
Busy Blooming with Tess Barclay
Calling all content creators, influencers & entrepreneurs đź“Ł Tune in to the Busy Blooming podcast for the advice, guidance, tips & motivation you need to build your dream business, brand & content on social media and be the most authentic version of YOU! Tune into to Tess Barclay, founder of Busy Blooming, with 10+ years of experience in marketing & content creation chatting all things content creation, social media, confidence, embracing the cringe, entrepreneurship, mindset, brand building & getting real about building your vision into reality!
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Nov 25, 2024 • 39min
Your 9-5 job in 2025 is going to be content creation & here's how to *actually* make it a $100k business
It’s time to make social media & content creation your 9-5 and build your own business from it in 2025!! Today, Tess is breaking down her 5-step system to making a 100k+ income and salary from social media and content creation breaking down 8 income streams, how to sell coaching & courses (her approach to selling 500+ sessions!), how to land brand deals as a creator in 2025, how to build up passive income streams & of course the mindset you need along the way!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
5:12 How to approach income on social media
8:31 Determining your income streams
10:49 Your content strategy to build an income
16:25 The 8 income streams you can have
19:00 How to sell your coaching & courses
23:54 Digital products & physical products
24:47 Services, events, speaking & memberships
27:09 Making money as an influencer
29:34 How many followers do you need for brand deals?
31:03 How to turn gifted into paid deals
31:33 How much to charge for brand deals?
32:10 How do you get brand deals?
34:47 Adsense & creator fund
37:03 Affiliate links
37:48 Podcasting monetization tip
39:42 Build your vision
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â‹’ FOLLOW TESS â‹’
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Nov 18, 2024 • 40min
You're hitting 100k on social media in 2025...but your mindset is keeping you broke with 0 followers
Kickstart your journey to a 100k following by transforming your mindset! Discover 10 limiting beliefs to ditch for success. Explore the power of valuing your unique brand and the importance of a proactive approach to content creation. Learn how to escape the hustle culture trap and enjoy the process, not just the destination. Plus, find out how an abundance mindset can reshape your approach to success on social media, fostering creativity and resilience. It's time to elevate your game!

Sep 21, 2024 • 31min
Fall 2024 is your comeback season as a content creator: Fall 2024 Content Strategy
FALL 2024 IS YOUR COMEBACK SEASON AS A CONTENT CREATOR!! đź‘Ź Today, Tess Barclay is giving you your Fall 2024 content strategy on how to grow as a content creator and influencer on social media in 3 months! She's unpacking your new mindset for the fall, how to pick a new theme/era, branding elements for your content, content pillars, content ideas & more!Content brand builder workbook: https://www.busyblooming.ca/shop (Use code: YOUTUBE for 30% off everything)TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro3:51 Mindset reset for Fall7:52 Defining your new theme/era12:05 Content pillars, brand & content strategy20:49 What to do & not to do in your content24:09 Content ideasâ‹’ FOLLOW BUSY BLOOMING â‹’TikTok: https://shorturl.at/anBO8Instagram: shorturl.at/dhpyOLinkedIn: shorturl.at/bmpPVJoin the community: https://www.busyblooming.ca/

Aug 1, 2024 • 51min
You’re not too busy to be a content creator in 2024 ft. Noam Raiter
Tess Barclay sits down with Noam Raiter to talk all things balancing content creation with a busy lifestyle! Including work-life balance, growth tips for TikTok and Instagram, creating content in an easier way & more!

Jul 3, 2024 • 51min
Building a multi-million dollar beauty brand ft. Three Ships Beauty Founders Laura and Connie
Tess Barclay sits down with Three Ships Beauty founders, Laura and Connie about their journey building a multi-million dollar beauty brand in their 20s - from their advice with finding a co-founder, navigating mental health, the world of social media, mistakes they've made and more! If you're an entrepeneur building your business, it's time to get your notebooks and pens out to learn from Laura and Connie about how you can build your business and brand! Follow Three Ships BeautyShop Three Ships Beauty: https://www.threeshipsbeauty.ca/Use code: BUSYBLOOMING20 until July 15 for 20% offFollow Three Ships Beauty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threeshipsbeauty Their Origin StoryFounded by chemical engineer Laura Burget and business school grad Connie Lo (both 23 years old at the time), Three Ships Beauty was made with a mission to make high quality, natural skincare accessible to everyone. Frustrated by the high costs of natural skincare products that actually worked, Burget and Lo scraped together $4,000 to build a better skincare solution.On nights and weekends, in addition to their full time jobs, they combined their efforts and expertise and began making all-natural formulations in Lo’s apartment. Burget and Lo knew that many people were priced out of the all-natural beauty scene who wanted desperately to be part of it, and they made a pact to keep each of their products accessibly priced under $40.

May 31, 2024 • 30min
Stop wasting your time with bad social media advice if you want to grow as a content creator in 2024
It's time to stop wasting ALL your time on hashtags, trending sounds, posting 3x per day and more and we're diving in to how to actually create good content on social media as a content creator and what matters for growth! Tess Barclay is diving in to how to actually use hashtags, captions, etc. but more importantly how the Instagram and TikTok algorithm works, reasons your content might not be performing, how to create good content and more!TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro1:56 How the TikTok & Instagram algorithm work9:31 3 reasons you're not getting views15:27 How to create better content and grow22:34 How to use hashtags, captions, trending sounds

May 23, 2024 • 32min
You're going to be a full-time content creator in 3 months & here's how you're going to do it..
Tess, with 8+ years in influencer marketing, shares a 5-step content strategy to become a full-time content creator by 2024. Topics: blue-sky scenario, brand building, content plan, community building, and new creator mindset.

Apr 30, 2024 • 38min
How to get your sh*t together as a content creator: Content planning, posting schedules & time-management
Learn how to organize your content creation process with a 4-step routine, manage your finances efficiently, and master time management as a content creator. Get valuable tips on planning, posting schedules, and mindset to stay organized in 2024.

Apr 6, 2024 • 32min
How brand deals *actually* work in 2024: What rates to charge, brand outreach, contracts + more!
Learn how to secure brand deals as an influencer in 2024! Explore charging rates, creating media kits, reaching out to brands, and understanding contracts. Get valuable tips on negotiation, setting rates, and maximizing the value of collaborations. Discover the evolving landscape of influencer marketing and essential strategies for attracting brand deals.

Mar 27, 2024 • 24min
How to stop caring what people think as a content creator & entrepreneur and BACK YOURSELF
It's time to BACK YOURSELF while building your business, brand & content! Today we're unpacking how to embrace the cringe, how to stop caring what people think about you/your business/your content, 3 questions to navigate what opinions to listen to, how to deal with feedback & advice and a guide to backing yourself!FOLLOW BUSY BLOOMING TikTok: https://shorturl.at/anBO8Instagram: shorturl.at/dhpyOLinkedIn: shorturl.at/bmpPVJoin the community: https://www.busyblooming.ca/FOLLOW TESSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessbarclay/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tess.barclayBook a 1:1 coaching: https://shorturl.at/hFOTXTIME STAMPS00:00 Intro4:20 Embracing the cringe8:48 Navigating opinions + feedback14:10 How to know what advice to listen to17:10 Guide to backing yourself
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