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After launching my group coaching program {and selling out} this month, I’ve gotten some emails from readers who wanted in—but pulled out their credit cards a little too late. When I first launched the group coaching program, I had a specific number of spots in mind, because I want to be able to give those customers a lot of individual attention.

So, I’m not opening it back up, but I will point you in the direction of some of my stuff you might not have read yet for more juicy advice on running a successful creative biz.

On average, I write 5-10 guest posts per month. Unless you’re internet stalking me, you might have missed some of these. And, these are some of the best—so I wanted to remind you that they are there for your reading pleasure!

Before you dive in, print off the downloadable worksheet {you must have Adobe Reader to view this worksheet–other Adobe programs won’t work!}. Cut along the dotted line, and use one of the quirky notes to jot down 3 actionable ideas from the articles that you can implement to improve your biz.

If you’re anything like me, you read a lot of blog posts that contain great information. Unless I plan to take action on something I read, I usually don’t do it. Instead, I think, “That’s a great idea! I’ll get around to that sometime next week.” Well, sometime next week never happens.

And, just learning something new doesn’t help—you’ve got to put it into action. When I realized that I do this, I came up with an alternative plan. Each morning when I sit down to read all the fabulous posts waiting for me in my Google reader, I’d try to write down 3 actionable tasks and then schedule them after I’m done reading. I thought I’d share my nifty idea with you, so you can benefit from it, too.

Now that you’ve got a plan to get something out of these posts, here they are:

1. How to Sell Your Products via Your Blog on Design*Sponge

One of the most common questions I get from creative entrepreneurs when I’m consulting with them on their blogs is, “How do I get my readers to buy my stuff?”

In this post, I share the 3 main reasons why your readers never buy, and 4 tips to entice your readers to buy your stuff.

2. A Creative Approach to Promoting Your Online Shop on Etsy

Do you want to promote your Etsy shop without a marketing budget? No problem.

In this post, I’ll tell you how.

3. How to Use Your Blog to Develop Trust with Your Customers on Imaginative Bloom

Why should I read your blog out of the hundreds of thousands of blogs on the web? Why should I subscribe to yet another newsletter and another blog that will clog up my Google Reader?

If you don’t have specific answers to these questions, then you’re losing readers on a regular basis.

4. Focus on Making Out-Freaking-Standing Products First on heartmade

Do you want to know how to succeed as a creative entrepreneur? Well, there’s much more to it than I could possibly cover in one post—but, the most important step is making an out-freaking-standing product.

5. Does Your Creative Business Have a Higher Purpose? on heartmade

Your business needs to have a higher purpose behind it. It needs to be something your customers can talk about and share with others.

6. The 5 Biggest Mistakes that Artists Make on Their Blogs and How You Can Avoid Them on The Abundant Artist

You don’t want to make one of these five biggest mistakes if you’re looking to increase your creative business sales through blogging.

7. 3 Ways to Attract Your Ideal Market on Imaginative Bloom

After you’ve identified your ideal market, you need to attract those people to your creative business. Once you’ve gotten them in front of your products and services, they’re going to buy—because, they’re your ideal market. So, let’s make you some money.

I hope you enjoy!

Quick Note: I’m flying to New York on Monday, because I’m leading two workshops at the Etsy Success Symposium on Tuesday. So, I won’t be answering too many emails or responding to comments until I get back on Wednesday. If you’re going to be at this awesome, sold-out event, make sure to introduce yourself to me please! And, if you didn’t get a ticket in time or couldn’t make the trip, you can catch me on the live stream that you’ll be able to find here. I hope you join in on the fun.