The Peaceful Creatives Podcast

Today I want to talk about why your higher prices don't automatically need to mean stuffed offers - whether you're moving from £1k to £2.5k, £2.5k to £5k, £5k to £10k or anywhere beyond.

It's about the client you're solving the problem for, the transformation they're investing in, your positioning and, importantly, your confidence in your own expertise.
I'm sharing how my own core creative offer has gone from £1,800 in 2017 to £10–15k today without me handing over eight times as much work 😂, why I've absolutely fallen into the trap of overstuffing my offers in the past, and what I think we should be looking at instead when we want to move our pricing up.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2–3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draws in the dreamiest, calmest projects, is opening soon!

You can join the waitlist to get early access here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25
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Why is it that I can come back from a break, open up a client project and pretty quickly remember what I'm doing... but sending one little email to my own audience suddenly feels like an enormously vulnerable public event? 😂

I'm back at work after taking some time away and, if I'm honest, I've felt a bit nervous about being properly visible again. There's something about stepping away from marketing for a while that makes something you've done hundreds of times suddenly feel MUCH bigger than it did before.

And I know I'm not the only one.

So today we're talking about how to restart your marketing after a break without convincing yourself that you need a brand new strategy, seven weeks of content planned in advance and one absolutely spectacular COMEBACK POST before you're allowed to show your face on Instagram again.

I'm sharing why I think marketing can feel particularly difficult to return to, why you absolutely do not need to “catch up” on the content you didn't create while you were away, how I'm making my own return easier, and some of the things I'd focus on if your marketing is currently feeling a little bit rusty too.

Because you probably haven't forgotten how to market your business.

You just haven't done it for a little while.

And sometimes the quickest way back isn't to think your way into feeling confident enough to start again — it's to do one small, normal thing and let it become normal again.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2–3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draws in the dreamiest, calmest projects, is opening soon!

You can join the waitlist to get early access here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25
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Today I’m sharing a little Q1 check-in - what’s been working in my business, what hasn’t felt quite right, and what I’m changing as I move into Q2.

Because even when your business is “working”, there are always things to refine. Things that feel heavier than they need to. Things that look good on paper, but don’t quite hold up in real life.

If your business is already established, but you’re craving more steadiness, more space, and more control as you grow - this will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how I think about those shifts.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind-the-scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast
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I truly can't believe I've sat down in front of a microphone 100 times to record this little podcast of mine! And sure, we've gone through a few names, a few brands and few shifts in what I talk about... but I'm still here! And hopefully, so are you (& thank you!)

So today I'm sharing 10 lessons that have taught me the most about building a peaceful, booked up business - the whole reason I am here talking about more peace in business.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2-3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draw in the dreamiest, calmest projects - is opening soon! You can join the waitlist to get early access and a 1:1 bonus, here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25
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If your enquiries feel inconsistent, it’s easy to assume something is wrong. You post consistently, you try to be as visible as possible, you do everything by the book.

And yet enquiries come in waves. And the pattern of enquiries leads the pattern of your projects.

But inconsistency in demand doesn't have to mean inconsistency in bookings. In this episode I want to share how ups and downs in clients getting in touch is actually completely normal... and how you can make sure that even in the seasons that feel quieter - you can still be booked up.

We’re talking about:
Why enquiries naturally move in seasons
How to leverage busier enquiry periods to book up
Why it's so important to understand your ideal clients
Why peaceful booking systems matter more than constant marketing
How to spread demand across the year instead of scrambling for it

It's not about consistency, it's about demand! And I bet you're closer than you think to get to the steady schedule you're looking for.

If you’d like to dive deeper into this, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2-3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draw in the dreamiest, calmest projects - is opening soon! You can join the waitlist to get early access and a 1:1 bonus, here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25
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