| We had a lot of conversations last week before Christmas during our Team Mama 2022 planning day. Incorporating feedback from YOU is super important to serving our mission at The Free Mama. So here’s how we’re closing out the year, based on your feedback… 1. You Asked For More Info About Free Mama Live FML is coming up March 25-26 in Kansas City! This in-person, 2-day event is for current freelancers looking to scale their business income – without burnout or insane hours. You’ll walk away understanding things like: -How to pitch premium pricing without batting an eyelash -How to add top-dollar, high-impact offerings like VIP Days (that don’t suck all your time) -Which diversified revenue streams make the most sense to add to your business growth -How to create leverage in your marketing, systems, and offers (so you can make more while working less… for real) -How to master attraction marketing and get your ideal clients to say YES fast (even in an oversaturated digital landscape) Plus, we’ve got an AWESOME lineup of outstanding speakers….including Ryann Dowdy, Jordan Gill, Kathryn Jones (back by popular demand for round 3!), McCall Jones, and more to come! https://www.freemamalive.com/2022 In addition to standout keynotes, you can expect: -A personalized roadmap to scale in a way that doesn’t compromise your lifestyle goals -Tons of networking -Genuine connections with your online business besties IRL -Personal growth and recharging FML will fill your heart and mind, and give you the tools to fill your bank account, too. You deserve this, Mama! 2. You Asked Us To Make FML Easier To Attend Tickets to Free Mama Live include: -2 Full Days of Next-Level Training -World-Class Guest Speakers -Exclusive Free Mama Swag + Workbook -Private FML 2022 ONLY FB GROUP -Event Portal Access + Recordings -Free the Mamas Awards Ceremony -Saturday Night Special Event -Networking and Connection with Free Mamas -Lots of surprises… Tickets are already available, and nearly a third of them are snatched up. We want to make the investment easier on your cash flow, so we’ve added a payment plan AND a limited number of online-only tickets. Click here to save your spot now! 3. You Asked For A Free Mama “Try Before You Buy” Option Our new Squad Trial Membership gets you ALL of our course and coaching perks, without a long-term commitment or major investment. –Unlocked Access to the complete Freedom Framework AND bonuses -Multiple opportunities for live coaching each week inside our Classrooms and Coaching calls -Weekly Office Hours for ongoing support from the Free Mama Team -Placement inside a small Accountability Group with other Free Mamas -Access to trainings by Guest Mentors on the latest software, niches, strategies, and industry trends –Networking Calls to help you get your services in front of other business owners -Membership to our Free Mama Interest Groups to help you improve your money mindset, mental and physical health. -And so much more!!! You can now unlock one month of access to our premier program so you can make sure you love it before you go all in! 4. You Asked For Faster Results… Okay, you didn’t actually ask us for this one, but I know you want them. You want to make this freelancing thing work, and you need to see your hard work paying off in the form of paying clients! We are constantly refining our process and programs to help you get faster results, which is why this month we brought in a Sales expert who is coaching 3x a month inside the Free Mama Squad. She is a dream and already has our members taking strategic action, and getting real results (AKA clients!!!)   Join the squad and get faster results in your business too! Wishing you a great last week of 2021! |
Get Clients For Your Freelance Business (FMTV BEST OF THE BEST)
Is it possible to get clients fast for your freelance business?
In this video, I am going to show you the steps to take to learn how to get clients as a virtual assistant.
Finding and getting freelance clients isn’t always easy, especially if you’re finding clients as a freelance virtual assistant, but don’t worry, not only are you going to learn how to become a virtual assistant, how to make money as a stay at home mom, but you’re also going to learn how finding new clients for your freelance business is as easy as being on your phone!
