Connected Creative and Free

I just finished reading Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici. If you have read it you can possibly relate to some of the things I’m feeling right now. 

Essentially I guess it’s just women sitting in a circle? But if you’ve been in one you know it’s more than that. Here’s where things get a bit tricky: I can tell you what women’s circle is to me, how it is for me and what I experience, but every circle is different depending on the person running it or holding space. So in the spirit of that, I’ll simply share what women’s circle is like in my experience. Other circles run by different women will be different to this and I think it’s important for a participant to feel a synergy with the person running the circle for it to “work”. Read the whole article on the website: https://natashaberta.com/what-is-a-womens-circle/

If you've noticed a change in topics on this podcast you must be a long time listener! Yes - I am moving away from business focussed content over to more women's business type content. What is women's business? Really it's stuff we don't want to talk to men about! It's about carving out a space away from patriarchal opression where we can be the wild women we are! So welcome :)

Camila Sunshine and I had a chat about the parallels in our lives: multi-passionate business, ADHD, Menopause and more. More from Camila: https://www.camilasunshine.com/about-camila-sunshine/https://www.facebook.com/camila.sunshine.online/https://www.instagram.com/camila.sunshine.online/More from me: Website https://natashaberta.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@natashaberta Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natashaberta_/ Podcast https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/connected-creative-free

I hope you enjoy this chat with Shan Withnell, a Women Centred Coach and Hypnotherapist. Shan and I talk about the things are are holding you back from living the life you want: YOUR BELIEFS.Yes it's hard sometimes to even identify our beliefs, because we believe them! Shan shares some awesome tips to help identify and change your limiting beliefs and who knows what might happen? Maybe your dreams will start to come true. Find Shan: https://www.facebook.com/ShanTherapyMore from me: Website https://natashaberta.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@natashaberta Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natashaberta_/ Podcast https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/connected-creative-free

Let’s talk about SEO.It’s something that comes up again and again when I chat with people about building websites.When people start shopping around for a website, they’ll sometimes get quoted $7,000 or more because that price includes “SEO” and they’re told it will guarantee them a spot on the first page of Google.Obviously, I have a different sense about SEO and that's what this episode is all about. You can read it on the website if you like: https://natashaberta.com/seo-yes-no-maybe-what-i-really-think-about-it/#

Welcome everybody! Today I'm excited to be interviewing Julie Gibbons from Brandiwork. We're going to have a casual chat about branding and more + tap into her expertise.Julie brings nearly 30 years of experience in design. With her strong design background, she specialises in branding and website design.Julie is passionate about design and branding. Her mission is clear - she helps businesses shine and grow their audience through effective branding.Many business owners, especially startups, think branding is just about getting a logo. But there's much more to it than that.What Branding Really Is (Not Just a Logo) and moreFollow Julie: https://brandiwork.com/https://www.facebook.com/brandiworkbyjulieMore from me: https://natashaberta.com/

I thought it might be fun to try and go back in time to try to remember all the different modalities I’ve studied and that I draw on in my life.There's a lot to list here so I won't - you can get it all on the website: https://natashaberta.com/all-the-things-ive-studied-and-used-in-my-healing-journey-aka-life-that-i-can-remember/Now, mostly, I notice that the more i bring magic into my life – singing – drumming – art – being in nature – being slow – being with women – sticking to my guns – honouring my intuition – loving myself – the more magical my life is. 

Ever wonder what it's really like trying to monetize on YouTube? In this candid chat, I'm sharing the less glamorous side of the creator journey. From the mental drain of constantly refreshing analytics to the unexpected time sink of creating Shorts, I'm laying it all out. I'll also be opening up about my personal doubts and asking the tough questions: "Do I really have what it takes?" Join me for an unfiltered look at the challenges of building a YouTube business.

I have been in business since 2015.I started posting on YouTube as a way to answer questions that a lot of clients were asking me and as a value add to my one on one sessions.​In a time between then and now I have had a number of accidental successful videos YouTube. The first one was How to Create a free landing page on MailChimp. The second was How to Put Faces in Circles in Canva. My current high performer is How to share your Canva design to your Facebook Business Page.The audience for those videos is 70% male males in Australia over 50.In my business my favourite niche has been female coaches and healers over 40 and I didn’t really know how to serve my YouTube audience other than the value they were already getting from the videos created. Most of those viral video views came from a Google search and my videos just happened to exactly answer their query.Fast forward to 2023. I took a job with University of Wollongong for 18 months and in that time I wasn’t creating content for my business. Even still a number of my videos had thousands of views while I did nothing. To me that looks like a business opportunity.Now it’s 2025 and re-entering my business. I’m open to new things and new ideas.​I was still just looking at my YouTube audience and trying to figure out how to make the most of it.I’ve watched a lot of YouTube channel optimisation videos and advice . I’ve done a mini course with Ali Abdaal and considered doing his large program. My concern is that sometimes I struggle to create content when it's very strategic. My best content seems to come when I'm in pure service. I love one take videos and editing has not felt good in the past.I’ve been working with ChatGPT to analyse my existing successful videos to see what ideas can be generated through that exchange.​ChatGPT talks about freebies and funnels and small ticket courses and templates that could lead to larger courses and coaching. Nothing i don’t already know but I’m approaching it with a new curiosity and willingness. I can't help thinking that those YouTube views could lead to something and at the least, I could try to get monetised again.I thought it might be valuable to other people to see the kinds of tools I’m using and processes I'm engaged in as I am reinvigorate my YouTube channel with a goal of becoming monetised and developing a business model for that M 50+ audience.It’s now 16 June 2025 and my current situation with monetisation eligibility is: I have enough subscribers and I have enough uploads. I currently have 139 valid watch hours - my goal is 4000 watch hours in 365 days. ChatGPT thinks I can do it in six months. Let’s see what happens.