562: Does your website get you hired? with Alex Vita

If you've considered attending an in person event but couldn't decide if it would be worth it, this episode is for you. Maria Guerriero of Germinate Creative shares exactly how she preps and follows up – to make it worth it!  And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

Do you know your business model? What are even the options when it comes to a business model for a solo creative professional anyway? That's where I started the conversation with 2 of my favorite coaches from the Simplest Marketing Plan program, Lisa Mullis and Bonnie Fanning. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

In my second conversation with web designer, Alex Vita, we tackled the question our readers asked us to answer: Does your web site get you hired? But we also veered off into other directions, including how to be found through AI search. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

Patricia van den Akker of The Design Trust, the London-based online business school for designers, makers & other creative professionals, shares her perspective on which markets are booming at the end of 2026, how she thinks about teaching as a marketing tool and more, And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

In today's conversation with web designer, Alex Vita, we covered the state of photography in 2026, whether creative pros need a web site and how Alex gets himself on podcasts. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

I just love sharing the creative ways my people are using AI. So in today's episode, I'm talking with creative strategist, Kate Purcell, about how she augments her own creative services to do things for her clients that she could never afford to do before. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

You don't have to be a content machine to have a content eco-system. You just have to start with one key idea and then build on it. That's what messaging strategist, Stacy Eleczko is doing and she shares how in today's episode. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

If you've been wondering what exactly is a pipeline, today's episode of the Marketing Mentor Podcast is for you. I welcomed back Michael Katz of Blue Penguin Development for a conversation that, of course, wound its way over to AI as well. So if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

So you're posting on LinkedIn but nothing's happening – yet. Maybe what you need is a "content eco-system." Copywriter, Val Roskens Tews, has built a very robust and connected one and that's what she's sharing in today's episode. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.    

I just love Allegra Goodman's new book, "This Is Not About Us." In it, there's a chapter called "$" which is all about you – your dread of talking money and your fantasies about being ghosted by clients. So I just had to comment on this story — and read a few excerpts aloud. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.