12 AMAZING WOMEN TEACHING THE ONLINE BUSINESS SKILLS YOU NEED TO KNOW
In one of my first jobs I remember my boss saying to me, “I may not be the smartest person around, but what I do know how to do is pick up the phone when I need help.” While today we tend to go to Google for answers, the idea is the same… if you don’t know how to do something, the smart gal knows where to find help! The good news is there are some pretty AMAZING women out there who can help you learn everything you need to know about running a successful and profitable creative business. These are some of our favourite movers and shakers.
*As we come across new people we think are offering some seriously good products and courses, we’ll add them to the post. Feel free to drop us a line if you know of someone who should make the list.
MELYSSA GRIFFIN
Melyssa Griffin started her blog The Nectar Collective as a creative outlet that she could work on in the evenings and it soon blossomed into a wildly popular online community and graphic studio that allowed her to quit her day job and make six figures in her second year of business. Now she has moved on to online education and teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to bring their passions to life and make a profit doing what they love. In her online courses and free webinars, she specializes in list building, online course creation and Pinterest marketing. Her Pinfinite Growth course is a must, teaching you how to capture the power of Pinterest to grow your audience.
www.melyssagriffin.com // www.twitter.com/melyssa_griffin // www.facebook.com/melyssagriffin
JENNIFER PUNO (PEOPLEMAP)
Quirky, creative and an all-around cool entrepreneur, Jennifer Puno is an Instagram marketing maven. She co-founded of Map, an online platform that showcases travel photos from around the world, and she is the brains behind www.ilovecreatives.com, a digital classified site that connects makers and creatives. She is also the co-founder of PeopleMap, a brilliant Instagram marketing tool (love it!) that allows you to find followers and influencers, create campaigns, build lists and analyse stats, and she has an awesome Instagram marketing course that includes videos, spreadsheets and interviews all designed to help you set up an actionable strategy for your own brand.
www.madewithmap.com // www.ilovecreatives.com // www.peoplemap.co // Instagram Marketing Course
AMANDA GENTHER
I don’t remember exactly how I came across Amanda’s website, but I do remember spending a full Saturday afternoon reading everything on her blog! If you’re looking to launch a profitable digital course, Amanda is your gal. This professional designer and work-at-home mom helps entrepreneurs create online products that actually convert to sales. Her blog is packed with tips on design, marketing, and online tools, and her Irresistible Sales Pages course details how to set up a killer sales page that will attract the right kind of audience, inspire trust in your potential clients, and turn casual browsers into buyers.
amandagenther.com // irresistiblesalespages.com //
www.facebook.com/AmandaGentherDesign // www.instagram.com/amandagenther
SARAH MORGAN (XOSARAH.COM)
Every time I’m on Pinterest I seem to come across a pin from xosarah.com where her bio reads “No-BS Blogging Strategy for the Daring + Driven.” If you head over to her site and register for her newsletter, you’ll get her list of the top 10 tools she uses to run her blog and business. Plus you can peruse her posts for stellar tips on everything from becoming an authority in your niche to building email lists and making money on your blog. She also offers ebooks on blogging, passive income and increasing traffic and online courses including a step-by-step guide to setting up a blog from scratch and another on how to become a Pinterest powerhouse.
www.xosarah.com // www.pinterest.com/xosarahmorgan // www.instagram.com/xosarahmorgan // www.facebook.com/xosarahmorgan
SCOOP INDUSTRIES
I saw these ladies advertising on Facebook and couldn’t resist clicking through to learn more. Brittany and Maggie are two service-based business pros who know the ins and outs of marketing, tech, and business development. They offer courses and training that really pack a punch and their blog is full of great content for everyone from newbies in the start-up game to established businesses looking to expand. If you’re looking to learn more about things like email marketing, blogging and how to plan a successful launch, this is a good place to start.
