, supplements, workouts, etc. from the second trimester in this blog post: http://elizabethmccravy.com/second-trimester  Get the full show notes for this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/118  Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  ALL PREGNANCY EPISODES AND BLOGS: #107: We’re Pregnant Announcement: https://elizabethmccravy.com/big-news-were-pregnant/  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Think you might be ready to make your first or next hire? And maybe that hire should be a virtual assistant? If you aren’t sure where to start or how to find your dream team member, this episode is for you! I’m chatting with Sabatini Ferdinand all about hiring VAs for your online business. We discuss what traits to look for in a VA, what tasks a VA can help you with, how to take steps towards hiring, and what a VA even is if you aren’t quite sure. We also explore other topics like remote work and world traveling! And, EM Shop templates, since Saba is a customer! I hope you leave this episode READY and prepared to hire a VA (or any position) within your business!    Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/117    Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Saba on her website at https://www.theindemandva.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connect with Saba on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theindemandva/  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

One thing I have learned from all of you listeners is that you love productivity hacks, systems, and insider scoops on what I'm doing to be more productive and purposeful with my time. So that’s exactly what I’ve got for you today in this short, sweet, and honestly… very productive episode! I’m walking you through some simple things — both personal life and business things that I do every Sunday to help me prepare for a productive, purposeful, and peaceful (to add another P word) week ahead! This episode isn’t just for business owners, so if you work a 9 to 5, are a stay at home mom or a student, you totally can gain something here too!    I hope this episode blesses you and helps you feel more in control of your time and ready to ROCK when Monday comes around!    To get the full shownotes for this episode head to http://elizabethmccravy.com/116  I’d love to connect with you on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    To hear my calendar planning episode referenced, head back to episode #97 of this podcast! You will LOVE IT.  To check out Instacart visit http://elizabethmccravy.com/instacart  To check out the Full Focus Store and get $10 off, visit http://elizabethmccravy.com/full-focus  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today I’m chatting with my friend, Amber Housley, and this is a FUN ONE, guys! Amber and I have known each other for years and have both worked together professionally. I designed her lovely website and she’s been my coach in her mastermind and membership community.    We talk about multiple things in this interview, but a big focus is on how to build a successful membership community OR a mastermind program in your business. She’s done both well, and there’s a lot of overlapping principles to creating a successful business with these offers. So, if you’ve been thinking that starting (or joining) a mastermind/membership is something you’d love to do now (or later), you’ll want these tips!    Amber and I also discuss motherhood and business tips, gardening advice, corporate life, and so much more. You guys are gonna LOVE this one!    Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/115/  Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Amber on her website at https://amberhousley.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connect with Amber on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/amberhousley/   My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

It’s time for a launch recap! Woot woot! And, the title says it all… I’m recapping my Booked Out Designer course launch that sold out in an hour. I love these types of episodes, and I’ve done a few for template launches, but this is my first course EVER! So it’s fun to talk about launching from a different angle and for a product that is a cart open/cart close model.    I’m sharing the nitty gritty details of this launch including what I did leading up to it, what worked, what didn’t go so well, what I’ll change next time, and what the results have been. I’m so obsessed with this course and my amazing students. And even as I record this a month after the launch, I’m still blown away by how cool this whole experience was!    Other episodes to check out that relate back to this one: - Episode #110 - Basically the “prequel” to this one. I talk about why I chose to do a beta launch and how to know if that’s the right launch method for you.  - Episode #77 - This is when I first announced that this course was coming! My original “plans” changed a lot, so it’s fun to listen back to that one and see what *actually* happened versus what I planned.  - Episode #36 - This is where I talk about my FIRST ever launch that was a total flop and what I learned from it!  - Episode #64 - A recap of my 2020 template launch that happened during the global pandemic    To get the full show notes and links mentioned head to http://elizabethmccravy.com/114  To get on the waitlist for next time Booked Out Designer opens go to http://elizabethmccravy.com/waitlist  Let’s connect on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Looking for help with discovery calls? Download the free Designer's Guide To Mastering Discovery Calls here: https://elizabethmccravy.com/discovery-call-guide-for-designers  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today I’m chatting with my copywriter, Emily Conley of Emily Writes Well, and we are getting deep into email marketing strategy. If you want to learn how to write better emails… this episode is for you!    We dive into tips about both sales emails and regular content emails. Plus, tons of tips on things like subject lines, email formatting, preview text, storytelling, and so much more! I think you’ll walk away from this one with more confidence to write great emails as a business owner.    Some specifics we cover: - How to understand (and utilize) the buyer’s journey - How many emails you should send during a launch  - How to make “goals” for your emails  - How to figure out your email writing style - How to make emails more FUN - Tips for writing great subject lines - How to utilize “preview text” - Heavily designed emails versus plain text  - Emily’s EM Shop experience … and so much more!    Get the full shownotes with all linked mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/113/  Connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Emily on her website at https://emilywriteswell.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connect with Emily on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/emilywriteswell/    Get the Brand Voice Guide Emily mentions at https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e87f244b68c420026b0355d  Welcome back My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today I’m answering your questions about pregnancy! As I record this, I’m in my 17th week of pregnancy, and you’ll hear it a few weeks later. #workingahead I’ve enjoyed pregnancy so much, and absolutely love talking about it. I hope that sharing my experiences will help you if you’re pregnant or thinking about trying to conceive.    Here are the fun questions I’m answering!  - What has been your best pregnancy purchase?  - Weirdest pregnancy symptom so far?  - Favorite part of being pregnant?  - What do you think the gender is? Are you finding out? - Did you hire a doula?  - Favorite/best pregnancy books so far?  - Did you read any books or do anything in particular that you think helped you conceive?  - How has working while pregnant been?  - How are you preparing for a natural childbirth?  - Hardest part of pregnancy so far?  - How many children do you and Adam want?   For all the links mentioned, head to the full show notes at http://elizabethmccravy.com/112  Hear our 1st episode about our baby on the way on episode #107 of this podcast!  Quick Links Mentioned: Get all of my 1st trimester favorites in this blog: http://elizabethmccravy.com/first-trimester  Promptly Journal: https://rstyle.me/+1p_eF2BoQ5W8VerYwWC7IA  Dear Baby Journal: https://rstyle.me/+rQDpJZbhCxyydWaAXxjutQ  Mama Natural Book: https://rstyle.me/+hjXwH50n_0vAMZmV6yJO1Q  Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth Book: https://rstyle.me/+9l-kWlC8gbxTBA5nhUSUBgMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

It's my 5 year business anniversary this week! March 29th, so the day before this airs, was the date I officially launched my business 5 years ago. And boy, am I grateful for this business!    So to celebrate 5 years of business, I want to share with you 5 of the biggest business lessons I learned in these 5 years. There are so many lessons and so much learning obviously, but these are the things that truly stick out to me! And, these are the lessons that I hope you can learn as well because I believe these are the things that have seriously helped me scale and grow my business.    This episode is especially casual — seriously, what I would tell you if you asked me this question over coffee. And, I share some stories and chit chat along the way! I hope you will love this one, and thank you for celebrating my business anniversary by tuning into this special episode!    Get the full show notes for this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/111  Let’s connect on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    And if you want to hear a past business anniversary episode, tune into episode #60 for my 4 year business anniversary episode: https://elizabethmccravy.com/60 (It’s a super fun episode with some great tips as well! So if you love this one… head on back to #60!)  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Let’s talk about beta testing an offer — what that means, pros and cons, and why I didn’t want to do it, but did…  and how it was the best decision I could have made for my business.    If you missed it, I launched my new course for designers, Booked Out Designer, at the end of February. It sold out within an hour and a half. And filled half way within 10 minutes! Like WHAT?! This was a beta launch… and one that was absolutely not on my agenda. I wanted to make the course, then sell it — in that exact order.    If you launch anything in your business ever or are working on creating a new offer right now… you’ll want to tune in here! I think there’s a lot you can learn from my experience!  This episode is super conversational and jam packed with tips for launching and creating new offers, and I’m so excited to share what I’ve been learning with you!    