Another month working out of office under my belt and I am feeling more optimistic than ever before. You’ll read more about this below in my wins of the month, but this month has been my highest earning to date. It feels so good to see the results of hard work and to see that this business really can support me and my family.
That said, managing a growing business is not easy. This month, I did my first quarterly planning session and mapped out collaborations, launches, key events and blog posts up to 2021. It wasn’t until I put it all in a calendar that I realized how much work I had signed up for! Until this point, I’ve been fairly reactive with my work, but I’m making a real effort to plan ahead a bit more.
I also feel like I was not prepared for how many brands would be interested in working with me. Hi imposter syndrome! I started pitching collaborations with brands back in August, expecting to receive a few “we’ll keep you in mind” responses, or no responses at all. I should have had a bit more faith in myself! I am so grateful and excited for the positive responses I’ve received from brands that I really love. These collaborations have been so fun and given me more confidence in my career.
Landing these collaborations has been wonderful, but I definitely bit off more than I could chew this month! I was so excited to be working with these brands, I think that I added a few too many to my plate at a time. Everything went over well, but I certainly felt a bit of burnout. Now, I’m focusing on planning my collaborations out early and getting organized before jumping in. I think that this will be good for my mental health and more beneficial to the brands.
Managing a growing business is not easy, but it’s so worth it. I’m starting to see a more clear picture of what this business will look like in the next few years, and it’s exciting!
some wins from this month
- Pitched and landed two new, very exciting collaborations, and caught a collaboration.
- I had so much fun with my first IG Takeovers! I did a Try-On Haul with MAN + WOMAN and I took over Lavender & Grace Jewelry‘s IG Stories for the day. It was great to connect with new people and share what I love about these brands.
- Ran a fun giveaway for a perennial with Better Earth Gardens.
- Launched my campaign with Endy! This is such a fun one that I will be sharing more about in the coming months.
- Started working with Smart Sweets – delicious low-sugar candy!
- Helped introduce Tutti to the community with a blog post collaboration that you can read here.
- Launched a giveaway with STIL Classics, my fave planner brand, which you can enter until November 3rd here!
- Had my most successful month on LIKEtoKNOW.it, doubling the income of my last most successful month! Thank you so much to everyone that purchases through my links. You’re helping to make this dream of mine a reality.
- Published 16 blog posts in October. These were my top three blog posts of the month:
october by the numbers
- Over 3,200 page views on the blog.
- Greeted 400 new friends on Instagram – hi guys!
- Onboarded one new marketing client.
- Made 7 sales from my faves Lulus boots! These were definitely a hit.
- This was my highest earning month since starting my own business – makes me feel very optimistic about what’s to come.
- Collaborated with seven amazing brands.
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