Create & Automate: Recent Episodes
Aleia Walker
Create & Automate is a podcast for creative small business owners who want to automate their sales and create more freedom in their businesses and lives. Every week, host Aleia Walker and her friends discuss marketing strategies designed to help you create, automate, and scale your business so you can spend more time doing the things you love. And create more freedom in your life!
Today on Create + Automate, I'm chatting with Laura Matteson, Creative Director and Illustrator at Illustrative.
Laura is an artist with a passion for helping spirited female entrepreneurs reach their full potential by catching more eyes on their business, speaking more clearly through visuals and staying connected to that deep fire that compelled them to start their business in the first place. Because that’s the kind of business that wins hearts.
In this episode you'll learn
- How to automate ~~lightly stalking~~ nurturing your leads on Instagram,
- How an email course can save you SO much inbox time,
- and how hiring people can teach you so much about efficiently running a business!
Keep in touch with Laura on Instagram and via her website.
Selected resources mentioned in this episode:
- Visual Resource Library
- Episode 005, How to Automate your Bookkeeping and Meet your Goals
- Episode 006, 7 Free Zapier Hacks to Make Creating New Content Easier
Selected tools mentioned in this episode:
- Zapier
- Airtable
- Tidio
- Dubsado
- Mailerlite
Today on Create + Automate, it's just me and you! I'm breaking down the ultimate automation tool out there, Zapier!
If you haven't heard of Zapier it connects tools that don't have native integrations to help you do way much more and save yourself time. Truly, Zapier is THE time-saving hack out there which I'll show you throughout the episode with my favorite hacks, aka ZAPS!
In this episode you'll learn
- How to automate ~~lightly stalking~~ nurturing your leads on Instagram,
- How to hack using Airtable as a project management tool,
- and how to use automations as a morale boost in your day to day life,
- and all the ways you can use Zapier to make data tracking easier.
Press play to hear about these 7 free zaps. Let's get automating.
Selected resources mentioned in this episode.
- Zapier
- Cash Register Tone, like this one
- Airtable
- G Suite
- Facebook Ad Manager
- Acuity
- Calendly
- Podia
- LeadPages
Follow Aleia on Instagram
Today on Create + Automate, we’re joined by Dondrea Owens of The Creatives CFO. Dondrea is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who helps high-level entrepreneurs and creatives achieve clarity and confidence with their money. Her core mission is to educate and empower business owners to make better financial decisions through knowing their numbers.
During the episode, you’ll learn:
- Why she has tools in her business that she doesn’t know how to use,
- How she justifies walking up in the middle of the night to write content,
- How she hacks Dubsado & Quickbooks to make tax time easier,
- and the one accounting tool you’re probably using that she absolutely hates that you should get rid of ASAP!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Spending Plan for Creatives, a guide to helping your find out how much running your business really costs.
- Welcome Sequence Map Opt-In, a guide to help you start creating a welcome sequence designed to convert leads to paying customers.
- Create & Automate, Episode 003 | How a Coach Uses Automations to Maintain a 20-Hour Work Week
Tools mentioned in this episode.
- Quickbooks
- G Suite
- Asana
- Jetpack Workflow
- Dubsado
- Acuity
- Toggl
- Onlypult
- Wave
Follow Dondrea
- Website
Today on Create + Automate, we’re joined by Joyce Gutierrez of Modern Creative Pursuits. Joyce is a rescue dogmom, left-brained creative, and an ex 9-5'er turned calligrapher and business coach. She helps creatives turn their hobbies into businesses so they can earn revenue doing what they love. During the episode, you’ll learn:
How a creative coach suggests you get started with automations when you don't have any,
The benefits of automating your entire email list, and how often (and how to) audit your tools to streamline and scale your business.
Resources mentioned in this episode.
Creative Biz To Do List Welcome Sequence Map Opt-In, a guide to help you start creating a welcome sequence designed to convert leads to paying customers. Create & Automate, Episode 001 | What is a Welcome Sequence Anyway? (+ the 8 Emails You Need to Write Yours)
Follow Joyce
Website Instagram The Modern Creative Podcast YouTube
Today on Create + Automate, we’re joined by Natalia Amador of Social Business Bosses, a Business Coach who helps entrepreneurs overcome cultural and societal barriers, break poverty lineages and build wealth by creating an aligned, intuitive and profitable business through affordable coaching programs.
During the episode, you’ll learn:
- The best way to pick which automation tool is right for you,
- How to use automations to build a daily to-do list (that lets you maintain a 20-hour work week),
- And the top mistake you're making when it comes to selling (and an exercise to help you fix it)!
Resources mentioned in this episode.
- The Social Business Edit, a FREE digital magazine that is jam-packed with articles, strategies, tips and resources from the top business experts on how to build a successful business!
- Welcome Sequence Map Opt-In
- Ultimate DIY Email Bundle LAUNCH WEEK SPECIAL, available until 2/14/2020
- Asana
- Drip
- Planoly
- Thrivecart
Follow Natalia
- Website
- Facebook Group
- YouTube
Follow Aleia on Instagram
Today on Create + Automate, we’re joined by Kari Roberts, a side hustle coach for women who have full-time jobs and want to start or grow profitable creative businesses.
During the episode, you’ll learn:
- How to balance a full-time job and a side hustle (or two) with real life,
- The mostly free tools Kari uses to automate her lead process, onboarding, and marketing,
- And the mistakes side hustlers make when avoiding automations.
Resources mentioned in this episode.
- Welcome Sequence Map Opt-In
- Ultimate DIY Email Bundle LAUNCH WEEK SPECIAL, available until 2/12/2020
- Sample Weekly Time Blocking Schedule For Creative Entrepreneurs, A free time blocking template to help creatives with full schedules block time off to get important things done (9-5, side business, exercise, family time, etc).
- Honeybook
- Asana
- Later
- Tailwind
- Mailerlite
Follow Kari
- Website
- YouTube
Follow Aleia on Instagram
Today on Create + Automate we dive into welcome sequences to figure out what they are, why you need one, and how to create one ready convert strangers into paying customers!
During the episode, you’ll learn:
- EXACTLY what a welcome sequence is,
- how you’re leaving money on the table without having one,
- AND the 8 emails you need in your sequence (and why you need them)!
Resources mentioned in this episode.
- Welcome Sequence Map Opt-In
- The 8 Welcome Sequence Emails that your Creative Business Needs
- Google Analytics? The Big Google Analytics Breakdown Every Creative Needs when you Don’t Know What you’re Looking At
- Ultimate DIY Email Bundle LAUNCH WEEK SPECIAL, available until 2/12/2020
Follow Aleia on Instagram & enter the launch week giveaway!
Welcome to Create & Automate Podcast! In this episode you'll learn:
- [0:10] what Create & Automate Podcast is all about,
- [0:20] who C+A is for,
- [2:08] and all the things you'll learn via C+A podcast.
Episode 1 drops February 4th, see you then!