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Our best tips for launching and growing your creative business online.
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Email marketing
Mailchimp review: We surveyed 112 of their ex-customers about what they loved (and didn't love) about the email marketing platform
In this Mailchimp review, you'll hear from 112 former Mailchimp customers about Mailchimp's pros and cons, and why many made the switch to Podia Email. -
Marketing and sales
9 best email marketing platforms for creators and small businesses
Create engaging newsletters, build high-converting email campaigns, and understand subscriber behaviors with these 9 best email marketing platforms. -
Podia updates
Introducing Podia Email: Beautiful email marketing in the same place as the rest of your business
Podia Email puts your email marketing in the same place as your website, digital products, courses, and community. -
Creator stories
Creativity professor Juan Muñoz published his newsletter for 162 weeks in a row. Here's how his experiments paid off.
What if school got learning wrong? Here’s how university creativity professor Juan Muñoz is making more impact as a creator by first becoming a better student. -
Creator stories
Personal finance educator Dana Miranda’s first audience wasn’t a fit. But when she made this shift, she started to grow.
Here’s how personal finance educator Dana Miranda shifted her target audience to provide training and resources for educators and non-profits instead of end-consumers and found more alignment in her business along the way. -
Creator stories
How Asha Downes started a natural hair coaching business based on science and self-acceptance
Learn how Asha Downes turned her natural hair journey into an educational coaching business centered on radical gentleness, science, and self-love. -
Creator stories
How Casey Richardson is bringing access to knowledge, community, and capital to Black female entrepreneurs
Learn how Casey Richardson used her experience in tech funding to found BLAZE Group and empower a community of Black women entrepreneurs. -
Marketing and sales
How to make an irresistible link in bio page with Podia
Don’t limit your business to just one link in your social media bio. Create a free, customizable link in bio page with Podia to promote your top content and products. -
Creator stories
Build an audience without burnout: 3 strategies from mindset coach Becky Mollenkamp
Learn mindset coach and long-time Podia creator Becky Mollenkamp's tried-and-true strategies for growing an audience without burning out. -
Creator stories
7+ years into her coaching business, Becky Mollenkamp is honing in on the work she loves most
Learn how mindset coach and long-time Podia creator Becky Mollenkamp is evolving her creator business to do more of the work she loves. -
Entrepreneurship
Do you really own your audience?
You put so much time and effort into growing your audience — shouldn't that hard work pay off? Here's why owning your audience is critical to creator success. -
Creator stories
Cómo Adrian Dalsus está cambiando la vida de los músicos con su experiencia en marketing
Aprende cómo Adrian Dalsus combina sus años de experiencia en marketing con su pasión por la música para ayudar a otros artistas a construir prósperas carreras musicales. -
Creator stories
How Robert Williams developed a paid newsletter that transforms pain points into profits
Robert Williams is helping web designers find more client leads through his paid newsletter. Here's how he structured his business to earn recurring income. -
Creator stories
How artist and educator Emily Mills uses Podia (Product + website tour)
Learn how finding the right course platform empowered Emily Mills to grow her creator business, plus a tour of her Podia website and products. -
Creator stories
Tamkara Adun and her community are reshaping the way African history and languages are taught
Learn how Podia creator Tamkara Adun built an engaged learning community and educational product line to teach decolonized African history and languages. -
Online courses
13 best online course platforms for creators
Find the best online course platforms to build engaging e-learning products and grow your online business. -
Creator stories
How Adrian Dalsus is changing musicians' lives with his marketing expertise
Learn how Adrian Dalsus combines his years of marketing experience with his passion for music to help artists build thriving music careers. -
Creator stories
How Nick Huber of The Sweaty Startup is pulling back the curtain on what it means to be a successful entrepreneur
Learn how Podia creator Nick Huber uses his experience building a successful small business to help other entrepreneurs succeed through content and courses. -
Marketing and sales
What's the deal with transaction fees?
Creator platforms often charge transaction fees. Learn when they can work in your favor and what red flags to avoid as your business grows. -
Entrepreneurship
What are the top 5 creator-friendly platforms for running your online business?
Creator-friendly platforms empower their users to build thriving businesses. Here are the top five creator-friendly tools according to the Creator Friendliness Index.