Raise your hand if time management seems to be a constant battle for you.

• If you find yourself wishing you had more time... "If I just had more time I could get these things done."
• Or feeling like the day has gotten away from you. Everything you were planning to do will have to wait until tomorrow or the next day.
• Or from time to time, you find yourself unsure of how to start your day and get into a place of productivity.

✅ Today I’m sharing some daily, weekly and monthly time management tips to help you use time more intentionally.

Next Steps:

1. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
2. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

It’s time to flip the idea that all goals are a single, one-time event, or the final destination of the journey. 👀🙈

Instead, let’s recognize that some goals can be seen as a process that allows you to make improvements and optimize for continuous wins. ✅

After all, isn’t it better to take what’s working and use it to consistently achieve results?

That’s what we’re talking about in today’s episode of the Revenue Ready Creative podcast.

I'll introduce you to the Continuous Goal Mapping Framework which is being used by artists just like you to reach their goals over and over again.

Next Steps:

1. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
2. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

When you work with me to create your Revenue Ready Plan, you might identify Etsy as a good passive-income option for the future you envision.

Or it might already be part of your revenue mix and you’re looking for ways to optimize what you already have.

Passive income gives you what you’ve been looking for all along – consistent, predictable revenue that gives you more STABILITY and general ABILITY to pour time into the creative work and people you love.

There are many passive income options out there (Check out Episode 23).

As you’ll hear in today’s interview episode with Jacqueline Butler, Jacqueline has put in the work and is now harvesting the fruits of her labor.

Jacqueline Butler is an Etsy Online Business Coach who teaches her students how to make profitable passive income by selling digital downloads on Etsy.

She is a Top 0.1% Etsy Star Seller with over 90,000 sales and 5,500 5-star reviews, as well as the host of a Top 100 Business Podcast called Passive Profits on Etsy.

Find her at https://jacqueline-butler.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinebutler.co/

Next Steps:

1. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
2. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

Are you struggling to balance creativity with financial success?

Do you like the sound of passive income but don’t know how or where to start?

Do you dream of consistent income year round, not just during market and festival season?

Feeling like there isn’t enough time to start something new in your creative business?

Then this episode is for you!

Today, we’ll dig into 7 ways to add passive income into your art business.

But if you really want to add additional revenue into your business, I encourage you to keep an open mind with this list. And here’s why. It’s very easy to talk yourself out of an idea or an option that will require additional effort and energy. You’re plate is already pretty full, so adding to it might not seem like a good idea...

That said, it’s about the investment of time now that has the potential to pay off later. You’re planting seeds that will require attention and watering before they root and start to grow into a bounty that you can harvest. Give yourself a chance to REAP LATER what you sow now.

Cheers!! 😍

Heather

Next Steps:

1. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
2. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

Having a mission and a vision statement can be a powerful tool for the impact you want to make in the world.

From an personal perspective, both give you something to fall back on when you need a reminder of your "Why."

For other people, like customers and future employees, your mission and vision statements can provide clarity and direction. People can get on board when they see that what you're doing aligns with them personally.

Join me in this episode as I share two powerful experiences that transformed how I think of a Mission and a Vision Statement as tools for articulating purpose.

Next Steps:

1. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
2. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

Need some guidance for reviewing your Q4 sales, communications, and overall efforts?

Fourth quarter is the busiest sales time of year for big box and small retailers alike. Many artists, crafters, makers, and designers find themselves overwhelmed by all of the activity, last minute sales and commissions, not to mention personal obligations that come in October, November, and December.

You might recall this topic from Episode 05. Get Organized in Your Business with this Sales Tracking Process for Creatives.

In Episode 05, I outline a sales tracking process you can use every quarter to review your sales from the previous quarter.

In today's episode, use the same process to review your efforts in the previous quarter — the decisions you made, the energy you put into your communications with your fanbase. It's also a chance to see what’s worth repeating or stopping as you move forward!

Next steps:

1. Listen to Episode 05. Get Organized in Your Business with this Sales Tracking Process for Creatives.

A common challenge we all experience with New Year's goal setting is figuring out how to sustain that energy and intention beyond the start of the year.

You’ve seen those ads or memes about the new exercise bike or treadmill blending in with the furniture, being used as a clothes rack because over time, those exercise goals either change or fade away.

Today, let’s talk about your plan for making your new years goals stick.

You’ve got the goals, the intentions, the vision.

Now lets get you a follow through plan and sustain your current level of enthusiasm at the start of the year over the next twelve months.

Referenced in this episode:

1. Join the Community for support and accountability in 2025! bit.ly/ArtBusinessCommunity

2. Listen to Episode 3: 8 Guiding Principles for Brave Creative Work

3. Introduction to Chelsi Jo Moore's Time Blocking Method

Hearing or reading about economic trends and predictions might cause you to think a little differently about how you’re doing things in your business. And how to prepare for uncertainty and change...

After all, if you’re a commercial artist, designer, or creative business owner, get this – your customers are part of the economic trends you’re hearing about.

So today I’m going over some of some buyer trends that are predicted for 2025 that might apply to you depending on where you are in the world – or more importantly, where your customers are in the world...

I’ll break down my interpretation of what they mean and give you some actionable insights for your business in the new year.

Next Steps:

1. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
2. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.
3. Listen to Episode ​​04. How to Use AI to Increase Productivity as a Self-Employed Artist, Designer, or Creative Business Owner.