This blog series is all about my experience starting and growing Plum Tree Money. Follow along as I make mistakes, learn a lot, share how I do things, and help self-employed creatives build financial stability and freedom.
Here are previous posts in this series: August 2020 | July 2020 | June 2020 | May 2020
Major Life and Business wins for September 2020:
- Creatives Do Money is ticking along! 6 episodes up, and 16 five star reviews so far!
- Saved a total of $1,691 (22% of my total net income)
- Resumed regular massage practice in NYC
Goals + Intentions for September 2020 were:
- Create a strong system and structure for publishing Creatives Do Money podcast
- Balancing massage work and PTM work and staying healthy and happy
- 100 people on my email list
- Regular content going out on Instagram / FB
- 2 Blog posts up
- 1 general newsletter sent out
- 2 summary newsletters out for Plum Tree Community
- Plum Tree Community has 40 active members
- Client work complete, clients delighted and surprised
Skills I’m working on:
- Moving past limiting thoughts and beliefs with Thought Work
- Letting go of perfectionism.
- Not getting high on approval and positive feedback. My job is to continue moving forward with creating value for my people: creative solopreneurs who want to learn to master their money and build the financial stability that fuels their creative future.
What I got done in September 2020:
- Creatives Do Money podcast officially launched September 1st, 2020 🎉
- Podcast episode 1 published and promoted: Integrity in Business with Cynthia Pong
- Podcast episode 2 published and promoted: It Starts with This
- Podcast episode 3 published and promoted: Investing in Yourself with Damaly Shepherd
- Podcast episode 4 published and promoted: Half-truths we Tell Ourselves about Money
- Podcast episode 5 published and promoted: Diversifying Your Income with Camellia Lee
- 1 blog post up about accelerating your financial progress by letting go of these half-truths
- Showed up as a guest on the Adulting for Artists podcast with Timmie Boose
- Home page complete for this site!
- Showed up with energy, focus, and compassion for a bunch of client calls
- Started work with first full paying client for Money Coaching!
Where I was in the weeds:
- Maintaining my momentum with Plum Tree Money while returning three days a week to my massage practice.
- I have lots to learn to make the most of the Mighty Networks platform (that’s my referral link).
- Struggling to find the right approach to sending out my newsletter. I want it to be super helpful and stay in touch, but haven’t had the bandwidth with everything else going on.
Current biggest challenge:
Juggling priorities.
Getting to the important rather than urgent tasks.
THE NUTS AND BOLTS
Income (dollars in the bank, not invoices sent)
- Coaching $412
- Project Management $105
- Bookkeeping $187
- Graphic Design $50
Total: $753
Expenses
- Office supplies and software
- Acuity Scheduling $16
- GSuite $7
- Mailchimp $16
- Zoom $15
- Office supplies and software: Graphic design
- Canva $13 (that’s my referral link)
- Office supplies and software: Podcast
- Office supplies and software: Social media
- Later Social Media scheduler $9 (that’s my referral link)
- Virtual Assistant $76
- Research $20
- Big Pro Photoshoot with Damaly Shepherd
- Deposit for package fee $500
- Clothing $232
Total: $951
COMING NEXT MONTH
On the horizon: September 2020
- Create a strong system and structure for publishing Creatives Do Money podcast
- Balancing massage work and PTM work and staying healthy and happy
- 30 people on my email list
- Regular content going out on Instagram / FB
- 1 Blog posts up
- Prompts and tips out for the October Savings Challenge I’m running in the Plum Tree Community
- Client work complete, clients delighted and surprised
And that’s a wrap for this month!
Nothing tickles me more than a creative solopreneur reaching their goals! What’s been one major win for you in your business in September 2020?