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From the mind of Michelle Markwart Deveaux…
Do you own a business that helps people use their voice? I do too. Here on the FcK blog, I do my best to provide actionable tips, words of wisdom, and high fives of encouragement so that running your voice related business will be easy and feed your soul.
How to Have (and implement) Boundaries During the Holidays
Every year, I read multiple comments and stories about what it's like to run a voice studio during the holidays. We are singers, after all, and even now in the semi in-person/semi-virtual world, we add performing, extra worship/church services, prepping students for...
Zero-Based Scheduling for Voice Teachers (and everyone else who needs help with time management)
Time management is the hardest part of running your nano-business. You wear all the hats – you’re the CEO, CFO, CMO, and chief service provider. Learning Zero-Based Scheduling can help you go from overwhelmed and under-fun to overjoyed and under control. Let me teach you Zero-Based Scheduling.
Three Ways to Start Building a Budget – Even if You’ve Never done Budgeting before
Budgeting can be SCARY. Especially when you've never done it before, or the only times you've ever heard the word "budget" was when it was connected to not getting that...
What to do when Things get Difficult to Manage
Content Warning: Grief/Death/Difficult Times I've been coaching myself on this question - "What to do when things get difficult to manage" - since November of 2019 when...
Get Rid of Uncomfortable Sales
Many sales "techniques" are based on using the fear centers of the brain to trigger you into survival mode. They are manipulative, pushy, and remove agency from the...
How to Write a Difficult Email to an Irritated Client
Learning to write professional emails is one of the most valuable skills you can have. Having the knowledge and wisdom to break down a hard conversation and solve a problem, via writing a difficult email, gives you a leg up in terms of customer service and transformational work with clients.
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Marketing Needs and Strategy
It’s July (!!!!) 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem...
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Inquiry and First Lesson Process
It’s July (!!!!) 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem...
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Reviewing Your Ideal Client
It’s June 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem is, some...
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business – Reviewing Your Business Delivery model
It’s June 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are “done” with COVID, and “ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem is, some...
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business
It's May 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though we are "done" with COVID, and "ready to get back into the studio with real, live people. Problem is, some...
How to know if you Should Become an LLC
Since it's the funkiest of tax seasons here in the good ol' USofA, I'm getting a lot of complaints questions about taxes. (I owed this year due to the new tax...
Three Ways to Reduce Overwhelm In Your Voice Studio
Whether we live our lives organized or as a beautiful hot mess, we will come across times where we just cannot seem to get our head above water. We are struggling with...
What Every Voice Pro Needs To Know About Business Software (And How To Avoid Losing Your Mind)
So you're ready to up your voice studio's game and you're starting to research the software and apps you need to do it. Dear Goodness on High, there is just so much one...