Are You Ready to Take a Holiday?
| Have you ever seen the movie, “The Holiday”? It’s one of my favorites this time of year. In a nutshell, it’s a holiday rom-com about two strangers, an American (played by Cameron Diaz) and an English Woman (played by Kate Winslet) who trade houses during the holiday season because they need an escape from their lives. I love this movie for many reasons (Jude Law in a sweater being just one of them). |
| But it had me thinking about how this movie is about so much more than running away from relationships gone bad. We all need to escape our day-to-day lives sometimes. It’s that disruption from our daily routines and habits that can spark awareness, clarity, and transformation. Kate Winslet didn’t realize the guy she was obsessed with was a jerk until she didn’t have to see him every day, continuously roped in by his manipulative ways. Once she put a few thousand miles between them, she realized how freaking amazing she is and that she deserves better. And she met more than one man who treated her like a queen. Cameron Diaz literally could not cry or allow herself to feel any real emotions whatsoever until she eliminated the busyness of her fast-paced career and was forced to be with herself. Life is full of hardships and triggers and people who constantly need us, so it’s easy to get sucked up into patterns and routines. All of a sudden it’s December, and we’re wondering where the time has gone! Kate and Cameron knew they needed a break to reassess. Everything from how they spend their time, to the people in their lives, to their hopes for the future, and how they treat themselves. Not just a spa day or lunch with a friend, but physically getting up and going to a new place so they could see their lives differently. Could you use a “holiday”, Mama? If so, I’d love to invite you to my hometown, Kansas City. We are hosting Free Mama Live 2022 on March 25-26 at the Sheraton Overland Park. This is a 2-day IN-PERSON live event for women in business who are ready to gain massive clarity, reignite your spark for why, and discover the path to kick your business into high gear. Even though there will be no English countryside romance, there will be magic that happens here. The kind of magic that comes from getting outside of your comfort zone and connecting with people who really get you. There will be action planning, new strategies, personal growth, business networking, and fun. Life isn’t a rom-com. But it can present you with some amazing opportunities, and this is one of them. Won’t you take it? Merry Christmas if you’re celebrating, or cheers to planning a holiday of your own! I hope to see you in March! |
Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Free Mama Approved!)
Christmas is next weekend, and you may have forgotten someone on your list…
Maybe a client, business bestie, or even yourself, Mama, #selfcare
If you’re still scrambling to put a bow on it, I am sharing some of my absolute favorite things that make awesome last-minute gift ideas, too!
| And the best part? All of these items are available on Amazon, so you can still get them by Christmas! (You’re welcome) -These super soft fleece-lined gripper slippers are perfect for anyone working from home this winter -This headphone -eye mask combo will literally change your life thanks to all the ZZZZZs you’ll be clocking at night -These cute, trendy, and practical blue light glasses are needed by anyone looking at screens all-day -This super cool shower notepad that will prevent those powerful shower thoughts from going down the drain -This amazingly comfy lounge set that feels like pajamas, but looks great on camera for those daily Zoom calls (I own 3 sets!) –The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money. This is perfect for your girlfriends who need some extra inspo as they head into the new year! Happy Holidays, Mama! Hope your days are merry and bright! |
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I’m breaking up with parts of my business
| Everyone’s heard of New Year’s Resolutions. But not everyone has heard of Word of the Year. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s pretty straightforward. You choose a word or a short phrase that sets your intention or theme, a sort of filter for making choices, and target to come back to throughout the year. I saw a statistic the other day that most people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by Super Bowl Sunday. That’s the first weekend in February. Just one month after the year begins. And I’m not going to lie to you, when I first heard of the word of the year, I was pretty skeptical about it. It seemed like a ridiculous idea that a word could make an impact on how you live your life. But I have been doing it for a couple of years now and when I tell you it’s changed my life and business, I really mean it. This year, 2021, my word was “surrender”. And, Mama, did I not know what I was in store for me. For the past year I, like many of you, have had a lot of ups and downs. -I was on the cover of a magazine! -Got to speak on stage in front of thousands of people! -Traveled around the west coast in an RV! -I sent my kids back to school after “failing” at homeschooling -I brought in less revenue in my business than the year before and for a