Some takeaways you’ll get from this episode: - What even is beta launching? How does it work? - The 3 main reasons I was AGAINST beta launching this offer  - How I reframed that mindset with help from a mentor and friend - What my original plan was with the course creation process and why it wasn’t working for me (a.k.a. I was very stuck)  - How the beta launch went and how working on the course content has been since  - 5 reasons you should consider a beta launch (from a girl who said she’d never do it)    Episode #77 (not #40 like I say in the audio) of this podcast was my FIRST “course creation” update episode. It’s been a while since I shared any updates… because… I was very stuck. If you want to go back to get a full picture of this journey, definitely head back to episode #77 after this one!    To get the full show notes head to https://elizabethmccravy.com/110  I’d love to connect with you on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  If you’re interested in joining Booked Out Designer (launching again THIS YEAR), join the waitlist here:  https://elizabethmccravy.com/waitlist  My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

You guys are in for a treat today! I’m so excited to introduce you to Tiffany Cheung and her inspiring business story. So, Tiffany and I met in the internet world because she’s a template customer of mine. She uses the Nicole template, which she totally customized on her own in just 3 days, which was awesome to see and I absolutely love her website! And, we both were in one of the same online courses together!   Tiffany will be sharing how she went from being laid off during the pandemic in 2020 to creating a 6-figure online business teaching Instagram marketing. Tiffany is a single mama and is a student too finishing up her bachelor’s degree so she made this leap in her business with this stuff on her plate as well. After we talk through her story, we get really nice and practical and talk Instagram marketing strategies, which I think you all will love!  Connect with Tiffany on her website: https://tiffanycheung.co/  Connect with Tiffany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanycheung.co/  Tiffany’s launch post from when she released her new EM Shop website: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjq8ItDnmM/   Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connnect with Elizabeth on her website: http://elizabethmccravy.com/    Get the full show notes for this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/109 My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Do you understand how trademarks relate to your online business? I totally didn’t, to be honest, and that’s why I wanted to have Joey on the podcast to educate ME and all of YOU! Now, trademarks might not seem like the most “exciting” topic, but it is so important to the health of your business. And, I seriously believe knowledge is power. Even just learning about and exploring this topic can be so beneficial!    Joey is a trademark lawyer for online business owners, so he really GETS this space! He has helped tons of online entrepreneurs and course creators understand just how important trademarking really is and call legal dibs on their brands and signature methods.   In this episode, we explore what trademarks are and how they apply to your business. We talk about things like:  - What even IS a trademark?  - How is a trademark different from copyrights?  - What can we trademark? What can’t we?  - Could our competitors cut in and trademark something we use in our businesses?  - How much does it cost to get something trademarked?  - What are some common mistakes people make with trademarks?  And, we talk about some of the horror stories Joey has seen when people didn’t trademark. This was SHOCKING to me!    Get the full shownotes at https://elizabethmccravy.com/108 Connect with Joey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joeycvitale/  Visit Joey’s website at https://www.joeycvitale.com/ and https://indielaw.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Visit Elizabeth’s website at  https://elizabethmccravy.comMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

As the title says, WE’RE HAVING A BABY! We are over the moon with excitement, and I have Adam with me on the podcast today to share the news and recap everything up until now! We recorded this at 13 weeks of pregnancy, and you all are hearing this right before I hit 15 weeks.    Some highlights from the episode: - Hear the story of how I found out and our first reactions - Our trying to conceive story  - The process of telling family and friends - Funny dreams/predictions from friends BEFORE we were even pregnant - The pregnant symptoms I’ve had and the ones I’ve skipped - What the first trimester has been like  - My birth plans - how we decided where we wanted to give birth and what we’ll be doing  - What my business has looked like being pregnant (and keeping it a secret!) - My maternity leave plans and how we’re preparing for that now  - What fears we have about becoming parents … and so much more!    I hope you all enjoy this heart-to-heart episode about the pregnancy journey so far! If you want MORE pregnancy content, be sure to let me know.  