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Does selling feel awkward? Like you're suddenly a totally different person the moment you mention your offer? In this video, I'm breaking down a few of my favorite frameworks for selling in a way that actually feels good — so you can stop avoiding it and start seeing real results from your content.

Whether you sell books, art, or services, this one's for you.

Check out last week's video to learn more about my ABC framework for marketing: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/marketingbyshelby/episodes/The-3-Part-Marketing-Method-Every-Author-and-Artist-Needs-e3hbvbo

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ABOUT SHELBY:

Hey, I'm Shelby, bestselling writer and marketing/business coach for creatives. After growing my own audience as an author to more than 500k on social media, working in social media management for 8+ years, becoming a full-time writer and selling over 60k books with social media and content marketing, I now teach other creatives, like authors, musicians, artists, poets, photographers and more, how to grow and sell their creative work with marketing!

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If marketing has ever felt like too much (too complicated, too time-consuming, or just not designed for creative people like you) this video is for you.

In this video, I'm sharing my ABC Marketing Method: the simple three-part framework I use with authors, artists, and makers to help them build a marketing system that actually works without burning out or losing their creative voice.

We'll go into detail with each one, including resources to use for audience research, what a strong brand entails, and more so you can stand out in 2026.

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Want hands-on marketing support, templates and shortcuts, feedback, step by step marketing strategies and more, every single month?! Join my all-in-one marketing membership, The Creative's Content Club! Add your name to the waitlist to receive an invite soon: https://marketingbyshelby.com/waitlist-yt

ABOUT SHELBY:

Hey, I'm Shelby, bestselling writer and marketing/business coach for creatives. After growing my own audience as an author to more than 500k on social media, working in social media management for 8+ years, becoming a full-time writer and selling over 60k books with social media and content marketing, I now teach other creatives, like authors, musicians, artists, poets, photographers and more, how to grow and sell their creative work with marketing!

CONNECT WITH SHELBY:

I post marketing tips here on YouTube (subscribe for more videos!) as well as on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/marketingbyshelby https://marketingbyshelby.com/

Thanks so much for watching! Please subscribe for weekly marketing videos and give this video a like so more authors and creatives can find these tips.

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In this episode, we're talking about how the tangible steps you need to take to get started with email marketing - one of the TOP marketing platforms you should be using as a creative. We'll discuss picking a platform, setting up your email list and opt-in form, ways to grow your email list, and the more complicated steps like setting up a domain email and the legal stuff you need to know.

CHECK OUT MY LATEST MARKETING FREEBIES created for you at: https://marketingbyshelby.com/freebie

JOIN THE CREATIVE'S CONTENT CLUB WAITLIST!

Want hands-on marketing support, templates and shortcuts, feedback, step by step marketing strategies and more, every single month?! Join my all-in-one marketing membership, The Creative's Content Club! Add your name to the waitlist to receive an invite soon: https://marketingbyshelby.com/waitlist-yt

ABOUT SHELBY:

Hey, I'm Shelby, bestselling writer and marketing/business coach for creatives. After growing my own audience as an author to more than 500k on social media, working in social media management for 8+ years, becoming a full-time writer and selling over 60k books with social media and content marketing, I now teach other creatives, like authors, musicians, artists, poets, photographers and more, how to grow and sell their creative work with marketing!

CONNECT WITH SHELBY:

I post marketing tips here on YouTube (subscribe for more videos!) as well as on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/marketingbyshelby https://marketingbyshelby.com/

Thanks so much for watching! Please subscribe for weekly marketing videos and give this video a like so more authors and creatives can find these tips.