while struggled with the idea of “stepping back” -Lost several of my team members that I’d worked with for years which was a super painful transition -I’m also still dealing with a mental health crisis for my kiddo (which has ultimately impacted me more than I’d been ready to admit until very recently) And more than ever before, I have had to relinquish control in many aspects of my life. As a control freak, that hasn’t been fun. At all. This year brought on so many changes, some of which were very unexpected and tested me in ways I wasn’t sure I could handle. Don’t get me wrong, some of these changes led to really positive, beautiful things – like my outstanding full-time employee duo Jen and Daria, here to support me AND YOU. But it all started from that place of feeling deeply and learning to let go. With the heaviness in my heart this year, my word for 2022 will be no less intentional than the ones I’ve chosen prior: FUN! It’s time for me to start enjoying things in my life and my business more. To cut out the unnecessary stressful things that aren’t adding joy to my life, and focus on having FUN. Nothing fills my heart more than serving others. Serving this community, but I can’t do that when I feel like I am crumbling under the weight of it. So, in the last few weeks of the year, there’s a collision happening between SURRENDER and FUN and it’s asking me to make really hard choices about what I enjoy most in my business. Those choices mean letting things go… If you want to hear more about what went on the chopping block, you can listen to me go into all the details on Free Mama Radio. I want to be deliberate about how I spend my time. Forever is composed of nows, how we spend our days is how we spend our lives, and it’s imperative that I continue to check in with myself, and do the right thing for me, even when it may disappoint the expectations of others. I surrender one last time before the year is over. Who knows what the future holds? (Hopefully something really fun 😉) |
Manage Work-Life Balance (FMTV BEST OF THE BEST)
In this week’s episode of The Best of FreeMamaTV, I am giving you a ton of tips on how to juggle motherhood and work, how to manage household chores effectively, the best ways to improve your “work-life balance” and more.
I even give you a glimpse at my own work-from-home mom schedule!
If you are a working mom and trying to figure out how to balance it all, make sure you stay tuned until the end of this virtual assistant training for one of my favorite tools!
87: The Last Episode
When do you end things?
Moving into 2022, for me, it’s when things are no longer fun.
That’s why this episode of Free Mama Radio is my last episode. (At least for now).
In this final episode, I talk about the things that keep me showing up, like my book and my wonderful friends. I also talk about the “word of the year”, a concept I have been implementing for the past couple of years, that has truly changed my life.
Please listen in to this very special episode as we say farewell to Free Mama Radio and step into the new year with new intentions and excitement.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- A Recap of changes 2021 brought
- Sharing my word of the year for 2022
- Letting go of the things that aren’t fun
Three years ago, on December 12, 2018, I released my book, “The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money”.
Writing and releasing that book was something I felt I had to do. It was pouring out of me, and I wanted to pour into you. And I am so happy that I did.
In 2018, when I released that book, I didn’t believe in the “Word of the Year”. I thought it was a load of crap if I am being honest. But I gave it a try in 2019, starting with the word “optimize”, making sure things in my life were streamlined and I was setting myself up to grow.
2020, before I knew what would become of the world, I chose “joy”, and choosing joy was reflected in how I lived my life that whole year. Unlike for so many, last year was full of good things.
For 2021, I chose “surrender”, and I got more than I bargained for. This year I learned how to feel feelings. I have had to relinquish control more than ever before. However, I followed through on my word.
This brings me to now. Moving into 2022, I have chosen the word “fun”.
There are still lessons to be learned from this year. And I have decided to surrender at least this one more thing for the sake of fun, combining my word from this year and my word for the next, to end Free Mama Radio as we know it.
For now, we are putting it to rest, along with my Monday lives that I have been doing for four years consistently, without fail. This decision was a little bit uncomfortable to make, but if we’re not a little uncomfortable, we’re not growing.
Although this is farewell to the podcast, you can still find me over on FreeMamaTV or in the Free Mama Movement Facebook group going live from time to time. And I hope you will. I still have a lot to say, and we all still have a lot to learn.
Have you checked out my FREE training?! Would you like the freedom to work from home and spend more time with your family? In this training, you will learn how I became a highly paid virtual administrative consultant in just a few hours a day…. and how you can too! CLICK HERE for instant access.