If we aren’t connected on Instagram, now is the time! I’ll be sharing more behind-the-scenes pregnancy stuff, fun videos of how we told friends and family, and so much more. Find me at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  See our pregnancy announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpS427jjqG/  Fun montage of telling family: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLr_MdgDnI6/ Fun montage of telling friends: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLxXIj4jZpy/  To get the full show notes, tons of fun pictures and links mentioned head to http://elizabethmccravy.com/107 To see all of my 1st-trimester product recommendations, head to this blog post: http://elizabethmccravy.com/first-trimester My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Let’s play 20 questions — design business style… again! This is PART TWO of 20 questions for all my designer friends!     In my waitlist survey for my new program Booked Out Designer, there was a spot to “ask me anything”, and the waitlist designers sent some amazing questions in. I have had about 100 people fill out this survey so far, and the questions are definitely influencing what goes into the course, but in addition to that… I want to tackle some of them right now on the podcast.    Designers, you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode! For those of you who aren’t designers (still LOVE you!), you’ll also enjoy this for tons of tips about running a service based business.    Some questions we’ll cover…  - What would you tell your younger business owner self that you wish you knew now? - What were the top 3 things that helped you reach 6 figures? - Do you create your own copy for your website and instagram? - How do you stay so motivated?  - Why do you choose Showit over other website platforms?  And so much more… again… there are 10 fabulous questions!    ________________________________________________   In this episode, you’ll hear me talk about how my Booked Out Designer beta launch sold out basically immediately! Well, that was a while ago now! An update for you: The beta launch is over, the course is finished being created, and I’ve actually had over 100 students go through the program. If what I’m talking about in this episode is catching your attention as things you want to learn more about, then you’ve GOT to check out Booked Out Designer. (If you love this podcast, I think you’ll super love this course!)  Booked out designer will help you build a thriving, money-making design business that keeps you booked out, not burnt out. There are 90+ video lessons covering everything from things like pricing your services and delivering an incredible client experience to marketing yourself confidently on Instagram and eliminating awkward discovery calls. You’ll also have access to group coaching calls with me, and you’ll be part of our incredible facebook community to ask questions in. Want to see what students are saying and get info on how to join? The details are all here: https://elizabethmccravy.com/booked-out-designer I hope to see you inside of our community soon! Have questions? Email My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Let’s play 20 questions — design business style! In my waitlist survey for my new program Booked Out Designer, there was a spot to “ask me anything”, and the waitlist designers sent some amazing questions in. I have had about 100 people fill out this survey so far, and the questions are definitely influencing what goes into the course, but in addition to that… I want to tackle some of them right now on the podcast.    Designers, you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode! For those of you who aren’t designers (still LOVE you!), you’ll also enjoy this for tons of tips about running a service based business. We’re talking about things like the story of starting my business, tips for going full time, what to focus on early on in your business, what my workflow was like with clients when I first started, and so much more.    ____________________________________________________________   An update for ya: Booked Out Designer is actually LIVE now, and you can join today! In this course, I’m pulling back the curtains on the secrets and skills I’ve used to create a six-figure design business working with dream clients and staying in demand as a designer. Whether you’re a designer who is just getting started or someone who’s been designing for a while, if you’re ready to take the business side of things to the next level – this program is for you. We’re talking about finding your niche, pricing your services, marketing your design services, mastering the discovery call, business finances, contracts and so much more. Plus, you’ll get to see my complete client experience including real footage of me working on projects, on calls with my clients, and all kinds of behind-the-scenes access.    Want to see it for yourself first? You can sample 2 full-length lessons from Booked Out Designer absolutely free (no credit card required). Head to https://elizabethmccravy.com/sample to get your sample!My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Ready to stop chasing clients down and make more money in your design business? If you’re on the burnt out hamster wheel, I’ve got help just for you. It IS possible to enjoy client work, make a great living as a designer, and have time for your family and other priorities too. It’s the Booked Out Designer lifestyle, and that’s what I’m teaching you here.    