Podcast Episodes & Blog Posts
Here you'll find episodes from the Future Steps Podcast
About Future Steps Creative (FSC)
Future Steps Creative is a small business podcast that shares strategies & tips for online business, through the lens of a creative entrepreneur. Topics include mindset, brand development, content marketing and productivity.
Episodes are released weekly on Apple (iTunes), Stitcher (Android) & on YouTube.
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Should You Use Free WordPress Plugins?
There are thousands of free WordPress Plugins to choose from when you want to add additional features or functionality to your website. The quality of the plugins you choose is important for stability and security so it is important to understand how to choose the...
Buyer’s Lifecycle | Understanding the Purchasing Journey
In this post, I touch on the various stages that a customer or client goes through in the buyer's journey or the purchasing lifecycle. Understanding this can help you improve the way your marketing and sales process work. Applying the principles will help you improve...
How To Optimise Your Website For Conversions
If you have a website for your business, the most important thing is that it needs to perform well when it comes to turning visitors into leads or buyers. It’s not about looking pretty, flashy, cool because none of that matters if your website doesn't convert. So...
How to Be More Consistent with Online Content
One of the biggest struggles with doing online content is to stay consistent. I’m sure a lot of people struggle with this, just as I have in the past. Today I have some tips for you that's helped me and hopefully they can help you be more consistent with your online...
5 Must-Have Online Videos Every Service-Based Business
In this podcast and blog post, I will be talking about 5 must-have online videos that every service-based business should have. If you are just starting out with your online videos or you have already started doing videos but don’t have these types, then you...
What Content Format Should You Start with for Your Service Business: Blog, Video, or Podcast?
This blog post and podcast episode talks about what type of online content format you should use for your coaching or service business. This is important because the format of the content can determine how much reach and engagement you get from your audience. You can...
What Equipment to Start With for Making Online Videos
Doing online videos for your business or brand is one of the smartest things you can do to increase your reach and build your audience. But getting started can be a struggle for some when it comes to equipment and as a result, they get held back. I'm going to talk to...
Audience Research: How to Always Find Topics for Your Online Videos or Podcast
Creative block, where you run out of ideas or topics for your online content can be a big problem if you're a content creator. You might be getting up each day thinking about “what should I create today…”, “What topic should I be talking about for my video or podcast...
How To Use a Professional XLR Microphone with a Smartphone or Mobile Device
As a content creator who creates online videos or podcasts, it is really important to get good clean audio. You can argue that audio is more important than video, as even if your video quality is not that good, most people will overlook that if the audio quality is...
How To Add Evergreen Scarcity/FOMO To Your Divi WordPress Website
Studies have shown that we suffer a lot more when we experience loss versus not getting something in the first place. Think about it with kids. If you go to a store and take a toy off the shelf for them to have a look at “just to keep them quiet”, you better be...
How To Write A Simple Business Plan – Step By Step
It can be exciting when you have an idea for a new business, and for most people, all you want is to get going as quickly as possible. However it is a good idea to actually put together a business plan that you can reference at any time in the future when your idea...
Where Can I Get Ideas For Blog Content?
When it comes to coming up with content ideas for your blog posts, it can sometimes become tricky to know what to write about. In some cases, you may be stuck because you feel that you don't have anything of value to say, or you may feel that there is already lots of...
Should I Write My Own Blog Posts Or Hire A Content Writer?
In order to do effective online marketing, content creation is a crucial part of what we have to do. Having good quality content published online allows people to discover us and come into our world. One of the ways you can create content is by wiring blog posts....
How To Remain Productive Even When I Don’t Feel Like It
As business owners or entrepreneurs we tend to have way too much on our plate at any one time. This is especially true if we run our business solo— it just comes with the territory. In this post, I’ll be sharing some thoughts and ideas with you to help you be more...
How Brand Collaboration Can Help Grow Your Audience
Growing your audience is essential to getting leads and customers for your business. It can take a long time when you are doing things organically, especially when you are in a competitive niche. One of the ways to grow your audience and email list faster is to...
What Should I Use As My Opt-In Freebie On My Website?
You probably already know that growing your email list is one of the most important things you should do online in order to get the best out of your marketing efforts. After all, your email list is an extremely valuable asset as it is something you own and control,...
What Is An Email Marketing Sequence?
If you are looking into email marketing, you may have heard the term email marketing sequence or autoresponder sequence, and are wondering what this is about. An email marketing sequence is an automated set of emails that are sent out to an email subscriber once they...
6 Ways to Protect Your WordPress Website From Hackers
All websites are vulnerable to attacks by hackers who can leave malware or wreak havoc in other ways on your website. Even websites with the best security can get breached — just look up high-profile websites that have been hacked and you’ll see the results...