www.scoopindustries.com // www.facebook.com/scoopindustries // www.instagram.com/scoopindustries//
www.pinterest.com/scoopindustries // www.twitter.com/scoopindustries
BYREGINA.COM
Regina calls herself a sidekick to bloggers and infopreneurs (basically anyone looking to make a career out of sharing their knowledge and skills). She’s been blogging for years and draws on her experience as a magazine publisher, graphic designer, and continuing education instructor to create actionable content, engaging courses and useful guides for anyone who wants to profit from their knowledge and passions in a purposeful and authentic way. Check out her free courses, her podcasts on Soundcloud, and her fab Profitable Content Course.
www.profitablecontent.co // www.byregina.com // www.facebook.com/byReginaTV // www.instagram.com/byreginatv www.twitter.com/byreginatv // www.pinterest.com/byReginaTV
THE MERRIWEATHER COUNCIL
Danielle of The Merriweather Council is a craft consultant who has made it her job to help makers like you turn your handmade passion into a sustainable business. She has a ton of great resources like courses, eBooks, and workshops that will help you build a strong foundation for your business, develop brand awareness, reach the right audience, and manage your sales. Visit her blog or explore the Empowerment + Education page on her website to see how she can become your handmade biz bestie!
www.merriweathercouncil.com // www.facebook.com/MerriweatherCouncil // www.twitter.com/MerriweatherC // www.pinterest.com/daniellespurge // www.instagram.com/merriweatherc
LOVEPLUSCOLOR.COM
Isn’t it funny how so many makers can produce beautiful things, but when it comes to creating a gorgeous website we don’t have a clue? Enter Jessica of Love Plus Color, a designer who aims to teach you how to build and design a beautiful online space of your own. She focuses mainly on brand development, graphic design, photo styling, and Instagram, and her awesome Adobe Illustrator Masterclass will teach you everything you need to know about using fonts, designing sidebars and more to make your website stand out from the rest.
www.facebook.com/lovepluscolor // www.pinterest.com/jessicasafko // www.twitter.com/jessicasafko // www.instagram.com/jessicasafko
FEMTREPRENEUR.CO
Mariah Coz runs Femtrepreneur.co, a super cool site and community helping people turn their blogs into successful businesses. She also runs a podcast called The Femtrepreneur Show just for online course creators, which is a great resource for all you ladies out there who are putting together ebooks and courses of your own. Head over to her site and you will find free and paid courses on topics like launching your own signature course and sky-rocketing your success on Instagram, as well as tons of great info on her blog.
www.twitter.com/MariahCoz // www.facebook.com/femtrepreneur // www.facebook.com/groups/femtrepreneur //
www.pinterest.com/femtrepreneur
JESSICASPRAGUE.COM
What started as an obsession with scrapbooking soon turned into a super successful online career for Jessica Sprague, who has been teaching Photoshop and digital crafting classes on her website since 2007. She believes that Photoshop is a valuable life skill that can change lives through its ability to empower people to create their own graphical and/or typographical projects for everything from online and print media for businesses, school projects, home decor projects and photo galleries. She’s got a vast array of classes to choose from, many of which are very affordable.
www.jessicasprague.com // www.facebook.com/jessicaspraguecom // www.twitter.com/jessica_sprague // www.pinterest.com/jessicasprague
OLYVIA.CO
Putting your website out there in the world is one thing, but developing a strong online reputation that dazzles and doesn’t disappoint is another. This is where Erika Madden of Olyvia.co comes in. She has over 11 years experience working in the corporate world as well as with individual entrepreneurs to launch and grow websites and amp up online presences and reputations. Subscribe to her blog and you get a free 31-page ebook, access to her private Facebook group and regular emails with superb tips to help you grow your business. We also highly recommend her free Detox Your Brand course.
www.olyvia.co // www.twitter.com/OlyviaMedia // www.facebook.com/OlyviaMedia
APRETTIERWEB.COM
Mel from A Prettier Web is a web designer and developer who specialises in WordPress and has actually been creating her own WP themes for over 10 years. As part of such a male-dominated field, she saw a serious need for online resources geared specifically towards female website owners, so she decided to create a platform that would inspire and teach women WP skills. Her free course called WordPress From Scratch to Badass walks you through every step of creating a bomb WP site, and her blog has all kinds of super useful tips and tricks.
www.aprettierweb.com // www.facebook.com/aprettierweb // www.twitter.com/aprettierweb
