Creatives on Camera: Artists and Crafters Using Video to Teach, Sell and Inspire Online
Creatives on Camera explores how artists, makers, and creative educators turn what they know into workshops, courses, and income.
Host Lyric Montgomery Kinard shares real conversations about teaching online, finding students, pricing, simple tech, and building a business that works in the real world. If you want to teach your craft but feel stuck on where to start—or how to make it sustainable—this podcast shows you what’s actually involved.
Creatives on Camera: Artists and Crafters Using Video to Teach, Sell and Inspire Online
Platform Strategy for Makers: What to Do When Your Best Tool Stops Working
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Sarah Sewell grew a Facebook group to nearly 56,000 members. She ran a thriving paid membership of 2,500. She built a handmade business to multiple six figures on Etsy. And she has watched every one of those platforms change the rules on her.
In episode 68 of Creatives on Camera, Sarah Sewell, founder of Flourish with Sarah and community manager for the Craft Industry Alliance, brings 25 years of hard-won experience to a conversation about what community actually means, why the platforms you built everything on will eventually let you down, and what the creative businesses that survive platform shifts have in common.
She is honest about what worked, what stopped working, and what she wishes she had done differently. If you are a maker, a creative teacher, or a product-based shop owner trying to figure out how to build something that lasts, this conversation will give you a lot to think about. If you are doing everything right online and still not getting traction, this episode is for you.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why building a community is different from building an audience, and why that distinction changes everything
How to revive a declining Facebook group using education, entertainment, and engagement What to do if you rely on one platform for most of your income or community
How to build real connection into pre-recorded courses when you are not live
Why what feels like failure in your creative business is often the most valuable thing that ever happened to you
Find Sarah Sewell at Flourish with Sarah: https://www.sarahsewell.com https://substack.com/@flourishwithsarah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishwithsarah Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flourishwithsarah Threads: https://www.threads.com/@flourishwithsarah
Book mentioned: Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
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AVT Resources
Academy for Virtual Teaching: https://www.academyforvirtualteaching.com Join Campus Commons (free community): https://www.academyforvirtualteaching.com/f/campus-commons Virtual Teaching 101: https://www.academyforvirtualteaching.com/courses/vt101 Virtual Teaching Business Builder: https://www.academyforvirtualteaching.com/courses/vtbb YouTube for Audience Growth: https://www.academyforvirtualteaching.com/courses/youtube
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