16d • General discussion
Making Money in CREATIVE ways...
hello skoolers!
hope everyone is doing well as we close out yet another month! we are getting closer and closer to the end of the year which is so wild to say.
did we think the fire horse year would be like this?
curious what everyones thoughts are on this...
I've been doing a lot of reflection (something I tend to do from time to time) and I am understanding why this year had to really break a lot of us down in different ways. taking all these months off from my wedding world to get crystal clear on my vision for my studio and running these wellness events, I have learned SO much.
my main takeaways:
-we have to understand that we have soooo many incredible multidimensional gifts, talents and knowledge when it comes to this life and all the experiences we have been through...but at the core of it, what are we doing with these gifts and knowledge if we are not putting it out to the world?
-sometimes we have to pivot...like there is no choice but to pivot and get things back on track but will your ego keep you second guessing yourself or will you be able to overcome that?
-we have to get creative with making money through multiple revenue streams...this can look like creating a digital product, offering a new service, offering workshops/classes for different modalities you've learned, starting a cohort, starting a social club, etc...there are SO many ways to make extra income that people are not thinking about but actually can help supplement your income. I am going to give an example of this below:
a few months ago, I started partnering with another creative to host sacred cacao ceremonies with a soundbath. we found that both of our modalities really complemented each other and with how deep my sound journeys go, she could perform energy work while I was doing the sound portion. with cacao to start the journey to open the heart space and ground, a deep immersive sound journey and then an oracle message at the end..people started coming to our ceremonies and started seeing big transformations in their lives.
and then we stayed consistent with it. month after month we showed up with the same offering, and our classes would always fill up somehow. and each class was such a powerful experience that we both knew we created something amazing together.
now think, if I didn't take a chance to do this class with her in the beginning and if I was just hustling to get people to attend a regular soundbath (nothing against that, it's just a very saturated market with hosting only soundbaths)...we would not have opened up to the abundance that has us both feeling like we are doing our life's work in a powerful way AND making a good amount of income in one evening.
to take this further...I recently became more open to taking on more wedding gigs to make some extra income to help with some unexpected house bills that came up. one job came up actually for today, they wanted me to work 8 hours and pay me $45 an hour to make $360 for the day, which isn't bad but not my regular pay for shooting with the skills and experience I have. but then I got the real story:
it was a national photography company that doesn't pay you until net45 days after they get the material (so I would have to wait a few weeks just to get paid)...and honestly I have heard really mixed reviews about working for companies like that.
so 8 hours for $360...
while tomorrow evening we have at least 8 people scheduled, for our class charging $88 which is a combined income of $704 and split evenly we both make $352...for a two-three hour ceremony that lights both of us up!
this is quantum jumping in my opinion. we are collapsing time and getting paid the same amount as if I worked a full day (which really would be closer to 9-10 hours with the setup time and breakdown time of shooting).
so when I say we have to get creative with making money..I mean that.
collaborate with colleagues that you LIKE to work with and come up with an offer that people will love to attend. come up with a unique offering with your service based business that helps people say YES I want to work with this person. make it irresistible for people to want to work with you.
years into my wedding photography career, I stopped offering family sessions and maternity shoots because I was so bogged down by the weddings. now, my schedule is open and I'm finding that opening my books for branding shoots, family shoots, couple shoots, etc is helping me fund my studio more which I absolutely love, because this place is really my life's work in one beautiful location that you can just feel.
so in these times, I am choosing to put myself out there in different ways...to make money through multiple revenues because you know what, things are rising up in cost and I refuse to let myself to play a victim.
what are you doing to help yourself during these times? what would you like to be doing more of?
hope you enjoyed this little lesson + me sharing my experience when it comes to making money in creative ways! <3
whatever you are doing..keep going for it. keep moving forward and being on the path that is calling you.
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Making Money in CREATIVE ways...
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