(Please note: This course is pre-recorded. The funeral home contact list and funeral home interview are not included.) This course is designed to help you elevate your obituary design agency through powerful marketing strategies and strategic relationship-building. In this pre-recorded module, you’ll learn how to position your business as a trusted, recognizable brand within the memorial and funeral services industry, without needing prior connections or insider lists.

This one-on-one Power Hour is your chance to sit down with Somalia Carter, creator of the viral obituary purse and industry expert with 15+ years of experience. Together, we’ll review your business, your designs, your workflow, and your goals. You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and actionable steps to build or scale your obituary agency.

I truly appreciate every one of you for being part of this community and growing with me on this obituary design journey. As a small token of my appreciation, we’ll be giving away one free template every month on a Friday to help support your learning and creativity. Thank you for your support, your energy, and your dedication to this craft. I’m grateful you’re here. 🕊️💛 — Somalia

Establishing Funeral Home Contracts & Navigating the Emotional Side of the Business In this powerful bonus lesson, we sit down with Tiana Richardson, Licensed Funeral Director, for an in-depth conversation about what it really takes to build strong, lasting relationships with funeral homes, the partnerships that can consistently grow and sustain your obituary design agency.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use AI tools to speed up your obituary design workflow and improve the quality of your final product. From fixing obituary content and correcting grammar to enhancing photos, removing backgrounds, and researching design ideas, these AI shortcuts will help you work faster, smarter, and with higher accuracy. Perfect for designers who want to save time, reduce stress, and elevate their creativity with the help of modern technology.