In addition to the tips, you’ll also hear me talk about the course I’ve created for brand and website designers — including spilling the NAME of the course for the first time! Whether you’re a designer or you run another type of service business, you’ll get a lot from this episode. But, I am focused primarily on designers here! Get ready to go from burnt out to booked out with these “must-haves” in your business!    When this episode originally aired Booked Out Designer was BRAND NEW and in the early stages of being built. Now we’ve had 100+ students take part in this incredible 90 lesson course and coaching program. The results these designers are getting are INSANE! Seeing others win and getting to cheer them on has been incredible. If you’re interested in Booked Out Designer, you can actually join right now. (Or, if you want to sample the course… see info on how to do that below!) Whether you’re just starting out or if you’ve been at it for years, this course and coaching program will help you build a thriving, money-making design business that keeps you booked out, not burnt out. Get all the details at https://elizabethmccravy.com/BOD. Have questions? Please email me at [email protected]! I’d love to chat with you! Hope to see you inside of the course soon!    Links mentioned in this episode:  - Join Booked Out Designer (yep! It’s live now!) at https://elizabethmccravy.com/BOD  - Get the full show notes for this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/104  - Want to buy the awesome financial spreadsheet I talk about in this episode? You can! It's included in Booked Out Designer, but you can also buy it solo for just $39! Profit Sheet helps you actually know the numbers in your business, feel more financially organized, and run your service business with more ease. Get it here: https://elizabethmccravy.com/profit-sMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

YAY FOR 10K! First of all, I’m so grateful to have hit this “milestone”, but even more than that, I’m just for all of you who I’ve been able to connect with because of Instagram. About 2 months ago, I hit 10,000 followers on Instagram. In this episode, I’m sharing some raw and honest thoughts, lessons, and strategies I learned getting to 10k on Instagram. We’re talking growth mindset, marketing strategies, creating viral moments, the coveted “swipe up” feature, and so much more!    Thank YOU for being here as a podcast listener (and many of you as InstaFriends as well)! I appreciate you. I’m grateful for you, and thank you for following along on this journey with me!    If we’re not connected on IG, then we *definitely* need to be after this episode! Find me here: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    Let’s connect on my website where you can find my website templates and tons of others resources to help you grow your business: http://elizabethmccravy.com/    And, to get the full shownotes and links mentioned in this episode head to http://elizabethmccravy.com/103 My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Today you are in for a TREAT. My bookkeeper is here to answer all of your business bookkeeping questions. And yep, your actual questions! I asked you guys on Instagram what bookkeeping questions you wanted us to tackle and those are the exact questions we are answering here.    We chat about questions like…  - How to find a bookkeeper who is right for your business? - How is bookkeeping different from accounting? - When is it time to hire a bookkeeper versus DIYing your bookkeeping? - How is legitimate bookkeeping different from keeping a really detailed spreadsheet?  - What reports in QuickBooks are the most important to pay attention to?  - What's the best way to organize receipts and invoices?  - How do I get started with bookkeeping if I’ve done none up until this point in my business?    As you can see, so much great content, and that’s just a small portion of what our conversation is about. And fun thing, as I’m recording this intro, I actually got to hang out with Madison in real life a few weekends ago! She lives in Houston, but was in Nashville for the weekend. We got to go out to dinner together and seriously hung out for like 4 hours straight and it was so fun! You guys are going to love her as much as I do!     To get the full show notes and all links mentioned in this episode head to http://elizabethmccravy.com/102    To connect with Elizabeth on Instagram head to https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  To connect with Madison on Instagram head to https://www.instagram.com/madisondearly/  Visit Madison’s website at https://madisondearly.com/  And connect with Elizabeth on her website at http://elizabethmccravy.com/ My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

A new year means it’s a great time to make some small tweaks to your existing website!  In this episode, I’m sharing a few things to do to your website for the new year to keep things fresh both from an SEO perspective and to attract your dream clients and customers.    I’ve divided this into 2 parts — first, you’ll hear me share changes that are EASY and fast to make! (I’m talking anywhere from 1 minute to 10 minutes.) Then, I’ll share a few more edits that will take more time, but will make a huge impact on your business!    And, if you’ve discovered this episode later on in the year, still listen in! Every one of these except for one can be applied as a “spring cleaning” to your website at ANY time of year. So, if your website has gotten a bit stagnant, this is a great one for you!    