Green Creatives

In this first guest episode of Green Creatives (so exciting!!), I welcome Rebecca Carmensita, a business systems expert from the Netherlands who now resides in Perth, Western Australia. Rebecca shares her insights on the importance of efficient backend systems for creative business owners and discusses her approach to working with clients. If you want to learn more about Rebecca, find her links below: Her website: www.rebeccacarmensita.com Her Instagram account: www.instagram.com/rebeccacarmensita.obm Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨ —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & www.green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!

In this episode, I discuss the challenges of taking a holiday as a freelancer. I share my personal experiences, including my definition of a vacation as spending at least five days completely unplugged from work. I also explore the financial and client commitment scarcity that often accompanies time off as a freelancer and offer solutions, such as setting up service packages with clients to ensure payment during vacation time. I present evidence that time off work can actually improve productivity and creativity. And, finally, I wrap up the episode with tips and tricks for preparing for a holiday and actually unplugging, including telling clients in advance, budgeting in advance, and starting small. Tune in for more insights and advice on taking a well-deserved break as a freelancer. Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨ —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

In this episode, I share my best productivity tips to help you stay focused and productive throughout the day. I start by talking about how I prepare for the week ahead by creating a list of personal and professional tasks to tackle on Sunday nights. I then discuss how I use time-blocking on Google Calendar to manage my schedule, including important tasks, emails, and even walks. I explain that I prefer to keep my calendar simple by only colour-coding my meetings, while keeping all of my tasks-related items in another color. I also share that I only arrange three days at a time to leave my CEO day on Friday open to things I did not get to do before, which makes it less stressful to see my schedule on the calendar. I emphasise the importance of being mindful of my own energy levels throughout the day and scheduling my tasks accordingly. For example, I feel more mentally present in the morning, so I try to add a time block every single morning for writing. In the afternoon, when I feel a little less present or more tired, I usually focus on designing or managing our Notion management boards. I also talk about how I use tools like Notion to help me stay organized and manage my team's priorities, including adding deadlines for each team member. Finally, I provide some tips on how to manage phone and notification distractions to help you stay focused on your work. Tune in to this episode for some great insights and actionable tips to help you stay productive! —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

In this episode, I share the 5 things I wish I knew before starting as a freelancer and later starting my own business. These include pricing yourself well, creating service packages, setting communication boundaries with clients, always using contracts, setting up a backend system, and having a strong social media presence. Tune in for valuable insights on navigating the challenges of freelancing and entrepreneurship. Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨ —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

In this episode, I share my worst client story from my freelance career, which turned out to be a valuable learning experience. However, the project suffered from a lack of communication, unclear branding guidelines, and assumptions. I took on the project while already feeling burnt out and did not set clear boundaries or communicate my holiday plans effectively. Overall, this episode serves as a cautionary tale for freelancers and contractors to avoid similar challenges in their work. It's essential to communicate effectively with clients, set clear boundaries, and trust your instincts. I hope that my experience can help you learn from my mistakes and improve your freelance career. Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨ —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

We’re back with another episode of the Green Creatives and it is a juicy one! In this week’s episode, I’m giving you a thorough and transparent update about our eco-conscious online marketing agency, Green Socials, and what has been happening for the past few weeks/months. From restructuring our team and hiring a new designer to new client onboarding processes and backend systems, I’m sharing all of the latest news regarding the behind-the-scenes of my business. Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨ —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

In this episode, I share the 5 mindset shifts that transformed my business. I discuss the power of having the right mindset, which can give you the confidence to be more outgoing and reach out to people. These shifts include: Taking risks and not living with regret, Embracing imperfection, Being comfortable with not knowing what you're doing, Not fixating on your failures, and Constantly learning to earn more. I’m also sharing tangible instances in which these mindset shifts have made a massive difference for my eco-conscious online marketing agency, Green Socials. Tune in for more tips and motivation to improve your business. ————————————————————————————————————— The free guide to increasing your Instagram’s visibility: Audit & Reset Your Instagram. Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

