{Photography by Teri H. Hoover}
For the past month, I’ve been trying to figure out a way to continue helping creative individuals with specific issues.
I love waking up every morning to see emails from readers who want my help with something. I really do. Those emails make me smile.
But, they’re also starting to take up A LOT of my time, because I like to fully answer each one. If I continue down the path that I’m going, I’ll spend hours a day just responding to specific emails—and that’s not a good use of my time. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to reply to emails—cause I will—but I’m not going to go into as much detail as I have been lately.
Instead, I’ve decided to offer something which I think makes a lot of freakin’ sense. Consulting.
I realized that I had to make a change within the last week. First, I received a lot of emails from readers who want help infusing their brands with their super powers, and it made me super excited. Second, my marketing worksheets were included in the Etsy holiday boot camp email last night, and I’ve gotten requests for extra help.
Those two things combined with an already growing issue made me say—hold up—I need to figure out a way that this can work for me and my readers.
To Those of You Who Entered the “Super Power” contest:
I emailed the winner, Lynn, this morning. So, if you didn’t receive my email, you didn’t win. But, I want to say THANK YOU for entering. And, I’m not going to completely leave you hanging. Over the next few days, I’m going to personally respond to each of your emails giving you at least one actionable tip to help you infuse your brand with your super power.
To Those of You Who Want a Little More April in Your Life:
Even though I’m offering consulting sessions, I can’t consult with more than 10 clients at a time. My creative time, blogging time, product development time, and family time are super important to me—so, my consulting capabilities are limited.
I always encourage other creatives to build businesses that they love—not businesses that they end up hating. I love working with individuals one-on-one, and it’s one of my strengths. I used to be a therapist. But, I also love the other parts of what I do—so that’s why I’ve put a number on the amount of consulting spots I’m offering.
What’s Consultation with Me All About?
I’m not a woo-woo, let’s-hold-hands-and-skip type of person. I won’t say, “Don’t worry that you only have 2 sales, no blog comments, and 5 followers. Things will get better if you just make a few small tweaks.” I also won’t say, “Read The Secret. If you just imagine your dreams, they’ll come true.”
I tell it like it is, and I’m honest. Don’t get me wrong—I’m super nice. But, if you’re looking for someone to just tell you that you’re doing everything great, ask your mom what she thinks of your stuff.
My consultation sessions are for you if:
- You have a burning desire or passion OR you need help determining your burning desire or passion.
- You want help figuring out your super power(s).
- You want help making your products/brand/website less vanilla. You’re ready for sprinkles, hot fudge, and a juicy cherry.
- You want someone to look over your blog and give you actionable tips on how you can improve it.
- You’re ready to work hard.
- You’ve got big creative dreams, but you don’t know how to reach them.
My consultation sessions are NOT for you if:
- You expect to make lots of money without lots of work.
- You only want to hear compliments.
- You always come up with excuses why stuff won’t work.
So, You’re Down for Change and Ready to Dream Big?
You might notice that there isn’t a pretty little “buy now” button at the bottom of this post. That’s due to the limit of consultation spots. If more than 10 people are super interested and want consultation sessions, then I’d have to put some of them on a waiting list. To buy a package, just send me an email {blacksburgbelle AT gmail.com} with “consultation” as the subject and include links to your social media stuff {Twitter/Facebook} and to your blog/website/shop in the body of the email. I’ll respond to you with a pretty little “buy now” button, and then we’ll get started.
Since I’m just starting to offer consultation sessions, I’m going to give a discount to the first 10 people who sign up. Woohoo! So, here’s the packages:
(1) I Need a Little April in My Life. {$120}
With this package, you’ll get one 45 minute one-on-one consulting session via Skype. Before the session, I’m going to send you a worksheet to fill out which will help me to help you. I’ll also look over all of your stuff, meaning your blog/website/shop/Twitter profile/Facebook page/etc. The day of the session I will send you a PDF containing a list of actionable steps I suggest you take, and during the consultation session, we’ll discuss the list in detail.
If you’ve got big dreams with a small budget and you’re ready to invest in your business, let’s have some fun together with this small package.
***If you’re one of the first ten people to sign up for consulting, you’ll get a buy one, get one free discount. So you’ll get two consulting sessions for the price of one.
(2) I Need a Little More April in My Life {$395}
With this package, you’ll get four 45 minute one-on-one consulting sessions via Skype. Before the first session, I’ll send you a worksheet to fill out which will help me to help you. I’ll also look over all of your stuff, meaning your blog/website/shop/Twitter profile/Facebook page/etc. The day of each session I’ll send you a PDF containing a list of actionable steps I suggest you take, and during the consultation sessions, we’ll discuss the steps in detail.
This package allows you to ask questions, talk about your results, and tweak the actionable steps as you complete them.
***If you’re one of the first ten people to sign up for consulting, you’ll get this package for $325.
(3) I Need a Whole LOT of April in My Life {$1200}
With this package, you get one-on-one time with me over the span of three months. Each week we’ll have a 30 minute one-one-one consultation via Skype. But, you’ll also have regular access to me via email. I’ll answer your questions as they pop up, and support and encourage you along the way. This is my ultimate consultation package for clients who are super serious about investing in their businesses.
***If you’re one of the first ten people to sign up for consulting, you’ll get this package for $950.