And, if you’re listening in and feeling like you don’t even want to make these edits because you just need a do-over with your website, no worries. I’d recommend checking out my website template shop! I have a collection of easy to use, strategic and fun templates that will help you start on the right foot for 2021. Shop them at https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop    Get the full show notes and links mentioned at https://elizabethmccravy.com/101  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram at https://instagram.com/elizabethmccravy My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Well, we did it! 100 episodes! I would say I can’t believe that I have recorded this many episodes, but I absolutely CAN because I love this podcast. And this entire journey has been a blast! For this special episode, I asked my dear friend Jena Viviano to interview ME. Yep, we’re flipping the mic!    Jena is one of my dearest friends. She knows me super well both personally and professionally. She was a past client of mine and has even used THREE of my website templates! She also was the first ever guest on the podcast (episode #42), so it feels especially fitting to have her on for this special episode.    Jena digs deep into some amazing topics, and I share really openly and honestly about big dreams of mine, struggles in my life and my business, and so much more.    We get into questions about…  - What I was like in high school  - What I think the hardest thing about running a business is  - My favorite and least favorite parts of my business - What I see the next 5 years looking like  - Money mindset struggles  - My big audacious “Before I’m 30” goal!  - How I incorporate my faith into my business  …. And so much more!  I hope you guys enjoy this “flipping of the mic” and getting an insider peek into my life and business! And thank you for being here… whether this is your first episode or if you’ve listened to ALL 99 before this one. (Which I know so many of you HAVE!) Thank you for being here, and cheers to 100 MORE episodes to come!    P.S. If you're listening to this LIVE, come over to Insta and join my 100th episode giveaway! I'm giving away a $400 gift card to my template shop. Entering is easy — just leave a review for the podcast right here where you're listening and follow me on Instagram. You can get the deets here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ6r464jE3a/   To get the full show notes, visit https://elizabethmccravy.com/100    Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connect with Jena on Instagram: My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

Ready to be a better leader in your business? Whether it’s just you right now, or you and a very small team… this episode has so many takeaways for you! I’m chatting with Tianna Tye — an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist and Team Dynamics Consultant. As an online business owner herself who has lots of experience leading small, remote teams… she gets it. And the conversation we have here is full of insights! And, for those of you who often ask me to share what my team looks like, I talk about that stuff here! (Including lots of team meeting tips and pieces of my own experience hiring a team!) And, Tianna shares so much beautiful, practical advice as well. You are in for a treat, friends!     Tune in to learn: - How to lead when your team is just YOU  - How to figure out what to delegate and automate in your business  - Team building activities for your remote team  - How to combat leadership imposter syndrome  - How to figure out (and live out) core values in your business  - Mastering the virtual team meeting agenda  - How to build a solid team culture  … and so much more!    I hope this episode ENCOURAGES you as you build your business, regardless of where you are the team and leadership process.    To get the full show notes and all the links mentioned today head to https://elizabethmccravy.com/99    Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy Connect with Tianna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiannatye Visit Elizabeth’s Website: http://elizabethmccravy.com  Visit Tianna’s Website: https://tiannatye.comMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

A Bulletproof Strategy for Achieving Your Goals with the Power of Habits   Today I’m sharing ONE simple strategy I’ve been using for months to create new habits in my life… In a little by little sort of way. It’s simple, yet powerful. I believe this episode will be the motivation you need as we move into a new year to really GO AFTER those crazy goals and create change for yourself. I want you to not just get all excited with a goal on December 31st then quit, but actually carry it out throughout the WHOLE YEAR. Habits is the way to do it.    So volume up for a short and sweet episode to motivate and inspire action in your life using the power of habits. And if you’re catching this episode at some random time in the future (aka not when it aired at the end of 2020)... still tune in. This strategy is timeless, and you can get started at absolutely any time!    If this episode impacts you, please share it with a friend who needs it too. Let’s get the word out! And, I’d love to hear from you. What’s your takeaways from this episode? Come tell me over on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    As we move into the new year, I need your help. I want the content I share and the products I create to be as relevant for you as possible. Mind taking a survey to tell me what you want more of in 2021? http://elizabethmccravy.com/survey  It’ll take about 5 to 10 minutes, and you will be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card!    Get the full show notes for this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/98 My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