In this week's episode, I discuss the importance of side/student jobs and share a LOT of my past job experiences, highlighting the soft skills I have developed alongside them. These experiences have taught me a lot about the work environment, people, and myself. I mention my experience as a babysitter even though I kinda hate kids, working as a sales assistant in two retail stores in Paris, working for VIPs at a very famous festival as well, and joining an incredible skincare company to improve their customer service experience. If you are in a position where you don't know where to go next, I suggest looking back at what you've already done and seeing what you've loved from those experiences and would like to reproduce in your upcoming job. I recommend taking inventory of your own work experiences, seeing what you've learned from them, and what you've liked and disliked. Don’t hesitate to DM me on the show’s Instagram account (link below) if you’re having any difficulty deciding which career to pursue online. Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨ —————— Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends! With Gratitude — Val 🤍

Welcome back to another episode of Green Creatives — for those of you that follow me on Instagram @greencreatives.co, thank you so much for being part of this journey. It's official: we have now reached 1,000 followers and it's been less than 60 days since I launched this social media page. I'm so grateful to take you on my entrepreneurial journey while taking you as well where you want to be.  In this episode, I wanted to dive deep into the six strategies that helped me get to 1,000 followers (rather quickly) without having to post every day on the platform or exhaust myself by interacting with as many other accounts as possible. We talk all things viral Reels, shareable content, boosted posts, content strategy, and much more.  Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com  It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!    With Gratitude — Val 🤍

If you are a purpose-led freelancer, creator, or entrepreneur starting up on social media, listen up!    In this week’s episode, I share all about what to do to exactly understand what to share on social media.  We discuss all things target audience and dream clients, social media platforms and demographics, profile optimisations, content categories and pillars, post frequency, etc.    Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com  It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!    With Gratitude — Val 🤍

Welcome to this episode where we delve into the importance of ethical marketing in modern business.    As an eco-conscious business owner, freelancer, or entrepreneur, you understand the importance of serving and helping companies that have a bigger purpose in the world. Ethical marketing involves promoting products or services in an honest, transparent, and fair way while prioritising social responsibility and sustainability.  In this episode, I discuss the core principles of ethical marketing.  I also offer actionable steps that you can implement right now to make your business more sustainable.   Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!    With Gratitude — Val 🤍

Today, I’m going back three years in time and telling you the story of how I booked my first client as a social media manager/freelancer.    This episode in particular is highly focused on how I optimise Upwork, a freelancing platform available for anyone to use, to attract my dream clients and made sure that I was on as many people’s radars as possible!    Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com  It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!    With Gratitude — Val 🤍

Are you making these mistakes as a freelancer?  Today’s episode outlines 5 common mistakes that freelancers make with their clients and in managing their work.    If you’ve been struggling to put together a streamlined onboarding process, service pricing, clear communication with your clients, and work/life balance, this is the episode for you!    Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com  It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!    With Gratitude — Val 🤍

In this episode, I go full analysis-mode on all of the lessons and mistakes I’ve made in 2022 that are now shaping my goals for 2023. From financial goals and hiring new team members to creativity vs strategy, this pod is rather raw (again) and 100% honest, and I hope that you take away a few teachings from it!   Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co  Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com   It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!

In this very first episode of Green Creatives, I’m taking you through my chaotic experience becoming a social media manager (and moving to the other side of the planet), which all led me to build my very own eco-conscious online marketing agency in 2021. From medical school to hiring my first contractors to help me build my agency brick by brick, I don’t hold back in this episode and tell you all about my very zigzaggy journey! Stay tuned for more episodes every single week! ✨  ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co  Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com   It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!

Green Creatives is a podcast that helps purpose-led freelancers, creators, and entrepreneurs on their ethical marketing journey. I'm Valentine (but you can call me Val) and I created my own eco-conscious online marketing agency in 2021, called Green Socials. In this podcast, I’m giving you all the ins and outs and the highs and lows of building your own agency and your own business while I’m still learning how to navigate it myself! ——————   Connect on social media: @greencreatives.co  Learn more about our eco-conscious online marketing agency: @green.socials & green-socials.com   It would mean so much to us if you could leave a review and share this episode with your friends!