The Biz Blog

Ever since we moved into our new house, I really wanted to do a gallery wall. I had a gallery wall in the old house and I looooooved it! Probably because gallery walls are a little bit extra and as you know, EXTRA is totally my JAM! The problem was we brought all the old […]

Friends, I have referenced my favorite worship songs multiple times on my Podcast, Facebook Lives, Instagram Stories, etc. I’m SO EXCITED to finally create a blog post with a list of my favorites so you can enjoy them, too! Whenever I find a worship song that ministers to my heart, I tend to listen to […]

Friends… can you BELIEVE that we’re almost done with 2018?? We say it every year… but dang, time keeps flying by SO fast! Well, my podcast, The Jennifer Allwood Show, was one of my big focuses for my business this year. We brought lots of AMAZING guests to our listeners in 2018. Carrie Robaina, Amy […]

Your plate is SO full when you’re rockin’ and runnin’ your business. I know you have so many things on your mind – so many to-do’s on your list, and so little time. And that to-do list list feels amplified when you’re a creative because you naturally want to do ALL OF THE THINGS. So, […]

When we sold our house and went through 14.5 years of stuff, I was looking for an easy win so I started cleaning out a coat closet.  In my old painting coat pocket, I found something that made me cry – my boys’old pacifiers.  Let me explain. I started my painting company before I had kids, and […]

My daughter used to take horse lessons, and that got me thinking about why these strong, smart animals wear blinders when jumping and racing… What are they so scared of?? And how we sometimes need them as business owners to keep our focus in business. Here is a Facebook Live about Focus in Business, if […]

I am fascinated by how the minds of creative people work.  It is a fascinating mixture of endless ideas and crazy passion and project brilliance and often frustration. I find that so often creative people feel isolated and “weird”. Creatives tend to feel like they often don’t fit in because other people just do not understand HOW they are […]

I coach thousands of business women and a common theme is always always always FEAR. Why? Because when you’re truly an entrepreneur you are self employed and you never have security. (In the form of 401Ks, paid time off, raises, bonuses, etc.) It just causes a lot of fear and anxiety in people. It just does. […]

There is a lot of information out in the market trying to convince people that free Facebook groups are the way to build your business, get more clients, and use as a way to sell something. Well, I tend to disagree!!! (Note: This is strictly my opinion, and like any opinion you should measure it […]

Stage One: The Player This is you, if you are: super talented doing creative work for free clueless to how you can make money with this “thing” lack the confidence confidence to go for it multi-talented and can’t decide which idea to pursue Trainings for the Player Here are my trainings to help you move […]

My creative business friends, why is is to hard for us to start charging friends and family for our creative talents? Why do we make stuff for free and feel guilty about giving it away to those closest to us? How do we quit doing this??? I spend a lot of time with creative people. […]

Ok maybe “ultimate conflict” isn’t the best choice of words. Maybe I should have called this “10 ways to get work done while your little people are home from school”.   I know you love those amazing kiddos who call you mom or dad and I know you try to make the most out of every summer that they […]

If you’re here, then you are probably a mompreneur trying to kick butt in her business while doing it all for the family. I know the struggle! I have been a WAHM (Work at Home Momma) for 16 years and I love to encourage those mommas who are in the thick of it and still […]

A Facebook fan asked me, “Why are you so anti-Etsy?” The better question is, “What role should Etsy actually play in your overall business strategy?” I’m not anti-Etsy, I’m anti-putting-all-of-your-eggs-into-any-ONE-basket, especially if it’s Etsy. My answer is really: It’s never just Etsy … it should be “Etsy and… YOUR OWN WEBSITE.” Let me explain … […]

Today’s topic is one that many people may not like to talk about.  And it may ruffle a few feathers.  But hopefully this blog will promote self-examination, which in turn will result in changed behavior.  Because, let’s be honest, that’s really how we move our business to the next level! So, today I want to […]

Are you unsure if you need to hire help in your business or your personal life?  Are you having a hard time letting go of control? Do you feel like you don’t know where to start in finding the perfect person to help you? These questions pop up in all of our heads as we […]

There’s no prize for being busy, my friends.  How you use your time and your productivity is what leads you to work less and make more money! People often say to me…you seem really busy but you never seem frazzled or hustled. How do you do it all??  Today, I’ll give you time management tips […]

When do I know it’s time to leave my day job? When do I make my side hustle a full-time business? These are some of the most commonly asked questions in my business coaching. I wish I could that I could say that there was some magical formula you could dump into a program to […]

I remember well those days not so long ago of having to juggle my life as a new business owner and as a new mom. I remember stressing about my business while I was with my baby and then worrying about my baby while I was working. I am so thankful for God’s gentle guidance, […]

I talk to so many women each month about burnout issues. They’re tired of talking about the same old thing over and over. They can’t figure out why the very things they once enjoyed, just seem like drudgery now. Then they start feeling guilty because maybe they’ve quit a job to pursue their dream, or […]

Whenever I’ve asked my Facebook followers how chaotic they feel their lives and businesses are at on a scale of 1-10 most replied, 11, 13, 999! Not surprising that many, many of us creative people feel very chaotic much of the time. So if chaos is part of our creative selves, how to do we […]

People often ask me about how I built my business both online and in the field to the size it is.  They wonder if it’s advertising?  Or luck? Or if I have a “secret” to success? And it makes me giggle because it’s none of that.  Yes I advertise and yes I’ve been in the […]

Do you want to start a business but just can’t decide which of your many creative ideas to pursue? Trust me, you’re not alone. I call this the creative person conundrum. Creative people in a conundrum are usually multi-talented but bad at talking about their talents. In fact, many don’t even see their creative skills […]

Recently I was pondering what things I could share with business owners that would help them with their online businesses. I ask myself what wisdom could have blessed me when I first started? What do I wish had known sooner? Well I want to share my nuggets of wisdom with you so that you can […]

Maybe you have an idea but aren’t sure if you have what it takes to be a business owner? Maybe you question whether you could make it being self-employed? Or maybe you already started your business, but it’s not doing as well as you had hoped. In coaching hundreds of creative business owners over the […]

There are so many ways to make money using your creative talents, and today I’d like to share 6 different ways you may not even realize. Not every profitable creative endeavor must be done by trading time for money. In other words, you can make money with your creative talent besides physically refinishing a piece of furniture […]

  An opt-in is so much more than just a newsletter subscription form! You have to give something to get emails. Hopefully you read my email marketing advice first so you have that set up.  You will use your email marketing platform to build pop-ups, form fields and links. Opt-in Places Pop-up (I’ve used Popup […]

Pinterest is my #1 traffic source to my website and blog. I recommend using Tailwind to schedule your pins so you can set it and forget about it! Get your system automated. You can also find good tribes to join so you can work together to promote quality content in your niche — you don’t […]

  One of the things I’ve learned in business is the importance of using  email and collecting email addresses so I can send my fans and followers the latest blog posts, newsletters, sales or promotions. The reason I value the email list so much is because a few years ago my Facebook page was shut […]

Here is our training with legal expert Christine Robbins. Naming your business and registering with the proper federal, state and local authorities is a MUST for so many reasons. You must protect yourself and the brand you are building. And it could be a costly and timely issue to have legal troubles.  Below we highlight […]