An entire week on a calendar? Yep, you read that title right! I schedule out everything I’m doing in a week, both personal and business, on my calendar, hour by hour for every weekday. And, I’m going to teach you how to do it too.    Today is a recast episode that you may or may not have listened to when it aired on New Year’s Eve of 2019! This episode is the most downloaded episode in all 96 before this one on the podcast! I have heard from people time and time again that this episode completely changed the way they run, not only their business but their LIFE. So, yep… people like it.    And, whether or not you’ve already heard this one… I want to encourage you to tune in. I think this could be the motivation you need to take control of your calendar (and your life) as we head into 2021.    So, if you’re ready to stop wasting so much time and start actually accomplishing your big goals, let’s dive in! This episode has the power to really change things for you, PLUS give you the encouragement you need to really go after your goals.    What You’ll Learn: How your scheduling looks today versus how it could look  How I get so much done in so little time working  The exact process for scheduling your week in your calendar  An example from my day where I read you my calendar How to leave margin for yourself when planning How to overcome your excuses ahead of time to get what you really want  Links Mentioned in This Episode: Get the full show notes: http://elizabethmccravy.com/46  Visit Elizabeth’s website: http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: http://instagram.com/elizabethmccravy Watch The Life Coach School Masterclass on this topic: https://thelifecoachschooMy biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

What will 2021 bring for the online business space? Today I’m sharing 5 predictions I have for the new year as it relates to your online business. I’ll also be sharing questions to ask yourself about each of these predictions to help you level up your business, and I’m sharing plenty of tips along the way!    As a quick note: all of these opinions are just my own, and are (as the title says) predictions! ;) I have NO idea what the new year will hold exactly, but these are my major guesses. And, I’ll probably think of plenty others after this episode is recorded, so I’ll be sure to share those over at @elizabethmccravy on Instagram!    So volume up for this fun episode predicting all the business happenings for the new year!    Links Mentioned in This Episode: My Dubsado Webinar is episode #80 of this podcast. Just scroll back to tune in!  The Financial Numbers to Watch episode is #86 of this podcast, scroll on back to tune in!  Visit my website: http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/    Love hearing these predictions? Think you have a friend who would love them too? Share this episode with a fellow biz owner to get them ready for 2021! And, I always love hearing your feedback. Leave a podcast review and tell me what you think! My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM

You asked — I answered. On today’s podcast, I am asking the expert about all things CONTRACTS. The “legal side” of our business can feel totally scary. (Been there!) My hope is that this episode will ease some of those fears allowing you to get clarity on your biggest questions about using contracts.    I’m chatting with Kailey Jacomet from Contractista! Kailey is a lawyer for small businesses, a wife, and a momma with baby #2 on the way! And in her shop, she sells contract templates, so she was the perfect person to quiz about all things contracts!    Here are some of the questions you’ll hear me ask Kailey:  - When is the right time to start using contracts in your business? - How does a contract fit into the overall client experience? - Do we need an attorney-drafted contract? Can we just write your own? How does it work? - What are some “must-have” clauses to include in your contracts?  - Copying in the online space — how do we legally protect ourselves here? - How do we “copyright” our websites? And SO much more!    Tune in now for some MAJOR clarity about your own contracts and the legal side of your business!    Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/  Connect with Kailey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaileyjacomet/  Shop Contracts via Kailey’s Shop: http://elizabethmccravy.com/contractista  Visit Elizabeth’s website: http://elizabethmccravy.com/  Get all the links mentioned in this episode at http://elizabethmccravy.com/95My biggest sale of the year is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 11/22/2024 for Black Friday! This sitewide sale includes my website templates and courses PLUS I'm launching 4 new add-on templates you won't want to miss. Join the waitlist for info + to shop a little early at elizabethmccravy.com/BF!    Thanks to our sponsor, Christian Heathcare Ministries! CHM is a health cost-sharing ministry and is a faith-based alternative to traditional health insurance. My family LOVES using CHM for our healthcare! You'll save tons of money with CHM, and CHM shares 100% of eligible medical bills. Learn more: elizabethmccravy.com/CHM