Resources Mentioned:
The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money
Join The Free Mama Movement Facebook Group
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Your favorite pastime is also your ticket thousands of dollars
| I have a question for you. When is your favorite time to listen to a podcast? 1. While cooking or cleaning in the kitchen 2. While taking your dog for a walk 3. On your way to pick your kids up from school |
Podcasts have grown in popularity exponentially in the last year, and it’s not hard to see why. They are easy to listen to, they can be fun, informative, intriguing, and entertaining. As of April 2021, there were 48 MILLION podcast episodes on the internet. And guess what? Many of these podcasters aren’t producing their content on their own. There is a huge demand for podcast managers to help launch and manage their shows, so if podcasts are your jam, this is your time to shine! Free Mama Haili Murch has made a name for herself in the podcast space, even launching her own show over the last few years. I’ve invited her to be our final expert in the Riches in the Niches workshop series where she’ll be showing us her framework for how to launch your clients’ podcasts. I know from personal experience that there’s A LOT that goes into creating a podcast. A lot more than I had expected. I’m not saying this to scare you, but to encourage you. Because I know that it’s not easy, I know that your skills, and the ones Haili will be teaching you, are indispensable and highly sought after. In this workshop, Haili is going to give you: A walkthrough of the first 5 steps to launching a podcast including: -Pre-launch consult call with client -Gather all the clients necessary information -Design the podcast title and create podcast launch schedule -Design your podcast artwork -Record the intro and outro and pick music And on top of all of that, you will also receive : -The Top 10 Steps to Launching a Podcast -A list of top podcasting softwares -Free template for questions to ask in pre-launch consult call PLUS, you’ll get to ask Haili questions live, and you’ll have access to the replay. This workshop is just $30, so it’s a super affordable first step into the world of podcast management. Can’t wait to see you there! |
Free Mama Radio Live Podcast Interviews (Best of The Best FMTV)
In this week’s episode of FreeMamaTV, we’re taking a look back at 4 live podcast interviews with some amazing women who specialize in things from funnel hacking and digital marketing to intuitive life coaching.
So sit back, and enjoy this trip down memory lane!
Where do you go to get free information?
| I started The Free Mama Movement to show people like you, how to freelance so that you could work from home, control your schedule, and make more money. Now let me ask you a question: Where do you go when you need to learn how to do something? Or want to learn something new? YouTube. Exactly! So that’s why I started FreeMamaTV 3 years ago, and have been filming weekly how-to videos and sharing them on YouTube ever since. The information is completely free, and just a search away for anyone to find me online and connect with our community, my courses, and coaching programs. I’m able to talk (which I love to do) and share what I know, and it’s evergreen, so it never goes away. There are videos I made years ago that still bring in new traffic each and every day! FreeMamaTV is one of my favorite parts of my business with a big return, but I absolutely cannot do it alone. And I wouldn’t trust just anyone to help me with it. |
That’s why I put it in the very capable hands of Sam Damicis. Sam doesn’t just keep FreeMamaTV up and running, she makes sure it’s working. And when it’s working (getting new eyeballs on my business), I absolutely love paying her (job security!) Youtube Management is a super lucrative skill, and if you like tech and strategy, it’s also insanely fun! On Wednesday, December 15 at 10am CT, my YouTube Manager Sam will be hosting “How to Leverage the YouTube Platform to Help Content Creators Explode their Businesses” workshop. And although she’s a freaking rockstar, it’s not just Sam that makes this workshop so worthwhile. Did you know that this year alone, there were 2 billion monthly logged-in users? Or that 74% of adults and 77% of 15-35 year olds watch YouTube? Those are some pretty high numbers. So, why would you not want to help your clients expand their reach? And why would you not want the strategies to do so? You’ve probably heard us say “video is king” and we really mean it. In this 90-minute live workshop you will get: -A live overview of the back end of YouTube -A real-time walkthrough of the strategizing workflow -New Client Onboarding Survey Template (Video Creator Specific) PLUS Sam is giving you her: -Step by step checklist for the YouTube Strategizing Process -List of go-to tools for YouTube management It’s time for you to put your creative talents to good use and learn from the best of the best in YouTube Management. Oh. And did I mention that you’ll also have access to the replay? Yeah, that sounds like a pretty amazing deal for just $30. Grab your ticket now! |