Welcome to another episode of Creative Moms Focus, where we share our personal and professional challenges and triumphs of being mompreneurs. Today, we're focusing on a quite overlooked aspect of life and business: setting boundaries.

Why Boundaries Matter

As creative professionals and mothers, the line between work and home life often blurs, leading to stress and potential burnout. We wanted to take some time to share our personal strategies for maintaining clear boundaries that help us manage our businesses without sacrificing family time.

Productivity Strategies

Each of us has specific morning routines that give us the confidence to meet the day and whatever challenges may arise. We have found that writing our to-do lists before getting started helps us clear our minds and prioritize our daily tasks. And one thing that has really helped keep our priorities where they need to be is block scheduling. Not only does this keep us focused, but it prevents our professional life from spilling over into our family time.

What Boundaries Realistically Look Like For Each of Us

Tara - prioritizes client communications and managing her daily tasks in order of importance.

Jessica - emphasizes the importance of block scheduling to avoid overworking and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Samantha - shares insights into using tools like Calendly to manage client interactions efficiently, respecting her time and that of her clients.

Combating Burnout

We have learned this lesson the hard way and wanted to share how you can avoid common pitfalls as a mompreneur. Make sure you’re setting realistic work hours. And don’t be afraid to be firm with scheduling. Plus, remember how important it is to take breaks to recharge, especially during peak seasons.

Community and Support

We’d love for you to share your experiences with boundary setting. And remember, Creative Moms Focus is not just a podcast but a community where creative mothers support and uplift each other.

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Welcome to Creative Moms Focus Podcast

Creative Moms Focus is dedicated to mothers with a passion for photography and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to support, inspire, and empower creative moms on their business journey while balancing the joys of motherhood. In this episode, we have brought back the one and only, Melissa Arlena, a former IT nerd turned photographer who is obsessed with SEO.

With over 16 years in business, she is such a gold mine of information on all things business and motherhood. Melissa has moved her business multiple times and has continued to rank high on Google even when starting from scratch in a new location. We’ve brought her on today to share what she thinks is most important SEO-wise when moving your business and we can’t wait for you to dive in!

Are you stuck on what to share about on your blog to start driving some traffic to your website? Melissa has provided a freebie just for you - her top blog post topics!

Melissa’s goal is to help portrait photographers who aren’t getting enough inquiries get found on Google so they can fill their calendar with DREAM clients. She is THE one to trust with your SEO.

To connect with Melissa, visit her website: Picture Perfect Rankings.

To listen to her podcast with fellow photographer Alison Bell, check out Keep It Moving Podcast.

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Welcome to Creative Moms Focus Podcast

Creative Moms Focus is dedicated to mothers with a passion for photography and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to support, inspire, and empower creative moms on their business journey while balancing the joys of motherhood. In this episode, we’re discussing how to successfully transition wedding clients into portrait clients. All three of us, Tara, Samantha, and Jessica all started our businesses in the wedding industry. As time went on and our family dynamics changed, we each decided to transition into the portrait industry.

But let's be real - that's a terrifying transition to think about, isn't it? Maybe you've been there yourself and you can relate. OR maybe you're considering that transition yourself, but don't know where to start. This week's episode is for you! We're diving deep into all of the things we did wrong, what happened as a result, and what we recommend you do instead to be even more successful than we were!

Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativemomsfocus

Find out more on our website: creativemomsfocus.com

We’d love it if you’d share this episode with a friend and tag us on social media! @‌creativemomsfocus

Join Us! Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned pro, Creative Moms Focus offers a community and resources to navigate the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship and motherhood together.

Welcome to Creative Moms Focus Podcast

Creative Moms Focus is dedicated to mothers with a passion for photography and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to support, inspire, and empower creative moms on their business journey while balancing the joys of motherhood. In this episode, we’re discussing the power of community in being self-employed, our own success stories, and tips for you to build your own community of supportive industry friends.

Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativemomsfocus

Find out more on our website: creativemomsfocus.com

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The Impact of Community

As solo entrepreneurs, often caught up in our echo chambers, the value of community becomes starkly apparent when we need advice or someone who speaks our language. For us—Tara, Jessica, and myself—our journey began a few years ago in a mastermind group for business owners. Transitioning into motherhood photography from wedding photography marked a period of immense growth and learning, underscored by the invaluable relationships we formed.

The Mastermind Experience

The mastermind not only provided us with crucial business insights but more importantly, it introduced us to like-minded entrepreneurs who could relate to the challenges of balancing business with motherhood. This community has been instrumental in up-leveling our businesses beyond what we could have achieved on our own.

Continuing Connections

Post-mastermind, our refusal to lose this valuable connection led us to maintain our ties through Voxer, where we exchanged voice memos about everything from pricing strategies to client management. This ongoing conversation sparked the idea for this podcast, aiming to share these rich discussions with a wider audience.

The Role of Community in Navigating Business Highs and Lows

Throughout our entrepreneurial journey, the community has served as a vital support system during both booming and slow seasons. By sharing our experiences and solutions, we've created a feedback loop that sustains and enriches our businesses.

Building Your Own Community

Towards the end of this episode, we will discuss practical steps to building your own community. From engaging in educational courses to joining or forming specialized groups, there are numerous pathways to finding or creating a network that resonates with your business philosophy and personal values.

Conclusion

Join us as we conclude with reflections on our personal experiences and insights into how a supportive community can significantly alter the landscape of entrepreneurship. We encourage you to reach out, share your stories, and start a community of your own.

Join Our Community!

If you need a starting point to create your own community, don’t forget to join our Facebook group! Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned pro, Creative Moms Focus offers a community and resources to navigate the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship and motherhood together.

Welcome to Creative Moms Focus Podcast

Creative Moms Focus is dedicated to mothers with a passion for photography and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to support, inspire, and empower creative moms on their business journey while balancing the joys of motherhood. In this episode, we chat with Melissa Arlena, a former IT nerd turned photographer who is obsessed with SEO. With over 16 years in business, she is such a gold mine of information on all things business and motherhood.

Melissa helps portrait photographers who aren’t getting enough inquiries get found on Google so they can fill their calendar with DREAM clients. One of the best free ways to improve your SEO is with blogging. Stuck on what to blog about? This free guide will give you lots of topic ideas to drive traffic to your blog.

To connect with Melissa, visit her website: Picture Perfect Rankings

To listen to her podcast with fellow photographer Alison Bell, check out Keep It Moving Podcast

Melissa's Facebook
Melissa's Instagram
Melissa's Pinterest

Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativemomsfocus

Find out more on our website: creativemomsfocus.com

Join Us! Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned pro, Creative Moms Focus offers a community and resources to navigate the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship and motherhood together.

Welcome to Creative Moms Focus Podcast

Creative Moms Focus is dedicated to mothers with a passion for photography and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to support, inspire, and empower creative moms on their business journey while balancing the joys of motherhood. In this episode, we chat about how each of us got our start with photography, where we are now, how we met, and what we're most excited about this podcast for.

Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativemomsfocus

Find out more on our website: creativemomsfocus.com

Join Us! Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned pro, Creative Moms Focus offers a community and resources to navigate the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship and motherhood together.

Welcome to Creative Moms Focus Podcast

Creative Moms Focus is dedicated to mothers with a passion for photography and an entrepreneurial spirit. We aim to support, inspire, and empower creative moms on their business journey while balancing the joys of motherhood.

Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativemomsfocus

Find out more on our website: creativemomsfocus.com

Join Us! Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned pro, Creative Moms Focus offers a community and resources to navigate the beautiful chaos of entrepreneurship and motherhood together.