Today, I’m bringing on Stephanie King from My Essential Birth to the podcast. Stephanie has been instrumental in my pregnancy and birth journey with both of my boys. I discovered her podcast early in my first pregnancy and have been a dedicated listener ever since. Her content, courses, and guidance have been invaluable. It's amazing how our paths crossed through social media, and we've since collaborated in a number of ways.

Today, I'm excited to dive into a topic she doesn't often discuss: her business smarts and the journey behind My Essential Birth podcast. We’re talking about how she grew her business, what she would do differently, and what she recommends for new business owners looking to start an online course business and podcast!

And spoiler alert - Stephanie’s podcast now has over 2.3 million downloads and 692 reviews! She’s served over 1500+ students in her online course, so she’s definitely an expert in the field (and it’s especially fun having her talk about the B2C world, since it’s often different from other podcast advice out there (but still highly relevant and worth considering for your own business). Welcome, Stephanie!

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Most podcasters don't earn as much as they could from their show. In fact, many smaller podcasts don't make any money at all, which is one reason why so many podcasters quit. Today, I’m talking about how making money from podcasting goes beyond just getting sponsors for ads. For smaller podcasts with less than a thousand downloads per episode, you likely won’t make enough on sponsorships for running a show to be “worth it” which is one of the reasons so many podcasters quit.

In this episode, I’m sharing THREE ways to make money through your podcast but there are actually TEN ways I make money through my show that I’ll discuss in detail in Podcast Success Blueprint. If you want to turn your podcast into an asset for your business (that makes you money!), I’d love for you to join me inside!

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This is part three of the three part series all about my maternity leave as a business owner, as a mom of two, and just taking you guys behind the scenes more of my life and business. Today, I’m sharing all about coming back from maternity leave and what my schedule looks like as a mom working two days per week!

What I’m sharing:

• Our experience finding a nanny
• What we’re doing for childcare for each child
• Our current family schedule
• My hope for the rest of this year
• My feelings wanting more time at home and with my kids in this season

You’ll also hear that one of the things I’m working on now that I’m back from maternity leave is preparing to speak at Showit’s Spark conference. If you want to join me, grab a ticket and use code MCCRAVY100 for $100 off!

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• Read the shownotes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/278
• Listen to part one (episode #276) where I talked all about planning my maternity leave: https://elizabethmccravy.com/276
• Listen to part two (episode #277) where I shared BTS of what my maternity leave has been like so far (https://elizabethmccravy.com/277)
• Join me at Spark and Use Code MCCRAVY100 for $100 Off: https://spark.showit.com/
• Tune into episode #255 where I share how I run a multiple-six figure/year business on part-time hours: https://elizabethmccravy.com/255
• Shop our Showit Website Templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop
• Join me inside Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/bod
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Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of my 4-month maternity leave with my second baby as a business owner! If you’ve ever wondered what maternity leave might be like, how my business did while I was away, what it was like going from one kid to two (while recovering from a c-section), this episode is for you.

I’m sharing:

• What I still was doing in my business during my leave
• How I unplugged from work
• How my business did financially in those 4 months
• What it was like going from 1 to 2 kids
• C-section recovery
• How we had “4 weekend days a week” while I was on leave
• Potty training my toddler with a newborn
• Going on a beach vacation with a 2-month-old

And so much more. As you can tell, we’re going to cover a lot today but I’m excited to share with you all what it was really like behind-the-scenes of my maternity leave!

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• Read the shownotes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/277
• Listen to last week's episode (#276) where I talked all about planning my maternity leave: https://elizabethmccravy.com/276
• Shop our Showit Website Templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop
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Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing a behind-the-scenes look into my maternity leave with my second baby. Specifically, what my maternity leave looked like as a business owner! Compared to last time with my first baby Colin, I have to say that felt a lot more fluid this time.

In this episode, I’m going to share a behind-the-scenes look at how I planned this leave: from what I had to do to prepare my business for me to be gone, what I’d do differently, what I thought worked well, and what I did do differently from my last leave.

If you want more maternity leave episodes, tune into these next:

• Episode 139 was when I shared how I planned my leave with Colin
• Episode 158 is where I share what the maternity leave was like with Colin
• Episode 157 where I share my postpartum journey as a first time mom

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• Read the full shownotes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/276
• Shop our Showit Website Templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop
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• Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elizabethmccravy

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Today on the podcast, we are talking all about ConvertKit's rebrand to Kit. In case you missed their big announcement of this, don’t worry! I’m sharing all about it today: from my thoughts on the name, what it looks like to rebrand a company of this size, domain name things, and even diving into the last time ConvertKit rebranded and how it relates to all of this.

I have a spicy opinion on it all that I'm excited to talk about it from the perspective of a brand designer and business owner (and someone who has been a ConvertKit user for many, many years now, loves the company, and supports them wholeheartedly). Let’s dive in!

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• Read the full shownotes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/275
• Read more about ConvertKit’s rebrand here: https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/convertkit-to-kit
• Shop our Showit Website Templates (use code BBPODCAST for 10% off!): https://elizabethmccravy.com/showit-website-templates/
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I'm back for part two on how to make more money in your service business this summer. In this episode, I'm sharing ways to make more money in your business quickly, that are not the basic stuff you always hear recommended to you (that typically involve a TON of work or for you to burn down your entire business model). These 4 things are NOT going to force you to reinvent the wheel, but they are incredible effective if you want to add more revenue to your service business with what you're doing right now.

If you missed last week's episode, go listen to that too! It will give you 4 more ways to make more money soon!

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It is officially summer! While summer can feel like a busy season for some people, it can also be a slower time when it comes to inquiries and gaining new business, to the point where you might start wondering, "Hey, how am I going to find that next client for my service business?"

This week and next week, I have a two-part series where I'm sharing 8 ways to make more money in your business as a service provider. So whether you're a designer, a copywriter, a podcast producer, an event planner, social media manager, photographer, coach, whatever you do, these tips will help you make more money in your service business.

And if you also sell products, listen to this as well because a lot of this stuff really overlaps well with that too.

I have gone out of my way on this episode to focus on non-obvious ways to bring in more money in your service business. Plus - I'm focusing on ways you can make more money WITHOUT abruptly changing your business model, by adding products or new services, or reinventing the wheel in some other way.

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• Read the full shownotes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/273
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• Want the insider scoop? Join my Free Facebook community: https://elizabethmccravy.com/facebook
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Want to start a podcast but not sure where to start? Get the free guide with the 5 things that I couldn't run my podcast without at elizabethmccravy.com/record! I'll teach you about physical podcast equipment to buy, podcast hosts, and other softwares in this freebie.