Want to grow your creative business, find more clients, and build real momentum without spending a fortune on marketing?
In this episode of Magic Made, Megan Holly and Chrissy Sherry are sharing the creative business growth strategies that actually worked for them, including the scrappy, free, imperfect things they did when they were first getting started.
Whether you’re building your creative business on the side of a 9-to-5, trying to land your first few clients, or years into entrepreneurship and feeling a little stagnant, this conversation is packed with practical ways to get moving again.
0:00 – How to Grow Your Creative Business
2:13 – The FREE Tool We Used to Find Clients
5:08 – Build a Business Community Around You
7:28 – Our Social Media Engagement Strategy
10:01 – Organic Growth vs. Paying for Reach
12:21 – Stop Obsessing Over the Algorithm
14:09 – Why Some Content Suddenly Takes Off
16:03 – Going Viral Isn’t Always a Good Thing
18:02 – You Don’t Need a Huge Following
20:49 – How Community Helped Grow Our Businesses
22:07 – New Entrepreneurs: Say YES
24:40 – Pricing Your Creative Services
26:20 – Contracts, Boundaries & Learning to Say No
27:45 – How You Actually Find Your Niche
28:40 – The #1 Thing: Keep Your Momentum
31:04 – What Growth Really Looks Like
32:28 – When Business Starts Feeling Overwhelming
34:01 – Stop Thinking Success Is for Other People
35:03 – Your Challenge: Rip the Band-Aid Off
We’re talking about:
✨ Using Facebook groups and social media to find clients for FREE
✨ Why community and networking can change the trajectory of your business
✨ Building organic social media growth without obsessing over the algorithm
✨ Why a smaller, engaged audience can be more valuable than thousands of random followers
✨ When new business owners should SAY YES more often
✨ Pricing, raising your rates, contracts, and learning through experience
✨ How working with different clients helps you discover your niche
✨ Why consistency and momentum matter more than finding the “perfect” strategy
✨ Letting your business evolve as you discover what you actually want to create
You don’t need 100,000 followers, a massive marketing budget, or a perfectly mapped-out business plan to start building something meaningful.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Find your people. Keep creating momentum.
💬 YOUR TURN: What would help you feel like you’re moving forward in your business right now? Drop it in the comments. You never know who might have the connection, resource, encouragement, or idea you need.
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Resources & Links:
Listen to the full audio podcast on episodes Spotify, Apple and Transistor or anywhere you listen to podcast
To connect with Chrissy: http://www.instagram.com/chrissysherryconsciouscreator
Would you like to work with Chrissy: christina.marie.art@gmail.com
Want to get some coaching from Megan! Book a time with her here: bit.ly/MeganHollyCoaching
Need Megan for a speaking opportunity, email her at: meganholly@artisticphoto.org
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